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Battlefield 3 |OT| My Body is Advised
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StevePharma
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I just finished the SP-campaign at a friend's house. PC version. I'm not much of a MP-guy and I knew the SP-alone wouldn't be worth 40-60 euros for me in this jam-packed season, so I asked my master-race buddy for some of his PC-time 
Finished it on normal in about 4-5 hours I guess (1 sitting). EA was not joking around, the SP is definitely a CoD/MoH surrogate. Makarov clone? Check. Stealthy Ghillie style mission? Check. Capture a villa? Check. Nukes? Check. On rails vehicle section? Check. I was hoping it would be more of an open area type of game but instead we usually get pretty tight fighting areas. The only mission that felt a bit more "big battlefield" to me was Rock And A Hard Place. Too bad it was over so quickly.
The graphics and especially the sound are phenomenal. The gameplay though, nothing special. QTEs were laughable and unnecessary. Vehicle sections were pretty ok, although the lack of proper flying vehicles was a pity. Weapons felt good to use. Destructibility in SP wasn't anything special or at least it didn't feel special to me. Enemy A.I was not really mindblowing but nothing horrible.
Aside from the sensory delights a very forgettable campaign. I'm not expecting MW3 to be any better though, but they are going so way over the top I might actually like it. Plus Price, he's badass. But that's for another thread.
The MP seems to be great, judging from my friend's impressions and looking over his shoulder while he was playing. I'm just not into it as much. I'm still pretty much a lone wolf SP-guy.
Finished it on normal in about 4-5 hours I guess (1 sitting). EA was not joking around, the SP is definitely a CoD/MoH surrogate. Makarov clone? Check. Stealthy Ghillie style mission? Check. Capture a villa? Check. Nukes? Check. On rails vehicle section? Check. I was hoping it would be more of an open area type of game but instead we usually get pretty tight fighting areas. The only mission that felt a bit more "big battlefield" to me was Rock And A Hard Place. Too bad it was over so quickly.
The graphics and especially the sound are phenomenal. The gameplay though, nothing special. QTEs were laughable and unnecessary. Vehicle sections were pretty ok, although the lack of proper flying vehicles was a pity. Weapons felt good to use. Destructibility in SP wasn't anything special or at least it didn't feel special to me. Enemy A.I was not really mindblowing but nothing horrible.
Aside from the sensory delights a very forgettable campaign. I'm not expecting MW3 to be any better though, but they are going so way over the top I might actually like it. Plus Price, he's badass. But that's for another thread.
The MP seems to be great, judging from my friend's impressions and looking over his shoulder while he was playing. I'm just not into it as much. I'm still pretty much a lone wolf SP-guy.
Posting in here for all you Euro guys who get the game today.
We now have a Europe server for us over here.
thread in community: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449910
Europe Server Details
Name: NeoGAF Europe Community
Server IP: 85.236.100.72:19667
Location: London UK
Slots: 32 (Will increase ASAP as needed)
Battlelog Link: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf...a4-b1be-21bd74daece2/NeoGAF-Europe-Community/
We now have a Europe server for us over here.
thread in community: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=449910
Europe Server Details
Name: NeoGAF Europe Community
Server IP: 85.236.100.72:19667
Location: London UK
Slots: 32 (Will increase ASAP as needed)
Battlelog Link: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf...a4-b1be-21bd74daece2/NeoGAF-Europe-Community/
I got about 5 hours in on the Xbox version yesterday, and had no disconnects.
Was working on leveling my support class, which will likely be my class of choice on a lot of maps. It seems like the M249, even with fore grip, may have been nerfed from the beta. I had a lot more luck with it at a lot further range than I'm having now, though I was still extremely successful with it from short to mid range.
Was working on leveling my support class, which will likely be my class of choice on a lot of maps. It seems like the M249, even with fore grip, may have been nerfed from the beta. I had a lot more luck with it at a lot further range than I'm having now, though I was still extremely successful with it from short to mid range.
The English Conquistador
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Got mine today from Game. Physical Warfare Pack version. Can't play it till the weekend since my motherboard is dead.
But soon...soon...
But soon...soon...
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Mr_eX said:
"diz game looks ahmazin"
Evil Benius
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I unlocked the M16A4 last night on the Assault class and I have to say it is awesome to finally have what feels like a decent gun on both sides. For some reason I just hate shooting guns with Russian sights in games and I found myself doing much better using the M16A3 over the AK-74. I saw a noticeable increase in the amount of kills I was getting as well once I settled into using the A4, an ACOG, the foregrip, and a laser sight. I might have just gotten into an unrelated hotstreak, but I went from usually breaking even on KDR or worse to having consistent rounds with a 3+ KDR.
Things were also much smoother on the 360 last night, I think we only got dropped from a game once. Ran with a group of 7-8 guys all evening and I think we only lost one game on Seine Crossing in a game that ended with the other team only having four tickets left.
I did notice I am still having issues flying the helicopters compared to Bad Company 2. I will start out decently flying them, but will eventually lose control and have trouble correcting before I crash. I think it might just be a lack of muscle memory when I start to panic when coming under fire due to some control changes. I also am seeing some issues when it comes to knifing people. Sometimes I will knife them no problem and other times I will swipe them multiple times before they die.
Finally I just want to state again how damn annoying it is when your squadmate you are trying to spawn on dies and you get defaulted to the main base. This caused us grief multiple times last night.
Things were also much smoother on the 360 last night, I think we only got dropped from a game once. Ran with a group of 7-8 guys all evening and I think we only lost one game on Seine Crossing in a game that ended with the other team only having four tickets left.
