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

[Childs]

So I take it no one has gotten their key yet? I am probably one of the few people to buy MoH twice...retail limited edition (preordered 6 months in advance!) and a Steam copy before 7/11, but no email.

 

[Destiny]

Nope... I'm at work watching BF3 Live stream, refreshing my e-mail linked to my Origina Beta, Origin, and EA accounts... and on wait with EA Chat for the past 2 hours...

I bought MOH LE when it first came out... played it till about April and started BC2 to train for BF3... then read 2 weeks ago that MOH LE has to be registered on Origin (did that) to get early release beta... then played a few more hours and my Origina Beta Client still says I haven't played MOH LE online...D:

 

[ViviTheMage]

More beta pictures

that must be some really low settings..the plants/grass look flat as hell.

 

[Zargon]

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..

So I take it no one has gotten their key yet? I am probably one of the few people to buy MoH twice...retail limited edition (preordered 6 months in advance!) and a Steam copy before 7/11, but no email.

per http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/battlefield-3-beta-start-times-beta-codes-and-more/

How to access the beta
•EA will send out emails with beta codes and a link to where you can redeem the code and download the beta.
•The emails will be sent out to those who pre-orderd on Origin (to your Origin email account). Emails will also be sent out to Medal Of Honor users to their EA master account emails.
•Steam owners of Medal of Honor will receive the beta code in their MoH Steam page, under “CD Keys”.
•Emails will be sent out later today/tonight.
•Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners will get mails sent to the email address they used for their pre-order. MoH owners will receive the email to the address they used to sign up for the early beta (redeemed your Online Pass).
•The beta is estimated at 2.6 GB.

Beta start times

For those with early access, the beta starts on September 27 at these times:
•5 AM US Pacific
•8 AM US Eastern
•2 PM Central Europe (14:00)
•10 PM AEST (Australia)
•9 PM JST (Japan)

 

[Zargon]

Plan is to release Cat 11.10 preview driver (BF3 driver) sometime in next 24 hours. Official Catalyst 11.9 will post Wednesday

obviously via twitter

 

[cyphilis]

Battlefieldo - CASPIAN BORDER FOOTAGE APPEARS

Already taken down by EA. Why not leave it up for more publicity?

 

[Zargon]

Already taken down by EA. Why not leave it up for more publicity?

they covered their feelings with that when alpha footage got leaked all over the place

 

[GullyFoyle]

Already taken down by EA. Why not leave it up for more publicity?

Probably because it was very low resolution, and they only want people to see BF3 in high quality. They said that a lot recently.

 

[Zargon]

CAT 11.10 Preview (BF3 Driver) LINK

should be live soonish(few hours)

LIVE NOW!

 

[Destiny]

Just got off chat with an EA CS Rep (After waiting for two hours). My Origin Beta Client shows that my registered MoH was not sync to my online game play. I use a different user name for each EA, Origin, Origin Beta Client but used the same e-mail - but They made sure everything is sync and told me I should receive my early BF3 beta access via e-mail no later than tomorrow...:biggrin:

 

[Zargon]

CAT 11.10 Preview (BF3 Driver) LINK

should be live soonish(few hours)

this is now live!

and a new URL

www.amd.com/bf3driver

LOL

 

[Childs]

per http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/battlefield-3-beta-start-times-beta-codes-and-more/

For some reason my Steam version says Standard, and there is no key for the beta. On my EA account, MoH wasn't listed, even though I put in at least 40 hours on the retail version. I added it manually, but who knows. I guess I'll do a chat session with support.

 

[Jschmuck2]

this is now live!

and a new URL

www.amd.com/bf3driver

LOL

I'm getting a corrupt file error when I try to launch the installer.

:thumbsdown:

 

[Demo24]

this is now live!

and a new URL

www.amd.com/bf3driver

LOL

Gives me an error, anyone else?

 

[rgallant]

"raw mouse input " looks good ,no inf. hack needed .

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Anything interesting confirmed by the streams? For example, there's a rumor that you can't fire coaxial on the LAV(or tank either) at the same time as the main cannon.

Of course, some people are saying there's no LAV in the stream either.

 

[dyndragon]

kinda troubling...and hopefully not the final PC squad design, but there are only two buttons on the squad tab in-game--just like in alpha: Find Squad, and Leave Squad.

It appears that you don't get to choose what squad you join, and in order to have friends all be on the same squad, you must join the server together. But if someone wants to join your non-full squad after the fact, you will have to quit and re-party up.

I guess this is beta, but I'm really hoping that this is not the way PC squad-ing will work...at the least, a BC2 type interface to choose a squad would be nice...

 

[jackstar7]

Gives me an error, anyone else?

Ditto.

I imagine they're getting an earful from somewhere about this...

 

[HybridSquirrel]

per http://bf3blog.com/2011/09/battlefield-3-beta-start-times-beta-codes-and-more/

whats horseshit, is that my game isn't a limited edition copy anymore...its just the standard edition. They changed it.

edit: my receipts say limited edition. it said limited edition last time i played (months ago), now it says standard edition. which means no early beta access.

 

[junkiefp]

Hey guys hope you can help me with this. I preordered BF3 from Origin back in August. I haven't received any communication from them since. I just downloaded Origin client and BF3 is not there, I cant even preload. WTF is going on? Should I wait until tomorrow?

 

[jackstar7]

whats horseshit, is that my game isn't a limited edition copy anymore...its just the standard edition. They changed it.

edit: my receipts say limited edition. it said limited edition last time i played (months ago), now it says standard edition. which means no early beta access.

I think that warrants a chat with customer service. Why would you just accept it when you've got physical proof?

 

[Destiny]

Hey guys hope you can help me with this. I preordered BF3 from Origin back in August. I haven't received any communication from them since. I just downloaded Origin client and BF3 is not there, I cant even preload. WTF is going on? Should I wait until tomorrow?

Similar thing happened to me but with MOH LE... it did not snyc with my Origin Client... I suggest you go to chat to make sure it is sync to your e-mail addy on your Origin Shop purchasing account...

 

[Destiny]

whats horseshit, is that my game isn't a limited edition copy anymore...its just the standard edition. They changed it.

edit: my receipts say limited edition. it said limited edition last time i played (months ago), now it says standard edition. which means no early beta access.

On the Origin Client it says standard edition? When I entered my MoH product code I had to select the Limited Edition. Still the MoH under game section did not sync with the same e-mail I used for the online multiplayer login. I chatted with EA today (2 hour wait!) and they assured everything is sync with the same e-mail address I used for EA and Origin accounts - they told me I should get my early beta via e-mail by tomorrow. If you chat with them and give them your product key code for your MoH copy they would know if it is an LE or SE... good luck!

 

[Childs]

I think that warrants a chat with customer service. Why would you just accept it when you've got physical proof?

I tried the chat and the CSR said they didn't know and to just wait.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

On the Origin Client it says standard edition? When I entered my MoH product code I had to select the Limited Edition. Still the MoH under game section did not sync with the same e-mail I used for the online multiplayer login. I chatted with EA today (2 hour wait!) and they assured everything is sync with the same e-mail address I used for EA and Origin accounts - they told me I should get my early beta via e-mail by tomorrow. If you chat with them and give them your product key code for your MoH copy they would know if it is an LE or SE... good luck!

on steam...it says its the standard edition and all my receipts say limited edition...ii've been waiting in chat for 5 hours now...

I think that warrants a chat with customer service. Why would you just accept it when you've got physical proof?

see above. they told me the 1st 2 times its steams discretion.