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ArchAngel777

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I'm begining to like the game, however I really don't like the tactical flashlights, seems like there is always some jackass on my team who decides to blind me with it.

No kidding. I thought I was the only one annoyed by this... I would have team killed him if friendly fire was on. The guy who did it in my last game was being a douche and continually shined it in my face. Of course, he had a real mature name too...
 

ArchAngel777

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Dec 24, 2000
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I feel a little overwhelmed in the game really, so much audiovisual overstimulation that sometimes it's difficult to follow whats happening, but that's not really a complaint, more of an observation. It changes the game dynamic a bit from pure aim/strategy elements to more of how fast your brain can pick through the clutter to focus on important stuff. In many past games I would turn details down a ton to help reduce this kind of overstimuli, but BF3 seems messy under all settings.

I am still a mediocre player at best, but I have been getting better. You are describing exactly what it was like for me the first few days playing. Gradually I have been able to relax a bit and understand the game more. I am definitely improving. I just have to keep playing to get better and learn from work with your squad mates. That is probably the biggest difference for me. Sticking with squad members helps a lot.

I can see how a 4 man squad (friends) with 3rd party VoIP would definitely have a huge advantage over just joining a random squad with no VoIP. Even with me and my dad over VoIP, we are a lot better than a random 4 man squad with no VoIP.
 
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gorcorps

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Jul 18, 2004
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I am enjoying the game but its a bit shallow. I think i need to join a clan or something because right now there are too many assholes who dont give a damn. Jump in a tank and drive off without a gunner etc.

Also no voice chat is just crazy. No commander kinda sucks, maps are not large enough. Firestorm for example is just a huge clusterfuck in the middle. I still really enjoy the game but am looking forward to new maps being released.

Also if anyone can recommend a good casual clan I would appreciate it.

The opposite is also too with the tanks too though. Many times I spawn at a base and get into a tank, see other people spawn and I wait around for people to jump in. Nope... they'd rather run away on their own with no protection than get a ride to the next cap. In that case you bet your ass I'm taking that tank by myself.
 

skipsneeky2

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I'm begining to like the game, however I really don't like the tactical flashlights, seems like there is always some jackass on my team who decides to blind me with it.

LOL last night i played a round and someone did that to me and i had a slight headache so i got pissed and teamkilled him.

Revived him and got myself revive points...but yup i hate the tactical flashlight so much .

Then i told him to stop flashing me with it or i will team kill him and the guy just left...i had nothing to lose and i only had more to gain
 
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brencat

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I think there is a type of gamer rage similar to road rage that I suffer from. I get royally pissed when people get me killed by being bad. I even get pissed when an enemy kills me from far away, and I see people on my team within 3 feet of him that he isn't shooting at.

I LOL when I read this. I don't know, maybe get a girlfriend to take the edge off tiger ?? :biggrin:

It can be frustrating when people 'should' have seen an enemy close by, but let's face it, there is a LOT more going on in BF3 than in any prior BF series. Way more shadows, walls, rocks, places to hide, as well as lighting effects that conceal snipers/campers. It is not an easy game, but it sure is fun!
 

skipsneeky2

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May 21, 2011
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Is this a glitch or can tank main cannons sometimes hit fences and not destroy them?

I was just in a round of canal and i run my tank up to a base to help take it...i watch this one guy fire rpgs and they go thru the gate and hit me so i blast the fence thinking the cannon fire would destroy the gate and the building this guy is in...but nope the fence recieve's no damage.

Glitch or whats up?

Did my tank fire dirty tampons or something at the enemy ? A knife can destory these fences whats the story with the tanks?
 

jacc1234

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Sep 3, 2005
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Did my tank fire dirty tampons or something at the enemy ? A knife can destory these fences whats the story with the tanks?

DT rounds are unlocked at rank 27, check your loadout for the tank to make sure they are not equipped.
 

skipsneeky2

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DT rounds are unlocked at rank 27, check your loadout for the tank to make sure they are not equipped.

That doesn't make sense cause this magical fence was the same kind like in the base...to make sure i wasn't crazy i blasted some fences in the map and they all go down..i feel maybe this person found this fence to be glitched and took advantage or something.

I blasted at this fence about 3 times with no damage while rpg after rpg went thru it how is it possible?
 

jacc1234

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The tampon rounds shred when they hit a fence, this is a known feature of the DT round. Their main advantage is the massive splash damage against infantry.

I thought everyone knew this by now!

 

skipsneeky2

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The tampon rounds shred when they hit a fence, this is a known feature of the DT round. Their main advantage is the massive splash damage against infantry.

I thought everyone knew this by now!


Still doesn't make sense at all how a fat ass rpg can squeeze its fat f*king ass thru a fence hit me multiple times with no damage to the fence....yet i can't destroy the fence and him in defense..yet i can blast a identical fence anywhere else on the map and in the base...

