Battlefield 3 - Official Thread

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I'm really happy with the gun models and the position on screen. I always thought CoD had this over the BF series until now. BF models always had this sort of awkward/fake feeling to me.
 
Just another CoD arcade shit clone. Lame as hell, cancelling pre-order.

Sorry, but putting some faggoty shit like indicator arrows over enemies kills the game.

Oh - there's nothing different than the alpha.
 
SeaFoam said:
Just another CoD arcade shit clone. Lame as hell, cancelling pre-order.

Sorry, but putting some faggoty shit like indicator arrows over enemies kills the game.

Oh - there's nothing different than the alpha.
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we have a winAr.

agreed 100000%.
 
Can't queue anymore it seems, so now you're left spamming random servers until you get one that lets you try to join... le sigh.
 
SeaFoam said:
Just another CoD arcade shit clone. Lame as hell, cancelling pre-order.

Sorry, but putting some faggoty shit like indicator arrows over enemies kills the game.

Oh - there's nothing different than the alpha.
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I can just kill people by looking for the arrows. Lame as hell.
 
SeaFoam said:
Just another CoD arcade shit clone. Lame as hell, cancelling pre-order.

Sorry, but putting some faggoty shit like indicator arrows over enemies kills the game.

Oh - there's nothing different than the alpha.
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They've confirmed 3D spotting was in the game over and over again. Whats the big surprise?
 
Played only for a short time so far but a little underwhelmed, feels too much like BC2 at the moment (atmosphere wise).
 
I dunno. I'm not getting the same feeling as when I played the Alpha. I wanted to keep playing that. Here I was almost forcing myself. Changes made to Metro just seem wrong. Gameplay changes in general seem wrong. So many fucking bugs too. It feels more buggy than the Alpha as well.
 
Sound is hugely improved from bc2.

Graphics are slightly improved.

Crossfire is broken. The first time you join a match it works great and you get killer FPS. Ultra settings, 4xAA, 1920x1200 runs awesome. But there is a glitch where the game restarts in windowed mode between each new match, and once it switches to windowed mode crossfire is disabled and performance goes to shit.
 
computerpro3 said:
Sound is hugely improved from bc2.

Graphics are slightly improved.

Crossfire is broken. The first time you join a match it works great and you get killer FPS. Ultra settings, 4xAA, 1920x1200 runs awesome. But there is a glitch where the game restarts in windowed mode between each new match, and once it switches to windowed mode crossfire is disabled and performance goes to shit.
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I'm able to just put it back to fullscreen and have my SLI work fine... you can't just alt+enter to fullscreen it and have CF working again? :(

Very underwhelmed by the graphics (which I'm hoping they fix before beta ends, since it's completely bugged up). Gameplay I haven't gotten much of yet since it keeps disconnecting me and they disabled server queueing...
 
They also ruined knifing. Alpha required you to actually pull out the knife and attack. They've added the quick knife shit from BC2.
 
GoldenTiger said:
I'm able to just put it back to fullscreen and have my SLI work fine... you can't just alt+enter to fullscreen it and have CF working again? :(

Very underwhelmed by the graphics (which I'm hoping they fix before beta ends, since it's completely bugged up). Gameplay I haven't gotten much of yet since it keeps disconnecting me and they disabled server queueing...
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When I do that crossfire doesn't reactivate.

Honestly I'm so annoyed with ATI's drivers I may move to a 580 GTX SLI setup.
 
Fixed for you. :eek:

v6maro said:
My review of BF3 beta so far:

Good:
Animations are sweet
Movement feels very fluid
Sounds are awesome
Battlelog is cool - when working
Ranks, scoring, ect menu's are integrated nicely
Gameplay feels in-between BF2 and BFBC2
Recoil separates the men from the boys
Flash's from snipers scopes allows to easily detect the stupid irritating lame-ass campers

Bad:
You have to run 3 things to run BF3 - battlelog, the battlelog applet, and origin - holy clusterfuck FAIL
Destruction 2.0 is worse than Destruction in BFBC2
The game graphically looks on par with BFBC2 - it doesn't look improved
You cannot run BF3 in 'offline' mode at all - even to change settings you must be in-game
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Dallows said:
They also ruined knifing. Alpha required you to actually pull out the knife and attack. They've added the quick knife shit from BC2.
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This is false.

