Battlefield 3

[SantaC]

Then yeah I'll definitely play it next week on 360 although I'm going to be out of town for a few days next week.

ok i am going to play it on pc, but you can give 360 impressions

[Stoney Mason]

Then yeah I'll definitely play it next week on 360 although I'm going to be out of town for a few days next week.

ok i am going to play it on pc, but you can give 360 impressions

I'm sure most on here will be on PC. But yeah I'm very interested in BF 3 on 360. I've been playing BC 2 in anticipation. I wish it was conquest instead of Rush which I don't really like but whatever.

[cool breeze]

[youtube=560,345]coOHjF4_apI[/youtube]

"above and beyond the call"
 
gee I wonder what that means

[SantaC]

graphics on pc is really unreal and everything is realtime, no pre-rendered cutscenes.

[maxy]

That trailer is pretty shitty,music doesn't fit at all.

Beta footage(360)
[youtube=560,345]#[/youtube]

[Stoney Mason]

Yeah the trailer is laughably bad imo. It's trying to ape a call of duty trailer but its shit.


That being said its nice to finally actually at least see console footage although I'm not a fan of that map.

[Stoney Mason]

Watched a good deal of that footage. Looks similar to BC 2 in many ways although I'm not sure if I'm a fan of prone being added back in. Seems to encourage even more sniping and the defense having an even bigger advantage in a mode like rush.

[fistfulofmetal]

Watched a good deal of that footage. Looks similar to BC 2 in many ways although I'm not sure if I'm a fan of prone being added back in. Seems to encourage even more sniping and the defense having an even bigger advantage in a mode like rush.

actually the opposite from just the alpha because all scope use results in a glint that players can see from a fairly far distance. gives sniper positions away real quick.

[FatalT]

Impressions from the 360 version

- Tons of flickering
- Gets stuck quitting games
- Controls are weird and the presets don't even tell you what the layouts are
- They took out the vehicle, which is stupid
- Animations look pretty nice but can be glitchy
- Grenade throw is confusing as hell. Most of the time grenades just shoot out your body.
- Grenade indicator is REALLY easy to miss
- Spotting change isn't good. Most of the time it doesn't work.
- Great lighting underground, do much care for the outside lighting. Everything it too bright and white.

What? PC version superior confirmed. That makes me not even want to try the 360 beta and just wait for my PC key.

[fistfulofmetal]

one more day

[maxy]

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/gate/?returnUrl=|bf3|servers|show|c356bdec-ba65-463c-8c6b-0fd1d2670a12|EA-testing-US-MyIS-7|

PASS: Rumncoke

[cool breeze]

fuck fuck fuck FUCK FUCK FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

[fistfulofmetal]

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/gate/?returnUrl=|bf3|servers|show|c356bdec-ba65-463c-8c6b-0fd1d2670a12|EA-testing-US-MyIS-7|

PASS: Rumncoke

wait, pass? what? WHAT??

[maxy]

check gaf thread

Not sure if EA plugged this thing

[maxy]

this is much better

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

[fistfulofmetal]

check gaf thread

Not sure if EA plugged this thing

oh so caspian border is in but you have to use that password to unlock it? and the page you posted is only accessible when it goes public? i'm not in the early access portion.
hopefully it's still there for everyone.

[maxy]

check gaf thread

Not sure if EA plugged this thing

oh so caspian border is in but you have to use that password to unlock it? and the page you posted is only accessible when it goes public? i'm not in the early access portion.
hopefully it's still there for everyone.

Yeah,they changed the password though

but tons of CB password protected servers have appeared lately,maybe they will open it to the public


New password:sexyelevator

Will be changed at 18:00 CET

about 3 hours left

[fistfulofmetal]

it is the 29th and the beta opens up today why is the download button not clickable what the fuck ea?

[Vizzys]

Open Beta
US Eastern - 8:00 AM 29th
US Central - 7:00 AM 29th
US Mountain - 6:00 AM 29th
US Pacific - 5:00 AM 29th
GMT - 12:00 PM 29th
Sweden - 2:00 PM 29th
Aus - 10:00 PM 29th
NZ - 1:00 AM 30th

supposedly

[pilonv1]

40mins for me!

