For the love of...

They're both modern warfare, they both target the same demographic, they both have similar single player scripted set pieces, they both have competitive multiplayer scenes etc.

To whine that they shouldn't be compared simply because you think they play so differently is just crying fanboyism.

...and yes BF is an fps. It's not a tank sim is it...
 
Frenzy said:
What would you compare between them?, which sells more? :P
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Quality of the titles? Fan factor? Longevity? Technology used? Community of players? Popularity? Realism?


I could go on and on, truly mind boggling that you couldn't think of anything else but sales. That is the last thing I'm interested in when making a decision on what product to buy (although I made my mind up a year ago or so).

Oxy said:
Well BF isn't really a FPS.

You got tanks, planes, helicopters, light vehicles, boats...

Thats not really a "first person Shooter", its an element of it, but not the entire game.
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It's definitely a first person shooter, it's definitely NOT a simulator.
 
I was "selected" for the Battlefield 3 alpha trial a few weeks back, it went like this:

1. Farted around trying to download and install with Origin.
2. Started the game and join a server.
3. Spawned.
4. Died.
5. Spawned.
6. Died.
7. Spawned.
8. Died.
9. Spawned.
10. Died.
11. Rage Quit.
12. Spent 20 minutes trying to find the game install location to uninstall, along with Origin.

Yesterday, I also played Call of Duty Black Ops as it is free this weekend. It went like this:

1. Opened Steam, clicked "News" and downloaded the game.
2. Started the game and changed my settings to max it out.
3. Joined a ranked match - 24/7 Nuke Town. (WTF?????)
4. Spawned and died x50.
5. Joined a friend to play capture the flag.
6. Spawned and died x50 with five or six kills over a few matches.
7. Backed out and uninstalled game by clicking a single button.

/Rant
 
Frenzy said:
What would you compare between them?, which sells more? :P
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Campaign Length
Choice of weaponry
Drivable vehicles
MP Map size
Number of maps
Number of game modes
Max number of players in MP
Co-Op options
Visuals
Sound
Leveling systems
Unlocks


...at a guess...
 
Well, it opened my eyes a little, I thought they had a full hands on for both titles...

Seems not, it was just echoing details of what has already been around.

Although a few extra details I have not heard of...

Anyway, overall, there was no 'outcome', as like I said the writer just seemed to be detailing which game has to offer and the strong and weak points of both are.

Me personally, cannot wait for BF3, have it on pre order, but I won't miss MW3 either, liked the single player campaigns in all of them so why miss out on this one?

ags
 
MissileMoose said:
I was "selected" for the Battlefield 3 alpha trial a few weeks back, it went like this:

1. Farted around trying to download and install with Origin.
2. Started the game and join a server.
3. Spawned.
4. Died.
5. Spawned.
6. Died.
7. Spawned.
8. Died.
9. Spawned.
10. Died.
11. Rage Quit.
12. Spent 20 minutes trying to find the game install location to uninstall, along with Origin.

Yesterday, I also played Call of Duty Black Ops as it is free this weekend. It went like this:

1. Opened Steam, clicked "News" and downloaded the game.
2. Started the game and changed my settings to max it out.
3. Joined a ranked match - 24/7 Nuke Town. (WTF?????)
4. Spawned and died x50.
5. Joined a friend to play capture the flag.
6. Spawned and died x50 with five or six kills over a few matches.
7. Backed out and uninstalled game by clicking a single button.

/Rant
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FPS games don't seem to suit you then.
 
Squark said:
FPS games don't seem to suit you then.
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I used to be pretty good actually, I'll stick to my flight sims and ArmA 2/3 though. Battlefield 3 does however feel like Bad Company 2, just smaller and more COD like. It's much much faster in terms of gameplay (On the one map I played). Get ready for bush monsters though. :eek:
 
Mr Krugga said:
Quality of the titles? Fan factor? Longevity? Technology used? Community of players? Popularity? Realism?


I could go on and on, truly mind boggling that you couldn't think of anything else but sales. That is the last thing I'm interested in when making a decision on what product to buy (although I made my mind up a year ago or so).



It's definitely a first person shooter, it's definitely NOT a simulator.
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It's not just a FPS though is it... who said anything about it being a simulator?
 
agnes said:
MW3 vs BF3

WTF!! Why? Why compare 2 so obviously different games against each other?
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-FPS game [or at least strong elements of]? Check.
-Series have history of vehiclar combat in addition to FP? Check.
-Modern day setting? Check.
-Popular AAA franchise? Check.
-Coming out around the same time? Check.
-Likely to feature multiplayer? Check.

Why not compare the two games? It's not as if they are comparing Pacman with Football Manager.
If we could only compare games that were virtually the same it would be pretty dull, I mean go back to 2004 when we had the whole Doom 3 vs HL2 thing, they were at least as different as MW3/BF3, didn't mean we couldn't draw some comparisons between them.
 
LOL I'm so dumb I thought it was MASS EFFECT 3 vs BATTLEFIELD 3!!!!

Ok then yeah it makes sense to compare them :)
 
I wear glasses with better than 2020 vision too :(

One of those days at work where my eyes have glazed over due to there being nothing to do, pfff
 
Oxy said:
Well BF isn't really a FPS.

You got tanks, planes, helicopters, light vehicles, boats...

Thats not really a "first person Shooter", its an element of it, but not the entire game.
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But it is an FPS.
 
Slightly off topic but I used to love my PS1 mags when I was at secondary school. One had a 6 page review on Resident Evil 1 and was the reason I bought the game, so glad as i love resident evil games to this day.
 
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