Battlefield 3 - Official Thread

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Inate8 said:
Same reason you are.

It's an open beta now ;)

If you don't like it feel free to /ignore. I apologize for having a differing opinion than yours, be sure not to suck that teat too hard and share with your BFF's.
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So hostile... I was just asking the question as you seem to hate the game so much yet bother to stick around and bash it continually instead of just moving on with your life.
 
Loads of bugs, loads of questionable design choices. I wouldn't have expected to be seeing 90% of the players clipping through the ground, or to be jiggling around if I tried to aim near a rock this close to release. Unable to aim down the sights of the M16 half the time, PP-2000s outreaching LMGs and DMRs, unable to alter your settings unless you're alive - kind of wonder what's going on with this game, really.

People already using RPG spam in metro tunnels. I really hope this isn't going to be another BC2. I haven't pre-ordered this yet, first BF game I've ever not bought on release, but I still intend to buy it if this mess gets ironed out.

Those torches and laser sights are the biggest question mark though. If someone so much as scans over you with a laser you have a very hard time shooting back. It's a cool effect but a bastard when you're just starting out against these people.
 
Dallows said:
I've been trying to find a way to word this. Basically Battlelog IS the game. You're referring to "game" as like launching BC2. With Battlelog you're simply connecting to a server and it's launching the window so you can play. The "game" is always running in the background.

So say they fix the menu and let you hit ESC before deploying. All you would do is ESC, exit the game, be back at your desktop with the Battlelog, do whatever the hell, and rejoin to another server.

There's almost no difference. With BC2 you still had to leave the server/match to get back to the browser. With BF3 it's just closing a window and then relaunching.
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I see what you're saying. Maybe it's just the feel I'm not comfy with yet. I did poke around in the unlocks and progress portions a little. I Like that.

Definitely need to do something with my video cards. 97c :eek:

*edit, oh and the flashlight thing, I'm not sure they are flashlights. I think they may be way way overdone reflections. Or broken reflections that aren't "twinkling" I noticed something similar while prone, my wristwatch was giving off a blinding flare everytime the left arm went forward in one section.
 
Jellylesg said:
PP-2000s outreaching LMGs and DMRs
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i agree, the PP2000 feels a little too stout. i imagine they'll be adjusting it.

Jellylesg said:
Those torches and laser sights are the biggest question mark though. If someone so much as scans over you with a laser you have a very hard time shooting back. It's a cool effect but a bastard when you're just starting out against these people.
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the flashlights in particular are a little crazy. as of right now, if i'm blinded by a flashlight i just unload an entire mag in its general direction. about half the time i end up killing a teammate who's blinding me with his flashlight. so it goes.
 
saedrin said:
So hostile... I was just asking the question as you seem to hate the game so much yet bother to stick around and bash it continually instead of just moving on with your life.
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I don't hate the game, never did I say that. I hate the browser interaction, I find it as childish as playing with a kids toy in a dirt park. So much more potential yet they chip at it with a tiny plastic backhoe.

The game itself is broken and their dev time seems to be being spent in really odd ways, but I still enjoy BF as a franchise. I've cancelled my pre-order because I'd rather come into it without the bad taste in my mouth.
 
Roscowgo said:
*edit, oh and the flashlight thing, I'm not sure they are flashlights. I think they may be way way overdone reflections. Or broken reflections that aren't "twinkling" I noticed something similar while prone, my wristwatch was giving off a blinding flare everytime the left arm went forward in one section.
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There are actual flashlight attachments for some weapons and then there is the sniper scope reflection. Both seem about the same level of ridiculous to me.
 
Inate8 said:
The game itself is broken and their dev time seems to be being spent in really odd ways, but I still enjoy BF as a franchise. I've cancelled my pre-order because I'd rather come into it without the bad taste in my mouth.
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I don't see how you could know where their dev time is being spent.

And this is a Battlefield 3 thread, not a Battlefield 3 beta thread.

Bye.
 
