Casbian is back for final weekend of Beta!

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http://battlefieldo.com/caspian-border-confirmed-public/

After analyzing the data from our first round of closed Caspian Border tests, we have great news for participants in the Battlefield 3 PC Open Beta: the DICE team has decided to bring back Caspian Border for the beta’s final weekend and conduct an open large scale test of the 64 player Caspian Border map.

*****Please keep in mind that as this is beta we will be stress testing our servers***** As such, users may experience crashes, network instability and outages as we roll out and configure servers and network utilities. Understand that such potential issues and the testing environment are not reflective or indicative of the final product and that, through your participation, you will be helping to ensure future stability and functionality.

As we are again specifically testing 64-player server configurations, this test will be for PC only. The Caspian Border servers will be available for all PC players to join. Caspian Border will be available starting Friday, October 7th, in the afternoon (CET).

Edit: PC Only

Blazer

you actually have a legit source for this? rather than battlefieldO?

AnCapaillMor

Wiki says it too.

ktulu123

It's a sticky in the Battlelog forums

Blazer

sweet
as soon as I saw the url I was thinking it was a hoax..

ktulu123

There are 6 caspian servers up already! Not sure if hacked ones though

String

Sc@recrow wrote: »

you actually have a legit source for this? rather than battlefieldO?

That quote is from someone in DICE

Dcully

At last !!!

Spear

A direct source:

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2826564925967583255/

Crash7801 is the NA community manager.

cherryghost

Yep confirmed. over 400 servers online atm and only 3 with spaces.

Spunge

Confirmed for unplayably laggy.

Auvers

YES!!!! proper battlefield


hope the choppers will be fixed though

Mossay

Spunge wrote: »

Confirmed for unplayably laggy.

Some of the servers are laggy as hell, others play beautifully. Trial and error, then make a note of the ones that work well for you

Spacedog

Caspian Border!

Aw yeah to the max yeaw!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
:D:D

Lucutus

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Also, I am pleased to have another go of Caspian this weekend.

grizzly

Have they extended the finish date or does it still run until the 10th?

MayoForSam

Great, never got a chance to try CB when the beta first launched. Must polish up my trusty repair tool.

the_syco

WOO-HOO, I'll be able to use those SAM missiles I unlocked a while back

Grim.

MayoForSam wrote: »

Must polish up my trusty repair tool.

teehee

Auvers

come on work ffs, hurry up and finish

cherryghost

Auvers wrote: »

come on work ffs, hurry up and finish

+ Infinity

sink

Brilliant haven't even driven a vehicle yet. Will be playing this all night I reckon. Haven't got a mic yet as my old headset broke so I won't be on TS unfortunately . Waiting for the Sound Blaster Recon3D Omega Wireless to be released which will hopefully be before the 28th of October.

omerin

€250 :eek:

dreamers75

cherryghost wrote: »

+ Infinity

yup pain in the hole.....

sink

omerin wrote: »

€250 :eek:

LOL the way I look at it, I have a PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and rather than spending €100 on a headset for each, spend €250 on a really good quality one that will do all three and will probably work with all future consoles too so it will hopefully last me 10+ years.

TheFairy

Lucutus wrote: »

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Also, I am pleased to have another go of Caspian this weekend.

If anyone needs confirmation that this is a real Battlefield game you only need to use Lucutus as your yard stick! If he loves it then its the business, and guess what, the Jesus One loves it!

ShadowHearth

cant play it. horrible lag on all servers with this map.

Outkast_IRE

Ya lag is brutal i know they said stress testing hopefully sorted by tommorow im goin to leave off playing till then as its current state is ruining my impression of it.

dreamers75

Fairly unplayable alright.

Burgo

Unplayably laggy for me when I tried to go on

Hellrazer

No lag here.And really enjoying that map.

KilOit

It's just the server, you need to find a very low ping and it's smooth as a baby's bottom

Mossay

Burgo wrote: »

Unplayably laggy for me when I tried to go on

Go onto the server list, filter by caspian maps, then sort by the server name alphabetically. Go to the servers which begin with UK. I've found UK GamingDeluxe and UK KillerCreation servers to be lag free with 64 people playing caspian.

I tried joining Wonda-3oy for a game there but the server was in netherlands and lagged like hell

dreamers75

Killercreation servers working.

OH MY****ING GOD!!!!

Burgo

KilOit wrote: »

It's just the server, you need to find a very low ping and it's smooth as a baby's bottom

I was on an NL server with 35 ping and it was pretty woeful will try more later.

TheFairy

dreamers75 wrote: »

Killercreation servers working.

OH MY****ING GOD!!!!

Totally agree. Finding myself just standing looking around all the time!

