Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

PapaLazaru · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:05

As a lot have said, BF3 basically need to be BF2 but with BC2 graphics and some elements of MoH. All wrapped up with some nicely designed maps.

That is it. Simples.

If this game fails, it will be the end of my PC gaming days.

carlazai · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:24

I think they will know that there lives (literally) are dependent on 64 player servers. They can get away with a lot of things in terms of changes or alterations but not 64 player huge maps. I dare say it was the top of the aims and objectives sheet for this project as it is essentially what the game is about.

The game will have destructable environments, it will have jets (annoying the hell out of me) and it will have wake (probably a xmas present).

ThomasTheTankEngine · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:26

eekfek said:
It would be stupid for DICE not to release the game on all formats, its a total cash cow for them.

For me personally the game needs to be more akin to the original BF1942 but the with the balance and squad play from 2142 (no not futuristic but heavily squad orientated) oh and 64player maps .

Yeah. I want ships, artillery spotting, giant gun emplacements and proper tank maps.

hux · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:40

Well i've taken down the ideas here, thrown in one or two myself and fired an email to dice, will they pay attention i've no idea but got to be worth a shot?

McGray · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:45

hux said:
Well i've taken down the ideas here, thrown in one or two myself and fired an email to dice, will they pay attention i've no idea but got to be worth a shot?

Might be a bit late to re-hash the game in line with your e-mail.

hux · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:47

Lol ok well maybe bf4, anyway here's to hoping that they at least take it in and not bin it with the rest.

'Wes · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:49

hux said:
Well i've taken down the ideas here, thrown in one or two myself and fired an email to dice, will they pay attention i've no idea but got to be worth a shot?

Very much doubt it, considering they probably have a load of hate mail to shift.

Embed · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:58

I want BF3 to have the same speed of movement that BF2 had.
Better gfx and done.

DirtyJester · 11 Jan 2011 at 16:17

eekfek said:
It would be stupid for DICE not to release the game on all formats, its a total cash cow for them.

For me personally the game needs to be more akin to the original BF1942 but the with the balance and squad play from 2142 (no not futuristic but heavily squad orientated) oh and 64player maps .

Never played BF1942 so can't comment on it but agree 100% with the squad aspect of BF2142. Bonus points for kills/heals/repairs made within an attack command area meant that was the first thing you did upon joining a server was to squad up.

dmcg · 11 Jan 2011 at 16:18

no squad spawning and no lame console designed maps and I might be happy

Tefal · 11 Jan 2011 at 16:22

dmcg said:
no squad spawning

So the reinstatement of squad leader spawning or spawn beacons?

Frapple · 11 Jan 2011 at 16:28

32 player cap with 64 player sized maps & 40+ player net code please!

panda_uk · 11 Jan 2011 at 18:57

BF1942 sized maps with the detail of bfbc2 and the vehicles of desert combat. Nothing quite like jumping out the back of a flying fortress laying waste to all.

XPE · 11 Jan 2011 at 19:02

I wonder if it will have destructible terrain.

WingZero30 · 11 Jan 2011 at 19:08

I hope that player movement is more fluid this time like cs source. In both the bf2142 and bc2, I found it very difficult to manueovre the player sideways.

KIA · 11 Jan 2011 at 20:53

XRAY said:
Greater support for mods would be nice. The best mod for BF2 -Project Reality - has struggled hugely with some aspects because so much was locked into the source code of the game.

Agreed. It needs MOD support but I can't see it happening.

nitram100 · 11 Jan 2011 at 21:02

Kinda funny when you think about it, here we have one of the biggest sequels of all time on the PC and our wishlist consists of things that its predecessor already had, thx consoles, thx a lot.

Lethagized · 11 Jan 2011 at 21:14

I'm not getting my hopes up, but i do hope it doesn't move away from BF2 too much. Either way, people (pc gamers mostly as that all they ever ******* do) will moan.

"It sucks, it feels just like BF2 but with better graphics. It's nothing new, i'm sticking with BF2"

or

"It sucks, it feels just like BC2 but with bigger maps. Maps are too big etc etc"

And what's all this talk about some of you saying "if BF3 is ****, my pc gaming days are over?" FFS, there are plenty of threads about pc gaming dying, i wonder why? Get your act together lads, it's not the end of the world if a single game turns out crap.

RavenXXX2 · 11 Jan 2011 at 21:17

For this to not fail BF3 has to be like BF2 but with better GFX and of course new guns and vehicles, better hit reg and anti-cheat implementation.

If it does all of the above I will drop BF2 in an instant and jump on to the BF3 ship.