Hey folks. I'm a longtime Battlefield player (since BF4), 57 years old, never been very good at the game in terms of killing but I love BF because of the team and support aspects. Out of curiosity I reloaded BF2042 and started trying to get back into it, and, well...I'm struggling.Here's the deal. I like to run and gun and aggressively play objective offense and defense, mostly as infantry, but I am total garbage at it. I haven't messed with much in the way of FPSes for over a year now so I'm rusty as hell (and that layer of rust basically only covers more rust). I'm trying to get back into the game playing Angel and throwing ammo like it's going out of style and that's OK, but I'm dying ridiculous amounts. Feels like every time I stick my head up I'm getting taken down almost instantly. I don't think it's the game, I just think I've lost whatever touch I may have had for playing 128-player Conquest. I haven't unlocked a lot of the weapons that are locked behind achievements and accomplishments (since I haven't played since, like, uh, S2?) so I'm using things like the K30 and SFAR-GL and getting mollywhopped. Oh, and I don't have a squad or platoon or group to play with in 2042. I do in BF4 but they stick to that pretty much.Anybody got any advice for a casual, bottom-percentile player to get back into BF2042 and have some fun? Nopats or weapons that are particularly easy/forgiving to use while I get my BF legs back under me? Things to avoid? Game modes to avoid (64 vs. 128? Conquest, Rush, TDM)?Performance wise the game feels a lot better since the last time I played, and I want to get back into it (and BF4) at least a little bit. Thanks.

@AOD_moose004You are spotted a large portion of the time, move with your team don't get too far ahead and stay moving a moving target is hard to hit. If you're in a squad stay with it "Unless he's a bush wookie". Don't res to quickly a lot of time a teammate will come along and revive you " Unless your surrounded by enemy then by all means release". Move from cover to cover "Cover is your friend."All I got.

@AOD_moose004Why do you “run and gun aggressively” when you in your own words are garbage at it?Play Breakthrough on Redacted and stay in 2nd row, i,e, be the guy in the row behind those pushing and help your team from there.Learn how to handle your weapon’s recoil by shooting at the walls on Redacted. Bullet holes show you where you hit. Imagine there’s an enemy at a certain spot on the wall, then try to hit it as quickly as possible with bullets sitting as tightly together as possible.Easy gun for close quarter combat: PBX-45.Easy gun for medium to long range: RM68.Weapon stats: Google for “Sorrow’s weapon scribbles”

@AOD_moose004@AOD_moose004If you want to run and gun, use SMGs. They recover from sprinting the fastest. The K30 is still a good choice, you just need to be using it at the right range (<30m)Don't use Angel, he doesn't give armor anymore. Use Falck with an ammo box. Falck can heal herself by shooting at where she's walking, at her feet - the syringes turn into one time use medkits when on the ground that can be used by walking over them. The ammo box gives rockets, whereas Angel's packs do not. It also instantly replenishes your grenade and a grenade for your equipped underbarrel launcher. If you want a buddy, find a half-decent engineer (hopefully a squadmate) and start throwing ammo boxes at him. Works pretty well.I would suggest playing the 64p modes, they're less chaotic (generally).

@Lady_One and if it's going into very close combat, rank up the 12m with the drum mag, short barrel and laser sight and use that hipfire, it's brutal in small areas or in breakthrough/rush in narrow areas as long as you don't get swarmed. I like mackay for the armour & movement, and Paik because of her 'wallhack' in places people are smoke spamming you can see where people are and obliterate them.

@AOD_moose004 Hey buddy welcome back. It’s just a really fast paced game and has a steep learning curve. Practice / just playing will help. The game still suffers from server issues and network connection compensation. If you’re in a round where you need half a mag to get a kill yet get snapped in a short burst just quit that round and try again. You’ll find that sometime it’ll feel great, and others where you just can’t win. That sums up 2042 unfortunately. The lack of a server browser still leaves you to the whims of the AMS servers and at 45hz with all the other issues mentioned makes for a sketchy experience. Sorry if I’m not selling 2042 well, I’m just sharing the straight goods eh!

Need opinions on getting back into the game after 18 months

24 Replies

sk1lld
Legend
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004

You are spotted a large portion of the time, move with your team don't get too far ahead and stay moving a moving target is hard to hit. If you're in a squad stay with it "Unless he's a bush wookie". Don't res to quickly a lot of time a teammate will come along and revive you " Unless your surrounded by enemy then by all means release". Move from cover to cover "Cover is your friend."

All I got.
VOLBANKER_PC
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004Why do you “run and gun aggressively” when you in your own words are garbage at it?

Play Breakthrough on Redacted and stay in 2nd row, i,e, be the guy in the row behind those pushing and help your team from there.

Learn how to handle your weapon’s recoil by shooting at the walls on Redacted. Bullet holes show you where you hit. Imagine there’s an enemy at a certain spot on the wall, then try to hit it as quickly as possible with bullets sitting as tightly together as possible.

Easy gun for close quarter combat: PBX-45.

