Poll: ***The Official Battlefield 3 Thread***

Xbox 360 BF3 server preference

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Console version's multiplayer 'nerfing' finally announced.
24 players on console vs 64 on PC
Maps halved in size
Some Vehicles removed
Destruction toned down

and obviously.. graphics are much much worse.

At least we can stop speculating on the differences now, but its starting to feel a bit COD like on the console.
 
yet it will still be more fun on consoles with my mates compared to playing with elitest pc gamers who with in a week will have loads of hackers ruining every game on their super pcs.

Any way 24 vs 64 has been know for ages where did you get the other info?
 
Some vehicles removed...what exactly then was the bloody point of even bringing BF3 to Consoles if your going to remove vehicles from it!!!

God damn it EA/Dice..damn you both..I have a really bad feeling they are gonna screw this up.
 
I'll say it again anyone got a source on that? its not on the BF3 sites or any of the news sites i use.
 
OK i found this
Speaking to Gamezone.de (as translated by CVG), DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach explained some of the changes made to Battlefield 3 multiplayer on consoles. According to Bach, compromises had to be made in order to create the best possible experience on consoles. One such compromise is the 24-player limit we learned about earlier this year.

Another compromise, he said, is the construction of more "compact" maps. Maps will be smaller than their PC counterparts, though he assures players "it's not that we have cut them in half," but rather compacted them "slightly to keep the action up."

Bach mentioned Battlefield Bad Company 2 as a point of reference, noting that its maps "weren't really small on console." Having spawned at the base with no vehicles many times, we'd be hard-pressed to disagree. Speaking of vehicles, Bach did confirm that jets will be available in the console version, so virtual pilots can rest easy.
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Sounds to me like they have scaled down the maps just like they did in BF2 so you can find somoen to kill with only 24 players, hardly a probelm.
 
Being honest, i can't remember where i got it from.
It was video though, that much i remember... so its lurking around one of the various gaming sites/blogs somewhere
 
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Alpherah said:
Console version's multiplayer 'nerfing' finally announced.
24 players on console vs 64 on PC
Maps halved in size
Some Vehicles removed
Destruction toned down

and obviously.. graphics are much much worse.

At least we can stop speculating on the differences now, but its starting to feel a bit COD like on the console.
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Well, the DICE dev's said kinda the opposite regarding the maps and apart from the player size which we all know by now (and yes I do resent it, BF4 on 720/PS4 please) I have never heard a mention of there being less vehicles or destruction on the console.

This article on IGN (The full article from below) http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1184288p1.html even states the reason they chose 24 is so they don't have to scale back destruction. So please point to your source :)
 
Alpherah said:
Console version's multiplayer 'nerfing' finally announced.
24 players on console vs 64 on PC
Maps halved in size
Some Vehicles removed
Destruction toned down

and obviously.. graphics are much much worse.

At least we can stop speculating on the differences now, but its starting to feel a bit COD like on the console.
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Assuming this is true, why are people surprised? It's fairly obvious that the consoles aren't as technically capable as a PC, so adjustments have to be made.

As for map size, has nobody played Heavy Metal on BC2? It's a superb map, don't get me wrong, but half your time is spent either driving around looking for an enemy (who are usually also driving around), or being sniped from 2 klicks away.
 
Alpherah said:
Console version's multiplayer 'nerfing' finally announced.
24 players on console vs 64 on PC
Maps halved in size
Some Vehicles removed
Destruction toned down

and obviously.. graphics are much much worse.

At least we can stop speculating on the differences now, but its starting to feel a bit COD like on the console.
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Source? I'm pretty sure you've just made most of those up.

24 players is correct. The rest I'm very doubtful of.
 
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