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Battlefield 3 |OT| My Body is Advised
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Anton Sugar
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M4 is the exact same as M4A1, except it's three round burst. I tried it out last night and I'm not a fan, but some people love it. Might need to practice with it a bit more.
I really go back and forth between the SCAR and M4A1. M4A1 is a beast at close range and decent at mid. It's got such little recoil and has a good ROF that it's fairly easy to bring people down. SCAR requires a little more precision because of the smaller mag but does more damage.
kurtrussell
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Battlefield 3 is EA's fastest selling videogame EVAH
Interesting... How many of the Steam Fanboys actually carried through their threats and refused to buy the game just on the basis that it didn't support their download manager of choice?
Interesting... How many of the Steam Fanboys actually carried through their threats and refused to buy the game just on the basis that it didn't support their download manager of choice?
Yeah the Soundblaster/Audigy/Creative drivers have been terrible for a while, but the latest ones that came out with the Xfi HD, etc have been good.
I'm using an Asus Xonar DG (didn't feel like spending the extra money on the ST/X just yet) and I don't think that's whats causing me problems when the game locks up during map load where I have to try a few times to get into a game.
I'm using an Asus Xonar DG (didn't feel like spending the extra money on the ST/X just yet) and I don't think that's whats causing me problems when the game locks up during map load where I have to try a few times to get into a game.
Anton Sugar said:
Close range is where I lose most often with the M4. From 15 feet and out, I usually come out the victor - two quick bursts puts anyone down. But close, people just spray and pray and the accuracy bonus in firing in bursts is lost.
PoweredBySoy
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RbBrdMan said:
I wouldn't say it happens every time, but the majority of times this is what it's like for me as well. If the first attempt is a "BF3 has stopped working...", the second attempt (if the server hasn't filled up) always works. It's weird.
Metalmurphy said:
It is the sound card drivers and BF3 not playing nice with each other. Like I said you're not the X-Fi user having problems with BF3. (And, even realtek onboard drivers are causing issues like my brother had which were exactly like the problems you are describing.)
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1646778
Another thing you can try is untick enhance audio option in the game.
Hopefully, dice address this ASAP.
So I finally unlocked the Guided Missiles (air to ground) for the jet, and...they are shit? They do very little damage, they are susceptible to smoke/flares, they only work from a certain altitude, and you're a sitting duck while locking on to vehicles. I don't get it. It's much easier to disable/destroy vehicles with the rocket pods. They are more versatile as well, because you can use them on both vehicles and infantry. I see no reason to use the guided missiles over the rocket pods at this point.
SirButterstick
Banned
Guanoape said:
Once people start using the SOFLAM more, they're one hit to disable, two hits to kill.
The thing that really gets my goat . . . you should be able to lock on to unoccupied vehicles, like you could in the beta. Once a guy jumps out of a vehicle, you lose the lock. So yeah, weapons that lock on are kind of useless at this point.
Anton Sugar
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Im disappointed with a number of aspects of BF3. I think the core game itself--the spectacular engine, the unmatched sound, the movement, the weapons/weapon handling/shooting, the kits (for the most part), the gadgets--is amazing. The shooting is the best in the BF series and some of the best in the FPS genre, IMO, and the animation is damned good as well.
My main beefs just come with some game and map design decisions, along with DICE just flat out not living up to promises or prior statements.
As others have said, it just seems unfocused, like they werent sure who the game was aimed at when they were making the maps. Jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Oddly enough, I really don't have any problem with the Rush maps that I've played so far (but I've played very little in comparison to Conquest). It's the return of the king, Conquest, that has disappointed me in a lot of aspects. Despite what Demize says about players preferring some maps with the chaos of Metro CQ 64, to me its just laziness at worst, or just good intentions gone horribly wrong at best.
There just doesn't seem to be much imagination or ambition with a lot of the maps, aside from a select few, with Damavand Peak Rush being the "high point". Why do we not have any sprawling, large urban maps? Why is half of Siene Crossing just a series of square city blocks? Why are the most interesting parts of Damavand Peak (the construction areas) relegated to cap point sabotage/trolling, instead of being the focus? Why the fuck is the flight ceiling on Canals so low? Why do so few maps have any element of verticality to their design?
