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zerocool84

zerocool84

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acx said:
They're really going all out with the PR for this game.
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Yup CoD style which is good because that means more people will play it and it'll get more support and should make it easier to find games to play as well.
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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There are rumors floating around EA UK that there will be a ton of individual customizations, including the ability to designate SL spawning only for your server. I haven't seen any official notices about that, only apparently leaked screenshots. Anyone know anything more official?
 
novasatori

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maniacalpha1-1 said:
There are rumors floating around EA UK that there will be a ton of individual customizations, including the ability to designate SL spawning only for your server. I haven't seen any official notices about that, only apparently leaked screenshots. Anyone know anything more official?
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did you look at the manual in gully's post right before yours?

vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn – when set, players can only spawn on the squad leader.
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there is a list of customizable variables towards the end


whole list:
Reconfiguring the game modes
This is done through a large number of settings.
Changing these settings will change how your server gets listed in the browser; see [battlelog info] for more information.
The following settings are available:
vars.serverName controls the name of the server, as seen in the server browser.
vars.gamePassword - if set, players must enter this password when connecting to the server.
vars.friendlyFire – when set, people can inflict damage on others in the same team.
vars.killCam – when set, a killed player gets to see a close-up of his/hers killer for a few seconds.
vars.miniMap – when set, a minimap is available in the bottom-left corner of the screen during play.
vars.hud – when set, the hud is present.
vars.crossHair – when set, guns have crosshairs in the center of the screen.
vars.3dSpotting – when set, spotted targets are marked with icons in the 3D world.
vars.miniMapSpotting - when set, spotted targets are marked with icons on the minimap.
vars.3pCam - when set, 3rd person vehicle cameras are enabled.
vars.nameTag – when set, nametags are rendered over players’ heads in the 3D world.
vars.regenerateHealth – when set, health regeneration is enabled.
vars.vehicleSpawnAllowed – when set, vehicles will spawn in-game.
vars.vehicleSpawnDelay – controls the delay between vehicle spawn; specified in percent (100% = normal).
vars.soldierHealth – sets maximum soldier health, specified in percent (0-100%; 100% = normal).
vars.playerRespawnTime – controls player respawn delay; specified in percent (100% = normal).
vars.playerManDownTime - controls player man-down time; specified in percent (100% = normal).
vars.bulletDamage – controls bullet damage; specified in percent (0-100%; 100% = normal).
vars.onlySquadLeaderSpawn – when set, players can only spawn on the squad leader.
vars.roundStartPlayerCount – when the server is in pre-round, it waits for this many players to be present until it proceeds to start the real round.
vars.roundRestartPlayerCount – when a round is going, if the number of players drops under this number, the round will be aborted and the server moves back to pre-round.
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GullyFoyle

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maniacalpha1-1 said:
There are rumors floating around EA UK that there will be a ton of individual customizations, including the ability to designate SL spawning only for your server. I haven't seen any official notices about that, only apparently leaked screenshots. Anyone know anything more official?
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Yes, it's in the server docs. I thought you'd be all over it.

Sadly, there is no mention of what might cause a server to be unranked, because un-ranked mode is not supported yet.
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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Nope, didn't open it as it didn't say anything about customizations...well now, that's a good bunch of changes. Wonder if turning off health regen stops vehicle health regen? I don't see separate entries.

Also, is there an option to turn off autospotting from unsuppressed weapons without turning the minimap spotting completely off? Don't see one.
 
GullyFoyle

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The first thing that people made a fuss over in the server docs is "Every BF3 PC player has exactly one EA account. The player can then have one or more soldier names."

Don't get your hopes up...

MikaelKalms {DICE} said:
That could be a copy/paste error. The manual is based on the BFBC2 manual. I honestly don't know the status of that wrt Battlelog. Source
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JTsyo

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Downloaded my copy yesterday and it installed too. Just can't run it, says Tuesday 3:00.
 
crisium

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I know you said the server will be default for a while, but I just want to chime my vote in against hardcore mode. At least the health reduction anyway, 'cause we don't need twitch fests.
 
