BF2 Mods: Department Store Battles

[dickie]

If you got bored of playing BF2 with vehicle-stealing, team-killing, baseraping chodes, you should download and try Department Store Battles. This mod is FREAKING CRAZY and completely refreshes me after getting stuck in a rut in the regular game.

Here's an overview.

MAPS:

The maps are basically the same geographically, but all structures have been replaced with crazy buildings and ships with multiple platforms. Picture a post-apocalyptic road warrior-meets-waterworld setting complete with triple-decker airstrips and towers blistering with gun emplacements... yeah, it's THAT bad-***.

The map usually surrounds a massive walled compound in which the uncappable bases reside. Losing all your bases means you are forced to spawn here and be inevitably fragged dozens of times by the other team. Good luck!

KITS/WEAPONS:

The kits have been renamed to fit the WalMart vs. K-Mart theme, and weapons for each kit remain the same visually. The similarities end there. Take for example, the Sniper kit: each sniper rifle deals about as much damage (including radius) as an artillery blast. Same for the silenced M92, which is even accompanied by the familiar doom-bringing whistle and explosion. Other kits include a grenade launched that fires around 1,000 rounds per minute and a tank-cannon shotgun.

VEHICLES:

One of my biggest gripes about the original game is the ***holes that seem to be present on every server who will TK you to grab the plane or helo you were about to get into. There's no need for that in this mod, in most servers there is AT LEAST a 1:1 ratio of vehicles to players, and the vehicle types are varied enough to keep the rounds balanced and fun.

Oh yeah, I should probably mention that almost every vehicle from the dune buggy to the Black Hawk has rocket boosters. That's right, you can now travel across the entire map in a matter of seconds in a tank, or chase some planes in a supersonic AH-1Z.

As of the 2.7 update, larger planes are now equipped with a fully operational battletank turret mounted on the rear upper fuselage. Just make sure you are in the plane component before bailing out, and while you're in the parachute, try out the rocket boosters on it, too.

OVERALL:

The game's only major flaw is the lack of active players. There are only 3 or 4 servers available including the official dsb server, but finding a good game in progress is hard to do unless you know some friends who have this mod as well and are willing to play when you are.

Look for our clan online in the evenings, we're called mumpus.

[dickie]

this just in: taking applicants for clan

[krazydriver]

goddamn that sounds sweet!!

i got fed up of bf2 and just stuck with 2142, but now i think i might go back..

[dickie]

yeah, i really hated getting onto a bf2 server where the teams are stacked and people violate server rules i.e. tk for vehicles, base raping, farming etc...

if you want to, dl it and get back to me when you want to play.

[Jiggyfry]

I just bought BattleField 2 yesterday, anyone wanna play with me?

[dickie]

sure. when are you on?

[Jiggyfry]

sure. when are you on?

Good question, im on and off throughout the day. Im on vacation so schedules dont work for me. Add jiggyfry to your friends and you'll know when I pop in.

[dickie]

gotcha.

[Jiggyfry]

We are talkin' aboot the xbox 360, right?

[dickie]

ew no. PC only.

the bf2 on xbox was a monstrosity compared to its counterpart.

[Jiggyfry]

Well im liking the 360 version, even though its the only one ive played. People are pissin me off with the base raping. They just fly around the 1 remaining base with a chopper. Ghay.

[dickie]

same as on PC :P

we tried it for 360, hated it and took it back. i guess if you havent played PC version it could be bearable...

[krazydriver]

Finally got around to reinstalling BF2.

d!ck, i'm kinda randomly online in the evenings. So i'll look for the mumpus people. atm i don't remember what my bf2 name is..... so i'll have to find it....

[dickie]

its cool, i think we should be alternating between the regular game and the mods. i know my brothers are busy with WoW stuff too, so they might be on less.

[krazydriver]

bf2 name is jonw862

Honestly though, i like 2142 alot better. in my mind at least the bf2 kits are specialized to a restrictive degree. BF2142 the unlocks let you customize your kit the way you play without really limiting you too much. oh well i'll probably get into it though.... then find myself playing too much.

on the other hand what WoW server are you guys on?

[dickie]

they play on "drainor" (sp). i dont play that game much.

i like bf2 kits because it encourages team play instead of standalone fragging.