BATTLEFIELD 3---28/10/11/---Discussion

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

Hey everyone.

BATTLEFIELD 3 is released which is great news for everyone!!!

I was considering that some of the reviews here on Boards.ie are very old because they were mostly about the BETA of BATTLEFIELD 3, so there should be a new thread for when the game does come out, so I decided to put it up and then we know what people thoughts are about BATTLEFIELD 3 or if you heard something about BATTLEFIELD 3, you can post it in this thread.

Just to point out, if your talking about a specific console please put at the top of you post what console you talking about. This example is based on the console I have. Example:

" CONSOLE: PS3

Can't wait to get BATTLEFIELD 3! It's going to be the best game yet! The graphics look amazing! "

If you own a PS3, you can add me if you wish:

PSN I.D.: K--A--L--I--M--A

That's pretty much it, I hope that everyone will have a great experience with BATTLEFIELD 3 and I hope to see you in the BATTLEFIELD!!!

Thank you.

Kaneda_

psn ID: OMARSCOMING.

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

Kaneda_ wrote: »

psn ID: OMARSCOMING.

You should really put your PSN I.D. in this thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056386860

This is a discussion thread about BATTLEFIELD 3.

cherryghost

Well, I'm officially hooked to the game (PC that is)

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

Console: PS3

Looks really a addictive, can't wait to play it. Finished just downloading the update so I can't wait to finally play it!!!

minidazzler

I'm getting a failed to connect to ea online!

jonon9

I'm just at 39% downloaded its killing me here want a quick blast before bed iv to be up at half 6! dam you oh the joys.

ktulu123

Enderman wrote: »

Well, I'm officially hooked to the game (PC that is)

I have to say I am too. I think its amazing! The map Siene Crossing is class, really reminds me of that last part on the bridge in Saving Private Ryan at times. Was in a squad trying to hold a corner and a building. I also just had two class conquest rounds on Operation Metro of all places!

I just love the way its all out mayhem at times!

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

minidazzler wrote: »

I'm getting a failed to connect to ea online!

If the game doesn't work online, I'll be very angry but for now I'm doing the campaign.

mossy2390

servers are down, apparently they have been pretty bad all week,
typical ea!!! think they would have learned by now just get Microsoft to do the servers at least they would actually work then

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

mossy2390 wrote: »

servers are down, apparently they have been pretty bad all week,
typical ea!!! think they would have learned by now just get Microsoft to do the servers at least they would actually work then

Server are working perfect on the Playstation 3 so I have nothing to complain about.

gcgirl

Played a bit of the campaign and then played multiplayer I actually managed to shoot 5 people in the xp played rush on caspian border and td on the canals it's gonna take me time getting use to it peace out home dogs !

Kudros

Well I guess I shouldn't have hyped myself up all week, went to midnight launch, got game, came home, put in disk, loaded up origin, updated origin, validated the game, and low and behold it's gonna take 7hrs to install..........great! Cannot understand why no-one can install from the disc, very frustrating especially as it seems EA expects everyone who buys the game to have a decent internet connection........extremely frustrated especially when I can hear my mates commenting on it as they play........complete and utter nightmare!

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

Kudros wrote: »

Well I guess I shouldn't have hyped myself up all week, went to midnight launch, got game, came home, put in disk, loaded up origin, updated origin, validated the game, and low and behold it's gonna take 7hrs to install..........great! Cannot understand why no-one can install from the disc, very frustrating especially as it seems EA expects everyone who buys the game to have a decent internet connection........extremely frustrated especially when I can hear my mates commenting on it as they play........complete and utter nightmare!

Did you get it for the PC or another console because it look me less than an hour to update and install BATTLEFIELD 3 onto my PS3.

Had a few games myself on the multiplayer, and I'm very impressed with the game so far. Graphics and the map size are still good on the PS3.

Skatedude

Been playing it for a few days and its looking good, needs a few bugs sorted but runs nicely on my pc.

running at 6080x1080 with nvidia surround at 60fps

Lord Nikon

.K.A.L.I.M.A. wrote: »

Kudros wrote: »

Well I guess I shouldn't have hyped myself up all week, went to midnight launch, got game, came home, put in disk, loaded up origin, updated origin, validated the game, and low and behold it's gonna take 7hrs to install..........great! Cannot understand why no-one can install from the disc, very frustrating especially as it seems EA expects everyone who buys the game to have a decent internet connection........extremely frustrated especially when I can hear my mates commenting on it as they play........complete and utter nightmare!

Did you get it for the PC or another console because it look me less than an hour to update and install BATTLEFIELD 3 onto my PS3.

Had a few games myself on the multiplayer, and I'm very impressed with the game so far. Graphics and the map size are still good on the PS3.

7 hours install from the discs, seriously? That makes no sence. I wouldn't mind if it was that long to download the entire game, but not when you physically have it.

Looks like I won't be playing it at all for the weekend.

mozattack

PS3 player.


Well I got to play it last night but only for an hour, two maps being Darmavand Peak (spelling) and Seine Crossing, both on Conquest. No sure why I played CQ as I prefer Rush but anyway.



Seine Crossing is an incredible map.



The sound in the game is unreal and the graphics are great (whats the big hang up on graphics, I love them)



The thing is that I find the aiming controls wierd. I can't explain it, there was no lag but I just found it hard to aim. I messed with the sensitivity and it didn't help, I just hope it is a teething issue arising from the move from BC2 to BF3 but I dont seem to remember having this problem with the Beta. It annoyed me so much I turned if off after an hour but will hit the game hard this evening.



True that the cannon from the tank is powered down and mainly pointless, would prefer a gun to a tank's cannon.



Didn't have a go on a heli or jet yet so I dunno.

TheDoc

I noticed coming from Bad Company 2 to BF3 beta the aiming was significantly different and I was missing alot of kills that were typically bread and butter.

I think it will just be a transitional period to get used to it

BArra

i also got the game on the PS3 last night, i am also finding the sensitivity very different from BF2, it feels laggy when aiming and its difficult to get the crosshair on targets accurately

have tried changing the sensitivity up and down but i cannot get it right like it was in BF2

annoying me quite a bit i must say :mad:

rashers10

Many people played it on 360 yet today? I'm heading out at lunch to collect it and I'm gearing myself up for frustration at not being able to play multiplayer (which is the only reason I buy shooters)

minidazzler

OK first impressions.

After installing it and updating and then installing the HD skins, which took roughly 45 minutes last night. I couldn't get onto Multiplayer so went for single player for a while. The AI is good, the campaign is simple and plays like a cheaper rip off of MW2. But this game isn't about the campaign really, though it does play well and looks amazing.

Eventually got into Multiplayer at 5 am and played til 730. Mostly TDM because it's what I'm used to really. I have never played a BF game online save for a few games of BF2 in internet cafés. It's quite slick really for a game running at 30fps. The weapons are taking a little getting used to but the character is moving well. On TDM the action is quite centered for most maps despite the size of the overall map, there seemed to be action points around buildings but not so much in the scrub. Which is fine by me because I hate having to run for ages looking for people.

I'm not too keen on map design just yet, as said, I'm a call of duty player which has a pretty standard design of 3 ways out of ever place. These maps are far more realistic to life with some places you can get bogged down pretty easily. Also cover in open ground leaves something to be desired.

The people I was playing against annoy the sh1t out of me. There seems to be a lot of camping, not holding an area, I'm talking sitting in the corner of a room and waiting. It's a problem in most games, but this is next level, and it seems the "recon" classes justify such camping for some people. That said, there was still a lot of action around, a bonus of having so many people in a lobby is that not everyone will camp.

I love the feel and sound of the weapons, the recoil is pretty realistic and you really do need to keep it in short bursts, there is no controlling a full auto spray, it's really praying for the best if you do. The sights on the weapons are ****e to start with but it's easy to get used to them.

The vehicles so far seem to be really hard to control, I would love if there was just a few open maps to test them and get used to them on, I haven't really looked to see if you can do a private match alone yet, so maybe I'll be able to but the menus aren't quite as intuitive as I would have liked.

I hate how you can't back out after a game, you have to wait for it to restart and then back out if you want a new lobby or game type. I don't see the point, unless you can do it and I'm just missing something (again, menus not intuitive).

The game types aren't the easiest to just understand, and the explanations leave a lot to be desired, you get used to it, but my first 3 games of conquest I was completely lost.

Overall, I think it will be a really good game when I get used to it and when I can party up with some people to actually play like a team rather than have mic-less people run around like headless chickens getting killed. I hope that the camping ends as people get used to the maps, but I won't hold my breath.

I haven't encountered jets yet, which is annoying, not sure what I have to do to get them.

Now, I am gonna go to sleep, been up far too long playing it. Add me if you would like to party up some nights, I tend to prefer playing with people who really want to win. Xbox live GT is same as my username: minidazzler.

.K.A.L.I.M.A.

I came home at 00:15 last night, updated and installed BATTLEFIELD on my PS3 and I have been on it all night, even when I'm typing this.

I'll try to get some sleep soon... hopefully...

DarkJager

Campaign is amazing so far. Just on

uprising

now, great atmosphere to it!

mozattack

Is team speak not working? I couldn't talk to my fellow squad mates last night at all, nor hear from them either????

Spacedog

finished single player last night

That Solomon, What a Prick!

plays a lot like Modern warfare, 24 style storyline etc.

ShadowHearth

just came back home with 360 and PC version!

installing PC version and will keep 360 version for later, when misses comes back. she loves to watch me play online FPS ( dont ask, i have no idea why... she just have taste for blood as non gamer ).

