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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Update #2

Battlefield Blog :Thank you for playing the Open Beta and making the final game better!

We are very excited to see so many gamers join our Battlefield 3 Open Beta. Here’s an update on the Open Beta from DICE General Manager Karl Magnus Troedsson.

I want to give you an overview of how the Open Beta is helping us shape a fantastic final game, what we are implementing based on your feedback, and how the Open Beta will help us deliver a robust gaming environment from day one.

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GhettoBlasStarr5334d ago

Thank you for letting me test out such a fun and exciting BETA. The 25th can't come fast enough. I already put in over 24hrs & Enjoyed every bit.

Ravens205334d ago

Sorry DICE, too late, lost all interest in this game.

MysticStrummer5334d ago

If you're clueless enough to base your decision on a beta, that's your problem.

Hagaf225334d ago

Sorry its not the COD clone you were looking for...

Ravens205334d ago (Edited 5334d ago )

aww looks like you guys can't handle the fact that this is going to be another overhyped garbage game, that is why yall use the "COD fanboy" scapegoat, when in fact I don't even play that either LMAO, how sad.

BC2 is so much better than this game, DEAL WITH IT.

HAF9125334d ago

i agree with you raven. i played the beta and imo bfbc2 is much better.

Idc about graphics or the superficial nonsense. The gameplay itself is what seems inadequate to me.

The addition of prone + the fact that they made it so only a few bullets kill you... has resulted in a Battlefield game that is nothing but a camper fest.

in BFBC2 you advance strategically with squads, do objectives and kill enemies. Here everyone just camps as much as they can because movement = death.

All bushes are full of prone soldiers (which is bs because you CANNOT hide in a bush with real branches in real life. Go ahead try and get into one tell me how it goes). So much for the realism aspect.

ATM its a camperfest, and unless they fix it i prolly wont buy it. Ill keep playing the beta to see if it improves. If not then w/e BFBC2 is still going strong, and it prolly will be for a while.

Getowned5334d ago (Edited 5334d ago )

"MAll bushes are full of prone soldiers (which is bs because you CANNOT hide in a bush with real branches in real life. Go ahead try and get into one tell me how it goes)." XD!!!

at first iI didn't like it but i really think it the map cause when you're in the tunnels it's fun but out side is way too open.but yeah i would of wanted a BFBC3 instead..BFBC2 still the best telling from beta but BF3 is good imo i enjoy it the more i play. i will say i had more fun in BFBC2 beta.

FAGOL5333d ago

Agreed. BC2 is better, gameplay wise. I don't understand why prone was implemented.

I'm still buying BF3 but I doubt it will be good as BC2.

kparks5334d ago (Edited 5334d ago )

Well I am a call of duty player and so far what I can tell it will be a let down Idk for some reason I was thinkin it would be a 64 player game with tanks and tons of stuff going on but I play the beta and they pick the game mode most like cod nothing to drive and a bunch of retarded running around with a flashlight?? I don't get it the online graphics are not that great well not what I expected but the amputation of players is what pisses me off most I'm sure the game will sell good but ill stick with cod and maybe get the next battlefield... And I know its just a beta but if the don't release a demo or update this beta it will be my last memories of this game a single player demo showing off some awesome gameplay and graphics I think would of worked a lot better than this especially when ur trying to get new ppl interested in a game they never played before a broken glitched up beta is not they way to go.

krazykombatant5334d ago

Ummm yeah dude, maybe you haven't been keeping up but the 64 player count is on PC. Not on consoles. Graphics are good, maybe not what we see in the adverts but still better than the garbage put out in blops.

kparks5333d ago (Edited 5333d ago )

Yea amputation was pretty funny.. I was trying to write all that before the train went underground well I got a lot of dissagrees but whatever I told it how it is and if u don't like it that's ur problem and yea I know 64 is on pc... And I agree black ops is garbage

wsoutlaw875334d ago

really? im actually enjoying the demo. It does have some problems, like people going under the map but, its a beta. Cant wait for release day.

krazykombatant5334d ago

NOT a DEMO!

