Battlefield 3 Beta

That was me. Yeah it was ok, I was lagging out in the last game though, might have been my own fault.

Btw I have a private server I use to exercise flying. It should only have maps in rotation with planes/choppers.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/servers/show/aa2bfa29-3496-48f4-bf36-e8913e2e87e6/Multiplay-real-private-servers-pls/

Password: test

First patch details:

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Balance

Alan Kerts, Battlefield 3′s Gameplay Designer, reveals that “pistols will be getting a bit of love in the near future.” A slight improvement in the damage department for pistols is certainly welcome. After nerfing the UMP since the beta, Kerts admitted ”it [uMP] got the nerf bat pretty hard. Gave it back some power today. I’ll be playing to monitor balance.” The UMP is unlocked at level 16 and can be used on all kits.

Some fans have been outspoken about the effectivity of the jets asking for improvement. One fan expressed his concerns to Fredrik Thylander demanding “they [jets] need a buff.” Thylander, Senior Designer at DICE, confirmed “they [jets] are getting it [the buff].”

 

Issues

DICE is looking into the following issues, besides the usual server problems:

• PS3 users communication problems.
  
• BF3.exe has stopped responding on PC.
  
• Teaming up with friends and getting into the same side.
  
• PS3 input lag.

  On 10/27/2011 at 10:20 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

The spawning system was really nearly exactly the same in BC2, except more polished for TDM when your not in a squad, I dunno where your saying it was any different really.

>confirmed for best joke 2011

Played some conquest with some clanmates today.

One guy was in the opposite team, he was capturing a point with one more guy.

Spawned at the point before it was neutralized.

BF3 puts me BEHIND my mate and in front of the other guy.

I take down the other guy first and then my mate.

Couple of minutes later i do the same thing again.

Get spawned within KNIFING RANGE next to my mate.

Conclusion:

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

Anyhow, beside these small (still big) fuckups, its a gorgeous game. Much love to the RPK-74, mag with 46 bullets, spray down 3 enemies and still got ammo to continue rampaging.

haven't played multi-player fps for a looooooong time, i suck harder than zelahs mum right now

but its bloody good fun.

  On 10/29/2011 at 2:52 AM, exaze said:

One guy was in the opposite team, he was capturing a point with one more guy.

Spawned at the point before it was neutralized.

BF3 puts me BEHIND my mate and in front of the other guy.

I take down the other guy first and then my mate.

Couple of minutes later i do the same thing again.

Get spawned within KNIFING RANGE next to my mate.

Your choosing to spawn in the heat where you know it's there bogies. You think it should spawn you at a really safe distance from the point being captured? I disagree. I think once the other team gets to the point at starts capping it they should earn the advantage. I rarely ever spawn at a point while it's being capped not expecting that I'm going to spawn right next to the enemy, in my mind it seems actually like decent gameplay balance and I anticipate a crazy fast CQB twitch rock paper scissor match with the enemies I'm choosing to spawn right next to. So yeah, when your choosing to spawn next enemies, they could make it easier for you, I see what your saying but I don't necessarily think there is anything bizarre about getting a really unsafe spawn when you choose to spawn in an obviously unsafe area.

GETTING CLOSER TO BECOMING THE J LO/P DIDDY OF CHOPPER PILOTS, WAS SHOOTIN DOWN FUGGIN PLANES JUST A BIT AGO, SO FUCKING FUN, I FUCKING LOVE THIS GAME

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

Your choosing to spawn in the heat where you know it's there bogies. You think it should spawn you at a really safe distance from the point being captured?

yes exactly, i think it should spawn me 50-100m away from the point that is being captured, just like in BC2.

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I think once the other team gets to the point at starts capping it they should earn the advantage.

yeah so the first second the enemy enters the point and begins capturing the availability of spawning should be turned off right away. You can spawn at the point while they are taking it for a reason, think about it, in BC2 it works, works really fucking good.

>1 guy cappin' a point

>spawn

>run

>clean the shit up

>win

my conclusion to this point, is if you have the chance to spawn, then why should it fuck things up, ofc its dangerous whatever, but in my experience its just pathetic

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

So yeah, when your choosing to spawn next enemies, they could make it easier for you, I see what your saying but I don't necessarily think there is anything bizarre about getting a really unsafe spawn when you choose to spawn in an obviously unsafe area.

So if a game does NOT check where the enemy is before it gives you a spawnpoint, and just spawns you infront/behind the enemy, its not anything bizarre about it? Well fuck, if this is a brilliant idea then you should make a career in game design and change the future of all GAMES!

  On 10/29/2011 at 5:07 AM, exaze said:

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

Your choosing to spawn in the heat where you know it's there bogies. You think it should spawn you at a really safe distance from the point being captured?

 

yes exactly, i think it should spawn me 50-100m away from the point that is being captured, just like in BC2.

 

 

 

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

I think once the other team gets to the point at starts capping it they should earn the advantage.

 

yeah so the first second the enemy enters the point and begins capturing the availability of spawning should be turned off right away. You can spawn at the point while they are taking it for a reason, think about it, in BC2 it works, works really fucking good.

>1 guy cappin' a point

>spawn

>run

>clean the shit up

>win

 

my conclusion to this point, is if you have the chance to spawn, then why should it fuck things up, ofc its dangerous whatever, but in my experience its just pathetic

 

 

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:32 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

So yeah, when your choosing to spawn next enemies, they could make it easier for you, I see what your saying but I don't necessarily think there is anything bizarre about getting a really unsafe spawn when you choose to spawn in an obviously unsafe area.

