Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

Swifty55 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:20

WingZero30 said:
True

I know just because it is 50MB doesn't mean I will get all the required available bandwith available to me.

Although I am not very much familiar with networking, afaik my broadband connection will also largerly depend on the servers which would potentially limit my speed and introduce latency.

Limited speeds don't necessarily mean high latency. Congestion/Faults are normally the cause of high latency.

You can happily have a 1Mbps connection with a low ping and experience no problems at all.

I wouldn't worry unless you have problems.

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:20

Swifty55 said:
I got full 50Mbps on the Beta download.

Wouldn't that be actually 5Mbps ?

Swifty55 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:21

WingZero30 said:
Wouldn't that be actually 5Mbps ?

Nope, 6.25MB/s.

Fr0dders · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:22

Swifty55 said:
Limited speeds don't necessarily mean high latency. Congestion/Faults are normally the cause of high latency.

You can happily have a 1Mbps connection with a low ping and experience no problems at all.

I wouldn't worry unless you have problems.

anybody remember when NTL cable was first around ?

You could get 256Kb cable and still get a <10ms ping on some servers.

~>Dg<~ · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:25

MrLOL said:
anybody remember when NTL cable was first around ?

You could get 256Kb cable and still get a <10ms ping on some servers.

yep and still fine

opethdisciple · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:28

Just over a week away!!!!

:eek:

But on a bad note, recieved an email yesterday from the store I ordered BF3 from, saying that due to high demand, they are not 100% sure they can fulfill my sale!

HazardO · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:29

MrLOL said:
anybody remember when NTL cable was first around ?

You could get 256Kb cable and still get a <10ms ping on some servers.

I remember the raging screams of lpb

Anyway bandwidth and latency are not the only things that you need to worry about, jitter can also be an issue.

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:29

I am still confused about the actual size of this game.

Is it 10GB or 20GB ?

There seem to be mixed messages across different sites.

Gerard · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:30

Ign are meant to have their review up tomorrow sometime, should be interesting as theyre renound for having a stiffy for COD to say the least.

HaggisUK · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:30

WingZero30 said:
I am still confused about the actual size of this game.

Is it 10GB or 20GB ?

There seem to be mixed messages across different sites.

As far as i've seen both are just guesses, the 10GB guess is from the leaked Russian copy that came from retail discs.

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:31

HaggisUK said:
As far as i've seen both are just guesses, the 10GB guess is from the leaked Russian copy that came from retail discs.

So I guess we will find out tomorrow then

Swifty55 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:31

Probably 10GB download and then will equal to 20GB after install.

WingZero30 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:33

Swifty55 said:
Probably 10GB download and then will equal to 20GB after install.

If it is indeed 20GB after install, that will be largest game I would have ever installed :eek:

Deluxe1 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:34

10gb digital download.

bakes0310 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:34

WingZero30 said:
If it is indeed 20GB after install, that will be largest game I would have ever installed

Try dl Star wars the old republic beta at 30gb, my top speed was 800kbs....it took a while

crackerman · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:34

10gb download makes me sad

[TW]Fox · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:34

Completely bored with all this stupid DLC this, Physical Warfare pack this, buy it from here get these maps that. Just pre ordered it online instead. I wanted to just go into town and buy it on release weekend but there seems no way to guarantee you'll actually get the whole game or just bits of it (I class the DLC as part of the game, after all all the servers will be running the extra maps).

What happened to just having a game.. and releasing it without all this bonus junk?

Vulcan · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:38

HazardO said:
Well if EA want to do some serious damage to Activision, they could just reduce the price of BF3 to ~£10 less than MW3. Then EA get the cash for MW3, and people can still buy another copy of BF3 for less than MW3. That way for each gamer who is interested in buying both, EA get the cash twice, and Activision get 0

What?

WingZero30 said:
Does anyone have any idea what is the minimum broadband size required to play multiplayer?

WingZero30 said:
So I guess since I have virgin 50MB broadband, I don't need to worry about lagging/bottlenecking etc

Did you seriously think that a < 50mbit connection was required to play an online game? Or was it simply a "look at me, I've got 50mbit!" post?

ben1977 · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:45

am i right in thinking when i down load the game from origin it will come with the day one patch?

Greebo · 20 Oct 2011 at 17:47

ben1977 said:
am i right in thinking when i down load the game from origin it will come with the day one patch?

It does say that. However, the wording is not the best as it says that downloads from day 1 will include the patch but that doesn;t mean that preloading the game from tomorrow will include the patch.