Tired of this ****...

[Medic Soldier]

PR as of now, is the most tiresome game I have on my desktop. ANY server I join, the teams are always stacked or I'm stuck with a team of unfamiliar s and end up just lone-wolfing the entire game. BF2 R is dieing. PR has had its years on the game, but as of now it's just rolling downhill. Of course, there are die-hard PR fans that will always play the game, but truth is, the game gets boring after a while. Not much can be added except NEW Factions, Physics, Weapons etc...

Anywho, lets see how great Arma R is...

Anyone else have the same feelings/opinion? I'm curious.

[Gore]

Maybe you just need a break. Any game will become tiresome if you play it too much.

[Medic Soldier]

I have given it a break, a long break actually. (3-4 months) I just play Arma 2 most of the time. One can say I just prefer that game and just criticize everything else that isn't like Arma 2.

[Nebsif]

Naaa it is getting boring, I got bored prior to 0.96 and then it just made me dislike PR moar. Like a wise noobsif said once, "Ur average round on the average server will be allot better in FH2 than PR".

When I play once a while I only join a squad if I know the players, and my list of "playable" maps is extremely short. Tried playing Lashkar as Ins a last week with a clan, was so boring we raged after 15 mins. And it happens allot, too often NOTHING happens and the whole team is so spread around that its just a pure waste of time.

[amazing_retard]

Agreed. In FH2 you can just jump in and have fun, for PR a great round is a rare treasure

[OldGoat5]

I always have great rounds whenever the huge majority of the server is on mumble. Though that isn't all the time. So far for me its rare to find a good round on a server without mumble. The UK servers from some time ago i remember were good without mumble.

Whenever theres a slow round i just grab a tank with my neighbor or rage-quit into co-op if theres nowhere else to go

[Bradley364]

I always have great rounds whenever the huge majority of the server is on mumble. Though that isn't all the time. So far for me its rare to find a good round on a server without mumble. The UK servers from some time ago i remember were good without mumble.

Whenever theres a slow round i just grab a tank with my neighbor or rage-quit into co-op if theres nowhere else to go

Mumble guys, freakin' get it.

Oh what am I saying, if you read the forums, you're probably not that stupid.

But ya, good rounds come from mumble and communication.

[ShockUnitBlack]

You either like it or you don't. End story.

[PaveHawk]

The game is what you make of it. If your not finding a good squad, try leading one yourself. You'd be surprised how many players will flock to a SL that's willing to lead. I don't get why people whine about a servers being stacked. That's why they joined a clan. So they can play with people they know and are familiar with. And here you are complaining about playing with people you don't know. Just because they have clan tags doesn't make them better players. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I see it as a challenge and take pride in rolling the other team when I see them all on one side.

[Jolly]

I love PR,but once those noob make me mad,I'll play FH2,then after, i play PR again!

[goguapsy]

I haven't had the opportunity of playing the latest patch yet, but I can feel what you guys are saying: PR is a VERY time-consuming game if you want to have a good round.

It turns out, in my opinion, PR was done like this. This was a collateral feature of this game, which's goal is to emulate reality whilst still keeping gameplay in mind.

Instead of just putting your ideas out there, though, how about you guys figure out ideas on how to make the game more fun? Not as in suggestions to add to the game (features and whatnot). I mean actual changes to the gameplay/mentality.

I myself am having a hard time figuring out what should be done to PR... other than, as Medic_Soldier suggested, wait for PR:ARMA2.


Don't get me wrong: PR is possibly my most favorite game of all times. However, it is not rare when I choose to play another game over PR because I am not willing to take a chance and playing for a long time whilst not having much fun.


I mean, look at it this way:
HYPOTHETICALLY
Game X: Time required to play: 1hr. Chance of having fun: 80%. Amount of fun: 60%.
2+hrs. 90% 50%


PR: Time required to play: 1hr. Chance of having fun: 20%. Amount of fun: 70%
2hrs. 40% 70%
3+hrs. 80% 100%

I can't always spend 3+hrs. playing PR. To have fun in a "good server" takes, in my opinion, at LEAST 2hrs. That's why I sometimes opt to play Game X. The total amount of fun I'll get is not as great as if I played PR... But the chances of I actually enjoying myself are greater.

