Looking for a little balance in Battlefield Bad Company 2? Maybe you felt like you had some inner ear problems. You didn’t. Dice fixed it. You get it on May 11th. Check out the full list of tweaks:

• Slightly increased the damage of the UZI at long range.
• The AKs74u now has more felt recoil when aiming.
• The G3, VSS, and all SemiAutomatic rifles now settle slightly faster between shots when aiming.
• The PKM, Type 88LMG, G3, An94, and 40mm shotgun have returned to their former glory.
• Increased the damage of the MG3 to bring it in line with the rest of the LMGs.
• Fixed a bug where the Saiga12 with slugs would do too much damage at long range.
• Fixed a bug where the SVU would do too little damage at long range.
• Fixed a bug where M95 rounds would not kill armored targets with headshots.

• Increased the base range of all Automatic and Semiautomatic weapons for more consistent close range combat.
• Slightly increased the damage of Semiautomatic rifles over long range for more consistent damage output.

• Increased the zoomed burst accuracy of LMGs and decreased LMG accuracy when moving to reduce LMG run and gun.
• Decreased the base damage of the M60 and XM8 LMGs to bring them in line with the other LMG damage values.
• Decreased the damage of the PKM over long range to balance it with other LMGs.
• Increased the base damage of the Type88 LMG to balance it with other LMGs.

• Slightly reduced the base damage of the M16 and G3 to balance the increased range.
• Slightly increased the damage of the AEK971, F2000, AN94, and AUG over long range to balance them with other Assault Rifles.

• Reduced the lethal blast range of the 40mm grenade and M2CG to highlight their role as a secondary weapon against infantry.
• Slightly Reduced the max range of the 40mm shotgun to balance it with other shotguns.
• Slightly increased the base damage of shotgun rounds and reduced their range to clarify ideal shotgun combat distance.

• Reduced the base damage of the PP2000 to balance the increased range.
• Increased the damage of the 9A91 over long range to balance its lower magazine size.

• Increased the damage and range of the M9, M93 pistols to make them more desirable as a secondary weapon.
• Increased the range of the MP443 pistol to make it more desirable as a secondary weapon.
• Increased the damage of the MP412 over long range to balance its low rate of fire.
• Slightly reduced the rate of fire of the M1911 pistol to balance it with other pistols.

• Increased the repair and overheat speeds of the Power Tool. Now overheats sooner but repairs the same amount before overheating.
• Increased the maximum number of Motion Sensors that can be carried from 2 to 3 and increased the speed which new sensors are acquired from ammo boxes.
• Significantly increased the speed of the Tracer Dart projectile to make it more effective against airborne targets.
• Increased the reload time of the Mortar Strike and reduced the damage it does to heavily armored vehicles.
• Decreased the range of Bolt Action Sniper and Pump Shotgun Slug rounds when using Magnum Ammo for better Kit Balance, especially in Hardcore.
• Slightly increased the Health of soldiers in Hardcore for better Kit Balance.

• Increased the benefit from the Medkit Heal+ specialization to make it more desirable as a Specialization.
• Decreased the benefit from Vehicle Reload Speed to balance it against other Vehicle Specializations.
• Slightly decreased the benefit from accuracy specializations to balance the changes to range and accuracy tweaks.

• Fixed a bug where the BMD3 would take extra damage to the front armor.
• Reduced the explosive damage from Attack Helicopter cannons.
• Increased the damage of AA guns against all targets. The AA gun should be much more effective against infantry on Port Valdez.

Via Battlefield Blog.

So the exploit is to throw a bunch of anti-tank mines under an ATV and then explode them by shooting. The effect, big time air.

Obviously this needs to be fixed but it sounds like these dudes are gonna keep having a good time until a patch arrives.

Battlefield Bad Company 2? More like Battlefield Badass! A new commercial spot for TV just hit this weekend and let me tell you, it’s badass as noted above! I mean if this spot doesn’t get you excited about Bad Company 2, well you’re never gonna get excited about it. Man, they’ve even thrown in some Queens of the Stone Age for good measure. Truly awesome!

In Battlefield Bad Company 2, you can lock on to a tagged vehicle and fire the RPG in any direction. Over a fence, around a building, it all works. Here’s an example video.

First, make sure you or someone in your squad has the tracer gun. Then make sure at least one dude has the RPG. Got it? Moving on…

You have to tag the vehicle (in this video it’s a tank) with the tracer gun. You’ll see the orange box appear on the tank… You’re half way there. Stay with me.

Now get out the old RPG for some hot rocket action. Look into the scope towards the tagged tank. Keep in mind, you must to have a clear view of the target to lock on. So, expose yourself for a second (like that one time…) and lock on. As longs as you can see the blinking orange box through the scope, you can lock on. Yes, even through a building and behind cover. Now you can move around, but keep the zoom view. When the box stops blinking, you’re locked on.

When you’re behind cover, aim around or over an obstacle (fence, building, etc.) and let it rip!  If the tank is close enough, you’ll hit it from the side or top. Word.

And the dudes in the tank… well, let’s just say “They Hate It.”

The Tracer Darts will turn your RPG into a heat seeking missile.

After the tank (or other vehicle) is tagged with the Tracer Dart, a blinking orange square will appear on the tank. In order to lock on to the target with the RPG Grenade Launcher, you need to zoom in and wait for the square to turn solid orange. Then fire the grenade launcher. The rocket should follow the vehicle if it’s moving and strike the target (unless another object is between the rocket and vehicle).

Need some help with Battlefield Bad Company 2? Well the guys over at Pixel Enemy have you covered. The video they put together is not only informative it’s funny. At 8:50 it’s a little long but well worth it. Give it a watch and enjoy .

Via Pixel Enemy.

According to Dice’s Senior Producer Patrick Bach, the Battlefield Bad Company 2 demo has been downloaded over 2 million times.

That figure includes Xbox and Playstion demos and is tallied based on the first five days it was available. That seems like some pretty good numbers. I know I’m out there loving it and making them hate it!

Via Joystiq.

That’s right chumps, Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer demo just hit Xbox Live. PS3 users must wait until February 4th in Europe and the 11th in North America.

Weighing in at 1.35 GB the demo puts you in Alaska on the Port Valdez map. I’m downloading as I type but it looks like you’ll be playing in ‘Rush Mode’. More to come.

If you’ve got an Xbox, why are you still reading this? Go downloaded dummy!