**OFFICIAL** AT Battlefield 3 FAQ and News Thread

[DeadFred]

You ran into an asshole admin, there are plenty of those out there. Reporting it would probably be futile.

 

[Zargon]

yeah pretty much

 

[dajeepster]

I just had a very interesting experience with a game admin on this server...http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf...38-4e60-8f27-acc87847baf1/FaRT-Conquest-MAPS/

So i join this map and i get a couple kills in then i am in the base i decide to beat someone to the choppers gunner position.This guy then basically asks me to jump out and as i haven't been in it yet i decide i want to gun.

What happens me next blows my mind it happens to be some bossy admin who wants to hog the gunners position and he forces me out the copter by killing me by command...then i respawn exclaiming"must be nice to have those abusive admin privs huh" and about a sec later i am kicked with this message...

"Game disconnected:you were kicked by a admin.stated reason:YOU WERE TOLD,NOW FUCK OFF" i even took a jpg,should i report this admin?Thoughts?

Admin user name:JT-KSK http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/user/JT-KSK/

I'll be sure to avoid that server.. -_-

 

[Destiny]

I just had a very interesting experience with a game admin on this server...http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf...38-4e60-8f27-acc87847baf1/FaRT-Conquest-MAPS/

So i join this map and i get a couple kills in then i am in the base i decide to beat someone to the choppers gunner position.This guy then basically asks me to jump out and as i haven't been in it yet i decide i want to gun.

What happens me next blows my mind it happens to be some bossy admin who wants to hog the gunners position and he forces me out the copter by killing me by command...then i respawn exclaiming"must be nice to have those abusive admin privs huh" and about a sec later i am kicked with this message...

"Game disconnected:you were kicked by a admin.stated reason:YOU WERE TOLD,NOW FUCK OFF" i even took a jpg,should i report this admin?Thoughts?

Admin user name:JT-KSK http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/user/JT-KSK/

Ran into plenty of those A**hole admins... they pay for their own server and they can do whatever they want to their liking or Admins abusing their power for their own benefit... I was in one map with an ATOT member that got banned because he was pwning everyone in the air and ground - then I got banned a few minutes later because I was pwning people in the ground and started spawn killing them or not let them get out of spawn (kind of revenage for kicking/banning the other ATOT member)...

That is why I only have a small list of favorite servers that I always play on...

 

[GullyFoyle]

VideoGamer.com - Battlefield 3 DLC announcement coming next week in New York

News | Posted 02/02/2012 - 10:15am GMT

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Possibly the rumoured All American DLC.

New Battlefield 3 DLC will be announced in New York next week, EA has suggested during an overnight call with investors.

Responding to a question about DLC for titles including FIFA 12 and Battlefield 3, EA VP of Investor Relations Peter C. Ausnit said: "You're going to hear some announcements from us on Battlefield actually as early as next week in an event we've got in New York."

Ausnit didn't offer any further details.

VideoGamer.com Analysis

Rumours suggest DICE is preparing an All American DLC pack, featuring maps set in New York, Miami, New Jersey and San Francisco. A NYC press event would be the perfect time to reveal such an add-on.

Via Seeking Alpha

 

[Zargon]

VideoGamer.com - Battlefield 3 DLC announcement coming next week in New York

rumor is release in June.

 

[sigurros81]

I'm throwing money at DICE, please give me maps to American cities. I'd like to see one of Houston's ship channel and oil refineries 🙂 And please bring in some dusk/sunrise maps, or even snow!

 

[TheAdvocate]

I have a really dumb problem that 2 minutes of Googling didnt solve:

I got a "necesary upgrade" message for Origin a few weeks back, downloaded the patch, installed, etc.

Ever since then, I have a great deal of difficulty getting Origin to launch the game once I pick a server. It works the first time, but if I try to change servers/get kicked/etc, I have to close down everything and reload Origin.

Anyone else? I figure it's something cheesy/easy fix, but I haven't bothered messing with Origin much. I try to pretend it doesnt exist.

