battlefield 3 or COD?

blastman · 28 Oct 2011 at 08:57

hey guys,

I can't decided which to get...

Normally I'm a COD kinda guy, but having been looking at some of the videos on youtube, I'm starting to think battlefield might be the way to go (this month at least!)

What are you getting and why?

Also, where did you buy/buying it from and how much are you paying?

Thanks

d_brennen · 28 Oct 2011 at 08:59

Both? They are hardly expensive considering both will provide hundreds of hours in multiplayer

blastman · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:01

but if i get both, neither will be completed.

I'm a fad, in the sense that I'll play the latest and greatest until the next big thing some out. which is on the 8th..

antijoke · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:06

I'll be getting MW3.

Purely because I know 100% I am going to like it.

blastman · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:09

yeah...

i think i'm trying to convince myself to get battlefield today at lunch....

maybe i should go home and play forza until my birthday (8th)

Spikey Willow · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:10

It's so subjective that you can't make a call one way or the other, it will be different to each person that plays it.If you've played the other titles in the COd series and enjoyed all of those, it's probably a dead cert that you'll like MW3. However, Battlefield has loads of good things going for it, and why not try something different for a change?

Or get one now, finish it, then trade in for the other? There'll still be plenty of people playing both games even if you bought one of them in 6 months' time.

I'll be getting both

Preci · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:10

BF3, got it yesterday for PC, threw it in lastnite and banged out first level on hard!! your a cod guy and first time on BF3 then i would say try easy and med at most, game play is 100% different and 3 times as hard as cod!

joemc · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:17

You can always try BF3 and if you don't like it, whack it on the bay or return it.

blastman · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:19

joemc said:
You can always try BF3 and if you don't like it, whack it on the bay or return it.

that's a good point...

If we don't get on, I'll be able to sell on ebay for a £5 less than retail.

I'll go down game at lunch and pick up a copy

cHk4 · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:19

I have over 140 games I've not completed... Getting both of these which will add to my ever growing list of non completed games

Mull3t · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:38

BF Is more realistic than CoD so if you don't like dieing and don't like team work then don't get.

MW is more run and gun, spray and kill and you can easily see someone on a leaderboard with 48 kills 1 death...if this is what you like, get MW.

I'll be getting both.

Mull3t · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:39

joemc said:
You can always try BF3 and if you don't like it, whack it on the bay or return it.

One thing with that though is that if you want to play online you will have to use the online pass which straight the way will knock a few quid off as most people looking to buy the game want the online pass without paying extra for the 800MSP.

joemc · 28 Oct 2011 at 09:44

Mull3t said:
One thing with that though is that if you want to play online you will have to use the online pass which straight the way will knock a few quid off as most people looking to buy the game want the online pass without paying extra for the 800MSP.

Ahh yeah good point. Although, I didn't know about that with FIFA and had to buy some extra points just so I could play it online!

TommyV · 28 Oct 2011 at 10:02

MW3 for me (haven't bought BF3), purely because (and as previously said) I know I'll like it. the BF games have always been hit and miss for me, I used to play battlefield vietnam to death back in the day, then didn't enjoy another BF game until BC2, even then only played it for a month or so.

Also, it's a social thing for me, all of my friends who are on XBL will be getting MW3, infact we're going to the local supermarket for the midnight release, haha!

blastman · 28 Oct 2011 at 10:05

TommyV said:
I used to play battlefield vietnam to death back in the day, then didn't enjoy another BF game until BC2, even then only played it for a month or so.

same as, which is my worry.

sod it, got a pay rise this month so treat myself

I'll get both.

Scrutinize · 28 Oct 2011 at 11:17

Why don't you rent BF3 from blockbuster, will only cost you a few quid for the week and probably the least agro. Assuimng you can find a local branch with one in stock.

Semiskimmed · 28 Oct 2011 at 12:30

TommyV said:
MW3 for me (haven't bought BF3), purely because (and as previously said) I know I'll like it. the BF games have always been hit and miss for me, I used to play battlefield vietnam to death back in the day, then didn't enjoy another BF game until BC2, even then only played it for a month or so.

how you didnt enjoy BF2 i do not know! :eek:

Naffa · 28 Oct 2011 at 12:53

I have been playing Battlefield 3 on PC, and have not been blown away by it. I had more fun on Modern Warfare 2, so I would probably recommend Modern Warfare 3, over it... But given that one has been released, and one hasn't, it's impossible to give sound advice.

TommyV · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:31

Semiskimmed said:
how you didnt enjoy BF2 i do not know!

I thought this would get mentioned

Just couldn't immerse myself into it, although I was probably on a call of duty hype throughout the time. I've bought every CoD game to date (or so I think);

CoD
CoD:UO
CoD2
CoD:WAW
CoD:4
CoD:MW2
CoD:Blackops

MW3 & Blackops are the only onces I've bought/will buy for console though.

Andybtsn · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:51

anticonscience said:
I'll be getting MW3.

Purely because I know 100% I am going to like it.

This. Usually before if I couldn't decide between two games I'd get them both, but with a little one on the way I'm being tighter with my money and I'm sure my time will be limited. If I'm honest though, videos of BF have never attracted me to the series, not sure why. I'm a COD boy through and through.