[Herr Mafflard]

don't you have to download thru Origin?

edit: yes. dl'in now!

[pilonv1]

Can't see it through Origin. Going to bed

[Herr Mafflard]

Can't see it through Origin. Going to bed

it's got a huge ass banner under 'Free Games', unless it's region specific. in that case, 

[pilonv1]

I've already downloaded the client too and it's not showing up in My Games.

Store page isn't even loading for me so I can't grab it again

[fistfulofmetal]

DOWNLOADING NOW

[fistfulofmetal]

i'm at work and tried to launch it through logmein. and it actually launched!
had fraps open and it shows ~40fps and it defaults to high/ultra

now the long wait until i get home 

[duckman2000]

I don't know what it is with DICE, but they just can't seem to make a game with good hit/damage cues. I feel like I'm playing airsoft.

[Bebpo]

I don't know what it is with DICE, but they just can't seem to make a game with good hit/damage cues. I feel like I'm playing airsoft.

I'd like to see a game where getting hit by a bullet actually knocked you a few inches in a direction.

[Vizzys]

I don't know what it is with DICE, but they just can't seem to make a game with good hit/damage cues. I feel like I'm playing airsoft.

I'd like to see a game where getting hit by a bullet actually knocked you a few inches in a direction.

its been done

its not fun

[Stoney Mason]

Downloaded the beta on 360. Try to start game 10 times. Each time get message that says "The connection with EA Online was lost" and left at main menu.


Nice Job.

[drew]

its been done

its not fun

this, ever play zombies in cs source?

[Vizzys]

caspian border is sooo much better than operation metro

i can see why its only on locked servers though, the textures are kinda glitchy and it crashes on round end LOL

[cool breeze]

open origin to play

-lol update origin

fine. after two hours it's installed from origin

-lol you need to install some web browser client

fine, fuck! just let me play

-lol you have official drivers 875.50-C? you need 875.76-A beta drivers, dipshit.

fine, whatever, it's only 150 meg download

-lol sub-70 KB/sec download from Nvidia.  should have gone ATI, hobag.



 

[fistfulofmetal]

i've only been able to get into 1 caspian border game and it was bugged to shit. now every single server is completely full

[cool breeze]

good lord the way the pc version works is a gosh darn fucking mess

the only time to change settings is in a match and while you're alive.  when you're dead, escape does nothing.  when the match ends, escape does nothing.  escape only does something while you're alive.  if you want to quit out after a match, you have to load up the next one, deploy and quit out.  the sacred escape button is a minx who's only temped by warm bodies.

I get that this is a beta, but wasn't there an alpha  did no one in the alpha say "you know, the mice have more than two buttons, maybe we should let people bind commands there?" or "why can't I change communication commands from JKL to the years old inputs of TYU."

but the game is really kick ass and looks gorgeous and this is only the metro map and why does everything about this game's management have to be such a mess?

edit: ok, yeah, beta problems.  overreaction.  annoyance.  acceptance.  I want to play caspian borderr.r

[Stoney Mason]

lulz. I couldn't get on all evening on the 360.

I ended up over to my brother's house though on unrelated business this evening and downloaded and played it on his ps3.

It looks alright and animates well on consoles but its nothing to overly wet your pants about on either front on consoles although the animations are better than the graphics.. Despite all the hype on consoles it doesn't look any better than some other console games. Not a big deal to me since I'm not a graphics guy but just thought I would mention it.

That being said the game is crazy fun and in the small amount of time I put in this evening this may end up being the best bf console game simply because they finally got the controls right on a console game. BC 1 felt like shit. BC 2 felt mediocre (although a good game) despite people lying to themselves about the game having "realistic" weighty controls.

