**OFFICIAL** AT Battlefield 3 FAQ and News Thread

[leeland]

So I will ask again...

Are there any specific deals floating around for this game or is the 59.99 the expected price for the near future?

Thanks,

Lee

 

[GullyFoyle]

So I will ask again...

Are there any specific deals floating around for this game or is the 59.99 the expected price for the near future?

Thanks,

Lee

I am not aware of any current deals, only recently ended ones.

Edit: Surprisingly, I can get to Direct2Drive. They have a 10% off deal, making it 53.95.
But you would get no bonus items (except Karkand DLC), and no early beta access.

 

[novasatori]

So I will ask again...

Are there any specific deals floating around for this game or is the 59.99 the expected price for the near future?

Thanks,

Lee

get a birthday code for origin, 25% off, $45 final price

you gotta make an account with a birthday like 4-5 days from the day you make it and on the day you will get an e-mail code

 

[Homer Simpson]

get a birthday code for origin, 25% off, $45 final price

you gotta make an account with a birthday like 4-5 days from the day you make it and on the day you will get an e-mail code

i made my birthday for the next day and it worked fine. got the code the next day.

 

[GullyFoyle]

I LOL'ed. Battlefield 3: Caspian Border Playstation 3 Trailer

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Hahaa

 

[djnsmith7]

That was funny...

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Ha, saw some Rush'n Attack, Top Gun, was any of that Bionic Commando? Didn't recognize the rest.

 

[Termie]

I LOL'ed. Battlefield 3: Caspian Border Playstation 3 Trailer

You know, some day we'll look back at BF3 and think it looks as primitive as all those clips. Of course, that makes me wonder how much more realistic war can get and still be a game...

 

[GullyFoyle]

GamerSpawn - Battlefield 3 EuroGamer Expo 2011 Karl-Magnus Troedsson Interview

GeForce - Battlefield 3 EuroGamer Expo 2011 Karl-Magnus Troedsson Interview

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twitter.com/CatalystCreator: "We'll have a special driver for BF3 next week (along with official Catalyst 11.9 release)"

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[Zargon]

aw yeaz

 

[jackstar7]

Just goes to show the whole PC gaming industry seems to be looking at BF3 as a benchmark for PC gaming demand. Cannot wait for that beta to go live.

 

[ImDonly1]

So I will ask again...

Are there any specific deals floating around for this game or is the 59.99 the expected price for the near future?

Thanks,

Lee

I have a code if you want one for 25% off.

There are also other ways, but I am not sure EA would like them. It involves buying the game in a foreign country.

 

[SandInMyShoes]

Ha, saw some Rush'n Attack, Top Gun, was any of that Bionic Commando? Didn't recognize the rest.

The clip where a truck pulls onto an overpass, guys jump out, and the player throws a nade at them... I think that clip is from Commando, which I think is different than Bionic Commando?

 

[Jschmuck2]

So - let's talk dedicated server

I'm in to admin and foot some of the bill if you guys are interested.

Thoughts?

Also: Hi again everybody

 

[GullyFoyle]

Planet Battlefield - Battlefield 3 News, Previews, Videos and Tweets Roundup

<see original article for links>

Friday, 23 September, 2011 at 13:45 PST | ^Scott^ | Print News
It's been a busy week for Battlefield 3 and we anticipate it will only get busier with the beta starting up. Here is all the news, previews, videos and important tweets we could find from this week.

We are always looking for staff to help post stories, so if you are at least 18, know HTML and are on top of the latest Battlefield news then shoot me an email.

News

• BF Blog - Open Beta early access questions answered
• Battlelog Image Shows Multiple Soldiers
• Asia now included in PC open beta
• EA's cheeky BF3 tagline goes beyond Call of Duty
• Alienware Battlefield 3 Promotion
• AMD Can You Run It Tool
• NVIDIA releasing BF3 drivers on Sept. 26th
• AMD Catalyst 11.9 BF3 drivers next week
• BF3 receives "Japan Game Awards 2011 Future Division" award at TGS
• Battlefield dev doesn't want 500+ devs
• zh1nt0 on Battlerecorder
• GameSpot Hosting BF3 Tournament in SF on Sept. 26th
• BF3 Pre-Orders Up to 1.5 Million
• Claymore Playstation 3 Mod
• EA touring with Xbox 360 builds in UK
• Leaked Xbox 360 Achievements (Possible spoilers)
• Battlefield 3: Why there's no Commander
• 84% of PC Gamers Will Want To Upgrade For BF3

Previews / Interviews / Videos

• Hands-On - Atomic PC
• Eurogamer Readers vs. BF3
• EG Expo hands-on - VG247
• PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs PC - BeefJack
• Operation Guillotine from Eurogamer Expo
• BF3 Preview - GamePron
• VG247 community impressions: Chris’s take
• BF3 Machinima Music Video by Quantic Media
• GamerSpawn Video Interview w/ KM Troedsson
• Eurogamer Expo X360 Preview - Thunderbolt Games
• NVIDIA Eurogamer Expo Interview w/ KM Troedsson

Eurogamer BF3 Developer Chat Videos - KM Troedsson (Via smarshallsay)

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5 (Demo)
• Part 6 (Demo)

Tweets

• Stats saved in real time
• Recommended settings are for High
• Everything wiped from alpha to beta, beta to final
• Friendly fire off by default
• M1911 is a Gun Club & Veteran exclusive. More Veteran bonuses
• Health & armor recovery off in hardcore
• Javelin & Stinger require lock on to fire
• Proximity based squad perks
• Tap fire more recoil than full auto
• ~2 portable missiles take down jets
• Tanks disable around 2-4 hits
• Vehicle destruction system overhauled
• No dumb bombs
• Middle East players in PC Beta

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Friendly fire off by default

:thumbsdown:

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

:thumbsdown:

Yep. I wonder how much splash the A10 cannon will have? If it's a lot, FF off will be perfect for spraying into close ground fights and not having to worry about your teammates.

 

[Ackmed]

Tap fire has more recoil that full auto? Thats silly. Going full auto is supposed to be anything but accurate. Ugh.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Tap fire has more recoil that full auto? Thats silly. Going full auto is supposed to be anything but accurate. Ugh.

Maybe they mean where people do the "automatic" high speed tap fire cheese?

 

[leglez]

Anyone have an extra Origin birthday promo code? I have it preordered through Amazon, but I think I am going to switch to Origin if I can come across one of these codes.

 

[Grooveriding]

Anyone aware of at what point we will receive the emails with early beta access instructions for Origin preorders ?

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Anyone aware of at what point we will receive the emails with early beta access instructions for Origin preorders ?

I wouldn't think instructions are necessary. Have origin installed, and either have a MoH cd key or BF3 preordered tied to your origin and the beta will appear in your games list when it's available for download.

 

[novasatori]

I wouldn't think instructions are necessary. Have origin installed, and either have a MoH cd key or BF3 preordered tied to your origin and the beta will appear in your games list when it's available for download.

For Alpha they e-mailed you a code you redeemed on Origin, it may be the same way. I think GullyFoyle posted that the e-mails for early beta access may start going out on the 25th..?

 

[GullyFoyle]

Battlefieldo - CASPIAN BORDER FOOTAGE APPEARS

We got our Hands on new Video showing some new gameplay footage on Caspian Border. At this point we do not know what version of the game these footage is from, but it’s speculated that this is from the beta coming next week. As it has been confirmed before that Caspian Border will be included in the beta client, but only for internal testing purposes and selected testers.

Video on Youtube