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

[DeadFred]

The footsteps for me are so ANNOYING.

I'm using a $300 external DAC, a $100 headphone amp, and AKG Q701's and I still can't hear footsteps from behind.

In a game like cod I can shoot people through walls based on sound alone, but in bf3 I can't even hear someone running right behind me.

Yeah, my biggest complaint with the game also.

 

[Zargon]

yeah

what you do hear sounds great

but whats missing is kind of important!

 

[DeadFred]

Yeah the rest of the sounds are amazing, I especially love the crack of the sniper rifles and the sound of the SMAW and RPG as they are fired and the sound of rockets when they go whizzing by your head.

 

[Canbacon]

Bah, who needs sound. I play without sound all the time.....

 

[GullyFoyle]

Battlefieldo - August Premium Content + Map Contest

Discussion in 'News & Updates' started by Epwna, 37 minutes ago.

The official Battlefield Blog has updated announcing the Premium Content for August. It's not exactly what we were had in mind, but it's still cool nonetheless.

Saturday-Sunday, AUG 25-27
Double XP Event
Start times:
Los Angeles 00:01:00 August 25
Stockholm 09:01:00 August 25
Paris 09:01:00 August 25
New York 03:01:00 August 25
Tokyo 16:01:00 August 25

DICE are also running a community challenge on Facebook, with every 5,000 shares adding 12 hours to the length of the event (max of 72 hours)

Wednesday, AUG 29th
New gameplay footage from Armored Kill
Exclusive Hi-res Downloadable Artwork (24 original concept art)

Friday, AUG 31
Pitch Your Map Concept to DICE
This one is interesting; Premium members will be able to submit level design ideas to the developers, with the possibility of winning a rare limited edition BF3 lithograph signed by the DICE team. Details will be posted Aug 31, which is also when the competition will open. (DICE haven't stated whether they'll actually USE the map idea, just that the best will win a prize)

What do you think? Excited about the contest? Or were you expecting more in-game content?

Source: http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/08/august-premium-events/

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Gotta love the segregation between premium and the lowly non premium members.

GO EA.

 

[Durvelle27]

who wants to play BF3 ?

 

[DeadFred]

Gotta love the segregation between premium and the lowly non premium members.

GO EA.

What about the segregation between Dice devs and Premium players??? Those bums are making special weapons for themselves and sharing them with no one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npqod7eoXpc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLGIBkWyI8&list=UU1BwcUnrTa2lXWvC421bFUw&index=1&feature=plcp

Check out the silenced 44 Mag revolver. Silenced revolver....BAHAHAHA!!!

AFAIK, there has only been one silenced revolver in existence. The Nagant M1895 used a special cartridge casing that went beyond the bullet tip to seal the gap between the barrel and cylinder.


PS- Dice give me my old knife back! I hate the looks of this Dewalt colored boxcutter! How can you claim this is bonus content when you took away my mean as hell looking Rambo knife and swapped it for this Lego looking toy????

 

[Zargon]

There have been other internally silenced pistols.....

Tapatalking on my pos thunderbolt. Sorry for teh typos!



Edit: nevermind......revolvers...yeah. no idea on that one

 

[Destiny]

What about the segregation between Dice devs and Premium players??? Those bums are making special weapons for themselves and sharing them with no one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npqod7eoXpc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGLGIBkWyI8&list=UU1BwcUnrTa2lXWvC421bFUw&index=1&feature=plcp

Check out the silenced 44 Mag revolver. Silenced revolver....BAHAHAHA!!!

AFAIK, there has only been one silenced revolver in existence. The Nagant M1895 used a special cartridge casing that went beyond the bullet tip to seal the gap between the barrel and cylinder.


PS- Dice give me my old knife back! I hate the looks of this Dewalt colored boxcutter! How can you claim this is bonus content when you took away my mean as hell looking Rambo knife and swapped it for this Lego looking toy????

Makes me just want to knife a dice dev with my box cutter!! Anyhow, has anyone here took a dice dev dog tag yet? What servers do they play on? I'm going to moleste a dice dev all day if I find one! :sneaky:

 

[Zargon]

Nope. Almost always on euro servers. Too much lag

Tapatalking on my pos thunderbolt. Sorry for teh typos!