You can quick knife OR equip the knife. It's up to you. It was the same way in Alpha.
 
Played for 2 hours. It feels much better then BFBC2. It feels like PC game since everything is smaller on the screen. I guess when all maps are unlocked it will be an epic game. Now without smoke greandes it is virtually not possible to win as an attaker. At tleast for 2 hours attakesr managed to destroy maximum 3 MCOMs.
 
computerpro3 said:
When I do that crossfire doesn't reactivate.

Honestly I'm so annoyed with ATI's drivers I may move to a 580 GTX SLI setup.
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Haven't had that same issue with my crossfire setup. Played a good 2 hours straight before server crashed or something - not exactly sure what happened.

The browser:

It works just like an in-game browser. Other than being out of game, it causes no substantive change in how you join games. Just as fast, don't know what the hubbub is about.

I'm not sure if it is the browser or the servers themselves, but some won't queue and some will. Very annoying.

The game
Game looks terrible? Seriously? I'll get some screenshots up, but again I have to question where these uber-games you all seem to be playing that have such amazing graphics that BF3 looks like "shit." :rolleyes:

Recoil is pretty rough, particularly the AK. I can't recall if its the m4 or m16 you start with, but it seems a hell of a lot easier to handle than the AK. I'm still getting used to the handling, myself - with iron sites it seems pretty hard to track a sideways moving target, but I've always hated iron sites - red dot ftw.

Models, to me at least, are a bit hard to distinguish. Hopefully after a bit of time it's just something I need to learn.

In 2560x1600 the picture extends off your screen - the minimap is 90% off screen, your ammo is almost all offscreen.

EDIT: Ok, the sniper scope flash is f'ing ridiculous. It's like a massive beacon, not a slight lens flare. Even in an underground subway, that thing must be gathering every light particle in the whole system and casting it back at you.
 
Hardcore turns off the arrows as it is in competition. We'll see though. I am waiting to play it myself.
 
In 2560x1600 the picture extends off your screen - the minimap is 90% off screen, your ammo is almost all offscreen.
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yes, that's quite annoying. Anyone know how to fix it?
 
SeaFoam said:
Just another CoD arcade shit clone. Lame as hell, cancelling pre-order.

Sorry, but putting some faggoty shit like indicator arrows over enemies kills the game.

Oh - there's nothing different than the alpha.
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same as BC2... when the full version comes out, play Hardcore like i will. no enemy indicators.
 
v6maro said:
yes, that's quite annoying. Anyone know how to fix it?
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I described how to previously... you use the "adjust screen size" setting and shrink it to about 1/3 of your monitor's size vertically/horizontally. It makes the UI tiny but at least it's on-screen!
 
TwistedAegis said:
EDIT: Ok, the sniper scope flash is f'ing ridiculous. It's like a massive beacon, not a slight lens flare. Even in an underground subway, that thing must be gathering every light particle in the whole system and casting it back at you.
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LOOK EVERYONE HE'S OVER HERE!!!!!!!!

(sounds fucking annoying)
 
TwistedAegis said:
Haven't had that same issue with my crossfire setup. Played a good 2 hours straight before server crashed or something - not exactly sure what happened.
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Are you getting massive screen tearing in the outdoor portion of the map?

Starting to think there is something wrong with my setup.
 
computerpro3 said:
Are you getting massive screen tearing in the outdoor portion of the map?

Starting to think there is something wrong with my setup.
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I had a brief 30-second period where I had an orange flickering - almost like the AFR 2nd frame was all orange. But that cleared up, strangely it occurred at the same time someone else said in chat, "Damn, getting the flickering again."

