What is your take on the purple heart?

2006-05-15 13:37:25

#1

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7095|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

I cant seem to get it... but my friend has it and when I told him how he got it, he said tht couldnt be right... so...

How many6 of you guys got it? I really dont want to "try" to get it... ruining my K: D ratio(which really isnt that great anyway) but still...

what are you guys' take?

Last edited by Kmal1 (2006-05-15 13:37:45)

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2006-05-15 13:40:17

#2

Snake: Missing, Presumed Dead; +1,046|7043|England

Its a medal...it completes the collection. Certainly dont aim to get it, unless your team really is that bad and you are playing that badly.
Although I have it, I got it in good style. I managed to get 5/20 due to my team being crap and getting spawncamped at an uncappable base for about 10mins. We finally broke free and I changed that to 25/21 whilst being on foot as a medic and came top of our leaderboard. Didnt get a gold/silver/bronze, but it was quite amusing.

2006-05-15 13:40:20

#3

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7095|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

I thought about that, but since I never got one when I was a noob. Is it a requirement for any ranks?

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2006-05-15 13:40:26

#4

No 1 Gooner: coopj Dependant; +98|7049|England

Ive got it a few times,the ultimate slap in the face i calls it! either that or its time to turn of the pc and go to bed! you just wait mate,it'll find you!! lol

2006-05-15 13:40:31

#5

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7168|Devon, England

u need at 5 kills and 20 deaths MINIMUM.

after that, its anything that is a 1:4 Kill to death ratio.

so after 5:20 itl be 6:24
then 7:28 and so on...

i dont suggest getting it tho, it aint a sign of greatness really...

2006-05-15 13:40:43

#6

MarkyMark: Member; +5|7150|UK

Um, I havent got it yet, but I reckon if I had all the other awards I would get it. IRL purple hearts are pretty good I think? Well I know they all got 'em at the end of Pearl Harbour, but on BF2 its definitely a wooden spoon kind of award. I think if we really wanna no he correct answer we have to think;

WWJBD- What Would Jack Bauer Do?

2006-05-15 13:41:34

#7

Mike<Eagle23>: BF2sEU old school admin - I don't care who you are; +359|7205|Germany

I don't have it.
Pretty cool considering that BF2 is my first FPS game. (I've been lucky )

EDIT: yes, in real life the Purple Heart is not a bad thing ( and it looks different): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart

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2006-05-15 13:45:48

#8

kkolodsick: Member; +14|7144

Naughty_Om wrote:
i have none, wont get one...those who get them were noobs when they got them.

I'm the proud owner of a couple from my early days.

You don't want it. Don't try for it. Keep away from it. It's not for you. Just because many others have it doesn't mean it's for you.

But should you decide to go for it, let me know when and I'll be on the other side.

2006-05-15 13:45:48

#9

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7095|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Mike<Eagle23> wrote:
I don't have it.
Pretty cool considering that BF2 is my first FPS game. (I've been lucky )

EDIT: yes, in real life the Purple Heart is not a bad thing ( and it looks different): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart

ZOMG, this is my first FPS also. lol +1

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2006-05-15 14:00:04

#10

cheshiremoe: Evil Geniuses for a sparsely populated tomorrow; +50|7187

Its the award you get to make you feel better when get spawn camped/Artillery on your head followed by bombs from a J-10.

or

when you join a server that has one sucky team pushed back to a single flag, you get suck on the sucky team and like a "dumb ass noob" you continue to spawn and manage to eak out 5 kills.

If your sad enough it will come to.

Hey, I got it too, we were all noobs at one point.

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2006-05-15 14:02:09

#11

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|7095|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

cheshiremoe wrote:
Its the award you get to make you feel better when get spawn camped/Artillery on your head followed by bombs from a J-10.

or

when you join a server that has one sucky team pushed back to a single flag, you get suck on the sucky team and like a "dumb ass noob" you continue to spawn and manage to eak out 5 kills.

If your sad enough it will come to.

Hey, I got it too, we were all noobs at one point.

But I am out of my noob stage and I still dont have it.

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2006-05-15 14:03:51

#12

Riot77: Banned; +20|7206|camping your spawn

I don't have it cause i fucking own.

