Originally Posted by
Destro777
My PC has been down since launch - hence my absence from this thread. I needed to post my thoughts since ive been all over this thread since day one. Im on a relative's PC posting this :) I wont be back on the forum for awhile.
Read this book if you want and thanks in advance if you do.
Ok so BF3 isnt BF2 - it's NOT Bad Co 2. BF3 is entirely its own animal. If youre a more seasoned Battlefield fan, the sooner you realize this the better. Its not going to have all that "flatten the map" destruction - thats for the BC games. BF3 isnt going to have flags everywhere in conquest - thats for BF2/2142.
BF3 is very complex, slower paced and very very hardcore - especially for a console game. I keep saying its not for the feint of heart - this game is NOT easy. I live and breathe Battlefield and even Im overwhelmed and humbled. Theres something about the game that keeps you on edge and keeps you feeling uneasy - this is where the game excels and what it does best IMO. High fidelity and immersion - its very real, especially if your sound is cranked. Shit is scarey!
BF3 is super difficult in the objective modes and requires some crazy teamwork. I honestly cant believe its as complex and unforgiving as it is being a big budget shooter. People are going to hate this game, for real. I mean you have items in the game that do NOTHING unless you have a teammate to coordinate with. (UAV + mortar combo or the sloflam as examples). For these reasons, im not sure its quite as fun, or the same style as fun, as the BC games. In BC you could pick up and play and everything was somewhat streamlined. BF3 is NOT really a game you play to relax like you would with BC2. BF3 is fun for different reasons. Again, BF3 is a whole other animal.
Frustration can set in in BF3 if you are getting your ass kicked - but play the game with teamwork and good lawd its as fun as online teamplay shooters could ever get. You have to really think about how to approach every map and cooordinate with what your buddies are using - both simple class loadouts AND the vehicle unlocks (like the chooper driver + gunner). Ive been playing with a minimum of 8 friends and its been incredible. Im talking playing for 6 straight hours incredible. I was pretty surprised to see some of the comments on here - because my friends and I had a much different experience this week. We cant stop playing it. Ive had 2 of the best gaming nights I can ever remember this week on BF3 with friends. Too too too too too fun.
Rush mode and its new rule changes (not having the round end unless a crate is actually disarmed) are beyond epic on some of these BF3 maps. We had an hour long attacking session on the Canals arming and destroying with 1 ticket left on THREE different bases! It was the most epic online gaming round ive ever played. Rush is so much more open than any BC2 map. Just look at Caspian compared to any BC2 rush. Its night and day in the openness of the design. Peak rush is easily one of the best multiplayer maps ever made. The variety here is awesome.
The gunplay in BF3 is by far far far DICE's finest. Its not even close. Its almost too complex with all the unlocks and setups.
Last bit - the vehicles. How cool is it that the brought the moblie spawn point elements from the original Vietnam and 2142? That huge lumbering amphibious tank is straight out of 2142 and the huge Goliath vehicle - remember that thing? How cool is it that the vehicles require some serious skill to even stay in the air? No more circle strafing, invincible chopper faggots. You want to be good in a chopper or jet - you have to really work at it.
There are problems with gun balance, vehicles issues, and control bits, the gadgets seem glitchy - which im certain will get fixed in time. Serverwise things are working beautifully and being able to quene into even on console servers is brilliant. Getting into friends is as easy as possible now.
Let BF3 simmer for a while. Unlock different things you will notice the possibilities in due time. Unlock the MAV uav drone chopper and use it with your buddy dropping the mortars - that is some crazy wild stuff. Its exactly like dropping arty with commander in BF2 - just handled 100% differently.
Is BF3 as good as BF2? I would probably say no - but I respect they actually tried something new and fresh.
BF3 is a whole new animal.
See you on the Battlefield...