The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
So the G36C requires 232000 points.
I have 4000 points.
I hate DICE.
I have 4000 points.
I hate DICE.
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Battlefield 3 Beta: Info and Meetups [Over]
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VibratingDonkey
Member
Was hoping that too. Suppose there's still a slim chance for the 64 player version, but yeah....vidal said:
Well, at least five of the other maps are guaranteed to be alright so far. Back to Karkand pack and Caspian.
RoboPlato said:
Thanks, once I'm able to create an Origin acct, I'll be on there. Stupid thing isn't letting me in though. Keeps saying I have the wrong password. I try to reset password and it says its in Server Maintenance Mode. Ugh.
Edit: Its so funny seeing dead bodies just sliding all over the place. So weird. And they really have to disable Teammate Moving when you bump into them. People keep putting me out in the open.
eternaLightness
Member
I wish you could slide down the escalator like in Mirror's Edge. I always get the feeling it's going happen but then it doesn't 
IMACOMPUTA
Member
Rubixcuba said:
I was having that same problem (same card but 2gb)
Display driver would crash.
Had to put in the ol' 5850
I still have faith. The Operation Guillotine 360 footage looked amazing and a couple gaffers who played at TGS said that it looked the same on PS3. Let's hope that this is just an old build and the graphical differences are because of that and aren't single player versus multiplayer changes.Mulligan said:
Posting this again if you haven't seen the Conquest gameplay on Caspian Border:
http://kotaku.com/5845072/twenty+three-blissfully-lag-free-minutes-in-battlefield-3s-caspian-border
http://kotaku.com/5845072/twenty+three-blissfully-lag-free-minutes-in-battlefield-3s-caspian-border
ape2man
Member
Tokubetsu said:
Yea had the same problem, someone at EA renamed the directory where your game is installed to Bèta Battlefield 3 you need to rename it and change some stuff in your registry
What helped for me on my x64 PC is the following :
Due to the è in the folder name the game won't start and generates an Application Error in the event viewer.
To change this on x64 systems :
1) Goto the folder where Origin installed BF3 Beta (C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Bèta Battlefield 3)
2) Rename the Bèta Battlefield 3 folder to Beta Battlefield 3
3)Start regedit , browse to the following key :
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WoW6432Node\EA Games
Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Beta Battlefield 3
Try to launch the game, should work.. i am happy as a puppy now Hope it works for you 2
Remember this works on x64 systems!
got it from here http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1432752-win7-x64-bf3-exe-crash-fix.html
The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
I'm so tired of Operation Metro PCS. GIMME MAH VEHICLES
Discotheque
Banned
The Stealth Fox said:
true, I'm sick of the map already. I freaking want conquest and vehicles now!
Geez, is there really no way to see the entire map layout? That was fine and all in Rush when the points were all close to each other in Metro, but I just played Caspian Border on a laggy European server and still have no clue what the map layout is like. All you can see is the layout immediately surrounding your spawn points, and your minimap.
There's gotta be a full map view somewhere, and if there isn't they need to implement it. I don't know they didn't just keep the deployment screen from BF2 where you could just see the entire map and pick and choose your spawn point from across the entire map.
There's gotta be a full map view somewhere, and if there isn't they need to implement it. I don't know they didn't just keep the deployment screen from BF2 where you could just see the entire map and pick and choose your spawn point from across the entire map.
Haha, the animation is good enough! Now I'm going to want the same thing.eternaLightness said:I wish you could slide down the escalator like in Mirror's Edge. I always get the feeling it's going happen but then it doesn't
As far as everything else goes, it's pretty damn rough right now. It's BF3 though, shit's going to get together pretty quickly I'd imagine.
Playing this on the PS3. Metro is probably the worst map they could have selected for this beta. It's pretty poor in terms of its layout and design, and it does nothing to show off what makes Battlefield such a great series. Caspian should have been the beta map for all platforms. There are no vehicles, little destruction, nothing but linear choke points, etc.
Visually it's decent and you can see certain areas where it's ahead of BC2, but overall it looks like a step back. It's really rough on the consoles, lots of glitches, tearing, sound crackling, ugly textures, shadow problems, movement glitches, etc. I know this is a beta, but I was far more impressed with the quality of the BC2 beta. Hopefully most of this stuff gets upgraded and fixed for the console versions. I'll just assume this is a very old build and things will improve quite a bit. The equipment and kit selection menus are another step backwards. Also while playing Metro I swear somebody who was laying prone shot me through a rock. I'm not mad though, I'm sure he just had magical bullets equipped.
In the end, it's Battlefield and I'll buy it. I've put hundreds and hundreds of hours into this franchise so a rough beta that has an average map won't turn me off. Afterall it is a beta, so this stuff is expected. I guess some are just worried a little since it's so close to launch and it still appears this rough on consoles. The weapon sounds and overall sound design is awesome. But seriously Dice. Caspian for everyone via an update. That map has it all and shows off why people love BF. Metro will likely have the opposite effect.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go put a stupid amount of time into this beta.
Visually it's decent and you can see certain areas where it's ahead of BC2, but overall it looks like a step back. It's really rough on the consoles, lots of glitches, tearing, sound crackling, ugly textures, shadow problems, movement glitches, etc. I know this is a beta, but I was far more impressed with the quality of the BC2 beta. Hopefully most of this stuff gets upgraded and fixed for the console versions. I'll just assume this is a very old build and things will improve quite a bit. The equipment and kit selection menus are another step backwards. Also while playing Metro I swear somebody who was laying prone shot me through a rock. I'm not mad though, I'm sure he just had magical bullets equipped.