Overall though it's been pretty solid. Running everything ultra @ 2560x1600, turned off AA though.
 
TwistedAegis said:
I had a brief 30-second period where I had an orange flickering - almost like the AFR 2nd frame was all orange. But that cleared up, strangely it occurred at the same time someone else said in chat, "Damn, getting the flickering again."

Overall though it's been pretty solid. Running everything ultra @ 2560x1600, turned off AA though.
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Have you tried low yet? It looks identical to your "ultra" :(. If not though I'd love to see comparison screenshots because for me they are 100% identical.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Have you tried low yet? It looks identical to your "ultra" :(. If not though I'd love to see comparison screenshots because for me they are 100% identical.
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Did you reload the game and go back in, as well? I haven't either, just wondering if it requires a full game restart for graphical settings. Just installed FRAPS, hang on a sec.
 
TwistedAegis said:
Did you reload the game and go back in, as well? I haven't either, just wondering if it requires a full game restart for graphical settings. Just installed FRAPS, hang on a sec.
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Yep, I have, to see no change at all still. If you do see a difference I'd love to know.
 
Mikerocks2112 said:
lol whats the trick to getting into a server?
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I was in one earlier by clicking quick join on the browser. It got me in within seconds. Im sure the servers are filling up rapidly though.

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Has anyone seen this yet? My game runs pretty damn good except for the fact that when I pivot(turn left/right or look up/down) it is very jittery. It is not jittery in a graphical sense more like a control sense. Im guessing I am getting about 40FPS at max settings.

This also happens at the lowest settings. Im guessing driver issues. I am running...
Asus P8Z68-LX with an i5 2500k overclocked to 4.2GHz(very stable), a BFG 275GTX and 4GB of RAM.
 
my only issues have been some screen flickering at random times, just flashes of white and light blue, and i get disconnected from the game consistently after about 20 minutes of playing, and I really dont think it's because of my setup...
 
littlec said:
I was in one earlier by clicking quick join on the browser. It got me in within seconds. Im sure the servers are filling up rapidly though.

Side note:

Has anyone seen this yet? My game runs pretty damn good except for the fact that when I pivot(turn left/right or look up/down) it is very jittery. It is not jittery in a graphical sense more like a control sense. Im guessing I am getting about 40FPS at max settings.

This also happens at the lowest settings. Im guessing driver issues. I am running...
Asus P8Z68-LX with an i5 2500k overclocked to 4.2GHz(very stable), a BFG 275GTX and 4GB of RAM.
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Why do people guess and not just download FRAPS!
 
littlec said:
I was in one earlier by clicking quick join on the browser. It got me in within seconds. Im sure the servers are filling up rapidly though.

Side note:

Has anyone seen this yet? My game runs pretty damn good except for the fact that when I pivot(turn left/right or look up/down) it is very jittery. It is not jittery in a graphical sense more like a control sense. Im guessing I am getting about 40FPS at max settings.

This also happens at the lowest settings. Im guessing driver issues. I am running...
Asus P8Z68-LX with an i5 2500k overclocked to 4.2GHz(very stable), a BFG 275GTX and 4GB of RAM.
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The jittery is a feature, not a bug. You're carrying a considerable amount of weight in equipment, don't expect to move around fluidly. As you progress in your BF3 career though, you'll find that your soldier will get stronger and your turning movements become smoother as you gain strength from carrying all the weight around.
 
TheMadHatterXxX said:
The jittery is a feature, not a bug. You're carrying a considerable amount of weight in equipment, don't expect to move around fluidly. As you progress in your BF3 career though, you'll find that your soldier will get stronger and your turning movements become smoother as you gain strength from carrying all the weight around.
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Can't tell if this is a joke or not... if not... just LOL.
 
§·H·ï·Z·N·ï·L·T·ï;1037803610 said:
Why do people guess and not just download FRAPS!
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Good idea. Although I know my FPS is NOT low. I was able to leave the server at the top so the game is playable but this jitteryness is annoying.
 
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