I just wanted to share with you guys this game because it is honestly one of my favorite multiplayer shooters of all time.
It's no BF2, but it's the best modern iteration and it always feels intense to play.
For those who can't be bothered to purchase it or want to try it out for free (including online) follow these directions:
Download game here:
https://kat.cr/battlefield-bad-company-2-r-g-catalyst-t12642448.html
Follow directions in this link:
http://revolt.loginto.me/index.php?/topic/2362-play-battlefield-bad-company-2-online-for-free/
It takes less than 5 min to set up.
I will be posting webms of the above online.
There's a couple of full servers on late Monday night so it seems populated.
>can't sprint diagonally
>uninstall.exe
Every time
>tfw graphics haven't improved much since Bad Company 2
Have we reached plateau for video games graphics?
>>342209935
You're basing that assumption off of one .webm
Play Battlefield 4, and then play Bad Company 2. BF4 looks a lot fucking better
>>342209932
Its impossible to sprint diagonally in real life
I wish i could play OP i have the base game and the add-on but i dont have fucking time right now
>>342209932
Lol, I actually was really frustrated when I couldn't do that but it sort of makes the game better when the movement is sort of limited.
>>342209814
I don't know why, but BFBC2 is way more fun than all the others. Maybe it's the destruction of all buildings or whatver but it's way more satisfying.
>>342210054
>kiling somebody with a rocket launcher
I remember all the people getting incredible butthurt when i killed them with a CG from miles away
>>342210196
inb4 BLOOOOOOOOM
I tried to put sweetfx on it to somewhat lower it but it crashes the game on startup.
I like it anyway.
>>342210164
And yeah, it feels much more satisfying than the latest editions.
>dat feel when explosion moves and wobbles your crosshair and you have to adjust and make sure you are still hitting your guy
god I miss 2142
I still play it a few times a week, it's not on orgin which is the best thing about it.
>tfw they gave it away for "free" on360and the game is still dead
>>342210940
will play in the morning OP
Reminder to set your sound setting to WAR TAPES for that true PTSD experience
>>342209814
Loved this game, was happy how they released those BC1 remake maps for free back then since it was the time of "lmao $15 for 3 maps".
A lot of the maps were fun and remember-able now that I think about it. Vietnam maps not so much.
>>342212735memorable is the word your'e looking for family
Still THE best battlefield game ive ever played.
The gun models in 3 and 4 are too small and the games feel floatier. BFBC2 just feels perfect. Minus the no diagonal running fuck that.
late 23rd for Rush being the best game mode
>>342212936fuck time to go to bed
>>342210940
That's a shame. I actually played this game on 360 originally.
Looks amazing with fov changed and downsampled. Like a modern game.
Speaking of fov: You can change it in Documents\BFBC2\Settings
>>342212464
This
>>342213036
Again, it was frustrating at first, but after 30 min it feels natural.
Part of the fun of this game is that once you have a clear shot on your enemy, he is most likely going down. No jerky running animations.
Vietnam works online as well for the pirated version.
This just happened.
>>342210040
i think the relevant point is that bad company 2 actually still looks decent enough.
Squads are surprisingly efficient in this game.
If anyone is on the east coast and wants to play the pirated version, add me on steam: Noclipper27
>>342209814
dat OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1AM-wvSIV4
snipers not being able to lie down while being an intuitively weird mechanic added alot of fun to the game for me.
Wait this is pirated BFBC2?
I feel you OP. It's my favorite online shooter and I still play it from time to time. There's always a few servers up and even Vietnam has one or two running at all times.
>>342209814
can I play with those who own the game on their servers or do my friends need the free/nexus thing as well?
>>342216304
Yes it is.
>>342216435
Seems like the pirated version has a couple servers up as well.
Not gonna buy it because this works.
Is BFBC2 still alive on PC? I used to play it on PS3 a lot. It's one of my favourite games honestly, it's so good.
I'd really love to play it again...
Alright I'm done for now.
That was a solid session. As good as I remember it.
>>342217572
>Seems like the pirated version has a couple servers up as well.
>
>Not gonna buy it because this works.
Yeah I actually started playing on a pirated version but it was on Steam sale a couple of years ago for like 3 eurobucks so I got it.
>>342216448
Pretty certain it's just free players.
>>342217715
Yes it is, there's always plenty of servers up and even Vietnam has one or two. Get it.
>>342209935
The explosions/destruction always seemed better in BFBC2 than BF3/4, like when you shot down an helicopter with a RPG or when you blow up an entire house with c4.
Maybe its the art style too. Anyway BFBC2 has its own identity and this is why i consider it as the last good battlefield.
>>342209814
I have 700 hours in it on steam
maybe about 400 before that on the 360
>>342217930
Great! I will.
