Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

[Sin_Chase]

If PS3 version can play nicely with good graphics, then my [email protected] coupled with 5850 (900/1200MHz overclocked) and 4GB ram should have no problem running this game on max settings at Full HD minus AA and AF, right?

No.

It's scaled down for consoles. You cannot draw a meaningful PC performance comparison from console hardware and their capability with this title.

For the PC version very few people will be able to MAX this at 1920x1080/1200. With full AA/AF on current hardware likely nobody. It's not going to happen.

Also, why do people insist on referring to a monitor resolution as Full HD. It's a bloody annoying marketing term and doubly annoying when used in this manner.

 

[Gzero]

Good man.

It makes me rage when people get hardcore gaming PCs and then play on low settings because it apparently makes them play better. Crysis Wars was a good example of this.

Have you seen Quake 3/live? You do play better when you get 125fps consistently and the enemy is almost glowing bright green.

 

[trigger-happy]

WOOT they won a lot of awards at E3!

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/blog/e3-awards-nominations-battlefield-3

haha mw3.

Battlefield 3 has earned over 20 E3 awards, including:

X-Play – Best Shooter
Digital Trends – Best FPS
Digital Trends – Best Graphics
Game Informer – Best Shooter
GameSpy – Best First-Person Shooter
GameSpy – Best Graphics
GameSpy – Best Audio
GameSpy - Best MP
Machinima - Best Shooter
1UP.com - Best PC Game
1UP.com - Best Shooter
Big Picture Big Sound - Top 10 Best Games of E3 2011, 1st
Shortlist (UK) - Best Game
Zoo (UK) - Best in Show
Jeuxvideo.com (France) – Best PC Game of E3
Spaziogames.it (Italy) – Best Shooter
Spaziogames.it (Italy) - Best Multiplayer
Meristation (Spain) – Best PC Game
Realidad 2.0 (Spain) - Best Shooter
Realidad 2.0 (Spain) – Best Graphics
FPS Guru – Best Multiplayer

Battlefield 3 has earned over 40 Best of E3 nominations, including:

IGN - Best Overall Game
IGN – Best Xbox Game
IGN – Best PS3 Game
IGN – Best PC Game
IGN – Best Shooter
IGN – Most Anticipated Game Award
GameSpot - Most Anticipated Games of E3 2011
GamePro - Best First-Person Shooter
GameSpy – Best Shooter
GameSpy – Best MP
GameSpy – Best Audio
GameSpy – Best of Show
GameSpy – Best Shooter
Game Informer – Best of E3 2011
PC Gamer - Most Valuable Game Award
PlayStation: The Official Magazine - Most Valuable
1up.com – Best Shooting
1up.com – Best PC Game
1up.com – Best of Show
1up.com – Best Xbox 360 Game
Machinima – Best Shooter
Machinima – Best of Show
Machinima – Best PC
GameTrailers – Best Graphics
G4 TV Xplay –Game of the Show
G4 TV Xplay – Best Shooter
G4 TV Xplay – Best Multiplayer
Xbox Magazine – Most Valuable Game Award
Games Radar - Most Valuable Game Award
Game Rant – Best Shooter
Game Rant – Best Multiplayer
Game Rant – Best in Show
Digital Trends – Best of Show
Digital Trends – Best FPS
Digital Trends – Best Graphics
Gameblog.fr – Best of Show
Multiplayer.it – Best of E3 2011
Shortlist.com – Best Shooter
Shortlist.com – Best Game
Gamingexcellence.com – Best Shooter
Gamingexcellence.com – Best Console
Gamingexcellence.com – Best Graphics
Gamingexcellence.com – Best of Show

 

[Fr0dders]

If BF3 has 3D spotting like BC2 and no commo rose and instead the lame social Q key from BC2 then this is no BF2 sequel, it's BC3, we shall see....

oh do give over.

This game is not battlefield 2 with a graphical and game engine update.

I know you want it to be, but games move on. Especially in over 6 years.



If they just released the same game with tweaks every time, they would be no better than activision churning out all the COD clones.

Face it, the game has to move on and do some things differently to BF2. This does not mean its not BF3. It just means they arent remaking BF2 like you want them to.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Sorry but get a clue, no one wants a clone of BF2 but we would like to retain some of the best features from BF2 and 3D hacking is not one of them, the commo rose is. Maybe these things mean nothing to you but to the fanbase it does. Dice keep saying they are looking at BF2 more than BC2 so I would expect BF3 to retain some of the best features from BF2 and not just copy and paste the crap features from BC2. I will reserve judgment for when the beta hits.

 

[MoRT489]

sigh, Raven a lot of players would love a BF2 clone with updated engine, gfx, gameplay but more likely it will be a combination of BF2, BC2 and COD tbh. Trying to cater to all fans is a bit difficult - jack of all trades risk - but if it's any kind of combination of BF2 + BC2 I am sure I will be playing it for a few years!

Incidentally on pre-orders, I received an email from EA yesterday stating that EA had 50% sale on its titles with a picture of the BF3 home screen soldier...still list as £39.99.

 

[Fr0dders]

Sorry but get a clue, no one wants a clone of BF2 .

Sorry but with your whinging you very much sound like you do !

And for the record i am part of the fanbase. I put 1000s of hours into BF2. I couldn't be happier they are finally making BF3. Heck i even skipped the bad company series because i didn't really enjoy them as much as BF2.

