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

[Canbacon]

Nice, I just got into work this morning and got my code. I think they are doing a 1 day early access to EA employees and then closed public opens tomorrow for the LE and MOH people.

If you didn't get your email today, I wouldn't worry until tomorrow morning as I got my invite at 7am PDT today for today's launch.

 

[Zargon]

http://battlefieldo.com/99-problems-trailer-full/

what? thats dumb. i thought all origin preorders before the 25th got early access. that was part of the reason i preordered for the first time ever in my life (that and the 25% birthday code and getting the karkand pack essentially for free). i certainly didnt see anything that said the beta was full or only for certain special people deemed worthy enough when i preordered.

I do not have a origin preorder, but do have MOH registered on gun club thats tied to my origin account

but I dont think its the LE so thats probably why I dont get in early

 

[SLU Aequitas]

So if BF3 shows up in Origins, we should be all set?

 

[Homer Simpson]

So if BF3 shows up in Origins, we should be all set?

i dunno, i guess ill just wait till tomorrow and see what happens. i have BF3 in origin, but nothing beta-specific as of yesterday when i last looked.

 

[GullyFoyle]

Hope this calms some nerves:

Hello Folks,

I have only just got off the line with EA in terms of getting some response to you guys about your Early Access Emails!
I've been receiving quite a bit of emails/private messages in regarding this lately, and the best response we can give right now is as follows.

Electronic Arts will be sending emails out with redeemable codes inside them, you will then go to this site and redeem the code in order to get access to the Early Access promotion.
Electronic Arts have already started sending out those emails, however most of you will start receiving your emails by midnight tonight(09/26/2011) in order for you to have them in your inbox by tomorrow morning (Tuesday 09/27/2011).

What are the requirements in order to receive Early Access?
In order to qualify for Early Access you must have played Medal of Honor Tier 1 or Limited Edition online and redeemed your Online Pass, or you must have pre-ordered Battlefield 3 via Origin before the 25th of September.

When will I get my email?
Sometime between Midnight tonight(most likely PST timezone) to the early hours of Tuesday morning.

What is in this email?
Information on how to redeem your key, the redemption key, and also a link to the redemption website.

Which email is this being sent to?
The email will most likely be sent to your EA Master Account's email, if you have linked your gamer profiles to that email.

Misc..
Emails will be sent to individuals who participated in the Medal of Honor T1/Limited Edition (Xbox 360/PC) promotion with information on how to redeem.

Emails will also be sent to the Origin BF3 Preorder users via their email, with information regarding that.
You will also receive a email if you purchased Medal of Honor via Steam prior to the 25th of July. Your key will be within your Steam Library -- right click Medal of Honor and then click "CD Keys" your code will be listed within that.

Currently I have no details as to wether Playstation 3 users will receive a email, you should see Battlefield 3 automatically popup within the PSN Network by tomorrow! (If you qualified, by the above).

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Hope this helps some of your questions, if any more please don't hesitate to make a thread or private message any of the Battlefield moderators, and we should be able to provide information -- if we have it

PS; As always don't forget to keep an eye on Demize99's twitter, Zh1nt0's twitter, Our Battlefield Facebook page and also to reread the FAQ visit here.

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[CrystalBay]

"Above and Beyond the Call" :biggrin: Rofl

 

[Canbacon]

Holy, crap they polished a lot of stuff for the open beta. A lot better than the BFBC2 one. There are some minor bugs (bipod model). Works well on my test PC (920 i7 w/ 5870 @ 1920x1200). I kind of eyeballed it before work and got ~70fps when out of action (default settings on 11.6 drivers).

I would recommend rebooting the internet browser after updating the Battlelog client, I was not able to get into game until I did that.

On another note, will we be forming an Anandtech platoon?

 

[Jschmuck2]

I uh, preodered *on* the 25th. No dice for me?

 

[junkiefp]

Well, I figure if we do a 32 player server (we could do 64 but that's double the price, obviously) I'd foot $25 and maybe folks could chip in for the rest. Gameservers.com has a clanpay system, so you wouldn't need to personally send me a cent.

The 32 player server is ~$40/mo.

I'm in.

 

[GullyFoyle]

I uh, preodered *on* the 25th. No dice for me?

Up until that message above, all references said to order "by the 25th". I think you are good.

Beta tease: (stolen from Overclock.net forums)

Lookie who's on here...

 

[Canbacon]

Lookie who's on here...

Shhh, I was supposed to be working...

The biggest thing changed is the placement of the MCOM stations for the 1st above ground section. It will be a lot harder to defend. For the tunnels, they tweaked the cover for MCOM's. Also, there is one more change but I'll leave that as a surprise.

 

[DeadFred]

Hope this calms some nerves:

Thanks for the post Gully! :thumbsup:

 

[Demo24]

How have some gotten in already, EA employees?

 

[Destiny]

I have been playing MOH LE 2010 since last October... but my origin account with the registered game (I didn't register the game key till two weeks ago) and still says I haven't play it online yet...D:

I hope I get my early access beta key...

 

[Jschmuck2]

shhh, i was supposed to be working...

the biggest thing changed is the placement of the mcom stations for the 1st above ground section. It will be a lot harder to defend. For the tunnels, they tweaked the cover for mcom's. Also, there is one more change but i'll leave that as a surprise.

did they add in monsters?!

 

[novasatori]

so what is up with the origin id?

changeable? is it your in game name? I know in alpha my master account thing was my soldier name, and now origin is asking me to pick an origin ID, basically I am wondering if this is going to be my permanent bf3 name...

 

[Capt Caveman]

so what is up with the origin id?

changeable? is it your in game name? I know in alpha my master account thing was my soldier name, and now origin is asking me to pick an origin ID, basically I am wondering if this is going to be my permanent bf3 name...

No

 

[GullyFoyle]

More beta pictures

 

[HybridSquirrel]

this is horse shit. I bought the MOH limited edition last November on steam, but now its saying its the standard edition even though all my receipts say limited edition. so now I can't play the beta early..

 

[videogames101]

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LOL huge CoD callout. That was pretty much DICE calling CoD a bitch


On another note, hype for BF3 is now reaching critical mass! AAAA title lets go!

 

[GoodRevrnd]

LOL huge CoD callout. That was pretty much DICE calling CoD a bitch


On another note, hype for BF3 is now reaching critical mass! AAAA title lets go!

Too bad experience has taught me the only place to go down from critical mass hype is down. Still, tomorrow can't come soon enough.

 

[GullyFoyle]

this is horse shit. I bought the MOH limited edition last November on steam, but now its saying its the standard edition even though all my receipts say limited edition. so now I can't play the beta early..

I believe everyone that bought MOH on Steam before July 2011 have the Limited Edition. I think you will get in. Check it tomorrow:

To view your key, go to Medal of Honor in your Steam library, and click the "cd key" link. Find the "Battlefield 3 Open Beta early access" key.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Beta live stream:

http://battlefield3.tv/

 

[ViviTheMage]

that's hilarious ... above and beyond the call

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

fov settings = thumbs up
was really hoping for seperate sensitivity options for vehicles/emplacements.
is there a console yet?