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

[KaOTiK]

Open Beta in September just announced at E3 on EA's conference

Man the live game play they are doing right now, looks freaking amazing.

October 25th is the release date

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Hope they are going to have more info tomorrow, because except for the suppression effects not much was learned. The tank battle they just showed was a single player mission and cannot be used as evidence of anything for MP.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Metro level Multiplayer Trailer on YouTube

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

They are giving detailed interviews during or soon after E3 right?

 

[GullyFoyle]

They are giving detailed interviews during or soon after E3 right?

I dunno. They had press in for hands-on demos at DICE last Monday/Tuesday, I think the embargo on those stories ends after today.

You might want to keep an eye out for these upcoming events:

Battlefield 3 Booth Stream - Tuesday, June 7th at 1:15 PT / 4:15 ET
IGN Live Show w/ Battlefield 3 - Tuesday, June 7th @ 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Been perusing some analyses of the videos and while it's inconclusive, the following things are seen well enough to be afraid of:
1. only 4 man squads(only 4 are shown anyway)
2. Autoknife may be back(hard to tell from seeing it in the video but it certainly looked scripted and non-equipped)
3. Burst fire(saw an APC firing and it was inconclusive as to whether it stopped firing on purpose or whether it stopped to burst reload)
4. Appears to be ammo pool, not mag system(I don't personally care how they do that part, just posting because a lot of people do care)

Edit- might be wrong about knife:
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1403636-equibible-knife-confirmed-pic.html

 

[sigurros81]

Anyone got a link to the video of the single player demonstration?

 

[Zargon]

Been perusing some analyses of the videos and while it's inconclusive, the following things are seen well enough to be afraid of:
1. only 4 man squads(only 4 are shown anyway)
2. Autoknife may be back(hard to tell from seeing it in the video but it certainly looked scripted and non-equipped)
3. Burst fire(saw an APC firing and it was inconclusive as to whether it stopped firing on purpose or whether it stopped to burst reload)
4. Appears to be ammo pool, not mag system(I don't personally care how they do that part, just posting because a lot of people do care)

Edit- might be wrong about knife:
http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1403636-equibible-knife-confirmed-pic.html

1. yeah they only showed 4 at most, but yeah that doesnt mean there wont be more
2. jesus, you cant tell shit.
3. see above.
4. yeah I think thats best, too many people would moan about it, if you want a sim play arma etc etc


pessimistic crap with little(to zero) facts to back it up


the animations and explosions looks INSANE.

I dvr'd all of the gametrailer stuff on spike from today, wonder how much of this is on there

 

[Bill Brasky]

From the trailer it also looks like each player can now see their *own* amount of health. Quite annoying in BC2.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Anyone got a link to the video of the single player demonstration?

Gametrailers.com

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Gametrailers.com

 

[Bill Brasky]

Gametrailers.com

That looked pretty awesome. I had a hard time figuring out how many times his tank was hit. Did he take any damage?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Open beta a few weeks before release like BF2 did. I wonder if it will be the same map?

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=122442

 

[Anubis]

there are some vids here as well

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2168689

 

[GullyFoyle]

twitter.com/BattlefieldNews: "EA offer exclusive to Playstation 3 - Battlefield 3 to have Battlefield 1943 bundled for free on the same disk #BF3 #E3"

twitter.com/hyphy911: "#BF3 multiplayer hands on area at #e3 getting setup #Battlefield3 #Badass #EAsports yfrog.com/eh3b9bj"

twitter.com/NowGamer_Adam: "For those who appreciate this sort of thing, Battlefield 3 will be on hand on both PC AND PS3 at E3. So we'll see if consoles can run it."

twitter.com/L_Twin: "Look, banner is now magically updated with the #BF3 release date. http://twitpic.com/57yzrc"

twitter.com/GamerOfFreedom: "Battlefield 3 - Operation Metro - Multiplayer Footage 1080p 19506kbps bitrate http://j.mp/mrwnqA"

twitter.com/GamerOfFreedom: "Battlefield 3 - Frostbite 2 E3 1080p 16553kbps bitrate http://j.mp/lOZu7f"

twitter.com/gustavhalling: "Yes, the #Frostbite and #BF3 trailer is both PC and console footage. @Sandvichman94 : http://bit.ly/kRnRaD"

FAQ updated with all new videos from today

 

[GullyFoyle]

This official EA Press release is actually pretty informative: EA Claims the Battlefield on October 25 with the Launch of Highly-Anticipated Battlefield 3

June 6, 2011

DICE Entices Fans with Revolutionary Frostbite 2 Engine, Signature Battlefield Gameplay Crafted by World Class Development Team and Early Access to Battlefield 3 with Multi-Platform Beta in September

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The fight is on! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Battlefield 3™, the next installment in the internationally acclaimed Battlefield series, will be available on October 25, 2011. After three years of development, the spectacular new game leaps ahead of the competition thanks to the unique power of the Frostbite™ 2 game engine. The technology advances the state of the art, and serves as the power center that allows Battlefield 3 to deliver superior performance in character animation, visual rendering, audio/sound and physical destruction. Battlefield 3 is the only FPS in the marketplace using Frostbite 2, and the only shooter capable of making the gameplay experience feel alive with all the sights, sounds, movements and action of real-world incursions. Fans eager to jump into battle can join the multi-platform beta in September 2011.
Battlefield 3 Box Art (Photo: Business Wire)

Battlefield 3 Box Art (Photo: Business Wire)

Battlefield 3 will be shown on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in EA's booth located at #1601 in the South Hall.

