Battlefield 3

[maynard]

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this game is going 2 be beyond fucking epic.

[brett friggin favre]

Looks pretty intense single player. I've just never really enjoyed Battlefield's multiplayer. It's just not for me.

[maynard]

multiplayer is gonna be UBER sick on this 1. there's even gonna be a 64vs64 mode. bad company 2 will fade out once this game is released.

[Tickle Me Emo]

4 key points for me:

1. Prone.
2. Commander mode.
3. Very large maps.
4. Full vehicular arsenal.

If it doesn't have these, it's just BC2 round 2. I haven't done any research on it, so I don't know what's been confirmed and what hasn't.

[maynard]

all BF games always have that stuff.

I don't remember if the first 1 had commanders but it had all the rest.

[Amon]

looks sick!

[Curdy]

ye commander was awsome really good in 2142 i just wonder if explosives will knock ya on ya feet in multi like in the sp

[dice]

This is the first I've heard of BF3 and I'm still preloading the 1080p trailer, but I really hope there's a lean function- there hasn't been a good FPS with lean for a while, and it's my favorite. CoD1 had great lean mechanics... I miss that game.

[edit] Just finished the trailer... looks intense! Frostbite 2 (the engine) looks beautiful in 1080p holy shit.. But honestly the way they censor "fuck" is really dumb. Activision does it too. Killing is fine but saying fuck isn't? Am I missing something here? Still adding this to my must-buy list, along with skyrim =]

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4 key points for me:

1. Prone.
2. Commander mode.
3. Very large maps.
4. Full vehicular arsenal.

If it doesn't have these, it's just BC2 round 2. I haven't done any research on it, so I don't know what's been confirmed and what hasn't.

Sorry for double post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi2tae2PmmU <- Shows leaning, but its in the single player so it might be just a scripted event and not a mechanic. Looks promising though.

[crackhouse sally]

multiplayer is gonna be UBER sick on this 1. there's even gonna be a 64vs64 mode. bad company 2 will fade out once this game is released.

I'm pretty sure it's going to be 32v32, 64 player servers overall.
I read somewhere consoles will be limited to 24 players, and PC will be able to support 64 players. (But who knows for sure ?)
It's also going to be created for the PC, and then ported to console (So it won't be shitty like recent CoD titles).

Here ya go:
http://www.tech-rampage.net/

[Xerenix]

I can't decide if i'm gonna buy this game for PC or Console..

I'm sure this game requires a very good computer which i don't have so i'm kind of leaning towards console however if only the PC version supports 64 players then i might want to get it for PC..

So damn hard to choose.

[Tickle Me Emo]

I can't decide if i'm gonna buy this game for PC or Console..

I'm sure this game requires a very good computer which i don't have so i'm kind of leaning towards console however if only the PC version supports 64 players then i might want to get it for PC..

So damn hard to choose.

It's not hard at all... here's a nifty way that I like to use when deciding on PC vs. console:

Step 1: Determine if the game requires any kind of aiming ability.
Step 2: If it does, buy it for PC, because consoles are terrible.

[maynard]

PC or Console..

PC all the way

[B1ackOut]

over the summer im going to have to improve my computer...ive been waiting for this for years, sucks that i have to go out and get windows 7 though, i still like xp

[maynard]

who said you need windows 7? don't tell me I gotta ditch xp for windows 7 2 play this game...

[Xerenix]

It's not hard at all... here's a nifty way that I like to use when deciding on PC vs. console:

Step 1: Determine if the game requires any kind of aiming ability.
Step 2: If it does, buy it for PC, because consoles are terrible.

True but it sucks to play it on PC when your crappy computer makes it lag alot.

[B1ackOut]

i read somewhere that you need vista or higher to play the game and since i will never get vista, 7 will be the one i have to get.

[maynard]

dammit.... been using a pirated version of xp for the past... I dunno sinse xp came out Lol....

guess ill have 2 get windows 7 now... cause vista is garbage.... really don't wana drop the money on a OS though... oh well....

[Xerenix]

dammit.... been using a pirated version of xp for the past... I dunno sinse xp came out Lol....

guess ill have 2 get windows 7 now... cause vista is garbage.... really don't wana drop the money on a OS though... oh well....

Why not use a pirated version of Windows 7? I'm using one on my main computer..

[Tickle Me Emo]

Or - holy shit - buy a copy. Are you all living in cardboard boxes or something? Win7 isn't that expensive.

I mean, I get it if it's a choice between feeding your children and a new OS, but you probably shouldn't be buying video games if that's the case.

[Joker]

dammit.... been using a pirated version of xp for the past... I dunno sinse xp came out Lol....

guess ill have 2 get windows 7 now... cause vista is garbage.... really don't wana drop the money on a OS though... oh well....

