Quote :

"I miss the naval combat from 1942. Most people didn't bother but it was awesome when you had people who would do it."

this

forgotten hope has been soo slow to adapt to bf2 (was amazing for bf1942), but a realistic broad and deep ww2 mod for bf3 would be awesome. (ships, planes, multiple station bombers, etc)

4/28/2011 6:42:03 PM

bump

5/15/2011 10:04:17 AM

looks awesome. destruction, tanks, awesome explosions, and I might be the only one that is a fan of the dialog the characters say when you get a good kill or theres an explosion near like "fuck yea" and "oh shit", b/c half the time I say it at the same time.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Battlefield#p/u/1/aPu7-LtLKmU


[Edited on June 7, 2011 at 9:43 PM. Reason : .]

6/7/2011 9:38:22 PM

That tank battle is awesome.

Modern Warfare can go suck a dong.

6/7/2011 10:28:33 PM

Quote :

"the multiplayer is going to have a shitty class based leveling system as i predicted that will make the game shit to play online if you don't play super regularly, which makes absolutely no sense to me since that's extra server cost the EA guys incur for no additional revenue."

Actually it COULD be the first useful, practical leveling system in a FPS.

If they use class leveling to determine or set the pecking order for advanced combat roles, this could totally fix the vehicle-spawn-idiot-rush problem of past BF games. Imagine if you have to be at a certain rank to even pilot vehicles, and then you have specializations per round that limit the types of vehicles you can use.

Layer that with seniority (if 20ppl have tank specced, but only 4 tank slots on the map, senior 4 get in, the rest respec for the round) and this could be a really compelling way to play multiplayer.

Could even be a partial round lockout, or first death lockout. Partial round being after some point (total time, number of kills, whatever) vehicles go "free for all", first death being that specced operators get first dibs, but after the first vehicle gets destroyed, it goes FFA.

6/8/2011 4:39:41 AM

Quote :

"Imagine if you have to be at a certain rank to even pilot vehicles, and then you have specializations per round that limit the types of vehicles you can use."

man that would be awesome! i wouldn't see rank 5 noobs in every BC2 round jump in the choppers and start flying backwards and upside down cause they have no idea what they are doing.

6/8/2011 8:46:47 AM

the chopper controls in bfbc2 are retarded

6/8/2011 10:00:43 AM

Yeah, planes in every Battlefield game are so much fun!



(I do really like Battlefield 2 on the PC though, just not any map with jets).

6/8/2011 10:12:30 AM

^ hahaha. That is so true

6/8/2011 10:43:19 AM

I hope they put in a 1 sniper per squad limit so I won't get paired with 3 other bush wookies while I'm trying to play the objective.

6/8/2011 2:41:10 PM

The leveling idea sounds like a good idea. As long as you aren't stuck in those classes forever. This would keep me interested in leveling the character more than just caring about stats and my kdr.

I liked how in 2142 you could lock vehicles to just your squad. I always hate those jackass teammates who come and steal your ride when you are behind cover repairing in... Then they go and get it blown up 5 seconds later. I usually TK those people.

Quote :

"the chopper controls in bfbc2 are retarded"

its half and half. I hate how the controls for the UAV is backwards compared to regular choppers. I constantly have to jump in the settings and turn on/off the reverse flying bit. If I forget, it's either I try to fly the chopper, instantly take it in a dive and die, or my uav goes crazy and I fly it into a tree within 5 seconds.

I like having my Logitech mouse of where I can change the sensitivity on the fly since its no where near the level you need to effectively do some dodges and fast turns on all of the maps that have such a small air space.

6/8/2011 3:04:24 PM

7/10/2011 3:57:27 PM

So did anyone get an Alpha trial invite?

A few leaked gameplay videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/UsamaFTW

7/23/2011 12:44:26 AM

It really looks badass, except I don't recall seeing any destruction.

7/23/2011 10:03:26 AM

I noticed in one of the tank videos he shot it into the ground it made a pretty sweet hole in the ground.

7/23/2011 12:16:52 PM

holy shit YOU CAN SEE YOUR LEGS

7/23/2011 3:43:41 PM

Quote :

" Hi Battlefield Player, As one of our valued and trusted Battlefield players, we are happy to invite you to participate in the Battlefield 3 Alpha Trial. All the instructions you need to join are printed below. We are inviting you specifically because we think you have a great interest in the Battlefield series, and because we think you understand the technical issues that might arise this early in a game's development cycle. The purpose of the Battlefield 3 Alpha Trial is to do a number of server-related tests in preparation for game launch, including load testing our back-end. We are also looking to you to provide us with any feedback on the entire Alpha Trial experience. Please note that this is not the Open Beta due in September, it's not the Beta promised to buyers of Medal of Honor: Limited Edition and this is not a public demo. This is a highly tech-focused Alpha Trial that does not represent final quality of the game. Performance at this early stage of development will potentially be choppy and far from optimal, and we will bring the servers down at our leisure if needed. There will be periods of downtime and periods when we run tests that will negatively affect the performance on the Alpha Trial servers (leading to lag and rubber banding, etc.). The available slots are limited, so make sure to redeem your unique Alpha Trial code before they run out (see instructions below). If you choose to join this Alpha Trial, please do not publicly post information, images, videos or your impressions of it. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave your feedback directly to us at DICE in the closed Alpha Trial forum we have set up specifically for this purpose. The Battlefield 3 team and I here at DICE are looking forward to your participation. Cheers, Patrick Bach Executive Producer, Battlefield 3 DICE"

7/27/2011 9:14:44 PM

Quote :

"It really looks badass, except I don't recall seeing any destruction. "

There's destroyable buildings... a lot more and deeper holes than bc2 apparently. I like the idea that falling debris can kill ppl

7/27/2011 9:28:18 PM

so how does this MOH beta work?