"We are proud to finally open the curtains and reveal Battlefield 3. The core development team has been together since 2005. We've grown together, taken some knocks together and now, we're ready to take first person shooters to a whole new level, together," said Patrick Bach, Executive Producer. "Like so many gamers out there, we've had some pretty wild ideas about what we'd want to see in a shooter. Until now, it was all just fantasy. But with Frostbite 2, even our most far-reaching ideas are becoming a reality. This is the game we've always wanted to create."

Battlefield 3 captures the intense reality of modern warfare across the globe. DICE is working closely with highly decorated ex-SAS operator and acclaimed author, Andy McNab, to ensure the authenticity and grittiness of today's war is captured in both the single player and multiplayer campaigns. In the single player chapters being highlighted at E3, two new playable characters are introduced. Dmitri "Dima" Mayakovsky, a Russian undercover agent, must fight his way from the Paris Stock Exchange through the crowded city streets in a desperate attempt to stop PLR operatives from detonating a dirty bomb in the heart of Paris. Jonathan "Jono" Miller, a Marine Corporal from America's heartland, is deployed to the barren dustbowl of the Tehran desert to engage PLR forces. This chapter showcases a classic Battlefield vehicle warfare experience as players embark on a large scale tank attack to neutralize the PLR base. The popular Battlefield multiplayer mode ‘Rush' is also back and will be playable on PC in the EA booth.

Gamers ready to enlist can pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition and receive the Back to Karkand digital expansion pack at no extra charge.* This themed multiplayer pack pays tribute to Battlefield fans by featuring four highly celebrated maps from Battlefield 2 each now boldly re-mastered using Frostbite 2. Pre-order the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition now at http://eastore.ea.com/battlefield3. Battlefield 3 will be available for the PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, and the PC.

For more information on Battlefield 3, please visit www.battlefield.com, and for the latest news on Battlefield please visit http://www.facebook.com/battlefield or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/battlefield.

*Conditions and restrictions apply. See http://eastore.ea.com/battlefield3 for details.

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[GoodRevrnd]

"Until now, it was all just fantasy. But with Frostbite 2, even our most far-reaching ideas are becoming a reality."

Easy come, easy go?
Little high, little low?

 

[GullyFoyle]

New Battlefield Blog Post: E3 Monday Recap

???

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

"Until now, it was all just fantasy. But with Frostbite 2, even our most far-reaching ideas are becoming a reality."

Easy come, easy go?
Little high, little low?

LOL! Karl Troedsson speaking on the floor there kinda reminded me of a James Bond type supervillain, like the one Jonathan Pryce played in uh...Tomorrow Never Dies was it?

 

[deustroop]

Gametrailers.com

The tank battle is boring--hi tech but still....
The development effort is clearly in attempting to simulate realism but where's the actual killing ?
The thing was boring .

I want fun not just "realism" in the latest weapons, technology, etc. A shotgun and sniper rifle will usually do me for tech- give me hardasses with an evil bent and I will play the game.

Want realism ? Techno geniuses are no where near the middle of a gun fight.

ID's Rage is more appealing than this realism .

 

[Zargon]

the video for MW3 at the xbox launch for E3 only makes this look MORE awesome.

LOL! Karl Troedsson speaking on the floor there kinda reminded me of a James Bond type supervillain, like the one Jonathan Pryce played in uh...Tomorrow Never Dies was it?

yup thats the one

the newspaper mogul

 

[maevinj]

The tank battle is boring--hi tech but still....
The development effort is clearly in attempting to simulate realism but where's the actual killing ?
The thing was boring .

I want fun not just "realism" in the latest weapons, technology, etc. A shotgun and sniper rifle will usually do me for tech- give me hardasses with an evil bent and I will play the game.

Want realism ? Techno geniuses are no where near the middle of a gun fight.

ID's Rage is more appealing than this realism .

Looked like some good ole fun to me.
DId anybody else notice durin the first part of the tank battle that you can switch to the heat signature view versus normal view? I thought that was pretty cool.

 

[GullyFoyle]

BF3 Multiplayer Live Demo today @ 11:30 AM EST on GameTrailers.com & Spike TV.

