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gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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Played a round of Caspian for like 20 mins, got booted when we were starting a new round lol. Caspian is a lot of fun.

The only thing I find annoying in the game is, it's pretty damn hard to actually see a person. Had some guy that was on the edge of a forest shooting rocks at my tank and I knew where he was but I could not see the bastard between the detail of everything and the camo everyone wears.

Isn't that exactly the point of camo?
 

JTsyo

Lifer
Nov 18, 2007
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Error, not able to connect to EA servers to activate BF3..

Just keep trying. The servers are just overloaded from the open beta. I had to click about 6 times to finally connect when it first came out. The good news is that you only need to do it once.
 

GullyFoyle

Diamond Member
Dec 13, 2000
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Don't remember if someone here had this error, or if it was on another forum:

If you try to install the BF3 Beta and get the error "Download Error: We're sorry, but you do not meet the requirements to download this game" It is probably because of your age. The game is rated Mature/Pegi 18.

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zh1nt0 said:
This issue

Whenever I try to get ingame through the battlelog i keep getting stuck on the joins server window on my browser. I am running my game on w7 64bit after I press join server doesnt matter if its an empty one or one that is almost full it wont let me in at all.


And this is the reply

Thanks for the information everyone, we have been monitoring the servers and have located the problem.
A fix is in the works and will be available as an update to the Battlelog Webplugin during tomorrow morning.
(Source)

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twitter.com/zh1nt0: "Update from the Team #4 is now up on Battlelog "

Anyone want to post what news/updates are included?

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KaOTiK

Lifer
Feb 5, 2001
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Isn't that exactly the point of camo?

Sure it is, but doesn't mean it makes it fun for a game when you don't see the people most the time even when they are less than 20 feet away from you at times. Between that and the prone, it can be a real bitch to even see someone. I always spot a person when I see them and half the time I use the spot arrow on them to know where to shoot cause you can't see shit otherwise.
 
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Actually, I don't know the original source, but I have read several people today say it was server specific: "This is cause the server hosts arent properly restarting the maps and your running into holes made from the previous rounds by explosives. Some of the hosts are doing it properly but some arent. (source)"

in my over 30 years of video game playing, i've never heard of maps carrying old data after a reload. i also don't see any "original" holes in the ground. some weak shit right there.
 

smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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in my over 30 years of video game playing, i've never heard of maps carrying old data after a reload. i also don't see any "original" holes in the ground. some weak shit right there.

It makes sense if it isn't actually reloading the map, just "fixing" all the broken textures. I don't think it would happen on restart, but on a new round, it is possible.


I haven't gotten a chance to play Caspian Border yet and I want to so bad! I am sitting at work without much to do and have been watching youtube videos. =(
 

skipsneeky2

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May 21, 2011
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This. I thought it was my imagination, but I was ghosting a team mate and watched him shoot a red arrow through a rock and pwnd.

Got sniped thru a rock the day before man did i rage lol i thought for a second it was a wallhack till i checked out the scoreboard and was like oh well prob just a glitch
 

DeadFred

Platinum Member
Jun 4, 2011
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Metro Rush is awesome Ive been racking up some serious kill counts there. I love both BF and CoD so I think its a good mix. Havent gotten into a good Caspian server yet. The ones I finally was able to get into were laggy as hell but they looked nice.
 

Childs

Lifer
Jul 9, 2000
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After fooling around some more with the 870 its my opinion that the Flechette and Frag ammo suck ass. Buckshot destroys people. I was having a hard time killing with Flecette and Frag ammo, but once I went back to Buckshot I was getting my 1 shot CQC kills again. Combined with a flashlight in a hallway its devastating. If it wasnt for grenades I could hold a hallway all game.

And I finally unlocked the UMP-45. The gun is bad ass. Its nice to have a versatile gun that I can now use with any class.
 

amddude

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Mar 9, 2006
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Wow, this game is terrible

The game itself isn't too bad. The camo thing is a little obnoxious and the lens flare thing is way too "anti-sniper" and I don't even play the sniper class.

All of the peripherals, origin, the browser based launcher system, the in-game menus. For me to have to not only be in a server but ALIVE in order to change my video settings is absolute bullshit. And it's adding insult to injury when you get killed while in the menu and it immediately kicks you out to the game, and you have to go back in when you respawn.

How can someone design that and say yeah that's good? lol
 

uclaLabrat

Diamond Member
Aug 2, 2007
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The game itself isn't too bad. The camo thing is a little obnoxious and the lens flare thing is way too "anti-sniper" and I don't even play the sniper class.

All of the peripherals, origin, the browser based launcher system, the in-game menus. For me to have to not only be in a server but ALIVE in order to change my video settings is absolute bullshit. And it's adding insult to injury when you get killed while in the menu and it immediately kicks you out to the game, and you have to go back in when you respawn.

How can someone design that and say yeah that's good? lol
This is basically my main gripe about the game. It needs to be fixed, hands down.
 

SLU Aequitas

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Jul 13, 2007
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Metro Rush is awesome Ive been racking up some serious kill counts there. I love both BF and CoD so I think its a good mix. Havent gotten into a good Caspian server yet. The ones I finally was able to get into were laggy as hell but they looked nice.

Haha, I went 42-4 (or was it 5?) last night on metro as a sniper holding down the vents before 2nd B...it's was incredibly funny watching entire squads try to rush me...they could have just gone around and tossed a 'nade in lol.
 

