Just got a tweet saying that Caspian Sea will be open to everyone on PC this weekend. Dunno about consoles.
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Just got a tweet saying that Caspian Sea will be open to everyone on PC this weekend. Dunno about consoles.
That would be cool if they unlocked it for consoles, but I am not holding my breath.Quote:
Originally Posted by Changeling
Just hopped on Caspian for PC. Had to get on a shitty server since most were full. Looks like a Battlefield map, in a good way. Destruction was light. Kinda reminded me of Zatar wetlands. Of course my connection got dropped and/or game crashed. So I'm done for now.
Beta is a beta.
Hands on impressions of the newest BF3 build from Planetbattlefield regarding the console versions specifically:
2 new maps, looking fantastic. Vehicle gameplay woohoo!Quote:
While PC was the main platform showing off the singleplayer portion, I was able to hop on both Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the multiplayer, and let me tell you, if you were concerned about the game after experiencing often bug-ridden beta, you will sleep soundly knowing that this most recent build of the game played (and looked) like a game ready to be shipped. As DICE producer Patrick Bach reassured me, this most recent build that I experienced is STILL not the final build.
First thing I noticed on the consoles were the graphics. They looked much better than the beta. Textures were smoother, character movements were much more fluid, and environments seemed to have more warmth to them. Also, the lighting was more dynamic, atmospherics more gritty and present, things just seem to run smoother on this build. All the frame rate issues, glitches, pops and sound drops of the beta were nowhere to be found. Bach reiterated that the beta was already a month and a half old before it was launched because of the time it takes to certify for release. It’s amazing how much polish they were able to put on the game since the beta.
Optional hi rez texture install packet for 360. (optional no doubt because of the different harddrive 360 builds out there):
The Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 will let users stream higher resolution textures by installing content found on the game's second disc, DICE has revealed.
"There's a voluntary install on the 360," said Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu speaking to GamerZines yesterday."I think Rage did it as well, where you can install content to stream higher res textures."
We went hands-on with both versions of the game yesterday, and in terms of visuals, the Xbox 360 version certainly took the edge over the PS3 version.
More maps revealed next week.
2 of my fav new screens:
Sounds good. Can't wait for the final game to come out. Haven't been able to hop on the last few days, but I think at this point I am more than happy to wait till the 25th.Can't wait to get 2 full squads rolling on the same map. MS needs to make 12 player parties so we can have 3 full squads going and all have communications.
Problem with that is 12 people talking at once would be confusing as hell.
"Watch out behind you!"
"Who?"
"You!"
"Me?"
Even 360's Frontlines had a "talk to other squadleaders" button. That would work better but I doubt its in BF3. You can choose between all team talk and squad talk in BF3 though. Im wondering if its easy to access so you can do it on the fly.
Heres some info from IGN regarding tweaked bullet damage since the beta:
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Is it as glitchy as the beta? Not in my experience. If you've noticed, the beta hasn't updated on consoles and the build available to the public is over six weeks old. My time spent with these maps on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 flowed smoothly the entire time. I never saw anyone fall through the map and no long-neck avatars squirmed across the ground twitching. Not only that, enemies appear to take more damage to kill -- another qualm I had with what I'd played before the latest demo. Steady aim is paramount to success and I'd often have to run down a wounded player to finish them off. I too escaped death a few times after absorbing some damage and rushing to safety.
Oh man, those videos are looking great! Can't wait to try this game outside of the 1 map.
Firestorm looks tops! I can't wait for this game, even though I know its gonna be love/hate at first.
Destro also reminds me about Frontlines chat and squad options. They were pretty neat. KAOS blowing it with Frontlines and Homefront bums me out. I hope Dice hires all the old school Desert Combat guys that were still kickin around in that team.
http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/...rs-tv/135?ch=1
This weeks episode is all about BF3. Most of the footage is from the PC and it looks amazing.
Beta seems to be done with. Guess they closes it on the 10th and not run it through the 10th. At least we have the final version to look forward to in 2 weeks.