Tell us why BoP is WAAAY better than Battlefield 3

[FOZ_1983]

Loving the game so far!!

Just about to unlock the Air to Ground laser guided missile for the jet then those pesky tanks can watch out!!

The jets are fairly easy to fly to be honest, great fun though and the gatling gun if on target can do lots of damage.

The helicopters are the hard ones to fly. They do take a little skill,but they are devestating when used correctly.

Have to watch out for pope sneakily joining your games though and trying to kill you in a tank....

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Loving the game so far!!

Just about to unlock the Air to Ground laser guided missile for the jet then those pesky tanks can watch out!!

The jets are fairly easy to fly to be honest, great fun though and the gatling gun if on target can do lots of damage.

The helicopters are the hard ones to fly. They do take a little skill,but they are devestating when used correctly.

Have to watch out for pope sneakily joining your games though and trying to kill you in a tank....

Haha like you've never done that. Anyway it was wolfbane driving not me. I'm lost at the moment in BF3. I join your game and everyone is like a 30 rank already (i'm still not up to 30 on Bad company 2 after a whole year of playing)and there is me on 2 rank with the basic starting kit getting blinded by fricking torches and lasers non stop. And my character keeps creeping along when i want him to stay still because the non existent dead zone they have implemented goesn't suit my 5 year old controler with sloppy sticks from hard IL-2 flying . I'll get the hang of it no doubt and they will fix those blinding daylight torches and other bugs, might have to buy a new controler though .

I do love the new helicopter control , once I set the sticks up as southpaw its almost exactly the same as Apache air assault just a bit easier and infinatly better than Bad company 2's anti-gravity ufos.
I just wish I could get to fly them in a multiplayer game as there is always some berk that can't fly for toffee snapping them up every time.

[Rambo Rich 360]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

I just wish I could get to fly them in a multiplayer game as there is always some berk that can't fly for toffee snapping them up every time.

Hey Pope, try joining a server that doesn't have a lot of players in it to get a chance at flying. There's hundreds (thousands?) of servers usually available and you'll find as you scroll down the list you can find some halfway empty ones.

[StiC]

Originally Posted by Rambo Rich 360

Hey Pope, try joining a server that doesn't have a lot of players in it to get a chance at flying. There's hundreds (thousands?) of servers usually available and you'll find as you scroll down the list you can find some halfway empty ones.

Thanks. I never would have thought to do this. I really need to get more time in for the upgrades.

I use the alternate button layout with the default sticks. I've never been able to pitch/roll with my left thumb, it just feels unnatural. I prefer the choppers over the jets and the new chopper controls feel much better than Bad Company 2.

StiC

[Robotic Pope]

Thanks Rich, thats a great tip. I will try that.

I have noticed one really stupid control design flaw and oversight which does rather hamper my performance. Who was the nutbar that decided to put the freelook on the pitch and roll stick without any way to redesignate it. Even more dumb, if you use southpaw stick setting (aka Ace Combat, Birds of Prey, and pretty much every other flying game's default stick layout, so thats a large amount of people) you need two left thumbs!! one to press the d-pad down to shift the left stick to freelook and another to use the left stick.

So not only can you not look around while maneuvering (a key flying skill), but If you want to look around at all you have to contort your left hand or take your right hand off the right side of the pad and use your right thumb to press the d pad.

It pretty much makes the freelook useless. LOL and we thought BoP's press in stick shift to freelook was bad. Compared to BF3, BoP's freelook is a god send.

[FOZ_1983]

It requires alot of team work, with out team work then your team will crumble and lose, as well as abuse ach other haha. Isn't that right pope? hahaha

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

It requires alot of team work, with out team work then your team will crumble and lose, as well as abuse ach other haha. Isn't that right pope? hahaha

I'm always amazed at your group of friends Foz, they act like they hate each other and hate every game they play. I really don't like Max's attitude.