Easy gun for medium to long range: RM68.
Weapon stats: Google for “Sorrow’s weapon scribbles”
Lady_One
New Ace
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004 @AOD_moose004If you want to run and gun, use SMGs. They recover from sprinting the fastest. The K30 is still a good choice, you just need to be using it at the right range (<30m)

Don't use Angel, he doesn't give armor anymore. Use Falck with an ammo box. Falck can heal herself by shooting at where she's walking, at her feet - the syringes turn into one time use medkits when on the ground that can be used by walking over them. The ammo box gives rockets, whereas Angel's packs do not. It also instantly replenishes your grenade and a grenade for your equipped underbarrel launcher. If you want a buddy, find a half-decent engineer (hopefully a squadmate) and start throwing ammo boxes at him. Works pretty well.

I would suggest playing the 64p modes, they're less chaotic (generally).
VOLBANKER_PC
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Btw. on Xbox one can record up to 1 minute of gameplay retrospectively, i,e, after something interesting or funny happened.
Use this to record your deaths, then go through each clip after the match to learn from each situation. What got you killed? Did you make a mistake or were you simply unlucky?
I did this when I started and learned a ton from it.
MackTKau
Rising Ace
2 years ago
@Lady_One and if it's going into very close combat, rank up the 12m with the drum mag, short barrel and laser sight and use that hipfire, it's brutal in small areas or in breakthrough/rush in narrow areas as long as you don't get swarmed. I like mackay for the armour & movement, and Paik because of her 'wallhack' in places people are smoke spamming you can see where people are and obliterate them.
AOD_moose004
2 years ago
Well, after playing a few bot Breakthrough games today to level up the RM-68 and the G36 knockoff, and then playing a few actual Breakthrough games...I think I just suck. Or more precisely, I'm a little slow. But I knew that. Reflexes aren't my thing.
Basically, everybody seems to one- or two-shot me while it takes me half a mag of sustained fire to bring them down, but I know that's just the vagaries of playing multiplayer on the Internet so that's no big deal. I'm missing wildly on so many of my shots while the other guys never seem to miss--again, I know that's not completely true but damn does it feel like it. The biggest thing is that basically if I ever have to move out of cover, I'm dead. Instantly. And I never see what gets me until I'm looking at the killcam. Doesn't matter if I'm attacking or defending (and btw, in three games of Breakthrough, the attackers took ONE SECTOR TOTAL, what's up with that?) So I'm going to keep working on bot games and try various weapons until I find something I'm comfortable with, and unlock a few sights and attachments, then just keep sticking with it in real CQ and Breakthrough. It's frustrating but I know I'm rusty, I'm old 🙂, and I never was a stone killer to begin with, and I am having fun in between the frustration. I just wish I felt like I could actually make a difference and help my team even with support work. I never live long enough when I try to revive or heal even when I'm cautious about it and use smokes and cover. But I'll keep at it. That feeling when I can actually pull off a couple kills or take a point or even pull off a couple clutch heals or revives makes it worth it.
Lady_One
New Ace
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004Some alternative playstyles you can try are Casper's drone or the transports. The ground transports are almost always available. You will need to practice the air transports a bit in bot matches to learn how to fly well. Use the prone button to make the Condor go fast; when going fast, it can also slow down if you try to move backwards. Don't fly below enemy helicopters, you're an extremely easy target. If you hover in one place you will get shot, but if you move too much your gunners might have trouble aiming, so... strike a balance? Or don't, and let people just jump out, it's a transport! None of those need super great reactions and aim, and can be a massive asset for the team (on the maps they're present).

Beyond that though, I feel at this point most FPS players are people who have been playing FPS games for a decade or more. I'm no exception. And when going into a multiplayer match, there will simply be many people who are better than you... You can practice and get better. Or, this is why I'd recommend Baldur's Gate 3, now that's a great game! Well, i hope that doesn't sound too discouraging, but it is a really good game.
ATFGunr
Legend
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004 Hey buddy welcome back. It’s just a really fast paced game and has a steep learning curve. Practice / just playing will help. The game still suffers from server issues and network connection compensation. If you’re in a round where you need half a mag to get a kill yet get snapped in a short burst just quit that round and try again. You’ll find that sometime it’ll feel great, and others where you just can’t win. That sums up 2042 unfortunately. The lack of a server browser still leaves you to the whims of the AMS servers and at 45hz with all the other issues mentioned makes for a sketchy experience. Sorry if I’m not selling 2042 well, I’m just sharing the straight goods eh!
sk1lld
Legend
2 years ago
@AOD_moose004

Have you tried a tool like Aimlabs "You can get it on Steam" It's a tool to help with aim and accuracy/flick shots and more.
What DPI/in game settings are you playing at maybe reduce your DPI a bit to help with control?
AOD_moose004
2 years ago
@sk1lld 1200 dpi I think? I know I run my sensitivity and DPI higher than most people but that's because I'm a little tight on room on my desk. I do need to check game settings and maybe turn my sensitivity down a bit.