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[Shai-Tan]

I believe the negativity is coming from a lot of people thinking DICE should have used Caspian Border as the default beta map, because it showcases the true Battlefield experience much better.

the first part of the level is not good (I feel the last stage is poorly designed as well). all I hear from the alpha and beta is people complaining about it. and it not only doesn't have vehicles it's also missing destruction, which is why people are getting the feeling it's like a medal of honor level, the game that most people didn't like

 

[Bob White]

It's not on the same level because Heat had the best shoot outs and Heat takes all 10 places on that list.

real talk

 

[LevityNYC]

Keep getting the "The connection with EA online was lost"

Annoying

 

[mickcenary]

Yes, they felt it wasn't a good gameplay moment for the person who gets hit.

Whut... ? Isn't getting hit by a grenade PRETTY similar, regardless of whether it's been cooked or not? You should at least be able to par-cook them; maybe just a drizzle of olive oil, sauteed in a pan with garlic and shallots. Bon appeBOOM!

 

[Shai-Tan]

Park section is the most wide one and it's still camp fest, actually subway it's easier to go by if you're with a good team.

it's because the entire level is full of bushes and other objects that can't be destroyed

 

[Emily Chu]

I think that's the point. You aren't full-screened in some game. You're free to use your PC while you get your game configured. When it's FULLY setup - click, click, BOOM. I don't understand why everyone is so anti.

exactly why look at some boring loading screen when you can have be in the browser doing whatever you please ?

I've always hated in game menus and server browsers, basically I hate loading a game from the desktop icon when the browser/ webpage it loads instantly and I can just hop on a game in seconds vs minutes

say origin is already in the back ground, and the web browser is up

you click the battlelog bookmark,

1 click

click quick match

2 clicks

click join game

3 clicks

boom game

the last click isn't even nessacary if there were more servers

boom 2 clicks and your in

in less then 15-20 seconds

THIS IS THE FUTURE OF ONLINE GAMES I HOPE
MMORPGS TAKE A PAGE FROM THIS AND SO ON

 

[Mit-]

Is there no voice chat in the beta?

 

[RebornYeti]

Keep getting the "The connection with EA online was lost"

Annoying

Same, and it is indeed lame.

 

[childplease]

I am actually glad they used metro as the beta map.

It better demonstrates glaring issues with the weapon balance and weapon damage in this game.

Weapon damage is way too high for assault rifles,Carbines, bolt action rifles , pistols and smgs.

Weapon damage on some lmgs is a bit weak compared to rifles, shotgun buckshot needs more range, slugs are too powerful.

Weapon recoil is so inconsistent too.

M4 firing while standing has far less recoil then a m249 while prone and with the bipod on.

Gunplay in this game reminds me of MOH this is horrifying.

 

[soulassssns]

just played the 360 beta. looks horrible. no wounder we haven't seen any console footage until just now.

matter of opinion.

 

[NBtoaster]

What kind of weapon is the MK Mod 0? I seem to be killed by it instantly all the time.

 

[ConstructMe]

Any way to get a map of the whole caspian map during the game?

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

I actually don't think it loads all that fast. It just feels that way because you get to surf the net while it's loading instead of looking at a loading bar slowly fill up.

In that case it's kind if ingenious. It's use tricks us into not thing about the load time. I guess it's kind of working sine load time hasn't been mentioned that often.

 

[soulassssns]

anybody else getting the "you have lost connection to the host" error right before the round is complete? It has happened to me a few times and I do not get my stats for everything I accomplished during the round.

 

[iSurvivedTheOutage]

exactly why look at some boring loading screen when you can have be in the browser doing whatever you please ?

I've always hated in game menus and server browsers, basically I hate loading a game from the desktop icon when the browser/ webpage it loads instantly and I can just hop on a game in seconds vs minutes

say origin is already in the back ground, and the web browser is up

you click the battlelog bookmark,

1 click

click quick match

2 clicks

click join game

3 clicks

boom game

the last click isn't even nessacary if there were more servers

boom 2 clicks and your in

in less then 15-20 seconds

THIS IS THE FUTURE OF ONLINE GAMES I HOPE
MMORPGS TAKE A PAGE FROM THIS AND SO ON

i lold

 

[darkwing]

just played the 360 beta. looks horrible. no wounder we haven't seen any console footage until just now.

don't worry , its just a beta, it will be better in the final game

The beta won’t include all the graphics features which will make it in the final version.

http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/more-battlefield-3-beta-details/

 

[LevityNYC]

My god, my eyes!

This game looks like shit on the 360. My body is ready for the next gen.

 

[FinKL]

anybody else getting the "you have lost connection to the host" error right before the round is complete? It has happened to me a few times and I do not get my stats for everything I accomplished during the round.

EVERY SINGLE TIME IM STILL LVL1. Why does it even say "SAVING" when your at the deployment screen...

 

[Gvaz]

How are you guys saying it looks like shit on the 360?

I was just watching that 360 video in HD and it looked great. For the consoles.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Welp, looks like Modern Warfare 3 wins already.

 

[LevityNYC]

too lazy to search..does the ps3 version look or run better than the 360 version?

 

[LevityNYC]

How are you guys saying it looks like shit on the 360?

I was just watching that 360 video in HD and it looked great. For the consoles.

It looks like shit in motion. So many graphical glitches... its UGLY.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Man just logged off PC beta. I'm keeping my 360 pre-order, but it just feels a bit janky atm.

 

[Jburton]

too lazy to search..does the ps3 version look or run better than the 360 version?

It is functioning better, you get in to a game instantly, little to no lag and stable frame rate.

Not bad at all.

 

[The_Player]

Welp, looks like Modern Warfare 3 wins already.