I can't play hours on end on the weekends. Whoever can must find this game terribly enjoying.

[Bringerof_D]

i prefer playing on the gimped team, it makes victory all the more satisfying. Most of the time when i jump in i end up on the team which is down to it's last 2 flags or so, counter attacks ensue and we hammer in a tight but still decisive victory!

most people like playing blufor on any insurgency map other than Korengal valley, i like playing INS. Most people prefer INS on Korengal, i prefer Blufor. it's fighting my way out of a bad situation that makes this game what it is. I think many who bother with playing Blufor on Korengal will agree it is that half hour firefighting to gain each meter of distance out of the main that makes that map so much fun.

PR in this respect works quite a lot like the real army, do your part and take charge when the situation arises, and everything else will fall into place.

[HughJass]

just played it after a longg break... i had a blast.

[Rhino]

BF2 R is dieing. PR has had its years on the game, but as of now it's just rolling downhill.

Oh dear, another player who isn't enjoying PR anymore predicting dooms day...

What the player stats actually say is quite the opposite, with very steady player numbers for each month, with player numbers actually slightly increasing...

Stats for 2011 showing unique players playing each month.



PR:BF2 isn't showing any signs of "dying" and there is still a lot we can do with PR:BF2, which is also a lot more than just "adding new factions" as well.


TBH your problem sounds to me like your not playing with a group of players you know and when playing alone, your not picking the best servers which you need to to find some good random ppl to play with, and ye like other people have said, use Mumble. Its really your own fault if you end up lone wolfing and getting board but please don't come down here as a result and say "PR:BF2 is dying"...

[Dev1200]

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Stats for 2011 showing unique players playing each month.

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[cyberzomby]

Ploddit once said on these forums that out of the 7 games you'll play: 1 is bad, 2 are meh, 3 are ok, 1 is AWESOME111oneeleven, Or something along these lines.

What you can also try is different roles. aLthough that was kind of hard on Lashkar. I went back later that round to finish it (after we tried some FH2... thats how long the round lasted ) and had a blast on the next games.

[Rabbit]

Honestly, the only time I have had fun is with a teamwork squad and a good commander. Best games I ever have, I am focused on one mission give by the commander, "flank the enemy here" "attack this building" "defend this intersection" Where you are in a game that requires orders like "defend the intersection till re-enforcements arrive". Well how can't you love that game. On a great game like that I forget there is more going on, and it feels like a huge battle that I only play a small, yet very important role in, you can't get that many places.

[CaptainX]

PR is awesome, haters gonna hate;

[Wicca]

I had a blast losing on beirut yesterday.

It was a FOB take out and build game. And it was exciting, squads coordinating assaults, defending.

Taking out more FOBs. Getting in an APC. Rushing the last flag.

We lost, but it was a blast

[Gracler]

PR as of now, is the most tiresome game I have on my desktop.

No offense but you should quit the game until you get the feeling back because "as with this thread" your not helping the community.

Personally I'm tired of "tired" people who have no patience and pick on everything going on in the game like... omg you lost the Cobra already? make some f-ing fobs.... the list goes on. Every time i have to spend time listening or reading hate comments really bothers me since it is a game about teamwork people should be helping each-other instead of policing as if anyone with experience is admins.

The world isn't perfect and I never expected that everyone is playing as angels, but it does seems like that the older the game becomes and the bigger the gab gets between experienced players and new players the shorter the fuse on there temper gets.

I still have a lot of fun in PR because i quickly figure out which players and servers to avoid.

as long as the noobs keep showing up and asking for directions this MOD isnt going down..... and many servers are half full of beginners or average players as far as i can tell.