[BATTLEFIELD 3] Open Beta Starts Now!

Zzulu

Download Origin, go into the free games tab and download the beta!

Then, to play with your fellow PENNY ARCADERS, apply to these platoons (via the game browser interface);

PC US Platoon = 101st Arcadians

PC EU Platoon = Penny Arcade EU

360 Platoon = 82nd Arcadians

Battlefield 3 is a first-person shooter video game, being developed by the Swedish company Digital Illusions CE and to be published by Electronic Arts. It is to be released on November 2, 2011 for Mirosoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Contrary to its name, it is the twelfth installment in the Battlefield franchise, and the real sequel to Battlefield 2, released in 2005.

What separates it from the numerous other "realistic" shooters out there? Well, first and perhaps most importantly: You get to use a lot of ARMOR! Tanks, APC's, Humvees, jets and helicopters are all at your disposal as well as the full range of infantry combat. This game also boasts destructible environments and enormous 64 player multiplayer maps (24 on consoles). The scope of gameplay is huge here and if it lives up to Battlefield: 1942 and Battlefield 2, it will deliver a ton of fun and the best multiplayer shootin' experience around.

The feedback has been very positive from our own Alpha testers in this thread. (*)

http://www.ea.com/battlefield3

PICTURES!









Gameplay Trailers!

Longer Multiplayer goodness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDfPxF3EFE&feature=player_embedded

Multiplayer teasers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhBjBy5OOFY&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPu7-LtLKmU


Frostbite Engine trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNOxynC1Dc


Singleplayer

Guillotine Teaser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5eLbPQt_Pk

8min single player tank trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UwOrl036_A&fmt=37

Fault Line singleplayer trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zw8SmsovJc

(There are also a bunch of leaked alpha trailers on the internets, if you care to search for such things)

It looks really great. It took 6 years but we finally have a proper sequel to Battlefield 2 and it happens to look amazing. The graphics and animation are all a step above any competition and the shooty bits look fun as hell. Can't wait!

Klyka

Tef wrote:

I'd be pretty happy if they got rid of any gadget/perk that increases the damage of your bullets. Magnum ammo/stopping power just end up becoming the go-to perk. It's be interesting to have a go without that kind thing heavily influencing your loadout

They have! As far as I am aware, they have said that there is no perk to increase your damage, there is only a "flak jacket" perk to reduce incoming damage. And even with that I am not sure if it's bullet or explosion damage.

Edit: Here we go

http://twitter.com/#!/Demize99/status/36434215398539265

And this one says it crystal clear:

http://twitter.com/#!/Demize99/status/72795588202213376

So there you have it!

Edit: Posting this in the new thread so people can see it.

surrealitycheck

o klyka

hyka

Klyka

when you came and you gave BF3 without taking?

Halfhand

can't fucking wait to play this again. the alpha was possibly the most fun I've ever had in an online shooter.

Waka Laka

I have my copy of Medal of Honor expensive beta key ready to go.

DrunkMc

Anyone know if the buildings collapse randomly now? In BF:BC2 I realized that the buildings always feel into the same rubble.

Just watched the trailers again....jesus I can't wait.

Tef

Nice one, cheers for that klyka.

I was also wondering how you blokes felt about the recharging armour thing. It'll be interesting to see how it works in game, but my first thoughts are a bit negative

Klyka

Tef wrote:

Nice one, cheers for that klyka.

I was also wondering how you blokes felt about the recharging armour thing. It'll be interesting to see how it works in game, but my first thoughts are a bit negative

The regenerating armor only works for a small amount of your actual health.
It also takes ages to kick in and ONLY if you are not under fire. Once your health is down by a certain amount your vehicle becomes "disabled", loses the health regen and actually LOSES HEALTH if it s not repaired.

It works perfectly fine, I know why they did it and in the Alpha I didn't see any reason to complain about it.
Let me give you an example:

You are an Assault. You see an empty LAV and jump in. Driving towards a capture point you get hit by a rocket to the front. Let's say you lost 15 points of armor. Now, there is no engineer anywhere near you. What you can now do, is drive into a safe spot and wait around 20 seconds (again,just a guesstimate) for it to recharge. If you were an Engineer, you could have jumped out, repaired the damage in 3-4 seconds and moved back in. It is literally there so that non-engineer classes have a way to use vehicles for a bit longer, but it is totally balanced so that an engineer will ALWAYS be better than the regen. You will also NEVER regen health while under fire.

