How do I die less?

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Deenem

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Last night I finally got round to playing some online BF2 and as expected limp body was seen flying all over the screen for most of the evening. My kill/killed ratio was too pathetic to mention, so to spare my embarassment I'll just say it was aoubt 1:20.

So seriously, how the fsck do you people manage to blow up a tank from a kilometer away with a single pistol shot. I there something I'm missing?

How do I die less often?
 
squad with other guys more, get your voip working, and learn and travel with guys who know what they are doing. As a lone wolf you are ganna get chwned.
 
Cool, will give the squad thing a try.

How do I get VOIP working?
 
erm, have a headset, push B to talk to guys in your squad, or if you area squadleader, push V to talk to the commander.
 
OK, so I've taken your advice and I'm dying a lot less. Yay!

Just a question, Now and then I join a squad and a few minutes later I find I'm all on my own in the squad. Do you hate me that much?

Worse still, then I try to join another squad and I can't, Join button is enabled but clicking it does nothing.
 
Deenem said:
OK, so I've taken your advice and I'm dying a lot less. Yay!

Just a question, Now and then I join a squad and a few minutes later I find I'm all on my own in the squad. Do you hate me that much?

Worse still, then I try to join another squad and I can't, Join button is enabled but clicking it does nothing.
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Check your deodorant.
Think it's the "S" key (for speed stick).
 
Damn all these keys! How do I grow an xtra three fingers?
 
Deenem,

Some guys don't like newbies joining their squads, keep playing and eventually they'll get to know you .. try focus on one class like medic, instead of everything to start off. Medic's are always welcome in a squad and the gun's rawk
 
Nooo, not medic. Rather support.

A good squad will already have a medic who knows his chops, but rarely a support. Go support and hang back.

BF2 is not a kind place to n00bies who think rambo style works like it does in the movies :D

As for killing tanks with a pistol - you can't - more than likely you were eryx'd and the guy switched to pistols before you blew up.

A few points which will make you feel more at home:

1. If you want to fly choppers/jets. Practice offline in SP mode (fire up your own server and practice there). The bots will fly a chopper for you if you want to practice gunning.
2. Queue. If someone is waiting for a chopper or jet or tank, then let them have it. Stand back off the pad and don't crowd them out. Your turn WILL come and it causes less stress all round.

If someone runs infront of you and jumps the queue, don't force a TK, just get hold of an admin (if there is one present, look for the SGS tags), and let them sort it out.

I know the temptation is huge to want to fly choppers and jets straight off the bat, but it does take time to learn, so try and do so when the servers are quieter. You'll probably last longer too :)
Best thing to do, is join a squad who are using the bomber, or chopper and ask, nicely, if it would be possible to ride along with them in turns..

3. Don't be a tard. Play hard and play fair and people will respect you. I don't know how old you are, but many young kids come on the servers and behave like total spoilt brats (actually even adults do this!).

4. Join a squad, ask if the SL needs any sort of kit, and stick with the squad.

5. VOIP is a must, but till you get to know the guys, don't get verbal diaherra, I can think of one new player currently who is 100% annoying with his constant 'omg I got killed, omg I shot that guy, oms how did he do that...' but don't be shy either :D

I know it seems like you're getting your arse handed to you every 5 seconds, but you'll get to know the game and get better and find it's the finest game in all Christendom :D
 
rambo style works once you get to know the ins and outs of bf 2

squad up with clans members

wrg bfc bfb fib those all very helpful nice guys

also learn to bunny hop because bunny hopping saves lives

never go loan wolf though because then rambo style will get you killed

learn each kit because if there is a tank around and your spawing medic the whole time, you going to die alot

dont play medic because you get stuck with reviving and points, find a weapon you like and run towards flags and engage the enemy

dont run around being all sneaky, sneaky is good to a point but teaches u nothing

chucky is correct about bf 2 being the finest multiplayer game ever made though
 
Thanks for all the advice guys,

Tried flying the helicopters this weekend, think I'll stick with advice I read somehwere else, 'Don't bother unless you have a joystick', Managed to takeoff and land a few times, but mostly ended up doing backflips.

Also, I'll get myself a headset. Somehow managed to end up a squad leader a few times this weekend and had to bail because I can't speak to anyone (although I could hear you all swearing at me ;-). Can see why you wouldn't want me in your squad after that :-(
 
yeah, KB for choppers...

I've recently tried using joystick for choppers, and lets just say it's not pretty.

(btw, Killa, sorry you got stuck in TV the other day, it was just - carnage. Looked pretty gruesome from my comfy gunner seat) :D

Killa is right about testing out all the kits. When I started I played almost exclusively AT, and ignored the advice of spreading out my kit time. Learn them all, and how to play them..

Just do yourself a favour and learn this mantra off by heart:

'If I am stuck in one flag and it's the only one left, I will make every effort to break out and cap another flag back, I will not sit and try to snipe the entire other team and get pwnd in the process, I will break out'

Whats your nick BTW?

If you squad up with a guy called =BFB=U2M, don't worry if he swears at you, he even swears at me, his illustrious commander :D

I'm =BFB=chuckstar_za BTW.. If you ever find yourself as a SL and I'm commanding you'll know.. I tend to get shouty and go "****ing, **** chop get the ******* flag you **** bollock knob *****!@! Please, if you'd be so kind!' lol

Killadoob is, BFC Killa, watch out for his AT rockets.. :)
 
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aggg chucky i dont mind that sort of stuff

whoever was flying that chopper does it well

spinning like that i missed every rocket hahaha

i've done the same to many ppl so getting it back is part of the game

the only thing that frustrates me in that situation is all okes keep spawning sniper on the roof

nobody gets out a rocket or jumps in a buggie they just spawn with something that cannot take down the chopper :)
 
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Tell me about it. I've been on the recieving end far too many times, hence my little sniper mantra for the newbie :D

I think karma got me back though on the weekend as I was on the receiving end of a few beatings (most notably as MEC stuck into Junkyard, never a good thing..)

BTW it was U2M flying as he bitches about my inability to crab without crashing into things :D
 
Nick?

deenem = deenem,

all the good one's were taken ;-)
 
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