Luckily, this is all map-based. The game just feels like it hasn't come near it's potential of what it could be. And then there are the stupid design decisions:
Squad Management should not be an issue at this level. DICE has had squads in their games for a decade now--why are things regressing? Why cant I assign/pick a squad leader?
Inability to chat in-game was a horrible decision for pub play. It hasn't affected me thanks to Mumble and it honestly seems like most PC communities use something other than in-game VOIP, but it's still a strange omission.
I think the infantry unlock system is well-balanced (most important unlocks come early), if not very tedious. However, the aircraft unlock system is laughable. Flares should be a STANDARD--it increases survivability in jets, which give you more gameplay "moments" (to use DICE phrasing). Unlock should give you CHOICE, not fundamental gameplay abilities (we STILL have to unlock the defibs? ugh)
And then the broken promises::
--Destruction being hyped and then given the caveat of, Well, we didnt want THAT much destruction. Its almost the exact same thing as BC2: all prefab destruction. Rubble does stay on the ground and for some buildings, its harder to discern the prefab, but its definitely not what I was expecting (Caspian tower, Im looking at you)
--Squad Leader abilities. So, they had lots of cool things that a squad leader can do? Like what? So far, its the exact same as BC2: you can set attack/defend orders, and thats it. Squad leader spawning isnt even on by default, so thats not even a squad leader ability. What happened to being able to call in Artillery Strikes, which was mentioned as recently as a few weeks before release?
--Huge maps, the biggest ever in BF according to DICE. There are really only two "big" maps: Firestorm and Kharg, and these don't even take full advantage of their size. What happened to the seven flag map we were told was in the game? Why make the "biggest maps ever" if you aren't going to utilize half of the space?
I still love the game and still have faith its going to have some great post-launch support. Like I said, I think at it's core, it's great, but it's not really being realized or taken advantage of. I just wish they had given the game more focus.
Stuff like this, however, is why I love this fucking game.
My main beefs just come with some game and map design decisions, along with DICE just flat out not living up to promises or prior statements.
As others have said, it just seems unfocused, like they werent sure who the game was aimed at when they were making the maps. Jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Oddly enough, I really don't have any problem with the Rush maps that I've played so far (but I've played very little in comparison to Conquest). It's the return of the king, Conquest, that has disappointed me in a lot of aspects. Despite what Demize says about players preferring some maps with the chaos of Metro CQ 64, to me its just laziness at worst, or just good intentions gone horribly wrong at best.
There just doesn't seem to be much imagination or ambition with a lot of the maps, aside from a select few, with Damavand Peak Rush being the "high point". Why do we not have any sprawling, large urban maps? Why is half of Siene Crossing just a series of square city blocks? Why are the most interesting parts of Damavand Peak (the construction areas) relegated to cap point sabotage/trolling, instead of being the focus? Why the fuck is the flight ceiling on Canals so low? Why do so few maps have any element of verticality to their design?
Luckily, this is all map-based. The game just feels like it hasn't come near it's potential of what it could be. And then there are the stupid design decisions:
Squad Management should not be an issue at this level. DICE has had squads in their games for a decade now--why are things regressing? Why cant I assign/pick a squad leader?
Inability to chat in-game was a horrible decision for pub play. It hasn't affected me thanks to Mumble and it honestly seems like most PC communities use something other than in-game VOIP, but it's still a strange omission.
I think the infantry unlock system is well-balanced (most important unlocks come early), if not very tedious. However, the aircraft unlock system is laughable. Flares should be a STANDARD--it increases survivability in jets, which give you more gameplay "moments" (to use DICE phrasing). Unlock should give you CHOICE, not fundamental gameplay abilities (we STILL have to unlock the defibs? ugh)
And then the broken promises::
--Destruction being hyped and then given the caveat of, Well, we didnt want THAT much destruction. Its almost the exact same thing as BC2: all prefab destruction. Rubble does stay on the ground and for some buildings, its harder to discern the prefab, but its definitely not what I was expecting (Caspian tower, Im looking at you)
--Squad Leader abilities. So, they had lots of cool things that a squad leader can do? Like what? So far, its the exact same as BC2: you can set attack/defend orders, and thats it. Squad leader spawning isnt even on by default, so thats not even a squad leader ability. What happened to being able to call in Artillery Strikes, which was mentioned as recently as a few weeks before release?
