Battlefield 3 Beta - Your Thoughts?
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Either your tv isn't set up properly or it's just the 360, because all the gameplay i've seen looks great.PeePantz said:
It is the beta, they allow players in so they can find any errors within the game.PeePantz said:
This is most likely a problem with your controller, every time i've heard of someone saying the controls are unresponsive, i have had absolutely no problems with it at all.PeePantz said:
They would not have tied health with rank, this would be a completely overpowered system that would give new players absolutely no chance at winning. You probably just got more used to the game mechanics, levels and started to die less.PeePantz said:
Please, tell me if it works.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:
Also, could you explain sandboxing for me? I've never heard of it before.
It's when the program (Origin in this case) is being run isolated from the rest of the PC, so it can't do any harm. It's like in prison (lol).TacticalAssassin1 said:
PS. Origin won't let me download the beta. It's all frozen up. Maybe tomorrow or next week.
I really love the gameplay for the most part, but there are a few major glitches I've noticed:
1) Major lag resulting in hit detection issues, some players skipping around and lagging out of games.
2) Unresponsive controls, where I try to run, reload or shoot and nothing will happen.
3) Sound cutting out for no apparent reason, eg not being able to hear bomb arm alarms.
4) Occasionally the reload animation will not kick in.
5) Falling through the map geometry is a ***** -_-
6) Problems with hit detection that may or may not be due to lag eg head shots not registering, knife kill animations delayed
7) Difficulty connecting to games - get a lot of "Cannot connect to EA servers"
8) The squad system is somewhat screwy, as it may split your squad into different teams to balance player numbers or force you to play with strangers.
And while this is not a glitch, I am just pointing out that prone and bushes are a fucking terrible comination. While I love prone for the sniping applications, far too many people will crawl through the bushes and SMG any poor bastard that walks past.
And in case this is somewhat relevant, I am playing on Xbox 360.
1) Major lag resulting in hit detection issues, some players skipping around and lagging out of games.
2) Unresponsive controls, where I try to run, reload or shoot and nothing will happen.
3) Sound cutting out for no apparent reason, eg not being able to hear bomb arm alarms.
4) Occasionally the reload animation will not kick in.
5) Falling through the map geometry is a ***** -_-
6) Problems with hit detection that may or may not be due to lag eg head shots not registering, knife kill animations delayed
7) Difficulty connecting to games - get a lot of "Cannot connect to EA servers"
8) The squad system is somewhat screwy, as it may split your squad into different teams to balance player numbers or force you to play with strangers.
And while this is not a glitch, I am just pointing out that prone and bushes are a fucking terrible comination. While I love prone for the sniping applications, far too many people will crawl through the bushes and SMG any poor bastard that walks past.
And in case this is somewhat relevant, I am playing on Xbox 360.
No, you don't be an ass.ghost whistler said:
A beta is not a demo. A beta is not the final game. Beta is the third stage of development, after initial development and the alpha. After this comes bugfixes, then release, then patches. There's still plenty of time to fix any problems. Just because it doesn't work now for you in particular doesn't mean that it wont at release, and it doesn't mean they've made a bad game, because it evidently works for millions of others. Did you consider that the problem might be at your end?
First impressions so far:
It's impossible to get into a game, every time it gets stuck on Joining Game... And the alt + enter buttons to go fullscreen don't seem to be working here either.
*crickets*
Yeap, that's it. I haven't played a game yet. Been trying since I downloaded it. Figured as much, everyone wanting to play at once and all.
It's impossible to get into a game, every time it gets stuck on Joining Game... And the alt + enter buttons to go fullscreen don't seem to be working here either.
*crickets*
Yeap, that's it. I haven't played a game yet. Been trying since I downloaded it. Figured as much, everyone wanting to play at once and all.
The game is a lot of fun when you aren't dealing with lag, especially the Caspian map, feels so much more like the Battlefield I used to love so much. I like all the unlocks, good touches. The game runs excellent on my PC so that's a plus. My biggest gripe would be with Battlelog, it is a CLUSTERFUCK! They really should have done an in-game server browser, I would have rather have a little slower load time than dealing with the stupidity that is battlelog.
The one game I played so far left a pretty good impression on me granted I'm new to the BF series in general.
The graphics were nice but that doesn't say much about the gameplay.
Gameplay wise it felt like a mix between COD and Killzone. Glad to see they added prone, and I didn't experience any lag here in the US Eastcoast. The class that resupplies ammo (forget title) has a pretty powerful main weapon then again this is the same game that allows long range shotgun sniping.
Only thing I could really complain about is the laser and the flashlight effects. Its neat you can blind/be blinded by them; but not by your own teammates. I can see some asshole kid now running around flashing it in peoples eyes. I'm tired now (worked 3rd shift) so when I'm a lil more alert I can get a better feel for the game but right now it's about a B+
The graphics were nice but that doesn't say much about the gameplay.
Gameplay wise it felt like a mix between COD and Killzone. Glad to see they added prone, and I didn't experience any lag here in the US Eastcoast. The class that resupplies ammo (forget title) has a pretty powerful main weapon then again this is the same game that allows long range shotgun sniping.
Only thing I could really complain about is the laser and the flashlight effects. Its neat you can blind/be blinded by them; but not by your own teammates. I can see some asshole kid now running around flashing it in peoples eyes. I'm tired now (worked 3rd shift) so when I'm a lil more alert I can get a better feel for the game but right now it's about a B+
i saw it on the dashboard for xbox. decided to download it and give it a try. 'this purchase is -1microsoft points' so i continue.
then it tells me i dont have enough. i need... and im not lying here...
4,489,463,712 microsoft points.
no, how the hell..? did i have to preorder it or something?
then it tells me i dont have enough. i need... and im not lying here...
4,489,463,712 microsoft points.
no, how the hell..? did i have to preorder it or something?
they improved alot sine the alpha but a few bugs has turned up, but oh well still beta im still loving it ^^ and remember... ONLY A BETA... ppl seem to forget on the feedback forum <_<
im still loving it ^^ and remember... ONLY A BETA... ppl seem to forget on the feedback forum <_<