Ordered food in chiper and waiting( it just came in while i typed this lololol ) for it to install. My lads from north already got a 20 man server and flying around in it! come on! install!


i guess it gives time to eat my taco chips + beer

demanufactured

You have a wait ahead of you
Took me 2 hours to download and install last night on a 50mb connection

rashers10

Seems to be running only ok on 360 so far. Keep getting put on opposite team to my mate even if there was plenty of space on both sides.
Dropping out of about a third of games so far. But runs reasonable when I'm in.

hidinginthebush

ShadowHearth wrote: »

just came back home with 360 and PC version!

installing PC version and will keep 360 version for later, when misses comes back. she loves to watch me play online FPS ( dont ask, i have no idea why... she just have taste for blood as non gamer ).

Ordered food in chiper and waiting( it just came in while i typed this lololol ) for it to install. My lads from north already got a 20 man server and flying around in it! come on! install!


i guess it gives time to eat my taco chips + beer

The lunch of champions! I'm jealous!


Can't wait to pick up the xbox version myself after work!

ShadowHearth

well had 1 hour of game.


i have to say its so lovely optimised!

it works way better then beta on my setup so i am really happy!

anyone knows is it possible to join more then one platoon?

gcgirl

Had to start from the start again, the son got on my ps3 and instead of resuming game he restarted campaign and deleted what i had done, devastated ant the word and my cat is MIA which has me even more bloody upset
Edit: cat found

Potential-Monke

Right, the Single Player was impressive to a degree, getting into the MIG for the first time was the best part of the SP game for me, felt like i was there and what it would be like (albeit with a little more rumbling i'd imagine). The story felt like a rehash of MW's. Bit disappointing that way really, didn't feel new. And i apparently had to feel for certain characters, but i wouldn't be able to recall their names now if it tried.

As for the MP, as a CoD player it's taking a helluva long time to get used to it. And any bit of lag is basically a deatwish, which unfortunately seems to be the whole time for me. I'm off work till Monday, and if i haven't got the swing of it by then, it's a trade for me.

I was expecting more to be honest, but it just feels like Battlefield: Misfit Company. Shiney, a bit faster, a bit smoother, and with Jets. But, thats it.

DarkJager

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Right, the Single Player was impressive to a degree, getting into the MIG for the first time was the best part of the SP game for me, felt like i was there and what it would be like (albeit with a little more rumbling i'd imagine). The story felt like a rehash of MW's. Bit disappointing that way really, didn't feel new. And i apparently had to feel for certain characters, but i wouldn't be able to recall their names now if it tried.

As for the MP, as a CoD player it's taking a helluva long time to get used to it. And any bit of lag is basically a deatwish, which unfortunately seems to be the whole time for me. I'm off work till Monday, and if i haven't got the swing of it by then, it's a trade for me.

I was expecting more to be honest, but it just feels like Battlefield: Misfit Company. Shiney, a bit faster, a bit smoother, and with Jets. But, thats it.

Campaign is brilliant so far IMO. Just up to

Night Shift

and the story has been spot on. Anyone know how many campaign missions there are? I don't want to finish it tonight

BIGGIEsmall

Have benn playing for a few days and really enjoying. Finally a break from COD

tuxy

Just finished campaign on hard setting and it was so easy, hardly died at all. Not impressed it was boring and predictable.
I love the multiplayer so I'm still very happy with my purchase.

Btw there are 3 chapters after night shift.

ShadowHearth

Buying BF3 and playing single player - YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!

nh23

Is anyone else experiencing lag, it ran smoothly earlier but i cant get into a lag free game for the past few hours. I understand its the first week of release but with the beta you would think they would have it sorted out. I would also like to add that this is one of the best multiplayer games i have ever played

Gandalph

My 1st battlefield game, I have only played a couple of games of team deathmatch but its really good, I cant wait to play it with some friends.

I love that the maps. Havnt seen any vehicles yet, dont know why but Im guessing they are all afraid of me, understandable.

Creasy_bear

Bar it taking an age to get into a lobby and the spawns being muck.......it's class.

Just spawned me onto a nade

Snake Plisken

anyone on PS3 if your chatting to your friends on headphones they continuously breaking up hope they address this issue

ShadowHearth

Okay. I had my first epic moment in bf3!

Me and 2 other lads tried to take A, but we got pinned down by helicopter between containers.
All I had was rpg... You know how hard to hit a ms ing helicopter with rpg. So while it was going sideways and spraying us I just ran out from cover amd shot few
Meters in front of it. Then instantly turned around and legged back to cover without even looking at my rockets destination. When I ran in back in to container - bang! Rain of numbers on screen too!!! Lads sow that too! Shouting on vent lolololol.

