Return of Claymore/Mine TK's?

2006-04-24 10:53:43

#1

MrE`158: Member; +103|7094

I was playing earlier and found myself once again picking up TK's as people trundled over my landmines or stepped in front of my claymores. Got hit by it a bit myself, too.

This happened on a couple of servers, and when I queried an admin, he said that an update to admin controls had been released, which made the difference.

So, what's the story? How can I tell whether or not it's going to be worth planting explosives or not? (Cause if they're triggered by friendlies, they're hardly worth using, IMO). Is there a way of telling before I join a server what settings are used?

2006-04-24 10:55:53

#2

Elamdri: The New Johnnie Cochran; +134|7117|Peoria

I'm not sure offhand, Just assume that its off, and then If you start to get TK's, then stop. You kinda gotta use your own judgement unfortunately.

2006-04-24 11:00:20

#3

maef: Member; +67|7154|Tulln, Austria

I think this is a setting, which is independent of the normal "friendly fire", so there's no possibility to know it until you start getting teamkills.

2006-04-24 11:00:28

#4

Kobrakai: Weirdo; +152|7259|England

Some servers tell you if it’s on or off in the server comments.

It would be a good idea for a future patch to include mine friendly fire next to normal friendly fire in the server settings section on the loading screen.

2006-04-24 11:08:31

#5

LSD_Wash: Member; +64|7284

I've been complaining about this for a while... sort of. Why is there this big scary red skull and cross bones showing up for something that won't do you any harm? Seems rather silly, eh?

2006-04-24 11:09:20

#6

BG|Kurgan: Member; +1|7117|uk

drop your claymore an try an set it if ya self better a -2 than a tk punish,

2006-04-24 11:11:37

#7

FirePhoenix: Member; +18|7110|hamilton, scotland

yeah i noticed this the other day, i had laid mines and some dumbasses ran over it and punished me.

2006-04-24 11:12:27

#8

RedneckSloth: Member; +12|7065|MI

maef wrote:
I think this is a setting, which is independent of the normal "friendly fire", so there's no possibility to know it until you start getting teamkills.

It is, take a look at your dedicated server that came with the game you can see all the options.

2006-04-24 11:13:34

#9

wittr: Member; +1|7054

i really hate AT and claymore TK's
i was once kikked for it only because i trew some claymores @ the fences by Strike at Karkand

it's ok to turn them on, but if you do so put it in your server comments

2006-04-24 11:17:24

#10

petethecheese: Member; +9|7234|England

Funny how the new patch hasn't been out that long and already it's 'normal' to place Claymores and mines everywhere. As soon as it goes back to how we all started playing BF2, it's a major drama!!!

I agree, though, it should be clear. i got expert explosives thanks to the new patch and I'd hate to go back to the old ways.

2006-04-24 12:28:28

#11

Todd_Angelo: Leukocyte; +336|7098|Warlord

Oh thank God I'm not the only one who wondered this.

It totally sucks when you arrive at a server, most of the people already playing there know that IFF is off on mines but proceed to drive like lemmings over the damned things and then punish you as if it were your fault! It might even be worse with clays, people are so blinkered sprinting toward the enemy in this tunnel that they don't even look at the ground half the time. I've even stayed in a server and the same bunch of guys are there after the map rotation, so they can't possibly not know by then, and it still happens... bloody noobs.

It's not like this isn't a legitimate gripe either - I'm fine with it being on but I'd like to know before I join dammit; it's not like this is the fastest game to join a server with.

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