Printable View
Great, now I have to build a new computer before this fall :)
That looks sick. Dammit, gotta stop playing WoW, I'm behind on like 8 shooters. :)
Looks alot like CoD. Do you get to drive tanks, fly helicopters, and bomb Arabs in cars with jet fighters? If so, then it should be pretty damn cool.
Gameplay footage from the Alpha.
http://www.ea.com/battlefield3/video...line-episode-3
Hmmm... tank pron.
And a first look at E3 today..
http://kotaku.com/5809656/rushing-th...ed-multiplayer
http://bf3blog.com/2011/06/battlefie...3-impressions/
While watching E3's live stream, I saw the game play for BF3 and actually want to get it. It looks awesome. That tank game play video was great. I'm not much for shooters, but I'll give this one a shot.
Anyone see details on Reckoning? Looks like a pretty sweet RPG for the RPG fanboys(girls) out there.
I am getting a really really good vcard when this comes out...
Guess I have to build a new computer :(
Yeah, really looking forward to this one.
I've got access to the beta in September.
Hmmmmm... Jets!
Looks amazing, going to have to upgrade the vid card.
Near the end that little bomb robot cracks me up.
....Quote:
Originally Posted by another forum
Sign up for a Origin account with a b-day before the 25th (Coupon is transferable), and you'll get a 25% off coupon for any EA game that you can then use to pre-order BF3 for $44.99 and access to the beta on the 27th afaik.
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...id=0&t=3286788
So ignoring the discount if you sign up and pre order you get into the open beta?
Yes
Pre-ordered.
Got my coupon today, pre-order complete. :D
Anyone know the deal for the beta? Will they send out a code and download link sometime soon?
I've been told you get a email and it will become available in Origin.
Quote:
Originally Posted by someotherguy
Email received.
Me 2, downloading it right now.
Game looks and plays pretty nice. However, there is a problem or limitation on key bindings ATM.
Initial impressions are it's a really pretty version of every COD and BF game that has come out in the last 5 years. I like it but same shit - you start shooting iron sights against guys with scopes and better guns..... plus unless you were in the closed beta you don't know the maps. Didn't get to drive anything yet.
Any of you can feel free to add me on Origins - kwiikz7 or Ben Pearson should work, i think. Would be fun to beta with old friends
Joe were you able to get BF3 working with your game pad? For some reason even if I map the keys on the pad to the default and mostly unchangeable keys it won't work.
Yeah it worked, but I have WASD as the central keys on the pad so it was the default setting in game. Was able to remap to use the thumb stick to sprint/jump/crouch/prone.
Game needs a lot of work tho.. Really hurky-jerky for me.. Mostly just died..
Looks pretty tho..
Yeah, I need to get my fraps up and running with the FPS counter. I can't really tell if my vcard is a limitation currently. It seems ok but I am not shooting really well yet and that could be due to my fps dropping when I start firing. Mixed reviews when I look up Ati 5770 on the origin forums - half say it play with high setting - half say it's under the minimum......
Yeah I was planning on upgrading from my 4870 to this for this game...
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R6950-TWIN...=32Q5CNJDLSEA5
I am not quitting I just only play for a bit each night. What's your ID Joe?
I got my game pad to work last night finally. It was my fault all along... Before I installed the beta I updated all the drivers including the G13 game pad driver. I didn't remember there was a trick when installing that driver - you need to "run as administrator" or once the driver is installed windows just ignores the key strokes.. Anyways, the game is much more playable for me now and I even went 10-10 in one game.
My video card is a different story. I got Fraps running on my G15 screen displaying the fps and it is quite disappointing. Set to high (for some reason it auto detected me at high) I get about 28 fps, lowering it to medium I get about 37 fps that drops to 30 in battles. So looks like I might pick up a sub $300 vcard. Joe you think the 6950 is the card to get?
Article
Quote:
Battlefield 3 Beta: GPU benchmarks
GPU power is everything: Although Battlefield 3 shines with excellent multicore scaling (inherited by Bad Company 2), the firefights on typical systems and resolutions are completely GPU-bound. You'll need a high-end graphics card for fluent gameplay in Full-HD with 4x MSAA, post effects and 16:1 AF.
Remarkable: Nvidia's drivers give their cards an edge over the competition. The Geforce GTX 570 outperforms the similar-priced Radeon HD 6970 by nine percent, even though the AMD card runs faster in our overall benchmark index. Upcoming drivers from AMD and Nvidia will push the framerates by time and maybe change the current placing.
Well I cant really afford any of the decent 570's or 6970's, so I looked for high end overclocked 6950/560 and 2gb of RAM... I like that MSI twin frozr 6950., some report even being able to overclock it to 6970 specs.
I might just spend the $300 on a 570. I like to go back and forth between Ati and Nvidia.
I did pick up a GTX 570 (off brand) last night and I was able to double my FPS. A couple of quick tests:
1920x1200 all tests:
BF3 Beta
GTX 570 High Preset 60-70 fps outside 75-85 inside
Ati 5770 High Preset 27-30 fps outside 30-40 inside
TF2
GTX 570 all setting to max 230fps everywhere LOLOL
Glad I got really good results for the money. I remember last time I upgraded and only gained like 7 fps for $250... was nice to see a steady 60+ in Bf3. Nvidia did release beta drivers especially for BF3. They claim a 15% increase in frame rate over the normal driver.
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pub...PQAh5B88PxGm2t