Patch Details *unconfirmed*

TitanSound · 09-09-2005, 01:33 PM

Now I dont know if this is official so take it with a pinch of salt and dont lay into me if it turns out too be wrong!

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BF2 patch 1.03
Alpha - 2 Sept
· Beta - 19 Sept
· Final - 23 Sept
· CQC/ECG Sub - 28 Sept
· Release - 3 Oct

Wake Island· In a surprise move, forces of the People's Liberation Army have attacked and captured Wake Island in a bid to threaten US lines of supply. USMC forces have been short-stopped from their deployment in Manchuria to respond to this new threat. The airbase on Wake Island is the lynchpin of the Chinese air threat, however it is highly susceptible to ground attack from either the northern

Compare Feature· By clicking the COMPARE button in BFHQ, you can search for another players name and load their current stats into BFHQ. Using the arrow buttons next to the name in the top-left corner of the menu, you can toggle between your stats and their stats. You can also load a player's stats by double-clicking on their name in any leaderboard.

Favorites/History· There is a new tab in the MULTIPLAYER menu that holds a list of the last 20 internet servers you have connected to, plus a list of servers you have selected as favorites.

BF2 Account Tag · You can add a 6-character prefix to your account nickname which will be displayed in-game next to your nametag in the scoresheet, in game messages, and above your player. This prefix does not change your account name or statistic information (e.g. the prefix does not appear next to your name on the leaderboards). You can change this prefix at any time at the account login menu.

Server Reserved Slots· Server admins can define a list of player BF2 account names which will reserve VIP slots on the server.

Engineer/Helicopter· Modified the rate at which engineer can repair a helicopter while sitting in the helicopter. It now takes longer for the engineer to repair the helicopter.

Vehicle/Control Point Capture· Only one person in a vehicle counts towards a control point capture. If passengers want to increase the rate of the flag change, they must disembark from the vehicle.

Vehicle/Soldier interaction· Improved physics of vehicles against soldiers so that soldiers are not as easily killed by moving vehicles. Bring on the wing-walkers!

Auto Balance· Auto team balance no longer moves the commander or squad leaders to the other team.

Point Farming· Limits placed on ability to point farm.

Rank/Awards· Criteria for gaining ranks and awards has been changed.

Supply Drop· The commander's supply drop now has an icon on the minimap and a 3D-map icon in the world.

mrhahn · 09-09-2005, 03:10 PM

Interesting...I've seen them testing something like "Wake Island 2007" on one of the EA servers..maybe the two are linked?

grim reaper · 09-09-2005, 04:13 PM

I wish they just made the game good instead of rehashing '42 maps ala 'nam.

Still the fixes in the patch seem to be what the community is asking for; which is nice. Lets hope theres no memory leaks this time.

The Master · 09-09-2005, 05:25 PM

Shit the list seems great!

Spy98 · 09-09-2005, 07:11 PM

amazing. me wannit.

Fishfinger · 09-09-2005, 08:47 PM

Rataboy · 09-09-2005, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by grim reaper

I wish they just made the game good instead of rehashing '42 maps ala 'nam.

I disagree...I'd love to play BF maps w/ the new engine. I was hoping someone would put out a mod of all the BF maps playable in BF2.

Gort · 09-09-2005, 08:57 PM

That looks good for a start. Is there more? I see nothing about improving the sniper rifles or at least the M95. What is the point of an unlock if it is no better than normal issue? Same goes for some of the other unlocks... like the L85.

Trident · 09-09-2005, 09:05 PM

I hope this is right. And I also hope there will be more to it than that. But a good effort EA.

BenSpazz · 09-09-2005, 09:11 PM

YEEEESSSSS!!! u can look up other ppls stats in BFHQ!

Dick_Justice · 09-09-2005, 09:24 PM

Sounds good, but I really was expecting the patch a lot sooner...

I also hoped they´d address may more balance issues, bugs and general improvements...

Trident · 09-09-2005, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick_Justice

Sounds good, but I really was expecting the patch a lot sooner...

I also hoped they´d address may more balance issues, bugs and general improvements...

Agreed! There are probably too many updates to list, so maybe these are just the highlights.

Morat · 09-11-2005, 07:14 PM

I'm a bit concerned that if this list is genuine there's no client performance improvements on it. When the patch was first touted by EA I'm sure they said they'd be improving engine performance.

Other than that, if it's genuine it looks good.

Rambo_Medic · 09-12-2005, 01:01 AM

I dont think its very possible to update the engine en masse like a patch.

Anyone else know how that stuff works?

kook · 09-12-2005, 02:27 AM

Do we have a source for this interesting information?

Wake Island. That could be cool.

Monkeyfeng · 09-12-2005, 11:28 AM

haven't played bf2 for months now......... just waiting for the patch to come out then i will start playing.

Dick_Justice · 09-12-2005, 04:14 PM

I also read it was going to have over 160 bug fixes...

[Damien] · 09-12-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyfeng

haven't played bf2 for months now......... just waiting for the patch to come out then i will start playing.

Me too. I've just started the HL2 single player again. I haven't even completed it yet. I got to ravenholm last time and lost interest.

Between that, FH, and vanilla bf1942 there's no time for BF2.

Random Ping · 09-13-2005, 06:55 AM

Last I heard there was only 140 fixes, maybe the addition 20 will be for the most recent ones, like the red tag, uncappable "capped" flags (see my BF2 media post for pics), and the infamous "connection lost" disconnect near the end of rounds, where you lose all the stats/medals since the last server update. The delay makes me wonder how much work they have been actually doing since the last patch update. I think that month-long vacation took a toll on their scheduling.

09-09-2005, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
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09-09-2005, 08:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gort Warrant Officer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Southern BC, Canada Posts: 825	That looks good for a start. Is there more? I see nothing about improving the sniper rifles or at least the M95. What is the point of an unlock if it is no better than normal issue? Same goes for some of the other unlocks... like the L85. __________________ 8)´

09-09-2005, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	I wish they just made the game good instead of rehashing '42 maps ala 'nam. Still the fixes in the patch seem to be what the community is asking for; which is nice. Lets hope theres no memory leaks this time.

09-09-2005, 09:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trident First Sergeant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania - USA Posts: 578	I hope this is right. And I also hope there will be more to it than that. But a good effort EA.

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09-09-2005, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	Sounds good, but I really was expecting the patch a lot sooner... I also hoped they´d address may more balance issues, bugs and general improvements... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

09-11-2005, 07:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Morat Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Diving towards your pos with my finger on the bomb release... Posts: 1,188	I'm a bit concerned that if this list is genuine there's no client performance improvements on it. When the patch was first touted by EA I'm sure they said they'd be improving engine performance. Other than that, if it's genuine it looks good. __________________ Desktop wallpapers by Morat at caedes

09-12-2005, 11:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
Monkeyfeng Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Taiwan, can you find it on the map? Posts: 2,785	haven't played bf2 for months now......... just waiting for the patch to come out then i will start playing. __________________

09-12-2005, 04:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	I also read it was going to have over 160 bug fixes... __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

09-13-2005, 06:55 AM	#19 (permalink)
Random Ping Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Evergreen State (at least on the West coast) Posts: 1,293	Last I heard there was only 140 fixes, maybe the addition 20 will be for the most recent ones, like the red tag, uncappable "capped" flags (see my BF2 media post for pics), and the infamous "connection lost" disconnect near the end of rounds, where you lose all the stats/medals since the last server update. The delay makes me wonder how much work they have been actually doing since the last patch update. I think that month-long vacation took a toll on their scheduling. __________________ It is not important that the glass is half-full or half-empty, but rather how the glass got that way.

09-13-2005, 01:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
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