7/27/2011 9:29:53 PM

This is not a beta, this is an ALPHA trail, pretty much chosen at random maybe, and probably because I am a BF veteran with like7 games under my belt. This is gonna be so much fun! - if my PC an run good enough!! HAHAHA

7/27/2011 9:34:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHLr0FiLWQ&feature=feedu

8/16/2011 1:21:22 PM

Is there a beta for this game?

I'm Krallum and i approved this message

8/16/2011 1:31:52 PM

^^


[Edited on August 16, 2011 at 6:18 PM. Reason : erg]

8/16/2011 6:18:47 PM

^^^ holy crap that looks awesome!!

^ lol yea

8/16/2011 6:46:21 PM

Quote :

"is there a beta for this game?"

yes if you pre-order or bought Medal of Honor

8/16/2011 8:33:49 PM

http://gamescom.gamespot.com/video/6329479/battlefield-3-presentation?tag=topslot;img;3

8/17/2011 12:42:55 AM

origin is a pile of shit so i think im gonna have to pass on this

8/17/2011 8:06:48 PM

The program itself isn't so bad. The website though...

8/17/2011 8:07:54 PM

yea like i cant even login because my account is fucked up. and if you try to go to their support site to put in a ticket it sends you to a broken salesforce.com site.


also i heard the client doesnt support resuming downloads which is hilarious.

8/17/2011 8:09:30 PM

Isn't origin in beta?

8/17/2011 8:34:15 PM

well i dont even know where to look to answer that so i hope thats it. just another reason it should be on steam

8/17/2011 8:44:06 PM

^^yes

8/17/2011 8:48:39 PM

When this game comes out... I will not sleep for a week.

8/18/2011 7:47:33 PM

I know I am late to the bitch fest on this page, but if you are playing on the PC, setup your damn joystick to fly. It is SO much more fun and natural to fly if you just set the controls and have it sitting to the side when you play. I can own that ass when I am using the joystick, esp. if it is a 3-axis unit that will allow you to yaw the helo left and right more easily.

8/18/2011 8:01:34 PM

Amen to that. Jet combat in BF2 - especially air-to-ground - was always my favorite part. I can't wait to see how that's going to work in this new game with the destructible environments. I'm so hoping to be able to divebomb and level entire buildings.

It does raise the question of how the developers intend to balance ground-to-air combat, though. Will we see a man-portable Stinger/equivalent, or are we stuck with those stupid fixed emplacements again?

8/18/2011 10:13:31 PM

^ Yea that is the make or break for this game really... because that is what brought down BF:Vietnam, you could not kill helicopters after everyone got used to flying them and learned to take down/avoid the 2 AA locations on the map..

8/19/2011 12:51:48 PM

I never played BF:V, but I've played all of the others. I do think it's stupid how in the Vietnam expansion for Bad Company 2, the Huey is practically made out of porcelain. You can seriously shoot one down with a full 40-round magazine from the MAC-10. That seems a little too extreme in favor of infantry.

So any word on minimum PC specs for this yet? I'd like to start budgeting.

8/19/2011 5:55:12 PM

Is this better in PC form or something? I assume there will be a xbox version as well?

8/19/2011 8:53:26 PM

^yes to both questions.

8/19/2011 9:00:44 PM

Well, although I appreciate the stability of Xbox Live and have played both Bad Comany games on the 360, I'm gonna build a new gaming rig for this game since it'll support 64 players. Also, the ability to use my own joystick when I fly is definitely an advantage.

8/20/2011 12:13:18 AM

It'll be better on PC, hell DICE has pretty much flat out said that, but if don't already know immediately you'll play it on PC, and you play a lot of games on Xbox, well, you won't be begrudged.

And I imagine the PC minimum requirements will be pretty high... yah know.

8/20/2011 12:24:26 PM

(Newest Multiplayer Footage (Jets))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDfPxF3EFE&feature=player_embedded




[Edited on August 20, 2011 at 1:35 PM. Reason : .]

8/20/2011 1:33:11 PM

I bought this game 6 months ago on EA's site, since you have to use their Origin software to launch the game.

However there is plenty of information that this game will be far superior on PC. Here are just a few articles (there are many more):

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/14494-battlefield-3-leaving-dx-9-behind-frostbite-2-engine-good-news-for-pc-gamers/

http://www.qj.net/pc-gaming/news/battlefield-3s-console-versions-will-be-scaled-down.html

http://fudzilla.com/games/item/22419-battlefield-3-pushes-consoles-to-the-limit

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/blog/frostbite2

http://publications.dice.se/publications.asp?show_category=yes&which_category=Rendering

8/20/2011 10:44:59 PM

I hope your account Origin account gets hacked.

8/20/2011 11:27:44 PM

why would that matter? you can't do anything with the account until Oct 25th, dumbass.

8/21/2011 11:00:25 AM

did you use the 25% birthday coupon on origin?

8/21/2011 11:28:48 AM

nope and it wasn't my birthday

8/21/2011 12:43:38 PM

doesn't matter, you just get the 25% off coupon if your account says its ur bday.

8/21/2011 5:44:15 PM

Would a GTX 550 Ti run this game maxed out without any hitches?

8/21/2011 6:10:00 PM

So apparently consoles will get a server browser, but the PC won't have one in-game. What in the fucking hell is DICE thinking?

8/22/2011 9:44:03 AM