official Battlefield 3

[sbauer]

Xbox 360: why are my friends and I not in the same squad, much less the same team when we join up in party and squad prior to entering matchmaking??

Yeah it's a problem. I've experienced the squad problem, but we've always been on the same team. Experienced it on the PS3. I'm not sure if they addressed it.

[Tharp Daddy]

Holy crap this game is annoying to try to play. 3 times i've tried to join servers only for me to be instantly disconnected, then i finally get into a match only for there to be horrendous lag and rubberbanding. Next match i joined, of course, crashed the game.

[Tekkerson]

Holy crap this game is annoying to try to play. 3 times i've tried to join servers only for me to be instantly disconnected, then i finally get into a match only for there to be horrendous lag and rubberbanding. Next match i joined, of course, crashed the game.

A lot of people are getting kicked due to the fact that BF3 doesn't come with the latest punkbuster. Did you (manually) update it yet?

[Guth]

I bought this today for XBOX 360 and absolutely love it.

Only one slight problem, in fact two.

1. I have the 4GBB Xbox so couldn't install the HD content to hard drive. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing out on? The graphics still look amazing to me.

2. When I let go of all buttons, my character "slides" in the direction I was last moving. I've seen a lot of other people having the same problem on another forum and just wondered if anyone here has it too? I think that the "dead zone" of the joysticks is too small and the game is picking up the slightest of movements and translating it into a very slow moving motion. Its making long range aiming almost impossible and very frustrating. Hope it is fixed soon! ( Although I'm not online with xbox at the moment so I wouldn't even get a fix if one were released :laugh: )

Apart from these 2 issues I think its the best game I have ever played, my previous favourite was COD MW2 but I think BF3 is better. Although when MW3 comes out on the 8th I think that will be my new favourite game!

[Tekkerson]

I bought this today for XBOX 360 and absolutely love it.

Only one slight problem, in fact two.

1. I have the 4GBB Xbox so couldn't install the HD content to hard drive. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing out on? The graphics still look amazing to me.

2. When I let go of all buttons, my character "slides" in the direction I was last moving. I've seen a lot of other people having the same problem on another forum and just wondered if anyone here has it too? I think that the "dead zone" of the joysticks is too small and the game is picking up the slightest of movements and translating it into a very slow moving motion. Its making long range aiming almost impossible and very frustrating. Hope it is fixed soon! ( Although I'm not online with xbox at the moment so I wouldn't even get a fix if one were released :laugh: )

Apart from these 2 issues I think its the best game I have ever played, my previous favourite was COD MW2 but I think BF3 is better. Although when MW3 comes out on the 8th I think that will be my new favourite game!

Can't bother to do it myself but look a few pages back, HD pack comparison should be there.

The difference is huge.

That's what she said.

[trag3dy]

A lot of people are getting kicked due to the fact that BF3 doesn't come with the latest punkbuster. Did you (manually) update it yet?

I didn't have to update punkbuster. Kind of strange that some people do and others don't.

[Guth]

Can't bother to do it myself but look a few pages back, HD pack comparison should be there.

The difference is huge.

That's what she said.

/me goes to order an xbox HDD then haha!

I've been needing one anyway but could never justify buying one, but now I guess I can :) I recently got a new 50" high end TV so I really want the best graphics I can out of the game! Thanks for the heads up mate.

[BeerFan]

Dammit, this game's going to get me in trouble. I don't have the $$ to drop $250 on a video card plus $60 on the game right now. But my GTX 260 did not handle the beta well at all, so I guess I need to start a savings account. Anyone want to donate? :D

[Tekkerson]

I didn't have to update punkbuster. Kind of strange that some people do and others don't.

I thought the same really, but eventually I got kicked at times too. Trust me, try it and I'm pretty sure you're not running the latest punkbuster.

/me goes to order an xbox HDD then haha!

I've been needing one anyway but could never justify buying one, but now I guess I can :) I recently got a new 50" high end TV so I really want the best graphics I can out of the game! Thanks for the heads up mate.

Sure thing!

[trag3dy]

I thought the same really, but eventually I got kicked at times too. Trust me, try it and I'm pretty sure you're not running the latest punkbuster.

Sure thing!

I just broke 21 hours and haven't been kicked once due to punkbuster problems.

[philcruicks]

Xbox 360: why are my friends and I not in the same squad, much less the same team when we join up in party and squad prior to entering matchmaking??

Yeah I'm getting that as well I think the problem is it wants to keep the teams balanced so joining 4 people onto 1 team is "unfair"....I suspect its less on an issue on the PC cause there are so many more players. My solutions is to use server browser to find a game with only 9/10 players, then as people join get mates to switch teams as and when the server lets, its a pain but generally works.

