phil bottle

That's a Raze Nostromo in case anyone's wondering. I have one too, presumably for the same reason Bart has / had his - for loads of spells in WoW. never thought of using it for BF4, might hafta give it a gozer. Thanks for reminding me you filthy old man.

aiming was slightly easier for me on Ps3, but I could play a pussy assed recon all day on PC, and be good at it.
 
That being said, I play all PC games with one of these:
 

It is very easy to set up your keys so that you can run, Revive, and drop a medpack all while dodging wrenches and balls
 
It might help though that I have had one of these for well over 10 years now. Hell I even have my original, from belkin, but one key broke on me, and I just bought a whole new one.

I liked the weird silences in deathmatch, felt like I was getting shellshock

I'm exactly the opposite. I played BF3 on Xbox360 and then played BF4 on PC. I find aiming much easier with a mouse

Xbox has had it since the release of BF4. Bullshit I know.

It's flooded where I live and I am sick and tired of fucking water and now the BF4 DLC is trolling me
 
Ah screw it! Bring it on 

Do you find running to a squad mate, reviving, drop a med pack switch to your gun and start firing easier? I couldn't do it. Too many different keys. I tried programming my gaming mouse to do it and it wasn't any better.
 
W, 3, M1, M2 , 4 , M1, M2,  W,  1, M1, M2 while moving the mouse around is just much for me.

I liked the weird silences in deathmatch, felt like I was getting shellshock

http://mp1st.com/2014/02/13/incoming-battlefield-4-pc-patch-sneak-peak-battlelog-loadout-presets/#.UvyvUvl_vKe
 
 
Edited for size - Dids.

A challenge, but certainly feasible. They'd have to split the planet up into instanced zones, and the map data would have to be hosted serverside, streaming to the end user as they move around the world and stored in a temp cache on your local machine. Depending on the quality of the map, I'd say about 100tb+, which for a project like this, is nothing. Imagine the possibilities!
 
Obviously it'd require a permanent connection to stream the content, and the combat would have to be turn based or slow a-la WoW, but with the right motivation and finances, this could be a very interesting project to follow.
 
I support this 100%, it's about time the gaming industry took a fucking huge leap again.

Bringin' the army.

So here's how far I ran today  

Wow, you must be starving!
 
 
//T'was great playing with you lot again. I'll be honest and say I had no idea where I was most of the time, but thanks to you lot I'm now pretty well decked out and even combat ready, should it come to that.
 
I hope Dean expands on the game a bit more. We really need the ability to build a base, even if it's just tents. Vehicles would be great, as would hunting, but a base gets priority for me. I love the spray cans everywhere. It's be awesome if you could actually tag stuff so others know you were there, although this would probably add quite a bit of strain to the server/client comms. 
 
Still gotta say that Dean and Co have done an excellent job on this. It's not perfect, but it certainly blows any other alpha I've ever played right out the water. 

Yeah, it was good playing with you guys, even if I was only on a short time. Harrison you need to take on marathons...

Was lovely playing with you lot

To help people meet up thought I'd start a rolling thread so people can declare what part of the map they're on.
 
I'll start by stating where I am and then I'll update my location next time I log off after moving somewhere else.
 
PM me and I'll add your location.
 
Hope that makes sense
 
Forum name: Phil Bottle
Name in-game: Wat Tyler
Location: Dubrovka

We could all head that way, it's a good location and an easy trip to NEA. I just moved east to Dubrovka but can start heading north...

Forum Name: jordie1892
Name in-game: jordan
Location: Svetloyarsk
 
 
I know you said to PM you but I figured it'd be easier if we all updated our own location, otherwise you'd have a lot of work on your hands.

Forum Name: Harrison
Name in-game: Harrison
Location: Green Mountain area

Cheers Jordie, I'll give it a proper go next time I'm near a lake / pond.
 
 
A few more observations:
 
I was hungry and thirsty, and I found a can of "spite" (lulz). Cured my hunger, not my thirst. Dean could get rich off that. 
 
Zeds are a bastard to lose. I had a few tracking me for ages, lost them eventually but bloody hell, they're like sniffer dogs!
 
The inventory system is very clever, and that alone is worth upgrading from the mod. I love that different garments have different amounts of pockets and whatnot, very good. 
 
The combat... oh dear. If you've ever fought a zed, you'll know exactly what I mean. 
 
The game at present feels like a case of wait for server restart, rush rush rush to get stuff, then... erm... nothing. no vehicles, no tents, nothing to try and achieve. Once you're all gunned up and have decent kit, the only form of entertainment I can think of is hunting players, which might explain some of the KOS mentality some of you guys are experiencing (and I'll no doubt experience at some point too). 
 
The game feels like the basis of something very good, something excellent, and a game which will probably suck me in for hours and hours on end, but as it is now, it's lacking content. I maintain my opinion that Dean needs to focus on getting stuff to respawn inbetween restarts. Once that's sorted I'd start looking in to storage, the lack of ability to hoard stuff is brilliant for a lone wolf like myself, but I still think it's an awesome goal to work towards. And vehicles. We need vehicles, badly. 
 
Excellent game, needs improvement. Yes, it's an Alpha, I know this, but I felt like blabbering so meh. 

Wow, this is pretty damn good!
 
 
Running with everything maxed out, it looks really sweet. I love that many buildings are enterable, and the atmosphere really takes the DayZ franchise to a whole new level. I find the scarcity of food and supplies a bit concerning, I'd say a priority for Rocket is to get resources to respawn without the need of a server restart. Some ambient sounds freaked me the fuck out at first. There's a sound which sounds like a rusty gate which had me cowering behind a bar for a few minutes until it repeated itself enough times for me to establish that it was in fact an ambient sound and not a player. 
 
Zombies are rarer than hen's teeth, yet to see one. I also miss the location announcement when I log in, so I literally have no clue where I am, and I can't find a sign to give me an indicator (it's also been a while since I've been in Chernarus so fuck knows). I'm currently sitting in a block of flats somewhere overlooking a small town, in the dark, dying of thirst and unable to find anything. 
 
I have a pink beanie and a working flashlight, that's it. 
 
Time will tell where this adventure takes me...

http://gamerant.com/titanfall-dlc-confirm-electronic-arts/
Already announced. x)

Ex COD devs + EA cash whores = a game once a year for sure
 
Also expect a string of DLC before the year is out too!