Battlefield Bad Company 2

[Celeras]

12 gauge semi-auto SAIGA is a better sniping gun than any of the sniper rifles

Once you got to this I hope you disregarded the rest of his post ;p

You asked about improving your K/D and not your performance(points/winning), it's not really brain surgery. Stick with your squad or at least communicate with them, and aim better. Doing things to spam points isn't necessarily going to improve your K/D any if you put yourself in bad situations, nor will it help you win. I'm sure we've all seen games where the ace pin goes to a 10-45 Medic who's costing your team more tickets than he's saving.

UAV is way different than a heli, at least on a keyboard. You can see from my sig that I'm never in a heli, and I can't really give any tips for a controller because I have no experience other than ps3 beta.

[Devolver]

Improving K/D is as easy as staying with your group. Maybe a bit behind them if you are new to the map layouts and such. You will quickly learn all the flanking routes and the best way to counteract pushes my the other forces.

Also learn to burst your guns. All of them. This will dramatically improve your accuracy and your damage output. But like you said, you will get better guns as you level up. And some will be statistically the same, but it will boil down to preference and how you feel about the gun (i.e recoil, iron sights, etcs)

Another tip, don't ever spawn on your squad when its a lost cause. If you see all your crew getting wrecked, take your losses, spawn at the base, and try something else.

Don't be afraid to change kits throughout the match, or even during one of your lives. I've gotten many groups of people out of choke-points by other peoples kits.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head at the moment.

[Arkanna]

Thanks for the helpful comments.

I guess I did ask a rather obvious question ... I think my biggest problems are #1: playing in any random game with any random squad, and #2: insufficient knowledge of each map.

To illustrate #1, I played in a game last night where I joined up with a random squad. We spawned as the attackers on Port Valdez and I headed for a Quad. Someone was a little closer to it than me, and rather than wait one goddamned second for a passenger (me or otherwise), he just took off on it. Another time, I was on foot trying to repair a guy's tank, and instead of moving forward and backward, giving me a chance to repair him while still moving, he just charged into battle and took two RPG's to the ass. Way to waste a tank.

#2 I can fix in time; I'm starting to recognize certain routes to take through maps and what spots afford the best vantage points and/or protection from enemy fire.

[Epical]

I just bought the game myself, and for some reason (even though I'm 100% sure it's unlocked), I am unable to equip the medikit as a Medic. I can equip the ammo box as assault, but the medikit isn't even available to be selected at the Gadgets menu. Is there some sort of prereq or do I have the gayest install of BC2 of all time?

[Devolver]

You shouldn't have to 'equip' it, once you unlock it, it should just show up. So....I'm not sure about that.

[Akucaen]

Your total rank != rank on the individual classes. You have to play those to earn unlocks independently of your main rank.

[Epical]

Yeah, I've completed the medikit upgrade for SURE. In game, when I try to select my class, I choose Medic and my available options for my loadout are my primary gun, my handgun, NOTHING (empty blank slot where the medikit is SUPPOSED to be), and then the three enhancement things.

I don't know man...

[Day]

and when you push the button for ammo if you were assault it doesn't poop out a medkit in game?

[Quixon]

Yeah, I've completed the medikit upgrade for SURE. In game, when I try to select my class, I choose Medic and my available options for my loadout are my primary gun, my handgun, NOTHING (empty blank slot where the medikit is SUPPOSED to be), and then the three enhancement things.

I don't know man...

You're not the only one.

Same exact thing happened to my brother as well. Eventually it fixed itself. Not sure what happened to fix it, b/c once he found out the medikit "wouldn't unlock" he just refused to use Medic any further.

I popped on to medic on his account the other day, since all his other classes were finished, and the medikit was magically available.

[Devolver]

Maybe start off as another class, and pick up someones medic kit? Maybe that will pop yours on.

[Celeras]

Yeah, I've completed the medikit upgrade for SURE. In game, when I try to select my class, I choose Medic and my available options for my loadout are my primary gun, my handgun, NOTHING (empty blank slot where the medikit is SUPPOSED to be), and then the three enhancement things.

I don't know man...

What does it say your next unlock is for Medic at the end of a match?

[Epical]

and when you push the button for ammo if you were assault it doesn't poop out a medkit in game?

Nope, nothing happens if I hit the medikit button.

You're not the only one.

Same exact thing happened to my brother as well. Eventually it fixed itself. Not sure what happened to fix it, b/c once he found out the medikit "wouldn't unlock" he just refused to use Medic any further.

I popped on to medic on his account the other day, since all his other classes were finished, and the medikit was magically available.

Hmm, interesting. So only you logging onto his account fixed it? Or it just fixed itself after a period of time passed?

Maybe start off as another class, and pick up someones medic kit? Maybe that will pop yours on.

I think I've tried that before, and it didn't work. I'll pay attention to do it next time I play.

What does it say your next unlock is for Medic at the end of a match?

The M249 SAW.

EDIT: Here's a picture of my BC2 stats page to prove I'm not crazy...

http://i50.tinypic.com/2na0co8.jpg

[Dylon]

this happened to me too, but it happened a while ago and it fixed itself when after i logged out and back in, i bet you have done this though considering how long its been since you've had the problem.

maybe try logging out while in the game and log back in and see if anything changes?

[RedRed]

I've only just started messing around with this, but isn't med-kit like the ammo/drill/scout-thingys and auto assigned to the right directional pad with no need to equip it?

[sruon]

I've only just started messing around with this, but isn't med-kit like the ammo/drill/scout-thingys and auto assigned to the right directional pad with no need to equip it?

yes

[Epical]

Well, I retyped in my username and password in game (as opposed to the pre-filled in text fields doing the login), and magically, the medikit was there! I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but problem solved! Thanks for the help.

[Devolver]

What was the version update on Friday for? (PS3). Like 400 MBs or something.

[Dylon]

What was the version update on Friday for? (PS3). Like 400 MBs or something.

from joystiq:

* Kit images added in spawn menu
* Fixed the "required rank" field on the unlock items specified on the W&G page
* Added M14, NS 2000 and G3 in-game unlock pop-up when the requirements for unlocking them are reached
* Added a server side check of the veteran status of the players
* Award bugfix for "Win all 4 game modes" (it had marksman headshot as a dependency)
* Garand did not track anything, Thompson tracked Garand.
* Increased the penalty points for TeamKill and TeamDamage
* Increased the reward points for Objective Actions (Flag Cap/Assist, Arm/Disarm/Destroy/Damage/TeamDestroy/TeamDamage)
* Fixed veteran rank number not showing up in ingame scoreboard
* The southpaw setting now works for the anti-air gun and the Stationary AT
* Collectible weapon messages fixed

moar points is awesome, excited to play this some more

[Devolver]

from joystiq:

Damn, good man. I didn't get a chance to play it, just update it. And I've been out of town. After playing a touch today, I'm seeing much more gold weapons....I can't really tell if they are worth it or not over whats already available. And if that's the case, then probably not...

[Dylon]

arent those from the dlc they released like 2 weeks ago? i don't remember <.<