There seems to constantly be giantbomb users asking if there is an active group of users playing Bad Company 2. The short answer is yes, there are many of us who frequently hop into Battlefield - but the downright terrible steam integration and janky ingame friend lists make co-ordination a pain in the cunt. So here, I am proud to present the official Giantbomb Bad Company 2 Steam group: 

Click here to join.

You are oscar mike, giantbomb. 

• post your Steam ID  
•    where are  you located ?
• when is your preferred play time ?   
•  Got Vietnam ?     
•  do you prefer Vietnam or vanilla BC2 ? (we'll do both if both are wanted)    

" a pain in the cunt. "

Awesome I wish you guys all the best of luck.

I don't have the game on steam, but I guess I can still join the group anyways and see when you're playing, I just need a server name. 
 
EDIT: Joined.
EDIT 2:  
Steam ID: Bjeck 
Location:  Denmark 
Preferred Playtime: Weekends: pretty much anytime. Weekdays, not after 10-11 pm-ish. 
Vietnam: Nope :(  
Also, I don't have a headset at the moment so I won't be able to talk to you guys :(, maybe I'll get one soon but until then I guess I can just join your conversation and listen to tactics and so on..

Technically it's not a Steam game but an EA game, so you can't fault Steam.  Also I don't have Vietnam...I picked Monday Night Combat over Vietnam.  Plus I mostly play on a 9400M, so I don't think Vietnam would run well...BC2 runs around 25-30fps on low.  >.>

I'm in the US, North Dakota to be more specific.  I work nights during the week, so I don't keep any kind of normal sleep schedule, and I play BC2 whenever I'm in the mood.  I have Vietnam and played the shit out of it that first weekend.  So much that I kind of burned myself out.  Anyway I'm in the group so if you need someone to come in and carry your team, just msg me on steam.

I JOINED :D 
 
Location: Canada (East) 
Will Play: FUCKING ANYTING 
Nam: Yes  
 Play Time: Ummm depends really Tuesday and Friday I am done school at 12pm. Every other day I guess anytime after 6 or 7

A new Open Bombing Run announcement on the steam group, check it out everyone.

Joined, not sure I can play today though.
 
I have vietnam as well as the core game.
 
I am up for anything basically.
 
I usually play after 18:00 just about every day, but don't hold me against that.
I live in Norway (gmt+1 I think)
 
I prefer to play engineer and medic, but I know how to use the recon assault class.
 
I am 20 years old and yes, I can join on skype/xfire w/e you guys are using, at least most of the times (people have been complaining and hearing a big buzz sound in the background when talking on skype :/ )
 
Cheers
 
amir90 (on giantbomb and bc2)

Hey guys, will be glad to participate.
 
Add me on steam and in BF
 Steam: kibermaster
BFBC2: evilrazer

I don't have it on Steam, but fuck yes, I want in on this business.
 
Joined.

" A new Open Bombing Run announcement on the steam group, check it out everyone. "

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" A new Open Bombing Run announcement on the steam group, check it out everyone. "

Is move of this group filled with UK people? "

YES i wanted the GBS crew back in action! finally :D

Fuckin' yes, sign me up. I mostly just play Vietnam, but I joined anyway. Is this a UK-mostly thing, because the times on that bombing run are wicked confusing to someone on EST.
Steam name is romzomcom99 but my BFBC2 tag is Benicillin.

Well this is dead handy as I've just started playing BFBC2 again now Vietnam is out. Added myself to the steam group. steam id and BFBC2 id same as GB one DougallDogg. Laters peeps.

42 people and counting, NICE ! 
 
10-12 of us just played for 2.5 hours (open bombing run started 3 hours ago and ends in 7 hours.. feel free to get online and join group chat with the people playing) There's a skype conversation aswell. ask KnifeySpooney (AcridMeat on steam) or Jim Dandy

BFBC2 Username - //Nik_^
Steam ID: =(eG)=™ Nik :D
Location: Fucking NORTH CAROLINA
Vietnam: Yes
Time I will play: On Friday-Sunday. I'll also play on holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. day when I don't have to go to school.
 
OSCAR MIKE THAT SHIT!

bfbc username - akeripper  
Steam id - akeripper 
location - sweden 
vietnam - not sure yet 
time i will play: wont matter

bfbc2 - Napalm in a can
SteamID - Napalmer
Vietnam - Yep
Location - Middle of America(CST) surrounded by corn.
 
I've been having much fun with the Vietnam expansion as of late, but I thoroughly enjoy BC2 multiplayer and am usually down if I am online.

feel free to add me. 
 