Tef

Sorted it out once more, thanks again my bavarian friend.

101

I must say I love the idea of not being able to regenerate health (either as infantry or armour) while under fire. The whole suppression mechanic really is excellent.

I really didn't enjoy MoH when I borrowed it off a friend, but the beta is so so tempting.

Halfhand wrote:

can't fucking wait to play this again. the alpha was possibly the most fun I've ever had in an online shooter.

Damnit this is not helping

0Replace4Displace

Unnnghhh so hype.

Tef

Nooooovember! Gonna have to quit this thread I reckon

Klyka

Every time I play an FPS now I compare it to how BF3 Alpha felt and I just want to play it again.

TwistedJester

Has there been any confirmation on whether the 60MM mortar is a deployable mortar emplacement or just a mortar strike like in BC2?

I really hope it's the former because laying waste to a target spotted by a forward observer in BF1942/Forgotten Hope 2 was awesome.

Klyka

TwistedJester wrote:

Has there been any confirmation on whether the 60MM mortar is a deployable mortar emplacement or just a mortar strike like in BC2?

I really hope it's the former because laying waste to a target spotted by a forward observer in BF1942/Forgotten Hope 2 was awesome.

It is a deployable mortar useable by the Engineer class. Or well, deployable by the Engis and then useable by everyone.

TwistedJester

Awesome. Do we know if recons can spot targets for mortars so they can provide indirect fire? Because I will make it rain all day if so.

Klyka

Well, everyone can spot enemies, but no idea about being able to spot "locations".

Also, new trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ukxgldpOo&feature=channel_video_title

rook268

Edit: beated

Zzulu

DrunkMc wrote:

Anyone know if the buildings collapse randomly now? In BF:BC2 I realized that the buildings always feel into the same rubble.

Just watched the trailers again....jesus I can't wait.

I doubt the destruction is much more advanced than BC2. There seem to be more actual rubble (rocks and debris falling down from an explosion and dealing splash damage) than there was in BC2 though

Vi Monks

The DAO-12 shotgun. Who needs any other gun?

Klyka

I can't wait to take that shotty and go to town. Or field. Or forest.

I'm saying I will shoot you no matter where you are!

iRevert

Wait did I just see a SKS "sniper"?

I am very disappoint.

SkannerJAT

Anyone else thinking of the shotgun hallway scene in The Expendables?

That flash suppressor looks could be cool. I can't recall if muzzle flash was as much as a giveaway in BC2, or BF2 for that matter.

I hope they scale the speed of unlocks between BC2 and BF2. BC2 had everything unlocked by level 20-something which was odd with a level 50 cap. BF2 they had to go back the rescale the xp for levels and it still seemed to take forever to unlock everything.

SkannerJAT

iRevert wrote:

Wait did I just see a SKS "sniper"?

I am very disappoint.

I think ti was being utilized in more of a DMR capacity.

Klyka

SkannerJAT wrote:

Anyone else thinking of the shotgun hallway scene in The Expendables?

That flash suppressor looks could be cool. I can't recall if muzzle flash was as much as a giveaway in BC2, or BF2 for that matter.

I hope they scale the speed of unlocks between BC2 and BF2. BC2 had everything unlocked by level 20-something which was odd with a level 50 cap. BF2 they had to go back the rescale the xp for levels and it still seemed to take forever to unlock everything.

I can tell you that muzzle flashes in BF3 illuminate everything around you in those tunnels. Like, they are a total giveaway of your position.

Syrdon

Klyka wrote:

Vehicles will also NEVER regen health while under fire.

Just to double check, does this apply only to fie that can damage your vehicle or is it all incoming fire (say, pistol fire while driving a tank)?

iRevert

SkannerJAT wrote:

iRevert wrote:

Wait did I just see a SKS "sniper"?

I am very disappoint.

I think ti was being utilized in more of a DMR capacity.

No its the fact that they used an SKS in this that makes me disappointed. Theres so many other great choices that could have been used rather then a dingy old sporterized sks.

SkannerJAT

Klyka wrote:

I can tell you that muzzle flashes in BF3 illuminate everything around you in those tunnels. Like, they are a total giveaway of your position.

