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

[GullyFoyle]

The regular beta opens tomorrow right? Can anyone get a key or will it be limited like for bad company 2?

It should be open for everyone. I believe it will show up in Origin as a free game.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Seems on my end the game browser is broken to hell i'm seeing a server's compacity jumping from 0-32 and all over and every time its still full....even tried to join a empty one...same

 

[The Boston Dangler]

My one major issue with this game is that semi auto snipers appear to be 1 hit kills. That's a big negative on that DICE.

???

i watched the videos and all i could say was "how many times do you have to f'ing shoot someone to kill him??!!"

 

[zerocool84]

Damn you all, I won't be able to play until late tonight. I have to work 12hrs today.

 

[Canbacon]

<3 heli's

Yes, yes they are with a good crew. I got in by chance with a good pilot. We were clearing out the areas for the ground forces to move in and cap. The only reason we died was because we hit a pole and the server crashed.

It seems that the main cannon is pretty good against tanks as I was able to take a couple of them out. Also, the main cannon has a limit of 30 rounds then you are forced to reload. A good 3 round burst can easily splash kill a person.

 

[KaOTiK]

Got to play one round on CB and when it went to load up for another round it kicked me

Had a blast playing that though. Man, they really need to get a lot of conquest servers out there for everyone. If all I had to base my buying opinion on was a rush map (mediocre one at that), I would have cancelled my pre order, almost did, but waited to try conquest.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Got to play one round on CB and when it went to load up for another round it kicked me

Had a blast playing that though. Man, they really need to get a lot of conquest servers out there for everyone. If all I had to base my buying opinion on was a rush map (mediocre one at that), I would have cancelled my pre order, almost did, but waited to try conquest.

DICE risks massively alienating BF2 vets with their emphasis on Rush. And they can say they aren't emphasizing Rush but their actions say otherwise.

and they also downplay the number of BF2 vets, but it just so happens that using raw BC2 sales figures to justify their decisions doesn't tell you how many BF2 vets bought BC2.

 

[skipsneeky2]

If every map in BF3 is gonna be like Metro i rather play BC2 or COD since i won't need need to upgrade and i can have less campers in either one of those two.

Just played on a server and wow...in BC2 i kick some ass but i swear this map was designed with COD players in mind people camping in prune by a invisible wall,around some doorway you don't even see these bastards..

Hate to rage but AVOID this freaking map i never seen so much stupid sh*t ever in a game.

The worst are the 870 rimjob's sitting next to doorways shotting anythin that walks in that doorway,even grenades don't do much....

eyeballing the scoreboard the only guys that seem to be racking up points are these freaking campers...i swear MW3 fanbois are going in there on purpose doing this .

 

[Childs]

Not always i used the sniper rifle idk if it was a bad hitbox but some guy came running at me about 20 feet away and i shot him twice.

Guy killed me and his killcam registered 40% health status but i do agree iv'e gotten hit a couple times and i end up with 1% and all it would take is a simple hand pistol from a near by enemy and that's it .

The 870 is even worst i think even at a distance cause iv'e used it a few times in BC2 and sometimes even at close range it takes two shots to kill someone as on here sometimes one shot from a distance seems to do it .

I dont know what the deal is with the 870. I've one shotted 5 people in a row in a room, and other times a hit a guy center mass 6 ft away and he kills me because my shot only did 50% damage. And I dont think the Flechette rounds do squat, and all the scopes and what not in between the stock 870 and slugs are nothing but grinding bs.

 

[Zargon]

<3 heli's

I msg'd you on battlelog

I hope the squad mechanics work better in the actual game

I think you pwned me a few times last night on metro too

DICE risks massively alienating BF2 vets with their emphasis on Rush. And they can say they aren't emphasizing Rush but their actions say otherwise.

and they also downplay the number of BF2 vets, but it just so happens that using raw BC2 sales figures to justify their decisions doesn't tell you how many BF2 vets bought BC2.

oh for petes sake. they are hinting at opening up more caspian servers later this week. its epic and amazing

guys like you are the reason they are playing everything so close to the vest

If every map in BF3 is gonna be like Metro i rather play BC2 or COD since i won't need need to upgrade and i can have less campers in either one of those two.

Just played on a server and wow...in BC2 i kick some ass but i swear this map was designed with COD players in mind people camping in prune by a invisible wall,around some doorway you don't even see these bastards..

Hate to rage but AVOID this freaking map i never seen so much stupid sh*t ever in a game.