 

[imaheadcase]

I have a really dumb problem that 2 minutes of Googling didnt solve:

I got a "necesary upgrade" message for Origin a few weeks back, downloaded the patch, installed, etc.

Ever since then, I have a great deal of difficulty getting Origin to launch the game once I pick a server. It works the first time, but if I try to change servers/get kicked/etc, I have to close down everything and reload Origin.

Anyone else? I figure it's something cheesy/easy fix, but I haven't bothered messing with Origin much. I try to pretend it doesnt exist.

Had the same problem a few pages back. Resettings the computer fixed it. I think i know what the actual problem was.. Origin was not hooking itself to BF3.exe file. Resetting computer made origin fix itself.

 

[TheAdvocate]

excatly what do you mean by "resetting the computer"?

I'll see if I can find your old posts.

 

[realjetavenger]

Ok i have a weird problem.

I downloaded and used that BF3 settings Editor program to change settings outside game. But ever since then SLI is disabled every time i go in game. To enable it i have to go to graphics settings and change something and it comes back on (Like change to low back to ultra or any settings). What is weird is it revert back to disabled every time the map changes.

I restored defaults in game and in the settings editor program but still doing it. Uninstalled the program still doing it. :/ I did not change any graphics settings within the program to, just key bindings.

Before this program SLI worked perfectly.

I only played once since downloading and using the settings editor program. But I did not notice any performance related issues that would suggest sli was not working. Next time I'll take a look to see if sli is still enabled and working.

 

[JTsyo]

I wish the mortar map had a grid on it. Tried to mortar as a 3 man squad and we couldn't coordinate good enough with just voice. One guy then went MAV and that helped find targets.

 

[skipsneeky2]

That DLC map pack is gonna be freaking badass especially if your rolling around in tanks in NYC knocking down buildings or you c4 them.

Even a nice tank roll through the golden gate bridge would be sweet and make it look like the city was evacuated due to some huge threat or something with some weeds and stuff growing like no ones taken care of it in months basically make it look like the movie"I am legend"but a bit less dramatic.:thumbsup:

 

[imaheadcase]

excatly what do you mean by "resetting the computer"?

I'll see if I can find your old posts.

reset the computer, as in letting origin load with windows again. I think the update to origin last week required a restart even though did not get a message.

 

[imaheadcase]

I only played once since downloading and using the settings editor program. But I did not notice any performance related issues that would suggest sli was not working. Next time I'll take a look to see if sli is still enabled and working.

I only noticed because I had FPS enabled in game. When i go into game it was locked at 30fps until i changed it to low back to ultra. Maybe that program changed some master config file instead of per user basis. who knows. Still have not figured it out.

 

[Childs]

Its strange that New Jersey would make the expansion and not San Francisco. SF/Oakland has shipyards, high rises, two famous massive bridges, islands (including Alcatraz) which were WWII AA stations. NY, Miami and Los Angeles I see, but New Jersey is kinda plain ...its just green flatland once you move away from the Hudson river. Maybe SF has too much going on, but I've love to play rush on the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge!

 

[Zargon]

Its strange that New Jersey would make the expansion and not San Francisco. SF/Oakland has shipyards, high rises, two famous massive bridges, islands (including Alcatraz) which were WWII AA stations. NY, Miami and Los Angeles I see, but New Jersey is kinda plain ...its just green flatland once you move away from the Hudson river. Maybe SF has too much going on, but I've love to play rush on the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge!

huge shipyards in Jersey, easy access to NYC

 

[realjetavenger]

Its strange that New Jersey would make the expansion and not San Francisco. SF/Oakland has shipyards, high rises, two famous massive bridges, islands (including Alcatraz) which were WWII AA stations. NY, Miami and Los Angeles I see, but New Jersey is kinda plain ...its just green flatland once you move away from the Hudson river. Maybe SF has too much going on, but I've love to play rush on the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge!

