Battlefield 3

[Muk666]

Hated snipers so much in BC2, they were so damn useless unless played by a really good player =P

Would be great if they would limit the amount of sniper rifles on each map, I've been playing BC2 on a server that does that so both teams can only have 4 sniper rifles each.

[TMRNetShark]

BF3 on PC is the game to end all games.

Anyways, the game plays awesome in BETA on PC. The consoles cannot even compare... I don't care what anyone says. I can actually AIM with the machine gun while crouching and hit someone. The consoles version has too much recoil to even think about controlling suitably. Snipers are still annoying, but I only played one match. When I get back, I'm playing this game into the wee hours of the morning... again.

BTW, my PC runs the game all on high settings.

[AceHigh]

The only way to get beta is from origin, right?

Anyway I got 2 fucking items in my package today, motherboard and CPU. I am sorry, where the fuck is the rest of the items I ordered? Composing a huge flame speech for the support line that I can call tomorrow. Nobody takes my money and delivers only half of the goods. I guess that also means I will be in a grumpy mood today.

[Muk666]

Need origin to download and play the game, will probably need it to play any EA game in the future.

Had no intention on playing the alpha or beta but now its the only thing people are talking about and some friends bugging me about it, guess I should see how it runs on my 2 year old computer =)

[AceHigh]

To my biggest misfortune I played the beta.

What did I see? A map created for COD kiddies, a fucking tunnel. Seems that the fears that it would become a Battlecorridor instead of Battlefield came true.

I will hold off pre-ordering this for now.

[mgz]

i tried it and uninstalled it 5 minutes later. Way to many shitty things to bind and it was being an asshole about letting me change mouse button binds.

[TMRNetShark]

To my biggest misfortune I played the beta.

What did I see? A map created for COD kiddies, a fucking tunnel. Seems that the fears that it would become a Battlecorridor instead of Battlefield came true.

I will hold off pre-ordering this for now.

Oh no, that map is totally just a tunnel to funnel all the combat down 3 main lanes... It's so CoD... but remember. It's a smart choice to choose that map for a free beta. Why? Cause there are 8 other maps that will be wide open and with vehicles (Caspian Border anyones?) or at least a variation of open vehicle maps and close quarter infantry maps. Remember Special Forces? That focused on CQC combat...

All I'm saying is, EA is playing their cards right because this map will tempt people who play CoD into getting Battlefield 3 instead (or as well). The beta isn't meant for hardcore BF3 fans (cause even I was left desiring more from the map) because that map is not Battlefield. It's rush mode alright... but it's no battlefield. With the Beta, they will lure all the CoD players who would of otherwise skipped the game because its "Not Cod."

And before you get all mad about CoD players on BF3... suck it up... they'll be easy targets until they /ragequit when running towards the objectives without using cover. They'll either have to learn how to play the game... and then realize it's more fun than running and gunning, or they'll just complain that their entire team is camping. I'm having tons of fun on Metro... but at least I know there will be more maps that really scratch my Battlefield itch.

i tried it and uninstalled it 5 minutes later. Way to many shitty things to bind and it was being an asshole about letting me change mouse button binds.

What were you trying to change? I also had a problem with this but all I had to do to fix it was go back to the game and then press Esc again and then I could change the bindings. You must also remember that this is a beta is it does have some bugs.

One bug in particular that keeps popping up is I keep clipping the ground when I'm moving somewhere prone (I'm usually support gunner). I wonder if people can still see me if I clip fully through.

[vuzedome]

Gonna try it a bit later, am hoping that this tempts me to hop boats as what TMRNetShark says it's for.

[Smokeyjr2]

Im having a blast with the Beta i cant wait for the full game. No issues with the game what so ever. (Im not talking about the bugs but my opinion on the game)

[AceHigh]

They really made this beta restrictive. You have to start the game from the browser, which will plunge you right into a match, no option for the resolution, key binding, etc...

[Takeshi]

They really made this beta restrictive. You have to start the game from the browser, which will plunge you right into a match, no option for the resolution, key binding, etc...

Yup, only able to change settings once you're actually in a match.

[TMRNetShark]

They really made this beta restrictive. You have to start the game from the browser, which will plunge you right into a match, no option for the resolution, key binding, etc...

Ace... I think this is how the game is gonna work. The game launching from the browser is the actual game menu. At first, I was like "yuck... just fucking give us an in game menu and be fucking done with it."

Then it hit me.

Yes, the menu is annoying when you want to play single player. You gotta launch the web browser and then click single player and then you wait for it to load and tell you it's ready for you to play. What happens when you are waiting for a multiplayer match to start? I started scrolling around and looking at my stats and what stats they tracked.

I dropped my jaw.

This is suppose to be like CoD: Elite. Instead of having to log out of the current game your in to check these stats... just ALT-Tab your way out of the game while you are waiting to spawn and you can see all the stats you want. Let's be real, you wouldn't be able to see your stat trackings if the stats page was an in-game menu. But with the launcher and stat tracker as a a web browser, you can check your stats mid-game.

