Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

becrazed · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:36

busman said:
My only problem with hardcore mode is teamkilling. I have lost count of the number of times I have been firing at the enemy when one of my players runs right infront of me and the cries about the tm

SixTwoSix said:
I got a load of abuse yesterday with something like this, launched an rpg about 300 metres, just after I fire, I see one of my team mates running in the same direction where it's about to hit...boom, TK then loads of abuse at me, lol

It happens im afraid, its one thing i think they should improve slightly also is the speed of rpg's AT weapons, my god they're slow. I know bf3 is not supposed to be ultra realistic but it is supposed to be less arcade'y than BC2 but as far as i can see they havent got away from the slow mo cartoony feel to the Anti tank weapons present in BC2.

MoRT489 · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:36

Please no maintenance on Friday, it's a bank hol here so I'm looking to clock up at least 6 hours

to add to my 13mins so far

Phonesis · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:38

Nico_Joey said:
Has anyone discovered how powerfull the M.A.V is yet ? Seems to be the only thing i can get kills with in an urban map, its brilliant fun flying around with it though, its a little mini game of its own.

I love using the MAV. Really enjoy supporting my squad mates as the "eye in the sky". But am I missing something? How are you getting kills with it??

barmyllama · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:39

J0hnb0y said:
I have only a couple of 360 friends. I am very lonely. Want to add some people and get some decent squads going!

Yours lonely,

John (Polize1)

Add me if you like Barmyllama.

ScarySquirrel · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:41

Phonesis said:
Anyone else finding it a real struggle to maintain a positive K/D Ratio? I know it's not something that should be heavily focused on in a team based game such as this but I just can't help it. That's years of CoD for you I guess.

I felt major rage last night because I was running with 12 kills and 3 deaths and 5 mins later ended the round with 12 kills and 13 deaths when the tide turned. This tends to happen a lot. I can get the kills but just die a horrible amount. I know it's partly just down to skill but I suspect I'm not just playing it the smart way.

No not really. Rarely finish a game with a negative K/D ratio because it's so easy to kill people I find.

Currently:

Kills 582
Deaths 305
K/D Ratio 1.908

EL_JOCK · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:41

Pighardia said:
Today i have played my first day with the souncard and headset that i have just bought(from ocuk). I have not used a decent headset before or ever bothered with a soundcard, but i have to say that it is in a different league!
After some advice i went with the Xonar DG for £20 and the Corsair HS1A gaming headset for £29.99.

Hi if its a 5.1 headset make sure you doing the following in the sound options in the game menu

Home cinema
Stero Mix (off)

Will blow you're head off

MoRT489 · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:45

Is that better than Wartapes?

Bald-Eagle22 · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:46

Can't connect to any servers this morning at all ? Something up or is it me ?

Phonesis · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:47

ScarySquirrel said:
No not really. Rarely finish a game with a negative K/D ratio because it's so easy to kill people I find.

Currently:

Kills 582
Deaths 305
K/D Ratio 1.908

I guess I'm just running into a lot of bad luck with the servers I join at the moment. What's your class/weapon?

FlyingPig · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:50

Phonesis said:
Anyone else finding it a real struggle to maintain a positive K/D Ratio? I know it's not something that should be heavily focused on in a team based game such as this but I just can't help it. That's years of CoD for you I guess.

Get over it. Mine is negative and I couldn't care less as I happily sacrifice myself if it means a teammate can arm the objective. It probably is down to skill too (I'm pretty average though getting better) but hey, it's just a game for people with working lifes so just have fun.

Sin_Chase · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:52

EVH said:
So you slow when in turn, to decrease the turning circle?

Hacker tbh

That helps, but only halfway to the stupid turning circle of doom keystroke combo. It's more than just pressing slow down and the better you alternate the strokes the tighter the turning circle.

Rather than focus on doing that + turning + spotting + aiming + shooting I can focus on the important stuff and macro out the keystrokes when I need them

morguk · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:53

I can't get in any game, some EA backend error.

"Game could not login to EA Online backend."

SixTwoSix · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:55

I'm getting EA backend error on all servers

Cairnsey · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:56

I'm having the same problem here, shame as it's my day off...

JamesM · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:56

They are doing some work lads, battlelog said it would be finished at 11?

morguk · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:57

JamesM said:
They are doing some work lads, battlelog said it would be finished at 11?

Ooooohh, hello!

SixTwoSix · 2 Nov 2011 at 10:59

What I don't understand is that there are full servers...so some people can obviously still connect

ScarySquirrel · 2 Nov 2011 at 11:01

Phonesis said:
I guess I'm just running into a lot of bad luck with the servers I join at the moment. What's your class/weapon?

I play a lot of Assault with the M16A3 and M203 launcher, but have started playing a lot more Engineer with the SCAR-H. My stats are here - http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/soldier/ScarySquirrel/stats/226395241/

Maybe try playing a little bit more cautiously and see how you get on

Phonesis · 2 Nov 2011 at 11:03

FlyingPig said:
Get over it. Mine is negative and I couldn't care less as I happily sacrifice myself if it means a teammate can arm the objective. It probably is down to skill too (I'm pretty average though getting better) but hey, it's just a game for people with working lifes so just have fun.

Yeah it helps that the K/D Ratio is buried deep in the stats page and isn't prominent anywhere. I'm a sniper so it's usually partly down to the fact that I get chewed up in CQB. Might start using the SKS to mix things up a bit.

EL_JOCK · 2 Nov 2011 at 11:07

creed said:
Is that better than Wartapes?

Its more correct i guess thats what sound is about, try it i guess, if a sniper headshots you it will feel like it really just happened

even if your using wartapes with a 5.1 system/hedaset make sure you turn stero mix off cannot stress that turning that option off makes the world a better place.

Also did anyone pick up on the screen adjustment tip i posted a few pages back, as the game only sees about 85% of your screen so with high fov 90 it warps the last 15% fish eye style