But i've not got my rose tinted spectacles on. I know what the herp derpers used to do as commander, messing about being useless, the big queue of players on the aircraft carrier on Oman because nobody could be bothered to just get in a boat to go actually play the game.

But i know that if people want to play the game tactically, they will. If they don't, you won't make them by including the Q menu. It really doesn't bother me. People are crying over nothing.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Like I said some don't care what goes into BF3 to make it a great team based experience on PC, that's fine you represent the casual gamer. BF3 needs to retain some of those features that made BF2 a great team based FPS, commo rose is one of those features and hopefully Dice will see the light and implement it, that and leave out 3D hacking and I'm a happy bunny, see I'm not after a BF2 clone, we just want some of that good **** from BF2.

I suggest you find a sever with a mature clan running it with a good player community to keep clear of a good percentage of the idiots that play as I do.

 

[Hatton]

Sorry but with your whinging you very much sound like you do !

And for the record i am part of the fanbase. I put 1000s of hours into BF2. I couldn't be happier they are finally making BF3. Heck i even skipped the bad company series because i didn't really enjoy them as much as BF2.

But i've not got my rose tinted spectacles on. I know what the herp derpers used to do as commander, messing about being useless, the big queue of players on the aircraft carrier on Oman because nobody could be bothered to just get in a boat to go actually play the game.

But i know that if people want to play the game tactically, they will. If they don't, you won't make them by including the Q menu. It really doesn't bother me. People are crying over nothing.

+1

Just get a decent bunch of guys together and squad up. The game is so much more fun when you play with people who want to play it properly.

 

[PsychoPigeon]

No one cares about 'commo rose' anymore, it's 2011, we use voice over ip. You just know half the people moaning about it would never use it, they just like to moan.

 

[Mr Krugga]

For the PC version very few people will be able to MAX this at 1920x1080/1200. With full AA/AF on current hardware likely nobody. It's not going to happen.

That is not likely to happen.

Sure, the game looks incredible and will probably play incredible, but knowing DICE and EA, it will probably be easily maxed out (e.g. steady framerates) by the high-end PCs.

The engine has to be scalable but DICE never promised any kinds of advanced physics or tessellation so I'm likely to believe that the game will be demanding but well optimised and will play just fine on any modern rig with high end rigs doing 8xAA/16xAF at acceptable framerates.

 

[Davepen]

No one cares about 'commo rose' anymore, it's 2011, we use voice over ip. You just know half the people moaning about it would never use it, they just like to moan.

As this man says.

Its 2011, voip is the way forward, I dont want some weak ass radial menu to communicate with my team, Ill just my mic and actually speak to them.

 

[RavenXXX2]

No one cares about 'commo rose' anymore, it's 2011, we use voice over ip. You just know half the people moaning about it would never use it, they just like to moan.

lol you going to VOIP it with 32 players on a public server where not everyone speaks the same language, not everyone has mics, and the potential kids all shouting away on VOIP, or do you want to got in to your own little game world with a few mates and ignore the rest of the team, please look at this thread before you comment on something you have no clue about.

 

[Mr Krugga]

lol you going to VOIP it with 32 players on a public server where not everyone speaks the same language, not everyone has mics, and the potential kids all shouting away on VOIP, or do you want to got in to your own little game world with a few mates and ignore the rest of the team, please look at this thread before you comment on something you have no clue about.

I agree, implementing commo-rose would be nice.

I don't like shouting in my room over headphones when my family's at home

Makes me look and sound like a tard

 

[Devrij]

I gotta say, as much as the commo rose was great, I don't miss the endless "enemy spotted" spam

 

[RavenXXX2]

I gotta say, as much as the commo rose was great, I don't miss the endless "enemy spotted" spam

Yeah if you go the thread I linked to there are great suggestions to limit spam and you're prone to just as much spam over VOIP which can be even more distracting. When communicating efficiently with the whole team the vast majority of which are strangers nothing beats the commo rose.

 

[Evilsod]

I agree with Raven and I'm really not sure why so many people are whining about it. If all you want to do is jump on BF3 with a few friends in Mumble and have absolutely zero communication with the rest of the team then you need to **** off and play SQDM. There is always a language barrier and the universal Q button in BC2 was absolutely pathetic.

 

[~>Dg<~]

why would anyone use built in voice progs in game ?

they are always bad quality , have pure nabs using them , can cause issues .

you have a free mumble on here use that

those who keep stating you wont be able to run this on uber rigs i just keep laughing to myself. they will make it playable and very good on medium rigs never mind top end stuff.

at the end of the day it needs to sell . thats all that matters to them and not that you dont have tri sli 580 gtxs .

 

[Fr0dders]

This is another excellent point

The consoles won't need it because they have in game chat.

The PC won't need it because everybody will use mumble and physically say "i've spotted somebody over on that ridge" rather than spamming buttons.

The Q menu simply isn't needed any more.

 

[RavenXXX2]

This is another excellent point

The consoles won't need it because they have in game chat.

The PC won't need it because everybody will use mumble and physically say "i've spotted somebody over on that ridge" rather than spamming buttons.

The Q menu simply isn't needed any more.

Yes everyone on a pub server will use mumble, what a cluster **** that would be. Try reading the previous posts on why VOIP is not an answer to communicating well with 32 players. Yes VOIP fine with a lower player count, say 8v8.