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DICE: BF4 Balancing Poll

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It´s no secret that BF4 is completely unbalanced. Some of my friends are pretty pissed about this fact but I told them that it is after all the trouble better if DICE would focus on bug fixing rather than balancing the game. Sure, it sucks how the game has been released but technical problems should be solved before the balancing. I still wouldn´t call BF4 problem-free but it is at least on a good way and next we really could talk about game balancing. That´s what DICE thought too… They did set up a poll about BF4 balancing and you … Continue reading DICE: BF4 Balancing Poll

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BF4 Mantle Patch Delayed to January 2014

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The Mantle Update for Battlefield 4 will be delayed until January according to AnandTech. They quoted AMD and Electronic Arts… After much consideration, the decision was made to delay the Mantle patch for Battlefield 4. AMD continues to support DICE on the public introduction of Mantle, and we are tremendously excited about the coming release for Battlefield 4! We are now targeting a January release and will have more information to share in the New Year. The Mantle patch was scheduled for late December until the quoted statement. Battlefield 4 with the scandalous release has still a lot of issues … Continue reading BF4 Mantle Patch Delayed to January 2014

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BF4 Statistics Engine Down or even a new DDoS Attack…

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There is ongoing trouble with EA, DICE and their product Battlefield 4. I think I do not have to mention all the trouble as many are already aware of all the problems. But there is something worth to mention as it is a new problem. The BF4 player statistics were reset or the whole stats server is down. Some people assume that it could even be again a new DDoS attack on the BF4 servers. But the Battlelog shows “The Game Statistics Engine is currently down” and this does not have to mean that it is caused by a DDoS … Continue reading BF4 Statistics Engine Down or even a new DDoS Attack…

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Battlefield 4 PC Update Dec 16

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DICE just released another Battlefield 4 update for the PC version. It´s the Dec 16 BF4 PC Update. Patch Notes for the Dec 16 update: -Fix for a crash that would cause the game to stall, resulting in a sound loop. This should eliminate most of the problems relating to this. -Fix for the SUAV (introduced in the China Rising expansion pack) not exploding when hitting enemy soldiers. While these indeed should be deadly, they were never designed for “roadkilling” opponents. -Fixed one of the issues related to the so-called “Netcode” (see below for details). -Fix for an issue where … Continue reading Battlefield 4 PC Update Dec 16

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List of Useful Battlefield 4 Console Commands

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About the BF4 Console Battlefield 4 has a console which you can use to type in several commands with different effects. To open the console in Battlefield 4, we need to use the tilde key (~) on or keyboard and if we want to close the console, we press the same key again. But once opened the console, we can type in several helpful commands which can activate several functions and settings if we confirm the typed in command with the return key on our keyboard. The effect of a command is active as long as we do not close … Continue reading List of Useful Battlefield 4 Console Commands

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How to Enable the CPU and GPU Benchmark Graph in BF4

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If you still work on tweaking your game settings or if you simply want to know how your GPU and CPU is performing in Battlefield 4, you have the option to show a graph, something like an ingame benchmark. You need to type a command into the BF4 game console. You can open the console in Battlefield 4 with the tilde key (~). Once you opened the console, you need to type the following command into the console, to enable the CPU and GPU graph: PerfOverlay.DrawGraph 1 If you want to disable the CPU and GPU benchmark display again, you … Continue reading How to Enable the CPU and GPU Benchmark Graph in BF4