It is a BETA!

Plenty of people just can't seem to grasp the idea.

wsoutlaw875334d ago

Yes sorry i typed that wrong. Thats why you can see the a proceeded to say "but,its a beta." thanks for you're correction and good thing you used caps or i might not have been able to read what you were saying.

kparks5333d ago

Yup outlaw ppl on this site are just immature aholes obviously u ment beta as u used it in ur other sentance in the same paragraph the beta is pretty fun I agree but seeing how all my friends play cod I'm not paying 60 bucks for a game I'm only going to play for 2 weeks till mw3 comes out.... But the game is still not what I was expecting.

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DeFFeR5334d ago

While the fact that he didn't mention graphics specifically concerns me a little, everything else makes perfectly good sense - it's a TRUE beta (not a glorified demo...) and they need actual information to make the game better.

I just hope that everything is months old - graphics included, because it's getting close to ship time, and delaying this game would kill all sales and momentum if it lapses after the holiday.

KiLLeRCLaM5334d ago

What is it about the graphics you don't like? and what platform you play on?

DeFFeR5334d ago

Just the specific details - mostly the foliage, the ground pattern, the pop-ins etc.

Also, the areas on the map where you can "hide" under the map, but still shoot as if you were prone (near A in the first phase), a certain section of train tracks in the middle tunnel, a stairway during the last phase, all have areas where you can "leave" the map, but still interact with everyone playing.

The player detail is supberb, the guns are "eh" and the animations are an upgrade. I just wish the environment looks like an upgrade over BFBC2. I know they are different games, but this is an upgraded engine, and the maps (ok... THE map) don't seem that much larger than BFBC2 maps, so getting a tree/bush to look like a tree/bush and not a 4th graders cut and paste construction paper tree shouldn't be that hard. Picky? Yes, but games usually need to be an upgrade over the most recent in the line of games.

I play on 360, PS3 and I just downloaded the PC version, but I keep getting server issues (they mentioned yesterday and this morning of issues, but I can't get around them) - not that it would matter all that much, my rig probably won't run it in higher quality than my consoles would anyway (maybe... I just bought the computer, but it's not a gaming laptop, but rather an "upgraded" student laptop...)

TL;DR - The graphics don't look "awesome," but they look good - I just wish some things were improved (at least on par with BFBC2 - and some areas of the game are not on par with BFBC2...)

john25334d ago

"While the fact that he didn't mention graphics specifically concerns me a little, everything else makes perfectly good sense - it's a TRUE beta (not a glorified demo...) and they need actual information to make the game better."

Quoted for truth. This is the meaning of the beta

d0r1en05334d ago

Wow. That's great. Looks like they want it to work on launch day, unlike some other major titles out. If all goes as planned, and it lives up to the hype, I will be very pleased.

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Battlefield 3 Cut Missions From Campaign Detailed by Former DICE Dev

Battlefield 3's former Lead Designer has revealed that there were two cut missions from the main campaign

XiNatsuDragnel489d ago

I wish someone can get those EA game leaks to see all the cut content ngl

anast489d ago

Get rid of campaigns, move the game to mobile, and try to compete with warzone. They would save time and money.

Johnh5223488d ago (Edited 488d ago )

Bf4 was fun hope the new bf is just as good.

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Battlefield Needs the Glory Days of BF3 and Bad Company 2 Back

Whether it comes through remakes or a new game with a similar style, DICE should aim to revive the glory days of Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2.

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masterfox1274d ago

hmmm I think there will be no old BF glory days for EA since they are loyal to their greediness and laziness :D

Knightofelemia1274d ago

You're asking for a miracle with EA that will never happen unless they can exploit the money making schemes behind it.

MadLad1274d ago

We'll see what happens now that Zampella is overlooking the series.

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Father__Merrin1274d ago

Anyone that wants to plat bf3 you can still go ahead and play it

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