2006-05-15 14:04:08

#13

Dr.Battlefield: Got milk?; +150|7229

Naughty_Om wrote:
i have none, wont get one...those who get them were noobs when they got them.

Or they were afk for a while

2006-05-15 14:05:08

#14

stryyker: bad touch; +1,682|7197|California

Awards are awards, i live with it

2006-05-15 14:05:08

#15

Naughty_Om: Im Ron Burgundy?; +355|7110|USA

ok yes...or they were afk after getting 5 kills

2006-05-15 14:07:35

#16

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|7140|USA

The Purple Heart was put in the game for when you are getting spawnkilled, That little drumroll plays and the purple teletubbie award rolls out to make you forget about the shitty game your having. Then people found BF2s and found out the stat requirements and found "OH SHIT! I Sucked for a round!" After a scene taken from TheCryingGame, you ponder this:

And it kind of fit with the requirements for getting the medal. +1 EA/DiCe for realism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart

Or it could have just been a splinter in the finger ala John Kerry.....which according to this poll

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=23380

someone here likely voted for....

2006-05-15 14:09:33

#17

MaddOps: Who the hell elected you leader of this outfit?; +55|7075

At my last PERSONAL count I have 17.

But I'll try any wild suicidal trick once, or twice if I ALMOST did it.

I don't really care. Points OK, badges, I don't really have any concern with.

I figure it means I'm getting in there and not hiding out or being sneaky.

I'd rather be the loud distraction that draws all the fire and lets my team smash 'em while they're wasting ammo on me.

2006-05-15 14:15:15

#18

Samtheman53: Banned; +346|7173|UK

when i 1st started playing i wanted all the medals so i did went around got 5 kills and then run around karkand with a knife on 64 man server once i died 20 times i got

(i was trying it get it im not that bad)

2006-05-15 14:18:03

#19

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7127|Washington DC

Just got one last week on Sharqi while trying for my Vet Medic Combat ... I was trying to get the badge with just the kit (no air, armor, or commander use). In this particular round we had no commander, and it seems that I was getting a tank round in the face, a arty on the helmet, or a an unlucky spawn just about every minute. I think I ended up with 8 K and 22 D.

The very next round, we had a great commander who kept that UAV humming and with frequent, relevant spots. I got 24 K and 22 D using just the medic kit. I now proudly display my Veteran Medic Badge, a Bronze Medal and a Purple Heart from that evening.

Last edited by OrangeHound (2006-05-15 14:19:57)

2006-05-15 14:21:08

#20

shadow18alpha: I attend BF2 Anonymous Meetings; +129|7152|Warlord/Bellevue,WA

It's not something to be proud of IMO,its the only medal I refuse to acquire.I'll just stop playing before I hit 20 deaths.

2006-05-15 14:22:03

#21

D00MSAYER: Member; +5|7160|Austria

I have been talking about that yesterday with a friend.
He also said "shit yea...i have one....i were a noob........"
And yea i also have one.
in my opinion its (maybe not everytime you got one) an award:
When i got my purpleheart i got owned because my team was a bunch of shitheads, but i didnt go out find another server and leave like a coward.
at least i got a jet and bombed them to hell

2006-05-15 14:23:25

#22

Dagger37A: Member; +18|7242|USA

For those of you that think that getting a purple heart in real life is a good thing you are mistaken.

The Purple Heart is the enemies Marskmanship badge. In other words, if I shoot you you get the award. Not a good feeling to be injured by the enemy in any way shape or form.

I have about 10 buddies that were awarded the Purple Heart, 4 of them are not with us anymore...

Last edited by Dagger37A (2006-05-15 18:17:58)

2006-05-15 14:23:56

#23

taddzilla: Member; +23|7321|Pembroke Pines, FL.

I "earned" mine trying to get my basic knife badge. Not really a medal I'm proud I have, but I had a really bad round of swinging a plastic knife.

2006-05-15 14:25:58

#24

LSD_Wash: Member; +64|7291

I got mine after returning from a party where I had WAY WAY WAY too much to drink. (my wife drove me home, btw) I was still amped from the party so I tried to play some BF2... and wadayaknow, I got a medal!

2006-05-15 14:30:45

#25

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|7131

I didn't even get it going for the expert knife/pistol badges, I'd be ashamed to have it quite frankly

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