 

So if a game does NOT check where the enemy is before it gives you a spawnpoint, and just spawns you infront/behind the enemy, its not anything bizarre about it? Well fuck, if this is a brilliant idea then you should make a career in game design and change the future of all GAMES!

I'm pretty sure they just have default spawn locations. Why would it check to see if there are enemies around? In BC2 if you knew where to camp you could easily pick people off as they spawned, because they all start in a general area. A "spawn area" if you will. Maybe they should move the spawn areas off the point a little? IDK, I haven't ran into the issue like you have. Is it only on a certain map?

exaze is the only person I've heard of that is so masochistically putting himself in spawns where his inferior CQB skills are going to fail again haha.

Seriously the last thing I'm going to say is that you have squad spawns, squad beacon spawns, and point spawns. If every time you were close to neutralizing the point, enemies were able to get perfect spawns that surrounded you like a bear hug from Jesus it be way more frustrating than what exaze is taking about.

  On 10/28/2011 at 9:30 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 10/28/2011 at 2:01 PM, abusivegeorge said:

Just received my copy in the post, decided I'd create an account on ea gun club first, to collect my free M1911 only for the website to tell me that my email address is already in use on that site and I must log in to continue.

Thus starts a long line of emails and inquiries before I even start the damn game. Shit.

Just play the amazing game dude, the M1911 pistol can't be that great? Sending you an xbox live request. I'm interested to see how bad the lag would be playing on European dedicated servers on BF3.

Good point man, I got straight into the game without waiting for a reply, they fixed the issue for me without even contacting me and activated my battlelog all from their end, very cooperative. It is a great pistol though. Send across a request dude, if I get online before you've sent one I'll drop you one, cheers!

The game is awesome, no server trouble my end so far.

Awesome:

I haven't actually got that to work Ego. I installed it yesterday after the creator posted it on r/battlefield3. I click the box, but it never says it will auto-join

  On 10/29/2011 at 5:20 AM, hautlle said:

I'm pretty sure they just have default spawn locations. Why would it check to see if there are enemies around? In BC2 if you knew where to camp you could easily pick people off as they spawned, because they all start in a general area. A "spawn area" if you will. Maybe they should move the spawn areas off the point a little? IDK, I haven't ran into the issue like you have. Is it only on a certain map?

ive seen it on several maps

  On 10/29/2011 at 7:33 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

exaze is the only person I've heard of that is so masochistically putting himself in spawns where his inferior CQB skills are going to fail again haha.

 

Seriously the last thing I'm going to say is that you have squad spawns, squad beacon spawns, and point spawns. If every time you were close to neutralizing the point, enemies were able to get perfect spawns that surrounded you like a bear hug from Jesus it be way more frustrating than what exaze is taking about.

>play conquest

>bad team

>3/4 points taken

>1 point is being taken by enemy

>whole squad dead

>spawn either at point before its neutralized, take a chance to clean some shit or just survive and move on

>or spawn at base, 500 meters away from nearest point, increase risk of losing

>what do?

face the reality of bf3 on pc

IF YOU PLAY TO WIN, YOU TAKE THE RISK TO SPAWN AT POINT

clearly you dont do that

also who the fuck drops squad beacon spawns? lmao all recons just run around with the M21 in close combat

  On 10/29/2011 at 3:05 PM, hautlle said:

I haven't actually got that to work Ego. I installed it yesterday after the creator posted it on r/battlefield3. I click the box, but it never says it will auto-join

Strange, works for me in Firefox with Greasemonkey.

I'm running chrome, it should work either way right? I don't remember seeing anything that said it was browser specific?

  On 10/29/2011 at 4:04 PM, exaze said:

I'm a Contradiction Cathy hear me roar.

Again your making a lot of stubbornly ridiculous statements, your quite the ignorant noob or you just want to disagree.

  On 10/29/2011 at 8:13 PM, hautlle said:

I'm running chrome, it should work either way right? I don't remember seeing anything that said it was browser specific?

According to the developer it is, but userscripts aren't always compatible.

Ugh how I hate Metro conquest. Expecially 64vs64. What a piece of shit map. Just mind numbing M320/rockets spamming.

On a happier note I just unlocked the F2000. Made in Belgium baby!

Hahahaha, I can't imagine how bad Op Metro conquest must be with 128 players??? Dear god. It's pretty fun on 24 players but it already gets pretty close to being overwhelming at times there.

64vs64? max team/server size is 32vs32

There aren't custom servers doing 128? I thought they had 128 player custom servers in the Beta?

People were doing that, but I haven't seen any 128 player servers since launch

Yeah my bad, I meant 32 vs 32. Haven't seen any 128 player servers either. Would be a bit too much. :)

I'm getting my arse handed to me left, right and centre.

  On 10/30/2011 at 11:32 AM, tec said:

I'm getting my arse handed to me left, right and centre.

Tip: Try to turn down the aim sensitivity (if you're playing in console). Has helped me alot. It's ridiculously high as default.

My god I love the weapom upgrade/leveling system in this game. It make it so much more addicting. I think there's like 20 scopes/optics to unlock from for a single assault rifle. It's going to take a long time to unlock it all, which is great.

I'm sad that I'm still too deathly sick hungover to play this game :( Fucking alcohol