>>342210076
>in real life
jesus christ kill yourself
>>342209814
>>342210054
Just look at that complete lack of recoil, literally worse than CoD, how can BC2babbies defend this?
>>342213036
>the games feel floatier
Objectivly wrong, you can't even run diagonally, go prone, or dive on the ground in BC2, the controls are clunky as fuck
>>342214448
why ads there?
>>342209814
Mah nigga
Reinstalled it last week and was blown away by how much better this plays compared to ALL mp shooters out at the moment.
Why is it so hard to make a simple and good multiplayer fps game?
>>342215609
Tech can't carry a bad artstyle but a great artstyle can effectively carry good tech, technology just limits how far you can go with your artstyle and from 2008-2014 we didn't really have any tech developed that massively impacted what you could do for the overall look of the game. We might have another big jump soon with stuff like PBR getting picked up and making graphics more grounded, similar to the massive jump we saw with Deferred Rendering and the like.
Is the game even still alive on PC? I wanna get back into it but I'd hate to download it to find out that it's completely empty
I dont get it the gameplay is nearly identical to BF3 and 4. The differences are incredibly minor.
>>342218518
>Gun that is weak, inaccurate and relies on sustained fire doesn't have much recoil
This is some balance 101 shit, if you're really able to miss something like that then please stay the fuck away from game design.
>>342218805
>weak, inaccurate
It might as well have been a laser beam and it killed them almost instantly.
>>342218791
>even worse netcode, especially in BF3
>floaty as fuck
>arbitrary bullet behaviour
>supression
Not really. BF3/4 are objectively worse
>>342218209
>indentity
It's just the first Bad Company but worse in every way, and what little indentity it had carried over didn't save it from being a shitty game.
>>342209814
BC2 and BF2 were shit. BF1942, Vietnam, and 2142 were best.
Mods were superior to all of them and BC2 didn't even have them.
>>342210194
CG noob mode
>>342209932
>guns block half the screen
>terribad netcode and rubberbanding
>>342218960
It killed them almost instantly at close range, while being aimed perfectly at their skulls. "Instantly" in this case being around 3 bullets hitting in the head per target out of the 21 that the guy shot, where higher recoil assault rifles would've one-shot both targets with that kind of aim. So that's over 80% of his magazine used while standing still and tracing both targets' heads. Real "Instant" and "Accurate" dude, lmaoing my ass @ u.
I fucking loved BC2 , so much destructability and fun humor in the games.
Then PCfats complained it wasn't like BF2, so they made it all realistic and removed the major destructibility in BF3 and 4.
Are there Euro servers? With people on them?
>>342219319
He got 2 hit markers on each head. It was almost instant and extremely accurate.
>>342219573
>Then PCfats complained it wasn't like BF2, so they made it all realistic and removed the major destructibility in BF3 and 4.
qualified for moron of the day. congratulations
>>342219728
Two hitmarkers in 21 bullets isn't accurate given the guys' heads were under his sight the entire time he was shooting.
>>342219739
Your whining about how consolized BC2 is ruined battlefield , congratz
>>342219739
>battlefield
>realistic
lmbo
They removed the copy pasta destructable building because end game always ended up being a bunch of flat maps.
Game's basically dead Australia-side on PC feelsbad
>>342219914
>They removed the copy pasta destructable building because end game always ended up being a bunch of flat maps.
And that is bad, because?
Is OP literally underage or is this just an elaborate troll?
>>342209814
>rubberbanding: the game
no thanks, you can keep your consolized garbage
>>342219864
no extra points for adding stupidity. sorry
>>342219013
>even worse netcode
Actually, after all the patches BF4 has now the best netcode in the entire franchise
>floaty as fuck
Can't run diagonally, go prone, or dive on the ground in BC2, while BF3 and 4 aren't floaty at all
>arbitrary bullet behaviour
What does that even mean?
>supression
Was already fixed
Meanwhile BC2 had terrible netcode, a ridiculously fast Time to kill, guns with no recoil, CoD style dedicated OHK knife button, terrible class balance, no jets, streamlined helicopter controls, terrible map design with the same 3-4 houses copypasted all over, taking down buildings (as opposed to just damaging them like in BC1) that broke the balance even more, base raping was the worst in the series, sniper camping was the worst in the series, and probably more that I'm forgetting
>>342210194
I do it just to listen to people bitch. Some fuckers think you shouldnt even use it if they are inside a building.
>>342220160
You ruin killed bad company bro, Good job.
>>342210194
CG was the fucking gun version of Hitler on console but lost its effect when I picked the game up on PC where everyone could actually aim and didn't have to resort to an aiming transplant in the form of way too much splash damage.