BFBC2 ID: VanderSEXXX 
Steam: domslayer 
Vietnam: not yet will probably buy on February 
Location: Southeast Asia(but I occasionally also play on servers in Japan)

BFBC2 ID: G-Snutten
Steam: Althox
Vietnam: Thinking about it.
Location: Sweden, that's GMT+1 for you Europeans. :3
Xfire: 7723847
 
Oh just a thing! Something that me and my friends are using when gaming.  A good way of communicating could be via Xfire, since it has both ingame chat functions, skype quality VoIP, chatroom-grouping with passwords and forums with a calendar (For possible events).

bc2 for LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or until bf3 is out !

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:

" A new Open Bombing Run announcement on the steam group, check it out everyone. "

Is move of this group filled with UK people? "

Should have bought that on steam sale.

I have a Vent server that the group can use. I'd imagine the info will be posted on the Steam group sometime soon.

SteamID- RipTheVeins 
bc2- RipTheVeins 
From  Illinois (CST) 
 
And no, I don't have Vietnam, but I can play pretty much any day in the late afternoon/evening. 

I joined the group:)
 
bfbc2 name - Blinky 
SteamID - mfrogner 
Vietnam - Yes 
Location - Norway  
Preferred gametime - Whenever Im online

 bfbc2 name - davehicks
Vietnam - Yes 
Location - uk
Preferred gametime - Whenever Im online    

Steam ID - Battle Wario  
location - Western U.S. 
Vietnam - Will get in the future 
Times - Most days after 5pm pacific I'm usually on 
BFBC2 name - Wariofart

• Steam ID : Vodoun
• Location: Malmö, Sweden
• Time: Weekends after 9pm GMT
• Vietnam?: Hell yeah
• Vietnam or Vanilla?:   BOTH!

• Steam ID: kantspel ( click here)
• BC2 name: Kleptobot
• Location: Eastern US
• Vietnam? Have it, but prefer vanilla atm.
• Time: Who the fuck knows? Just send me a message through Steam and I'll see if I can help out.

• Steam ID: Vaancor
• Where are you located?: Kentucky
• Preferred Playtime: Pretty random due to my work schedule, I'll join events when I can.
• Got Vietnam?: Not yet, if I find a lot of demand for it with the group of people I play with I'll drop the cash for it, been hearing very good things on it and kind of on the fence.
  

Stoked to play with you guys.
 

• Steam: Ekustix
• BC2: M3RPHY
• Location: Boston, MA
• Vietnam? Yep, will play anything however.
• Time (EST) : Usually all day weekends, weekdays are all over the place but usually after 8pm on. Just look me up on steam and I'm down to play.
  

BFBC - cjmabry 
Steam ID - cjmabry 
Location - United States of 'merica (Tennessee) 
Vietnam - Nope. 
Time I play - 4PM+ CST on weekdays, weekends pretty much anytime.

• Steam ID: cryptic_code
• BC2: Dynamite Joe
• Location: East Coast
• Vietnam: Yes
• Time: Usually weekends in the evening (EST)
  

Everytime I get invited, I'm away from my desktop and/or at school with my non-gaming laptop that I have Steam installed on for the older games I own. I'd put myself in group 2. 
Oh, here's my info... 
Steam ID: butanohastey 
BFBC2: Butano 
Localization: USA (California) 
Vietnam: Yup!  
Preferred gametime: Whenever I'm online

Just joined :)
Group 2
Steam: ACIDFOX
BFBC2: foxybasterd
Location: Portugal
Gametime: whenever I can :P 
Vietnam: no
Nam or vanilla: since I don't have vietnam I have to say vanilla

• Steam & BC2 ID : mmzone
• Location: Finland
  
• Preferred play time: Varies, but most of the time after 18.00 (GMT+2)
  
• Vietnam: Yes
  
• Vietnam or vanilla BC2: Prefer BC2, but I play vietnam every now and then.
• Group: 2
  

"The short answer is yes,"

Joined  group

• SteamID:  thebubs

• Location: Ontario Canada
  
•  Preferred Play Time: Anytime After 8pm EST
• Got Vietnam: Yerp..
•  Prefer both

Joined 
SteamID: rsistnce 
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada 
Preferred Playtime: Weekends after 5PM PST 
Got Vietnam: FUCK YEAH 
Prefer: Either or, as long as I can pew pew. 
 
I'm also quite drunk.

If you're wondering if we all play for funs, we sure do, but do we play with grace? well, we do as of now. But what about the evidence? How could you possibly tell me this without it?
Well, fear not! Because evidence is here! Take a look:  (Bigger image available here)
 

" If you're wondering if we all play for funs, we sure do, but do we play with grace? well, we do as of now. But what about the evidence? How could you possibly tell me this without it?
Well, fear not! Because evidence is here! Take a look:  (Bigger image available here)
 

"

Group 2 
Steam ID: Seraphinya 
Location: Philadelphia, PA 
Preferred playtime: Friday evenings, weekend afternoons 
No Vietnam... 
 
Are there specific servers you guys all hang around?