Battlefield 3 Beta Discussion - Official Topic.

Since I know a lot of people will be getting a chance to play the BAttlefield 3 beta this week, I'm going to make this the official BF3 beta discussion thread so that people can talk about other games on the boards without BF3 threads filling it up.

So post your performance, your impressions, and anything else related to the beta here!

I know there was another thread. It's just nice to start a new one with a clean plate.

I noticed that the game took up all of my video ram thanks to a tool I use.

I cant run it

I don't have enough money to upgrade my PC

FBM

How does this game run on Core 2 Quads? I'm thinking about buying one with my next paycheck.SF_KiLLaMaN

I think the game looks great on my 5670. Was going to upgrade to a 6870 for 170$ or 6950 for 264$ just for this but wthats the point? Might just roll withthe 6870 and upgrade somthing else.

Anyone else having problems with installation? It says I need to reinstall the game, and I did twice, and it keeps giving me the same message.

Having watched 45 minutes of Caspian Borders gameplay of Total Biscuit I really expect this game to get GOTY.

But I can't login to origin because of an error and even the retail version of BF3 will use origin(wtf) so this will be a no-buy for me.

Antialiasing doesn't do anything. There is no difference between 0XAA or 4XAA for me. I know deffered rendering has problems with AA, but it this is just weird.

0xAA

4xAA

At these distances that fence shouldn't have any noticable aliasing to begin with so idk why its even like that

DICE: BF3 beta graphics not equal to final version

http://www.gamepur.com/news/5369-dice-bf3-beta-graphics-not-equal-final-version.html

Just pointing that out to the non-believers.

I want to play the game without Battlelog. Otherwise, great game. It runs reasonably well on my Thinkpad T420 and its weakass Quadro card. I get 20-30FPS on the Metro map on the lowest settings at 12080x720. Though the map is pretty awful though.

I'm enjoying the gameplay a lot. But I'm finidng operation metro as attacker more and more frustrating to the point I don't want to play it anymore. Anyone care to share tips for the subway section? There's so many areas defenders can be it's hard to account for them all and move up methodically.

I'm enjoying the gameplay a lot. But I'm finidng operation metro as attacker more and more frustrating to the point I don't want to play it anymore. Anyone care to share tips for the subway section? There's so many areas defenders can be it's hard to account for them all and move up methodically.

gedz

I've played at least ten rounds so far, and I've seen the attackers win only once. The park is manageable, but the tunnels are a real cluster****. Best thing to do is to have everyone file through every single possible route to the MCOM and overwhelm the enemy that way.

I'm enjoying the gameplay a lot. But I'm finidng operation metro as attacker more and more frustrating to the point I don't want to play it anymore. Anyone care to share tips for the subway section? There's so many areas defenders can be it's hard to account for them all and move up methodically.

gedz

The metro is the best part get a weapon with high firing rate like the pp-2000, reflex sights supressor and laser and your a ninja, you can use this with any class but I preferr assault.

I haven't got into a single game. Every time I click Quick match it always tells me that it failed to ping closest servers. It said that I should probably turn off my firewall and I did that too but it didn't help. After that I decided to browse for a good server, but every time I click Join Server it tells me that its joining the server in the game manager but nothing happens. It just goes away. It won't tell me whether it was able to join or not. It just disappears.

Can someone help me?

The metro is the best part get a weapon with high firing rate like the pp-2000, reflex sights supressor and laser and your a ninja, you can use this with any class but I preferr assault.

Silicel1

I need to unlock those weapons. I'm playing support, though I feel like I will try assault next then. The firefights do feel more intense in the subway and i do enjoy that from a gameplay standpoint, but as capitalist said, it's a "cluster****". Makes going for the objective tough.

I've played at least ten rounds so far, and I've seen the attackers win only once. The park is manageable, but the tunnels are a real cluster****. Best thing to do is to have everyone file through every single possible route to the MCOM and overwhelm the enemy that way.

The_Capitalist

I haven't seen anyone win yet. I see some youtube vids, I'm sure you guys are familiar with sgt enigma? He makes it seem easy. I'll keep at it and try and figure out the map some more.

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The metro is the best part get a weapon with high firing rate like the pp-2000, reflex sights supressor and laser and your a ninja, you can use this with any class but I preferr assault.

gedz

I need to unlock those weapons. I'm playing support, though I feel like I will try assault next then. The firefights do feel more intense in the subway and i do enjoy that from a gameplay standpoint, but as capitalist said, it's a "cluster****". Makes going for the objective tough.

I've played at least ten rounds so far, and I've seen the attackers win only once. The park is manageable, but the tunnels are a real cluster****. Best thing to do is to have everyone file through every single possible route to the MCOM and overwhelm the enemy that way.

The_Capitalist

I haven't seen anyone win yet. I see some youtube vids, I'm sure you guys are familiar with sgt enigma? He makes it seem easy. I'll keep at it and try and figure out the map some more.

quick way to get kills and get unlock is to play support and use prone+bipod to rack up kills or use assault unlock the defibb and go crazy reviving everyone. Also if you unlock the 9mm with tactical then you have an advantage when your clip goes empty.

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The metro is the best part get a weapon with high firing rate like the pp-2000, reflex sights supressor and laser and your a ninja, you can use this with any class but I preferr assault.

gedz

I need to unlock those weapons. I'm playing support, though I feel like I will try assault next then. The firefights do feel more intense in the subway and i do enjoy that from a gameplay standpoint, but as capitalist said, it's a "cluster****". Makes going for the objective tough.

I've played at least ten rounds so far, and I've seen the attackers win only once. The park is manageable, but the tunnels are a real cluster****. Best thing to do is to have everyone file through every single possible route to the MCOM and overwhelm the enemy that way.

The_Capitalist

I haven't seen anyone win yet. I see some youtube vids, I'm sure you guys are familiar with sgt enigma? He makes it seem easy. I'll keep at it and try and figure out the map some more.

This game is great as I continued to play it. I'm having fun as I'm unlocking weapons, attachments and various other things. The hit detection is fabulous in comparison to other DICE games I've played. Hopefully they will keep it this way. This is literally the only game I can snipe on, other games I fail at that. BUT, I do have one question. Does anyone know if we will keep the weapons and attachments that we unlock when the official game releases?

This game is great as I continued to play it. I'm having fun as I'm unlocking weapons, attachments and various other things. The hit detection is fabulous in comparison to other DICE games I've played. Hopefully they will keep it this way. This is literally the only game I can snipe on, other games I fail at that. BUT, I do have one question. Does anyone know if we will keep the weapons and attachments that we unlock when the official game releases?

SickStench

NOOOOOOO.

Just got like 8 knife kills in a row :P

The team was very easy.

Just got like 8 knife kills in a row :P

The team was very easy.

gameofthering

I think the highest I went was 5-6 after you exit the metro in the biuldings, dudes were camping and didnt even notice me when I was knifing his buddies 2ft away.

I think it's safe to say that the game really isn't to terribly hard to run considering my Phenom 1 X3 runs it above 25 FPS consistently. Only real issue I get is it that the framerate is all over the place. I'm sure that'll be fixed though, and I'll probably get a few extra FPS once the real game is out.

Ok, the game is really starting to grow on me. I'm really starting to like it. Only thing is I'm so used to playing using a controller on consoles. I've never really played multiplayer FPS's on the PC, so my KB/Mouse skills are seriously lacking. I find myself constantly having to think about what keys do what it key situations resulting in me getting killed constantly. I know it's just a matter of getting used to it and practicing, but at the same time, it's extremely frustrating.

Ok, the game is really starting to grow on me. I'm really starting to like it. Only thing is I'm so used to playing using a controller on consoles. I've never really played multiplayer FPS's on the PC, so my KB/Mouse skills are seriously lacking. I find myself constantly having to think about what keys do what it key situations resulting in me getting killed constantly. I know it's just a matter of getting used to it and practicing, but at the same time, it's extremely frustrating.

caseystryker

Dont sweat it you can practice through the beta then have somke skill by the time the game actually launches.

A new Battleblog was posted today, detailing the bugs from the beta that will be fixed by Battlefield 3's release date: October 25, 2011. We've all noticed some bugs in the beta so far, but it's important to remember that this is a beta! So when you find abug in the Battlefield 3 beta, please report it to the developers or in ourBF3 forums! Here's a list of some of the big fixes we'll be seeing by the final release:

Fixed occasional client crash when reviving.

Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead.

Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed.

Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage.

Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art.

A subtle low health screen effect has been added.

Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars.

Tweaked the Rank progression.

Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice.

Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times.

Framerate stability fixes.

The 3D spotting icons have been tweaked to better match the target's visibility. Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets.

Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition.

Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active.

Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates.

Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams".

That's good news, but how about the blue tinted screen after reswpawn, that's pretty annoying. Also, why in gods name can't you access the settings outside of being alive?? This makes no sense to me.

That's good news, but how about the blue tinted screen after reswpawn, that's pretty annoying. Also, why in gods name can't you access the settings outside of being alive?? This makes no sense to me.

caseystryker

Yeah they need to make some kind of utility in which you can configure the settings before launching the game(although, also I find it anoying that I cannot quit the game only after I have spawned, also want the ability to customize squads, there are also a lot of glitches and bugs(minor but annoying). Also what I really want is better map cuz when I bring it up and zoom out if it covers more then 25% of the actual map its good, I want a full map.

The game is good but has a couple of bugs as you would imagine. The only down side for me is battlelog. I would of preferred if they had server browsing built into the game.

The gameplay is solid although the graphics are a bit glitchy at the momement (at least on my end).

I am getting tired of the BC 2.5 though, I want the BF3 64 player conquest experience.

Want this and change graphical, audio and other settings before you join the game, here's what you do:

Download and install Notepad++

Go to (My) Documents

Click on BF3 Open Beta Folder

Click on settings folder

ClickPROF_SAVE_body

Find Notepad++ and there ya go

Also, I set the FOV to 100 now, lol.

After downloading the beta the installationis taking hours, whats wrong with it? Its saying installing for 3 hours, I rebooted the system and started the installation again but that didnt work.

Want this and change graphical, audio and other settings before you join the game, here's what you do:

Download and install Notepad++

Go to (My) Documents

Click on BF3 Open Beta Folder

Click on settings folder

ClickPROF_SAVE_body

Find Notepad++ and there ya go

Also, I set the FOV to 100 now, lol.

mitu123

Awesome :D

What does Anti-Aliasing post do?

I've been playing support, ****ing love the M249, sounds like a beast.

The metro is the best part get a weapon with high firing rate like the pp-2000, reflex sights supressor and laser and your a ninja, you can use this with any class but I preferr assault.

Silicel1

After playing it more I can see it becoming my main mp game over the next few months. Slightly different speed than BC2, less run around like a fool and more caution.nutcrackr

It annoys me that BC2, and BF3, play TOO MUCH like an arena shooter with people just running around for kills. I've been playing RO2 lately and it just does squad and player movement (tactcis) way better than Battlefield does it.

But I'm really annoyed with Origin and Battlelog and just how stupid it all is. Whether or not I am enjoying BF3 is coming second to how much I can stand having to open my broswer to play a game. =[

It annoys me that BC2, and BF3, play TOO MUCH like an arena shooter with people just running around for kills. I've been playing RO2 lately and it just does squad and player movement (tactcis) way better than Battlefield does it.

DigitalExile

Good for you. The rest of us want to play BF.

What does Anti-Aliasing post do?

gameofthering

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What does Anti-Aliasing post do?

ZimpanX

I'm not having any performance issues. Running around 35 FPS at all ultra settings at 1920x1080, 2x AA and 8x AF. I suspect the final product will be slightly better optimized.

With that being said, I'm almost considering canceling my preorder and giving the game a little more time in the cooker before I sink some money into it. Operation Metro might be the worst choice ever for a demo map, but I suspect they used it to draw in the Modern Warfare crowd who are used to the linearity.

Maybe I'm just not used to the game yet, but I find it to be significantly more difficult then BC2, which I like to think I'm pretty good at. My K/D ratio nowadays is usually between 1.5 and 2, but in BF3 I get shot once and I'm down. If it happened a couple of times I would chalk it up to headshots, but it happens every single time. Is it realistic? Yes. Is it fun? Not at all.

I don't mind Battlelog as much as some people do. It seems like a fine service, if it didn't have to be launched through a browser. It's clunky to have to use three applications to run the game. Hopefully that won't be the case in the final product.

Final thoughts: I'm going to give the beta some more time, and by the end if I'm still not impressed I am cancelling my preorder and waiting a little while before I purchase it. Right now, I'm pretty disappointed and I wish they would have included a different map. It would have been nice to have one rush map and one conquest map.

I don't get why people have such a problem with Metro. Just got done with my 4th or 5th match, and I honestly like it more then any of the BC2 rush maps, excluding maybe 1 or 2. And despite the rush mode, the game still feels more battlefieldy then Bad company ever did. More open (excluding the subway) and you die much more quickly. So far I'm very pleased, even though I get kicked every 10 minutes lol.

[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]

It annoys me that BC2, and BF3, play TOO MUCH like an arena shooter with people just running around for kills. I've been playing RO2 lately and it just does squad and player movement (tactcis) way better than Battlefield does it.

seanmcloughlin

Good for you. The rest of us want to play BF.

*sigh* Why the hell do people walk around with their flashlights on?? I seriously think half of the people in BETA are {something I will get modded for saying}. Flashlight is not even useful (at least, not on the two maps in BETA), all it does is give your position away.C_Rule