Thank god for AutoHotKey and its ability to bind the keys/buttons that DICE won't allow us to... Once my keys were setup properly this game became a whole lot more fun :D
 
FUCKAKCAKCKK. after like 20 minutes of copy pasting the password into the caspian server. I finally get in, Die, and am now stuck on this screen, and wont respawn, WTF is going on, im gonna stay till the game is over and hope i respawn

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So pissed off :(
 
just started playing the beta. A few questions:

How do I change my name or active soldier? Pretty noob at this so you say the exact place?

Is key binding working? Should I do it in game or though my Logitech software (using a g500)?

Thanks.
 
Inate8 said:
I just don't get why they keep pushing this browser interaction bullshit, sure they keep getting better at it, and YES I admit it's not as bad as I make it out to be, but it's just clunky. I want to open the game, hear the intro sounds, see my menu and know wtf I am doing. Why do the console "kiddies" get this, yet the PC crew that has the capabilities to load a game and be into the menus in under 5 seconds get thrust into the battlelog BS. I mean sure, keep the battlelog, but just get rid of the in browser launching/server viewing. It's stupid, and really just requires more upkeep on their part.

Origin is just bad, I tried to load some BF3 games this morning, only to be told that I was out of date. Battlelog was telling me this, not origin, you know... the place where I launched the game from initially. How backwards is that?

I dunno, I guess I enjoy having a menu to play with and settings to browse/adjust at my leisure. Sure with the SP experience you'll be able to adjust that and then hopefully it'll carry over to MP, it's still clunky and unintuitive. Same with having to be deployed to quit, not everyone knows of/understands that using alt+F4 is okay.

Another thing, I know you are all hyper positive right now, but what you see is what you get. There is no way in hell DICE will be on top of all the bugs in game right now. Since alpha they've only added more issues, and caspian STILL isn't ready for public release. That really worries me that only one map is ready for the public, and it is a rush map, wrought with bugs. WTF DICE.
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I really could give a shit how the game launches as long as it works well, and I have had very few issues with it, same with origin, but I have little experince with either, for allw e know your issues are pebcak problems.

I agree that the settings issue sucks, but getting into the server browser in battlelog is so much better than logging into bc2 twice just to get to the menu to looks for servers

again, why would I take your opinion on how to program something like battlelog?

Inate8 said:
No, it's just a differing opinion. Deal with it.
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trying changing your tampon, as you sound alot like my wife did last week





to others comments: the scope glint is a nice thought, but I think its overdone. the lasers arent bad, the flashlight is recoculously overdone. if they could tone them down a bit I would be happy.


why piss and moan about weapon balance? we all know it will be in flux till probably summer, but certainly through the holidays they are going to get tweaked around
 
I love how the gay/female jokes come out when people have nothing else to add.

Again, people have differing opinions, get over it.
 
Whoa after spending an hour on Metro this has to be the biggest gaming disappointment of all time. So laggy, buggy and plain COD. I'm nearly lost for words how bad it is. I'll try Caspian in a bit
 
I've played the gave for about 4 hours...I'm ranked 8 or 9, and my hardward is in my Sig....and not the best hardware either. Runs great w/ my Q9550 and HD 5870....game has been pretty good. Kicked off server during game play only about 4 times....to be expected on a heavily used Beta.

Do I like it better than BC2........No Way, at least for right now............Dice has really added some COD to BF...................Too Bad. No vehicles to test out yet.

Why Dice had to re-write the book w/ the game, instead of building upon the past, I have no idea.
 
XPS M1730 notebook
T9500 C2D 2.6GHz dual core
3 GB RAM
8800M GTX w/1GB

Verdict: Playable! On low, sure, but playable! I was really only seeing lag when the rest of the server was seeing it. There was one time when I turned around right in front of a flame; that made it chug a little.

This means I can get along until I can get the money to build a new home system. Huzzah!
 
Inate8 said:
I love how the gay/female jokes come out when people have nothing else to add.

Again, people have differing opinions, get over it.
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It's not a matter of opinion. You don't know what you're talking about and are making Karl Pilkington-esk claims.
 
needmorecarnitine said:
just started playing the beta. A few questions:

How do I change my name or active soldier? Pretty noob at this so you say the exact place?

Is key binding working? Should I do it in game or though my Logitech software (using a g500)?

