Updates to Battlefield Bad Company 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Miscellaneous

• SecuROM is no longer present

Single Player

• Fixed: Graphical issues on some systems on SP_03 (at start and when displaying background mountains at Up river)
• Fixed: Character voice issue during cut scenes in SP_03b (only affected Spanish)
• Fixed: Hang when killed using TOW Launchers in SP_05
• Fixed: Graphical issue on some systems on SP_05 (displaying background mountains)
• Fixed: Voice volume in cut scenes on SP_06
• Fixed: Unexpected dialog at start of SP_08 (only affected Italian)
• Fixed: Random crash in SP_09 cut scenes

Multi Player

• Fixed: Server Browser - Joining a password protected server results in a connection timeout
• Fixed: Server Browser auto updating server list when reopened causing a timeout issue
• Fixed: Password issue during Friend invites
• Fixed: Password text field issue on joining a password protected server
• Fixed: Flickering ship on Arica Harbor
• Fixed: Clan tags that use numbers in them displaying a 0 on the Select Spawn Point screen
• Fixed: Display issue on long server names
• Fixed: Mortar Strike icon not updating (Beta issue)
• Fixed: No Exit Game menu option appearing at the end of some rounds.
• Fixed: Flickering user rank icon (appeared as an animated gif) when user reaches rank 10.
• Fixed: Flickering trees and Red Box on Laguna Presa
• Fixed: User is logged out when failing to create a new soldier
• Fixed: Zeus stationary weapon not appearing in stats
• Fixed: Zu23 not appearing in stats
• Fixed: BMD3 AA not appearing in stats
• Fixed: Friend request displaying incorrect Veteran stats
• Fixed: End of Round screen displayed incorrect UAV_Station now displays correct localized text.
• Fixed: K/D ratio displays in the Front End
• Fixed: K/D ratio displays correctly when comparing
• Change: Server browser now defaults to list via Ping first
• Change: News Ticker font support for Spanish, Polish, Russian and Japanese
• Change: New message for server full (reported as I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing)
• Change: New message displayed for attempting to join a password protected server without providing a password (reported as I get no message when I try and join a server, it does nothing;)
• Change: Displays version number on Front End Legal Screen
• Change: Display of weapon icon during loading screen

Updates to Battlefield Bad Company 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

• Server browser downloads 100 entries instead of 500 in a chunk this makes the Cancel button more responsive
• Fixed crash during server browser refresh
• Low-level networking library switched back to the optimized version (the game client was temporarily running with one that had more debugging logic in it)
• Localization fixes in the scoreboard
• Server browser ping handling code modified

* 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.