What changed in Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 in 2010

A new map called Operation Hastings will be unlocked for players who perform 69 million team actions.

Team actions include throwing down medipacks, ammo crates, marking enemies, repairing vehicles, and reviving allies.

PC gamers have performed over 60 million team actions, surpassing Xbox 360 and PS3 combined.

A new flamethrower weapon added to the game, changing the dynamics of close combat.

A new map featuring destroyable objectives set in a lush jungle environment.

The DLC includes familiar game modes from the original game: Rush and Conquest.

EA has confirmed the release date for the Vietnam expansion on PS3 and Xbox 360 as December 21st.

Classes have been modified to fit the Vietnam theme, including a medic with a syringe.

A substantial DLC expansion featuring new maps, weapons, and gameplay modes set in the Vietnam War.

The expansion features new maps, weapons, vehicles, and '60s music, bringing the combat experience to the jungles of Vietnam.

The PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam will be released on December 18th, including a three-day head start.

Players must collectively achieve 69 million team actions to unlock the Operation Hastings map from Battlefield: Vietnam.

VIP Map Pack 7 will be available on December 1st for first-hand buyers of Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Users spend less time exposed when firing.

Counters its lower rate of fire.

VIP Map Pack 7 will be released tomorrow and will be completely free.

The patch prepares the game for the release of VIP Map Pack 7 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam.

Fixed an issue where the Play Now feature wouldn't work.

Fixed an issue where the Bullet Tracers wouldn't display correctly.

Balances its accuracy advantage vs other LMGs.

Added Ticket Count display for the end of round in Conquest mode.

Gives them a greater advantage vs slugs.

Brings it in line with other explosive weapons.

Highlights its long range role.

Balances it with other high rate of fire weapons.

Competes with other AT weapons vs infantry.

Highlights its role as a mobile AR.

Emphasizes its anti-vehicle role while keeping it balanced vs armor.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam will be available on December 18th.

Server information is now displayed on the objectives screen.

Players can now equip Acog and Red Dot scopes on the MK-14 and G3 weapons.

Gives them a greater advantage vs slugs

Users spend less time exposed when firing

Competes with other AT weapons vs infantry

Emphasizes its anti vehicle role while keeping it balanced vs armor

Balances it with other high rate of fire weapons

Counters its lower rate of fire

Brings it in line with other explosive weapons

Highlights its long range role

Balances its accuracy advantage vs other LMGs

Highlights its role as a mobile AR

Minor changes to Oasis map layout to accommodate new destruction mechanics.

Harvest Day will also support game modes Rush, Conquest, Squad Rush, and Squad Deathmatch.

Heavy Metal will support game modes Conquest, Squad Rush, and Squad Deathmatch, and is the largest multiplayer map in the game.

The map pack includes Oasis, Harvest Day, Cold War, and Heavy Metal, with two maps being remastered versions of previous favorites.

New maps feature full Destruction 2.0, enhanced graphics, and remastered ambient sounds.

DICE will release the map pack for free on PC.

Oasis will support game modes Rush, Conquest, Squad Rush, and Squad Deathmatch.

Cold War will support game modes Rush, Squad Rush, and Squad Deathmatch.

Includes four maps: Oasis, Harvest Day, Cold War, and Heavy Metal, with enhancements for Bad Company 2.

Includes Hill 137 and Vantage Point, each with unique environments and gameplay styles.

Features weapons like AK47s, M16s, and M21 sniper rifles.

Introduces Hueys, a patrol boat, and the T-54 Russian tank.

A new weapon that adds unique gameplay dynamics to multiplayer.

A download add-on requiring the disk, featuring four maps, 15 new weapons, and six new vehicles.

Increased accuracy of guns with altered hitboxes; minimal impact on knife.

2-second immunity can now be removed by firing, zooming, or moving.

Sorted into Normal, Modified, Hardcore.

Logs all remote admin interface commands/events.

