Author Topic: Battlefield 3 (Read 16912 times)

Sosseres · « **Reply #100 on:** September 17, 2011, 05:34:00 PM »

Quote from: TMRNetShark on September 17, 2011, 04:43:20 PM

Quote from: AceHigh on September 17, 2011, 04:07:22 PM
As for the pre-order numbers, do you realize that for some obscure reason Steam never discloses the information on their sales or pre-orders? Same for most other game delivery platforms on the internet. That does put a big "unknown" area on the numbers and statistics, since PC games sell like hot cupcakes on Steam while the local shops are removing PC games sections all together because they lost customers to Steam.

It's "unclear" whether Battlefield 3 will be on Steam. As of right now, Battlefield 3 is only on Origins.

Per the online platform battle for full title PC games (casual facebook has won, for now). If Origin fails (again), then it will come to steam in a while, doubt it will get a steam version until they give up on their online platform, again.

AceHigh · « **Reply #101 on:** September 17, 2011, 05:42:18 PM »

Quote from: TMRNetShark on September 17, 2011, 04:43:20 PM

It's "unclear" whether Battlefield 3 will be on Steam. As of right now, Battlefield 3 is only on Origins.

BULLSHIT!!!!

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We are intent on providing Battlefield 3 players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our consumers. We hope to work out an agreement where Steam can carry Battlefield 3; meanwhile, gamers can pick from the more than 100 digital retailers listed at http://www.battlefield.com/digitaldownload, or go to http://www.origin.com.

I will most likely get mine on Impulse. No, but seriously people, this is not just me arguing with Tamarin, here is some useful information for you folks, as that list shows retailers in individual countries outside US as well, check it out:

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/bf3-digital-retailers

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #102 on:** September 17, 2011, 05:46:50 PM »

Quote from: AceHigh on September 17, 2011, 05:42:18 PM

Quote from: TMRNetShark on September 17, 2011, 04:43:20 PM
It's "unclear" whether Battlefield 3 will be on Steam. As of right now, Battlefield 3 is only on Origins.

BULLSHIT!!!!

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We are intent on providing Battlefield 3 players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our consumers. We hope to work out an agreement where Steam can carry Battlefield 3; meanwhile, gamers can pick from the more than 100 digital retailers listed at http://www.battlefield.com/digitaldownload, or go to http://www.origin.com.

I will most likely get mine on Impulse. No, but seriously people, this is not just me arguing with Tamarin, here is some useful information for you folks, as that list shows retailers in individual countries outside US as well, check it out:

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/bf3-digital-retailers

Oh my! I got blinksided there. At least I got one part of that right (that it isn't on Steam).

AceHigh · « **Reply #103 on:** September 17, 2011, 05:49:14 PM »

Honestly I still fear that we will have to install origin either way to play the game, like with Half Life 2 that needs Steam.

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #104 on:** September 17, 2011, 05:57:55 PM »

Quote from: AceHigh on September 17, 2011, 05:49:14 PM

Honestly I still fear that we will have to install origin either way to play the game, like with Half Life 2 that needs Steam.

I remember using Steam when Half Life 2 first came out... wasn't that big of a deal. I understand that EA is trying to get a piece of Steam's online market share, but I'm not convinced that it will be the same as steam (in terms of taking away computer resources).

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #105 on:** September 20, 2011, 12:49:24 PM »

This is worthy of a DP (not double penetration)...

DICE's Battlefield 3 OPEN Beta starts September 29th.

Owners of the MoH 2009 edition will be getting in on the 27th. So I guess the servers will be empty until the 29th then! Hopefully I'll see a lot of you on the PC version!

Anyways, it's on the map Metro and the gametype is Rush. The system requirements are as follows:

Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Not as steep as I originally thought, but who has to upgrade their video card now?

Sosseres · « **Reply #106 on:** September 20, 2011, 01:34:24 PM »

Quote from: TMRNetShark on September 20, 2011, 12:49:24 PM

DVD ROM DRIVE

I fail. Guess I'll skip it.

newy · « **Reply #107 on:** September 20, 2011, 01:54:51 PM »

Card is only one generation old, like hell I upgrade. But it prevents me to have the rec. specs.

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #108 on:** September 20, 2011, 03:14:53 PM »

Quote from: newy on September 20, 2011, 01:54:51 PM

Card is only one generation old, like hell I upgrade. But it prevents me to have the rec. specs.

