We have had a few days to play the latest upgrade to Battlefield 4. First, some good news. Invisible Improvements The improved netcode has reduced the chances of odd or impossible results from weapon fire and other attacks. Network bandwidth is handled better, making it less likely that network issues will cause problems in play. …
Tag Archive: Battlefield 4
Mar 04
Battlefield: Bad Company 3: A Case For Making It
What Is So Special About Bad Company? It has been said by some, including people at DICE, that they don’t understand the appeal of Bad Company. Battlefield:Bad Company 2 had limitations and flaws, especially on the PC compared to previous Battlefield games, but it was and remains popular (games are still played on PC …
Feb 27
Winter Patch For Battlefield 4 Soon, CTE, More To Come For BF4
The first week of February 2015, while many of us were trying out Battlefield Hardline, CTE was running the test version of the upcoming retail version patch for Battlefield 4. It is described as a “Winter” patch, and for us in the northern hemisphere, winter has only three weeks left. With Hardline slated for release …
Feb 26
Beastie Cheaters – Hacking And Stealing In Battlefield 4
When musicians, especially rappers, take elements from other songs to use in their own nobody calls it cheating. It is stealing, though, if they don’t give credit and pay for it. In gaming, cheating is breaking the rules, and is unsportsmanlike at the very least. But some hacking goes beyond that into the realm of …
Feb 23
Unlocks And Weapon Attachments
Unlocking Attachments And Ranking Up Weapons Weapon attachments are unlocked only by kills and battlepacks. Each 10 kills will unlock a new attachment, until you’ve unlocked all the standard attachments for the weapon. After that, you’ll unlock Weapon Battlepacks every 50 kills, until you get all of those. Weapon Battlepacks will contain all of the …
Feb 20
Secret Weapons Of The Campaign: Early Alternatives To The Starting Weapons
When you start your multiplayer career in Battlefield 4, you only have one choice of primary weapon for each kit, and a single secondary weapon. These are perfectly good weapons to use, both when starting out and later, but there are secret weapons available to new players. OK, maybe not totally secret. The single player …
Feb 18
Battlefield 4 Begins: Things To Know For Your Very First Game
Everyone is a newbie at Battlefield the first time they play. Even if you’ve played other shooters, there are important differences to learn. Battlefield at its heart is a team game. Much of your goals in the game, and the points you score, come from doing things for your team, and for your team mates. …
Feb 15
I’m A Newbie At Battlefield
Everyone says that the first time the play, and sometimes for a long time afterwards. Even if you have played other first person shooters (FPS), Battlefield has differences from other games out there. So if you are, just sing along with this “I’m A Newbie, At Battlefield-oody”. OK, it isn’t about Battlefield, but it …
Jan 30
Battlefield 4 Means Teamwork
What is so special about Battlefield? There are many modern warfare shooter games out there, but the Battlefield series has a strong following. The original BF 1942 is still played, as are the rest of the older games in the series. All shooters offer a thrilling adrenaline rush from engaging in-your-face fast paced combat. But …
Jan 28
Battlefield Hardline: The 2nd Beta’s Coming, What’s This Game About?
Battlefield Hardline is set to release March 17, 2015. The new beta is expected to be released shortly — (speculative: Feb 3. I know that is almost here, but it is still a good possibility). (Edit: I was right. They’ve been hinting enough, though, that I don’t claim any special ability to figure it out) …