I did notice I am still having issues flying the helicopters compared to Bad Company 2. I will start out decently flying them, but will eventually lose control and have trouble correcting before I crash. I think it might just be a lack of muscle memory when I start to panic when coming under fire due to some control changes. I also am seeing some issues when it comes to knifing people. Sometimes I will knife them no problem and other times I will swipe them multiple times before they die.
Finally I just want to state again how damn annoying it is when your squadmate you are trying to spawn on dies and you get defaulted to the main base. This caused us grief multiple times last night.
DoctorWho said:
Heres a scene from the campaign I captured(youtube is still processing it so you can't watch it in HD yet, will probably be done in a few minutes). The lighting in this game is great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O5QEWl72TM
FoggyFreek
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mujun said:
have you reported this on Battlelog? If not, please do.
PoweredBySoy
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Kyaw said:
Well, okay, that's fucking horrible then. I'm going to drop kick the next person that complains that the Tunguska is overpowered, because that's really the only viable AA in the game.
BattleMonkey
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zlatko said:
Stop playing rush
FairXchange
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I'm having no issues with hit detection on 360.
Every bullet feels accounted for, at least to me.
There was a point when I was wondering where the bullets were going, but I stopped shooting aggressively and started feathering the trigger more and I was racking up streaks.
Every bullet feels accounted for, at least to me.
There was a point when I was wondering where the bullets were going, but I stopped shooting aggressively and started feathering the trigger more and I was racking up streaks.
It's a completely different beep when the missile is fired.Menelaus said:
In fact, I'd classify the tones as this:
Beeping indicates the enemy is trying to lock on to you. A solid tone means they have a lock. A completely different beeping sound (sometimes ON TOP on the solid sound) means they've fired the missiles at you.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Get it. I also loved BC2 and was disappointed by the beta, the final product is much better. The movement and aiming feels much more like BC2 to me now and the other maps are all better than Metro. I'm playing on PS3 but I don't think the versions are much different.Dreaver said:
FoggyFreek
Junior Member
zlatko said:
I LOVE RUSH, it's a more action oriented game mode. I hate running from flag to flag, missing all the action...
That's the good thing about opinions
Meus Renaissance
Member
Dreaver said:
Beta was frustrating but loving the full game.
360 player here
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Same here, once I played rush in BC2 I never looked back. I love the concentration of the action that comes with rush.FoggyFreek said:I LOVE RUSH, it's a more action oriented game mode. I hate running from flag to flag, missing all the action...
That's the good thing about opinions
So, I did some "research" and found a viable way to pilot aircraft using a keyboard without needing to rely on the fucking mouse.
Throttle Up - W
YAW Left - Right
YAW RIGHT - Left
Pitch Up - UP
Pitch Down - Down
Boost - Left Shift
Fire - Space
Roll Left - D
Roll Right - A
Brake - S
Just take the mouse out of the equasion, roll your sensitivity level up really high (maybe 90% or so) and blam. Once you get used to it, it'll be cake.
Fly with your jet in 3rd person view and only go into first person when you're going after someone.
Throttle Up - W
YAW Left - Right
YAW RIGHT - Left
Pitch Up - UP
Pitch Down - Down
Boost - Left Shift
Fire - Space
Roll Left - D
Roll Right - A
Brake - S
Just take the mouse out of the equasion, roll your sensitivity level up really high (maybe 90% or so) and blam. Once you get used to it, it'll be cake.
Fly with your jet in 3rd person view and only go into first person when you're going after someone.
BattleMonkey
Member
The_Darkest_Red said:
Playing on console? A big conquest game on PC will usually have action everywhere on the objectives. On smaller player counts you get people too spread out making Rush more console friendly.
Rush on the other hand with a large player count is generally clusterfuck central
José Mourinho
cocknose
Seems to be a lot of complaints in this thread. Having played PC and console (360), I'm more than impressed. Absolutely love it.
Massive Nights
Member
My copy arrived this morning from Shopto, played for about an hour or so, noticing A LOT of changes from the beta, they've even cut the hedges in Metro lol
1stStrike said:
I target tanks. You can tell if there's a tank around (at least I can) when there's a black block in the center of a street. Usually that big black block/blob/rectangle is a tank.
I did blow up a jeep with 2 or 3 enemies once by randomly firing at the attacker spawn (Rush) once.
Ever since I unlocked heatseeker missiles all my jet kills have come from shooting down other jets.
Spokker
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And then did someone yell at you for not being good enough at it?cdyhybrid said:The jet is haaaaard
I swear, the stigma over jets is insane. They are useless anyway. It's like another game going in the skies. I just ignore them.
José Mourinho
cocknose
I have no idea why anybody would waste a slot on tactical lights.
PoweredBySoy
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Kylehimself said:
I like it on my shotgun, but there desperately needs to be some sort of on-screen indicator for when the light is on/off.
Hari Seldon
Member
So I was playing the engi last night and my rocket launchers didn't seem to do shit against enemy tanks and apcs. Is there a reason whey they are so underpowered or am I doing something wrong?
cametall said:
I'm still getting used to actually flying. Tracking targets air-to-air is a pain in the ass, and I fucking hate just having guns. I understand making it so you have to earn it, but jets never take off without missiles and shit in real combat IRL unless they're just training. And even then, they still have dummy missiles equipped! /rant
Edit: HAHA I just got my first air to air kill after bitching. Some guy was flying like a retard and I shot him down. 250/300 points, though, so still no flares. FUUUUU
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