>>342209814
>i just wanted to share
Nigger, most people on this board have played this at some point.
Fucking reddit i swear
>>342220281
go to bed, pablo.
>>342209814
>being poor
>implying there aren't loads of servers for legit players still up
>>342209814
BC2 a best
Europe still has a lot of servers, I heard it's a little less popular in the US and elsewhere
>>342220281
>bad company is ruined because BF3 isnt BC3
>>342220192
This.
BF4 is actually really good, and definitely a more solid shooter than BC2.
>>342220192
Oh, I forgot the CoD style perks, magnum ammo was specially bad with how it pushed the TTK even lower
And here a video showing how terrible BC2's netcode was compared to BF2 and current BF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfyMAtk79Q4
>>342220005
It's boring as fuck.
>BC2
>>342221123
It's fucking awesome.
They went backwards.
Also why did they remove the smoke and dust from the newest games? It makes it a lot more exciting.
Is Vietnam active on the pirated servers?
>DRAKA DRAKA DRAKA all day long with the Abakan on Arica Harbor
That game was super comfy desu.
>>342222028
There's two servers up with people in it, but most of the population seems to be on the main game.
>>342218518
>you can't even run diagonally, go prone, or dive on the ground in BC2
I found the dolphin diving bunnyhopper.
>>342221909
Probably because console limitations.
>>342209814
So you're telling me I could reinstall it and actually find people online?
>>342220362
>>342220059
O.K so? I was "sharing" the game by offering the torrent + how to play online for free you worthless cuck.
>>342222941
>cuck
Are YOU literally underage?
>>342210196
>unload entire magazine
>throw grenade
>fire rocket launcher
>Killing An Enemy +50
Well done anon.
>>342222994
>literally
Are YOU underage?
>>342223139
worth it
>>342223447
>are
YOU underage?
>>342223665
>
underage?
>>342224037
>underage
?
I still play this game use nothing but the Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle with explosive perks
>BC2 created the hardcore normal split
The worst thing to happen to this series after no mods.
>>342210940
I still have it on 360 and my pc isn't good enough to play it conformable. Don't play it because I have to pay for gold and I switched to ps4.
>>342215865
still can´t compete with BC1 IMO
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqxVjPwCKE
http://bfbcs.com/stats_pc/pukebite
post em if you have em
>>342221687
> he didn´t use a FOV slinder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR8kEbVk-Eo
>>342219318
>terribad
Get out.
>>342224951
The FOV slider in BC2 does nothing of note for the massive weapon viewmodels in that game.
>>342209814
how much active is the game? i really wanted to play it but i am afraid the community is dead because game is really old.i really love mw2 but it hurts so much that i cant play it anymore because no community is left
>>342209814
BFBC2 got a Vietman expantion
DICE now jewd out and made that WW1 reskin a full game
Defend this shit!
>>342225067
There will be about 7-15 full servers at any one time, usually another 15+ around 20 people, and usually 1-3 vietnam servers but they all have server mods like 2x magazine size, instant respawn weapons, they're just to fuck around in. Also don't buy vietnam, you can play on those servers with just the normal game.
It's not dead yet, but it's close.
I honestly have a ton of nostalgia for bc2. But trying to go back and play it would be like trying to go back and live that era of my life
>>342225340
what about variaty in game type? i actually really like tdm. mechanized warfare always felt off for me i just want to play guns blazing.
Rush was fun as fuck because BC2 had the best Rush maps.
>>342209814
The sounds in BC2 is unreal. Wartapes and everything, and the ability to just blow a fucking house down with a camper in it.
I loved BC2 but BF4 is a bit better
I get killed by bullshit more times in 4 than in BC2 though
>>342225693
bf4 is a really shit game to be honest. the map design is absolutely horrible and air has immense domination in conquest type games. you have good pilots in the team? you instantly win.
>>342225528
There is a server that's 24/7 conquest on arica harbor. I think there's 1 bradley for each side, some servers remove them I know too. There's a good number of servers that always run the same map, and there's a good number that switch it up between all rush maps, or all conquest, stuff like that.
Considering there's like 25 viable servers you won't always find what you want (cold war) but usually you can.
>>342225528
oh and for the actual game mode tdm there are less servers. If you're lucky you'll find one while it has people in it and it's good fun, it's less popular though for sure
>download it
>everything's in russian
yeah I think I'll pass
>>342227417
Let me try and help.
>click start
>in search field type regedit
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Battlefield Bad Company 2
>Right click Language and modify it to say English and put en in locale.
Done.
>>342228506
And also
>>342214224
for FOV because it suffers from console-FOV
>>342210196
>look at one end of the map
>a sun
>look at the other end of the map
>another sun