The worst are the 870 rimjob's sitting next to doorways shotting anythin that walks in that doorway,even grenades don't do much....

eyeballing the scoreboard the only guys that seem to be racking up points are these freaking campers...i swear MW3 fanbois are going in there on purpose doing this .

you mean strategically sitting somewhere isnt a valid way to DEFEND an objective? hint: learn the map, move with a squad. thats how its supposed ot be done, and nades were working fine for me

I went on a few massic killstreaks with the 870 last night, its NIIIIICE. worthless from range though with the buckshot(duh )

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

oh for petes sake. they are hinting at opening up more caspian servers later this week. its epic and amazing

guys like you are the reason they are playing everything so close to the vest

Caspian IS amazing, yes, based on what I've seen. Not saying it isn't. But Alpha wasn't Conquest. And Beta isn't focusing on Conquest. That's why I say they are emphasizing Rush too much. Yes, they are improving now that they decided to open up Caspian. And for the record, I do not care if I get to play Caspian in the beta as long as SOMEONE tests it beyond their 50 person internal testing team.

Also, you're making no sense at all with your second comment. If they had been emphasizing Conquest I wouldn't be saying this now. Playing it close to the vest CAUSES doubt, it doesn't avoid it.

 

[skipsneeky2]

I msg'd you on battlelog

I hope the squad mechanics work better in the actual game

I think you pwned me a few times last night on metro too




oh for petes sake. they are hinting at opening up more caspian servers later this week. its epic and amazing

guys like you are the reason they are playing everything so close to the vest



you mean strategically sitting somewhere isnt a valid way to DEFEND an objective? hint: learn the map, move with a squad. thats how its supposed ot be done, and nades were working fine for me

I went on a few massic killstreaks with the 870 last night, its NIIIIICE. worthless from range though with the buckshot(duh )

I have learned the map i can almost predict them but no seriously i can be jogging to join my group and there's some remote lone wolf sitting junction to a door way far off from a mcom and bam.

Gone as paranoid as throwing grenades and unless they can bend around corners i never win a round with one of them.

I counted 4 of them on the last round and 2 guys sitting in remote hidden corners....far off from their group or any mcom stations.

I do wish they included vehicle gameplay cause lets face it that's what BF2 was about cause i love the game just not the cheap tactics thus far....

 

[Zargon]

Caspian IS amazing, yes, based on what I've seen. Not saying it isn't. But Alpha wasn't Conquest. And Beta isn't focusing on Conquest. That's why I say they are emphasizing Rush too much. Yes, they are improving now that they decided to open up Caspian. And for the record, I do not care if I get to play Caspian in the beta as long as SOMEONE tests it beyond their 50 person internal testing team.

Also, you're making no sense at all with your second comment. If they had been emphasizing Conquest I wouldn't be saying this now. Playing it close to the vest CAUSES doubt, it doesn't avoid it.

who gives a fuck what they emphasize in play testing

seriously

remove the tampon man

they didnt have to release anything at all

there would still be doubters and haters and bf vets like you calling for the yard arm no matter what they do

metro OBVIOUSLY needs heavy testing and balancing. Caspian doesn't.

I have learned the map i can almost predict them but no seriously i can be jogging to join my group and there's some remote lone wolf sitting junction to a door way far off from a mcom and bam.

Gone as paranoid as throwing grenades and unless they can bend around corners i never win a round with one of them.

I counted 4 of them on the last round and 2 guys sitting in remote hidden corners....far off from their group or any mcom stations.

I do wish they included vehicle gameplay cause lets face it that's what BF2 was about cause i love the game just not the cheap tactics thus far....

you do also have to realize that they are choosing to play as cheap campy bitches

some ahole my last round of metro was camping on the hill above the spawn by the tunnel entrance, but that doesnt make the the level suck, it makes him suck.

I like where they moved the mcoms too(except maybe the last ones) but the new holes in the world make the first area almost ipossible to enjoy

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

who gives a fuck what they emphasize in play testing

seriously

remove the tampon man

they didnt have to release anything at all

there would still be doubters and haters and bf vets like you calling for the yard arm no matter what they do

metro OBVIOUSLY needs heavy testing and balancing. Caspian doesn't.

When you say "they didn't have to release anything at all", that implies that I care whether I get to play it in the beta. That's why I anticipated your statement and said I don't care if I get to play it as long as someone gets to test it so that it can be done properly. They may not have to "release" anything, but we do expect a working product at release time, and I think they DO have to release a working product when we are paying for it. It just so happens that beta testing is one of the ways they can do that.

Also, I'm not a rush hater, either. I play it from time to time. But some people don't like it and focusing on it as they have is risky. That's all I'm saying.

 

[KaOTiK]

Played a few games of Caspian, my only complaint now is I keep getting DC'd during a match and of course I lose all my exp/stats so I never freaking level up.

 

[KaOTiK]

Also, I'm not a rush hater, either. I play it from time to time. But some people don't like it and focusing on it as they have is risky. That's all I'm saying.

