Battlefield 3 - Official Thread

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It's obviously not going to flop.

Some people just want BF2 v2. Others get mad if the developers don't create a sequel catering to their very specific vision.

If you just like videogames and aren't some kind of luddite where everything must be a certain way or else its for fucking console retards, then you'll enjoy BF3.
 
AceCR42 said:
It's obviously not going to flop.

Some people just want BF2 v2. Others get mad if the developers don't create a sequel catering to their very specific vision.

If you just like videogames and aren't some kind of luddite where everything must be a certain way or else its for fucking console retards, then you'll enjoy BF3.
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I suppose I will enjoy it then as the only thing I'm not open to is gay sex. :)
 
Rossi~ said:
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I LOL'd
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I want to know what was really on the screen.
 
Volkum said:
Ugh, that is utter crap. I hope that is removed...
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This is why you dont play on non hardcore servers, 3D spotting is a terrible feature. Cant even hide anywhere cause the second someone sees you and puts a tag on you, you are fked.
 
It still amazes me that people enjoy playing on non-hardcore. 3D spotting is stupid, so is having to dump the better part of a clip into someone's head to kill them.
 
I'm not stressing out for the 3D spotting because I'm assuming I'll be able to play HC servers.

Hopefully there are HC servers... lol... if not then yeah.. It has to change.
 
There had BETTER be hardcore servers.

I hate playing on that powderpuff fluffy bunny difficulty bullshit.

Hardcore or nothing.
 
Yes yes, hardcore servers solve the problem. The problem with that is the bunch of side effects that hardcore servers come with. In BC2 you died just a bit too quick in HC mode for how accurate the guns are when sprayed. I also like having my minimap and I was a big fan of minimap spotting in BF2. The real issue is that 3d spotting is a shitty fucking system that doesn't belong in any version. I have no idea how they could think it's a good idea, at least on PCs.
 
Got alpha e-mail invite while at work. Had no idea I met the requirements to test it (and didn't bother trying to meet them that I recall).

So its my lucky day :D Sure its only 2 days, but its gonna be a hella fun 2 days of testing.
 
stiltner said:
Got alpha e-mail invite while at work. Had no idea I met the requirements to test it (and didn't bother trying to meet them that I recall).

So its my lucky day :D Sure its only 2 days, but its gonna be a hella fun 2 days of testing.
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Fuck, this probably means the last wave of invites already went out and I'm not on the list.

Godamnit EA. Ironic how it seems that everyone who doesn't want to get in/doesn't care gets in, and the people that want it the most don't.

By the way, if you don't meet the requirements (and I would check before downloading on Origin, which links the key to your account), I would be happy to give that key some very good use. :) They don't check requirements when sending out invites. People who only own 7 year old laptops have gotten invites.
 
No shit. I enjoy getting e-raped for my dedication for playing every BF game since 1942, yet joe blow who has never played a single fucking game gets the alpha.
 
stiltner said:
Got alpha e-mail invite while at work. Had no idea I met the requirements to test it (and didn't bother trying to meet them that I recall).

So its my lucky day :D Sure its only 2 days, but its gonna be a hella fun 2 days of testing.
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What do you mean it's only 2 days?
 
Yeah a friend got invited again on his second EA account today, so he gave it to me.

Gonna be some good times.
 
AceCR42 said:
Yeah a friend got invited again on his second EA account today, so he gave it to me.

Gonna be some good times.
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WARNING WARNING BULLSHIT FROM EA REACHING DANGEROUS LEVELS

2nd account? What. The. Fuck. Almost want to make 100 EA accounts and sign them up for the newsletter.
 
To those of you who are concerned about not receiving a beta key for your MOH: LE copies, Origin seems to accept all MOH:LE keys. I just registered my version I bought on steam, and a friend registered his retail copy just fine.
 
defiant007 said:
The server browser is a pile of shit and a complete waste of CPU cycles. No auto queuing, massive memory footprint, having to exit the game just to join a new server, being at the mercy of EA's infrastructure for a UI, etc.