Have to go to bed now. Working for few hours tomorrow. Then back to kill stuff!!!

hidinginthebush

Anybody having problems downloading the HD pack to the Xbox? I have over 48gb free and its stopping early on in the dl and saying I need more than 1.5gb.

Robby91

So far, the game's pretty awesome. Battlelog's going to take a whole lot of getting used to - between it taking about an hour to get Battlelog working, requiring my to disable anti-virus, and the social network-esque updates, I long for something like the server browser in the Source engine games. Alt-tabbing out of the game is fairly fast, but I don't think it's more convenient than tapping Escape and having the server browser waiting for you

The Stinger's so much fun though - I love watching airplanes (who've already launched their countermeasures) attempt to escape the missile, safe in the knowledge that they're screwed

mozattack wrote: »

Is team speak not working? I couldn't talk to my fellow squad mates last night at all, nor hear from them either????

It worked just fine for me - was playing the game with my brother for ~2 hours and had absolutely no difficulty with TS3 at any point (apart from him eating crisps with voice activation... >_>)

LighterGuy

Hmmm,
Played an online game no problem an hour ago. Then played the Single player for a bit. Now having problems connecting to any online games ... urgh :mad:

On xbox 360 here.

MikeD22

I have the game and played single player fine. i cannot get online tho. I've activated my EA account but still nothing. Is there a certain setting for my internet that i need to change to get it online??

On a PS3 and had same problem with bad company 2 all other online games work fine.

Paparazzo

A bit annoying not being to set up your different classes between games. And can you quit in between games? Or do you have to wait 40 seconds, then wait till the next game to start so you can quit?

kenyard

Paparazzo wrote: »

A bit annoying not being to set up your different classes between games. And can you quit in between games? Or do you have to wait 40 seconds, then wait till the next game to start so you can quit?

doing my nut in.. this issue alone im gonna return the game.. or well trade it in against MW3.

also when u die u cant edit loadouts which is another major one.. or leave the game then...
often do it when u go on a 5-6 death streak like u get frustrated at spawn kills when ur own team is crap.
especially its frustrating when u join a game just as it ends.. you have a screen of nothing to look at for the 30-40 seconds and cant do anything
iv turned off the console around 10 times already and just left it during the downtime because i was bored not being able to mess with loadouts.


lags? a number of times iv been into a building and been killed from someone who was shooting and could no way see into the building.. not sure what to make of that...
spawns? playing TDM earlier and i spawned in an alcove with an enemy camped just in front of me thinking he was grand and safe since there was no acess in behind him... im sure same as happened me also.. let alone spawning into death even from deploy spawns... i know its ur own fault for spawning on a squad mate in danger zone :P

graphics? great, but does the game seem dark to anyone? just kinda seemed that way especially single player... i mean they could have put night vision in everything...
also a number of times iv been sniping people and bullets dont hit them with 3 shots into the chest.. its like there are invisible obstacles in random spots...

Vehicles? overpowered? you need a weapon to take out vehicles in every class almost at this stage... the beta was grand on xbox.. but every single gamemode has vehicles now and its just like you cant avoid them destroying the buildings u are in or just driving into u even... way overpowered imo

imo they really screwed up... graphically great, just buggy as hell because they wanted to hit a release target, probably picked based on MW 3's as they wanted to beat them, and lacking finesse with nothing to do during killcams or between games

cherryghost

kenyard wrote: »

doing my nut in.. this issue alone im gonna return the game.. or well trade it in against MW3.

also when u die u cant edit loadouts which is another major one.. or leave the game then...
often do it when u go on a 5-6 death streak like u get frustrated at spawn kills when ur own team is crap.
especially its frustrating when u join a game just as it ends.. you have a screen of nothing to look at for the 30-40 seconds and cant do anything
iv turned off the console around 10 times already and just left it during the downtime because i was bored not being able to mess with loadouts.

imo they really screwed up...

What? Yes you can edit loadouts between deaths, on the PC at least. Also the game doesnt let you join games that are about to end/over.

MajesticDonkey

This is a completely newly-released game, of course they're are going to be bugs. I'm still waiting for mine from Amazon.

PC version getting terrible reviews, all over Origin. What do ye think?

Paparazzo

Not being able to do anything between games except look at stats is really really annoying me.
What's the story with selecting maps? I thought in BC2 you could select the map you liked and play it over and over again. Can you still do that?
I'm on the ps3 btw.

MayoForSam

Decryptor wrote: »

PC version getting terrible reviews, all over Origin. What do ye think?

Most of those 'terrible reviews' are about Origins's T&C's, not the game itself. Unfortunately like it or lump it, we have to live with Origin and its potential intrusiveness. I only log into it when I want to play BF3.

There are plenty of bugs still in there, it could have done with another month at least to sort these out but MW3 is looming over the horizon. Hopefully DICE will get most of these sorted out in due course.