Map markers after BF2 1.5 patch

Post by **dbzao** » 2009-08-19 23:32

Unfortunately DICE changed their settings related to the vehicle drop in 1.5, hardcoding the reload time to 60 seconds. It was their solution for the vehicle drop spam hacks.

We use that system today to allow the commander to place all the enemy spottings, waypoints and CAS markers without any delay, as it was a setting we could change. It has an instant reload time now, so you can place as many markers as you want, one after the other.

After 1.5 release it's confirmed that it won't work as it does today, allowing the commander to place only one marker per minute.

We included a reload bar in the command screen to tell him when he can place another marker.

We are not happy with this, but we will have to live with it in PR v0.87 and we are already working on alternative systems for PR v0.9.

Just a heads up, and please refrain any flaming in your comments.

=Romagnolo= · Post by **=Romagnolo=** » 2009-08-20 00:20

Damn DICE... but in DEVs we trust

Robbi · Post by **Robbi** » 2009-08-20 00:45

Shame, but that's the hand we are dealt sometimes chief.

Wilkinson · Post by **Wilkinson** » 2009-08-20 00:51

Damn You DICE! why Make our Lovely DEVs Lives harder than ever.

Keep kicking *** DEV Team

Post by **Rudd** » 2009-08-20 00:59

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dbzao: no flaming.

McBumLuv · Post by **McBumLuv** » 2009-08-20 01:32

Well, there is one good thing that comes out of this... No more large epeens covering the map

Anyways, sad news otherwise

snotmaster0 · Post by **snotmaster0** » 2009-08-20 01:43

I say we just don't download the patch, I trust the DEV's far more than DICE...

sparks50 · Post by **sparks50** » 2009-08-20 02:30

Being by a long mile the biggest mod for bf2, and responsible for making realism fans buy the game, you guys should definably have a bigger say in these things.

Post by **Rhino** » 2009-08-20 03:48

McLuv;bt898 wrote:Well, there is one good thing that comes out of this... No more large epeens covering the map

Anyways, sad news otherwise

hehe, that will be nice

snotmaster0;bt899 wrote:I say we just don't download the patch, I trust the DEV's far more than DICE...

The new BF2 patch although has its gay sides, also has some really neat stuff in it such as the 2142 prone deviation (ie, no more prone diving), wide screen support, anti-hack stuff (if it works) and quite a bit more.

sparks50;bt900 wrote:Being by a long mile the biggest mod for bf2, and responsible for making realism fans buy the game, you guys should definably have a bigger say in these things.

ye, we should epically according to what it says on the BF2 box and what DICE/EA said before BF2 was released, ie, "BF2 will have loads of mod support"....

but the fact is, we dont get any support

Anyways from loosing this marker system all might not be lost, we might even get a better system by the end of it but we will have to wait and see what magic db can conjure

Zrix · Post by **Zrix** » 2009-08-20 06:15

MCI · Post by **MCI** » 2009-08-20 07:43

=Romagnolo=;bt894 wrote:Damn DICE... but in DEVs we trust

Amen

Blade.3510 · Post by **Blade.3510** » 2009-08-20 09:17

you meen no more writing hilarious stuff with the markers

Dev1200 · Post by **Dev1200** » 2009-08-20 10:35

Rawr.. That'll suck. I hope it doesn't mess up other things in PR.

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dbzao: no flaming.

supahpingi · Post by **supahpingi** » 2009-08-20 10:45

Dice patch policy ussually is "you make some you break some" so it not suprising

=(DK)=stoffen_tacticalsup · Post by **=(DK)=stoffen_tacticalsup** » 2009-08-20 11:13

Typical. What impact does this have on the new insurgent informant recon-thingy?

Brummy · Post by **Brummy** » 2009-08-20 11:29

sad face

I don't see how this will prevent vehicle drop spamming? It had a reload time in vBF2 before as well.. :/

Robbi · Post by **Robbi** » 2009-08-20 12:15

Yes but it was the fact that you could have that time as a variable, so thats how it became hacked, this way it'll be harder, but probably still possible.

Tomato-Rifle · Post by **Tomato-Rifle** » 2009-08-20 12:50

-.-

That suck's.

Post by **Spec** » 2009-08-20 13:17

Oh awesome. Would it have been too much work to just support the mod teams by giving them an alternative system... -.-

Good luck finding a different solution for that