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Battlefieldo.com - Official BF3 MP Details Arise

by Stadler on June 7, 2011 in Battlefield 3


Thanks to Battlefieldo’s very own, King0r, we’ve managed to get our hands on the BF3 Multi player Details Press release in German. We’ve translated into English and it gives some very interesting details never before seen. Personalized dog tags, Machine gun Bipods and vehicles unable to move when damaged. Read for yourself! Only 45minutes till we see Multi player footage. Be sure to join our chat and watch it live on the homepage! We will post the official english version as soon as we get it, for now here is a translation of the German Release.

GAME DESCRIPTION
With this new Frostbite ™ 2 game engine and more than a decade of multiplayer expertise in the luggage is the award-winning team at DICE in the wings to bring out this fall with Battlefield 3 of the largest and most intuitive FPS ever.

Frostbite 2 forms the spearhead of modern technology and is used as a control center that allows Battlefield 3, excellence in character animation, the visual rendering of audio / sound and to provide for the physical destruction. Battlefield 3 is the only first-person shooter on the market, the Frostbite 2 features, and the only shooter that is capable of the gameplay experience, with all the sights, sounds, movements and activities bring to life realistic offensives.

Thanks to the new engine, extensive multiplayer maps with seamless transitions between close infantry fighting, and the characteristic for the series open vehicle battles are possible. The different environments of each card require players that they must rethink their strategies constantly to win if they want.

The multiplayer offers Battlefield 3 will dominate the fall with continued gameplay, new modes including Team Deathmatch and Coop, intuitive teamwork and comprehensive free online features of the game’s social network Battlelog.

MAIN FEATURES
Play through the greatest battlefield of all time! From urban streets to rural countryside offers Battlefield 3 unprecedented depth and varied gameplay. The classical modes “Rush” and “conquest” may be added for lovers immediate action by the newly introduced team death match.

Extensive co-op campaign: The players can compete on unique maps and missions in exceptional thanks to special features online co-op with friends. Coop missions are embedded into the single player story.

Extensive social networking features in Battlelog: Players are due to the new community features of Battlelog never have to go alone into battle: you can assemble a platoon, communicate with other gamers and compare their multiplayer capabilities with those of their friends and enemies. Battlelog is free on all platforms.

À la destruction Frostbite 2: Frostbite 2 enables a whole new dimension to real-life destruction. The enhanced destruction in large and small scale now serves a tactical purpose: Blast away cover, puncture walls, deforming terrain and rain let all the building facades on opponents.

Ultimate fighting vehicle: the typical Battlefield-vehicle combat is now even richer and more rewarding. Damaged vehicles can now be withdrawn or defend until their armor is restored automatically as unfit for battle vehicles become static weapons platforms that give players during the repair coverage.

Intuitive Team Play: Battlefield 3 features team play opportunities with fine-tuning, and readily accessible for newcomers. The team play is essential for all players to be able to prevail on the battlefield.

Personalized Dog Tags: Players can use their own identification tag, the defeated enemies will appear to express individuality: You can select a design with a dynamically controlled game statistics, which embodies their personality and their style of play.

The battlefield: Use the environment to your advantage. Use the MG’s Bipod on a suitable surface to achieve a higher precision. You own the dog tags of opponents by skillful knife attacks at. Give fire to limit the maneuver your enemies.

Persistent game fun: Battlefield 3, always a rank or a reward to be activated. The abundance and wide selection of unlockable weapons, vehicles, upgrades and tools will employ 3 Battlefield player for years.

PRODUCT DATA
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: DICE
Gepl. Release date: Fall 2011
Genre: First Person Shooter
Players: 1-64 (PC)
1-24 (console)
Platforms: PlayStation ® 3, PC and XboxTM 360

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

I like the idea of tanks being unable to move if damaged, but not if they are going to have severe bullet drop and slow turret turn speed per BC2. Too many balances make them suicide chariots. It should take care of the problem of tanks limping behind a corner with 1 hit left to kill them and you just barely didn't get another shot due to stamina.

Which is one thing I haven't been able to deduce yet, is how the stamina and run speed will be

However. "Damaged vehicles can now be withdrawn or defend until their armor is restored automatically as unfit for battle vehicles become static weapons platforms that give players during the repair coverage." Please tell me that doesn't mean vehicle health regen?

 

[Bill Brasky]

The tank battle is boring--hi tech but still....
The development effort is clearly in attempting to simulate realism but where's the actual killing ?
The thing was boring .

I want fun not just "realism" in the latest weapons, technology, etc. A shotgun and sniper rifle will usually do me for tech- give me hardasses with an evil bent and I will play the game.

Want realism ? Techno geniuses are no where near the middle of a gun fight.

ID's Rage is more appealing than this realism .

To each his own. I thought it looked pretty damn fun. Besides, battlefield is about variety. A tank or vehicle battle to break up a string of infantry maps is always welcome in my book.

You guys posted a ton of links. Excellent! :awe: