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Saturday, September 10 2005

Battlefield 2 Patch 1.03 Leaked Details?  by Shane L at 19:02

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Thanks to TotalBF2.com Forums for this snippet of leaked information, the patch look's like it will be set for release later this month and will come with the various fixes and tweaks..

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.

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.

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.

As yet this is unconfirmed and as soon as we know more you will also know.
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Midnight
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10 September 2005 19:05
some nice changes, especially the supply drop on the 3d map / mini map and the TKing issues with vehicles.

I doubt many people will disembark the blackhawk to cap flags though.. seeing as most people fight for their lives to get in it in the first place At least it will make it easier in clanmatches with no blackhawk capping flags in 2 secs.
Mani
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10 September 2005 20:10
Have to say those are all entirely sensible changes.
malis
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10 September 2005 23:25
doesn't seem to mention anything regarding Spec Ops & points for tactical c4 usage
Nikki
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11 September 2005 03:18
Oh... this "vehicle control point capture" will change entire gameplay in some maps. I think "Mashtuur City" is a good example (BH with a good pilot and a some engineers can capture all points in few minutes)...
Tevilspek
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11 September 2005 07:20
Anyone worked out the capping speed difference between a single person and a chopper full of peeps?
These items look good if it's legit.
Malis, I very much, nay, I f'n well hope it's not a complete list, not after this long.
Spitfire
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11 September 2005 10:15
I recon they left the BH fire power & HP untouched because the tactic of capturing enemy equipment appeals the many people ( myself included ) . I expect the bias on BH crew will be less Engineer orientated now . I think my next unlock will be the DOA ...
Re0sLess
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11 September 2005 12:49
The account tag prefix may be a bit late for people who already have there clan name in there PID.
Tricky
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11 September 2005 14:00
All sounds good, hope the patch really does contain these updates.
D3CYPH3R
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11 September 2005 15:50
looks good, they seem to have adressed quite a few key issues with the game, although i have to agree that the tag thing isn't the best solution to the problem!
Stoogith
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12 September 2005 09:45
I really hope they add the C4 destruction of artillary and such as team points. otherwise people won't care about doing it.
Mani
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12 September 2005 10:07
Yeh, I don;t know why that wasn't in the leaked details, they've talked about it before though.
Midnight
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13 September 2005 07:38
they should make it where you get points for defending the arty etc too though, as people will take the enemy arty down.. and noone will want to repair it or defend it because they'll all be off in a queue waiting for planes
HF_Martini6
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27 September 2005 13:04
and wtf are they going to release the Patch?

And pls, dont come up with "when it's done"
Mani
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27 September 2005 18:04
"When it works?"

That better? ;-)


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