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When will people stop asking these ******* question. If you're facing a dilemma, then just buy BOTH. At least that's what I'm going to do...
Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and 2 were "adventure flicks", according to lead designer David Goldfarb.
Battlefield 3, however, goes "much closer to contemporary reality and current events".
"We're depicting a war and everything that suggests," wrote Goldfarb on the Battlefield blog.
"We have tried to get closer to the slang of the modern warrior. We are mixing tension-building passages with the chaos of suddenly erupting firefights. We've sought to keep the game feeling as plausible as possible, because the moment the audience stops believing it could happen, then you're just like every other shooter."
Goldfarb said DICE "loved" making Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and 2. They were "great fun" and "light hearted". "In essence, they were adventure flicks," reckons Goldfarb, "Indiana Jones with an assault rifle."
"But with Battlefield 3, we knew we had to really divorce ourselves from those characters and those themes. We had to go somewhere else and do something different and push a different set of buttons.
"We're telling a war story now," he added, "and that means it needs to feel credible, it needs to feel contemporary, and it needs to connect with things and emotions that we have never really tried or had the means to properly connect to before."
Ensuring the tone was right in Battlefield 3 was Goldfarb's proudest accomplishment.
"Tone is vibe," he wrote. "It's style. It's a feeling. It's why The Dark Knight is awesome and the '60s Batman is not; the difference between Saving Private Ryan and Hogan's Heroes. It's one of those things which, if you do it right, affects everything.
"More than anything else in Battlefield 3's single-player story, this is where we set out to do something different."
In Battlefield 3, the story is told through the recollections of US Marine Henry "Black" Blackburn. You'll also see through the eyes of armed forces from around the world.
"We put [players] in challenging situations. We ask them questions. In Battlefield 3, we ask: What would you really do for your country?
"We've tried to put our people in contexts where they make emotionally valid choices."
Goldfarb believes that that has made Battlefield 3 a "stronger, more emotional and more immersive" experience as as result.
Battlefield 3 "much closer to reality" News - - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
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Senior Gameplay Designer on Battlefield 3, Alan Kertz, revealed a bunch of details regarding Battlefield 3 on twitter while answering questions from fans. He talked about the revival system, hitregs, squad beacons, shotgun sniper rifles and much more. Check out the full reveal below.
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PS3 and Xbox 360 owners have been getting increasingly frustrated and vocal over the lack of games that display at true HD resolutions on their consoles – especially when “1080p gaming” was one of the big marketing points when the present generation was first announced back in 2005. So their mood is unlikely to be improved by the news that upcoming blockbuster Battlefield 3 will have a sub-HD resolution on both platforms.
Johan Anderson, DICE rendering architect on the Frostbite 2 engine powering Battlefield 3, revealed in a tweet that: “BF3 is 1280×704 on both PS3 and 360. Removing a few lines from 720p saves good perf[ormance] and memory for us.”
In a later he confirmed that the Display Mode would still be 720p – and then rather amusingly linked to this monstrous forum posting listing the native resolutions for hundreds of console games to underline that Battlefield 3′s low resolution is not exactly uncommon on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Even so, it seems doubtful that the home console owners will be impressed at this news. You can up to date on all the Battlefield 3 news, though, here at BeefJack.
http://beefjack.com/news/battlefield-3-will-be-sub-hd-on-both-ps3-and-360/
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DICE are really trying to push longevity as one of Battlefield 3's selling points, and when asked how long it would take to complete a kit in the game's multiplayer, completion meaning every weapon, gadget and upgrade within a single class, Battlefield 3 senior gameplay designer Alan Kertz replied with a pretty staggering figure.
"If you unlock every weapon, every gadget, and every unlock for every weapon... something like 100 hours."
100 hours is a ridiculously large sum for a single kit, and as Kertz went on to point out, you have a lot more work to do if you're going to 100% the game.
"1 kit. Then you have 3 more kits, all the vehicle upgrades, pins, medals and dogtags still to earn."
DICE recently went into detail about Battlefield 3's lengthy unlock tree, though I don't think anyone expected such a huge number of gaming hours.
Check out Kertz's Twitter feed for a ton of details and snippets about the game.
