Battlefield 3 to be revealed

grizzly · 06-06-2011 9:32pm

merc.ie wrote: »

Brief multiplayer trailer already up @ http://www.origin.com/uk/

Looks remarkably like BC2 gameplay wise :mad:

and that would be bad, how?

Jim · 06-06-2011 9:36pm

merc.ie wrote: »

Brief multiplayer trailer already up @ http://www.origin.com/uk/

Looks remarkably like BC2 gameplay wise :mad:

I agree. Hopefully that's their smallest most close combat map they just showed to wow the COD crowd.

AIR-AUSSIE · 06-06-2011 10:03pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5gLhMfq0Q

Spear · 06-06-2011 10:30pm

http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/ea-e3/?tag=content_nav%3Bvideo%3Bea

Watch that from 45:30 onwards. THere's nearly 10 minutes of footage, includes the two other trailers and a good chunk of single player in tanks. They also point out that Operation Metro is specifically an infantry focussed map.

Spiritine · 07-06-2011 7:46am

looks class:)

Dublin_Gunner · 07-06-2011 9:43am

25th October, 2011.

Pay day.

I will be off that day.

I will play BF3.

Keyzer · 07-06-2011 11:05am

Me thinks I'll be building a new machine for this...

I have resisted until now...

Resistance is futile...

Spear · 07-06-2011 11:42am

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

25th October, 2011.

Pay day.

I will be off that day.

I will play BF3.

The 25th is a Tuesday, so I suspect that's the US release date, and we'll either see the Friday before (21st), or the Friday after (28th).

Dublin_Gunner · 07-06-2011 12:09pm

Spear wrote: »

The 25th is a Tuesday, so I suspect that's the US release date, and we'll either see the Friday before (21st), or the Friday after (28th).

Fcuk it.

I'll take the week off so.

BlastedGlute · 07-06-2011 1:18pm

Yeah there's no reason to get upset if any components look like BC2, fact is, as above, this is an infantry focused map in the centre of Paris. And ,aps like these will be great fun(I'm bf2 pc hardcore for life by the way I hated bc2 but only had it for ps3 which was just woefully bad) so anyway they've already said the game will have the biggest maps they've ever made!!!! It's going to be epiczor if the epics! Really don't worry about a thing!

Dublin_Gunner · 07-06-2011 1:38pm

The start of the trailer now makes sense.

BF3 has Dinosaur

shootermacg · 07-06-2011 1:48pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

The start of the trailer now makes sense.

BF3 has Dinosaur

LMFAO!

BlastedGlute · 07-06-2011 1:52pm

Hahahaha aha gunner I remember hitting that thread through reddit ****ing ages ago, that's absolute genius. They should have known that 4chan wasn't going to the survey of the year for them anyway. Epic tribute

Keyzer · 07-06-2011 2:09pm

Hilarious...

Hopefully DICE take making BF3 as amazing and complete as possible before launch a bit more seriously though...

Auvers · 07-06-2011 2:30pm

grizzly wrote: »

and that would be bad, how?

because lots of older Battlefield players didn't really like Bad Company 2 as it wasn't really a proper Battlefield game

I for one absolutely hated BC2 and have been waiting for a proper successor for five long years

Keyzer · 07-06-2011 2:34pm

Auvers wrote: »

because lots of older Battlefield players didn't really like Bad Company 2 as it wasn't really a proper Battlefield game

I for one absolutely hated BC2 and have been waiting for a proper successor for five long years

Without a diatribe - why did you hate it so much?

InTheTrees · 07-06-2011 2:34pm

Paris? nice. That was a surprise.

I wonder what some of the other maps are? Obviously a large amount of middle eastern scenarios but what else?

Auvers · 07-06-2011 2:48pm

Keyzer wrote: »

Without a diatribe - why did you hate it so much?

the way the player moved was off to me,
getting stuck on objects on the map,
the vehicle handling was brutal,
matrix knife,
regen health,
tiny maps,
four classes,
no commander
no prone

all in all it just didn't have that special Battlefield mojo

BlastedGlute · 07-06-2011 2:49pm

Keyzer wrote: »

Without a diatribe - why did you hate it so much?

No prone, bad maps, weird choppers, worse than normal hit boxes(imo) and just generally didnt feel as good as BF2.

Spear · 07-06-2011 2:52pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

The start of the trailer now makes sense.

BF3 has Dinosaur

Thanks to TimSad there's even a .gif of the dino now too:

Keyzer · 07-06-2011 4:19pm

What a cute little dino...

Spear · 07-06-2011 5:32pm

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/117/1172554p1.html

IGN have some curious info. There's no medic class but instead a support class with LMG. To go with the LMG there's a suppression mechanic, where enemy players have their view dimmed and shaken by incoming fire.

Riflemen get the medic packs now, but to get other options such as the underslung nade launcher means losing the med packs.

TheFairy · 07-06-2011 6:45pm

Why can they not just tweak what needs to be tweaked without changing the whole BF game mechanic!

grizzly · 07-06-2011 7:04pm

Spear wrote: »

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/117/1172554p1.html

IGN have some curious info. There's no medic class but instead a support class with LMG. To go with the LMG there's a suppression mechanic, where enemy players have their view dimmed and shaken by incoming fire.

Riflemen get the medic packs now, but to get other options such as the underslung nade launcher means losing the med packs.

That's quite a change! They'll have had to test the hell out of this to keep it balanced and stop people spamming the assault/medic class.

I like the idea of a suppression mechanic. Hopefully it leads to more tactical games where flanking is more important.

Wooden Jesus · 07-06-2011 7:17pm

Im surprised there's not an extensive Beta test happening soon with the huge change in mechanics.
The developers know where they are going with the game but there's always going to be problems with people using certain classes and spamming.
Medic should have its own class, I would gladly give up a grenade launcher to have med packs at all times as assault

merc.ie · 07-06-2011 8:37pm

The rifleman idea is not really that big a change from BF2. Instead of selecting one class or the other from the first tier in the class menu, you'll be choosing GL/medic in the second tier of the menu. Assault in BF2 had body armor too, but that's a minor point.

Good to see the support class with LMG and ammo packs returning

Spear · 07-06-2011 9:30pm

Meant to be some live stuff here:

http://www.ustream.tv/battlefield3

but seems to be running late

merc.ie · 07-06-2011 9:43pm

It's up now. The hosts are all over the place though, started with a 10+ minute disjointed & waffley intro

Spear · 07-06-2011 9:46pm

merc.ie wrote: »

It's up now. The hosts are all over the place though, started with a 10+ minute disjointed & waffley intro

Meh, it's previously shown footage too.

Sisko · 07-06-2011 10:26pm

grizzly wrote: »

and that would be bad, how?

This is BF3 not BFBC3. The less like bad company it is, the better.

At least for PC gamers anyway, BC is the diet coke of battlefield and that's putting it nicely. However something like BF2 would never work on a console and since this is coming out on everything we all know its never gonna be same. But BF fans will be hoping its less like BC so you'll get that alot.

BlastedGlute wrote: »

Yeah there's no reason to get upset if any components look like BC2, fact is, as above, this is an infantry focused map in the centre of Paris.

Yeah I'm keeping my hopes up, the game looks unreal tbh. Building a pc for it :eek:

Battlefield 3 to be revealed

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