BF2S Forums 17-0, or 35-12?

This debate will NEVER end as long as the game is around.

Having completed the sniper awards now, having just earnt the specialist badge (and 109hours to date as sniper), I have to agree that they CAN be better than medics - and have come to realise how valuable they are to a team's efforts in winning.

Take Surge on IO (where I just earnt it). In both rounds I came top of the leaderboard - above every other medic in the server on kills and almost rivalling them in teampoints. All of that whilst being SL both times, issueing orders to the squad and running rampant between flags when we could (especially as Spetz).

Certain maps dictate which classes will dominate. Generally, city maps provide havens for medics. Maps such as Surge/MD/Jalalalabad provide havens for snipers to dominate, and no medic is going to be able to beat the amount of snipers you face. In fact, in both rounds of Surge just now 50% of our team was playing sniper and there were THREE medics.

Yes, medic is the superior infantry class for its weapons, sprint and teampoint abilities - however, they are not dominant on every map in the game: IO mode or not.
Im sure that in any clan match: yes, they are. However, public play: they are not always.
And that is because most players can't play outside vanilla city maps so you have to adapt. You always have to adapt to the situation - and some maps require more than a pair of shock paddles.

Last edited by Snake (2007-04-21 14:17:10)

Vernedead wrote:

i still haven't had an answer for what your crack medic class is meant to do when it comes up against a tank.

use cover!!! Read the guide in my sig if you are struggling with everything about the game.

fatherted13 wrote:

Marinejuana wrote:

todd_angelo's score in this thread is like 3 teampoints, 8 kills, and 19 deaths.

No, that would be yours mate. At least he takes the time to put together well presented and balanced arguments. You, on the other hand just spout the same stuff over and over again, about how much better medics are. Grow up

except that im right, and nobody other than some noobs around here would disagree with me on this matter. go on thinking whatever you like about how bf2 is a nicely balanced game where each role is necessary. i used to think that too. in reality, whichever team has less medics has a serious handicap. And if you are talking about vehicle maps, then anti-vehicle kits are important too. But anything is possible. And since its possible to accomplish anything in BF2 with some skill, you will ignore all the cases where you could have contributed twice as much by keeping yourself and squadmembers alive. Snipers fighting two medics that go for revives while moving are at a profound disadvantage from any range, play the game accordingly noobs.

and for god's sake use teamwork. i can sit here telling you how teamwork makes bf2 easy and fun, but u will all sit there cursing me and talking about how "i, personally, help the team most by running off alone and padding my KD ratio on people that should easily be able to revive each other." at least you obivously have an audience that knows little enough about bf2 to agree.

Snake wrote:

Yes, medic is the superior infantry class for its weapons, sprint and teampoint abilities - however, they are not dominant on every map in the game: IO mode or not.
Im sure that in any clan match: yes, they are. However, public play: they are not always.
And that is because most players can't play outside vanilla city maps so you have to adapt. You always have to adapt to the situation - and some maps require more than a pair of shock paddles.

ok sensei, pose a single scenario, relevent to winning a game, involving only snipers, than cant be beaten with an equal number of medics with equal skill. Hint, nobody plays IO on maps that lack continuous cover between flags, and medics can travel in transports if its not IO. Are you beginning to see why medics have far greater potential and should replace snipers in almost any scenario?

ive always enjoyed making posts to help u guys learn the game. hopefully this thread makes a difference for some people.

and anybody that is trying to say that i think medic is the only useful kit hasn't been reading my posts, or the topic of the thread. it is a comparison of medics and snipers. the most useful kit in the game vs. the least useful kit in the game. other kits are useful in particular cases, but sniper is only useful as long as the enemy fails to use shockpaddles (the easiest to use item in the game).

Last edited by Marinejuana (2007-04-22 19:10:06)

What is your biggest sniper kill streak?
I have 119.

Jemme101 wrote:

Madiz wrote:

What is your biggest sniper kill streak?
I have 119.

I smell E-peen & something rotting. Usually not the best of combinations.

Lolz im just curious whats your best kill streak then?

218 kills zomg thats insane.

Medic>All.

Jemme101 wrote:

Doggehspike wrote:

Medic>All.

Fail>You

Me>you.

Want to dance? I'll even wear a sexy red dress for you.

Jemme101 wrote:

Madiz wrote:

218 kills zomg thats insane.

Multiple rounds (quite a few because I played D.V. 64 only) & its the Rifle score (old high score was by dont_be_ss; 159 -1). Not the Kit like you did

My kills were rifle ones too 119 kills with L96A1.

Drexel wrote:

Invaderzim wrote:

But I'd rather work on getting a better kdr as points dont matter in a clan war.

KDR doesn't really matter in a clan war either...  You can have a 30:1 KDR but still lose...

On public even with a 31:0 KDR...

Drexel wrote:

Wow, thanks Game over, you provided exactly the shot I was looking for   +1

I have a better one, too. Although it's from PlaneWhore.

I went 31-2 and i got called a hacker wtf!?!?!?!?!?