Battlefield 3 has 100 hours worth of unlocks per kit | GameKudos.com
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If you’re one of the many who are eagerly looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the upcoming Battlefield 3 beta, then it looks as if you may not have to much longer to wait.
The subject of much frenzied speculation on the various BF3 forums, the multiplayer beta starting date is increasingly rumoured to be September 27th, with a closed 48 hour period before it becomes an open beta for the public on September 29th.
With a new BattleBlog due to be posted today – and the Tokyo Game Show coming up soon, where Sony will be exhibiting the game running on PlayStation 3 – an announcement confirming the date may be with us shortly. Battlefield 3′s release date of October 25th means that DICE will certainly have to launch the beta imminently to have enough time to reap all the necessary multiplayer data ahead of launch.
Battlefield 3 beta to begin September 27th? « BeefJack - The Gamer's Sauce
Battlefield 3, however, goes "much closer to contemporary reality and current events".
"We're depicting a war and everything that suggests," wrote Goldfarb on the Battlefield blog.
"We have tried to get closer to the slang of the modern warrior. We are mixing tension-building passages with the chaos of suddenly erupting firefights. We've sought to keep the game feeling as plausible as possible, because the moment the audience stops believing it could happen, then you're just like every other shooter."
Goldfarb said DICE "loved" making Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and 2. They were "great fun" and "light hearted". "In essence, they were adventure flicks," reckons Goldfarb, "Indiana Jones with an assault rifle."
"But with Battlefield 3, we knew we had to really divorce ourselves from those characters and those themes. We had to go somewhere else and do something different and push a different set of buttons.
"We're telling a war story now," he added, "and that means it needs to feel credible, it needs to feel contemporary, and it needs to connect with things and emotions that we have never really tried or had the means to properly connect to before."
Ensuring the tone was right in Battlefield 3 was Goldfarb's proudest accomplishment.
"Tone is vibe," he wrote. "It's style. It's a feeling. It's why The Dark Knight is awesome and the '60s Batman is not; the difference between Saving Private Ryan and Hogan's Heroes. It's one of those things which, if you do it right, affects everything.
"More than anything else in Battlefield 3's single-player story, this is where we set out to do something different."
In Battlefield 3, the story is told through the recollections of US Marine Henry "Black" Blackburn. You'll also see through the eyes of armed forces from around the world.
"We put [players] in challenging situations. We ask them questions. In Battlefield 3, we ask: What would you really do for your country?
"We've tried to put our people in contexts where they make emotionally valid choices."
Goldfarb believes that that has made Battlefield 3 a "stronger, more emotional and more immersive" experience as as result.
Battlefield 3 "much closer to reality" News - - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
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Senior Gameplay Designer on Battlefield 3, Alan Kertz, revealed a bunch of details regarding Battlefield 3 on twitter while answering questions from fans. He talked about the revival system, hitregs, squad beacons, shotgun sniper rifles and much more. Check out the full reveal below.
- Squad Specs don't stack and players can use as the same numbers of squad specs as the squad members.
- Frag won't be doing a lot of damage to the environment since they aren't really high explosives.
- No Hitreg and there will be a totally new system for BF3.
- Multithreading will be supported.
- Supersonic bullets make a crackling noise when close enough.
- No weapons for the pilot of a transport chopper, but there will be rewards.
- There will be lots of never before seen vehicles, some returning classics, and a TON of customization items.
- 6x is the highest zoom level for most guns apart from recon rifle.
- Flag number varies between Conquest Small and Conquest Large. But is consistent across platforms.
- Squad beacon goes away on respawn.
- When the beacon is outdoors in the open you control the parachute.
- A host of fast and light Jeeps with a heavy MG will be at your disposal.
- No shotgun sniper rifles.
- Up close in hardcore bolt action sniper rifles can 1 Hit Kill at close range. In normal, no 1 Hit Kill with bolts in the body.
- The ranks are based on Authentic Marine ranks, with comendations to fill out the full 50.
- Marksman Bonus for sniper headshots beyond 50m are back!
- Wide variety of shotgun types, but only 1 pump action - Semi, Auto, Tube, Magazine, different spreads.
