anyone play BF2 offline?

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:38 pm

I need a new shooter, and I bought the HL2 christmas pack with HL2, episode 1, CS, and HL1.

I got it home to discover that the DVD only contained Steam, and I actually had to download all of the games... I have less than 56kbps at home, and have no way to download about 8 gigs worth of games right now.

So, I decided that I wanted BF2, and was wondering how the single player bots do in single player. I dont have a gaming connection yet, but in the future I will, so should I wait or buy it now?

Oh yeah, and is BF2 downloaded or will the install be on the DVD?

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:58 pm

the bots in single player are REALLY good...at pissing you off. it's a great online game but it definitely wasn't design with single player in mind. Not saying you can't have fun in single player but the real meat and potatos of the game is online. single player is that little granish on your plate, some people eat it but most don't.

I'm sure you have GRAW but it's always worth a mention...I think clancy has actually put out a new game but I forgot what it is called.

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:03 pm

I have a couple ghost recons on xbox, and it isnt really my favorite. I played a ghost recon years ago on my pc and it was a little too realistic for me to have fun.

It is the fact that after two shots you could be dead that annoys me, so I have to turn auto aim on, and then the game is too easy

I understand that I would have to update BF2, but is the install on the disc or is it going to screw me over like HL?

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:08 pm

It comes with an installation cd if thats what you mean...

You will have to download the patchs to play online though

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:27 pm

Wow, that sucks that there wasn't the game on the DVD, you sure there wasn't an extra install file/folder you missed? Sure that steam wasn't just downloading updates rather than the whole game?

Dan

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:32 pm

hl2 could be downloaded before it was released, then on the release date an activation code could be purchased. you can also purchase the game instores though and not have to download anything but the patches

bigblockmatt · Post by **bigblockmatt** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:04 pm

I cant say that i have ever played BF2 single player - and i have had the game since it was released... If and when you get a better connection, check out the Drunken Masters Clan (i'm part of them) @ http://www.drunkenmasters.us

A good first person shooter that i really only like the single player is COD and COD 2. I loved those.

DaIceMan · Post by **DaIceMan** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:28 pm

I recently re-installed HL2, and it installs "most" of the game from the disc, but requires that you connect to Steam to "unlock" the game by downloading the missing files.

BF2 will install completely from the disc, with the obvious exception of the 500mb patch. Bots in Single Player are WAAAAAAY to simple. My 8 year old was playing earlier and kicking the living crap out of the bots. I find that the "Unlocks123" mod makes the single player (and LAN) more fun as you have all the unlocks, and so do the bots. The AI of the bots has been increased as well. Great add on from FFolkes.

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:46 pm

what Iceman said... the portion I still have to download for the 6 or 7 games I bought is probably around 6 gigs... I would not have bought it if I knew that was the case.

anyway, 500mb is better than 6 gigs, I can always go to my friends house and download the update.

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:51 pm

sorry for the double post, but here is an update

I am playing single player, and it is pretty fun, but I cant play on the big 64 player maps on single player. I have been practicing my flight skills so when I do get better internet I can hold my own in the skies.

Anyway, great game, cant wait to play against people

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:52 pm

Try to find some folks that host LAN parties...if you ask around at local colleges, you can usaully find some groups that get together. Heck some colleges even have their own group (and generally don't mind another player, even if you're not enrolled). Just a thought

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Wed May 09, 2007 2:48 pm

Well, I work in a really small town (less than 7 or 8 thousand) and the college here is pretty small. I dont see the possibility of LANing unless it is with my friends that I see about once every 2 months (conflicting schedules and long distances).

Anyway, we are getting satallite internet soon at my house, so I will be able to play online.

quick question though, we dont have the money to get a great package, how much bandwidth will I be using if I am playing for an hour a day on BF2 or CS?

we are only getting 7.5 gigs per month, and I really dont want to be the cause for us to go over that.

also, we will only have 512kbps (128 upload), will that be sufficient to not lag all over the place?

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Wed May 09, 2007 3:14 pm

Lag isn't determined by your bandwidth, but by your ping times. Unfortunately with satellite the signal has to travel a lot further to get to the destination so Ping times are really high for it. Makes it pretty much impossible to game with out major lag (maybe impossible to play full stop).

But as for bandwidth limits, gaming doesn't really use up a whole lot of the downloading, so wont make you go over the limit you have.

Dan

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:56 pm

vicaphit wrote:Well, I work in a really small town (less than 7 or 8 thousand) and the college here is pretty small. I dont see the possibility of LANing unless it is with my friends that I see about once every 2 months (conflicting schedules and long distances).

Well in the town I live in, The population was 6,368 at the 2000 census (Wikipedia) and there was a couple active LAN groups that got together a few times a month. I don't know if they still play though cause I no long have the time to go (plus gas is WAY to frickin expensive to go).

vicaphit wrote:Anyway, we are getting satallite internet soon at my house, so I will be able to play online.

No my friend, you won't be able to play because with satellite internet, the single must go from your house to a geosynchronous satellite about 26 thousand miles away, from the satellite to your ISP then from your ISP to the satellite and finally from the satellite to your house. Thats a round trip of 104,000 miles and at the speed of light (about 186,000 miles per second) thats a minimum ping of 560ms, which is way to high to game with. Maybe you could play a MMORPG but no way could you play a FPS. Sorry

Don't feel to bad though, I'm in the same boat at my house

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:10 pm

damn, I was hoping for good gaming speeds. When Im not at work Im gaming or on the phone, and while gaming, I would love to be online having fun.

prozac26 · Post by **prozac26** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:46 pm

I don't play BF2.

I prefer CS:S.

Zertz · Post by **Zertz** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:40 pm

Alathald wrote:Maybe you could play a MMORPG but no way could you play a FPS.

I knew someone who played World of Warcraft on a satellite and he kept whining about how bad he lagged, he wasn't sync'ed with the server so we would always see him teleporting around

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:35 pm

I will forget trying to play online then... I will just use the connection to download all of the games and updates I need

smack323 · Post by **smack323** » Thu May 31, 2007 3:58 pm

BF2 is good single player... if your not use to the online environment it will be even better.. at least you dont have to worry about people stealing your vechicals. your troops acctuly take orders and work as a team. and then one you start playing online you wont be such a NooB

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:54 pm

I just love how the computer will gun for you in the helis, and you can also snipe all you want and they never try to flank