This game by comparison feels much more snappy and precise than I'm use to for a battlefield games on consoles. Dare I say it, but it feels almost COD-ish by comparsion even though there is still more weight to the controls than a COD game. But its a huge step up for the series. The prone stuff feels real good also. Hell, moving in prone actually feels good which is rare in a shooter. Forgot the graphics and animations on consoles. What they need to really be marketing is that they seem to have finally nailed a really fun game that actually controls well which they struggled with before. And this was on a system that is mostly foreign to me. I imagine it will feel even better for me when I play it on my 360 controller.

[cool breeze]

infantry combat is the best in the series by a pretty huge lead.  if it had lean it would be better, but as it is, it's really good.  vaulting over stuff is really satisfying.  everything feels good.

the glitches in the beta are hilarious.  sinking under the earth to find half a dozen mole people trying to aim between the spasms, then the one guy who managed to wedge himself in a rock, firing at anyone who runs above.

[Stoney Mason]

infantry combat is the best in the series by a pretty huge lead.

Agreed.

[benjipwns]

open origin to play

-lol update origin

fine. after two hours it's installed from origin

-lol you need to install some web browser client

fine, fuck! just let me play

-lol you have official drivers 875.50-C? you need 875.76-A beta drivers, dipshit.

fine, whatever, it's only 150 meg download

-lol sub-70 KB/sec download from Nvidia.  should have gone ATI, hobag.



 

lol, I loved this. Every time I think it's finally ready to play, nope! Chuck Testa has another step. Plus I had to change my password because they don't support things like !#$% in passwords.

I've given up for now because I don't want to be assed with the drivers right now.

good lord the way the pc version works is a gosh darn fucking mess

the only time to change settings is in a match and while you're alive.  when you're dead, escape does nothing.  when the match ends, escape does nothing.  escape only does something while you're alive.  if you want to quit out after a match, you have to load up the next one, deploy and quit out.  the sacred escape button is a minx who's only temped by warm bodies.

I get that this is a beta, but wasn't there an alpha  did no one in the alpha say "you know, the mice have more than two buttons, maybe we should let people bind commands there?" or "why can't I change communication commands from JKL to the years old inputs of TYU."

but the game is really kick ass and looks gorgeous and this is only the metro map and why does everything about this game's management have to be such a mess?

It's because they want to do everything from the web browser, the game isn't supposed to have an actual full frontend last I knew.

Thankfully, it's a revolution in gaming and better than anything ever: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446906

[Raban]

Played some of this today. I really dig playing it (though it makes me want more Mirror's Edge very badly) but the three-ring circus you must survive to actually get online is pretty unforgivable. Back to Diablo 3.

[cool breeze]

lol, I loved this. Every time I think it's finally ready to play, nope! Chuck Testa has another step. Plus I had to change my password because they don't support things like !#$% in passwords.

I've given up for now because I don't want to be assed with the drivers right now.

It's because they want to do everything from the web browser, the game isn't supposed to have an actual full frontend last I knew.

Thankfully, it's a revolution in gaming and better than anything ever: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446906

I saw that thread yesterday and while I didn't read it, any argument fails because you need your web browser + plugin and Origin to play.

Opening Battlefield 3 in Origin opens your web browser to BF website.
Starting a Battlefield 3 game on the BF website opens up Origin.

I'm completely baffled by the entire system

[maxy]

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-battlefield-3-beta/17-4975/

[Eel O'Brian]

do they really not allow you to bind actions to the mice side buttons? if so, that's bullshit, i always put toggle crouch and melee/knife on the sides

[cool breeze]

It's an issue of the beta, but right now you can't change any mouse buttons or the certain key commands.  at least I hope it's an issue.  Pressing L is both "squad speak" and "enable/disable flashlight" by default, which means turning on your flashlight opens a text box and freezes you until you type gibberish to escape.

Ignoring problems like that, they need to fix the map.  As it is you have a nondescript blue-neon map on the bottom left that can be slightly expanded, but you have no full map of the environment.

[demi]

This game looks unimpressive, has campers, and spawn issues just like Bad Company 2.

SNORE

See you guys on Call of Duty.

[Stoney Mason]

This game looks unimpressive, has campers, and spawn issues just like Bad Company 2.