It does not compute and yes the standard round sucks it thru a straw i can blast someone and miss by a foot and it doesn't even come close to a hit registry while in BC2 it would blow them a new assh*le :awe:
 

QuantumPion

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No way to filter off password protected severs? Yet there is a filter to look for a password protected server? Lol, isn't that backwards? I'd want to see what servers DON'T have a password, not which ones do. Really stupid, IMO.

This I figured out accidentally. Click the box twice so it is an X. :awe:
 

pcslookout

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I'm begining to like the game, however I really don't like the tactical flashlights, seems like there is always some jackass on my team who decides to blind me with it.

Yeah I been noticing these and they are quite blinding. Remind me of a laser light but in a actual game lol.
 

pontifex

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Still doesn't make sense at all how a fat ass rpg can squeeze its fat f*king ass thru a fence hit me multiple times with no damage to the fence....yet i can't destroy the fence and him in defense..yet i can blast a identical fence anywhere else on the map and in the base...

It does not compute and yes the standard round sucks it thru a straw i can blast someone and miss by a foot and it doesn't even come close to a hit registry while in BC2 it would blow them a new assh*le :awe:

BF series hit detections has always been way off from my experience. one of the reasons i hate the game.
 

skipsneeky2

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May 21, 2011
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BF series hit detections has always been way off from my experience. one of the reasons i hate the game.

I think the game as a whole is ok but something today made me cry wolf...g for grenade...what other fps shooter has g for grenade?

Call of duty!.

Why?

I know i can edit it but that's f*cking stupid this is bf not cod....don't believe me play blops on pc or download the cod4 demo...i'm serious.
 

mirandu04

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what else do you want from a game.
the single player is pretty OK and the multi...come one it's one of the best you can play at this hour!
 

gorcorps

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Jul 18, 2004
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I think the game as a whole is ok but something today made me cry wolf...g for grenade...what other fps shooter has g for grenade?

Call of duty!.

Why?

I know i can edit it but that's f*cking stupid this is bf not cod....don't believe me play blops on pc or download the cod4 demo...i'm serious.

Do you even know what the term "cry wolf" means?

Did you also get bent out of shape that BF3 also uses the LMB to shoot just like CoD? There's a finite number of buttons close to WASD that can be used for controls... whining about what they're used for is absolutely childish.
 

airdata

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Last time I played, I got game crashes the first 2 attempts to join a server.

Then the third one brought up the loading screen. It crashed. Then I played a brief match. After the round, it goes to switch maps... Another crash.

I'm blaming their whole battlelog setup until somebody can prove me wrong. If I were giving somebody tech support and they showed me the process of the game launching I'd tell them it has to be something w\ the browser add on launching the game.
 

Vdubchaos

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Nov 11, 2009
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Last time I played, I got game crashes the first 2 attempts to join a server.

Then the third one brought up the loading screen. It crashed. Then I played a brief match. After the round, it goes to switch maps... Another crash.

I'm blaming their whole battlelog setup until somebody can prove me wrong. If I were giving somebody tech support and they showed me the process of the game launching I'd tell them it has to be something w\ the browser add on launching the game.

I've been having the same issues. Got to a point where it game me an error and said "please reinstall the game".

I reinstalled it and it crashed again.

Figure 4/10 times it crashes. Sometimes in the middle of the game, but most of the time it fails to launch.

Frustrating...
 

Zargon

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Nov 3, 2009
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Last time I played, I got game crashes the first 2 attempts to join a server.

Then the third one brought up the loading screen. It crashed. Then I played a brief match. After the round, it goes to switch maps... Another crash.
I'm blaming their whole battlelog setup until somebody can prove me wrong. If I were giving somebody tech support and they showed me the process of the game launching I'd tell them it has to be something w\ the browser add on launching the game.

its crashing when you are in game though, so thats a logic fail cuz you can make it in game and it still crashes

check all your drivers, make sure you did update battlelog as well as there was a patch
 

Zargon

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Nov 3, 2009
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No kidding. I thought I was the only one annoyed by this... I would have team killed him if friendly fire was on. The guy who did it in my last game was being a douche and continually shined it in my face. Of course, he had a real mature name too...

also go read the actual bf3 thread and talk about your issues someone might have fixed them

the tec lights are getting a huge nerf soon
 

GoStumpy

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Sep 14, 2011
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Only things I'm dissapointed in are the load-times... Makes my brand new computer feel soooo sloowwww....
 

redrider4life4

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Jan 23, 2009
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My game used to crash while loading maps, but the latest AMD drivers and bf3 update solved that. I think I've had one crash in a week which isn't bad. EA was never known for releasing polished products at launch.
 

Zargon

Lifer
Nov 3, 2009
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My game used to crash while loading maps, but the latest AMD drivers and bf3 update solved that. I think I've had one crash in a week which isn't bad. EA was never known for releasing polished products at launch.

lulz. I dont think anyone has that rep anymore....
 
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