 

[DeadFred]

Makes me just want to knife a dice dev with my box cutter!! Anyhow, has anyone here took a dice dev dog tag yet? What servers do they play on? I'm going to moleste a dice dev all day if I find one! :sneaky:

I assume they play on Euro servers where our pings would proabably be 300+, but if you find one let me know. Like you Id hound the crap outta them till I at least got a dogtag.

 

[maevinj]

I assume they play on Euro servers where our pings would proabably be 300+, but if you find one let me know. Like you Id hound the crap outta them till I at least got a dogtag.

I play on EU servers all the time. It really pisses them off with US people get on their server with the high pings. Since BF3 is client side detection, guess what happens... The person with the higher ping gets the kill more often! give it a try sometime.

 

[DeadFred]

I play on EU servers all the time. It really pisses them off with US people get on their server with the high pings. Since BF3 is client side detection, guess what happens... The person with the higher ping gets the kill more often! give it a try sometime.

Ive noticed a lot of 250+ pingers on our servers are at the top of the scoreboard and they are darn near impossible to hit. They usually are typing in Russian, I wasnt sure if the the pings gave them that much advantage or if they were over here just trying out their hacks. LOL

I think Ill give it a try and see if I can play with outrageous pings. . Ive played on some UK servers with a Brit friend of mine and did just fine with pings in the 100-125ms range.

 

[DeadFred]

Just tried a couple of Russian servers and got the same type of scores I get on US servers. The highest pinging server I could find was 175ms, not any where near the 250-300 ping I really wanted to try. Saw some weird stuff, like I could see the some guys shooting first and felt like I should have died but I ended up with the kill. There was one guy there who's ping was 2ms and I couldnt kill him to save my life. A couple of times I was chasing and shooting at his back at nearly point blank range and got no hit markers, he would simply run on around the corner like he never even knew I was there.

 

[Zargon]

yeah I have pwned on some UK servers, but I dont get alot of knife kills

 

[GullyFoyle]

Battlefieldo - Armored Kill comments w/ Daniel “zh1nt0” Matros

Discussion in 'News & Updates' started by PR3SIDENT, Today at 11:12 AM.

Daniel Matros and I have established a pretty great personal friendship, as well as a professional one through the community, Last night we had some time to sit down and just talk about armored kill, nothing more. Please don't read this and think we are going to be revealing secret DLC details... we aren't. Daniel is an DICE employee, and under a very strict NDA on Armored Kill, so please, This is just a short Q&A on Daniel’s thoughts on the Armored Kill DLC, both as the DICE Global Community Manager, and as a 10 year Battlefield Veteran.

Question 1:
How much time have you had to play Armored Kill in the Studio playtests?

-- Simple answer. Every day. Playtests are the best way for us to ensure that we like what we are playing. It´s one thing to sit in a builder and try out some cool models as well as working on the level but actually trying it out is our best way of making sure it really feels the way we want it to feel and play. If it doesn´t play right, we need to take it back and look at how we can improve.

Question 2:
What do you think about Armored Kill? Will it be a return to the “Classic Battlefield” experience?

-- Armored Kill is definitely going to bring that experience back. Close Quarters was more focused towards infantry and close quarter battle so Armored Kill is naturally in line to bring out vehicles and huge maps with lots of flying, shooting as well as tactical sneaky maneuvers by infantry units.

Question 3:
Have you had a chance to play Armored Kill on any other platforms? If so, how does it play? A lot of the console players are concerned with scalability; do you think Armored Kill is going to be enjoyable for all platforms?

-- It plays very well indeed. We of course need to make it feel right for all platforms.

Question 4:
Have you decided which map you love the most, and why?

-- Oh yes. Alborz Mountains is definitely my favorite map. Mostly because it is so vast and has very different levels of height and altitude. It is also a very beautiful map to play on as well with different weather effects.


Question 5:
Tell us more about Tank Superiority mode, do you enjoy it?

-- Yes. Tank Superiority is a good mode I think a lot of folks have been looking forward to. It is essentially a king of the hill type of game mode where you as a team battle against the other team for one flag. The challenge is to hold the flag since the map is quite large and flanking routes come a plenty here.

Question 6:
Knowing the battlefield community as well as you do, and as a long time Battlefield vet, do you think Armored Kill is more “tailored” to the veteran based Battlefield community?

