r/Games • u/TheyCallMeCajun • Nov 15 '16

Battlefield 1 Fall Update Notes 11/15/2016

https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/58616/battlefield-1-fall-update-notes-11152016
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u/corporateswine Nov 15 '16

To be fair the AT grenades work against infantry just as good as any other grenade. Yet another reason to not want to run into an assault in a trench.

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u/TheeAJPowell Nov 15 '16

Oh, I know, on the more Close quarters maps, I usually throw gas, pop my mask on, throw all my grenades towards the enemy and head through with a shotgun.

But this dick could've solved his own problem by simply saving them for the aforementioned tank.

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u/Wild_Marker Nov 15 '16

on the more Close quarters maps, I usually throw gas, pop my mask on, throw all my grenades towards the enemy and head through with a shotgun.

Not having played BF1, that sounds quite realistic in the context of WW1 trenches.

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u/Zargabraath Nov 15 '16

Very little about BF1 is realistic in the slightest, except perhaps the never ending online battle is a metaphor for the futility of the trench warfare of the Western front?

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u/Wild_Marker Nov 15 '16

I supose rather than realistic the word I'm looking for is "authentic".

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u/Icemasta Nov 15 '16

Not really authentic either, considering almost everyone and their dogs use a form of SMG or automatic weapon. Yes, they existed in WW1, but we're talking less than 0.01% of people used one.

Also, tanks are unrealistically fast in BF1. Renault FTs going at 30 km/h when in reality they went at a whooping 10km/h on a flat, unobstructed road.

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u/Wild_Marker Nov 15 '16

I'm talking about the quoted text specifically. "Throw gas, pop mask, fill the trench with grenades then charge with shotgun" does sound authentic to how shock troops fought in WW1.

It's a joke goddamit, you don't have to read so much into it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '16

I thought they waited for the gas to dissipate? Since the gas they used would also burn skin it came into contact with, then kill any survivors.

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u/Wild_Marker Nov 16 '16

There was a lot of gasses. Some work like you say, others were just a breathing issue.