The MG3 is high ROF, but it isn't high damage. It's one of the guns I use magnum ammo for because of its weak-sauce bullets.



If you play hardcore mode, it is OHK to quite a distance. Especially with high damage rifles like the M95.

I couldn't remember what slot the magnum ammo was in. I guess instead of +H I use the red dot sight. I can't remember the load-outs.

I meant low damage and only gays play hardcore.

...That's quite an opinion to have. I only play Hardcore because I prefer the play style.

I like hardcore but I hate it when the same damn sniper keeps killing me because I can't figure out where the hell he is hiding. I love the spot feature in regular mode..

I never played hardcore because until i just started playing again a couple of days ago (because of this thread) I was playing on a tiny standard definition TV, so if someone was more than a few dozen yards away, I had no chance of seeing them without the spot feature. I might try it again now that I have a bigger HD tv to try it on, but now I'm so used to regular that I don't know if I'd be any good! haha.

and u are gay

stat makes a convincing argument.

Well, I am getting a little better...

http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/stats/pc/JLee50/#history

I prefer hardcore but I assure you it's because of my manliness! :p

The thing that pisses me off about hardcore is the lack of a reddot for the MG36.

Aw I dont even have the MG36 (yet)

I just barely got it. Apparently since crosshairs aren't in hardcore, that killed the MG36's integral reddot. Using the reddot perk doesn't fix it, either...so I'll be playing regular to get the bronze star for that gun.

Well, I just got stars for all the weapons, and I have nothing left to unlock. It feels kinda like I beat the game...now it's not quite so exciting.

what are you on about? you're rank 23 have a gold star in a single weapon (one of the worst in the game tbh) and a vehicle gold star. it's like you've finished the first level of mario and thought "well i've touched the flagpole, i've just about beaten the game haven't i?"

a bronze star is something you get after playing with a weapon for a single round.

Well...I've managed to make it to Private 3. I mostly pick Recon and sit and in the shadows and just pick people off from afar. I play a little bit of Assault. Never played medic or engineer. I have up to the 12x scope.

I would suggest putting the game disc into the microwave for 5 minutes. A mass apology to your recently played list couldn't hurt as well.

LOL, I wish. I have a k/d of .69.

I have gold stars in knife, hand grenade, 40mm, and AT4, too.

There's no way in hell I'm getting gold in everything...most of the guns suck. The MG3 is worthless..best option is a pump shotgun with magnum slugs in hardcore. I can't play regular anymore..putting eight bullets in someone and then having them run around like a rabid chipmunk while shooting me in the head with a pistol is way too annoying.

Did you beat the campaign yet? And or did you get Vietnam? Thoughts? Is it worth the $15?

That pisses me off. I hit these guys CENTER MASS and they still are roaming.

Does anybody know exactly how the skill level rating works? Is it based on points or who you kill and are killed by, or what? Does it affect matchmaking on the Xbox? Whenever I play alone, I do average, but when I play with my friend who has a lower skill level, I do pretty well. When I start a game and he joins me, we get royally raped. Scepter and all.

Gold stars in anything except firearms are 50 kills. You can get halfway to platinum with the Carl Gustav in an afternoon.

The MG3 isn't useless, it's probably the best LMG after the XM8. It just requires some burst firing, like every weapon in the game. There is no weapon that can hit someone 8 times without killing, even the PP2000 without magnum ammo only takes like 4. What happens is you're hitting people once or twice and every other round is hitting tables, walls, dirt or the left thigh of a teammate. Unless you're close enough to smell the liquor on the American medic's breath, there is no reason to hold down that trigger beyond three or four rounds.

Playing hardcore isn't going to help your aim. It's a crutch. It encourages you to shoot wildly and as long as one or two rounds go on target you get your kill.

Vietnam plays a lot like the most recent Medal of Honor. The maps are small and pretty linear and your sensitivity doesn't decrease when you ADS. It's pretty fun, but not as fun as the vanilla game. Unless you really like the setting, I'd probably give it a pass.

I would go to the doctor. You see, when a good player on your team sees a bush wookie like you, especially one that doesn't know ONLY A HEADSHOT WILL BE A OHK AT RANGE, he sends out HATE VISION out through his eyeballs. HATE VISION is picked up by the internet and sent out through your monitor/tv screen and enters your own eyeballs. HATE VISION travels up through optic nerves where it starts a large tumor on the underside of the brain. Your exposure to HATE VISION can be decreased by leaving the game, perhaps allowing someone who plays for the objectives to enter or by changing your dirty ways.

Okay, Mr. Accurate. Sure you've got me beat in a few (with three times the play time, one would hope so)..but let's take a look at the all-class weapons.