VulgarDisplay

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Apr 3, 2009
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The reason why you've never seen map data carry over to another map is because almost no mutliplayer games have ever had deforming terrain.

It's fixed now so who cares.

As for the menu's in game. You'd have to be either stupid or crazy to think they are going to leave it like that for release. It's a beta. There will be issues.

Other than a few problems getting stuck on things in maps that you should have no trouble moving over the game is great. Menu's, server browsers, and other stuff can all be fixed easily. All that matters to me is the gameplay. Which is beyond rock solid. This game will kill cod. Cod will still sell well upon release. But in 3 months everyone will be playing this.
 

gregulator

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It just occurred to me as to why they might have the loader setup the way they do (through the webpage). After running around the Metro map, it is clear that they have spent some time animating advertisements. My theory is that by launching the game through the browser, they can use all that nice internet cookie information, and sell it for in game advertising. It may not make it into BF3, but with BF3 being such a huge seller, it could make Origin a standard for lots of games. By creating some ubiquitous platform for advertising, they could plug this into all future games without much overhead, and lots of ad dollars. Just think of all the sports games titles!

How does launching work on the consoles? I would guess that consoles are an even bigger target for this, but no one browses using a console (as far as I know). But if they could figure that out... $$$
 
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The game itself isn't too bad. The camo thing is a little obnoxious and the lens flare thing is way too "anti-sniper" and I don't even play the sniper class.

All of the peripherals, origin, the browser based launcher system, the in-game menus. For me to have to not only be in a server but ALIVE in order to change my video settings is absolute bullshit. And it's adding insult to injury when you get killed while in the menu and it immediately kicks you out to the game, and you have to go back in when you respawn.

How can someone design that and say yeah that's good? lol

they don't give a shit. this is no different from atari's ET - i don't care what it is or how good it is, it's getting sold tomorrow. games like this are designed backwards. sales are almost guaranteed, so the game is actually just filler for other profit vehicles.
 

Tripwir3

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Sure it is, but doesn't mean it makes it fun for a game when you don't see the people most the time even when they are less than 20 feet away from you at times. Between that and the prone, it can be a real bitch to even see someone. I always spot a person when I see them and half the time I use the spot arrow on them to know where to shoot cause you can't see shit otherwise.

I brought up the same point to my clan. It is very difficult to see the enemy. I am a medium range soldier and this makes it annoying.
 

TheAdvocate

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Mar 7, 2005
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greg, I had a similar thought. I'm fairly certain that's the ultimate goal. Didn't they do something like that in BF 2142? (I never played it, just heard about it)

You guys mentioned "shooting rocks" - you mean shooting through rocks, right?

I played about an hour today. Very stable for a beta, but yeah, some aformentioned graphical glitches.

I strongly dislike "rush" on the metro map - it's a camper fest. If that was the game, I'd pass. Can't wait to play CB, RtK, and Conquest.

I'm terribly out of practice for PC-KB&M. I played BFBC and BF1943 on console. It's been ages, and my reactions are still "press X, or right trigger" and it's making me slow. I didnt ever figure out crouch, though I did find prone. I assume there's both?

Also, I was havinga helluva time trying to run on the default mapping. It's W twice, correct? It was only working about 1/3rd of the time. Probably my fault. I'll spend some time with the keyboard commands this weekend.

By the way, running stock GPU on my sig rig, after I turned off HBAO, I was getting approx 65-87 fps outside and approx 85-100 fps inside @ 1680x1050. Defaulted to High and 2x AA on install and I didn't bother to try Ultra yet. I can enable HBAO but I lose about 20 fps, and it doesnt make enough of a visual difference for me. I'd rather maintain 60fps as much as possible.
 

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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The reason why you've never seen map data carry over to another map is because almost no mutliplayer games have ever had deforming terrain.

It's fixed now so who cares.

As for the menu's in game. You'd have to be either stupid or crazy to think they are going to leave it like that for release. It's a beta. There will be issues.

Other than a few problems getting stuck on things in maps that you should have no trouble moving over the game is great. Menu's, server browsers, and other stuff can all be fixed easily. All that matters to me is the gameplay. Which is beyond rock solid. This game will kill cod. Cod will still sell well upon release. But in 3 months everyone will be playing this.

I wouldn't be so sure fella. BC2 on both PC and xbox wouldn't allow me to quit the game during the loading screen or in between maps. You had to actually join the game to load the menu to quit the game that you never wanted to join in the first place.

If they haven't fixed it in that many years why would they fix it now?
 

GoodRevrnd

Diamond Member
Dec 27, 2001
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Haha, I went 42-4 (or was it 5?) last night on metro as a sniper holding down the vents before 2nd B...it's was incredibly funny watching entire squads try to rush me...they could have just gone around and tossed a 'nade in lol.

See and the problem is god knows how many people will bitch and cry OP about situations like this when the reality is everybody is far to stupid to respond appropriately to how you were playing.
 
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I'm terribly out of practice for PC-KB&M. I played BFBC and BF1943 on console. It's been ages, and my reactions are still "press X, or right trigger" and it's making me slow. I didnt ever figure out crouch, though I did find prone. I assume there's both?

run is shift
crouch is ctrl
prone is z

when i play good games:

run is mouse button 5
grenade is mouse button 4
crouch is shift
prone is ctrl
 
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