I know Demi is trolling but spawn issues? It's either spawn on your squad or spawn a mile back at the base. Don't see how there could be spawning issues. It's not as if there is random spawns. Although I guess somebody could theoretically camp the spawn base.

That being said graphically the game isn't all that on consoles though.

[demi]

The same dude kept sniping me. Zzzz

[Stoney Mason]

The same dude kept sniping me. Zzzz

That's sort of the nature in the beast in this type of game but I hear your point. Rush is often very lame because a good defensive team can get entrenched and lock you down. It's why I prefer conquest.

[Vizzys]

metro is just a bad map / very un battlefield-y

[fistfulofmetal]

rush sucks shit. awful game mode. the brief time i got with conquest on caspian border was great. why wont they let me play that?


if rush was more like Territory in Red Orchestra it would be good.

[Stoney Mason]

I get this is a beta and the build they released is apparently three weeks old but man there are so many issues. Most betas these days are really just time-limited demos and I feel that this beta has made a bad impression, especially the console versions. I'm still getting BF3 day one but I doubt this beta will do much to convince people not to buy Call of Duty and buy this instead.

And yeah, Caspian Border should have been the map on all three platforms.

Even if the beta was more solid it wouldn't have made a significant difference. Its another one of those things where the internet gives a false impression of the real world. In the real world Call of Duty is way bigger than BF for a good number of reasons. Internet hype about bf3 isn't going to change that. I think bf 3 will sell great. It's just not going to sell anything close to MW 3. But they both will sell many many millions.

[fistfulofmetal]

the shotgun seems a bit too over powered. when the map transitions to the subway station the shotgun pretty much destroys anyone at nearly any range.

[cool breeze]

I'm level 7 and yeah, Metro Rush is wearing on me.  But I've enjoyed it more than any rush in BC2.  I almost never played it in BC2 because the game mode so doesn't capture the dynamic fun of Battlefield.  It feels like going through the motions.

It's also getting old because of how beta-y it can be with the bugs and odd decisions.  I really just want the full game, which is hopefully getting fixed big time.  I don't get why I have to wait ~30 seconds to quit the game because hitting escape does nothing unless you're spawned.

also, I almost wish there was a mandatory tutorial before equipping the flashlight.  Teammates don't realize that shit blinds friendlies too.


edit: how does caspian border run compared to metro? metro is like 60+ in the subway and around 50 outside with the high default settings plus 2x msaa.  Don't know if they limited the visual options for the beta, but it looks nice for what it is.  If caspian border is bad I'll drop some settings.

[CajoleJuice]

I get this is a beta and the build they released is apparently three weeks old but man there are so many issues. Most betas these days are really just time-limited demos and I feel that this beta has made a bad impression, especially the console versions. I'm still getting BF3 day one but I doubt this beta will do much to convince people not to buy Call of Duty and buy this instead.

And yeah, Caspian Border should have been the map on all three platforms.

Even if the beta was more solid it wouldn't have made a significant difference. Its another one of those things where the internet gives a false impression of the real world. In the real world Call of Duty is way bigger than BF for a good number of reasons. Internet hype about bf3 isn't going to change that. I think bf 3 will sell great. It's just not going to sell anything close to MW 3. But they both will sell many many millions.

You probably could have said this before the COD4 beta with regards to COD and Halo.

[cool breeze]

The CoD4 beta was incredible.  It sold me on a game I had no interest in before.

[fistfulofmetal]

edit: how does caspian border run compared to metro? metro is like 60+ in the subway and around 50 outside with the high default settings plus 2x msaa.  Don't know if they limited the visual options for the beta, but it looks nice for what it is.  If caspian border is bad I'll drop some settings.

caspian border ran just slightly worse for me when i got to play it. we're talking about 5 frames difference on average.

[CajoleJuice]

The CoD4 beta was incredible.  It sold me on a game I had no interest in before.

I wouldn't say I had NO interest but that beta was literally the best game on 360 for me at the time.

[maxy]

ha ha ha

[pilonv1]

Surely he can't be surprised?

[maxy]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]