Is Bad Company 2 multiplayer worth playing by yourself?

I've been thinking about picking this game up for a while now since I loved Battlefield 2 so much, but none of my friends are playing it, and these days I really have no interest in joining a clan or even voice-chatting with people. To be clear, the teamwork aspect is what draws me to the game, but I'd just rather not get all chatty and personal with random strangers over the internet. Is the game fun to pick up and play by yourself here and there, or does it really require a lot of communication and interaction to be enjoyable?

Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Communication in an online FPS? lol blazphemerz. Theres 0 communication, arguing, camping and baiting just like every other fps.

Communication in an online FPS? lol blazphemerz. Theres 0 communication, arguing, camping and baiting just like every other fps.

Anthony01355

It's one of the puzzling things about BC2, especially considering how easy and popular the voicechat was in BF2. There is a button for voice here, but no one ever talks, and when you try to talk you never get a reply. After trying a few times, I basically figured it was broken. If there is any voice going on, it is likely over Vent or TS, and both seem like hassle, especially since every server has their own, and it's not like I play on the same server all the time. So I, too, end up playing in silence, which is a real shame. Still, it's a helluva game.

Teamwork in BC2 occurs naturally; the maps are well-designed so theyre not overcrowded, and despite the lack of communication, thing just flow well and there is generally a good balance of the various classes (except for recon...people, stop sniping so damn much lol).

Its like every generic rehash shooter.... everyones a rambo ;)Birdy09

Guessing youve never seen rambo.

Teamwork in BC2 occurs naturally; the maps are well-designed so theyre not overcrowded, and despite the lack of communication, thing just flow well and there is generally a good balance of the various classes (except for recon...people, stop sniping so damn much lol).

mrbojangles25

If recon is unbalanced, it's probably the other way. Too many snipers usually end up losing their teams the rounds. But yeah, the redesigned classes are awesome. At times it seems CG is king, but assault and medic rock it very respectably in their own way. Great balance all around.

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Communication in an online FPS? lol blazphemerz. Theres 0 communication, arguing, camping and baiting just like every other fps.

biggest_loser

Teamwork in BC2 occurs naturally; the maps are well-designed so theyre not overcrowded, and despite the lack of communication, thing just flow well and there is generally a good balance of the various classes (except for recon...people, stop sniping so damn much lol).

mrbojangles25

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Communication in an online FPS? lol blazphemerz. Theres 0 communication, arguing, camping and baiting just like every other fps.

MrLions

I play BC2 Multiplayer by myself all the time it tramps all over MW2.

bc2 is perfect w/o communication

The whole teamwork part of the game is quite straightforward, actually. Just follow the green dots on the map. Those dots represent your squadmates. If you are an assault guy, toss down some ammo. If you're recon, throw motion mines and spot the enemy. If you are a medic, revive/heal your squadmates. If you are the engineer, repair your squad's vehicles/destroy enemy ones.

You don't need guys screaming at each via VOIP for that.

Teamwork in BC2 occurs naturally; the maps are well-designed so theyre not overcrowded, and despite the lack of communication, thing just flow well and there is generally a good balance of the various classes (except for recon...people, stop sniping so damn much lol).

mrbojangles25

Cool, thanks for the responses, everyone!

All of this says to me that the game is pretty much how I hoped it would be. Plenty of teamwork to go around, but not so hardcore that you're going to be left behind if you don't have a mic. I like the way it sounds. It still really irks me that they don't have a PC demo though. :x

Thanks again!

Yea, but the problem is that sometimes you get stuck in a real crappy or annoying team that TK's everyone very often. Other than that, it's definitely worth playing by yourself. None of my friends are playing the game but I'm usually a regular on a few servers, so it's still good.

The game would get old quickly without friends, and you'd generally be useless playing by yourself. Unless you just play squad death-match all the time, in which case the game would get boring even faster.Lololzy

I wish I could say I'm enjoying it more. I'm only getting started in online multiplayer gaming on PC, and I totally suck at it. I get kills every once and a while, but I just get killed mostly.psx_warrior

[QUOTE="psx_warrior"]I wish I could say I'm enjoying it more. I'm only getting started in online multiplayer gaming on PC, and I totally suck at it. I get kills every once and a while, but I just get killed mostly.Fizz111

[QUOTE="Fizz111"][QUOTE="psx_warrior"]I wish I could say I'm enjoying it more. I'm only getting started in online multiplayer gaming on PC, and I totally suck at it. I get kills every once and a while, but I just get killed mostly.Daytona_178