Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

PsychoPigeon · 18 Aug 2011 at 18:12

Red Orchestra 2 beta next week - will it fail? WILL BF3 be the only good game of 2011?

LeJosh · 18 Aug 2011 at 18:19

Gerard said:
It wouldnt suprise me if some code from the original frostbite is still in there, source still has some code in it from the quake engine despite the fact its been rebuilt and overhauled several times.

Wouldn't surprise me either but the lighting, destruction, animation and other key areas aren't from 1.5 as in copy pasta, they were built for BF3 exclusively (apparently).

Art direction will always looks the same on character models due to the nature of it in real-life. They're soldiers of the US/russian army, it's going to look similar on all games.

It's the environments and the size of the maps and whatever detail put into those maps that will set this game apart from the competition. (personal opinion)

Deific · 18 Aug 2011 at 18:42

When they say soldiers only stay spotted as long as they remain in LOS...are they talking about the person who has spotted them LOS, or everyone elses LOS?

...because if it's dependant on the person who is doing the spotting to keep them in their LOS, then it's still essentially a wallhack for the rest of the team.

LeJosh · 18 Aug 2011 at 18:46

Surely it must be individual LoS?

Or I hope it is.

Dark Sun · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:06

Would I look cool travelling to work via the tube with this?

P3N9U1N · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:07

Dark Sun said:
Would I look cool travelling to work via the tube with this?

hmmm...not sure...

Limenote · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:07

Dark Sun said:
Would I look cool travelling to work via the tube with this?

YES

fiNker · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:08

Get two!!

antonusklesk · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:08

The coolest!

rogueblade · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:09

For science!

mithrandir · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:21

Where is the best offer to pre-order this game at present (plus most reliable)?

SuperTronNarwhal · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:25

mithrandir said:
Where is the best offer to pre-order this game at present (plus most reliable)?

origin. and if you a good talker you can lower it to 31

1kiwi · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:37

Watched the trailer again tonight. Damm this game is going to be fun. COD just looks rubbish.

EDIT: Any news on the start date for the beta guys?

titaniumx3 · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:39

This 3D spotting (and other similiar features) are really annoying, just makes no sense. If it wasn't there, no one would complain.

LeJosh · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:39

I seemed to kill the thread there for a while.

WiBu · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:50

titaniumx3 said:
This 3D spotting (and other similiar features) are really annoying, just makes no sense. If it wasn't there, no one would complain.

Agreed, though I am sure there would be plenty of complaints initially.

ScarySquirrel · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:51

I haven't been this excited about a game since GTA IV, and before that, Battlefield 2. I think I'll probably soil myself in excitement when it's released and I first load into a server.

LeJosh said:
I seemed to kill the thread there for a while.

Please don't do it again.

gettothechopper · 18 Aug 2011 at 19:52

ScarySquirrel said:
I haven't been this excited about a game since GTA IV, and before that, Battlefield 2. I think I'll probably soil myself in excitement when it's released and I first load into a server.

Please don't do it again.

ScarySquirrel going to have lots of time to play BF3 after not getting picked on dinner date

ScarySquirrel · 18 Aug 2011 at 20:01

gettothechopper said:
ScarySquirrel going to have lots of time to play BF3 after not getting picked on dinner date

Dude, that hurts.

Gerard · 18 Aug 2011 at 20:04

titaniumx3 said:
This 3D spotting (and other similiar features) are really annoying, just makes no sense. If it wasn't there, no one would complain.

People would just find something else to complain about. At the very least it should be interesting to see how it works in the beta.