Battlefield 1 general discussion

OldBean

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Can someone explain how orders with on PS4? How do you give them if you're squad leader? Any tactics preferable?

Hold R1 and a menu pops up, or point at an objective and hit R1 as an order to take it.

Keep giving them. Try use your mic.

Either decide to stay running between objectives which is what most random players will want to do, or try defend just one point which can be trickier when it's quick on the point and your squad wants to go running.

If your squad is using mics and working together it's worth getting the tanks - coordination in those is so good. You'll steam through a map. If no one else is using mics it's either better staying as infantry or using a light tank/artillery truck. But even they are better with teamwork.

I wish they'd add menu options like 'spot the enemy' 'enemies/assault incoming' and 'hold and defend the point/where we are right now'.

The Specialist

The one thing I was hoping the patch would fix is still there, ads but the gun doesn't fire at all. I've lost so many kills because it.

iLikeWaffles

The Specialist wrote: »

The one thing I was hoping the patch would fix is still there, ads but the gun doesn't fire at all. I've lost so many kills because it.

Happens when you get revived if you where prone I think switching weapons usually fixes it. There is a few prone issues! Think they need to add a revive option or something similar if the enemy is looking at you option to revive.

I might be think of different bug can't ads with that one.

DeSelby83

Still need to be quick if you want to exit at the end of a game

Wonda-Boy

I dont think I have ever seen such selfish play I really have not in a BF series game, I really think DICE need to lose the K:D stat from the game as it just dilutes any effort to team play what so ever.

I really hope that when the new COD comes out the entire fan base playing this moves over and does not return...its crystal clear they have no idea how to play a squad objective based game.

Its not even just getting revives, its the squad leaders giving orders and dont get me started on repairs I think I have got one repair to a vehicle since launch....

Stone Deaf 4evr

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Still need to be quick if you want to exit at the end of a game

Yeah, it's a bit silly that you're locked out if quitting as soon as the battlepacks are awarded

Wonda-Boy

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Happens when you get revived if you where prone I think switching weapons usually fixes it. There is a few prone issues! Think they need to add a revive option or something similar if the enemy is looking at you option to revive.

I might be think of different bug can't ads with that one.

And I hate the way you have to equip the medic revive and then equip the gun again, it should be default when you revive it goes straight back to the weapon. I think also you should get x2 the points for a revive TBH.

SkinnyBuddha

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Yeah, it's a bit silly that you're locked out if quitting as soon as the battlepacks are awarded

just curious but why leave early ?

MiskyBoyy

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

just curious but why leave early ?

To change server or go back to the main menu.

The Specialist

Does anyone know if the battlepacks refresh weekly like the medals? There doesn't seem to be any skins for the Benet-Mercie lmgs in support.

SkinnyBuddha

ah cool thought it could be people trying not to get their stats recorded if they played a stinker.

DeSelby83

Are you supposed to get a battle pack if you get placed in the 5 placements at the end of a round?

MiskyBoyy

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Are you supposed to get a battle pack if you get placed in the 5 placements at the end of a round?

Not guaranteed, just a higher chance of getting one.

SkinnyBuddha

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Not guaranteed, just a higher chance of getting one.

is that the only way to get them apart buying them ?

Stone Deaf 4evr

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

just curious but why leave early ?

I'm not leaving early, I always see the games out till the end, but if I want to stick around to see if I got a battlepack, I have to wait until the next round loads up and then exit.

The Specialist

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

is that the only way to get them apart buying them ?

You can't buy them with real cash, but you can trade skins you have for scraps and buy 3 tiers of pack.

fergus1001

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Damo 2k9 wrote: »

How are ye getting such high score in conquest lads?

In fairness killing people actually gets you little points. Try to be squad leader and a good one, if people know you have half a brain they will follow the orders they get the points aswell.

My highest score so far in a game was just over 51,000, I admit I was raping in a heavy tank but I was capping flags like a madman and orders going like hitler in his prime.

Should have had an opportunity to kill hitler and get a time paradox achievement

SkinnyBuddha

The Specialist wrote: »

You can't buy them with real cash, but you can trade skins you have for scraps and buy 3 tiers of pack.

ah yeah I noticed you had the option of trading for scrap.

Do they just give cosmetic stuff or better guns etc ?

DeSelby83

The Specialist wrote: »

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

is that the only way to get them apart buying them ?

You can't buy them with real cash, but you can trade skins you have for scraps and buy 3 tiers of pack.

