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badguy001May 30, 2011
Fact #11: Dedicated Servers. I can play with my friends living in Asia without worrying about lag.
RedLeader1987May 30, 2011
I got a nerd boner reading 64 player support on PC.
theimmortalmooMay 30, 2011
Console scrubs digging u down!
RedLeader1987May 31, 2011
They mad as hell.
spazattack5000May 31, 2011
I'm pissed about only 24 players. I need a new computer if I want to play on PC and have epic scale games!
sniperhareMay 31, 2011
If more of my friends had good gaming PC's I would get it for that. But I'd rather play with 4 or 5 of them than 32 strangers.
The more people you play with the higher chance you have of dealing with cheap players and campers.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
spire3660May 31, 2011
Id rather play with strangers in glorious 1080p @ 60 FPS then poor console losers at sub-720p @ 30 FPS or less with thumbsticks.
de1337erMay 31, 2011
Well put, spire. lol
toxicwaffleMay 30, 2011
And the sad thing is, a lot of people will still go for MW3.
martoqMay 31, 2011
If they deal with team killing I will be behind it 100% if they don't then it's a deal breaker for me unfortunately.
elysiangoldMay 31, 2011
Good, that means less scrubs and 12 year olds playing BF3.
gridlock489May 30, 2011
when can i preorder on steam?
shut up and take my money!
theimmortalmooMay 30, 2011
blame EA, but hopefully later they will, Steam USUALLY allows pre-ordering when they have a CONFIRMED release date.
blydchyldMay 31, 2011
They may not, cast your mind back to the expansion packs for BF2, one of the first digital download services were offered by EA even now you can buy all of EA's titles from there.
Personally they better put this out on steam with the physical warfare pack or im gonna qq.
BTW heres their pre order link.
http://eastore.ea.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/html/pbPage.battlefield3_EN_LE/
maximmMay 30, 2011
That game looks absolutely amazing.
seroevoMay 31, 2011
Probably half these don't even apply or appeal to me but I'm a longtime BF fan and have already pre-ordered it.
Never was big on BF2 though. I actually reverted to 1942 with Desert Combat, and then skipped ahead to 2142. I liked both better than BF2.
But as much as I'd love to return to BF on PC, I just can't justify the cost PC gaming. My aging PC still is good enough for web, downloading and media center, so until it dies I'll stick it out with my 360.
po43292May 31, 2011
Have you played Bad Company 2? It's amazing. As good as BF2 but graphics are better, gameplay has new experiences like busting down cover from the enemy, game modes, etc. I just got it recently and I'm blown away.
ridgerunner5May 31, 2011
The Bad Company games were an insult to the Battlefield moniker.
seroevoMay 31, 2011
Couldn't disagree more. If you think it's all about 64 player maps, prone, and planes, then you're missing the point of BF.
seroevoMay 31, 2011
I've played every BF except Modern Combat and the new free-to-play version. Love BC2.
de1337erMay 31, 2011
I thought Bad Company sucked compared to the "true" BF games. I had a change of heart when I was able to get BC2 for like $6 on Steam though.
slizzoMay 31, 2011
Speaking from experience, Bad Company 2 has some of the most realistic warfare sounds in the business. From the sounds of far off gunfire and explosions (which, mind you, are actual PLAYERS causing the noise. It's not background filler like in MW2), to the sound of incoming small arms and explosives whizzing by your head.
arjunchauhan24May 30, 2011
some handsome sum of facts.. :) liked it..
KoinonosMay 31, 2011
There are some extra facts that folks should know (as of last month when I did my research).
#12 - They will not be releasing the SDK/Mod Tools with the game.
#13 - No Mod tools means no *awesome* BF mods like Point of Existence, AIX 2.0, and Nations at War.
#14 - No Mod tools means no fan made maps. So where the above mods had 50-100 maps each, this game will be stuck with the same 10-15 (maybe 20-25 if people are really fortunate).
#15 - No Mod tools means no bot capability. Want to casually play with a few friends without being subjected to random smacktard players? In BF2 there were the above Mods that would fill a 32 player map or a 64 player map with good quality bots that were intelligent and challenging.
# 16 - No mod tools means no new weapons, planes, or vehicles.
BF3 without Mod Tools and the community of modders is just another COD/MW clone. That is a real step back in functionality from BF1 and BF2 on the pc. PC as the lead platform my rumpus!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
laug32bitMay 31, 2011
The developers have mentioned that mod tools will be released, not with the game, but later on.
elysiangoldMay 31, 2011
I haven't seen a FPS shooter with a good mod community since Half Life/Counter Strike/Day of Defeat, so I honestly don't care if they release the SDK for BF3.
theimmortalmooMay 30, 2011
Good Article,
melthornalMay 30, 2011
I really wish developers would stop making these 'modern warefare' games. The Genre is so played out. Lets try some fantasy, steampunk, et cetera. The in game weapons do not have to be based on real weapons. They don't need to make sense. Just make a fun game that has balanced multiplayer. I'm getting sick of relying on mods.
