Battlefield Megathread

[Cyanian]

oops, i was thinking of the 560Ti maybe. Oh well, 460 still isn't far behind.

lol nope, i dont know what I was thinking.

The 560 Ti is considerably better than the 460, like 30%. Even the regular 560 is. If you don't know what you're talking about then please, don't talk about it.

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[SlayerZ99]

I dont know, I have my Birthday(November 14th) and Christmas coming up and these are the things I want

Mw3 $60
Bf3 $60
AC:R $60
Internet $55
Bike $240

:C The problem is, Im asking for MW3 and AC:R for my b-day but I would have to either buy BF3, buy internet and help pay for the bike or
Help pay for bike and my parents would buy the internet :C

[Jorici]

is your area hilly and do you have fun bike trails that you can ride with friends? if so, bike.

[ChexGuy331]

dread, still running XP here.

[heedicalking]

is your area hilly and do you have fun bike trails that you can ride with friends? if so, bike.

if you hang outside with your friends alot (like everyone day), then get the bike. if you go over someones house like once a week, get the game.

[Jubel]

Does an HD 5450 meet min specs?
Because I don't understand how the labeling works for video cards.

[Jorici]

if you hang outside with your friends alot (like everyone day), then get the bike. if you go over someones house like once a week, get the game.

I would honestly get a nice bike over this, but I would still buy the game, eventually.

[Shell]

580 3gb model, average 60-80 fps low of 45(rare!) high of 120+ all at high setting 1080p. +nvidia cards run much cooler than ati

[heedicalking]

i might sli 570s for the vram or just wait till my 5770 is super old before upgrading(arma 3)

[Albatross]

is the beta for xbox?

[Eightfold]

holy stuff
is the beta open?

[TwenteFreak]

holy stuff
is the beta open?

Yes, closed beta is for MoH pre orders and that one begins on the 27th

[Shell]

is the beta for xbox?

All systems.

[Shell]

Zh1nt0 (head community manager for Battlefield 3) sat down with the German Battlefield community to discuss questions concerning the beta. A lot of valuable information was revealed during the conversation. You can read all of it below.

Battlefield 3 Beta:

The beta will not start at midnight or 00:00 GMT
The download size will be 2 - 3gb
Those who had the alpha must download the beta client, the alpha client can not be updated.
No game rank limit during beta
Pre-load information coming soon
The beta was not delayed


Battlefield 3 General:

The netcode is completely new and rewritten
Players can not join a squad if their team is full (to prevent Battlelog groups from getting split)
Vehicles will begin to heal themselves after 10 - 15 seconds (this is a server setting)
Vehicles will only begin to regenerate if their health is under 75%
Unlocks are class restrictive, can't put a sniper scope on a support gun
Operation Metro has been better balanced
Two knife animations (behind and on the ground)
A knife attack on your player can not be countered (aww, i wanted to save a teammate who's about to be knifed.)
Throwing a grenade will still prompt enemy players to yell (Bad Company 2 similar)
Hand grenades can not be held to make the detonation time quicker (known as cooking)
You can join a server that a friend is on via Origin
Friendly Fire is set to "on" by default. It can be turned off in the server settings
Caspian Border (1.4 km) is not the biggest map
Jets do not have bombs (wtf?)
If you are kicked from a server, Battlelog will prompt you with the reason (ping, server settings, or admin reasoning)
A ranked server can be turned into an unranked server (for practice, etc.)
No weather or time change during a multiplayer game
e-sports are the focus of Battlefield 3
No word on Battlerecorder/Game recorder


Misc. Battlefield 3 Information:

You can use three screens with the game
Next 1 - 3 weeks will bring more information about maps
Battlelog application for iPhone/iOS (free). No word on Android.
Battlelog is updated separately to allow game updating to be a bit more flawless
More community events in the works (some happening here on enterbf3!)
Mod tools are still a possibility
Two nVidia GTX 580's can run the game on ultra
Battlefield 3 may be available on the Xbox marketplace
Some 300 employees at DICE

[Shell]