So I decided to try and empty server so I could get a better feel for the GUI, maps, vehicles.  But whenever I got into one, people started joining.  So on the 3rd one I tried I just stayed in.  Luckily I was a squad leader and had some quality people join (LucidMerc) and who were nice enough to answer my questions.

You know how stuff works if you have played a BF game, but there are a lot of different things to learn, weapon load-out etc.  I still don’t have a full grasp on how to use the “Special Abilities”, but here are my first impressions.

HOLY fOOking SH_T!

Hahah  yeah really.  Game looks GREAT.  Played on 1600×1024 on HIGH and It was so great im still buzzing from it.  There are dust and particle effects (map I played on was some boat yard), and the sound is amazing. REALLY puts you there (my sound is on HIGH).  LOVE how the tank view is FULL SCREEN, tv effect is not too much, it does get messed up when you get hit, which is cool.

Once thing I noticed is the TANK and ON FOOT game option settings use the SAME mouse sensitivity.  I like it when you can have different sensitivity for each.  I have the player turned down so its not too Quake’ish, but it makes turning the tank turret slow and I kid you not, I have to PICK UP MY MOUSE to move it more! LOL. ugh.

I tried to knife someone and ran up on him and got a swipe but it was not dead on and he turned around and shot me.

Snipers can call in air strikes, engineers have RPGS which CAN eventually tank out tanks. Being able to destroy building is GREAT.

A scenario ANY BF player has encountered: Your driving your XX ton bad ass tank and you hit a rock, stop sign, and your tank stops! kills the suspension of disbelief ….

Well I took my tank around the long way and saw some debris half as high as the tank and I just kept flooring it and the tank ran over and smashed everything, yeah i took a little damage but it behaved LIKE A TANK WOULD! AHHHH.  very nice.

Smashing shi_ up is a blast.  And this game is going to be VERY ADDICTIVE.

One game I was able to earn half my points towards the next rank from baseline.

Which i could have taken some screen shots.  man saw some “movie moments” and you will too when you play.. Just get ready.

PS> TEXAS TEAMPLAYERS DOES have a server.  It was full, but great to see them up and running as I know we will be running into our online amigos there.