Battlefield 3 - Official Thread

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USMCGrunt said:
I don't think anything has been stated specifically but, going off previous titles, pretty much any stick will work
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Going off their most recent title I would say none, considering they never fixed joystick in BFBC2. I used to love raping people in heli/jets in BF2 using my saitek, but could never get it working properly in BC2. So here's hoping they don't slack off again and leave out joystick support.

And to the people using M/Kb for flying, you have no idea what you are missing until you play with a joystick. The two just can't be compared.
 
I suppose all vehicles come equipped with nano repair machines then? :rolleyes: This is a disappointing piece of news. Maybe hardcore mode will disable regenerating health for players and vehicles?
 
I'll take a flight stick over KBM for flying anyway... I'm not a pilot but I'm pretty sure real jets aren't controlled with a keyboard and mouse. I'd like to at least have a somewhat realistic/tactile flying experience.
 
I flew using keyboard only in BF2, no mouse. And yes there were some big limitations flying that way, but I was too lazy to constantly flick the mouse around.
 
That was all that was available in the alpha, but I doubt that will be all thats there for release, even the high in alpha didn't have everything on.
 
Plague_Injected said:
Console gamers are starting to really kick up a shit about only getting 24 players, 30fps and crappy graphics
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Too bad. That's what they get for buying something that was introduced in 2006 and never going beyond that. They want a fast car? Then they shouldn't have bought a Ford Escort. PC games will always have the advantage in this department because its always getting better. Consoles by their very nature can't change. They can only get "add ons" or whatever.

Plague_Injected said:
...the PC version could outsell the consoles!
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One can only hope :D But to be honest, I would not be surprised at all if the PC version sells nearly equal to the console version. And I also wouldn't be surprised that it would go upwards of 5-7 million copies on the PC. This is the game a lot of people have been waiting for to have an excuse to finally upgrade their systems because lets be honest, when was the last game that has actually taxed a newer videocard/cpu? Even my slightly outdated rig in my sig plays everything with high settings just fine with a few exceptions (I am looking at you GTA4). Hell it might even be able to play BF3 with a decent frame rate.
 
Plague_Injected said:
Looks like consoles are getting a dumbed-down PC port for a change.

Console gamers are starting to really kick up a shit about only getting 24 players, 30fps and crappy graphics...the PC version could outsell the consoles!
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That's been known for a long time, but there's plenty of console gamers who don't believe it. Or my favorite comment, "We always get screwed!". No. PC gamers have been getting the shit end of the stick for a while now and for once we get something good.
 
USMCGrunt said:
Good evening troll...
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This is not a troll. I dont have an xbox but I do have a 360 controller for my PC. Its a really good piece of hardware and handy for playing console ports. I have a Thurstmaster Warthog and I will still be using the 360 controller for BF3 flying because its not a flight sim, and the controls are sure to be arcadey as hell.

You can flick the thumbsticks on a 360 controller around faster thus steer your vheicles faster and it takes up less room on your desk to boot.
 
VulcaN said:
This is not a troll. I dont have an xbox but I do have a 360 controller for my PC. Its a really good piece of hardware and handy for playing console ports. I have a Thurstmaster Warthog and I will still be using the 360 controller for BF3 flying because its not a flight sim, and the controls are sure to be arcadey as all hell.

You can flick the thumbsticks on a 360 controller around faster thus steer your vheicles faster and it takes up less room on your desk to boot.
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I think playing BF3 with a controller is just suicide.

Although I might use my 360 controller for flying.....but I do have my saitek X48 sitting around too, just not sure if windows 7 supports it.
 
Thats what were talking about... flying. Of course you would use the keyboard / mouse for infantry.
 
VulcaN said:
Thats what were talking about... flying. Of course you would use the keyboard / mouse for infantry.
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I think it would be easier to transition from kb/mouse to 360 controller, then kb/mouse to saitek X48.

BRING ON THE BETA!
 
DASHlT said:
I think it would be easier to transition from kb/mouse to 360 controller, then kb/mouse to saitek X48.

BRING ON THE BETA!
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It would depend on what you're used to. I'm sure a lot of people here are just itching for a reason to dust off the old flight sticks again since flight sims are few and far between now.
 
Plague_Injected said:
It would depend on what you're used to. I'm sure a lot of people here are just itching for a reason to dust off the old flight sticks again since flight sims are few and far between now.
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Yea I got quite a few friends who plan to dust them off.....

......I honestly cannot remember the last time I used my X48 I want to say BF2, but yea im old.
 
Same here, my flight stick hasn't really been used since BF2. I did bring it out intending to use it for Desert Combat LAN, but ended up not (pretty good with just the keyboard, WASD and arrow keys).
 
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You should very well know that it doesnt matter if you want to argue/debate something or not, if you post it on the internet then your opening yourself up to it, whether you want to or not; whether you ask for it or not.

Im willing to bet that Metro will not be a conquest map, and if it is, it will be for smaller server sizes where the park section can be a conquest with 2 points or the full subway section with conquest points. Im skeptical about it working any other way really with Metro because, as you said, its WAY too linear and has too many chokepoints to make for fair and balanced play.
 
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Plague_Injected said:
It would depend on what you're used to. I'm sure a lot of people here are just itching for a reason to dust off the old flight sticks again since flight sims are few and far between now.
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Uhh...the new IL2?! Rise of Flight?!

Yeah, I never flew the BF2 air vehicles with a joystick. Always used mouse & k/b. I will definitely try it with my Saitek this time around. :cool:

***EDIT***

Now THIS is funny! Could it be related to all the trash talking? Or just a crazed google employee??

Go to the Google Translate page. http://translate.google.com/#

Then copy and paste or type in this: " Ich liebe Battlefield 3 "

It should show that it is German for, I love Battlefield 3....not so the case this time :)
 
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USMCGrunt said:
You should very well know that it doesnt matter if you want to argue/debate something or not, if you post it on the internet then your opening yourself up to it, whether you want to or not; whether you ask for it or not.

Im willing to bet that Metro will not be a conquest map, and if it is, it will be for smaller server sizes where the park section can be a conquest with 2 points or the full subway section with conquest points. Im skeptical about it working any other way really with Metro because, as you said, its WAY too linear and has too many chokepoints to make for fair and balanced play.
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Well it has been stated multiple times by the devs that all maps would be available for all game types at release. Remember just because the area that was used for meto rush is too small and linear to make a good conquest map doesn't mean they could open up more of hte surrounding area for the conquest version.
 
If it follows both BF2 or BC2 not all conquest maps will have the same style. For instance going back to BF2, not all conquest maps were huge with air power, they ranged from Karkand to Sharqi to Oman. Just like in BC2, Heavy Metal has a different style and scope from Oasis conquest.

Some will likely be more ground focused and linear, others will be more wide open with the full range of vehicles.
 
It may not be crowded, but there are still plenty of titles that will make great use of your flight controls.
 
What kind of rig do you think it would take to play this game at maxed out settings?


Game looks siiiick..like wow.
 
r0bot said:
What kind of rig do you think it would take to play this game at maxed out settings?


Game looks siiiick..like wow.
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I would guess something like i5-2500k, 4-8GB ram, GTX 580 if you're gonna play on highest settings with AA.
 
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