The Battlefield 2142/NS FAQ

[d3mosthenes]

In the 60s somewhere it says that EMP nades don't do anything to A12 sentries. In fact, they disable them permanently, but do not always destroy them.

[Fingulfin]

Another little clarification on commander scoring: You get a commander bonus every time any of your squad leaders gets a squad leader success point, regardless of if you issued the order or if the SL did it himself. I go whole rounds without issuing one order and still get 60 Command Success Points

[PsylentStorm]

ahhh didnt know that... thanks fin!

[The.Inquisitor]

I just wish alot more commanders knew that, annoys me when the commander continually re-issues the same order.

[PsylentStorm]

^^ i think its worse when youve given your squad a specific order near your current location, and the commander gives you some other order to attack a point across the map. So you decline and reissue your order, and the commander gives you another order just as far away. Dude, pay attn, to my current order and ill accept. its that easy.

and why do commanders give move orders? why?

[Fingulfin]

I just ignore commanders when I am squad-leadering. Except for one commander, whos orders I will follow even if I have to walk 300 meters to do so, but thats another story (he is ranked #30 in the world as commander, and he does an AWESOME job at it)

[PsylentStorm]

Originally Posted by Fingulfin

squad-leadering.

leading a squad?
squad leading?
am a squad leader?

[Fingulfin]

No... I meant what I said. When I am Commandering I don't issue orders unless one of the squad leaders isn't squad-leadering properly

[The.Inquisitor]

Isn't it great when you assign your attack/defend order to the titan, and the commander insists of giving you the same order on the ground, because he can't assign the order to the titan from the mapview. Not aware if it makes a differences to wether you get the extra points or not, because I always correct him. The commanders just like seeing a line of green ticks next to their squads.

[Fingulfin]

It does You only get Squad Bonuses if you assign orders to the titan Via T-Spot (Tactical Commo Rose). If you or the commander does it with the Caps Screen, you get nothing.

[Fingulfin]

Another little tidbit on information for anyone wondering:
How do I get easy Roadkills?
Answer: There are Three maps that are good for Roadkills: Tunis Harbor, Cerbere Landing and Camp Gibraltar (yes, camp G!). Play on a 64 man map and you will see why!
On Tunis Harbor, there are alot of FAVs that keep on spawning, and the entire map is practically a couple stretches of road. That means alot of people will be in the middle of the street=roadkills!
Second we have Cerbere Landing. On a 64 man map, the FAV Takes 30 Seconds to respawn. Do the math Even if you die, you only have to wait 15 seconds after you spawn to get a Fresh FAV! Because of this nugget of truth, I recommend going down with your FAV. If your FAV hits 30 Health or so, it is basic instinct to hop out and start fighting... However then an empty FAV sits there preventing it from respawning... Not good!
Last we have Camp G. To Easily get the most kills, it helps if you play as PAC (easy access to quick spawning FAVs). If you play as EU, you can still do it but you will have to steal the FAVs which makes things a bit more difficult... The ideal area for roadkills is Toll Station. Either a Harbor to Toll or a Central to Toll station battle will do.

Just make sure to play on 64 man servers! The FAVs respawn quick, and there are a ton more noobs sitting in the midddle of the road. Have fun!

[Mr Brewski]

when i command, i order SL to do basic things, like being PAC on Camp G. I'll order the squads to attack the Harbor when needed, if capped, most SL leave the order on attacking the harbor, so i tell them where to attack. IMO, using the move command is stupid. Just to let all people know, i hate it when i am SL or even a SM and the commander is using the OS in a location with one person instead of spotting the person that i am close to, then using the OS on the group of like 12 people. It just really annoys me.

[The.Inquisitor]

Here's a question regarding the Recon's Ghost device:

Does it still work after you've been killed? We know it only works when you're within it's AoE, but what if you respawn and re-enter it's range? Will it still hide you from the minimap? Or is it parent-kit specific (i.e. it'll only hide you if you're carrying the kit it came from)?

[bassie999]

And does it still work if you deploy it, and pick up another kit, e.g. of a friendly assault, who you can than revive? And if yes, who is hidden: you or the freindly assault, who is now a recon?

[BattlefieldUser]

Is Battlefield 3 going to be on pc.