Battlefield 3

[Insanecyclone]

http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com....php?id=165281

EA sent out a four page Battlefield 3 multiplayer fact sheet, which has a list of all the weapons, weapon accessories, solider equipment, solider specializations, vehicles and vehicle specializations. The fact sheet also says there will be 9 multiplayer maps. The only two revealed right now are Caspian Border and o Operation Métro.

Table breaking size etc

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[Insanecyclone]

https://twitter.com/#!/Battlefield/s...62131119767552

Great news for our console BF fans! In today's #GamesCom interviews DICE GM Karl Magnus (@L_Twin) confirms console server browser in #BF3.

Conquest 64(shown in trailer) overview of Caspin Border

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[supercoco]

a huge difference between pc and console max. players ( 64 vs 24 )

[Insanecyclone]

[Kayatani]

• Vehicles with regenerating health

[Zeb]

Did you watch that Caspin Border video? Looked like there was enough vehicles for everyone and then some.

[Insanecyclone]

I thought it was just for Alpha, ugh.

http://bf3blog.com/2011/08/battlefie...erver-browser/


Battlefield 3 PC version won’t have in-game server browser

The tables have turned. A day after we gladly reported that console gamers would be getting this great PC feature called “server browser”, we can now report that PC gamers won’t have an in-game server browser. DICE’s Alan Kertz has confirmed that in order to switch servers, you have to exit Battlefield 3, and use Battlelog to find another server and join.
Granted, Kertz points out that BF3 “starts up really fast”, but we can’t imagine it being more effective than having an in-game server browser, which has been the norm in PC games for decades — in fact, there’s no other game that requires you to exit in order to switch servers.
Considering that server switching is frequent among gamers, either because of rage quitting or trying to find a better game, or something third, this could cause some annoyance. We’ll have to wait and see how it plays out (no pun intended) when Battlefield 3 is released. So far, it’s kinda disappointing news, but we’ll see how it turns out in the end.
Console gamers now have in-game server browser, while PC gamers don’t. Oh the irony.

[Qalbert]

wtf

[Hank]

I wish they would release all the bad news at once so I can have time to build my excitement back up again

[Boyiee]

what the shit, seriously.

[Insanecyclone]

http://bf3blog.com/2011/08/battlefie...ing-explained/


Battlefield 3′s 3D spotting explained

One of the big complaints from gamers was the spotting system in the recent Battlefield games (most notably Bad Company 2), where enemies spotted would be marked, and the marker would stay on them even if the enemy retreated behind cover. This is why many referred to 3D spotting as wall hack.

Many have lobbied DICE to change the system, and it seems they’ve listened. According to DICE game designer Alan Kertz, the 3D spotting has been revamped in Battlefield 3. When you spot an enemy and he is in direct line of sight, a red marker will appear and will stay on the enemy as long as he is in your line of sight. If the enemy withdraws behind cover, the marker will disappear. However, the enemy will still be shown on the mini map for a set period of time.

Vehicles on the other hand, will always be marked, even if they retreat behind cover and you can’t directly see them. It will also be possible to spot enemies while in “freelook” inside jets, helicopters and other vehicles.

[Kurokikaze]

Saw that fighter pilot gameplay... had an aneurysm.

I'm torn between PC version or playing with friends on XBL.

[shidobu]

Saw that fighter pilot gameplay... had an aneurysm.

I'm torn between PC version or playing with friends on XBL.

your friends are gonna end up playing MW3. And i dont even know why

[Kurokikaze]

your friends are gonna end up playing MW3. And i dont even know why

lmao you're probably right.

[Sqwunk]

Hopefully spots are still completely removed in hardcore, except for the start screen of course.

[Qalbert]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/ra...battlefield-3/

Razer has announced a new line of products to accompany the launch of Battlefield 3 later this year. For PC players, there's the BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard, which features backlit keys, macro keys and a USB passthrough, among other things. PC users also get the Imperator mouse, which features programmable buttons and a 6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System, which is a lot of dpis, if you ask us. Finally, there's a mouse pad that features a "fractal 2.0 surface coating" and also, we're guessing, a conveniently flat shape. The keyboard, mouse and pad will be available for $140, $80 and $40 repsectively.

Meanwhile, on the console side of things, the Xbox gets a Battlefield 3 edition of the Onza Tournament Edition controller, complete with analog sticks with adjustable resistance. The Onza will run $60. Finally, Razer shifts from gaming accessories to personal accessories with a Battlefield 3 iPhone case and messenger bag for $20 and $80, respectively.

The entire Battlefield line is expected to launch alongside the game on October 25. Check out the gallery below for entirely too many images.

lol

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http://www.livestream.com/ea

To celebrate being named the best game at gamescom, the Battlefield team will return to EA’s community lounge for one final live broadcast on Saturday, August 20th at 11:30am CET / 5:30 am ET / 2:30am PT to show off a brand-new video of BF3 co-op play.

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

Debating giving this a serious go instead of CoD this time around. Never played a BF title before.

[Hank]

I've played the hell out of Halo, MW2, and BFBC2. In my experience, Battlefield has had more "epic" moments in terms of scale and frequency. For me, I've always felt it was the most immersive of Fps games I play. It's definitely worth a try.

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http://www.gamersmint.com/why-the-ps...r-console-port


Why the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 might be the superior console port

It looks PS3 owners would be getting a better looking port of Battlefield 3 than Xbox 360 owners will be entitled to. This isn’t because DICE wants to discriminate but because of the fact that the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 will support SPU-based deffered shading whereas the Xbox 360 version will only have tiled-based deferred shading.
DICE cites the reason as being the Xbox 360 not having SPUs, however it appears this will provide a better experience for PS3 owners as it’ll enable them to produce better visuals as having the ability to use the SPU+GPU together “raises the bar.” This also enables to offload some of the SPU’s work to the GPU, providing them with more space to create better looking shaders and environments.
Although, DICE says they’ll be able to use some of 360′s CPU power to offload its GPU’s work to an extent, it still wouldn’t provide them with the same level of freedom that having a dedicated SPU-based deffered system will for the PS3. Here are some slides taken out of their presentation:
The first one confirms that the PS3 version will be using SPU-based deffered system:



The second shows that the Xbox 360 won’t have that feature and will be using a tiled-based deffered system instead:


The final one shows why exactly it’s better to have an SPU-based deffered system:


You can view detailed reports of having SPU based deffered shading on the PS3 over at DICE’s official presentation regarding the same over here.
The presentation regarding the Xbox 360′s tiled-based deffered shading can be found here (Slides 63-83).

Although, this doesn’t mean for sure that the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 will be the better looking console port of the title, but if DICE’s presentation is to be believed it certainly looks to be that way. Do let us know your thoughts below.

https://twitter.com/#!/Demize99/stat...05818364477440

@Demize99 Alt-tab is a dirty way to do it, BFBC2 alt-tab/BF3 alpha alt-tab wouldn't minimize, but stay windowed in the background.

@CaptMytre The game is designed to support alt tab to Battlelog. It works wonderfully.

Disarm mines
https://twitter.com/#!/Demize99/stat...52608514506752

@Demize99 can we disarm mines w/o blowing them up?

@TeH_EMaN Yes. Engineers can, and the person who placed it can. So can the EOD bot.