Had you say that a month earlier, I would have laughed in your face. But now, I kinda agree with this statement.

 

[LevityNYC]

Had you say that a month earlier, I would have laughed at your face. But now, I kinda agree with this statement.

Yup. To a casual gamer, MW3 will be eons better. 60FPS, none of these graphical glitches. I'm so disappointed. The next generation of consoles can't come soon enough.

 

[T.M. MacReady]

Man I am loving this. Played a few rounds tonight, got up to Level 3. I have zero PSN friends playing this, so if any gaffers with headsets wanna jump online, my psn tag is the same as my username here.

 

[markot]

Yup. To a casual gamer, MW3 will be eons better. 60FPS, none of these graphical glitches. I'm so disappointed. The next generation of consoles can't come soon enough.

But the graphical glitches are probably going to be sorted out before launch >.<

 

[T.M. MacReady]

Whoa, graphical problems? PS3 version looks great, did I miss something?

 

[JoeMartin]

It's the park part most people hate. Near impossible sometimes for the offense, boring, bush crawling, quick sand floor bullshit THAT so happens to keep you from playing the awesome subway and city parts. Long story short, games end in the park part way too often.

The park is hilariously easy to assault and the subway is hilariously easy to defend.

Competent team vs. competent team, the game will end on the second set of objectives in favor of the Russians every time.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

judging the full game off a beta that is a old build and of a horrible map/ game mode is not very fair the caspian border that ive played has fully redeemed the beta give it a shot if you havnt

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Quick impressions after a few games:

* Somehow I'm running on high with my 5770 and getting an average of 30+ fps, and this is at 1080p. The game looks really good.

* The destruction is really disappointing and I know someone said it's not fully implemented but still, it's nothing special. I like how it says on the front page "UNRIVALED DESTRUCTION!"... yeah, no. Red Faction Guerrilla is like light years ahead of this.

* Got the 360 controller working and instantly started playing much better and just having a lot more fun. Felt so much more comfortable, felt easier to move and navigate the environment, felt easier to use the various weaps and gadgets, just a lot better. The weaker aim doesn't outweigh the benefits for me. One pretty big issue is there's no sprint (hold)? You run around so much in these huge areas and have to keep the left stick pushed down. No vibration, either. Maybe I forgot to set it

- The subway and city parts of the Metro map are fantastic.

- That flashlight attachment is OP.

- It's hard to see enemies sometimes... you get shot at out of nowhere. Decent amount of camping.

Still don't know how to get Caspian Border working and I tried rygar's method. CTRL+SHIFT+J then launcher.verifyPassword = function(game, gameServerGuid, plaintextPassword, callback) { callback(true); } then enter over and over? Nothing happens

 

[Mr.Fresh]

Is it me or is the sound seriously down graded? Like when i knife the window of a house you hear an echo and everthing now all you hear is the knife tip the glass and it shatters.

Also when ever me and my bro party up and we join a match we're on seperate teams. Whats up with that?

Edit: This time we're all on the same team but in completely different squads. WTF?

 

[SUBZERO-08]

I'm not on my gaming PC right now, and only played one match earlier, but is the Commo Rose implemented yet?

 

[Dominican Power]

But the graphical glitches are probably going to be sorted out before launch >.<

You keep telling yourself that. I also don't understand how people shit on COD for being more of the same when BF is following the same mold.

 

[JPBrowncoat]

This launch from the browser shit is fucking awful. Having to load up the game and deploy just to access the options is even worse.

 

[Helmholtz]

Okay, just played some Caspian Border. Wow...I'm speechless. Huge map, looks amazing...just blows metro out of the water in every respect. I really hope they open this to everyone, because it just sold me on the game (not that I hadn't already bought it ).

 

[darkwing]

Is it me or is the sound seriously down graded? Like when i knife the window of a house you hear an echo and everthing now all you hear is the knife tip the glass and it shatters.

Also when ever me and my bro party up and we join a match we're on seperate teams. Whats up with that?

Edit: This time we're all on the same team but in completely different squads. WTF?

yup, the party squad is borked, don't worry it's just a beta

 

[Woo-Fu]

People crying about camping might want to play a game that doesn't have defenders.

 

[Woo-Fu]

I'm not on my gaming PC right now, and only played one match earlier, but is the Commo Rose implemented yet?

no. q will "spot" an enemy under your crosshairs, or it will tell your squad to attack a target under your crosshairs.

It is a commo daisy at this point.

 

[Max]

FOV slider greyed out? Whyfor?

 

[srst]

After second night of playing, the game is really growing on me.

 

[Woo-Fu]

FOV slider greyed out? Whyfor?

change it manually by editing your config file with notepad++

 

[MikeE21286]

Some dude that just killed is already level 19....... This is why I'm not great at multiplayer shooters

 

[JPBrowncoat]

Is anyone having trouble mapping things to a mouse? I like putting jump and crouch on it but they won't map.

 

[Woo-Fu]

Some dude that just killed is already level 19....... This is why I'm not great at multiplayer shooters

People have been playing this for 3 days now, the right class you level up very quickly. He could have as little as 4 hours in the game.

 

[JoeMartin]

Some dude that just killed is already level 19....... This is why I'm not great at multiplayer shooters

I was in a game with a level 46 guy a couple hours ago.

Not that it really matters as all manner of XP has been drastically accelerated for the beta.

 

[Woo-Fu]

Is anyone having trouble mapping things to a mouse? I like putting jump and crouch on it but they won't map.

You can't at this point in time.

 

[Uno Venova]

Never fell into the map yet, but did get killed by a couple guys shooting from under where I was supposed to plant the bombs lol.

 

[mickcenary]

So, if I were to scope out a PC purely to run this game, maxed out, but nothing more, how muchies?