--Huge maps, the biggest ever in BF according to DICE. There are really only two "big" maps: Firestorm and Kharg, and these don't even take full advantage of their size. What happened to the seven flag map we were told was in the game? Why make the "biggest maps ever" if you aren't going to utilize half of the space?
I still love the game and still have faith its going to have some great post-launch support. Like I said, I think at it's core, it's great, but it's not really being realized or taken advantage of. I just wish they had given the game more focus.
Stuff like this, however, is why I love this fucking game.
Kermit The Dog
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Do PC gamers have the disappointing illusion of enemies floating through the air at long distances because the game can't render the background visuals in time?
Fucking shitty generation. BRING ON 2013.
Fucking shitty generation. BRING ON 2013.
Calavera520
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so what's with jets feeling like they are flying through molasses on some maps. On canals once you fly for a bit turning gets really difficult and the jet almost seems to slow to a crawl in midair. what's that about?
Anton Sugar
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Calavera520 said:
Pretty sure the flight ceiling on Canals is a lot lower than the other maps. If you go past a certain height, you "stall".
Meus Renaissance
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Omg just discovered the Mobile AA. Dat gun
Foliorum Viridum
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I hope there is a crack that totally gets around using Origin. I'm not going to use that one posted, but if a better solution comes up so I don't have to have that POS running I'll be very happy.
throwawayname
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNN :dTomat said:
Metalmurphy
Member
Tomat said:
Game is the best multiplayer game I've ever played.
When it works.
(PC Version)
GeoNeo said:
Did this, rebooted, game entered on first try. Hope it wasn't just a coincidence.
Foliorum Viridum
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Oh really? I assumed that would close the game.StevieP said:
Awesome. Cheers!
Broder Salsa
Banned
Tomat said:
Yes I am having a hell lot of fun. There's quite a few things I want fixed and improved but it's some of the most fun I have had with a game for a while.
Miggytronz
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Metalmurphy said:
Pretty Much this.
Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
Tomat said:
I'm having loads of fun with it, and so far at least I'm lucky enough to have experienced very few crashes. (PC)
Anton Sugar
Member
Tomat said:
Fun, absolutely. Especially when GAF gets together to play. I've played 24 hours, have had 2-3 CTD's, a few server disconnects (not counting the ones from the GAF server). Game has been remarkably stable for me.
Miggytronz
Member
Khal_B said:
Wait til you unlock Javelin.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Or aim for the engineers fixing them. That's what I do
Obviously not always possible, but hey.
Obviously not always possible, but hey.
Mikasangelos said:
That's the thing, I swear even when I lock on my Javelin shots miss, so I just reverted to the default launcher.
Foliorum Viridum said:Or aim for the engineers fixing them. That's what I do
Obviously not always possible, but hey.
Yeah, if I get a shot at the engineer I'll take it, but many times that's not an option, especially at chokepoints.
Get on it Dice/EA!
I've been fairly lucky (only a few crashes) but others have had crashes for every mach. God damn this game needs an update.
It's an amazing game and that's why I'm sticking with it. The closest to a real war a game has gotten. Being pinned down with a few teammates, trying to survive, is a thrilling experience.
I've been fairly lucky (only a few crashes) but others have had crashes for every mach. God damn this game needs an update.
It's an amazing game and that's why I'm sticking with it. The closest to a real war a game has gotten. Being pinned down with a few teammates, trying to survive, is a thrilling experience.
Tomat said:
Really happy with the way the game turned out. Unlike some other gamers I loved BC2 on PC, felt like in many aspects it was a big improvement over bf2. BF3 improves on BC2 in just about every single way while adding 64 player support,jets etc.
Before BF3, BC2 was my favorite MP fps. Now BF3 holds that position easily. LOVE this game.
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