- Flight models will be identical on PC and consoles.
- Players can shoot stingers from the passenger seats.
- The mortar has both HE and Smoke rounds.
- When you get defibbed you are "back to life." You need to accept to use anything other than your pistol in prone.
- You can shoot someone trying to knife your teammate from behind.
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PS3 and Xbox 360 owners have been getting increasingly frustrated and vocal over the lack of games that display at true HD resolutions on their consoles – especially when “1080p gaming” was one of the big marketing points when the present generation was first announced back in 2005. So their mood is unlikely to be improved by the news that upcoming blockbuster Battlefield 3 will have a sub-HD resolution on both platforms.
Johan Anderson, DICE rendering architect on the Frostbite 2 engine powering Battlefield 3, revealed in a tweet that: “BF3 is 1280×704 on both PS3 and 360. Removing a few lines from 720p saves good perf[ormance] and memory for us.”
In a later he confirmed that the Display Mode would still be 720p – and then rather amusingly linked to this monstrous forum posting listing the native resolutions for hundreds of console games to underline that Battlefield 3′s low resolution is not exactly uncommon on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Even so, it seems doubtful that the home console owners will be impressed at this news. You can up to date on all the Battlefield 3 news, though, here at BeefJack.
http://beefjack.com/news/battlefield-3-will-be-sub-hd-on-both-ps3-and-360/
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DICE are really trying to push longevity as one of Battlefield 3's selling points, and when asked how long it would take to complete a kit in the game's multiplayer, completion meaning every weapon, gadget and upgrade within a single class, Battlefield 3 senior gameplay designer Alan Kertz replied with a pretty staggering figure.
"If you unlock every weapon, every gadget, and every unlock for every weapon... something like 100 hours."
100 hours is a ridiculously large sum for a single kit, and as Kertz went on to point out, you have a lot more work to do if you're going to 100% the game.
"1 kit. Then you have 3 more kits, all the vehicle upgrades, pins, medals and dogtags still to earn."
DICE recently went into detail about Battlefield 3's lengthy unlock tree, though I don't think anyone expected such a huge number of gaming hours.
Check out Kertz's Twitter feed for a ton of details and snippets about the game.
Battlefield 3 has 100 hours worth of unlocks per kit | GameKudos.com
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If you’re one of the many who are eagerly looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the upcoming Battlefield 3 beta, then it looks as if you may not have to much longer to wait.
The subject of much frenzied speculation on the various BF3 forums, the multiplayer beta starting date is increasingly rumoured to be September 27th, with a closed 48 hour period before it becomes an open beta for the public on September 29th.
With a new BattleBlog due to be posted today – and the Tokyo Game Show coming up soon, where Sony will be exhibiting the game running on PlayStation 3 – an announcement confirming the date may be with us shortly. Battlefield 3′s release date of October 25th means that DICE will certainly have to launch the beta imminently to have enough time to reap all the necessary multiplayer data ahead of launch.
Battlefield 3 beta to begin September 27th? « BeefJack - The Gamer's Sauce
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Eurogamer has discovered what is on each of the two Xbox 360 Battlefield 3 DVD discs.
"Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 ships on two discs with endless hours of spectacular high-definition gameplay," EA told us this afternoon.
"Disc one features the stunning multiplayer, co-op levels and HD installation content.
"Disc two features the superb single-player campaign."
The PS3 version of Battlefield 3 will come on one, larger capacity, Blu-ray disc.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-13-ea-explains-bf3-xbox-360-disc-split
"Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 ships on two discs with endless hours of spectacular high-definition gameplay," EA told us this afternoon.
"Disc one features the stunning multiplayer, co-op levels and HD installation content.
"Disc two features the superb single-player campaign."
The PS3 version of Battlefield 3 will come on one, larger capacity, Blu-ray disc.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-13-ea-explains-bf3-xbox-360-disc-split
The Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta will open to all players on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on September 29, DICE has announced.
The beta is set in Paris on the Operation Metro map, where players work their way from lush parks on the outskirts of the city to a dark, bombed-out metro station, to the vibrant streets around the Paris stock exchange. Two elite tactical units square off in Rush Mode. One side takes the offensive by attacking M-COM stations while the opposing squad defends and protects.
