BC2 - lower graphics a cheat?

Hello, back in the day of 2142 if you played on low graphics setting, you had the shadows turned off, and this meant that when i hid in the shadows in my game, people on lower powered machines could see me like i was in daylight.

in thsi new BC2 we have tonnes of graphic features and i am wondering do you get the snow/sand/ dirt effects off on low, so as a sniper you can see easier? are shadows off to a degree so you can see more easily?

i would try it, but i am a graphics whore and would cry - is this correct?

I'll try this later... it would explain how I sometimes get shot out of absolutely nowhere!

I don't really believe in doing this though if it works, as it's not really in the spirit of the game.. and more importantly, I too am a graphics whore

I've been thinking about that, but since I've spent years on a crappy computer and games on lowest settings I really wanna play BC2 on highest settings now when I can. However If we ever where to play more competetive like arranged games against other clans or something I would defo try to get the advantage. It wouldn't surprise me if it actually works that way that especially as a sniper you got an advantage running the game on lower settings

I can confirm that this is not the case at all. I play the game on pretty low settings, and I still get all of the sand, dust and whatnot. That's why you need a dual core or higher, even on the lowest settings, to power all of the effects.

Phew thats ace Anim, thank god for that, thought there may have been folk seeing everything with no shadows............who are the people with rotating ranks and no rank? ( even after 3 rounds etc)

The need for a dual core is mostly the sound - if your having to turn all your settings down to get a playable game then turn sound quality down as well - DICE render thier own sound on the CPU for BC2 and don't use your soundcard's mixer.

I run mine on very low, sometimes I have to say there is an advantage because at a distance not all objetcs draw them selves correctly and I can see people behind them, although I still can't shoot them so no real advantage!

Can any one tell me, does running your graphics on a lower level get you a faster connection to the server?

Imon a 9600 on BC2 and i can tell you there is still **** flying every where, if anything you guys with the better gear shouldprobably have a bettertieme with it. As it will look real to you and not just a white blurr or orange blurr i get >.<

as for vimes question i do seem to connect alot faster than some people yes, but only when my net is good

just changed mine from high to medium, it does seem to be a hint faster, but i am assuming this is frame rate.

used these settings:

http://www.fragcast.org/?p=433

who are the people with rotating ranks and no rank? ( even after 3 rounds etc)

Rotating rank is a glitch, no rank after 3 games means they probably suck as badly as I do ^_^