I Wont put dow nthe money for a OS either right now so thats why "m using a priated version on windows 7 just like Xerenix here.


Why not use a pirated version of Windows 7? I'm using one on my main computer..

What kind of pirated version of windows 7 are you using? and is it an OEM or just a standard pirated OS?

[Xerenix]

What kind of pirated version of windows 7 are you using? and is it an OEM or just a standard pirated OS?

I'm using the Windows 7 Ultimate version Retail and a Windows 7 activator.

[Curdy]

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[Curdy]

some more footage

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[maynard]

Very nice

[Darkphoenix]

hey anyone know if this will be released on steam, It would be cool if we got an IBIS clan going on multiplayer when its out

[maynard]

it will most likely be on steam

[Jeimuzu]

That sniper with the .50 cal is a terrible shot.

[-=NYS=- C.O.]

Whats the release date ?

[maynard]

mid November I believe.

[-=NYS=- C.O.]

What a coincidence. MW3 and B3 released the same month.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

What a coincidence. MW3 and B3 released the same month.

and skyrim, and minecraft, and one other game i think.

[maynard]

and one other game i think

I wish diablo 3... but that wont be till 2012 =(

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and one other game i think

I wish diablo 3... but that wont be till 2012 =(

[B1ackOut]

What a coincidence. MW3 and B3 released the same month.
Yea, they want to try to take down the Call of Duty giant with this game so they are going to do their best to put the sales pressure on.

[Curdy]

Yea, they want to try to take down the Call of Duty giant with this game so they are going to do their best to put the sales pressure on.

they should release it a month earlier then...

[B1ackOut]

they should release it a month earlier then...
Im pretty sure they are going for shock effect and an attempt to split the users, to get them to play both, before getting bored of/ switching to the other. However i personally dont think this would work in BF3's favor. Its only what i read.

[-=NYS=- C.O.]

Im pretty sure they are going for shock effect and an attempt to split the users, to get them to play both, before getting bored of/ switching to the other. However i personally dont think this would work in BF3's favor. Its only what i read.

MW3 is more popular. I will purchase the 2 games but I'm pretty sure I will play MW3 first until maximum prestige.

[maynard]

MW3 is more popular

the only reason the MW series is so popular is cause every kid with a console out there has a copy. it's like Thee FPS game 2 have for console... but for PC there's always been better

[Curdy]

dont forget 64 player matches none of this shitty console 24 player bs

[Curdy]

some multi o.O looks like bf3 used mw3 for toilet paper


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxbOC8Ui3H4

Some insane single player action


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UwOrl036_A&feature=related

[maynard]

NDDfPxF3EFE

[Joker]

Bump.

I can't wait until this game comes out. I because it looks insane :icon_mrgreen:

It's coming out in late october

[A Baby]

I have it already pre-ordered. BF3 seriously took a SHIT on MW3; it's fucking hilarious. The differences are just astonishing; the BEAUTY of this game and how solid it looks from Frostbite 2 is something I have only dreamed of.

[brett friggin favre]

I have it already pre-ordered. BF3 seriously took a SHIT on MW3; it's fucking hilarious. The differences are just astonishing; the BEAUTY of this game and how solid it looks from Frostbite 2 is something I have only dreamed of.

my only problem with bf3 is that i'm poor. :banghead: i'll have to run it on low settings...if i can run it at all...which is just a waste

[A Baby]

Damn dude... See I got lucky. Back when I was living with my mom (6 months ago or so) I didn't have to pay anything and I had a manager position at the store I worked at. So I was able to build my own rig and let's just say it's a bit over-kill.

I7 990x OC'd to 5.2Ghz
4 GTX 580's 3GB, 3 running in SLI, 1 running dedicated Phys X.
24 GB's of Vengeance RAM running at 2000Mhz (OC'd from 1866) Latency 8.
Motherboard: EVGA Classified
1500 Watt Powersupply.
Haf 32 Fullcase; with a V10 cooler on my CPU/RAM.

Sadly right now though, my power supply's 12V rail overloaded, so I had to switch to ONE GTX 260, just hoping I can save up enough to buy another 1500 Watt one. =/

[Spasm]

Damn dude... See I got lucky. Back when I was living with my mom (6 months ago or so) I didn't have to pay anything and I had a manager position at the store I worked at. So I was able to build my own rig and let's just say it's a bit over-kill.

I7 990x OC'd to 5.2Ghz
4 GTX 580's 3GB, 3 running in SLI, 1 running dedicated Phys X.
24 GB's of Vengeance RAM running at 2000Mhz (OC'd from 1866) Latency 8.
Motherboard: EVGA Classified
1500 Watt Powersupply.
Haf 32 Fullcase; with a V10 cooler on my CPU/RAM.

