official Battlefield 3

[rajputwarrior]

Never been interested in playing as Sniper. Support sounds boring as hell. Assault/Medic sounds like it is going to be my default class. With Engineer being my second favour. Reckon there will be C4 option? I loved C4 everything in BC2.

We get it, you like CoD.

choked up about them dwarfing your medic class aren't ya? You loved running them trains on other guys on the server didn't you?

[LingeringSoul]

Interesting changes they made to the classes from BC2. I guess it's hard to say how this is going to play out once the game gets into everyone's hands, but I suppose that's what the open beta is for. I can't really see how this is going to mitigate the problem of Medic trains (personally I would have given them their own class and stuck them with SMGs like the engineers), but at least they are taking steps towards a solution to BC2's issues.

I thought the Ars Technica preview was pretty interesting, especially the parts regarding the Support class: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/hands-on-with-battlefield-3-new-abilities-combat-medics-and-destruction.ars

From the article:

The light machine gunner has a powerful weapon that lays down an impressive amount of fire in a short time, and with the bipod attachment, you can rest the gun on any solid surface to improve your accuracy. This gives you the ability to create a temporary turret wherever there is a solid surface, and this also allows you to use suppressive fire more accurately. When you lay down supressive fire, anyone caught in it will have slightly blurred vision, making it harder to see and move. If one of your teammates kills an enemy that's suppressed, you gain experience points.

[chicken-royal]

Awesome news that you can now use assault rifles when playing medic. The other changes to classes sound good too. :)

[Singh400]

choked up about them dwarfing your medic class aren't ya? You loved running them trains on other guys on the server didn't you?

Yeah I really love medics(!)...

:rolleyes:

Interesting changes they made to the classes from BC2. I guess it's hard to say how this is going to play out once the game gets into everyone's hands, but I suppose that's what the open beta is for. I can't really see how this is going to mitigate the problem of Medic trains (personally I would have given them their own class and stuck them with SMGs like the engineers), but at least they are taking steps towards a solution to BC2's issues.

Medic trains are easily dealt with. Just introduced a cooldown period of the paddles.

Awesome news that you can now use assault rifles when playing medic. The other changes to classes sound good too. :)

Hopefully I can use my shotgun on the A/M class :shiftyninja:

[Singh400]

This is epic.

[Pupik]

This is epic.

Should have used a bear instead, if they really wanted to get cahoots with the 4chan crowd.

[trag3dy]

That's awesome. :laugh:

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Amazing...

[Lamp0]

Amazing...

Seems like DICE is doing everything right with BF3. Also in one of the off screen gameplay vids I saw, it showed that you have to equip grenades before throwing.

[Alladaskill17]

This is epic.

VERY awesome!

[Chaltalian]

Amazing...

Thanks for posting.

That was beautiful. Multiplayer looks absolutely amazing, just like you said! :)

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Seems like DICE is doing everything right with BF3. Also in one of the off screen gameplay vids I saw, it showed that you have to equip grenades before throwing.

Indeed. I'm glad they're using the best features from Battlefield 2 and Bad Company 2.

Thanks for posting.

That was beautiful. Multiplayer looks absolutely amazing, just like you said! :)

You're welcome. It was definitely beautiful. The part near the end with the Support soldier in the subway looked stunning. The lighting in this game is awesome.

[ViperAFK]

I'm not even going to bother buying anymore mutliplayer games after this comes out.

[Petro]

Yeah think this game gonna stand for long time. Cant wait to release date of beta in Sep. Anyone preordered or have a beta key?

[PixilEyes]

Amazing...

:woot:

Once this game comes out followed by diablo 3 and guild wars 2 I wont have to buy another game for years. WHOHOOOOOOOOOO Best year for PC gaming in years.

[Nerve]

I haven't been this excited for a game since... ever. :woot:

I just wish my rig could play this beauty, it's going to have to be an XBOX purchase.

[PixilEyes]

So Reddit is lighting up with these threads. Don't let them butcher our game. Cancel your preorder. Your money talks.

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/hxtjy/if_you_are_tired_of_exclusive_dlcs_butchering/

Boycott
On March 29, 2008,[14] Sarcastic Gamer called for a boycott of the game Battlefield: Bad Company due to news that consumers would be allowed to purchase additional weapons for the game which, though already complete (and included on the game disc), were to remain locked until the user paid a fee to access them. The general consensus of the hosts was that this was an attempt by EA to test public receptiveness to downloadable content of this sort.
Many websites from around the world got involved in or mentioned the boycott[15] making it very popular among gamers and eventually reaching IGN[16] which contacted Electronic Arts, the publisher of the game, causing it to finally cease the idea of paid weapons.[17]
As a result of this, on April 9, 2008 Sarcastic Gamer announced[18] that the goal of the boycott had been achieved and the boycott was lifted.

[PixilEyes]

More info on the boycott. http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/hy24b/battlefield_3_preorder_dlc_boycott_coordination/

[rajputwarrior]

hilarious...

[trag3dy]

I don't see why it matters that much. Anyone who is a fan of the series or fps in general is going to pre order (or should). I don't get how it's an unfair advantage as they claim. It's the same argument that people who play more get an unfair advantage over people who play less which I saw a lot in BC2. Silly.

[Singh400]

Well I've pre-ordered. And I don't intend to cancel, however they do have a point. The physical warfare pack gives access to exclusive guns as well as exclusive ammo.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Day one access to things like weapons, mods, and ammo types is one thing... but exclusive weapons, mods, and ammo types? If anything, they should offer unique bonuses for different regions (UK, USA, Canada, etc). Also, these bonuses should be made available at a later date to people that didn't pre-order the game or have identical stats to other things (in other words, make it a skin).

If that doesn't happen, then I'll be disappointed at EA. I'm definitely not a fan of "exclusive" pre-order DLC for multiplayer games.

[Kerm]

Same here.

I don't expect to pay for a game and then find that certain guns or outfits have to bought again to unlock.

I'm certainly not going to pay to unlock a type of gun in a game.

[PixilEyes]

The ammo is what scares me.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Same here.

I don't expect to pay for a game and then find that certain guns or outfits have to bought again to unlock.

I'm certainly not going to pay to unlock a type of gun in a game.

What if those guns have identical counterparts in terms of stats (e.g. damage, rate of fire, etc)? If that's the case, then I don't mind it at all. The same goes for other cosmetic changes like different uniforms or accessories that affect appearance. I just hope they don't offer items for sale that give players an advantage over other players that don't have X item.

The ammo is what scares me.

Me too. I don't want to die behind cover in Battlefield 3 because BennyTheBuff has armour-piercing rounds and I don't. All EA has to do is make it so that these items aren't exclusive.