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Josh · 3 Sep 2018 at 16:40

There is an EA playtest this afternoon so it's probably that.

shankly1985 · 3 Sep 2018 at 18:04

Heads up Battlefield 5 open beta can be pre-loaded now

Yadda · 3 Sep 2018 at 18:04

Beta downloaded and driver updated.

Did anyone else get their hopes up when they launched the game and got to the game menu?

crinkleshoes · 3 Sep 2018 at 18:19

JOSH said:
Ah FFS.

Couldn't they just bring it forward...

They obviously need time to push it into Beta stage before they release it to us... then we'll maybe see the RC in 2020.

MissChief · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:00

Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order.

What's this? Two days early open beta access if I pre-order? OMG! Clicks pre-order button. (others in here, not me I might add!)

Josh · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:04

MissChief said:
Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order. Don't Pre-order.

What's this? Two days early open beta access if I pre-order? OMG! Clicks pre-order button. (others in here, not me I might add!)

The white knight no-one asked for!

Don't pre-order, get Origin Premier instead.

MissChief · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:07

JOSH said:
The white knight no-one asked for!

Don't pre-order, get Origin Premier instead.

Indeed. Which is also why I suspect there's been so few pre-orders. Waiting to play first and Origin Access Premier for 1/3 the cost of even the basic game.

What game version is included in Premier?

Josh · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:08

Deluxe, no idea what that brings but you get the top package of all the AAA Origin games which if you intend to play works out a decent value.

*I hated myself for saying this for a while but I'm over it now.

Nexus18 · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:14

Well I shall be on bf 1 tonight as once I play the bf 5 beta tomorrow, I don't think I'll be playing bf 1 again!

Josh · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:15

I uninstalled BF1 about 3 weeks ago, best decision ever.

Nexus18 · 3 Sep 2018 at 19:17

JOSH said:
I uninstalled BF1 about 3 weeks ago, best decision ever.

Yup can't wait to get rid of it for good!

Will probably return to bf 4 after bf 5 beta.

Gerard · 3 Sep 2018 at 20:04

At least this game won't have bullet sponge horses that take more metal to take down that whats used in the average ship.

'Wes · 4 Sep 2018 at 06:38

Nexus18 said:
Yup can't wait to get rid of it for good!

Will probably return to bf 4 after bf 5 beta.

Eh, i stopped playing BF4 because of the fake player counts on most of the servers, as it got annoying trying to find a server that was legitimately populated.

Yaayuh! · 4 Sep 2018 at 08:47

IF I end up buying BFV (probably due to being drunk). Where is the cheapest place? I used VPN via Mexico for BF4 and somewhere in Asia for BF1 IIRC.

HazardO · 4 Sep 2018 at 09:06

Rossi~ said:
IF I end up buying BFV (probably due to being drunk). Where is the cheapest place? I used VPN via Mexico for BF4 and somewhere in Asia for BF1 IIRC.

Get origin access premier and get all EA's games. Then if you want to stop your premier in 6-12 months but still want to play one of the games you got to play as premier, pick up that game in a sale. And drunk at 8:47 in the morning huh?

For those who've got the day off, I hope the servers are down. Much Jelly.

Josh · 4 Sep 2018 at 09:10

I wanted to "work from home" but my clerk issued out all the laptops.

So glad it's mid-year performance evaluation time.

Yaayuh! · 4 Sep 2018 at 09:13

HazardO said:
Get origin access premier and get all EA's games. Then if you want to stop your premier in 6-12 months but still want to play one of the games you got to play as premier, pick up that game in a sale. And drunk at 8:47 in the morning huh?

For those who've got the day off, I hope the servers are down. Much Jelly.

BF is the only EA game series I like and the only reason I have Origin, so would be a waste of £15 a month and EA can go suck a fart out my arse if they think i'm going to rent there **** for £90 a year.

I'd rather find out in Beta whether I want to spend about £50 on deluxe through VPN.

HazardO · 4 Sep 2018 at 09:26

If you just want to play the beta early then pre-order in origin and cancel after the beta. Otherwise play the open beta on Thursday.

Swinbag · 4 Sep 2018 at 09:52

Sorry if I've missed it, but how long does the open beta run for - have they extended it now due to the pushed back release date?

HazardO · 4 Sep 2018 at 10:06

Swinbag said:
Sorry if I've missed it, but how long does the open beta run for - have they extended it now due to the pushed back release date?

When is the Open Beta Live?
The Open Beta opens to the public on September 6 and runs until September 11. Pre-load starts on September 3. Want in early and get a full week of access? If you subscribe to either EA Access, Origin Access, Origin Access Premier, or pre-order** a copy of Battlefield V, you’ll get to join the Open Beta early, on September 4. To summarize, here are the dates you should make a note of:

PRE-LOAD OF OPEN BETA STARTS
September 3, 9:00 am BST

OPEN BETA EARLY ACCESS STARTS
September 4, 9:00 am BST

OPEN BETA AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE
September 6, 9:00 am BST

OPEN BETA ENDS
September 11, 3:00 pm BST

It's not clear whether there will be a battle royale beta at some point. The BR mode is not being developed by DICE apparently.

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