Prevented faulty stats in 'EOR- unlock progression' screen.

Supports line breaks using '|'.

Returned to former performance.

Keeps a 100 lines log.

Improves functionality for non-Administrator users.

Fixed issue where knifing the fence would destroy the MCOM building.

Fixed crashes related to ALT+TAB during gameplay.

Server browser no longer experiences bad FPS when filtering Conquest.

Fixed issues with scoreboards in Rush mode.

Corrected display of veteran ranks which were showing as '12'.

Added features to support colour blind players.

Setting display settings that the system hardware cannot handle no longer makes the game unusable.

Scrollbar no longer overlays the Join Server button in the friends list panel.

Fixed display of unlock progression at the end of the round.

Introduced a new server browser for multiplayer.

Supply crate at 'Resupply at Flynn's crate' objective now supplies weapon ammo.

Server info banners now correctly clear between displays.

Resolved hanging issue when trying to connect to a full server multiple times.

Corrected camera collision for vehicles' heavy machine gun.

Ranked servers cannot be started with a password.

Game no longer crashes when killed by the first two enemies in the trenches on SP_01 when installed in Italian.

Hang fix when reaching the objective 'Destroy Enemy Zu23'.

Squad Death Match is now correctly named during loading.

Punkbuster is now required ON for ranked servers.

One account can no longer connect to the same server multiple times.

Autobalance message now goes to text-chat instead of displaying in the middle of the screen.

Fixed a crash after the 'Upriver' mission end cinematic.

Chat functionality will no longer freeze after writing a partial message at the end of the round.

Chat no longer displays the incorrect player name when appearing.

Changed melee attack raycast to be more detailed.

Fixed crashes when patching and trying to resume a campaign.

Correctly reflects player status on the logout/login button.

Adjusted Isla Inocentes welcome message to fit the text box area.

Medic gadgets now display correctly if the defibrillator is not unlocked.

FoV no longer causes the UAV station to rotate incorrectly.

Adjusted brightness levels in Russian vehicles.

Implemented a minimum player requirement to start a round.

Resolved crashes related to faulty server banners.

Enabled deletion of soldiers through account pages in-game.

Punkbuster filter now works as intended.

FoV switches to the default value of 55 when entering vehicles to prevent graphical glitches.

Zooming in on a friendly using the SAIGA no longer causes the crosshair to disappear.

Window on static guns is now transparent on DirectX 9 systems.

Fixed hang after 'Storm Cockpit' objective.

Game no longer crashes if the player sends a message in the loading screen.

Added weapon balance tweaks to several weapons, awaiting player feedback.

Corrected scoreboard display when auto team swap occurs.

Kit/gadget loadout is now saved between sessions.

Most server filter options are remembered, but dropdown settings are not.

Fixed issue where servers closing during connection would cause the client to hang.

Added a 15 second spawn timer at the start of rounds to balance gameplay.

Added a CANCEL option for server refresh.

Trying to join a full server no longer causes the game to hang on the 'Please Wait' message.

Eliminated the screen flash that occurred during loading.

Game no longer crashes when transitioning between SP_03B to SP_04A when installed in Polish.

The game client was temporarily running with a version that had more debugging logic.

This change makes the Cancel button more responsive.

Beta issue resolved.

Only affected Italian.

Appeared as an animated gif when user reaches rank 10.

Resolved issue in Server Browser.

Clan tags that use numbers displayed a 0 on the Select Spawn Point screen.

Resolved graphical issues at the start and when displaying background mountains.

Resolved issue at the end of some rounds.

Displayed when attempting to join without providing a password.

Displayed when attempting to join a full server.

Now supports Spanish, Polish, Russian, and Japanese.

Resolved issue in Server Browser.

SecuROM is no longer present in the game.

Addressed voice issue during cut scenes, affecting only Spanish.

Resolved graphical issue displaying background mountains.

Now displays correct localized text.