GHOST MGG2

whats new fairy...you usually stand around looking on every map before i shoot you!:-)

MayoForSam

Oh yeah baby this is more like it. Got on a UK server, very little lag to speak of Went sightseeing for a bit, where do you start with this map? Liking the destruction, got stuck on a garage roof, bang, looked down and massive hole had appeared but roof was still intact with rebar showing. Tanks are more cumbersome compared to BC2, probably more realistic. On my first tank ride, drove straight over a mine, whump. Co-ordinated teamplay on a map this size should be epic.

ktulu123

Im having really annoying issues with the game freezing randomly. I then have to kill it with the task manager. Anyone else have this same problem? It also seems to just be on Caspian!

Sisko

Really good level. Though its hard to get your bearings with such a crappy map, it just makes the mini map bigger, doesnt actually display the entire map


Whats the story with vehicles anyway, only had a quick go in them, hard to test when your underfire but tanks don't seem to have a second machine gun for the driver. Planes don't seem to have missiles Not really sure what the story is with the chopper, is their TV missiles?

Its all so visually stunning, but the aircraft seem to be a step backwards from BF2 on 1st impression.

The level is amazing though, spent the 1st 10 mins with my jaw on the floor. The sound and visuals are stunning.

sink

Sisko wrote: »

Really good level. Though its hard to get your bearings with such a crappy map, it just makes the mini map bigger, doesnt actually display the entire map


Whats the story with vehicles anyway, only had a quick go in them, hard to test when your underfire but tanks don't seem to have a second machine gun for the driver. Planes don't seem to have missiles Not really sure what the story is with the chopper, is their TV missiles?

Its all so visually stunning, but the aircraft seem to be a step backwards from BF2 on 1st impression.

The level is amazing though, spent the 1st 10 mins with my jaw on the floor. The sound and visuals are stunning.

Vehicle missiles & mounted machine guns etc,. are all perks that you unlock trough points. You can see what perks there are and your progression in the battlelog by going to stats >>> vehicles >>> click on vehicle icon. Jet aircraft have both heat-seeking air-to-air and guided air-to-ground missiles. Tanks have both an LMG and a HMG.

dreamers75

Sisko wrote: »

but tanks don't seem to have a second machine gun for the driver.

unlock in BC2 assume its the same.

Sisko

sink wrote: »

Vehicle missiles & mounted machine guns etc,. are all perks that you unlock trough points.

Dear God :eek:



Some day the ability to switch weapons will be a 'perk'. Ah well I'll certainly be playing this a lot anyway. I do like the weapons customisations though.

Though I dislike how russians can use western weapons (unlocks) as I always enjoyed knowing who was near by just by the sounds of their guns.

sink

Played about 1h30mins of Caspian Conquest there tonight, and I have to say this game is going to be epic. I enjoyed Metro Rush and it's fun to play for a bit of added flavour but Caspian Conquest is what this game is all about. There are a few bugs to be sure, but the game with a little fine tuning has the potential to be one of the greatest multi-player shooters of all time IMO.

I now can't wait for the full game, settling into a favourite server, getting good squad gameplay going, I can see this game occupying me for a very long time.

Rush is like the entrée, Conquest is the main course, TDM is the side dish and single player campaign is the dessert; together you have the perfect meal.

Gunmonkey

sink wrote: »

Rush is like the entrée, Conquest is the main course, TDM is the side dish and single player campaign is the dessert; together you have the perfect meal.

Whats the Co-op then? Bag of chips and kebab for the drunken stumble home :pac:

Gotta agree with the piss-poor mini-map, went to full zoom standing in starting base and didnt even reach the nearest point

dreamers75

Not noticing any bugs in Caspian that were apparent in Metro, this game ****ing rocks but being disconnected when your top with 5 tickets to go sucks

BeatFreak

Playing Caspian Border on 3G and not lagging is win. I loved metro but was getting sick of it, Caspian Border reminded me that this game is going to be ****ing awesome. I've played the **** out of every BF since 1942, BF3 is going to reignite that flame, no doubt.

MayoForSam

Yeah, I got a few disconnects on CB too just near the end, other than that excellent experience. Jets/choppers not too overpowering, that is until a few aces get in some practice. The RPG's do some damage to tanks, loadsa points for immobilising as well as getting kills, armour is going to need infantry support to work properly, as it should be. Roll on the 28th

jackoire

Some good games tonight on CB, think it only kicks ppl when servers near full at end of round. Lots of para guys online today, makes it more fun than playing with randomers who dont revive or give ammo.

Loving the AT mines , pity they are hard to place exactly the way you want . Seen some crazy bugs today, some where comical (will add the video later to the post) .

dreamers75

yup beer and conquest BF3 dont mix, my performance tonight can be measued in cans.
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Have to say this is Bf2 evolved, have no issues paying for this game if i can play CB 64 man. **** the whinging on forums this is exactly what BF3 should be

TheFairy

KD did you start running the opposite direction later in the night? I normally do that when beered up!