I logged into BF2 earlier, and for no reason that I can see I was given 2 more unlocks. I haven't been promoted don't really understand, needless to say I unlocked 2 more weapons.
Does anyone know why this may have happened?
I logged into BF2 earlier, and for no reason that I can see I was given 2 more unlocks. I haven't been promoted don't really understand, needless to say I unlocked 2 more weapons.
Does anyone know why this may have happened?
Have you just bought special forces? Cos it did that to me too, 4 new unlocks, 2 of which im saving as its rumoured theres a new unlock for anti tank and sniper in the patch.
I got 2 the otherday but I got some when I got SF as well...
This is what EA had to say
We have a small heads up announcement regarding the next couple of weeks in BF2. Things are rolling along for the patch and the booster pack, and as expected you'll likely see them later this month. The patch will come first, and be well in place in time for the first Booster. That said, we want to inform you of a small oddity you may see in-game while we get the various aspects coordinated.
Short explanation: At some point in the next couple of weeks, you will see an empty in-game window pop-up, just like you received an award. This is just GameSpy detecting now that when the patch comes out you will get another weapon unlock. You should only ever see it once or twice, depending on how high your rank and how many unlocks you’ll have coming. Once the patch is out, your weapon unlock will be available in the BFHQ tab and you can make your choice.
Long Explanation: The next patch is going to give many players another weapon unlock at their current rank. In order to get the best testing results we are having GameSpy configure up the weapon unlocks now on their end. This allows us to test them in a true environment, which is rather effective. The side effect of this is that when this is first in place you are likely to see an empty placeholder message. It will look just like you received an award and will appear once for each unlock you’ve earned. This message would be telling you that you have received another weapon unlock, but we haven't patched the weapons in yet. So you will see this placeholder message which is harmless. When the patch is in place though, the stats system will think you already got your notification in- game. So you will want to hit the BFHQ tab and unlock your free weapon.
Thank you everyone for your attention, and we hope you all enjoy the upcoming new content! Game on.
- Shawn
Producer, Battlefield Live
EA Online
Ah that makes sense. I was a bit confused cos like the rest of you I received 2 extra unlocks when I installed Special Forces a while ago. I was hoping that it wasn't a mistake and that the next time I logged in they would take them away from me again.
Thanks for your replies.
I got 4, used 2 (one on the g3, which is a complete waste of time) but i still get the windows. Weird, saving the last 2 though cos supposedly theres a new sniper rifle and anti tank unlock, and since i only ever play anti tank really that sounds handy, and a decent sniper rifle might make me actually play with it.
Are these extra weapons coming with the new patch? I was surprised they weren't already part of Special Forces.
Supposed to be yeah. Im not sure how i feel about the new sniper rifle, theres too many of them already imo, doesnt bother me if they actually snipe and try keeping peoples heads down, its when they drive around in tanks and stuff that gets me. Although i can actually get more kils at range with the pkm than the sniper rifle, simply because you can get more bullets in the area before they get a chance to run away.
and while im on the subject, how awful is the goddam mg36? Id rather use the defaults, its just an assault rifle with a big magazine.
The sniper rifles are very under powered, you have to go for head shots to make them worth using. Although shooting a helicopter pilot and killing the passengers is a grin.
Hopefully in the new patch the accuracy of the M95 is being addressed. Dunno what they're going to do with the damage, but I think it's safe to say we won't see one shot kills with the L96 if the M95 doesn't. This is why I didn't use my unlocks on the L96 - I already have the M95, which should be enough.
I opted for the G3 and F2000 which I'm quite happy with.![]()
Dunno what you mean about the MG36, it's kind of inbetween the SAW and PKM. Slightly more RPM than the PKM, bit more accurate but less damage per shot. Better for infantry, but not so good for vehicles.![]()
I was annoyed with this actually because it would seem we will get new weapons in the booster pack, but as Ive already spent my unlocks I will have to wait for next promotion before I can use the booster pack upgrades !![]()
EA should really have advised us better on this before allowing us these upgrades !
Yeah, I would've waited for the anit tank weapon but I've just used it on the MG36 and F2000. Nevermind, I'll just have to keep going for another 10000 points until I get the enxt rank and another unlock.
Both good weapons to have tho, so not a total waste
well the new unlocks are the p90 for anti tank and basically an awp for the sniper...
the g3, support and sniper rifles are being "Tweaked" and imo the guns are good anyway so if they get better ill be happy hehehe
but im over the 50k mark and have all the unlocks anyway... i get the 2 unlocks question but i cant unlock anything lol its all in preparation for the new patch which also adds ranks... i hope u get to rechoose those 2 unlocks lol or there might be some ppl waiting a while b4 they can unlock the new guns hehehe
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