History YMMV / BattlefieldBadCompany

** The Bad Company 1 beta had a glitch where you could crush an allies light tank (the MEC one) by backing up into them in a main battle tank. Instead of just colliding and pushing the smaller tank, your MBT would literally ''drive up it and completely destroy it- wreckage and all.''

* HellIsThatNoise: You will learn to fear the groaning sound of an imminent building collapse ''very'' quickly in ''Bad Company 2''.
** The warm-up sounds of the Scalar Weapon before it fires from ''[=BC2=]'''s single player sounds like the roar of an EldritchAbomination.
** ''Bad Company 2'' has [[{{Leitmotif}} distinctive music]] that marks an incoming heavy vehicle. Used to intentionally scare players in certain levels.

* GoodBadBugs: There was a bug which made almost all sound effects not play in-game, especially when too many explosions or the like occurred at once near the player character. This gave an impression of the player character undergoing ShellShockSilence.

* GoodBadBugs: There was a bug which made almost all sound effects not play in-game, especially when too many explosions or the like occurred at once near the player character. This gave an impression of the player character undergoing ShellShockedSilence.

** Multiplayer's not much better. Everyone uses the AN-94, M60, and GOL, all with Magnum ammo so they're capable of a OneHitKill at pretty much any range. The XM8 + Underbarrel Shotgun is also a very powerful and easy combination to use. Blam the first person you see with the shotgun and instantly switch to the XM8 to spray and pray anyone else.

** Multiplayer's not much better. Everyone uses the AN-94, M60, and GOL, all with Magnum ammo so they're capable of a OneHitKill at pretty much any range.

* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler: Flynn is shot down for the second [[KilledOffForReal (and final)]] time, just minutes after your squad rescues him and seconds after his GunshipRescue moment.]]

** In multiplayer, all characters now have bigger hitboxes than in the previous games, to make it easier for game-pad users to connect their shots (compared with Battlefield 2, which had smaller hitboxes). Unfortunately, this had the side effect of mouse using PC players being able to kill [[ImprobableAimingSkills at insane distances]], sometimes ''[[BeyondTheImpossible around corners]]'', and caused the infamous [[FanNickname "sticky bullet"]] glitch.

** Gunships, which were massive [[GameBreaker Game Breakers]] in [=BF 2=], were nerfed and had their TV missiles removed, armor weakened, and can now take damage from any kind of weapon.
* VoodooShark: Sweetwater's attempt to explain how the scalar weapon works in ''Bad Company 2'' raises more questions than it answers. Then again, he ''is'' talking out his ass.

-->'''Sweetwater:''' Religion confuses everyone. Thankfully I am not held back by that superstition.
-->'''Redford:''' So what is good Sweet?
-->'''Haggard:''' [[ReligiousBruiser You're fucked. You're fucked.]]

** The warm-up sounds of the Scalar Weapon from ''[=BC2=]'''s single player sounds like the roars of an EldritchAbomination before it fires.

* PlayerPunch: [[spoiler: Flynn is shot down for the second [[KilledOffForReal (and final)]] time mere minutes after your squad rescues him and seconds after his GunshipRescue moment.]]

** In multiplayer, all characters have now bigger hitboxes than in the previous games, to make it easier for game-pad users to connect their shots (compared with Battlefield 2, which had smaller hitboxes). Unfortunately, this had the side effect of mouse using PC players being able to kill [[ImprobableAimingSkills at insane distances]], sometimes ''[[BeyondTheImpossible around corners]]'', and caused the infamous [[FanNickname "sticky bullet"]] glitch.

** Hidden throughout the game are conversations the squad have, about the war, impending death, {{God}}, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking what superpowers they might have,]] the UFC, and who would win in a fight between HulkHogan and BrockLesnar.