Sadly right now though, my power supply's 12V rail overloaded, so I had to switch to ONE GTX 260, just hoping I can save up enough to buy another 1500 Watt one. =/

Nerd :)

Nice rig bro lol

[brett friggin favre]

Damn dude... See I got lucky. Back when I was living with my mom (6 months ago or so) I didn't have to pay anything and I had a manager position at the store I worked at. So I was able to build my own rig and let's just say it's a bit over-kill.

I7 990x OC'd to 5.2Ghz
4 GTX 580's 3GB, 3 running in SLI, 1 running dedicated Phys X.
24 GB's of Vengeance RAM running at 2000Mhz (OC'd from 1866) Latency 8.
Motherboard: EVGA Classified
1500 Watt Powersupply.
Haf 32 Fullcase; with a V10 cooler on my CPU/RAM.

Sadly right now though, my power supply's 12V rail overloaded, so I had to switch to ONE GTX 260, just hoping I can save up enough to buy another 1500 Watt one. =/

im rockin this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146848

upgraded to 8 gigs of ram. also got it for $750 last year :icon_mrgreen:

[Evil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBYiZMBVxNE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLsdcKCsZhg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2V-ZfcPr-M


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t0DCcfcAw8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkiSRwzqI_c


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox_9jwcfHqs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3suOTc3Cd58

In-depth Analysis of every trailer about Battlefield 3. Gotta see them. Freaking awesome. :wtg:

[Joker]

official release date is October 25:icon_mrgreen:

[Evil]

Che yeah!!! :icon_mrgreen:

[Nemesis]

It looks pretty, its just kinda shitty that it wont be on steam, I'm not sure about origin.

[Tickle Me Emo]

It looks pretty, its just kinda shitty that it wont be on steam, I'm not sure about origin.

I won't be buying it from Origin, I don't trust EA at all.

Can't wait for this game though, the gameplay trailers look sick.

[A Baby]

I purchased it from Gamestop, might as well since no Steam.

[maynard]

yeah... EA didn't like the TOS they have 2 agree 2 if they wana be on steam, mainly how the patches are done and what not... sucks.. .as I wish all games were on steam lol...

[Nemesis]

I won't be buying it from Origin, I don't trust EA at all.

Can't wait for this game though, the gameplay trailers look sick.

how will you play with without connecting to origin? isn't it like steam where you have to connect to play?

[devour]

yeah... it's like dead island, even if you buy it retail it still utilizes the origin platform.

[Tickle Me Emo]

Yeah, but I feel better buying it from another store. I know it's not making much of a difference, but still, I can at least let them know I don't want to buy through their new platform with my choice of purchase location.

[devour]

i dont see anything but good coming from the launch of the origin platform. especially coming from a major competitor in the gaming industry like EA. it will breed competition. as of now steam controls the digital gaming market. granted the origin platform will only be providing ea games, but i still see a lot more steam sales coming our way in the future.

everyone felt the same way when steam went gold and then started selling games. now look at how its grown for the gamers.

[Tickle Me Emo]

i dont see anything but good coming from the launch of the origin platform. especially coming from a major competitor in the gaming industry like EA. it will breed competition. as of now steam controls the digital gaming market. granted the origin platform will only be providing ea games, but i still see a lot more steam sales coming our way in the future.

everyone felt the same way when steam went gold and then started selling games. now look at how its grown for the gamers.

I actually have faith in Valve as a company that can take on the customer service-heavy role of essentially controlling my digital game library - they've proven themselves in this role. I'm a bit skeptical of EA doing as good a job.

I don't see how Origin is going to drive Steam sales. Steam already has tons of sales, and frequently very good sales. Also, if EA is only selling EA games on Origin, where's the competition? All they're doing is removing the convenient capability to have my digital purchases integrated into Steam. Even if they branch out, how are they going to compete with Steam, other than forcing choice between one or the other? If they both sell the same third party product, the price will be the same, as chosen by the third party. The only benefit I can really see is if (key word IF) competition drives down costs for developers to put their products up for digital delivery through one of the services. That's all fine and dandy, but even then the effect on the consumer is limited.

All that aside, it's another month before BF3 comes out. FML.

[Belphegor]

well the open beta starts next week for those that either bought Metal of Honor limited edition or preordered BF3 limited edition. the official date for the open beta is Sept 29th.

[Evil]

I just fnished preordering it. Gonna be epic to play! :icon_mrgreen:

[maynard]

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[Evil]

lol. That's funny.