If it's a GTX 460 or an ATI 5850... I think you'll be fine. It's just that the 560 GTX and ATI 6950 are basically top of the line cards... so SLI is a must for high resolutions.

newy · « **Reply #109 on:** September 21, 2011, 03:04:58 PM »

Now that BF3 is coming soon (bad) news about Origin is coming as well. Problem I haven't found any (yet). Does anyone know what is written in the EULA that is polarizing the community? It's again something about spying the computer/your gaming behaviour or something like that.

dogsinafen · « **Reply #110 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:52:11 PM »

Quote from: newy on September 21, 2011, 03:04:58 PM

Now that BF3 is coming soon (bad) news about Origin is coming as well. Problem I haven't found any (yet). Does anyone know what is written in the EULA that is polarizing the community? It's again something about spying the computer/your gaming behaviour or something like that.

Yap; http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110825/17454015690/eas-origin-service-wants-to-exchange-games-your-personal-data.shtml

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #111 on:** September 21, 2011, 05:31:30 PM »

Quote from: dogsinafen on September 21, 2011, 04:52:11 PM

Quote from: newy on September 21, 2011, 03:04:58 PM
Now that BF3 is coming soon (bad) news about Origin is coming as well. Problem I haven't found any (yet). Does anyone know what is written in the EULA that is polarizing the community? It's again something about spying the computer/your gaming behaviour or something like that.

Yap; http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110825/17454015690/eas-origin-service-wants-to-exchange-games-your-personal-data.shtml

They revised it... they still have the right to look at your harddrive and such... but now it's collected in an "non-personally identifiably" fashion. Meaning they can still see if you torrent on your computer along with how much porn you watch.

The sacrifices we must make... /sigh

Mother of God.... PS3 gets exclusive content for a week before other platforms. At least it's a week and not a month like those bastards at Microsoft.

AceHigh · « **Reply #112 on:** September 23, 2011, 11:42:47 AM »

I know the wording in that EULA is very bad, but practically I think the "third party" refers to punkbuster and "all you hard drive" means that punkbuster can scan for cheats all over your system.

It surely doesn't make it right and maybe they should make it more restrictive and specific.

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #113 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:31:24 PM »

Quote from: AceHigh on September 23, 2011, 11:42:47 AM

I know the wording in that EULA is very bad, but practically I think the "third party" refers to punkbuster and "all you hard drive" means that punkbuster can scan for cheats all over your system.

It surely doesn't make it right and maybe they should make it more restrictive and specific.

So why can't they have a program that scans all the files that are being used WHILE using Origins? I have a sneaky feeling that while I'm playing BF3 it'll just sniff it's nose around my harddrive like a drug dog. "HAha! Not today EA, there ain't nothing on my harddrive."

vuzedome · « **Reply #114 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:51:49 PM »

Heard that the recommended specs will only be able to push the settings till medium before it hits dirt and unplayable FPS.

newy · « **Reply #115 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:26:49 PM »

Ace, I don't think so. It's Origin we are talking about. Keep in mind they will definitely use it for future games as well. The next big player is Mass Effect 3. So, it's def. not punkbuster that is sniffing around but Origin. And tbh, that has made me thinking >_>

AceHigh · « **Reply #116 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:33:20 PM »

I will just make a bunch of random documents and name them "plan to overthrow Electron Arts" and copy paste a bunch of walls of text together ending it all with Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air lyrics.

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #117 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:37:54 PM »

Quote from: vuzedome on September 23, 2011, 12:51:49 PM

Heard that the recommended specs will only be able to push the settings till medium before it hits dirt and unplayable FPS.

Then no one would of been able to play the Alpha... yet a lot of people (on youtube) were able to get very stead FPS with Phenon II x4's and GTX 460/ATI5770 AND be able to us FRAPS while doing it. That's with ALPHA, a very buggy build.

If you heard, would you mind telling us where you heard it from? Either way, we will get to see for ourselves next Thursday if we are able to run the game or not on high without getting dirt FPS. I mean honestly, the console versions are probably somewhere inbetween low and medium detail. If the recommended system specs can't run the game better than medium detailed, DICE is doing something wrong.

AceHigh · « **Reply #118 on:** September 23, 2011, 01:39:32 PM »

My brand new i7 should arrive before the beta, looking forward to it.

TMRNetShark · « **Reply #119 on:** September 23, 2011, 02:20:09 PM »

Quote from: AceHigh on September 23, 2011, 01:39:32 PM

My brand new i7 should arrive before the beta, looking forward to it.

Your i7 (the Sandbridge core, right?) should do just fine running TWO copies of Battlefield 3 at once.

BTW, Ace/Newy. I took the time to read the EULA and the Privacy Policy. The EULA is vague about what information they collect. The Privacy Policy on the other hand is 100% like Steams. They actually don't sniff your harddrive or anything. They only collect information about EA games/third party games you bought off of Origins and your usage in each game.

So people can kinda breath easier? I mean, I suggest you ALL read both the EULA and the Privacy Policy for yourselves.