Battlefield 3

[VW_Factor]

Originally Posted by Mangler

I don't know if it's because the game has not been released in europe yet(officially), but I'm having zero issues with it.

I haven't had much issue with it either yet. Disappointing to see all the negative ruckus and articles.

The time I've been able to spend playing has been good.

[acroig]

Originally Posted by Ristogod

Battlefield 3 on PC doesn't exactly work right now—try later

Regarding the SP:

"The graphics are, to put it bluntly, amazing. I was able to run the game with the Ultra settings on our review rig at between 50 and 60 frames per second, and there's nothing on the market that can touch the Frostbite 2 engine right now in terms of sheer visual spectacle. If you're a graphics nut—and there's no shame in that—it may be worth playing through the campaign just to see how good modern video games can look."

A MW clone that looks amazing? I'll take it.

[Dave]

all i gotta say is **** this battlelog bullshit. give me a proper in game server browser

[Saggypoo]

Originally Posted by Ristogod

Battlefield 3 on PC doesn't exactly work right now—try later

Was anyone really surprised by the single player being what it is? Even if it was up to the Modern Warfare 1 caliber, we'd spend most of our time in multiplayer, making the whole thing forgettable anyway.

[acroig]

Originally Posted by Saggypoo

Was anyone really surprised by the single player being what it is? Even if it was up to the Modern Warfare 1 caliber, we'd spend most of our time in multiplayer, making the whole thing forgettable anyway.

Value added, at least.

[Chubz]

Originally Posted by Dave

all i gotta say is **** this battlelog bullshit. give me a proper in game server browser

Amen. Feels like jumping through hoops just to play.

The stat tracking and platoon management are both awesome, though.

[dawdler]

Originally Posted by VW_Factor

I haven't had much issue with it either yet. Disappointing to see all the negative ruckus and articles.

The time I've been able to spend playing has been good.

Disappointing? I'd say highly predictable. The beta was just as bad at the start - not to mention the horrible rubberbanding/lag issues when Caspian was "released". This is also ignoring the fact that every BF game have been broken on release and required weeks to start running good. Well, BF2142 maybe went good but its first beta was pretty broken so it balance out.

You cant say we BF fans arent dedicated to the game

[Shapeshifter]

alienware is giving away a key for a special dog tag you can use in game or something atm.

[Stoned Bob]

Yup was just gonna post that
http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaw...item-giveaway/

Also if your getting dx errors and own a AMBX system, kill all ambx processes, worked for me.

[shoman24v]

Originally Posted by shoman24v

What if I got a Core 2 Quad? It will have a lower CPU speed but do you think ill see over 30 fps?

Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk

quoted, need an answer!!

[spindoctor]

Originally Posted by Shapeshifter

alienware is giving away a key for a special dog tag you can use in game or something atm.

this is the new form of ingame advertising. someone kills you and they see an ad for alienware or mass effect 3 on their screen for a few seconds. next thing you know there will be dogtags for subway and disneyland

[Chubz]

Originally Posted by Stoned Bob

Yup was just gonna post that
http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaw...item-giveaway/

Also if your getting dx errors and own a AMBX system, kill all ambx processes, worked for me.

Man, that dog tag is awesome! Thanks!

[Tork64]

Originally Posted by Stoned Bob

Yup was just gonna post that
http://www.alienwarearena.com/giveaw...item-giveaway/

Also if your getting dx errors and own a AMBX system, kill all ambx processes, worked for me.

Thx

Also, it seems I got a Dragon Age key that I got in June under the "my giveaway keys section", had no idea.

[Chubz]

The Evolution of the Battlefield Minimap

[spindoctor]

Originally Posted by Tork64

Thx

Also, it seems I got a Dragon Age key that I got in June under the "my giveaway keys section", had no idea.

that key gives you a shield in dragon age.

[schwartz]

Originally Posted by shoman24v

quoted, need an answer!!

I can't answer this question directly, but I can tell you my experience with an q6600 g0 @ 3.2ghz and a 470gtx, that the game runs great.

I'm currently playing on high with *i think* 16x aa and pulling frames that are above 30fps. That rate dips in maps that are much tighter quarters but I was overall surprised (a) how good the game looks and (b) how merciful it is on my system.