[Belphegor]

early access to the beta is here and it is GOOD!

[Belphegor]

thought i'd update you guys on how the beta is going

so far so good, the game is awesome and looks beautiful even on low settings. when you launch the game you're brought to a webpage called the Battlelog where you can monitor your stats and this is also where the server browser is, yes this is all weird. gameplay wise its really awesome similar to bad company 2 though minor changes in the arrangement of classes. there are four classes now Assault (which is also the medic), Engineer (anti-tank, etc), Support (LMG, ammo resupply), and Recon (sniper with a place able spawn point). so far there are a good number of bugs (falling through map, key binding stuff) nothing that can't be fixed before launch.

[Joker]

Also if someone wants an open beta key pm me because I have an extra one.....

[Belphegor]

oh forgot my system specs

Intel i5 2500k 3.4GHz
Cooler Master Hyper 212plus
ASUS Maximus Gene Z
Cosair Vengence 16GHz
3 250GB HDD
Geforce 9800GT 1Gig
700W PSU

[Joker]

oh forgot my system specs

Intel i5 2500k 3.4GHz
Cooler Master Hyper 212plus
ASUS Maximus Gene Z
Cosair Vengence 16GHz
3 250GB HDD
Geforce 9800GT 1Gig
700W PSU

mines even more worse than yours
I only have a intel core 2 quad 2.4 2.6
Intel Bigarm mobo
PNY gtx 465
2x1 Tb HDD
1-256 Gb HDD
4gb of ddr2 at 333mhz
700 watt power supply unit

And I can play this on the high setting w/o any problems, but I can't play it on ultra......

[StarsMine]

Thats because you have a gtx 465. Yes its a cpu heavy game, but there isnt much difference between a two gen old intel quad and a current quad. GPU makes a much much bigger difference in this sort of game.

I really do want to play BF3, though I refuse to use origin. Dont know when I will actually get the game then.

[Joker]

Really?!? Lol I honestly thought the gpu would only help so much.......because yes this game is a CPU heavy game and my cpu is over 3 years old

[devour]

I really do want to play BF3, though I refuse to use origin. Dont know when I will actually get the game then.

most likely, never, unless you download a cracked torrent of it but these games arent meant for their singleplayer

[Belphegor]

you definitely need a good gpu to play this game on high settings, thats a given and this is mostly due to all the particle effects that are in the game as well of depth of field and all that stuff. i mean mine 9800 holds up pretty well but it get bogged down in the busier areas of the map. i will say this though my cpu definitely pulls its weight in this game.

[B1ackOut]

I hate myself for this but i dont have window 7 yet, so i have to play the beta on the ps3 :banghead::headache:

[Belphegor]

that sucks man

[Evil]

I am loving the Beta. Graphcis are amazing, animations are swell, guns sound cool, guns are awesome looking in general. So much more to say. :wtg:

[B1ackOut]

PS3 betas alright, game looks great and plays great so far. Miss my the keyboard and mouse, its not the same without it. My only issue is the fact that the starting sniper sucks, and the players camping like douches in the dark subway:plzdie:. (but that always happens)

[Belphegor]

yeah i'm loving it, especially the fact that almost all the weapons have attachments. and yeah the starting sniper rifle is kinda crappy but its great when you're on the move a lot and need to fire shot after shot without having to unscope like you do with the SV98. but the SV98 is awesome because you get the 12x scope and you can pick off guys across the map even better when you get the bipod for it.

[StarsMine]

I hate myself for this but i dont have window 7 yet, so i have to play the beta on the ps3 :banghead::headache:
Windows 8 beta is out for public use. Go get yourself that and use it to play the bf3 beta.

[Joker]

Windows 8 beta is out for public use. Go get yourself that and use it to play the bf3 beta.
or if your smart you can torrent windows 7 for free and than get a program to generate a OEM key for you. :assault:

[StarsMine]

Or if your smart you get it free from you your university. I get XP, Dos 6, Vista, 7, and all the server based OSs from 2000 up for free.

[Joker]

Or if your smart you get it free from you your university. I get XP, Dos 6, Vista, 7, and all the server based OSs from 2000 up for free.

now idk about universities and what kind of networks they have or what they have access too, I'm just saying for the average person that isn't at school or isn't willing to pay 10's of thousands of dollars for a UC....:banghead:

[Belphegor]

ya know after playing the bf3 beta for awhile now, i saw a video for MW3's survival mode and was like CoD is kinda crappy compared to all the awesome action (although glitchy) in bf3. its just sorta...meh.

[Dj panda]

Course someone had to hack it and make their own private server, and anyone who goes on it will get Banned from their system!

[THE HOLY SH**T!]

someone got a beta key i can try?

