Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

GizmoTheMogwai · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:03

Maxeh said:
What would be the best/economical thing to upgrade?

Personally, i'd gut it and go for an i5 + 6xxx card, it's a better solution in the long run.

Participant · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:04

AndyT said:
I'm changing my Tesco order to Origin, even though I've never spent £40 on a game ever. This is the reason:

Status: Awaiting Despatch.
Estimated despatch: Within 1 to 2 Weeks from 19 Oct 2011 ....

That could be sometime in November!

It did say delivery in time for release when I order it though....

Only saving £7.00 through Tesco though anyway. I could save that by not having 2 or 3 beers one night.

ASDA are promising delivery 28th Oct.

Bobisuruncle54 · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:06

Maxeh said:
What would be the best/economical thing to upgrade?

To be honest I would shove a Core 2 Quad Q8400 in there first, it's £120

Then I would upgrade the graphics card to something like a 6870 for £130

PapaLazaru · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:07

Deluxe1 said:
Any true battlefield fan would jump headfirst into multiplayer.

And never play SP.

GizmoTheMogwai · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:08

Got a 6870/2500k myself, do you think i'll be able to crank up some antialiasing with nice settings?

toString · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:08

I'll save SP for all the times when their servers are down etc. It's bound to happen

HaggisUK · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:09

toString said:
I'll save SP for all the times when their servers are down etc. It's bound to happen

Seeing as i'm not normally very good at FPS games i tend to play it before jumping into multiplayer. This time i'll be diving in head first though as i had a blast in the beta, and didn't suck quite as much as i normally do

ooEy · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:18

MP maps with Bots ala BF2, the closest any BF game should have to a SP.

iamtheoneneo · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:27

toString said:
I'll save SP for all the times when their servers are down etc. It's bound to happen

lets be honest were all be playing sp for the first 3 days whilst they decide to get the servers up to scratch bc somehow they 'misjudged demand' for the 100th TIME!

Nexus18 · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:27

Longbow said:
If you pre-order in store you'll be able to pick it up on the 28th. If you order from a decent online store, they will send it out 1st class on the 27th, for it to arrive on the 28th. But check with the online store first.

Ok thanks

I would preorder online for HMV if I could, but I can't.

I have a HMV gift card with £20 but the annoying thing is I can only use it in stores :mad:

, so I was planning on going in sometime later at weekend pre ordering and getting it delivered to me instead.

Would prefer to order on origin and get the game pre dll and get on straight away at midnight though

Any one fancy doing an exchange of £20 cash for an HMV gift card (£20)?

IIDeathCubeKII · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:36

I'm going to bite the bullet and order from Origin tomorrow. Thankfully they have used their heads and allowed us to pre-load. I'd pre order from steam a lot more if they followed suit.

toString · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:39

You'll probably have to download a gig of data on release if you bought it retail anyway.

Westie · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:43

Origin all the way! Less inconvenience and get to play it straight away too! Stop being tight asses and just spent the 40 quid! Its gonnnnnaaaa beeeee amazzzzzzzingggg woooooohoooooooo!

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:50

Faztastic said:
I dont even have physical warfare pack showing in my origin order form

Product Name Unlock Code Quantity
Battlefield 3™ Limited Edition
PC
Electronic Download
1
Battlefield 3 Preorder Promotion - Play4Free Beret and Gun
None
Electronic Download
No Unlock Code Needed 1

ARGHHHHHHH what do i dooooooooo

Same here. There is no physical warfare pack showing in my order either. I pre-ordered on 17th August. I would presume it is a mistake on their part.

Deluxe1 said:
Just been talking to live assistance and if you pre-ordered the limited edition prior to them including the physical warfare pack then you dont get it.

WHAT!!

Deluxe1 · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:55

Told them i wasnt happy but what can you do other than cancel and re-order.

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 14:59

Deluxe1 said:
Told them i wasnt happy but what can you do other than cancel and re-order.

Can you provide me the direct link to them please?

Deluxe1 · 20 Oct 2011 at 15:04

WingZero30 said:
Can you provide me the direct link to them please?

http://support.ea.com/app/chat/livechat_landing

Vulcan · 20 Oct 2011 at 15:27

"And we're done!"

http://twitpic.com/72yowl

Even though it's consoles.

SHEDDER1uk · 20 Oct 2011 at 15:28

Had an email last night about the pre-load. Should get an email tonight with links to start the pre-loading.

RavenXXX2 · 20 Oct 2011 at 15:40

http://www.gamestop.co.uk/mw3for99p##

lol