MSI Afterburner. I've added at least an extra 100 Mhz to the GPU core using it.Quote:
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http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
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MSI Afterburner. I've added at least an extra 100 Mhz to the GPU core using it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dave is ok
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
You can check out its performance boost with this article.
This had me rolling. These dudes are DICE Battlefield community managers.
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Also BF3 mappacks are PS3 timed exclusive, heh. Sony n EA got the COD deal MS+activision has.
Dice (tries to) explain why there's no commander in BF3:
Im not buying it. The entire purpose of the commander was to organize a 32 player team. Without any guidance people are going to be all over the place. Not saying people always listened to commanders but at least it kept people's eyes off the damn map 80% of the match. People who cared about winning anyways. Sounds like no more spec ops runs to destroy assets in the nme base, no supply or vehicle drops. Strategic depth is definitely taking a hit.Quote:
The Commander role didn't make it into Battlefield 3 because DICE felt it was "a bit flawed", general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson has revealed.
It was, however, "a hot topic" at DICE HQ.
"When the dev team sat down and thought about this, the Commander role was a very important and hot topic in the studio I have to say," Troedsson said, speaking at the Eurogamer Expo 2011 today.
"Some people wanted us to implement it in the absolute same way as we had before; some of us wanted us to reinvigorate how we do it.
"I don't know how many people have tried to play as a Commander in Battlefield 2, but it's kind of a strange experience. Everyone agrees that that actual role of the Commander is very, very cool. But the problem is that only one person per team could play it, and it was always the highest ranking one.
"But even for the people that played as a Commander, the first thing they did was what? They ran off to a corner somewhere and lay down there and tried to hide so the Spec Ops guy wouldn't find them when he was going to blow up the installations.
"They basically spent the whole match lying on the ground on some obscure corner of the map, hoping not to get knifed in the back and trying to support people."
Troedsson concluded: "There was something very cool about the Commander role and there was also something a bit flawed, we have to say."
Battlefield 3 retains the essence of the Commander via squad leaders and gadgets. Squad leaders can order artillery strikes, Troedsson said, and the ability to order a mortar strike is available as a multiplayer unlock.
There's the option to set up gadgets on the ground or on rooftops to scan and target vehicles. There's a remote-control UAV drone that pin-ponts infantry and vehicles, too.
"That's why the idea that we've had, the team-play elements of the Commander mode that we really like, we have tried to push down to the squads and the squad leaders," said Troedsson.
"We've tried to push this down into the squads so they can both fill the roles that the Commander had, but then also be an active soldier on the battlefield."
This is what happens when your audience includes console players. It has to get dumbed down. I kinda see what they're saying on one side, but why not make commanders a PC-exclusive since it was the lead platform. We want it, so why not give the option for tactical depth. I was HUGE into spec ops play and making it my first goal to completely dismantle the commander and communications for the other team in BF2. I'll miss this aspect very much and BF3 will probably be a worse game for it.
The timed PS3 exclusivity is a sad sign of the times. Its unfortunate but not unexpected that mappacks are being handled this way. Hopefully this won't affect the PC version of the game. Dice should remember who got them this far. Money talks though.
Edit:
"But that’s not all for our PlayStation fans! You’ll be happy to know that beginning with our first expansion pack Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (to be released later this year), all full-blown upcoming expansion packs for the game will appear one week early exclusively on PS3, brought to you by Sony!
As you may or may not have heard, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a themed expansion pack containing four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine. It also features new weapons and vehicles, unique in-game dog tags, new persistence, as well as new Trophies.
Make sure to stay tuned for more on the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 and all things related. And do let us know what you think of the Beta once it’s up and running. For more stories on Battlefield 3, feel free to check out the official Battlefield blog where I post from behind the scenes under the name “H Brun”.
I also wanted to say thank you for your continued support for DICE and Battlefield 3. Meeting our fans in person is always very rewarding and exciting. We went to gamescom with the PS3 co-op mission Exfiltration, and at Tokyo Game Show we let visitors play the single player mission Operation Guillotine. The response so far has been overwhelming, and we look forward to showing you more action from Battlefield 3 before the North American launch on October 25th.
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Exclusive for 1 week? LOL. Nevermind what I said. Thats just silly. I thought The Karkand pack was a launchday thing though. Wonder if its on the disk? Hmmm. Same bullshit as before.
Hah 1 week. Also remember PS3 buyers get 1943 exclusively free as well :)
I knew NeN would be pissed spec ops runs are out. Arty strikes for squad leaders sounds very interesting.
Im curious how the controls are going to be set up for consoles now that squad leaders can give orders. I hope they nix the quick knife button - all it does it take up space cause now the knife is equipable. Also I hope going prone is on a face button. Would be awful on a stick click.
So you can form platoons in BF3. Basically its your group of friends who you play the game with. Battlelog tracks the stats of your collective platoon. Win/losses, overall K/D, who is the best of each class - who is pulling their weight. Super super cool stuff.
The Destro platoon is gonna be no joke :)
I wish they would kill KDR.
Agreed but at least Win/Loss is the primary stat based on that screen.
EXCLUSIVE GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE:
Bad thing is that I was playing these games when they were new. Such an old man lol.
That trailer is fucking incredible. Cabal bitch.
Sound effects match up perfectly!
Hyped beyond belief.