** Assuming you're not a fan of the CallOfDuty franchise, the two jokes against Modern Warfare 2 (i.e. the "Special Ops douchebags with pussy-ass heartbeat monitors" and the "Snowmobiles are for sissies!" lines) are screamingly hilarious. Also, the parody of the [[NeverLiveItDown infamous]] [[ThatCameOutWrong "F.A.G.S." - Friends Against Grenade Spamming]] commercial ([[FunWithAcronyms "F.R.A.G.S." - Friends REALLY Against Grenade Spamming]]), where Sweetwater lampoons the idea of "celebrity endorsements" in general [[spoiler: before the exasperated celebrity in question blows Sweetwater away with [[DeathFromAbove an attack helicopter]].]]

* GameBreaker: The M60 in Bad Company 2. Even with its low rate of fire, its damage output at all ranges is still unrivaled by any other gun in the game, so much so that it and the 1911 got nerfed on the first major update.
** The Apache gunship, especially when the pilot flies around in a circle unbearably fast spitting out rockets without taking the time to ''aim the shot''.
* HarsherInHindsight: DICE's constant mockery of the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' series ditching dedicated servers turned rather hypocritical after the launch of ''Bad Company 2'', when the servers they provided for the console release proved to be woefully inadequate to handle the load.
** DICE also mocked [=MW2=]'s lack of mod support and hyped it up a great deal. Turns out, DICE doesn't want mod support, either. It is explained in an [[http://kotaku.com/5485700/bad-company-2-devs-have-nothing-but-love-for-the-modding-community interview]] that this due to limitations of the Frostbite engine, which is still a better explanation than "We want you to play the game the way we made it".

** ''Bad Company 2'' has a distinctive music that marks an incoming tank[=/=]APC. Played for CatScare in "Zero Dark Thirty", which takes place in a cramped slum.

* ScrappyMechanic: Oh boy, where to begin:
** Almost all weapons (with the exception of the grenades) don't work in point blank if you're receiving damage. Anti-tank missiles are rendered ineffective if the player who fired them is killed before the missiles hit anything.
** Players with higher levels (from LV. 40 to 50) can inflict more damage towards players with lower levels and they can sustain more damage from those players, [[LyingCreator despise EA stating otherwise.]]
** The tracer can lock on to any kind of vehicle, including the [[DeathFromAboove Apache gunship]]. However, the Apache can fire a massive stream of rockets that cover an area big enough that the one firing does not need to worry about aiming to get a kill so much as swerving unpredictably out of the line of enemy fire, meaning that its nearly impossible to hit the chopper with the tracer, let alone a rocket. The ScrappyMechanic comes in from the fact that even if you manage to successfully tag the Apache, it will pop flares that nullify the effect of the tracer ''faster than you can lock on to it in the first place''. The only way to destroy it would be to fire at it by aiming yourself, which is about as easy as hitting a squirrel with a slinghot. It is completely possible to single-handedly win the game just by flying around the enemies' spawn, firing rockets without reckon.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Since the game was programmed for console audiences in mind, there's a lot of annoying changes compared with Battlefield 2 for PC:
** In MP, all the characters has bigger hitboxes that allows console players to have a chance with a gamepad to hit something (compared with Battlefield 2, who had smaller hitboxes), but this has the side effect for PC players to able to kill anything, even if the player is trying to hide somewhere, causing the "sticky bullet" effect, much for the annoyance for some PC players.
** Gunships, who were massive [[GameBreaker Game Breakers]] in [=BF 2=], now are nerfed and also the TV missiles were removed, not to mention their armor is weaker and they can sustain damage from any kind of weapon now.

* The Apache gunship, especially when the pilot flies around in a circle unbearably fast spitting out rockets without taking the time to ''aim the shot''.

** The tracer can lock on to any kind of vehicle, including the [[DeathFromAboove Apache gunship]]. However, the Apache can fire a massive stream of rockets that cover an area big enough that the one firing does not need to worry about aiming to get a kill so much as swerving unpredictably out of the line of enemy fire, meaning that its nearly impossible to hit the chopper with the tracer, let alone a rocket. The ScrappyMechanic comes in from the fact that even if you manage to successfully tag the Apache, it will pop flares that nullify the effect of the tracer ''faster than you can lock on to it in the first place''. The only way to destroy it would be to fire at it by aiming yourself, which is about as easy as hitting a squirrel with a slinghot.