Thanks.
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OK, I found this:


http://support.ea.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5752


about changing "persona" for BF3 beta but I'm not really sure what they mean by persona. Maybe the EA Master ID?

so, has anyone successfully added more soldiers to their account?
 
and I just saw this posted in the official forums:



Upcoming Server Update!


We have distributed a server side update with the following changes:

- Terrain destruction disabled, because it causes problems with people crawling around under the map. We have a proper fix for this in the retail game, but chose to simply disable it for the OB
- Preround is fully activated: 8 players required to transition from preround to in-game; when 8 players are reached, the start-timer is set to 10 seconds
- Fixes for the most common game server crashes reported over the past 48 hours
- Fixes for end-of-round progress reporting to Battlelog (so players will see their progress more detailed on Battlelog)

The RSPs have been instructed to deploy before Fri Sep 30th, 0800 UTC (when it impacts players the least).

Downtime should be minimal.
 
I personally have had very little problems. I have clipped into the ground a few times, and disconnected at match end a few times. But for the most part everything works and has been alot of fun. I like both maps for what they are, but I do wish caspian was not so limited.
 
Laffles said:
FUCKAKCAKCKK. after like 20 minutes of copy pasting the password into the caspian server. I finally get in, Die, and am now stuck on this screen, and wont respawn, WTF is going on, im gonna stay till the game is over and hope i respawn

*IMG SNIP*

So pissed off :(
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To get rid of that you just press escape to go to the menu and press escape again, and it will go away. The only way that happens is if you try to press escape to go to the menu right after you died, but before the spawn screen shows up.
 
dekruyter said:
I've played the gave for about 4 hours...I'm ranked 8 or 9, and my hardward is in my Sig....and not the best hardware either. Runs great w/ my Q9550 and HD 5870....game has been pretty good. Kicked off server during game play only about 4 times....to be expected on a heavily used Beta.

Do I like it better than BC2........No Way, at least for right now............Dice has really added some COD to BF...................Too Bad. No vehicles to test out yet.

Why Dice had to re-write the book w/ the game, instead of building upon the past, I have no idea.
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BC2 is garbage compared to this game.
 
needmorecarnitine said:
and I just saw this posted in the official forums:



Upcoming Server Update!


We have distributed a server side update with the following changes:

- Terrain destruction disabled, because it causes problems with people crawling around under the map. We have a proper fix for this in the retail game, but chose to simply disable it for the OB
- Preround is fully activated: 8 players required to transition from preround to in-game; when 8 players are reached, the start-timer is set to 10 seconds
- Fixes for the most common game server crashes reported over the past 48 hours
- Fixes for end-of-round progress reporting to Battlelog (so players will see their progress more detailed on Battlelog)

The RSPs have been instructed to deploy before Fri Sep 30th, 0800 UTC (when it impacts players the least).

Downtime should be minimal.
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Wonder what Inate8 would have to say to that.
 
Just got a chance to play Caspian Border, I am very impressed!

Gorgeous map, FRIGGIN HUGE BATTLE SPACE, aircraft, tanks, WAR....wow. :eek:
 
xenios said:
I personally have had very little problems. I have clipped into the ground a few times, and disconnected at match end a few times. But for the most part everything works and has been alot of fun. I like both maps for what they are, but I do wish caspian was not so limited.
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Limited how?
 
I can't be doing with the whole web browser based crap. I'd much prefer it all to be in-game. Also, the Soldier name issue is a complete fuckup.
Gameplay on the otherhand, fantastic.
 
MeAgain said:
I can't be doing with the whole web browser based crap. I'd much prefer it all to be in-game. Also, the Soldier name issue is a complete fuckup.
Gameplay on the otherhand, fantastic.
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I think the more I use Battlelog the more I like it.
 
Dallows said:
It's not a matter of opinion. You don't know what you're talking about and are making Karl Pilkington-esk claims.
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No, you are incorrect. Most of YOUR gripes have been about my opinion, which I have based on the last 20 hours of play time.

It's an opinion. Get over it.
 
Dallows said:
Wonder what Inate8 would have to say to that.
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I'd say stop trolling, idiot. :p

Disabling something, to avoid fixing... what has already been fixed? Wait... what? Who uses that kind of logic in a development platform... If it's already been fixed, push that forward to allow us to stress the other bugs in game as well.
 
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