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#6556 Lamp0

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 20:34

The trailers always make the game look like lots of fun, but then when I sit down to play it's almost always frustrating as hell to play.


#6557 Singh400

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Posted 26 April 2012 - 23:35

BF3 PC Client R7 is due on Fri Apr 27th

Worst. Patch. Ever.

#6558 ARchamps

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 15:39

Cant see the link at work... can you summarize it?

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Posted 27 April 2012 - 15:49

View PostARchamps, on 27 April 2012 - 15:39, said:

Cant see the link at work... can you summarize it?

We will publish an update to the BF3 PC game client on the morning of Friday April 27th.

The game client is compatible with the currently-live clients and servers.
There will not be any corresponding updates of game servers or central servers.
There will not be any downtime for Battlelog.

Since the patch is only code changes, it will be fairly small. I don't have the exact size in MB at hand, but expect it to be less than 100MB in size.

Changelist
* Origin wrapper updated
* AlienFX support
* Bugfixes to Eyefinity detection

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and im getting that cqc update for sure.

#6560 Mikeffer

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Posted 28 April 2012 - 11:25

The only issue i can see with Close Quarters is they said because the levels were smaller they had more power to play with to create the destruction but on the old levels the destruction won't change. Won't that make the old levels feel dated already?

#6561 trag3dy

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Posted 28 April 2012 - 14:09

View PostMikeHellstone, on 28 April 2012 - 11:25, said:

The only issue i can see with Close Quarters is they said because the levels were smaller they had more power to play with to create the destruction but on the old levels the destruction won't change. Won't that make the old levels feel dated already?

Don't kid yourself. The close quarters maps are to draw in Call of Duty players and that is the only reason. But they can't outright say that so they have to make some nonsense excuse like destruction.

Now that's not really a good or bad thing, it is what it is, though.

#6562 Mikeffer

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Posted 30 April 2012 - 09:08

View Posttrag3dy, on 28 April 2012 - 14:09, said:

Don't kid yourself. The close quarters maps are to draw in Call of Duty players and that is the only reason. But they can't outright say that so they have to make some nonsense excuse like destruction.

Now that's not really a good or bad thing, it is what it is, though.

It's basic programming though. If you have a smaller area to work in you can squeeze more 'special effects' in. Hence the wondering if the other levels will seem a little polystirene in comparison.

I do agree with you about the fact it's probably to draw in the COD kiddies. It doesn't bother me as i much prefer BF mechanics to COD and so now i can stay in BF if i fancy a quick pray and srap small level romp :D

#6563 trag3dy

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Posted 30 April 2012 - 10:09

View PostMikeHellstone, on 30 April 2012 - 09:08, said:

It's basic programming though. If you have a smaller area to work in you can squeeze more 'special effects' in. Hence the wondering if the other levels will seem a little polystirene in comparison.

I do agree with you about the fact it's probably to draw in the COD kiddies. It doesn't bother me as i much prefer BF mechanics to COD and so now i can stay in BF if i fancy a quick pray and srap small level romp :D

If you watched the videos though the destruction doesn't really look like it's any different than what we have now. It's all just small stuff that can be blown up and shot through an pieces of walls blown off.

#6564 Mikeffer

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Posted 01 May 2012 - 08:23

View Posttrag3dy, on 30 April 2012 - 10:09, said:

If you watched the videos though the destruction doesn't really look like it's any different than what we have now. It's all just small stuff that can be blown up and shot through an pieces of walls blown off.

I have watched the videos and i did see significantly different destruction to the current levels implementation.
I guess all we can do is wait and see but i still think a lot of user will have the feeling that 'something's missing' from the older levels'. Unless of course you're correct and the damage isn't as intense as made out to be.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 12:42

Haha im finally getting back into some of my Support guns. They been ruining each gun one by one which each patch. But recently i discovered flash suppressors. I thought they were for reducing muzzle flash, so i never bothered with them. Turns out they help reduce the recoil, which has been added to each of the weapons i love in each patch. So im back to loving my guns again.

Sucks that i have to give up extended mag and stuff like that, but most of these guns i love holds 100+bullets per clip anyways.

i wish they'd fix the tanks though, so stupid how easily they are able to explode now, kinda ruins the point.

#6566 Dot Matrix

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 12:48

CQC is only bound to make the shitgun problem on BF3 worse. Great.

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 16:44

View PostDot Matrix, on 11 May 2012 - 12:48, said:

CQC is only bound to make the shitgun problem on BF3 worse. Great.

Though the typo was probably unintentional, I vote this for "post of the day". :rofl:

In response, yes I agree.

#6568 trag3dy

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 17:04

View PostAstra.Xtreme, on 11 May 2012 - 16:44, said:

Though the typo was probably unintentional, I vote this for "post of the day". :rofl:

In response, yes I agree.

I think it was fully intentional.

#6569 Singh400

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Posted 11 May 2012 - 17:16

New DLC, Content Service, and Double XP Weekend

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We've got some exclusive (unofficial, but from a very reliable source) news and some new dates for you all. It looks like EA/DICE is rolling out a premium content service, and are also planning to drop a 5th expansion after their previously announced End Game DLC. In addition, there will be a DOUBLE XP WEEKEND this weekend, May 12th - 14th!

Battlefield Premium: June 4th
Battlefield™ Premium will land you a number of content drops with unique in-game items not available anywhere else. First out is the one-of-a-kind Premium knife and black dog tag, plus a set of soldier camos, weapon camos, dog tags and Assignments that will make sure you stand out and get more personalization options.

Close Quarters: June 12th

June 2012: Guide
Get the upper hand with this strategy guide, teaching you how to improve and become an even more skilled player.

August 2012: Bonus Content

Fall 2012: Armored Kill

Winter 2012: End Game

March 2013: 5th Expansion Pack (still untitled)


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Posted 12 May 2012 - 04:06

August 2012: Bonus Content


??? Anyone know what that is about? Also are people really going to pay money for extra dog tags and camos?