Am I right in saying then that you have the have at least one drop before you. An scrap anything? I'm up to level 11 now and placed in that end of round selection and am still waiting on a battle pack. Not essential by any means but would be nice to get a little reward every now and again. Maybe I'm just spoiled by getting a loot box for every overwatch level I rank up

The Specialist

SkinnyBuddha wrote: »

ah yeah I noticed you had the option of trading for scrap.

Do they just give cosmetic stuff or better guns etc ?

Just cosmetic weapon skins from normal to rare.

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Am I right in saying then that you have the have at least one drop before you. An scrap anything? I'm up to level 11 now and placed in that end of round selection and am still waiting on a battle pack. Not essential by any means but would be nice to get a little reward every now and again. Maybe I'm just spoiled by getting a loot box for every overwatch level I rank up

Yeah you need to have skins to trade for scraps, standard will only give you 30 but distinguished are 90.

GottaGetGatt

Man this main theme music is incredible. Reminds me alot of the beach scene in Atonement

Canis Lupus

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

I'm not leaving early, I always see the games out till the end, but if I want to stick around to see if I got a battlepack, I have to wait until the next round loads up and then exit.

I thought that too but the quit button shows up after like 5 seconds. Really bizarre design option.

iLikeWaffles

Have joined a few servers at the end and not spawned into the game or chosen a class in a couple and still received a Battlepack so that would prove the theory of randomness anyway!

Canis Lupus

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I dont think I have ever seen such selfish play I really have not in a BF series game, I really think DICE need to lose the K:D stat from the game as it just dilutes any effort to team play what so ever.

I really hope that when the new COD comes out the entire fan base playing this moves over and does not return...its crystal clear they have no idea how to play a squad objective based game.

Its not even just getting revives, its the squad leaders giving orders and dont get me started on repairs I think I have got one repair to a vehicle since launch....

I'm not huge into BF but I'm hoping this will calm down once people finally try everything out and get into their groove.

Btw you also forgot to mention over 50% of the team sniping. Just ****ing lying on the ground half a map away as points get over run.

iLikeWaffles

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I'm not huge into BF but I'm hoping this will calm down once people finally try everything out and get into their groove.

Btw you also forgot to mention over 50% of the team sniping. Just ****ing lying on the ground half a map away as points get over run.

What about the 20% of them 50% running away from the flags that are getting capped kid you not!

Not feeling this at all , haven't played a map I could 100% say I loved so far

It really is snipers paradise , so many places you need eyes in the back of your head, 90% of my deaths have come from single shots, and with the number so high in conquest you could have 3 or 4 guys all taking the same shot from cover

TerrorFirmer

I feel bolt actions are underpowered, even at blank point range a single shot doesn't kill. The Lee Enfield and Gewher should be one hit kill for torso/head in my opinion. My favourite class is Scout for the bolt actions, personally way prefer the infantry rifles versus the marksman/sniper, but wish they were stronger. Infuriating to hit someone in the chest blank point only to do 60-70 damage and have them kill you with an automatic.

For the moment, the medic class with one of the high accurary/damage self-loading rifles seems the best middle ground for those who prefer rifles over SMG's and LMG's.

I like the game so far, very much so, though even after only 6-7 hours I'm doubtful it'll hold the longevity of BF3 or BF4 with the effortless hundreds of hours.

To be fair, have to commend the fact that it's largely bug and issue free, my only gripe is with some gameplay mechanics, but technically it's rock solid for me so far.

Haven't touched single player but one of the days off work I'll sit down and play it through in one or two sittings. Intro was pretty cool, apart from the fact that until I rebooted several times it detected my display at 1920x1440 and wouldn't go any higher!

Also since we're on gripes, I wish classes could use their assigned gadgets via scroll wheel as per previous BF games? Whereas now it only scrolls between primary and secondary, and you have to hit 3 and 4 to access the 'gadgets'. I play with the arrow keys rather than WSAD and this is the first BF game where it massively doesn't suit that style, up until BF4 it was perfect.

Canis Lupus

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I play with the arrow keys rather than WSAD

Wonda-Boy

The way the maps are designed promotes snipers it really does...apart from Argennes Forrest or whatever its called the rest of the maps scream camp like a bitch and snipe all for that glorious positive K:D.

Really sickens my arse!

Maximus Alexander

You'd really have to wonder what kind of fruit loop playtested those gas grenades and said "Yeah, that adds to the game. That is a fun mechanic."