While there's also opinions on either side of the fence re: GPU/CPU intensive, my experience is that this thing is eating up my 470gtx more than the q6600 though I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there is a bottleneck there as well. Heard a few comparisons to similar performance as Crysis 2 but YMMV

[night]

hmm.. i had already signed up at alienware before and i have no clue why

Originally Posted by Chubz

The Evolution of the Battlefield Minimap

I like that guy.
BF3's entire GUI is terribad

[Tork64]

Originally Posted by spindoctor

that key gives you a shield in dragon age.

oh, nevermind then.

[VW_Factor]

As a side note. Origin is charging me for 3 copies of something.. >.>

Jayme just hounded me about why I needed 3 copies of BF3..

Yeah, EA. Better fix that **** back up.

[Roxen]

Originally Posted by shoman24v

What if I got a Core 2 Quad? It will have a lower CPU speed but do you think ill see over 30 fps?

Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk

If it's a 3+ghz c2q you'll be fine. Bad Company 2 was the same way, you get a huge boost going to even a mediocre quad core.

Those procs give roughly the same performance as my Phenom II and Bf3 runs excellent for me, I could max it out if my 6870 had more than 1gb of vram.

[Tork64]

Originally Posted by VW_Factor

As a side note. Origin is charging me for 3 copies of something.. >.>

Jayme just hounded me about why I needed 3 copies of BF3..

Yeah, EA. Better fix that **** back up.

http://boards.4chan.org/v/res/114860914

happening to several people now.

[H-Money]

Just finished the single player.

It's not as bad as the reviewers made it out to be. It's just your typical war story. Written so you can make a game out of it.

I did enjoy the F-18 and the night time sniper missions.

Now to concentrate on multi.

[Progression]

Is this real?

Here's the part, from the EA website:

"-and mandatory payments directly from credit will be taken for using an excess of four games on your origin service, this will be taken automatically on a bi-yearly basis, the amount determined by length of time connected to your origin service.-"

It's right in the origin info on their website, about 2/3'rds way down.
http://www.origin.com/us/faq

HOW THE **** DID SO MANY IDIOTS MISS THIS?

If it is, I won't be buying any more games on Origin, other than those absolutely necessary.

[pahncrd]

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Is this real?



If it is, I won't be buying any more games on Origin, other than those absolutely necessary.

Wait... what? If you have more than four games through them, they charge you twice a year for the privilege of buying games through them?

[nutcrackr]

ctrl F doesn't find any "mandatory payments" string? Sounds like BS to me. trolololol

[Greasy]

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Is this real?



If it is, I won't be buying any more games on Origin, other than those absolutely necessary.

If this is true, I won't be buying **** from origin other than the BF3 I've already bought. I was already pissed having to use it in the first place over Steam, and now this ****. This better be a joke!

[Shapeshifter]

Originally Posted by nutcrackr

ctrl F doesn't find any "mandatory payments" string? Sounds like BS to me

yea it's BS

probably just a bug people are getting numerous charges.

[Tork64]

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Is this real?



If it is, I won't be buying any more games on Origin, other than those absolutely necessary.

probably bullshit, tried searching on the FAQ with ctrl+f and found nothing.

[VW_Factor]

Originally Posted by Tork64

http://boards.4chan.org/v/res/114860914

happening to several people now.

I also find this silly, as I pre-ordered on the 3rd of Oct. Why this is still pending is beyond me.

[shoman24v]

Originally Posted by schwartz

I can't answer this question directly, but I can tell you my experience with an q6600 g0 @ 3.2ghz and a 470gtx, that the game runs great.

I'm currently playing on high with *i think* 16x aa and pulling frames that are above 30fps. That rate dips in maps that are much tighter quarters but I was overall surprised (a) how good the game looks and (b) how merciful it is on my system.

While there's also opinions on either side of the fence re: GPU/CPU intensive, my experience is that this thing is eating up my 470gtx more than the q6600 though I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there is a bottleneck there as well. Heard a few comparisons to similar performance as Crysis 2 but YMMV

Ok! Then I take it you are getting more than 25-35 fps? cause that's what I'm getting pretty much all the time. Unless I look at the floor it goes up to 50. I have a GTX 260, but even with the resolution lowered it still runs like ass. Only upping the settings to Ultra does it run in the teens.

Originally Posted by Roxen

If it's a 3+ghz c2q you'll be fine. Bad Company 2 was the same way, you get a huge boost going to even a mediocre quad core.

Those procs give roughly the same performance as my Phenom II and Bf3 runs excellent for me, I could max it out if my 6870 had more than 1gb of vram.

Ok, sounds good. I think I may be on the hunt for a C2Q...