If its incorporated into an in-game UI then fine, otherwise its an utter pain in the ass. I abhor the current social networking fad and really do not want it embedded into my gaming experience.
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oh my god such a massive overhead for the plugins
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and do you think you weren't at the mercy before hand with their servers? if the login server ate shit you were out of luck... and don't forget that the stats server could bomb as well and you're back to default rank.

queue will probably come and it's probably faster to kill the game and get another server here than it is to join another in a previous game. not that you have to worry about it starting up again because it just loads in the background until it's done so you don't even have to look at a single load screen.
 
Crash250f said:
Yes yes, hardcore servers solve the problem. The problem with that is the bunch of side effects that hardcore servers come with. In BC2 you died just a bit too quick in HC mode for how accurate the guns are when sprayed. I also like having my minimap and I was a big fan of minimap spotting in BF2. The real issue is that 3d spotting is a shitty fucking system that doesn't belong in any version. I have no idea how they could think it's a good idea, at least on PCs.
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weapons are about as lethal in stock BF3 as they were in HC BC2, you die FAST.

spotting is currently the most complained about issue in the entire alpha, by far. word on it is that "work on it is ongoing." the community so far is either pulling for recon only 3d spot, squad only 3d spot, or flat out 2d spotting.

all seem pretty acceptable to me.
 
socK said:
oh my god such a massive overhead for the plugins
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and do you think you weren't at the mercy before hand with their servers? if the login server ate shit you were out of luck... and don't forget that the stats server could bomb as well and you're back to default rank.

queue will probably come and it's probably faster to kill the game and get another server here than it is to join another in a previous game. not that you have to worry about it starting up again because it just loads in the background until it's done so you don't even have to look at a single load screen.
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THIS. People on THIS FORUM tried telling me it was AMAZING. That god damn browser is the worst fucking pile of shit I have ever been forced to use. It's one of the main reasons why I'm done with the Alpha. Sad, it took me only a few rounds to realize BF3 isn't worth money - EA would have to PAY me to play it.


socK said:
weapons are about as lethal in stock BF3 as they were in HC BC2, you die FAST.

spotting is currently the most complained about issue in the entire alpha, by far. word on it is that "work on it is ongoing." the community so far is either pulling for recon only 3d spot, squad only 3d spot, or flat out 2d spotting.

all seem pretty acceptable to me.
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Too fast. And hitboxes for me seemed wrong; shooting someone at point blank did nothing sometimes. I don't want people to take 2 magazines to die, but I don't want a single scrape to kill me either...and given the ONE map we have, the subway areas are just a death trap.
 
i'm praising the browser, that's about 7mb of ram usage for it and 0 cpu usage.
 
Dozens of people here are pissed off about not entering the Alpha trial and the people who got in are bitching about the browser? Seriously... Are you kidding me?
 
Hopefully the server browser gets improved. The one in BC2 isnt that bad. Is this one completely different
 
The browser server... browser is very responsive and very nice. I hope it's there in full retail. It even incorporates stats and stuff.
 
rampantandroid said:
And the failures of quickmatch and all servers giving an error that they are full? Hmm? Went on all of last night.
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on my end, if I choose "MyIS" servers it works everytime. If I chose a DICE server they are always full. So I just put he name in the name filter (which works great) and get only working servers.
 
rampantandroid said:
And the failures of quickmatch and all servers giving an error that they are full? Hmm? Went on all of last night.
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The point of the alpha was to test the servers. It may or may not work. It's an Alpha TEST. You're supposed to report issues when they come up.

There's a reason why the majority of these tests are closed and invite only. So people like you don't get in.
 
Still curious, and I don't think anyone answered...

Has anyone experienced the suppressive fire mechanic in-game? If so, how did it seem to work? Well?

I thought that was a very cool addition to the game that I'm very interested in knowing as to whether or not it actually has any real effect or "value" in-game.
 
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