[Belphegor]

its open beta you don't need a key just go to the bf3 website and download the beta from there and i would hurry cause you got only 5 days left of the beta.

[Belphegor]

so last weekend for the beta and DICE released the big Caspian Border map for the beta and man is it so fuckin awesome.

[Chikun]

I have it on my laptop for the moment, once I get it on my desktop I'll be able to properly enjoy it. I like the bullet drop realism.

[Belphegor]

so the beta was awesome (still going on by the way, prolly play a few more round before they shut the servers down) flew some jets, blew shit up with a rocket launcher and a tank and whatever else i could find. lot of promise for this game, hopefully they'll fix all the bugs by launch, if not with a few patches or so.

[A Baby]

Yeah, the Beta was amazing, only 10 more days! Haha. I'm probably switching my CS:S server for a BF3 64 slot one. XD

[Belphegor]

yep, next week. need to upgrade my graphics card before then though, just need the money...

[maynard]

I need a new graphics card and processor =(

wont be getting that done till the new year... I think SWTOR will keep me busy though so it's all good:icon_mrgreen:

[StarsMine]

Next years cards look amazing, jumping down two node size steps :D
Well 2 half steps anyways since 32nm didnt pan out for southern island at the time
28nm Dies are going to be boss as hell, 3x the performance per watt

[Disflux]

I need a new graphics card and processor =(

wont be getting that done till the new year... I think SWTOR will keep me busy though so it's all good:icon_mrgreen:

And Maynard SO wishes he was in the beta for SWTOR. It's so good. You have NO idea HOW AWESOME it is being able to slice through people with my lightsaber, jet pack up to places as a Bounty Hunter. The Voice Acting, ungodly!

Oh, and I recently upgraded my PC, and I was able to play the BF3 beta on max settings :wtg:

[maynard]

You have NO idea HOW AWESOME it is being able to slice through people with my lightsaber

Fuck you!:smirk:

[Disflux]

Fuck you!:smirk:

Jeese. Somebodys' jelly...I'm gonna go play SWToR now.

[maynard]

Jeese. Somebodys' jelly...I'm gonna go play SWToR now.

GRRRR!:smirk:

[Belphegor]

just got the new graphics card, a gtx580 its awesome, but what a power hungry mofo. will probably get another one down the line and SLI them but will need a new psu for that.

[StarsMine]

BF3 is now installed on my computer :)

[Belphegor]

This video is just EPIC!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7GVSx7yMaA

[Chikun]

Jeese. Somebodys' jelly...I'm gonna go play SWToR now.

Dude, I'm in the BETA too, add me. They're resetting it tomorrow with the new build, you rolling republic or imperial?

[CYBER]

so... do u guys think that i could play bf3 well on my nvideo 310 graphics? i7 processor, and 4 gb ram?...
i rly dnt wanna waste time on buying it if it's gonna be shitty with me..

[maynard]

so... do u guys think that i could play bf3 well on my nvideo 310 graphics? i7 processor, and 4 gb ram?...
i rly dnt wanna waste time on buying it if it's gonna be shitty with me..

www.canyourunit.com

[๖ReS]

so... do u guys think that i could play bf3 well on my nvideo 310 graphics? i7 processor, and 4 gb ram?...
i rly dnt wanna waste time on buying it if it's gonna be shitty with me..

You'll be fine.

I can run it smoothly on max settings, I have and i5 650 3.2GHz, ATI 5850 (beastly card for what it is), My main problem right now is I have a 32bit OS and can only use 3.2 of my 8 gigs of ram, both of which are major problems I need to fix.

POST ORIGIN NAMES

xResyledx

[StarsMine]

No he will not be fine, a 310 is way lower then the minimum recomendations

I do not think It will run, though if it does everything will have to be on very low

Origin name - StarsMine

[๖ReS]

No he will not be fine, a 310 is way lower then the minimum recomendations

I do not think It will run, though if it does everything will have to be on very low

Origin name - StarsMine

I miss-read his card type, you need an upgrade :3

[StarsMine]

I 310 would make you assume its a laptop, cant very well upgrade the GPU in those.
Dont you have a desktop cyber?

[A Baby]

Yeah, that mobile serious probably couldn't run it. If it could it would be bare minimum specs.

Just got my BF3 server up and configured; now just to wait till tonight! XD Can't wait!!!

[Rosie]

www.canyourunit.com

Way to ruin my day. I can't run it. Now I officially willl have to upgrade from XP.

[StarsMine]

Rosie, why the FUCK would you continue to use XP?
Its a massive security hazard and has nothing to offer over 7 other then 16 bit exacutables.

