Any BF3 Players out there?

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:46 am

dude BF3 is looking mighty fabulous!!!

first saw it on Open Beta yesterday....all i can say is

DAYUM!!

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:40 am

Just saw an awesome video on it. The guy kept stopping to say, "Look at the trees!!!" or "Look at that plane!! WOOOOW!" lol. Game looks great.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:31 pm

I've been playing the beta for about 3 days now off and on..

meh. I like the feel for the game, but the bugs really REALLY hamper the game play.

Here's a well rounded article on Ars Technica on the beta, both the good points and the bad. They name off the major frustrations thus far.

I DO realize this is "beta" but some of these are design flaws and not just bugs. The same thing happened with Bad Company 2. After 6 months of patching, the game became rather enjoyable .... until the last patch where they changed so many things to placate the whiners in the "community", the game wasn't that challenging in someway that it got tiring fast. i.e. nearly doubled the size of the hit box especially around the head...

The game has potential, but like most Battlefield games, the planes are going to be stupid slow.

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:14 am

I preordered yesterday - $12 off on Newegg!

Aggressor Prime · Post by **Aggressor Prime** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:46 pm

I love the game, but I have to run on the lowest settings at 800x600 and I get massive artifacts after a few minutes of gameplay. Gonna have to wait to get a new PC to enjoy it, but hoping Battlefield 2143 will be out by then. More of a futuristic gamer myself.

[]V[]essenjah · Post by **[]V[]essenjah** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:38 am

I actually enjoy BF games over any other shooter to date. I'm currently playing it over the XBox 360. Consoles are just cheaper to maintain these days. One thing I can say, is that the developers do seem to be listening in on the requests and things change every single day in inside the Beta. They have fixed all the holes in the geometry, flickering tends to be less problematic, bipods are working a lot better, you can no longer spam seemingly unlimited rockets, servers have been fixed and run pretty fast now. Game runs very VERY smooth and I hope the transition to the REAL gameplay will be just as smooth. The beta plays like COD but has a nice, progressive feel to it. Also, I hear that they are adding squad management and squad leaders in, if not already. So, LOTS and LOTS of improvements. They might just make it.

Put my money down on the Limited Edition today.

dwlpunk · Post by **dwlpunk** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:57 am

I've been playing the Caspian Boarder map on my new PC a lot this weekend. It's really fun and i especially love the sound effects. The game plays great on 32 man servers, and a tad bit laggy on 64 man. Tried Operation Metro on my ps3 and it was surprisingly enjoyable in my living room.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:50 am

i cant wait for the 25th so that i can configure my controllers and get everything the way i like to do it on KB/M/JStick

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:10 pm

I just hope the armour is driveable, fun to use and the AI actually works with you.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:17 am

it is, Armor, APCs, Jets, Helos, trucks, all driveable! they have added Caspian Border back into the open Beta. its a HOOOOOOOGE! map and lots of fun to play on.

now they even have the C-RAM Phalanx System in the game!!

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:18 am

Thenior wrote:I preordered yesterday - $12 off on Newegg!

just saw this post..... what was the final price? and any bonuses?

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:58 am

It was the limited edition:

Pre-Order Battlefield 3 - Limited Edition and get the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion pack for free. The expansion pack includes four legendary maps from Battlefield 2 boldly re-imagined in the Frostbite 2 engine, classic Battlefield 2 weapons and vehicles, unique rewards, achievements/trophies and more.

The deal is over now though I think. Final price was $47.98.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:45 am

AceCombat wrote:
now they even have the C-RAM Phalanx System in the game!!

don't you mean CIWS?

MidiV · Post by **MidiV** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:33 pm

I was playing the Beta on PC last weekend.

The game looks very promising, but Origin online system is very buggy and boring, imho. I really didn't like it much. Also it went not quite clear to me is it possible to create multiple soldiers under one account or not.

btw, with joystick interceptors are much easier to fly

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:07 pm

I like to play FPS on consoles, simply because the gamepad is restrictive (a handicap). I can just get on and have fun, whereas the PC version, I get obliterated.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:00 am

Ferno wrote:
AceCombat wrote:
now they even have the C-RAM Phalanx System in the game!!
don't you mean CIWS?

there is actually two versions of that system now. the new one is based off of the CIWS Phalanx System from the ships. C-RAM ( Counter-Rocket Artillery Mortar ) is a land based version of the CIWS found on the ships. its used for AA and Anti munition attacks.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter_Ro ... and_Mortar

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:36 pm

yeah, i know.

I operated one when I was granted a pass on the HMCS calgary during her maiden voyage.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:34 pm

just checkin

dwlpunk · Post by **dwlpunk** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:23 am

we had 3 of them on board our aircraft carrier.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:54 pm

3? were you an Assault Class LHA/LHD/LPH or a full blown Carrier CVN?

im only asking because i thought CVN's had at least 6 CIWS Turrets?