Clearly you've never been to the lovely state of New Jersey. Let me introduce you to something we call a toxic waste dump 😉

Or maybe they are going to do something with new player skins that will tie into the expansion. You'll have an enemy running around looking like a bunch of snooky's hanging at the jersey shore?

 

[Childs]

Clearly you've never been to the lovely state of New Jersey. Let me introduce you to something we call a toxic waste dump 😉

Or maybe they are going to do something with new player skins that will tie into the expansion. You'll have an enemy running around looking like a bunch of snooky's hanging at the jersey shore?

hahaha I've been there. Well, driven through, but from what I remember it was mainly green. Grass and trees and stuff. Not at all what I thought it would look like. Probably cause I was expecting it to look like a scene out of The Warriors (even though that was NY).

 

[realjetavenger]

I only noticed because I had FPS enabled in game. When i go into game it was locked at 30fps until i changed it to low back to ultra. Maybe that program changed some master config file instead of per user basis. who knows. Still have not figured it out.

Just got done playing a couple rounds. No problems with sli. It was active. The fps were a little lower than usual but I wonder if that has more to do with the last update.

 

[destrekor]

I only noticed because I had FPS enabled in game. When i go into game it was locked at 30fps until i changed it to low back to ultra. Maybe that program changed some master config file instead of per user basis. who knows. Still have not figured it out.

I've had that happen, and I haven't been messing with any settings.
I run SLI 560 Ti 2gbs, OC'd, upped voltage (50mV, so quite minor), beta drivers... and running Afterburner. Oh, and triple monitor. So such strange anomalies I think are par for the course in such a configuration as mine. Perfect just isn't happening often (though iRacing does a terrific multimonitor, albeit completely in-engine for most accurate FOV).

My solution: minimize game, change a setting in Afterburner (and apply it), revert to previous setting, go back to game.

Another solution that I tried recently, and iirc has seemed to work: load up the BF3 profile in the nvidia control panel, and force "Prefer maximum performance" for Power Management Mode.

I can't remember how long I've been running that mode, but I can't remember this happening recently (but I am now numb in regards to strange quirks).
I'm fairly sure I remember reading about, that specific GPU at least (GF114), might have an issue with power states in some strange way. There are 10 or 11 power levels, that determine the clock-stepping based on need. On occasion, it might fail to clock up.

Or the issue could simply be one card isn't getting engaged for processing.

 

[Destiny]

That DLC map pack is gonna be freaking badass especially if your rolling around in tanks in NYC knocking down buildings or you c4 them.

Even a nice tank roll through the golden gate bridge would be sweet and make it look like the city was evacuated due to some huge threat or something with some weeds and stuff growing like no ones taken care of it in months basically make it look like the movie"I am legend"but a bit less dramatic.:thumbsup:

From your description I can picture the Golden Gate bridge as a bottle neck similar to Metro (conquest) bottle necks = noob tube and rockets galore... BRING IT!! :twisted:

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

damn, i really need to start playing my games again.

new dlc sounds like it could be interesting. How much do you guys think it'll be? $15?

 

[imaheadcase]

I just hope this patch coming up is going to fix lots of issues people been having. Hopefully the wait means they are putting lots of thought into it. I want that squared away before any more DLC.

 

[Childs]

From your description I can picture the Golden Gate bridge as a bottle neck similar to Metro (conquest) bottle necks = noob tube and rockets galore... BRING IT!! :twisted:

Well, on the Golden Gate, you can go on the suspension cables, boat underneath, or fly. Bay Bridge there are two levels. I think both also have maintenance catwalks underneath. It would be cool with blown out vehicles for cover a la Escape from New York. On the Bay, you can start at one end, then push Treasure Island, then finish on Alcatraz. From the Golden Gate, push towards Pier 39, then Alcatraz. Or if it was in the city, imagine Streets of San Francisco style driving with the buggys and hmmvs! They could even place an aircraft carrier in the Bay like it is during fleet week. Or if its just the city, fighting down Market Street towards Embarcadero or towards Civic Center would be epic. Have your squad hop on a cable car and take in the sights. So much potential! :biggrin: