EA, Battlefield 3 is a PC exclusive and it will blow you away.

I loved Battlefield 2. But to EA......

Put out or shut up. I won't believe it until I see it.

If it's as good as they say it will be then I might do an early upgrade. My last two PCs prior to this current one were assembled (2001 and 2005) with BF1942 and BF2 in mind.

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The way EA is going regarding DRM, I don't think I'd even consider BF3 unless it hit consoles.

The way EA is going regarding DRM, I don't think I'd even consider BF3 unless it hit consoles.

Puckhog04

yea i loved BF2 played it to hell and back, but the fact that it takes so damn long to load a map, even if its the same one you were just playing due to their system re-checking if you have a valid licence for the game is pure BS, now with that being said, that was still better then the "solutions" developers/publishers come up with now, and i wouldnt mind if that was the worst of their DRM "solution" for BF3

I can't wait.

The way EA is going regarding DRM, I don't think I'd even consider BF3 unless it hit consoles.

Puckhog04

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I don't think there will be a battlefield 3 for a long time. With the way PC gaming has been lately we may not even get one.

kozzy1234

PC gaming is perfectly fine, Digital Download sales last year where more then ps3 and 360 game sales combined. But you say PC gaming is TEH DEAD?
GImme abreak!

Thank GOD! Battlefield needs to be on PCs first, consoles second. No more of this bad company stuff.

Battlefield 3 will be on consoles. Just like battlefield 2 was.

I'm just hoping bf3 is build up for pc then ported and gimped to consoles. Not like battlefield bad company 2 (good game still) where it was build up to consoles then ported to pc with minor improvements.

Battlefield 3 will be on consoles. Just like battlefield 2 was.

I'm just hoping bf3 is build up for pc then ported and gimped to consoles. Not like battlefield bad company 2 (good game still) where it was build up to consoles then ported to pc with minor improvements.

Nohtnym

Battlefield 3 will be on consoles. Just like battlefield 2 was.

I'm just hoping bf3 is build up for pc then ported and gimped to consoles. Not like battlefield bad company 2 (good game still) where it was build up to consoles then ported to pc with minor improvements.

Nohtnym

As it stands now, BC2's maps alone are enough for them to use zero anti-aliasing, BF3 would cause them to degrade textures and geometries. Then there's the aspect of getting 64 players (or more) to work on their engine for consoles. I predict that BC3 will be the consoles BF3, I'm not hating on consoles, I just don't think it's possible on the Frostbite engine without looking like shart.

Battlefield 3 will be on consoles. Just like battlefield 2 was.

I'm just hoping bf3 is build up for pc then ported and gimped to consoles. Not like battlefield bad company 2 (good game still) where it was build up to consoles then ported to pc with minor improvements.

Battlefield 2 was not on consoles...the games werent even similar.

EA are god tier this gen

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The way EA is going regarding DRM, I don't think I'd even consider BF3 unless it hit consoles.

Mystic-G

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[QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

The way EA is going regarding DRM, I don't think I'd even consider BF3 unless it hit consoles.

InsaneBasura

There pretty much is no second-hand market for PC games...it would not really be neccesary to implement something like that.

You're failing to consider EA's new initiative in this area. I wouldn't count on it being exclusively for consoles. In the end it's about increasing profit, and so you shouldn't be surprised if they give it a go wherever applicable. BC2 is kind of a test bad for the tolerance of this kind of crap in PC land. The maps are being withheld for PC as well. I imagine it's difficult for pirates to gain access to them...as well, I should say. Because this punishes everyone. It's the worst god damn DRM I can think of, and if they pull the same stuff with Battlefield 3 as they did with BC2 I will not be purchasing it.

InsaneBasura

I'm a little confused... you don't count on what being exlusively for consoles?

EA denying users access to content.InsaneBasura

For the VIP membership to work they had to (at least appear to) give users something in return. Creating actual additional content costs money, so they'd rather just lock away what they already had and present it as free DLC. Instead of online access it was half of the maps. Etc. Everything else I've written in this thread. Because it makes them money is the gist of it.InsaneBasura

Cmon Strike at Karkand remake

Cmon Strike at Karkand remake

Led_poison

The solution to people attempting to unlock the maps on their own accord would be to not include the full maps on the disc, to leave the most vital bits of code for the update. Or they could simply not include the maps on the disc period and release them as downloads instead. No one would be the wiser. This way they could even charge for them if they felt like it.

I'm not saying EA will use this tactic for BF3, just that it is fully possible and would make sense. I do care about companies rendering parts of a game inaccessible. Bad Company 2 has eight maps in total, which isn't a particularly high number to begin with. Five of these were available on release. Two months later and six maps are available. I get a lesser game and more limitations on what I can do with it. I am not ok with being treated like this.

What makes the situation even worse is that they said nothing about this before the game's release. I found out first when the second VIP map was unlocked. And they keep saying in their press statements that they are free map packs, and it pisses me off. If they are going to do this for BF3 as well, you can count on the exact same treatment. So I'm apprehensive towards purchasing any EA game now.

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Cmon Strike at Karkand remake

Mystic-G