ON TOPIC!

8 More Days to BF3!!!

dwlpunk · Post by **dwlpunk** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:23 pm

lhd 6, very close to lhd 2 in bf2 and 3

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AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:34 am

nice

"Salute"

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:50 pm

Got Trojan ?

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Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:16 pm

You know, if I ever wrote a program that had a license "agreement", I'd put a third option "I disagree but I want to install the damn piece of software anyway.".

Thenior · Post by **Thenior** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:14 pm

I rented it on my xbox to try it - needed a silly activation key to play Multiplayer (which is the whole reason I rented it, the single player was boring). I can pay $10 for the activation key, which is associated with my xbox account, or I can buy the game and it comes with one.

EA just disabled me from ever reselling my game - I'm not sure if I'm going to even buy it now.

TigerRaptor · Post by **TigerRaptor** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:47 pm

After dealing with to much BS with Spore. Which the game now sits in a landfill somewhere. I am done with EA games period.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:14 am

well i dont know about you guys but im enjoying BF3 with a passion!!

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:55 pm

http://www.unfinishedman.com/battlefiel ... simulator/

We all need this. Will divide the men from the boys.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:55 pm

saw that i was like DAYYYYYYYYYYYUM!

SirWinner · Post by **SirWinner** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:25 am

Playable Demo?

No, I don't want to see a VIDEO DEMO... I would like to "Play Test" even a small area just to check out the interface, etc.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:49 pm

I just pretend the bad guys are EA lawyers.

"Nice car you have there... I wonder how well it can hold up to a 70T main battle tank. hmm, not very well, it looks like"

and ace, quit pretending you know what you're talking about. you never were in any of the military branches shape or form.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:11 pm

Ferno just because i WASNT in the Military doesnt mean that i CANT know about the systems they use! is it really that hard for you to understand that ★■◆●?

ever heard of www.globalsecurity.org ? or http://www.fas.org/man/ ?

this ★■◆● gets soo ★■◆●ing old........

okay no i wasnt in the military, so does that prohibit me from learning about the ★■◆●ing military or does that forbid my family members who ARE military from telling me things about the military? NO!! so STFU!

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:44 pm

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:42 pm

AceCombat wrote:Ferno just because i WASNT in the Military doesnt mean that i CANT know about the systems they use! is it really that hard for you to understand that ★■◆●?

ever heard of http://www.globalsecurity.org ? or http://www.fas.org/man/ ?

this ★■◆● gets soo ★■◆●ing old........

okay no i wasnt in the military, so does that prohibit me from learning about the ★■◆●ing military or does that forbid my family members who ARE military from telling me things about the military? NO!! so STFU!

never said you can't know about it. but you use the abbreviations incessantly, come off looking like a paramilitary fanboy and it's friggin annoying. Enjoy it as much as you want but don't talk it up every chance you get.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:26 pm

Yeah ace. Ask permission before posting. You might annoy the Ferno! (god forbid

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Krom · Post by **Krom** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:34 pm

Who pissed on your cornflakes this morning?

flip · Post by **flip** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:13 pm

Quit picking on me Damnit!!

dwlpunk · Post by **dwlpunk** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:03 pm

I'm somewhat disappointed with Battlefield 3 at the moment. Although the graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is fun, the lack of maps and the chopper physics are frustrating. Also, having origin on my new system makes me uncomfortable compared to trusted apps like steam.

However, i am looking forward to the DLC coming in December.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:47 pm

that is what im waiting on too... Karkand and Wake !! now origin im not having a problem with, ive not had a single issue out of it yet

and ferno im not trying to be a hardcore mil brat here..... im just a person who likes the equipment and terminology, who spent a good portion of my life growing up around the stuff and language.

for what its worth, i was having a bad day and my rant was uncalled for..... i apologize and you guys really do make my day for the service you did/do for the country only to be treated like ★■◆● by the very government you worked for

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:18 pm

after playing the singleplayer campain, if you can call it that, I'd have to say it's a major letdown. Sure the infantry mode was pretty decent where things actually worked for a change, there is a massive lack of both tank gameplay, and aircraft gameplay.

I was all ready to break out the joystick to fly the jet but I was really let down when I found out all I'd be doing was spinning the mouse around and clicking the left button.

and not including any play in a helicopter... of ANY kind?

yeah it gets a do not buy from me.

and ferno im not trying to be a hardcore mil brat here..... im just a person who likes the equipment and terminology, who spent a good portion of my life growing up around the stuff and language.

for what its worth, i was having a bad day and my rant was uncalled for..... i apologize and you guys really do make my day for the service you did/do for the country only to be treated like ★■◆● by the very government you worked for

it's all good.. just try to not go crazy with the terminology anymore.