Battlefield 3 Beta is here!

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Geek

Reply # 529004 4-Oct-2011 13:01
I enjoyed it heaps , we have till the 10th Oct till they pull the BETA servers down for all platforms. The one thing I hated was the disconnected issue which really iratates me . I,m guess the new scoring would be 50 pts instead of 200 for a RUSH map finish , 200 - 250 for the win ? 50 pts for a kill /?

Shindig

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Ultimate Geek

Reply # 529041 4-Oct-2011 14:08
Well after a couple of evenings play I like it. Should be a top game when released! The little things make the biggest difference.

draculahowsby

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Master Geek

Reply # 529046 4-Oct-2011 14:12
i didnt like the beta and if they dont change things i probably wont get it. the recoil is WAY to high..... the menu sucks plain and simple ive died so many times trying to change settings.... revive sucks... i want revive from bc2, i dont want to crouch to be able to revive someone.. when i played metro there were support and snipers camping corners or door entrances and with no flash bangs and the inability to break those walls completely ruined it for me.

rhysee

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Geek

Reply # 529052 4-Oct-2011 14:19
draculahowsby: i didnt like the beta and if they dont change things i probably wont get it. the recoil is WAY to high..... the menu sucks plain and simple ive died so many times trying to change settings.... revive sucks... i want revive from bc2, i dont want to crouch to be able to revive someone.. when i played metro there were support and snipers camping corners or door entrances and with no flash bangs and the inability to break those walls completely ruined it for me. You saying you want extremely long arms so you dont have to crouch in reviving someone !.. ??? Go jump! Much more realistic to crouch !!

tl54

30 posts

Geek

Reply # 529443 5-Oct-2011 10:59
I think the recoil is reasonable. Try to unlock gun accessories, things like foregrip and suppressor can significantly reduce it. Also try to use guns with low recoils, but of course they do less damage. The retarded menu thing is for beta only, EA said it won't be like that in the final game. Every online shooter has its fair share of campers. You just need to know the map, carefully manage high risk corners like a real soldier, rather than run pass them like a football striker. Plus in this game campers never get high scores, so to me it's pretty fair. As for the destructible environment, it's mostly disabled in this beta build, according to EA.

rhysee

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Geek

Reply # 530463 7-Oct-2011 09:23
Yeah I noticed the rubbish bins are cemented hard to the ground in the subway .. I,m always tripping over them !..

Kaos36

710 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 530519 7-Oct-2011 11:22
Installed the beta a few days ago and playing it every chance I get. This beta sealed it, back to online shooters for me, great game. Worst Response To A Crisis: From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"

garvani

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Reply # 530766 8-Oct-2011 01:36
Caspian border is UP for the weekend! theres 6 ON3 servers up at the moment, been playing for the last hour and a bit.. Was a whole lot of WOW's going on and my jaw was on the floor at parts.. THIS is battlefield.. Im going back to it.. all nighter? perhaps.. lol

lurker

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Reply # 530846 8-Oct-2011 12:07
AWESOME!

urban

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Ultimate Geek

Reply # 531366 10-Oct-2011 08:51
Dang it.... I didn't even get a chance to try out the beta! I just got back from the States today :(

garvani

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Reply # 531388 10-Oct-2011 09:40
Well depending on how keen you are there is still time. Beta finish's at midnight tonight.

P1n3apqlExpr3ss

683 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 531697 10-Oct-2011 21:55
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/servers/show/0436baf2-e782-4049-a478-d390d41a434b/AU-GameArena-BF3-Beta-48/ Join for last hour of beta guys :D Technology Journalist for Mobile Kiwi Twitter: @ArchSerpo

lurker

390 posts

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Reply # 531727 10-Oct-2011 23:04
Argh... and so it is finished. Had a great time, roll on the full game.

garvani

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Reply # 531728 10-Oct-2011 23:10
yep its all over.. i was having THE game of my life... i was on a 15 kill kill streak, blown up 3 tanks.. used all my mines, used my rockets, my ak ammo, i was down to 54 rounds in my pistol and id already taken out 3 dudes with it.. then BAM. disconnected and beta was over.. what a way to go out on a beta though. that was epic. damn glad ive got my preorder in now!

P1n3apqlExpr3ss

683 posts

Ultimate Geek

Reply # 531730 10-Oct-2011 23:12
Ended up screwing around the last few games, mostly involving camping the antenna and "TKing" teammates at deployment with jeeps and annoying anyone in jets, good fun Technology Journalist for Mobile Kiwi Twitter: @ArchSerpo

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