official Battlefield 3

[Alladaskill17]

Heads up: Audio NOT from BF3 video, background games being played (lots of racing, really loud).

edit: Just finished watching, waste of time. Lack of audio the whole time hurts, as well as boring player movement.

[SteelToast]

I just really want the damn beta already :rofl: , because I am curious to what visuals/performance I can expect on my 6850. I am doubting I can get the visual fidelity shown in gameplay videos so far lol.

I found out that 6850 is actually a capable card, it's and overclocking beast! (Extreme OC of 6850 comes very close in performance to a GTX560)

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I asked a guy from DICE about this when MoH first came out (BazaJayTee), he told me that you can only play the Beta on whatever platform your brought MoH for.

The beta itself will be an added menu to MoH's main menu itself, so the download launcher is launched from the game, so you'll also need the MoH disc to take part.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification. I seem to recall seeing a BF3 beta menu in Medal of Honor.

Anyway, some new screenshots: http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/images

[neoadorable]

a 6850 will be more than enough to run this in high detail. i think a lot of people are thinking this is Frostbite 3.0 when it's actually an upgraded Bad Company 2/Frostbite 2.0+ game. i'm not saying it won't look awesome, but it won't need a monster PC to run nicely.

[Flash]

a 6850 will be more than enough to run this in high detail. i think a lot of people are thinking this is Frostbite 3.0 when it's actually an upgraded Bad Company 2/Frostbite 2.0+ game. i'm not saying it won't look awesome, but it won't need a monster PC to run nicely.

Won't run well with it on high, even my 6870 struggled in the alpha on high. You don't need a monster pc, just a great video card

[ViperAFK]

I found out that 6850 is actually a capable card, it's and overclocking beast! (Extreme OC of 6850 comes very close in performance to a GTX560)

Yeah, I have mine OC'd to 845/1100 effortlessly. My card has one of those nice dual fan coolers too and never even goes above 65 degrees under stress.

Won't run well with it on high, even my 6870 struggled in the alpha on high. You don't need a monster pc, just a great video card

My 6850 ran the alpha fine on high at 1680x1050 at around 40 fps. But the graphics in the alpha are significantly less than what we've seen in other videos, which is why I am curious as to how the actual game will run.

[Flash]

My 6850 ran the alpha fine on high at 1680x1050 at around 40 fps. But the graphics in the alpha are significantly less than what we've seen in other videos, which is why I am curious as to how the actual game will run.

Around 40 fps for online is not acceptable to me, not sure how it is for you. I need at least over 50 fps. It was better in the metro area but at the beginning in the vegetation area is where it hurt the most. Keep in mind that was only rush, not 64 player conquest

[Windows7even]

Yeah, I have mine OC'd to 845/1100 effortlessly. My card has one of those nice dual fan coolers too and never even goes above 65 degrees under stress.

My 6850 ran the alpha fine on high at 1680x1050 at around 40 fps. But the graphics in the alpha are significantly less than what we've seen in other videos, which is why I am curious as to how the actual game will run.

Just refreshed the gaming rig with some new hardware...core i5 2500k, 6gb ddr3 1600, and a sapphire 6950 2gb toxic...think im all set

[SteelToast]

I happen to have a 6850 aswell, OC to 830/1050 paired with a X6 @ 3.5 Ghz, I will be running the game at a very modest 1440x900 resolution, also the alpha wasn't optimized either, albeit the better in graphics in beta/final release, I am expecting it to run much better and smoother than alpha.

I expect it to run maxxed out in that resolution @ 50-60 FPS.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

[SMELTN]

Dear lord

[DrakeN2k]

this better be the cod killer.

[trag3dy]

this better be the cod killer.

I doubt it will be. I don't think the Battlefield series appeals to the younger masses that buy the new cod games.

[Pupik]

Looks better than any PS3 footage so far.

[SimplySchizo]

I wasn't that impressed with the 360 footage.

The particular scene with the explosion going off in that building with the window blowing out looked significantly weaker than the pc version.

It looked like just a puff of smoke where as the pc had an immense flash/debris as well.

[Ayepecks]

I doubt it will be. I don't think the Battlefield series appeals to the younger masses that buy the new cod games.

I think he's referring to quality. I think everyone and their grandmother knows Modern Warfare 3 will outsell Battlefield 3.

[Windows7even]

I doubt it will be. I don't think the Battlefield series appeals to the younger masses that buy the new cod games.

ea has already stated they are not trying to compete with mwf3.....makes good sense since 10 year old squeakers outnumber mature players 10 to 1...glad these games appeal to 2 different types of people because sometime i like to hop on and just throw out a few frags without all the ear pain.

[NoLiMiT06]

The 360 footage did not disappoint :) I know it will never look as good as the PC version, but I must say it does still look impressive and looks way better than MW3 :D

[SteelToast]

I am having an odd feeling that this just might outsell MW3, I am saying this because, all of my friends who are die hard CoD fans are thinking of skipping modern warefare 3 and picking up BF3 for 360 instead, their reasoning being that battlefield 3 has jets, looks more fun, once I showed them game play videos of battlefield 3...

P.S. I said might not will, so I may be wrong.

[Lamp0]

I wasn't that impressed with the 360 footage.

The particular scene with the explosion going off in that building with the window blowing out looked significantly weaker than the pc version.

It looked like just a puff of smoke where as the pc had an immense flash/debris as well.

Well it bloody aught to look significantly weaker than the PC version.

I mean, you can't seriously have expected much more from the such old hardware.

It looks pretty damn good to me.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Around 40 fps for online is not acceptable to me, not sure how it is for you. I need at least over 50 fps. It was better in the metro area but at the beginning in the vegetation area is where it hurt the most. Keep in mind that was only rush, not 64 player conquest

Ditto. If i am on the PC and playing an FirstPersonShooter I personally go no lower than 60 FPS, and I prefer higher if possible. Back in the BF2 days I specifically purchased a nvidia 6800 ultra to play it at around 90 FPS. And I purposely set settings like shadows to low to get that number. I'm fairly certain I'll be picking up a 580 soon.

[LingeringSoul]

Battleblog #11: Every Battlefield 3 multiplayer game mode explained

A pretty good selection of game modes they have there, though at the end of the day, my heart belongs to Conquest :).

And in my humble opinion, the 360 version looks just fine. Not as nice as the PC version, but that's to be expected. It certainly destroys the 360 version of MW3 in terms of graphics (hell, every version of MW3 for that matter).

[Alladaskill17]

Did the A.I. In the most recent single player seem a bit too simple and lacked even basic movement?

[SteelToast]

Some news: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/7541222.page

Basically, someone from Reddit was at GameFest and got info from a DICE employee, stating that the beta has passed certification for all three platforms.

[SimplySchizo]

I mean, you can't seriously have expected much more from the such old hardware.

Actually, Yea. I did expect a little more than just a puff of smoke.

I'd take the flash off a fire-cracker over that.

Overall it's wasn't a bad showing. That one scene was just the most noticeable for me.