BFBC2 Patch R8

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC Patch R8 Detailed Ahead Of Next Week's Release
May 06, 2010 at 12:57 PM
DICE has revealed the list of changes to be included with patch R8 and server build R12, due out early next week:

   * Server - Some potential sources for lag/rubberbanding have been eliminated
   * Server - The old reserved slots has been replaced by a kick-on-demand system like in BF2
   * Server - Log file for server admins: all remote admin interface commands/events are logged
   * Server - Log file for server admins: major server events + all chat messages are logged
   * Server - Idle kick is controllable
   * Server - Profanity filter can be disabled
   * Server - Teamkill-kick system is controllable
   * Server - Ticket counts and bleed rate are controllable per-level
   * Server - Infantry only mode available per-level
   * Server - Initial spawn delay and respawn delay are adjustable
   * Server - Server description can be up to 400 characters, and use "|" for line breaks
   * Server - Banlist can contain up to 10.000 entries
   * Server - reduced latency in packet handling

   * Admin Interface - fixed the player.onKill spam that occasionally happened
   * Admin Interface - ensured that player.onJoin events always report the player name
   * Admin Interface - events triggered when people spawn
   * Admin Interface - much more info on kills
   * Admin Interface - detailed stats are reported at end-of-round

   * Gameplay - Various minor level bugfixes
   * Gameplay - Helicopter handling has been tweaked ( Hope they tweaked them to be more in line with the handling of helis from BF2)
   * Gameplay - Weapon tweaks have been implemented based on PC public feedback
   * Gameplay - Fixed technical hang when a crate was armed outside of the combat area
   * Gameplay - "Victory is near" message was shown for the wrong team on Valparaíso, this has been fixed
   * Gameplay - Countermeasures can be fired when driving a helicopter ( Woot! We get Flares!)
   * Gameplay - The brightness of the pilot view in the Russian helicopter has been reduced
   * Gameplay - Advanced Spotting scope works better
   * Gameplay - Knifing people in the back works again (we backed out the change that we had done for Server R11)

   * Server Browser - Servers are sorted into 3 categories: Normal, Modified, Hardcore depending on their settings
   * Server Browser – Added support for retrieving update progress
   * Server Browser - Now refreshes information
   * Server Browser - Join queue system when attempting to join a full server
   * Server Browser - all settings are automatically saved between sessions
   * Server Browser - Pings are sent via an alternate mechanism, which should work for non-Administrator users as well

   * Client - Fixed DX9 issue, which likely caused graphics glitches and perhaps crashes
   * Client - Fixed some crashes
   * Client - Toggle/hold crouch is user controllable (Finally!)
   * Client - Toggle/hold zoom is user controllable
   * Client - Vsync bugfixed for DX10/DX11
   * Client - Rewritten how settings are written to disk; this should reduce/eliminate the spawn lag
   * Client - Fixed bug where a player could join a server before the stats has been downloaded causing faulty stats in "EOR- unlock progression"-screen
   * Client - New chat system allows chatting when dead (but not during end of round) and keeps a 100 lines log
   * Client - Improved Play Now functionality
   * Client - Removed K/D ratio and Skill Level filters in the leaderboards
   * Client - Any points you get while being dead will be added to your score
   * Client - Reduced negative mouse acceleration
   * Client - More informative disconnection/kick reasons

The client update will be around 500MB.

Now we just need them to release larger 64 man maps with more than 1 attack heli per team.
Looks like the patch will most likely go live next week, as it's already Thursday 5/13/2010