2. When I let go of all buttons, my character "slides" in the direction I was last moving. I've seen a lot of other people having the same problem on another forum and just wondered if anyone here has it too? I think that the "dead zone" of the joysticks is too small and the game is picking up the slightest of movements and translating it into a very slow moving motion. Its making long range aiming almost impossible and very frustrating. Hope it is fixed soon! ( Although I'm not online with xbox at the moment so I wouldn't even get a fix if one were released :laugh: )

Yeah I get this, I don't think its a deadzone things cause if I'm sliding and then flick my stick I stop moving...only times I don't is if I'm on a steep slope then I do tend to keep sliding down.

[careless_monkey]

How do I change my weapon while in a multiplayer game in Assault or Recon section? It seems to automatically choose the weapon every game for me and I can only add accessories to it.

[MillionVoltss]

How do I change my weapon while in a multiplayer game in Assault or Recon section? It seems to automatically choose the weapon every game for me and I can only add accessories to it.

You might not of unlocked any yet. Clicking the Main gun will show you others you can swap with.

[careless_monkey]

You might not of unlocked any yet. Clicking the Main gun will show you others you can swap with.

I have unlocked AK-74M (I think) and SVD in Sniper Rifles. But I've tried a ton of times now but can't seem to find a way to change the weapon. :( OR does battlefield have a level after which they let you change the weapon?

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I have unlocked AK-74M (I think) and SVD in Sniper Rifles. But I've tried a ton of times now but can't seem to find a way to change the weapon. :( OR does battlefield have a level after which they let you change the weapon?

Do not quote me on this as I am only a Level 2 as I have only played 2 rounds, but IIRC from the Beta, while you are deploying, you just click on the weapon from the kit shown and you should be able to change the weapon, attachments, etc from there? Either that or there is a kits button somewhere. I definitely plan on playing a few rounds today throughout the day, may even be hopping on soon, so I can elaborate further if no one does before I do.

[danisflying527]

Anyone else not able to connect a joystick? It works but just makes me fire irregularly and not able to sprint when I'm not in a vehicle.

[Green_Eye]

Still have not received my copy from Amazon! Now it looks like I wont be able to get it till at least Monday which is useless because I have work all that week and will barely get to play, the whole point was that I get it for this weekend that I had off. Not happy at all!

[Rooster69]

I just broke 21 hours and haven't been kicked once due to punkbuster problems.

I wish I had this kind of time. It is rainy this weekend, I may catch you :)

Anyone else not able to connect a joystick? It works but just makes me fire irregularly and not able to sprint when I'm not in a vehicle.

Same. I have tried two joysticks, a Logitec wired and a Logitec Freedom 2.4 with the same results. It seems to take over random key bindings. Example, as soon as I turn on the joystick, my walk no longer works and I have to use the throttle to make my guy move. If I turn it off it stays that way. It also just doesn't seem work properly.

[Boz]

Guys.. just to let you know.. the R5 update to the servers is causing a lot of servers to crash. This is why you might be getting kicked/disconnect issues.

This is what GameServers tell me about my server yesterday restarting 5 freakin' times with the full server:

We are sorry for the delay. There has been an influx of crash reports since the R5 patch was issued a few days ago. We have notified DICE of the issues and are forwarding crash dumps to them in hopes of getting the issue fixed soon. I'm afraid there isn't much we can do at this time, besides wait for a fix from DICE, as the issue looks to be with the server software. As soon as there is a fix or patch available we will be applying it to the servers.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Why don't we have the option to quit at the 'End of round' screen? It's annoying to have to wait for the next map to load in order to quit.

[thegnarlypanda]

Why don't we have the option to quit at the 'End of round' screen? It's annoying to have to wait for the next map to load in order to quit.

I think you can press ESC and then quit that way. I'm sure I'm not imagining that.

[Rooster69]

Why don't we have the option to quit at the 'End of round' screen? It's annoying to have to wait for the next map to load in order to quit.

You can alt-enter to shrink the screen and quit via Origin. I do not because I fear I will lose whatever I just gained so I wait so I hear you on that.

[Knightwolf20024]

Why don't we have the option to quit at the 'End of round' screen? It's annoying to have to wait for the next map to load in order to quit.

just press esc when when its counting down to the next map works for me.

[gkl]

How do I change my weapon while in a multiplayer game in Assault or Recon section? It seems to automatically choose the weapon every game for me and I can only add accessories to it.

What do you mean? You can change the weapons in the main screen where you pick the place to spawn. Keep in mind that many weapons are class specific, eg, RPK is only for support and SVD is only available to recon. Also, the very first weapons (AK, RPK, SVD, M16A3, MK11 etc) and faction specific, for example, AK is available only when being on the Russian side, but M16A3 - when being American. All further unlocks will be available to both factions though. But I think you will be able to use the weapons of the other faction only when reaching a certain high level.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I think you can press ESC and then quit that way. I'm sure I'm not imagining that.

You can alt-enter to shrink the screen and quit via Origin. I do not because I fear I will lose whatever I just gained so I wait so I hear you on that.

just press esc when when its counting down to the next map works for me.

You can do all of that but the question is, will you lose your progress? It says that any unsaved progress will be lost. I'd hate to lose whatever experience I gained simply because I quit the game at a moment where my progress wasn't saved.