GoodRevrnd

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vars.regenerateHealth – when set, health regeneration is enabled.
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Wonder if this is player and vehicle health. I was hoping for an option to adjust vehicle disable point as well but oh well.
 
GoodRevrnd

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Does anyone know how squad leader only spawn will work in final? Does a dead squad leader get to spawn on any squadmate?
 
GullyFoyle

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zerocool84 said:
No 3rd person view in tanks? I use that to check around the tank to make sure no one is running up to toss some C4 on it. That sucks.
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Not what I meant. In previous trailer footage, there were three person's IN the tank. The third was a spotter/commander position.
3D view in the tank is evident in a lot of the FetusPuncher videos.
 
Grooveriding

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How to unlock and play Battlefield 3 tonight (24th) at 12:00am (EST)

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...nlock-battlefield-3-24th-korean-vpn-free.html


Saw this posted on the EA UK forums. Seems to be an okay thing to do. Somehow has posted what they say was an EA chat support session asking if they were allowed to do this.

My question is if you unlock/activate via this method, will you have to continually log into origin via the VPN to play until the normal time for your region ?
 
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Grooveriding said:
How to unlock and play Battlefield 3 tonight (24th) at 12:00am (EST)

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...nlock-battlefield-3-24th-korean-vpn-free.html


Saw this posted on the EA UK forums. Seems to be an okay thing to do. Somehow has posted what they say was an EA chat support session asking if they were allowed to do this.

My question is if you unlock/activate via this method, will you have to continually log into origin via the VPN to play until the normal time for your region ?
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yea I just posted there , have no insight on this but so many user profiles that are messed up with ea , I just wonder if playing early will lock your profile to a\wrong time zone and at some point there will be a conflict and you will get a failed log on.
-buy a new game and start again ,stat grind.
-tell ea cs you hacked the release date , now my game is not working gl on that one.
 
GullyFoyle

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Canbacon said:
It is a vehicle unlock.
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Thanks.

Tank 3rd Passenger (CITV) Explained.

Basically the 3rd passenger in the tank can communicate with the squad while looking 360degrees on top of the tank with zoom and thermals(green)!
This mechanism is through a scope like device placed on the top of the tank, the passenger can use the compass to pin point targets for the gunner:

VOIP example:
"Enemy up on the hill, turn around hes at 256!!! 256!! hurry up!"
"Roger that, turning hold up"
"Another enemy behind the tree at 45, get the lalalala!!"


Commander independent thermal viewer - Project Reality - CITV on Abrams - YouTube

Remember the tank gameplay trailer? The tank has a big long compass on the top, the CITV has one too:

unledvx.jpg


The likely outcome being the spotter has thermals exclusively and the gunner without, this will force teamwork among tank squads +1

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Possible counter measures include:

- Infantry on the ground can LASE the tank as a target for a lock on missile from a JET or Heli, maybe even infantry eg. Javelin.
- The Spotter does not drive the Tank, gunner has full control.
- The Spotter position could be linked to a UAV to call in some A-10's like in the thunder run gameplay vid. Or could be used to call in a mortar strike.

This is not easy though because you have to use your binoculars to lase the tank, the spotter could see you:
prsniperlaser.jpg



The green square is visible to Jets and Heli's in a larger form, maybe even the javelin
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Grooveriding said:
How to unlock and play Battlefield 3 tonight (24th) at 12:00am (EST)

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/...nlock-battlefield-3-24th-korean-vpn-free.html


Saw this posted on the EA UK forums. Seems to be an okay thing to do. Somehow has posted what they say was an EA chat support session asking if they were allowed to do this.

My question is if you unlock/activate via this method, will you have to continually log into origin via the VPN to play until the normal time for your region ?
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Personally, I wouldn't be doing anything like that on a personal account. The only people that should be on and playing now are EA testers and press reviewers for multiplayer and co-op. We had our accounts whitelisted so we could play, I would be very wary doing any workarounds as it may just ban your account on launch.
 
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