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^But I often jump from 1 server to the other when I can't find a fun and lag-less server. Having to quit the game and search on the website for a proper server will make the process somewhat annoying.

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you dont have to launch origin to launch the game. During the alpha i was able to go straight to the website and launch the game with out having to go through origin.

But to be clear, once you launched the game Origin was launched. At least that happened every single time I played without Origin running first.

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^But I often jump from 1 server to the other when I can't find a fun and lag-less server. Having to quit the game and search on the website for a proper server will make the process somewhat annoying.

Its exactly the same as how you do it in BC2, the webpage based server browser acts just like the BC2 one, you click on a server and it auto refreshes, you double click and you join. It takes the same amount of time but instead of dropping back to the main menu the game quits and loads just as fast. Soon as you double click on a server the client loads straight into the same screen you would get if you double click a BC2 server in game, the loading screen and after a few seconds you are in server.

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Its exactly the same as how you do it in BC2, the webpage based server browser acts just like the BC2 one, you click on a server and it auto refreshes, you double click and you join. It takes the same amount of time but instead of dropping back to the main menu the game quits and loads just as fast. Soon as you double click on a server the client loads straight into the same screen you would get if you double click a BC2 server in game, the loading screen and after a few seconds you are in server.

If it was exactly the same, it would be in game. Therefore it is not exactly the same, it is similar in function.

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If it was exactly the same, it would be in game. Therefore it is not exactly the same, it is similar in function.

Yes i know i was just explaining to all the negative nancies who havent played the game its not as big a deal as people are making out.

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Sounds like it'll more of less be taking MP elements in relation to launching, content offerings and server browsing from battlefield play4free so it won't be too bad and it won't hamper speed or ability to switch servers.

By this I mean that sure it won't be "in game" but the game won't be constant full screen all encasing application.

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By this I mean that sure it won't be "in game" but the game won't be constant full screen all encasing application.

What makes you say that? it absolutely does run full screen, that is how I was playing it towards the end of the beta. So the only way to get back to the server browser in Firefox, was indeed Alt-Tabbing, just like any other full screen app. Unless I was missing something?

It personally feel it is a ****ty system and see no need why an extra step needs to be added to the process. A process that has been pretty much a standard for years now.

I will use it, I actually have no choice now do I, but I absolutely prefer in game.

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Its exactly the same as how you do it in BC2, the webpage based server browser acts just like the BC2 one, you click on a server and it auto refreshes, you double click and you join. It takes the same amount of time but instead of dropping back to the main menu the game quits and loads just as fast. Soon as you double click on a server the client loads straight into the same screen you would get if you double click a BC2 server in game, the loading screen and after a few seconds you are in server.

I rather see it in game as I don't want to have even more extra applications running in the background just to run a game. We're already forced to use Origin as well.

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^That's not my point though. It doesn't have to do with my memory or CPU. I just don't like the fact we need additional apps running in the background only to play a game. I'll still play the game of course, but it's just something that I'll probably dislike.

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In the age of 4Gb+ machines it doesnt matter, the way windows manages memory makes it a non issue.

The alpha actually managed to use pretty much all of my 4 gigs. I was at 97% usage when I was playing. It could have possibly been a memory leak or something, but the game is supposed to be optimized for 64 bit. I've recently updated to ddr3 and 8 gigs though :)

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^That's not my point though. It doesn't have to do with my memory or CPU. I just don't like the fact we need additional apps running in the background only to play a game. I'll still play the game of course, but it's just something that I'll probably dislike.

Same here. Even if it does not have an adverse affect, I am from the days that it definitely does, hell, I use to run a script to kill unnecessary services back in the day just to make sure I was getting every bit of potential I could, so it just comes down to the fact that it bothers me. :laugh: I make a joke about it, but it is true though. Hell, I had an issue with Steam for the longest time just because IT was another process running. So I just do not like the idea.

The alpha actually managed to use pretty much all of my 4 gigs. I was at 97% usage when I was playing. It could have possibly been a memory leak or something, but the game is supposed to be optimized for 64 bit. I've recently updated to ddr3 and 8 gigs though :)

And I also noticed too that this game likes it memory.

Granted, I do not even turn my AV off these days and games run just fine, and I do sometimes leave Firefox open and use it on my other monitor, again though, just something I do not like about the whole being forced to do it.

Again though, I will put up with it, not the end of the world at all, I just think it is an interesting topic of discussion actually. Because as I said above, it is not even really about the performance aspect of it, I know it really does not mean much at all, it is about the mental aspect and how I am just conditioned from the good old days. Perhaps I am ust an old man who is stubborn to accept change even, but I do like my browser in-game. ;)

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For people that maintain large browser sessions it could actually be a problem. I know people whose Firefox uses up to a gig. I've even seen it using over 2 gigs on somebody's PC (they probably had around 100 tabs open, though).

I'll most likely be getting it for the 360, though. I know it'd run like crap on my PC and I don't have the spare cash to bring it up to speed.

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Same here. Even if it does not have an adverse affect, I am from the days that it definitely does, hell, I use to run a script to kill unnecessary services back in the day just to make sure I was getting every bit of potential I could, so it just comes down to the fact that it bothers me. :laugh: I make a joke about it, but it is true though. Hell, I had an issue with Steam for the longest time just because IT was another process running. So I just do not like the idea.

And I also noticed too that this game likes it memory.

Granted, I do not even turn my AV off these days and games run just fine, and I do sometimes leave Firefox open and use it on my other monitor, again though, just something I do not like about the whole being forced to do it.

Again though, I will put up with it, not the end of the world at all, I just think it is an interesting topic of discussion actually. Because as I said above, it is not even really about the performance aspect of it, I know it really does not mean much at all, it is about the mental aspect and how I am just conditioned from the good old days. Perhaps I am ust an old man who is stubborn to accept change even, but I do like my browser in-game. ;)

LOL! I've never gone to that extend :rofl: For me it's all mental as well, lol. I've been used to Steam ever since I needed it for my games. I didn't like the fact that EA was forcing us to use Origin either since we're used to having Steam now. What if all distributors and whatnot began to create their own Steam-like service? We'd end up with loads of extra software just to play 1 game. I'd rather see them building the server browser at least into Origin for that matter. Like the server browser for Source games in Steam.

For people that maintain large browser sessions it could actually be a problem. I know people whose Firefox uses up to a gig. I've even seen it using over 2 gigs on somebody's PC (they probably had around 100 tabs open, though).

I'll most likely be getting it for the 360, though. I know it'd run like crap on my PC and I don't have the spare cash to bring it up to speed.

I wouldn't understand it if people would leave all those tabs open when they're going to play BF3. Then I'd rather just close the browser and reopen it with only Battlelog in a tab.

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The alpha actually managed to use pretty much all of my 4 gigs. I was at 97% usage when I was playing. It could have possibly been a memory leak or something, but the game is supposed to be optimized for 64 bit. I've recently updated to ddr3 and 8 gigs though :)

Didnt for me and im using very similar spec to yours.

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