On the plus side, mods are free. On the downside, they have like 300 people playing them and you have to rely on everyone else schedule to play the damn game.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jerroldsMay 30, 2011
Bioshock 3 is a fantasy steam punk kind of game, but i guess its only good single player. Every decent FPS falls into space marine, WW2, or Modern Warfare genres - unfortunately.
Maybe Drakes Fortune 3 will be fun, too bad its its PS3 only.
I suppose Portal 2 is the only exception, but then again its multiplayer is 2-player coop.
theimmortalmooMay 30, 2011
if your into FPS military STRATEGY SHOOTERS: Look out for the 2142 Sequel!
harrisbradleyMay 31, 2011
#11 - that this cave is not a natural formation
spanqMay 31, 2011
Let's not forget this is a DICE game. Despite the number of "BF" games they've developed, you can almost be sure that BF3 will have an absolutely awful multiplayer UI and a server browser that'll be broken.
rush87021May 31, 2011
just tell me that they got rid of the random spawn for multiplayer...
cdnchaozMay 31, 2011
This preview is written so poorly it has actually turned me off the game a little. Is that what passes for feature writing these days?
nikowolfMay 30, 2011
yeah this definitely looks pretty slick, i just hope Dice doesn't drop the ball like they did in 'medal of honor'.
garygazMay 31, 2011
Yeah it was disappointing. Although, they didn't have much to work with. The engine was already made for them, and (as I can recall) they were primarily issued with balancing, maps and modifying the single player engine to make it work on multiplayer.
slizzoMay 31, 2011
I believe that MoH multiplayer was based on their Frostbite engine (although conformed to fit with MoH's assets)
seroevoMay 31, 2011
MoH wasn't a real DICE project. It was most likely a situation where DICE was brought in both to ensure a fall 2010 release date, and to add a marketable studio name to a game.
After all it was reboot of a franchise after a 3 year absence directly competing with CoD: Black Ops and developed by an essentially unknown team (Danger Close).
nikowolfMay 31, 2011
regardless the multiplayer is what most people are going to focus on. with black ops most people say it's terrible because of the multiplayer but the single player was really good.
seroevoMay 31, 2011
I agree, but holding it against a studio that clearly was brought on as a life preserver I don't think is fair.
Especially since, from DICE's perspective, working on a non-BF brand enabled them to attempt things that weren't a part of the BF brand or franchise. That should've seemed obvious to anyone who had any previous experience with BF games, but instead people view it as if it was a BF spin-off or something.
nikowolfMay 31, 2011
I can see your point.
whammboMay 30, 2011
Bad language doesn't add to the game experience for me. Thumbs down. About 5 fps on your computer :p
whammboMay 30, 2011
About 5 fps on the average computer I imagine
slizzoMay 31, 2011
Bad language is a way of life for the contemporary American soldier....
Ask me how I know.
pureeviljesterMay 31, 2011
how do you... nm
whammboMay 31, 2011
So is killing people, your point?
slizzoJun 1, 2011
Wow, someone likes making leaps of logic...
Killing people is not a way of life for the American soldier, it's an unfortunate consequence of doing our job.
Jesus, people like you make my head spin; next you're going to tell me that you protest military funerals.
whammboJun 1, 2011
Most rational people would acknowledge that killing people and waging war are precisely what most soldiers are trained to do.
And talk about leaps of logic, how exactly does stating that painfully obvious fact equate to protesting military funerals in your diseased mind?
slizzoJun 1, 2011
Trained to do, yes. As a way of life? Not really friend. There's a difference there, and if you can't see it, I can't help you.
The ancillary comment I made just had to do with the fact that you are picking nits, mostly out of nowhere and trying to argue with me. Remember, I have first hand experience in this matter. Not sure if I can say the same for you as I haven't asked you directly.
But I have a feeling you don't.
lookitsatravisMay 31, 2011
Awwww. Do you want me to call the whammbulance?
po43292May 31, 2011
1) People curse.
2) Upgrade your computer.
Closed AccountMay 31, 2011
What? Did you have a stroke while writing that? And why would your PC be getting 5 fps? Are you poor and Irish or something?
po43292May 31, 2011
Hey what's with the Irish remark!
Closed AccountMay 31, 2011
Lmfao.. why am I being dugg down? With the number of gamers commenting on this article, you'd think more of them would have to brain cells to realize that Poor and Irish was the term used to classify those in Team Fortress 2 who lacked Hats....
po43292May 31, 2011
oh lol, I play sometimes but never heard the phrase! Dugg back up.
edit: I am sorely lacking in hats.
pureeviljesterMay 31, 2011
my computer is better than your console
po43292May 31, 2011
Any recent gaming PC is better than any console...it's just they have some of those damn exclusive games that pisses me off...
/PC gamer for life
GamrzzMay 31, 2011
lol i didnt even know someone these, should i be ashamed ?