Likewise. I get good speeds with Steam as well, typically maxing my connection out (105mbit).
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Battlefield 4 |OT| Prepare to Leave Beta... Nevermind
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Teasing_Pink
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That's good to know, thanks! Looks like I'll frontload some Engineer and Support before opening those packs.
Interesting. I played a shitload of Engineer, got star etc, and barely touched the other classes yet my packs gave me support LMG crap.
Gen.Grievous
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EA has always had decent file servers. I remember downloading patches for BF1942 at max speed way back in 2003/2004.
MrCompletely
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I was on the fence for the same reasons, but after watching that Flood Zone gameplay I was instasold.
I tested it by playing only one class on several accounts. The game would only drop unlocks for those weapons until you had unlocked most everything. The gold battlepacks contained a pile of shit that isn't terribly useful, but there's supposed to be one or two usable unlocks inside in addition to the XP boosts.
Great advice. I love recon tho. Is there a certain level you recommend to start opening them?
You probably want to open one or two right off the bat for some XP boosts, then open the rest as you unlock class specific weapons.
I'm glad to hear it. Hopefully my beta experience was just a fluke. I'd love to get mostly engineer-centric stuff from those packs.
therealminime
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Is Canada not included in the "North American" pre-load launch time?
Might not get it till Wednesday.
I hope we get them Monday, I'm off from Wednesday and it'll be nice to be able to play from then.
I'm not sure your sample size is large enough to support such a conclusion; or has DICE said something to this effect?
From my personal experience, I only played Engineer during the beta and received unlocks for Assault/Support in my Battlepacks.
PoweredBySoy
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Heh. I take pride in my BF3 playtime.
I had it perfectly sectioned off for awhile, but it got a little skewed towards support from playing smaller maps.
Did you play any assault or support? I literally only played one class and avoided the others to test it out.
I play everything as well, so I don't intend to game the system. But I had to pick, I'd gladly pass up recon unlocks until I've got assault and support pretty well handled.
Not truly random. There are weapon specific battlepacks, and I'd imagine the battlepacks you earn in the early levels are geared towards early unlocks. It wouldn't make sense to get a reflex site for the last unlockable AR at level 3. Gold battlepacks are likely random.
Several XP bonuses will be saved, and activated at any given time. You won't lose them when opening new packs with new bonuses.
Yeah, they have to be manually activated. I won't be opening them all right away just to avoid raging at getting so many Battlelog layers. Silly idea on their part.
For the pilots earlier in the thread:
All helo unlocks for you chopper junkies
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Good to know. I prefer Assault for the medic abilities.
Woo-Fu
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I know that. But by preventing myself from opening a new pack until I used the bonus will prevent me from forgetting to use the bonuses like I did for most of beta.
Legato.Reborn-
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Say what you want about Origin (most of it true) but holy shit these preload speeds are fantastic.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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At least the maps look more varied than 3. BF3 maps all felt the same.
BC2 was great. Had so much fun with that one. The maps were great as well.
BC2 was great. Had so much fun with that one. The maps were great as well.
SolidSnakeUS
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Just for fun, what was your accuracy in how many kills in BF3?
12,183 Kills
19.5% Accuracy
Plus, the most kills I have with a weapon in the knife (387 kills).
12,183 Kills
19.5% Accuracy
Plus, the most kills I have with a weapon in the knife (387 kills).
Jesus, anyone experiencing TERRIBLE download speeds from the Origin client? I have a 50/35 Mbps connection and I'm getting 155 KB/s downloads (ETA 45 hours). I realize that living in Brazil must affect that, but I usually get 5.5 MB/s on Steam...
Is there any way to change the DL server? Or do anyone have the direct download link? Perhaps I can get better speed using orbit (download acelerator).
Is there any way to change the DL server? Or do anyone have the direct download link? Perhaps I can get better speed using orbit (download acelerator).
28,236 kills and 13,3% accuracy. I like to suppress the enemy, nuff said. :T
Most kills with G3A3 - 2,211.
The Faceless Master
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they look interesting!
Terbinator
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Anyway i can force my pre-load to start now, being in the UK?
SolidSnakeUS
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Curious, how many different weapons do you have at least 100 kills with?
Jesus, anyone experiencing TERRIBLE download speeds from the Origin client? I have a 50/35 Mbps connection and I'm getting 155 KB/s downloads (ETA 45 hours). I realize that living in Brazil must affect that, but I usually get 5.5 MB/s on Steam...
Is there any way to change the DL server? Or do anyone have the direct download link? Perhaps I can get better speed using orbit (download acelerator).
must be your location, i get max dl speed on the same connection speed but i'm in europe
GhostRidah
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Anyone have premium and does it say its unlocked? I put in my code last night but I was tired and forgot if it went through, doesn't show as activated in my game list and when I put the code in now it says it was registered already, just double checking.
SolidSnakeUS
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Anyone else waiting for Premium to be on sale on Black Friday or around then?
If you right click BF4 > show game details, it should be there under expansions. It should also show up on your battlelog feed.
PoweredBySoy
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+respect
Teasing_Pink
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Any pilots who played the beta care to weigh in on the flight modelling? Did they stick with the BF3 flight model or go back to a more flight sim style BF2 flight model?
I loved the aircraft in 1942 and 2, and was quite a good pilot. But the BF3 flight model for the jets just never felt right to me, especially when using a flight stick. Even after getting used to mouse and keyboard, I didn't fly jets much simply because it felt wrong. Too much Falcon 4.0 and SWOTL back when I was a kid I suppose.
Edit: Should specify if it isn't obvious, I mean on the PC. No clue how flying with a controller feels.
I loved the aircraft in 1942 and 2, and was quite a good pilot. But the BF3 flight model for the jets just never felt right to me, especially when using a flight stick. Even after getting used to mouse and keyboard, I didn't fly jets much simply because it felt wrong. Too much Falcon 4.0 and SWOTL back when I was a kid I suppose.
Edit: Should specify if it isn't obvious, I mean on the PC. No clue how flying with a controller feels.
GhostRidah
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Yeah I did see that, but mine doesn't say that I own it.
I am most likely being paranoid.
Looks like mine, you should be good to go.
OdysseusVA
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96,077 kills
M4A1 - 7,470
17.3% Accuracy
Yeah, I'm a pro.
Shout outs to Tanner Mayes
M4A1 - 7,470
17.3% Accuracy
Yeah, I'm a pro.
Shout outs to Tanner Mayes
Yeah, they have to be manually activated. I won't be opening them all right away just to avoid raging at getting so many Battlelog layers. Silly idea on their part.
For the pilots earlier in the thread:
All helo unlocks for you chopper junkies
I'm not really familiar with the names. Are we able to drop bombs on soilders now?
SolidSnakeUS
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PoweredBySoy
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Yes, there will be dumbfire bombs like in BF2, allowing jets to attack areas more efficiently.
Everysink
Future PhaZe
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Me, though admittedly I'm waiting to see how PS4 performance is before choosing which to get premium for.
Edit: wait, premium is transferable? Awesome, definitely double dipping
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