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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Update Number 1

Wow, as expected alot of news regarding Battlefield 3 this week and it won’t be ending soon, DICE have just released an update to the Open Beta.

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JBit925345d ago

The beta has had a few glitches I've noticed. Hopefully this will address them. And yes, perfect timing for the weekend!!! Game all day.

zeeshan5345d ago

Please prepare your disagrees as I am about to say some taboo shi* here. I am literally disappointed of the BF3 beta. Yes, YES and YES AGAIN, I know this is NOT a finished product but this beta seems like PRE PRE-ALPHA that's two pres you know. Which would be disappointing. I mean, BFBC2 beta was wayyyyy better than this thing :( Oh btw, I am on PS3 version so I have no idea if 360 version is just as bad or the opposite?

falviousuk5345d ago

The 360 version and the Pc version are both buggy, glitchy and full of graphical mishaps.

LAst night i was crouching and sliding through the ground, weapons disappearing from my hands, the white flashing screen etc etc etc all these bugs are know to Dice though and should be fixed in the day one patch.

I had less glitches on the pc version but they were still there.

zeeshan5345d ago

Guyz.. I cant believe what i am abt to say but i am thinkong abt cancelling my pre order.

3GenGames5345d ago (Edited 5345d ago )

It's a beta, and glitches are your #1 complaint? Just shut up for now, if they're in the final product, sure, flip sh**. So far it's just rendering problems and one actual glitch with the kill camera so deal with it. It's a Beta, you don't have to even play the damn thing.

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Philoctetes5345d ago

They can patch this all they want, but until they start removing the gameplay decisions that made this more CoD-like (low health, prone, dropshotting, etc.) I'm not buying it. Sorry.

Loved BC2, hating BF3.

DeadlyFire5345d ago

One. Health still has 100 on it. Like all games. Low? Bullets hurt. OMG Really?

Two. Prone has always existed in the Battlefield series.

Dropshooting? Well thats in any game that lets you drop.

Fil1015345d ago

lol at the people moaning about it, sayin there gonna cancel there pre orders it's so funny it's stupid. You guys play 1 map on 1 game mode and it's a BETA keyword people "BETA" sure it has problems but I enjoy it loads.

Philoctetes5345d ago

@Fil101. I'm not complaining about the glitches or even the atrocious choice of maps. I know they'll they'l fix the bugs and I know the other maps will be better than this one. I'm talking about core gameplay elements that make this game play less like BC2 and more like CoD. Those represent decisions that were made early in the design process, and they can't be fixed since the maps were designed with them in mind.

@DeadlyFire. 100 health doesn't mean much in this game. You die WAY faster than in BC2 or Killzone -- it's a lot like CoD in that way. Prone didn't exist in BC2 and it was a better game for it. The lack of loldropshotting being one reason why.

Biggest5345d ago

I guess if you played normal mode on BC2 you have a point, but normal mode is lame. I am used to the lower health of harcore modes, and this beta has more health than those.

The glitches I've encountered are of the game breaking variety, so I am 100% sure they'll be fixed. The phase into the ground thing, while funny, can't stick around for $60.

MysticStrummer5345d ago

You and I have the exact opposite opinion. It's ridiculous to not have prone in a shooter, especially a military oriented one like this, and I love that you can die with just a few hits. This is nothing like CoD in my opinion.

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M_Prime5345d ago

My biggest fear is that the actual game disks are being pressed as we type this (its due out real soon) and all this BETA stuff will be given in terms of updates. meaning out of the box, either a huge update or broken online :-(

khamvongsa095345d ago

Maybe there might be a patch the day before release..

-Alpha5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

Good, I guess, but there still are many annoyances that I fear aren't going to change.

I really hate the UI, for one lol

superrey195346d ago

I kinda like it lol.

this patch fixes a lot of things and the beta has only been out for 4 days. Dice is clearly working hard to get this right. Just fix the clipping issues and the game is damn near perfect imo.

dirthurts5346d ago

I agree. The UI needs some work...

MidnytRain5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

This isn't the first article in which you've complained about the HUD. Does it bother you that much? Lol. I'm glad they added a screen effect for receiving damage. It was always difficult to know the exact moment you were getting shot at. Having low health and a percentage in the corner is unhelpful.

-Alpha5346d ago

It does bother me. BC2's was a lot better IMO. I'm getting used to it though

Pixel_Pusher5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

Oh yes baby! my shots are registering more consistently now. I'd empty half a clip on a target and still the f***** would end up killing me. :( Finally leaned the layout of the map and most of the hot spots and I'm actually starting to have some fun! :D

STONEY45346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

I'm not really into the Battlelog web launcher thing on PC, but that won't change.

RememberThe3575345d ago

The only problem I have with the HUB is that your teammates names can hang above enemies if the enemy hops between you and a teammate. It makes me think that the guy is on my team because he has a little blue triangle above him. Then he shoots me cuz I glanced right over him.

There are also some issues that annoy me like not being able to step over the train tracks at times. But over all I'm really liking it. I passed on buying Resistance 3 for this game so I hop it delivers.

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skip10205346d ago

sometimes when i try to plant or defuse bomb it restarts over and over again.

hiredhelp5345d ago

Then rememver to panic if it happens again.

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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch

EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

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peppeaccardo70d ago

When logic meets EA it generates anti-matter ..... so try not to apply it in any meaningful way. Entropy is what matters in there !!

badz14970d ago

cue the apologist saying that these are mostly just contractors hired for this specific project bla bla bla

HyperMoused70d ago

TTK for BF employees needs adjusting

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos82d ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee82d ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

badboyz0982d ago (Edited 82d ago )

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon116d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein116d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator116d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow1116d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw116d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.