Very cool, you are a fountain of info Klyka, thanks. Not to go completely off topic, but your in Bovaria? Was there a few years back in Bad Kissingen. Beautiful place, can't wait to go back sometime.

TwistedJester

Klyka wrote:

Well, everyone can spot enemies, but no idea about being able to spot "locations".

In BF1942, you couldn't really "spot" enemies. Spotting back then meant a recon took out his binoculars and painted a target for artillery. When he did that, anyone manning an artillery piece could cycle through all currently available spots and try to shell the location by adjusting the azimuth and elevation. It was something that people rarely used but could turn the tide of a fight if used well.

Klyka

Syrdon wrote:

Klyka wrote:

Vehicles will also NEVER regen health while under fire.

Just to double check, does this apply only to fie that can damage your vehicle or is it all incoming fire (say, pistol fire while driving a tank)?

I am contemplating that myself and it'll be the first thing I'll test in Beta.

TwistedJester wrote:

Klyka wrote:

Well, everyone can spot enemies, but no idea about being able to spot "locations".

In BF1942, you couldn't really "spot" enemies. Spotting back then meant a recon took out his binoculars and painted a target for artillery. When he did that, anyone manning an artillery piece could cycle through all currently available spots and try to shell the location by adjusting the azimuth and elevation. It was something that people rarely used but could turn the tide of a fight if used well.

I know, I played BF1942 since day one myself. We have no info on that though, the only "spotting" currently known is the "spot an enemy" thing.

@SkannerJat: No I am not in Bavaria, I am at the complete opposite end, at the coast to the North Sea.

emp123

You cant make a new thread and then close the old thread without linking to the new thread! I had to browse the forums! BROWSE!

Sarksus

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

Klyka

Sarksus wrote:

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

It's exactly what you said. Everything in the PW pack can be unlocked, pre-order people just have it unlocked from the start.

Local H Jay

man these videos are so damn shit hot it's like diarrhea running down my leg
in a good way

0Replace4Displace

Klyka wrote:

Sarksus wrote:

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

It's exactly what you said. Everything in the PW pack can be unlocked, pre-order people just have it unlocked from the start.

The flash suppressor on the SAW wasn't nearly as effective as the 200 round belt anyways.

Klyka

0Replace4Displace wrote:

Klyka wrote:

Sarksus wrote:

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

It's exactly what you said. Everything in the PW pack can be unlocked, pre-order people just have it unlocked from the start.

The flash suppressor on the SAW wasn't nearly as effective as the 200 round belt anyways.

Well, I think a flash suppressor on a rifle makes a bit more sense than on a OMG BULLETS ARE EVERYWHERE DAKKA DAKKA machine gun.

0Replace4Displace

Klyka wrote:

0Replace4Displace wrote:

Klyka wrote:

Sarksus wrote:

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

It's exactly what you said. Everything in the PW pack can be unlocked, pre-order people just have it unlocked from the start.

The flash suppressor on the SAW wasn't nearly as effective as the 200 round belt anyways.

Well, I think a flash suppressor on a rifle makes a bit more sense than on a OMG BULLETS ARE EVERYWHERE DAKKA DAKKA machine gun.

I like my PDWs too much to care. MP7for life. Also M1014.

Klyka

0Replace4Displace wrote:

Klyka wrote:

0Replace4Displace wrote:

Klyka wrote:

Sarksus wrote:

The screams in that pre-order pack video are hilarious. Is that what they really sound like in the game? HOOWRRRHGHH.

That flash supressor seems kind of really good. Won't that give pre-order people an edge against regulars or is this a case of pre-order people getting it immediately and regulars being able to unlock it.

It's exactly what you said. Everything in the PW pack can be unlocked, pre-order people just have it unlocked from the start.

The flash suppressor on the SAW wasn't nearly as effective as the 200 round belt anyways.

Well, I think a flash suppressor on a rifle makes a bit more sense than on a OMG BULLETS ARE EVERYWHERE DAKKA DAKKA machine gun.

I like my PDWs too much to care. MP7 to lief.

God I remember unlocking that. I was all "Hm, well, I am in the subway now, might as well try this thing out!"

I got 12 kills in a row.

mr_mich

Christ, I've always been a COD over BF guy, but watching that trailer vs. the new MW3 trailer is like night and day.

Klyka

Haha, you want something better?

1080p and 60fps video!
http://gamersyde.com/news_battlefield_3_physical_warfare_pack-11839_en.html