20 Dec 2014--After attempting to run this game for nearly a week now, with no success of getting any updates or remedy to existing, OBVIOUS, glitchy video during gameplay, this game is truly a FAIL.
The "EA" & "Origin" web browser dashboard is totally annoying. What exactly is the purpose of this? It doesn't update, no reliable technical support and it's another uneccessary pop-up window that runs in the background, which I'm sure is a resource drain.
It works alright on other game consoles, but not on WIN8+ PC systems.
9 Feb 2015--I finally got this game running. I guess it just needed a game patch. Anyway, the missions here are great, but I noticed that the rifles in the game sound a little muffled and lacks that clarity. Of course, this is more dynamic than UBI's Ghost Recon series, but that one had a better punch and more grounded. This one is just pure fantasy, but I enjoyed it just the same. I will have to try the multi-player maps later on.
13 Feb 2015--I just solved the DAM mission. 1} Crossing the gap by jumping onto the ladder and 2) Stay ahead of the two operators, because the last crossing on the wooden plank breaks right after the two crosses it.
How to cross and land on the ladder? Answer: SPRINT/RUN. Jump. When you grab on to the ladder, DON"T press W (run). I prematurely hit the W several times and I think this is where most people fail. Once you have a grip on the ladder, then you can continue with the W key and then climb up.
As previously stated, stay ahead of the two operators, cross the wooden foot bridge (plank), so you won't fall behind when it breaks. I think, of course, this is a mission/game bug, and the only way to activate the C4, but this is how you deal with it.
Video here is courtesy of IGN. I think the genius on video (<10 min) should engage from a high ground, destroy the armor vehicle first and not run around like a headless chicken, but to each his own, right? | http://www.ign.com/wikis/battlefield-4/Tashgar