[B1ackOut]

Way to ruin my day. I can't run it. Now I officially willl have to upgrade from XP.
Same lol although i've known for a while, i just don't have the extra cash to buy it. Also idc what you people with all your computer knowledge say, i still like xp.

[Dj panda]

dont go based off that site, its unrelible piece of shit. It said i couldnt play tf2, i can play it just fine with no changes, it just wants you to waste money on products

[Chikun]

Well I got my windows 7 fo' free.

[StarsMine]

Game is out, anyone want to join Baby and I... or isit speaker and I,idk... Anyways someone join us. We need 8 people in the server to start a game

[maynard]

Well I got my windows 7 fo' free.

ditto, torrents ftw.

[StarsMine]

I got OEM, and then a month later I now have access to all microsoft OSs for free from the developer thing whatever its called. Get it for being an EE as we get lumped in with CS :P

XP, Dos 6, server 03 vista, 7, probably 8

Anyways we need 8 more people to start a game

[Belphegor]

just played 3 different maps and a little of the campaign and MAN IS THIS GAME BEAUTIFUL! one downside that i see is battlelog gets bogged down due to high traffic so getting into servers could take a bit. also no mouse binding yet that i know of.

Origin name - neuroticgothguy

[๖ReS]

just played 3 different maps and a little of the campaign and MAN IS THIS GAME BEAUTIFUL! one downside that i see is battlelog gets bogged down due to high traffic so getting into servers could take a bit. also no mouse binding yet that i know of.

Origin name - neuroticgothguy

That's what I said, It is fucking gorgeous.

[CYBER]

yes i do stars, but that other pc's card is even shittier...
and i noticed that my fps on my laptop can get to 200 in gg, whereas my desktop just wants to ruin my life with a stinky 20-60 fps MAX depending on days...
it didnt used to be like that before... i wonder what fucked it up like that... it was fine after i upgraded to windows 7 , so i doubt it was THAT...

[A Baby]

If you want to play with Stars and I on our brand new BF3 server just search by filter: hacksclan. We will be playing at 7:30pm PST, It may be empty when you join, but we would love to have fun with all of you so just sit tight. Origin name is Hax_A_Baby if you have any questions.

(If this is considered advertising I'm sorry and I will remove this post).

[Rosie]

I ma just waiting for a free copy of 7 from one of my buddies. I hated Vista and refused the freee copy of it. XP Pro has worked fine for me. but this is the guy who had 2000 Pro until 2008.

[maynard]

I ma just waiting for a free copy of 7 from one of my buddies. I hated Vista and refused the freee copy of it. XP Pro has worked fine for me. but this is the guy who had 2000 Pro until 2008.

just torrent windows 7 ultimate and get a loader so it's legit...

[๖ReS]

I would love an explanation for this.

Start multilayer, Join 32 man server.

Forever load, first 20 seconds of game-play is smooth as silk, goes downhill from there.

Massive stuttering, what to me seems like connection lag simply because it cannot be FPS drop. (Unless my FPS is going from 30-40 to literally 1-5 fps). All happening for like 20 seconds, only to return to semi-smooth game-play again.

Playing on High settings, what the game recommends, Played the SP campaign all the way through with a few bumps along the way, most settings on Ultra. (Turing V-sync on and off to see what it was like, some places it worked well and others it bogged my comp down.)

I can play the SP totally fine on High-Ultra settings, but once I even touch the multilayer It just fucking rapes my computer into submission. I don't know what it is, I've never had a video lag like this in my life, and very very few games can't be run on the highest specs on my rig. (not boasting, just haven't had many problems in the past.) (Even Crysis 2 ran great on Ultra settings... and I stole it off the internet!... a week before release!).

Idk, no clue what's going on, the BETA ran better than this does now and it was with as many people and higher specs.

Not looking forward to changing to 64bit, don't want to reinstall everything over again -_- but I'll have my precious 4 extra gigs of RAM, and I'm assuming 64bit itself runs a lot faster.

Ugh.

[Curdy]

im thinking res could be memory leaks but more likely ill prepared ea and dice on multiplayer support, multi is still a lot of fun tho

[Chikun]

Res what are your specs because I find it hard to believe you were running BF3 on High with only 4 gigs of RAM.

[B1ackOut]

4 extra gigs of RAM

[Belphegor]

i get the same thing, but only after playing MP for awhile will that start to happen. but once i switch to campaign its gone. so i'm guessing its server side or DICE or something.

[๖ReS]

Desktop PC Specs

OS: Win7 Home 32bit
Pro: Intel Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20 Ghz
Installed RAM: 8 GB, (3.24 usable because of 32bit Win 7 OS) :C
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5850 < This is a wonderful card for the price >
Total Available Graphical Mem: 2427 MB

My baby may need a few upgrades but she's a beast when it comes to a majority of games. (He age is starting to show a bit)

I can run BF3 SP campaign with Textures and Shadows on Ultra with smooth game play.