Me vs (you):

870 MCS - 21% (same)
SAIGA - 14% (you got me..20%!)
THOMPSON - 21% (18%)
SPAS12 - 39% (23%)
M14 - 25% (26%..just barely)
NEOSTEAD 200 - 31% (17%, lol)
USAS12 - 33% (60%, with one kill)
G3 - 21% (19%)
M1 - 67%, only one kill though (28%)

Clearly, I'm using hardcore as a crutch. Apparently I need to start going for headshots everywhere...damn real life mindset getting in the way of things.

Considering I almost never run all-kit weapons and most of them are single shot, I don't see what it proves. Numerical accuracy means very little, especially on a weapon by weapon basis. It would be much more meaningful to compare total infantry stats:

Jlee50: 2494 fired/hr
WizardLord69: 2257 fired/hr

Jlee50: 381 hits/hr
WizardLord69: 404 hits/hr

Jlee50: 40 kills/hr
WizardLord69: 45 kills/hr

Now I don't feel like running the numbers, but I'm guessing I have a statistically significant higher accuracy, which can be attributed to my playstyle. The numbers also don't take into account the innacuracy of the controller over the keyboard and mouse.

I'm not saying I'm accurate. Compared to top tier players, my accuracy is atrocious. However, I'm telling you that if you stay calm, have good bursting discipline and don't rely too heavily on stuff like shotguns, your ability to get kills with all weapons and at all ranges will improve. While I never played hardcore BC2, I have played other games hardcore and used it to get kills easily without aiming that much.

Oh you're clearly a better player..I'm not disputing that. You also have more kills than I do with most of the all-kit weapons, even if you "almost never" use them.

Even given your excuse, look at the G3. It's not a semi-only gun. You have almost four times the kills I have and you have less accuracy. My point is that I am not incapable of aiming. Two rounds will not kill someone in normal mode unless you're using a shotgun or a high powered rifle. That's one reason I stopped playing regular - it sucks shooting someone with a bolt action rifle, then waiting a second to chamber the next round while the guy lights you up with an UMP45. The AN94 is nice in hardcore because it shoots 2rd bursts and two of those will take someone out. I absolutely suck with the M16...not entirely sure why, because it shoots bursts anyway.

My accuracy with LMG's is going to be terrible because I will dump a whole belt at a helicopter and it never registers as a hit. Either they're not bothered by LMG fire, or for some reason it doesn't register as hits. Also notice my listed 0% accuracy with the semi-auto sniper rifle, which is impossible since I have kills with it.

Almost never running them doesn't mean I never pick them up. The G3 was a weapon I ran when I first unlocked it and throughout the game's life it has points where it's been a very popular weapon (usually right after patches that buff it), so it's a weapon I have a bit of experience with. It's also a perfect example of how you shoot being very important. It's very similar to the 9A-91 in that if you shoot more than 1 or 2 rounds at a time, you will not hit anything you're aiming for. The VSS is another weapon like that.

Bolt action rifles are all about picking your battles. If you can't get the headshot, you want to be far enough away that you can get off the second shot before they can turn on you. If they're closer, but not in range for a OHK, you can switch to your sidearm and finish them off pretty easily. They're actually excellent weapons at close range. An SV-98 with an ACOG is BEASTLY.

The AN-94 isn't something I'm going to comment on, even post patch. The M16 just requires a lot of trigger spamming, the main problem with it is that the magazine empties very quickly which means if you run into more than one guy at a time you'll be pretty screwed.

Normal bullets do not harm helicopters (except in Vietnam). You can shoot the pilot through the glass and you can kill the side gunner, but it's so unlikely that it's not worth trying. Mounted machine guns, machine guns on top of vehicles, tank and APC cannon rounds will destroy helicopters though. The UAV can be taken down with regular bullets.

Am I the only one that uses the M416 almost exclusively?

Ah ok, good to know- I'll stop burning ammo on them, then. The .50 rifle will show a hit indicator shooting at helicopters, but I highly doubt it does much damage..I do it anyway in hopes I might get a lucky shot. I haven't yet..I'm better off waiting for people to bail out and shooting them as they land (or while they're in mid-air).

I only used it until I got a plat. I switch guns as soon as I get a plat.

Reminds me of the time I saw a guy kill the pilot of a Blackhawk about 40 feet above him with a shotgun.

I was once on defense on Isla Inocentes and we were mopping the floor with the enemy team so bad that they basically stopped attacking, so I got bored and decided to just shoot noobtubes at the back hawk. the first one hit the door gunner square on. i was amazed

Anyway, this guy Colin has some good videos aimed at beginners to the game that's he's uploaded to his channel (oplim77) and NextGenTactics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7P3WTIXjCk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MbWo5ABsnE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmxSvxKOvmo&feature=related

In just about all his videos he gives good tips. He's a solid player, one you can emulate and he's overall a pleasant guy to listen to.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/hmcd/stats/TF2

Wow, I'm terrible.