-- I definitely feel that these maps bring back some of the old BF flavor we have seen over the past 10 years but it also does a great job in introducing new players as well. This is an expansion pack based on BF3 and not any older game although all of our previous experience has made BF3 possible.

Question 7:
Have you been inside the AC-130? What’s it like trying to defend the Gunship while also trying to provide over watch on ground assaults? Do you think the AC-130 will be used more as an offensive or defensive weapon?

-- Haha, it gets quite hectic to say the least. The Gunship is an important vehicle and can definitely decide outcomes on the battlefield. You´ve got one cannon that you can use to primarily hit ground targets and lay waste to flag areas with. On the other cannon you´ve got an AA cannon. As with everything in Battlefield, skill determines the winner in tight vehicle combat situations so the tides might even turn if you face an amazing jet pilot. For defensive and offensive? It really depends in what situation you are currently in when you get it. It can however be used for both purposes.

Question 9:
We’ve seen the AC-130 on multiple maps via the trailers DICE has put out; can you confirm it’s available on all maps for Armored Kill?

-- The Gunship is available on all maps on Conquest small and Large.


A thank you to Daniel for taking some time out of his schedule to discuss his thoughts on Armored Kill with us, we look forward to seeing all the holiness of Armored Kill for ourselves in a few weeks.

 

[DeadFred]

The Gunship is an important vehicle and can definitely decide outcomes on the battlefield. You´ve got one cannon that you can use to primarily hit ground targets and lay waste to flag areas with.

I wonder how hard it will be to take out the AC130. :\

Can it be killed from the ground???

 

[chucky2]

I sense lots of midairs with the C-130 and opposing team...

 

[chucky2]

Question: Is there a tool or good website that will let me see what video card I'd need to have to run good framerates (30+ fps at the least) on a Phenom II X4 unlocked to X6 at Ultra (or at least high)? (I can't remember my clocks at the moment)

I need to get a new video card I think, just wondering what the cheapest one I can get away with is...

Chuck

 

[acx]

Question: Is there a tool or good website that will let me see what video card I'd need to have to run good framerates (30+ fps at the least) on a Phenom II X4 unlocked to X6 at Ultra (or at least high)? (I can't remember my clocks at the moment)

I need to get a new video card I think, just wondering what the cheapest one I can get away with is...

Chuck

You can use Anandtech's own Bench tool to get a rough idea:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/397

Pick the resolution and AA for Battlefield 3 that is closest to your setup and see the list of all the gpus that the Bench tool has data for.

 

[chucky2]

Cool, thx for the link! Checking it out, to get good (higher than the 30 I stated) framerates, I'm looking at at least $150 video cards. Mine as well just go get a $300 one then and be done with it, that, or look for a really cheap one on eBay/ATFS and just bear it...

Thanks again!

 

[Durvelle27]

have you tried for x6

 

[Arkaign]

Question: Is there a tool or good website that will let me see what video card I'd need to have to run good framerates (30+ fps at the least) on a Phenom II X4 unlocked to X6 at Ultra (or at least high)? (I can't remember my clocks at the moment)

I need to get a new video card I think, just wondering what the cheapest one I can get away with is...

Chuck

For that CPU and 1080p I'd shoot for a 7870, which can be had for a great deal right now. I have a GTX 670 FTW and a 2500k and it's ludicrous overkill for my 1920x1200. My previous 6950 (slower than 7870 in BF3), was already perfect.

 

[chucky2]

have you tried for x6

Yes, it's unlocked and running fine as far as I can tell (well, other than the crashing, but I'm 99% sure it's the video card dying.

For that CPU and 1080p I'd shoot for a 7870, which can be had for a great deal right now. I have a GTX 670 FTW and a 2500k and it's ludicrous overkill for my 1920x1200. My previous 6950 (slower than 7870 in BF3), was already perfect.

I don't even do 1080p, I do 1600x1200 as I'm on a 19" CRT. Once this thing goes, I'll get a larger flat panel (my hope is a 24" OLED one in a couple of years). But I'd still like to run stuff on High or Ultra, just for the visual candy. Right now I'm on Low for everything but draw distance (I play Recon usually, so it helps with that).

Chuck