Also, I think Curdy may be right, I think larger servers are causing me?others? to have memory leaks, causing the horrible stuttering. Time shall tell.

[StarsMine]

err... You do not have 3.24 gigs of ram available. Vram gets added into total system ram.
Did you have a single good reason to go 32bit?
Anyways, what you could do is hack one stick to act as your Virtual disk.

[StarsMine]

So who is ready to play with us Hacks people at in half an hour?

[StarsMine]

Where is everyone o.O

[Chikun]

Was a triple post necessary? I haven't bought it yet, I will this weekend though.

[A Baby]

The stuttering may be server side. A lot of the cheaper server sites have TERRIBLE hardware that isn't capable of running a smooth game; even though people put up with it. Sad because I payed for the best of the best server wise; yet no one is in it right now. =(

[StarsMine]

The triple post was completely necessary to get people attention, no one was in.

[anex]

So.. how is the game? Worth it?

[Belphegor]

fuck yeah!

[๖ReS]

The people whom put my computer together for me, whom knew I wanted a gaming rig, gave me Windows7 32bit for NO reason.

I've lived with it for so long because I haven't found anything I need 64bit to run well, everything generally runs fine on mine.

Also Stars what are you talking about ? I can go into my system and TELL you that it's using around 3 Gigs of RAM, I've been looking for ways to force windows into using more of what I have. I found a CMDprompt command that would force it to use 3.99 GB of my first 4 GB card, but I didn't really want to force my system to alter is function, so I'd rather wait until I have the balls to pretty much wipe my comp clean and start a-new.

Am I talking out my ass? Honestly don't know that much about computers except for what to buy and what not to buy.

The beauty of reinstalling and having 64bit is I'll have a wiped TB C:\drive and only the games/files I use/play today. I just need to find my installation disc..

ALSO Also: What does BF3 crave out of a PC the most ? Video Card ? Processing powah ?

[devour]

ALSO Also: What does BF3 crave out of a PC the most ? Video Card ? Processing powah ?

all of the above, as well as memory. theres been a huge memory leak on 64-player maps ever since beta. ea released this game way too soon.

[๖ReS]

all of the above, as well as memory. theres been a huge memory leak on 64-player maps ever since beta. ea released this game way too soon.

I noticed this, 32 player servers run wonderfully.

Hardcore mode or NO MODE faggots.

EA did put love into this, you can feel it, it just STILL has kinks needed to be worked the fuck out. Feels like Red Orchestra 2 all over again.

-Most recent epic experience:

Forget the map, but there was an alley way, one side our forces the other side theirs. Put 2 40mm grenades down the alley, killing 2 of them. Advance. Open fire on doorway with 870 and lob grenade, kills one. Continue through their defensive line, move into next room and take up residence behind a dumpster and around the corner from where they would enter. Three come around said corner to refill the defensive position at their end of the ally. Shoot all three in the back with M1911 suppressed, starting with the lead, and working back. See teammate make entrance same way I came in, me and him run a muck behind enemy lines with knives drawn, causing death and silent chaos among their team. (Like 13 kills in last 3 minutes of game) (Also hardcore mode so no "I have to triple tap you in the back with my 45 caliber pistol in order to incapacitate you")

That is why this game is fucking amazing, gives YOU the player the ability to pull of awesome shit and get away with it! :D

tl;dr WHY DON'T YOU HAVE BF3 YET EH ?

[Belphegor]

not as awesome as pulling off continuous 200m headshots with the SV98, this was on Caspian Border, found myself a nice perch overlooking the Hilltop. they just kept spawning there trying to find me and i just kept picking them off one at a time, racked up like 13 kills.

but yeah this game is a memory hog and you kinda need 64bit Windows so you can use all your memory instead of getting capped at around 4gigs.

Fav conquest maps so far:
Caspian Border
Bazaar
Seine Crossing
Metro

haven't played the new Karkand map mostly cause i can't find any servers running it.

[brett friggin favre]

should i even bother or would it just look and run like total garbage?
http://i.imgur.com/r5yrQ.png

[maynard]

I got the exact same results... I wouldn't bother. I tried playing the beta, didn't work all that well lol and looked shitty. the games 2 beautiful 2 not play it on half decent settings.

[StarsMine]

Dude your fine recomended specs are for running the game on High
Everything on medium, the game still looks amazing
http://benchmark3d.com/battlefield-3-benchmark

[A Baby]

/sigh Beta was months old software; it was stress testing. Please STOP taking the beta as ANY consideration to how the game looks or plays. Brett, your computer will run it on medium and look beautiful anyway. I set mine on medium just to see how it looked and the only difference is the tessellation and shadow models that make it look even better.