In the end, it's Battlefield and I'll buy it. I've put hundreds and hundreds of hours into this franchise so a rough beta that has an average map won't turn me off. Afterall it is a beta, so this stuff is expected. I guess some are just worried a little since it's so close to launch and it still appears this rough on consoles. The weapon sounds and overall sound design is awesome. But seriously Dice. Caspian for everyone via an update. That map has it all and shows off why people love BF. Metro will likely have the opposite effect.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go put a stupid amount of time into this beta.
Interficium
Banned
Foil said:
You swore right. You can actually shoot through all the boulders on Metro. Try it for the lulz after you've spotted someone.
Grinchy
Banned
Just played the PS3 beta for about 6 whole minutes. I haven't played a FPS on PS3 with a regular controller in a long time. It's strange to think of how weird Move used to feel, and now I can't really play with a controller.
Graphics look...ok I guess. Gonna come back to this in a little bit and play more but I'm starving.
Graphics look...ok I guess. Gonna come back to this in a little bit and play more but I'm starving.
lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
Tried the PS3 beta. Not bad, but not impressed, where are the vehicles? I guess the map they choosed for the beta doesn't have vehicles, but why did they do that? vehicles are the selling point of this game for me.
franknbeans
Member
Already got jackasses shining their light in my eyes inside the tunnel and of course chat doesnt work so I cant scream at them
Here's my major complaint so far about BF3: Why does my gun take up so much screenspace? I'm an arms length from my pc I don't need hugeass fucking UI elements (at lower resolutions) nor do I need huge gun displays to know what the hell I'm using.
Here is an example of what the gun looks like at 1920x1200 in red. The inverted selection is the size the gun SHOULD be taking up instead. (I realize the inverted aspect ratio is not 1:1 but whatever, for the sake of the display)
The corrected size is much less obnoxious and doesn't block your view nearly as much.
Other issue I noted was (and sorry I didn't get a clear shot of this at the time, was kind of multitasking) but as you can see, the gun is actually in two pieces and the front of it is just...floating in front of it.... the player isn't even holding the front of the model.
This image also extends my first complaint, look at how fucking large the UI elements are at 720. This is absurd.
To summarize: the guns take up 1/4 of your screen space when it should be more like 1/5 or 1/6 of your screenspace. UI elements do not shrink properly proportially to your resolution, meaning at lower resolutions you have tons of ui elements that distract you rather than inform you and it feels like I'm trying to look past shit that's getting in the way.
Here is an example of what the gun looks like at 1920x1200 in red. The inverted selection is the size the gun SHOULD be taking up instead. (I realize the inverted aspect ratio is not 1:1 but whatever, for the sake of the display)
The corrected size is much less obnoxious and doesn't block your view nearly as much.
Other issue I noted was (and sorry I didn't get a clear shot of this at the time, was kind of multitasking) but as you can see, the gun is actually in two pieces and the front of it is just...floating in front of it.... the player isn't even holding the front of the model.
This image also extends my first complaint, look at how fucking large the UI elements are at 720. This is absurd.
To summarize: the guns take up 1/4 of your screen space when it should be more like 1/5 or 1/6 of your screenspace. UI elements do not shrink properly proportially to your resolution, meaning at lower resolutions you have tons of ui elements that distract you rather than inform you and it feels like I'm trying to look past shit that's getting in the way.
The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
Operation Metro 2033 stinks. I don't play battlefield for infantry combat.
EarsOfASnake
Member
ugh, just changed my FOV to 90 in the settings and now I can't load a game up. Changing it back to 70 doesn't change anything either, knew I shouldn't have fiddled with it, damn you curiosity!
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I'm getting some blickering like green flashings on PC, just like in the PS3 beta, I'm alone?
The worst thing is BC2 beta and demo on PS3, had large maps full of vehicles. So is not consoles fault.....
Some Battlefield moments videos had a lot of vehicles going on....
I don't know what are they trying to do, because COD kids will likely not like the game anyway....
DKnight said:
The worst thing is BC2 beta and demo on PS3, had large maps full of vehicles. So is not consoles fault.....
Some Battlefield moments videos had a lot of vehicles going on....
I don't know what are they trying to do, because COD kids will likely not like the game anyway....
Just fixed my problem. I had to change the path from Bèta to Beta
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...425-bf3-exe-has-stopped-working-resolved.html
Did no one else have this? Seems pretty fucking stupid :/
edit, seems it's common
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...425-bf3-exe-has-stopped-working-resolved.html
Did no one else have this? Seems pretty fucking stupid :/
edit, seems it's common
nephilimdj
Member
Cant believe how sweet this game looks and plays on my 3yr old e8400 and 4850, miles ahead of bc2
Dinosaur Tamer
Member
Can someone please explain me how to actively select a certain squad or form a proper squad to play with your friends instead of using the random find squad option? Am I completely stupid or is that not possible at all?
Dinosaur Tamer
Member
Gvaz said:
That's just insane. There WAS an option in the Alpha. Why someone would take that out (even temporarily) is beyond me.