I'm one of those people (I only played rush when my friend was tired of playing conquest in BC2). If I couldn't have gotten in to play caspian I would have have cancelled my pre order based on Metro alone, it was that bad to me.

 

[dyndragon]

I'll admit that after playing BC2 for so long, sprint became my default run, and run became walk. You need to shift your playstyle--this is not COD, and it is not BC2 anymore. Slow down, keep your gun up, think, and plan. Sprinting puts your gun down, and when you stop sprinting your gun does not snap up instantaneously like BC2. The person who is set up to fire will most certainly kill you, especially if even if he misses the first few shots, you will be suppressed and lose accuracy. Do not expect to live if you are fired upon first.

 

[skipsneeky2]

who gives a fuck what they emphasize in play testing

seriously

remove the tampon man

they didnt have to release anything at all

there would still be doubters and haters and bf vets like you calling for the yard arm no matter what they do

metro OBVIOUSLY needs heavy testing and balancing. Caspian doesn't.



you do also have to realize that they are choosing to play as cheap campy bitches

some ahole my last round of metro was camping on the hill above the spawn by the tunnel entrance, but that doesnt make the the level suck, it makes him suck.

I like where they moved the mcoms too(except maybe the last ones) but the new holes in the world make the first area almost ipossible to enjoy

Yup i can't play with cheap campy b**ches and i'm reinstalling BC2 playing that till caspian border comes out in the beta or the game does i know in the full retail i would rather go to hell and back then get into another Metro map ever again.

I'm just the type to love some good honest quality group of gamers not just a bunch of corner huggers cheap tactics and pruning campers cause BLOPS offers all of that and i don't even bother playing with those people either .

Don't hate BF3 but something about the map attract's campers

 

[hondaf17]

Can anyone confirm if key binding is fixed in this supposed update released earlier today?

 

[imaheadcase]

So anyone else get email from buying game on origins, but it included NO beta info, no download link, etc? It shows up in origin to download on 25th though.

EA is so useless to, i've been trying to contact them now for almost 2 hours and nothing. "EA experts are busy.." laugh.

Product Name: Battlefield 3&#8482; Limited Edition (Pre-Ordered)
Anticipated Released Date: null
Qty Ordered: 1

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Most of the time you should be walking in BF IMHO. Preferably with sights up. Going prone limits your view a lot, so it's not that cheap. If you're prone in grass your view is obstructed by the grass also.

Rush is a different kind of beast. Need to adjust strats depending on how the defense is playing. If defense is turtling, you should be agressive and maybe split the offense so you can arm both mcoms at the same time. If the d is the advancing kind, you need to flank and arm the mcom, while they're trying to spawn kill. If your team sucks you're screwed.

I don't know why they readded squad spawning, but setting up a rush means finding a good spot to camp for 10 or 15 seconds while your squad spawns on you.

Camping in COD means you'll never be top of the leaderboards. That game is all about running and gunning. You camp when you're injured or if there's too many red dots on your radar. Also as a way to set up your killstreaks, so you can extend your current streak.

 

[DeadFred]

Im digging this game when I get into servers that dont disconnect on me.

Afraid I may have to build a new PC to play the way I want. I NEED HIGHER FRAMERATES!!!!

 

[KaOTiK]

Oh one thing, anyone else that has played caspian, does the audio get choppy there quite a bit for you like it cuts in and out. I didn't have that happen at all on metro but in caspian it is constantly happening. I tried lowering my settings thinking my something tied with the fps but that did nothing.

 

[Zargon]

When you say "they didn't have to release anything at all", that implies that I care whether I get to play it in the beta. That's why I anticipated your statement and said I don't care if I get to play it as long as someone gets to test it so that it can be done properly. They may not have to "release" anything, but we do expect a working product at release time, and I think they DO have to release a working product when we are paying for it. It just so happens that beta testing is one of the ways they can do that.

Also, I'm not a rush hater, either. I play it from time to time. But some people don't like it and focusing on it as they have is risky. That's all I'm saying.

caspian is great. seriously.

its way more polished than metro, no falling into holes ETC

a few wide open fields, some hills and forest, lots of vertical changes

like I said, metro really needs playtesting and fixes. tons. after playing caspian its obvious why they are pushing metro, they needs the data. its worse off than the alpha version in ALOT of ways

 

[Canbacon]

Oh one thing, anyone else that has played caspian, does the audio get choppy there quite a bit for you like it cuts in and out. I didn't have that happen at all on metro but in caspian it is constantly happening. I tried lowering my settings thinking my something tied with the fps but that did nothing.

My hunch is that it is a server side issue. The server is getting hammered from people trying to connect and it is causing a lot of netlag. For me it was basic ground movement was choppy, kind of like a quick rubber-banding effect. For a client side suggestion, try lowering your audio quality for the OS.