Consistant MG issues

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AAChaoshand

FNG / Fresh Meat
Oct 9, 2011
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As a MG player, I constantly hit the deck in order to suppress or set up a little nest of my own. Levels like Fallen Fighters, Barracks, Red October, and Pavlovs House seem to have spots that once I go prone, I can not get out of the position. What I mean by this is that I can't go forward, back, or side to side. I sometimes even fall into the ground and can see the void below the level. Nothing I try like jumping, crouching, and going prone seem to fix the problem and I either have to suicide or wait for death after I run out of ammo or people to shoot. I posted this in another thread but I feel it belong here more than anything.

Not every level suffers from this but it happens often. Most of the time I play the Germans so it is mainly on their side of the map but I wold venture to guess the Russians have it the same way.

On Fallen fighters, as the Germans if you run out of the house and stuck to the left side of the initial capture point right by the sandbags where the MG sometimes is there is a spot that is slightly raised. This spot I get stuck in time and time again. At first I thought it was me being brain dead but after a few times I realized it was the level. Also, the wall ahead of that position has a place where you can rest a MG, if you reload, sometimes you fall into the void but luckly, a crouch or jump can get you back into the snow.

This i just one example, I will be uploading screenshots of the positions I am speaking of to show exactly where. I would like to get some video footage but where can I post that on here?
 

[SM]Fluttershy

FNG / Fresh Meat
Sep 15, 2011
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I've encountered this a few times as the MG class. I'm thinking it's something to do with how when you go prone with an MG equipped, you instantly deploy/go into iron sights mode; as other classes you can get equally stuck, but it seems to occur far more frequently as the MG'er. I'd get some screenshots to post up, but unfortunately I can't run the steam overlay due to significant FPS drop :(
 

Boogerhead

FNG / Fresh Meat
May 16, 2006
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A screenshot of this location would be awesome. ;)

I posted a number of screenshots and descriptions of problem areas in another thread, with similar symptoms. I don't believe those have been replied to.

Another location I recall a problem at was just west of the water refinery -- whatever that map is, the water refinery's the SW objective. Just west of that refinery are two little hillocks. Got stuck on one of 'em with the DP-28.

I've been generally avoiding that gun because it's so frickin frustrating to have to suicide every other magazine change.
 

CocaineInMyBrain

FNG / Fresh Meat
Sep 8, 2011
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On a somewhat related note, I can still clip and see through some walls with FOV set to 75. Can't shoot through them but I can see through them.
 

Tummel

FNG / Fresh Meat
Sep 12, 2011
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Filed a report in bug section a while back, no replies on TWI side though.

IIRC, this clipping under map usually happens when you are prone at ground or snow, trying to crawl for a better position AND you crawl near another terrain feature such as sidewalk, trench edge or sewer rim stonework.
 

AAChaoshand

FNG / Fresh Meat
Oct 9, 2011
69
36
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Texas
I ran into the same issue again on FallenFighters falling into the void and having to crouch to get out and I got stuck in the ground near the large statue on the german side. I forgot to take screenshots again but still.
On another note, I also encountered something again but forgot to post. The MG when mounted on some windows simply doesn't fire at all. I don't know why it does this but it's as if I am not even pulling the trigger. Quite irritating considering I end up getting shot since I set up in the window for a second to take a target down and nothing happens. This happened on Apartments at the gully with the forward facing building towards the russian spawn. Some of the windows won't let me fire my machine gun when propped up.
Us MG'ers have some major issues with the game but nothing making it unplayable.


EDIT: Below are pictures of some of the areas. Note that this doesn't happen all the time but does on occasion. The first picture on is the area I get stuck and can't get out no matter what and the second one is the window in which my MG decides not to fire at times until I remount the window.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/2011110700002.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/2011110700003.jpg/
 
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AAChaoshand

FNG / Fresh Meat
Oct 9, 2011
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36
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Texas
Additionally, I have screenshots showing the front iron sight post missing. This happens very frequently TWI please correct this. It also sometimes skews itself to the left or right a bit off center. I uploaded the images as large as I could to show you. The way to fix this problem is to fire the gun whether it is single shot or a burst. I don't really know how the problem starts to begin with I just notice the issue often. Below are the pictures. The first link is with it missing and the second one is with me fixing it. Again, I uploaded them as link since the pictures are large. Be sure to click the image once you are in so it zooms in a bit.

Iron sights missing:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/408/mg34ironsightmissing.jpg/

Iron sights fixed:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/267/mg34ironsightback.jpg/


EDIT:

I will attempt to replicate the other issues I am having as well. Please don't take these posts as negative views as I am just trying to get us MG guys fixed. I know not many people play the MG and Sniper class well and I want the ones that do enjoy those classes to be able to be bug free! Is there anyway I could submit video of these issues? :)
 
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