** The tracer can lock on to any kind of vehicle, including the [[DeathFromAboove Apache gunship]]. However, the Apache can fire a massive stream of rockets that cover an area big enough that the one firing does not need to worry about aiming to get a kill so much as swerving unpredictably out of the line of enemy fire, meaning that its nearly impossible to hit the chopper with the tracer, let alone a rocket. The ScrappyMechanic comes in from the fact that even if you manage to successfully tag the Apache, it will pop flares that nullify the effect of the tracer ''faster than you can lock on to it in the first place''. The only way to destroy it would be to fire at it by aiming yourself, which is as easy as hitting a aquirrel with a slinghot.

** The tracer can lock on to any kind of vehicle, including the [[DeathFromAboove Apache gunship]]. However, the Apache can fire a massive stream of rockets that cover an area big enough that the one firing does not need to worry about aiming so much as swerving unpredictably out of the line of enemy fire meaning that its nearly impossible to hit the chopper with the tracer, let alone a rocket. The ScrappyMechanic comes in from the fact that if you manage to successfully tag the Apache, it will pop flares that nullify the effect of the tracer ''faster than you can lock on to it in the first place''.

* HarsherInHindsight : Dice's constant mockery of the ''ModernWarfare'' series' ditching dedicated servers turned rather hypocritical after the launch of ''Bad Company 2'', when the servers they provided for the console release proved to be woefully inadequate to handle the load.
** DICE also mocked MW2's lack of mod support and hyped it up a great deal. Turns out, DICE doesn't want mod support, either. It is explained in an [[http://kotaku.com/5485700/bad-company-2-devs-have-nothing-but-love-for-the-modding-community interview]] that this due to limitations of the Frostbite engine, which is still a better explanation than "We want you to play the game the way we made it".

-->'''Haggard:''' [[ReligiousBrusier You're fucked. You're fucked.]]

-->'''Haggard:''' [[ReligiouisBrusier You're fucked. You're fucked.]]

** Hidden throughout the game are conversations the squad have, about the war, impending death, {{God}}, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking what superpowers they might have, the UFC, and who would win in a fight between HulkHogan and BrockLesnar.

-->'''Haggard:''' [[ReligiouisBruiser You're fucked. You're fucked.]]

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The BookEnds for ''Bad Company 2'' that show Russia's territory expanding are ''extremely'' unnerving. This probably isn't helped by the fact that their territory looks a lot like blood, seeping over the globe.

** ''Bad Company 2'' has a distinctive music that marks an incoming tank / APC. Played for CatScare in "Zero Dark Thirty", which takes place in a cramped slum.

* HarsherInHindsight : Dice's constant mockery of the ''{{Modern Warfare}}'' series' ditching Dedicated Servers turned rather hypocritical after the launch of ''Bad Company 2'', when the servers they provided for the console release proved to be woefully inadequate to handle the load.
** DICE also mocked MW2's lack of mod support and hyped it up a great deal. Turns out, DICE doesn't want mod support, either, claiming it's due to how the game was.
** In an [[http://kotaku.com/5485700/bad-company-2-devs-have-nothing-but-love-for-the-modding-community interview]] it is explained this due to limitations of the FrostBite engine, of which it is an early version. It's still a better reaction to "We want you to play the game the way we made it".

** Almost all the weapons (with the exception of the grenades) doesn't work in point blank if you're receiving damage. Also, missiles fired from the bazookas and rocket-launchers are rendered ineffective if the player who shot the weapon is killed in the same time when he receives the fatal shot and fires the missile.
** Players with higher levels (from LV. 40 to 50) can inflict more damage towards players with lower levels and they can sustain more damage from those players, [[LyingCreator despise EA states otherwise.]]

** In the Vietnam expansion, machine guns fired from the boats can inflict more damage than similar weapons used in the vanilla game.