Gamers who pre-order the digital PC version of the game at Origin will be granted early access to the beta starting on September 27, 2011. In addition, all customers that pre-ordered a Limited Edition of Medal of Honor will also receive early access to the beta starting on September 27, 2011.
Players are also invited to join the EA Gun Club for the latest shooter news, and to receive in-game benefits including access to the M1911 pistol and distinct badges in Battlefield 3. The M1911 pistol will also be available to registered Battlefield veterans.
Battlefield 3 beta begins September 29 - Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 News
Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE
Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE
PC News: Battlefield 3 PC system requirements revealed - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
The beta is set in Paris on the Operation Metro map, where players work their way from lush parks on the outskirts of the city to a dark, bombed-out metro station, to the vibrant streets around the Paris stock exchange. Two elite tactical units square off in Rush Mode. One side takes the offensive by attacking M-COM stations while the opposing squad defends and protects.
Gamers who pre-order the digital PC version of the game at Origin will be granted early access to the beta starting on September 27, 2011. In addition, all customers that pre-ordered a Limited Edition of Medal of Honor will also receive early access to the beta starting on September 27, 2011.
Players are also invited to join the EA Gun Club for the latest shooter news, and to receive in-game benefits including access to the M1911 pistol and distinct badges in Battlefield 3. The M1911 pistol will also be available to registered Battlefield veterans.
Battlefield 3 beta begins September 29 - Battlefield 3 for Xbox 360 News
Minimum System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
MEMORY: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE
Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE
PC News: Battlefield 3 PC system requirements revealed - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
In a world of decreased exclusives, it's cool to see that the console makers are still trying to grab what they can. Sony and EA have announced that all "full-blown" expansion packs for Battlefield 3 will first appear on the PS3 for a week before they hit Xbox Live.
Over at the Official PlayStation Blog, Tommy Rydling, junior product manager at Battlefield 3 developer DICE, says that starting with the first post-release DLC pack called Back to Karkand (out sometime this year) all "full-blown" expansion packs to the game will have a week of exclusivity on PSN.
Interestingly, this move is the mirror opposite of what the Call of Duty series has done recently with the Black Ops DLC, where it has been available first on XBLA and then PSN (albeit for a full month before).
PS3 Gets Battlefield 3 DLC First - News - www.GameInformer.com
Over at the Official PlayStation Blog, Tommy Rydling, junior product manager at Battlefield 3 developer DICE, says that starting with the first post-release DLC pack called Back to Karkand (out sometime this year) all "full-blown" expansion packs to the game will have a week of exclusivity on PSN.
Interestingly, this move is the mirror opposite of what the Call of Duty series has done recently with the Black Ops DLC, where it has been available first on XBLA and then PSN (albeit for a full month before).
PS3 Gets Battlefield 3 DLC First - News - www.GameInformer.com
No one deserves to get DLC first.
Anyway, a week is a very short amount of time so I'm not too bothered.
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DICE community manager Daniel Matros has been answering questions about Battlefield 3 on Twitter. Battlefield fan @bkohn1 asked him whether a rig matching the Battlefield 3 recommended system requirements would run the game on ultra settings. Matros replied to say that “recommended is usually medium.”
So will a top of the range Nvidia GTX580 do the trick? Apparently not. Matros revealed that we’ll need two 580s in SLI to make the most of the Frostbite 2 engine. The minimum system specifications may not be too punishing, but for those who want to see Battlefield 3 at its very best, a hefty upgrade may needed. Battlefield 3 may well be worth the expense. Would you be tempted to upgrade?
Battlefield 3 will need monster rig to run on ultra settings | PC Gamer
Although, the rendering architect at DICE says:
@repi Johan Andersson
@zh1nt0 @Lezziter that is wrong, the recommended settings are for High.
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Worst trailer so far...
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What the **** did I just watch? Music was really unnecessary...
What Nathan said really, you have the choice whether to go for PS3 or XBox, you opted for XBox knowing that Live costs money.
Both consoles should get content at the same time, but sadly money talks.
1. It's because Microsoft pays the companies to give Xbox Live the stuff first
2. How do you deserve it in any way?