It's not like the web launcher is innovative or anything. It's just seems the same simplicity wise (as an ingame menu)... but allows people to only really look at stats midgame. That's the only plus I can think of to having a browser based launcher. Cause wouldn't the game be just the same if it had an in game menu without the ability to look at stats midgame? That awfully sounds like the console versions of the game.

[AceHigh]

I don't care about stats. Besides you could see all your stats from in-game in BF2. I will search DICE forum for an answer on that shit.

[TMRNetShark]

I don't care about stats. Besides you could see all your stats from in-game in BF2. I will search DICE forum for an answer on that shit.

I knew you'd say that... but does it make playing the game a hassle for you? Or are you just being resistant to the way the launcher works because it's always been in game? Honestly, it ain't much of a difference for me... but if it's that game breaking... write a letter.

[Sosseres]

I knew you'd say that... but does it make playing the game a hassle for you? Or are you just being resistant to the way the launcher works because it's always been in game? Honestly, it ain't much of a difference for me... but if it's that game breaking... write a letter.

It isn't game breaking, it simply removed 2/10 in score from the interface. Meaning it worsens the playing experience. Something doesn't have to break the game in order to make it worse. It is a multitude of minor issues that separates a decent title from a top title.

[AceHigh]

Starting up a game browser so I can play a game is a damned hassle. What if you want to switch from singleplayer to multiplayer? Do you need to exit the game and re-enter it from the fucking browser?

I found out more about this, yes it will be in final release. So if you want to tweak your graphic setting or controls, you have to be alive in-game in a match adjusting those settings with bullets flying over your head.

No pre-order or any kind of purchase for me. BF3 is dead to me since the last real BF game was BF2. Have fun playing a COD clone, kids.

[TMRNetShark]

It isn't game breaking, it simply removed 2/10 in score from the interface. Meaning it worsens the playing experience. Something doesn't have to break the game in order to make it worse. It is a multitude of minor issues that separates a decent title from a top title.

Menus are now part of the playing experience? I saw no real issue with it... IDK... maybe I'm dumb.

So if you want to tweak your graphic setting or controls, you have to be alive in-game in a match adjusting those settings with bullets flying over your head.

There is single player where you can tweak your graphics? In all honesty, it is an extra step to switch servers or switch from single to multiplayer to co-op. Is it more of a hassle? Yes. Will it really detract me from the actual gameplay? I don't see why not. If your basing a game off of how the menu is setup... then you're too worried about the wrong things in a game.

"Have fun playing a COD clone, kids."

Waaahhh! Wahhhhhhh! Wahhhhh! Will do!

[AceHigh]

The playing experience starts from the time you start your game to you quit them. Everything in between is a part of the experience.

Do you like closing down your client and starting it up again ever 4 minutes until you find a good server?

Now I see why Steam is not selling it. They would probably set up a user friendly solution where the whole thing is set up on the steam client which you can bring up in-game pressing shift+tab. It's pretty clear what kind of "interaction restrictions" EA was talking about when they mentioned Steam.

I saw no real issue with it... IDK... maybe I'm dumb.

Yes you are, but that goes without saying.

Almost forgot to mention that horrible in game option interface where every time you click on a button you get that eye wrenching annoying tv flicker effect.

[TMRNetShark]

The playing experience starts from the time you start your game to you quit them. Everything in between is a part of the experience.

Do you like closing down your client and starting it up again ever 4 minutes until you find a good server?

Now I see why Steam is not selling it. They would probably set up a user friendly solution where the whole thing is set up on the steam client which you can bring up in-game pressing shift+tab. It's pretty clear what kind of "interaction restrictions" EA was talking about when they mentioned Steam.

I saw no real issue with it... IDK... maybe I'm dumb.

Yes you are, but that goes without saying.

Almost forgot to mention that horrible in game option interface where every time you click on a button you get that eye wrenching annoying tv flicker effect.

Hey, no skin off my nose. I'll be enjoying the game while you'll be... I don't know... doing something else? I'm not the one getting butt hurt over a game. So you might be the "gaming enthusiast" or "gaming purist"...

Guess what? I'm a gamer. If you think a gaming experience is based off the menus along with the rest of the ACTUAL gameplay.. then Battlefield 1942 fucking sucked. I had to wait MINUTES for the damn loading screen to load the map. Then by the time I got into an online match, it ended and switched to a different map. I would usually get into the game when each side had already gotten a flag each. Did people bitch and moan about that "experience" for 1942 (just how you are bitching and moaning about the browser based menus)? Yes they did.

And you know what? People still regard that as a great game. I don't know, I think focusing on the actual gameplay makes a game... not the menus. If the menus really bother you, don't buy the game like you have already said.

Then again, losing people like you in a game like Battlefield 3 is like losing a zit. With you, you'd just make the rest of us look bad with your ugly head. Without you, we would still look like idiots with a big red mark where the zit was (aka using those menus)... but at least we are enjoying a fun game. 

[AceHigh]

Dodging my question are you?


Do you like closing down your client and starting it up again ever 4 minutes until you find a good server?