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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
12/10/2015 at 01:44 • Filed to: None

Although I could have been more productive over the last couple of nights I decided to play Battlefield 4 instead. Origin offered it free for a week so I decided to go for it. Pretty fun as far as FPS shooters go. A former co-worker was crazy about this game, mostly for the online play and some of the crazy things that can occur, so perhaps I’ll give that a try next (if they allow it in this time-limited version).

I’m too old to play these kinds of games on anything but the most basic level, and I do have to resort to a little research to get through some of the more challenging levels. Whatever. Since I just downloaded it yesterday I know all of the bugs that have been identified have most likely been dealt with.

DISCUSSION (11)

Spoon II > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 02:00

The multiplayer is definitely where that game really shines. Helicopters are amazing!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 08:12

If you're not using a carbine or a DMR you're not playing battlefield

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 08:18

Multiplayer is where it’s at for BF. If you don’t believe me, watch some BirgirPall videos. This guy is from Finland or something and enjoys trolling people on BF. It’s funny as hell.

Jayhawk Jake > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 08:19

I used to play Battlefield 3 religiously. Such a fun multiplayer game. I haven’t played 4

wiffleballtony > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 10:37

I enjoyed the single player in BF4 a lot. Multiplayer was a mess, so many hackers. Honestly, BF3 multiplayer felt a lot tighter to me. I also was never able to figure out the bullet drop in 4, was a master in 3.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > wiffleballtony
12/10/2015 at 13:45

Hit detection in 4 was never as good as 3, though they may have improved things. That was my biggest issue - not getting consistent hit detection. They also took away my H&K G3/heavy barrel killing machine in 4.

wiffleballtony > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!)
12/10/2015 at 14:22

I was pretty decent in 3 with Assault or Sniper class. I had a couple 1km+ headshots in BF3 as a sniper. In BF4 I pretty much only bothered with Assault.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
12/10/2015 at 20:07

I usually choose an assault rifle and either a sniper rifle or magazine-fed shotgun depending on the operation; sometimes I wish I could carry all three. This is mostly out of years of habit, but I would like to learn why I should choose a carbine or DMR instead. The DMRs seemed interesting but a bit of a compromise, and I don’t know the advantages of a carbine, but I am willing to learn.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/10/2015 at 20:29

It was more sarcasm than anything. I haven’t played in months, the reason being that, at the time, DMRs and carbines were rampantly overpowered. But I usually roll some sort of full size LMG or a PDW.

No Prius Needed > Jayhawk Jake
12/10/2015 at 22:14

I wouldn’t suggest playing 4. It’s really disappointing even with all the patches. Also, Colonel 100?

Jayhawk Jake > No Prius Needed
12/10/2015 at 23:01

No, I only ever reached level like 50 or so I think, if even that high. I played like 200 hours or so?

We’ll never know the true number. Somehow along the way EA deleted my Origin account. I had a hankering to play, couldn’t login to Origin. Had to produce receipts and junk to get EA to give me Battlefield at all, and even when they did my profile and stats were gone. Haven’t played since, it really sucks being level 1 with all the people at 100 now