[๖ReS]

Dude your fine recomended specs are for running the game on High
Everything on medium, the game still looks amazing
http://benchmark3d.com/battlefield-3-benchmark

Same here lol, I got the EXACT same result and I'm running it on high settings with like smooth 35-40 fps, looks fucking sexy.

PLAY ON 32 MAN SERVERS ! 64 Man servers seem to leak massive amounts of memory, thus making them unplayable.

[X 1 Viper1]

I am sooo confused about this origin program shit....so someone should add me and help me out!

Origin name: x1viper1

[Chikun]

Started downloading BF3, currently at 63.5%

Can't wait.

[Belphegor]

the memory leaks are bad only if you don't have that much memory to start with.

the main thing to remember is if you have a good CPU and a good amount of memory you should be able to play is game without many hicups.

as for the Origin questions:
download the game
check for updates/enable cloud storage if you want to
launch the game, this will launch your web browser and bring you to the Battlelog, this is the hub for the game
to find friends, don't do it through Origin, do it through the battlelog by searching for soldier

[Chikun]

Great, I installed BF3 and started playing.

Now my problem is that after an indiscriminate amount of time my game minimizes and I can't get back in. This forces me to go to the task manager to close it. It's happened every time I've played. So I screwed around with my video drivers to see if that was the problem, nope. I'm out of ideas and very upset especially because their forums are over-run with complaints I haven't even come across yet. So either there's more to come or I've just had the pleasure of discovering a new issue with the game. This kind of bullshit shouldn't happen and I expected better from them.

I wrote to their tech support but I'm debating returning the game just on the principle of the matter.

[StarsMine]

On the principal of having a glitch on launch?
Honistlty I think half the issues will be dealt with in a month. Hopefully one of those being battlelog and its stats that it always fails to load.

[Chikun]

On the principal of having a glitch on launch?
Honistlty I think half the issues will be dealt with in a month. Hopefully one of those being battlelog and its stats that it always fails to load.

A glitch is minor clipping issues, a glitch is what you described above. This is game breaking. I can either play for a minute or a full match and I have no control over when. This is going full retard.

[๖ReS]

A glitch is minor clipping issues, a glitch is what you described above. This is game breaking. I can either play for a minute or a full match and I have no control over when. This is going full retard.

Hope you figure it out soon :(

Origin name ?

[Chikun]

Chikun31

[brentidge]

my name on origon is brentidge everyone plz add me i want more friend to play

[StarsMine]

Chikun, are you using an AMD card? apparently even the driver released for bf3 has some problems.

[Chikun]

Ok, so the third time of rolling back and installing new video drivers did the trick

[X 1 Viper1]

Are there any hotkeys to access like a friends list while ingame?

[๖ReS]

Default to bring up origin in game is Shift+F1

It's DISGUSTINGLY like Steam in a lot of ways, which pisses me off because seriously ? I need two of these fucking things on my computer now.

[maynard]

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[KɅΞW]

Freddie Wong is mah hero!

[๖ReS]

Fuck yeah Freddie.

[Belphegor]

just released the Back to Karkand pack trailer and man is it AWESOME!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TyN_Zjw4l-s

[emTr0]

I don't know which platform to choose for this game, Xbox or Steam (PC). :headache:

[Belphegor]

PC, and its not on Steam, its on Origin.

[maynard]

it's a FPS... so obviously PC.

[emTr0]

Meh...Origin. That's a turnoff.

[Belphegor]

its not as horrible as people make it out to be, its just like steam just not as polished because its still brand spanking new

[Nemesis]

not sure how the friends thing work but add me up, i believe my name is MexicanWaffle

[emTr0]

BF3 available for $29.99 on Friday. Sale begins 12AM (in 10 minutes). > http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/html/pbPage.holiday-deals-2011?sourceid=origin1129&om_u=2258902320&om_i=_BOztuvB8epVfEg

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

Add me, DJmikeyrevile

[Chikun]

Just thought I'd bump this thread with a kickass addon for firefox for the battlelog

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/better-battlelog-bblog/?src=userprofile - Go here to download

http://getbblog.com/en/features - Go here to check out the full list of what it does

[Jeimuzu]

Turned out to be the biggest waste of 30 dollars I've ever spent. Installed the 50 things they require you to install, played with 3 friends for about 5 games, put it down and never played it again.

Speaking of guns though, anyone know of any good .300 win sniper rifles? I was thinking of the Remington 770, since it's more my price range.