Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

WingZero30 · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:35

RavenXXX2 said:
I doubt the alpha BF3 will have all the IQ settings that the retail release will. Is it running in DX11 even, can the guy playing it in this thread check?

MonkeyMikey please put our minds at ease by providing us with whatever details you can

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Edit: Can you take a screenshot of settings if possible?

gropingmantis · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:36

Do you NEED Origin?

MoNkEyMiKeY · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:40

Yes

No point in setting there literally isn't any.

Tombo · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:40

...for the alpha.

WingZero30 · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:42

MoNkEyMiKeY said:
Yes

No point in setting there literally isn't any.

Were you given any hint about whether alpha is DX10 or DX11 as Raven suggested?

Edit: You already stated that you were running everything on High?

Number_25 · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:51

Cheers for the browser screenshots, got any in game ones?

MoNkEyMiKeY · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:58

After burner says D3D11 and its ranging between 50-75 FPS. Has dipped to 44 for a few seconds. This was in the under ground area. I was running the 5850 at 875/1200.

MoNkEyMiKeY · 20 Jul 2011 at 23:58

Number_25 said:
Cheers for the browser screenshots, got any in game ones?

I don't dare.

MoNkEyMiKeY · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:01

Oh yeah I lol'ed when I noticed the exe is called BFBC2.EXE.

Gerard · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:01

norm · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:11

lol timmy85 (from here) is on that vid.

RavenXXX2 · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:21

Gerard said:

Concerned BF3 is gonna be a derp console shooter like BC2, I mean 3D spotting, come on.....

Gerard · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:23

Some of the text in the vid seem to hint at it feeling like bc2, with prone added. can;t say thats a bad thing, i liked the "weighty" feel in bc2 as opposed to your character sliding around like cod.

3d spotting doesnt bother me that much, more concerned about health regen, though not much of an issue if its handled the same as bc2.

RavenXXX2 · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:28

lol have you seen 3D spotting in action....it's gameplayer killer and a built in wall hack, no need to look and find the enemy just shoot that orange triangle over there in the distance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSuSjWqRnXQ

And no I don't want hardcore mode, I want the core game without derp casual features that are in there to help console players out.

Gerard · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:29

RavenXXX2 said:
lol have you seen 3D spotting in action.

I have BC2 so yup. Its cheesy, the least they could do is give the server tool an option to toggle it.

Spektor · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:35

RavenXXX2 said:
lol have you seen 3D spotting in action....it's gameplayer killer and a built in wall hack, no need to look and find the enemy just shoot that orange triangle over there in the distance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSuSjWqRnXQ

And no I don't want hardcore mode, I want the core game without derp casual features that are in there to help console players out.

Tis' a shame. Turn off the 3D spotting, health regen and turn on friendly fire in normal and you have the perfic game.

Number_25 · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:37

I'm almost certain this will be a option on server creation.

Armadillo · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:38

It's an option already on bc2. You can turn 3d spotting off on a normal server. Can't see them taking away the option on bf3.

Spektor · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:39

It is but how many servers do this over just rolling with the default?

Dice should just make the default config the best and let people decide on their own to **** it up from there.

RavenXXX2 · 21 Jul 2011 at 00:39

Armadillo said:
It's an option already on bc2. You can turn 3d spotting off on a normal server. Can't see them taking away the option on bf3.

Yeah and it empties servers as it's not a legit option, turning it off lists the server as a hardcore server in the browser menu.