There are a few games which I get real excited about – Battlefield is one of them. Battlefield 3 was unveiled today by Game Informer with just a few details about the game which is slated to ship later in the year.
http://www.ea.com/battlefield3
It will be powered by the new Frostbite 2 engine, have 64 man multiplayer, fighter jets, and the ability to go prone is back.
When this comes out we should try to get some game nights set up. Thoughts?
Good Idea ID. Would be nice to play with you
What other games are you playing at the moment?
If teh phone company has DSL for us by then I'm in. Not much point trying to play shooters over EVDO.
Time is limited a bit right now, but I still try to get games of BF:BC2 in and some Cities in Motion.
Bad Company 2 is one of my favorite games at the moment. Maybe i see you on the Battlefield any time?! ...would be cool
Damn cool video, can't wait to play this game...
More MP goodness!
That last tank video just looks crazy impressive. Talk about on rails though.
I'm beyond stoked for BF3.
What I'm not stoked for is all the BS and drama that comes with it courtesy of EA. The whole Origin thing, all the confusion and silliness of pre-order DLC, exclusive DLC, map packs, yadda yadda yadda....they're putting out the full court press on this one. I want to play BF3, but there's already enough extra noise coming with the game that, with almost any other title, I would have said fuck it because of it by now. I mean, Origin? Yes, that's really what I want with BF3. EA's brand new Steam competitor, social-networking, DRM and DD platform. Nothing like having to run yet another client for one game. I hate publishers these days.
In one point i have to agree with you Nenjin:
The stupid EA client - nobody want this kinda shit. I have to use the EA download manager for one of my games and it sucks. I hate it. Nothing will be like steam...
But i want to play BF3 so i'll install this useless client!
New videos from the alpha showing weapon customizations.
Nothing has compared to BF1942 yet and this doesn't exactly look like a return to form. So I can't say that I'm excited.
Check out this 64-player map. Caspian Border
Fk it, I'm going to say it. The game looks too good (visually), at this point. They're either shooting clips on a beyond-high-end computer, or running at a very low resolution (1080p or even 720p).
They're all playing on super computers, provided by EA, I'm sure.
Actually, there's probably a couple of computers they use for High Quality videos.
On a side note, "There's" is a contraction of "There is", I should have used "There're", of course, that sounds kinda weird.
That new video is awesome! Watched in 1080p full surround sound... (pooped a little)
OMG I will try to put sometime aside for this game during fall and would gladly join anyone else in some games. BF3 is going to be epic!
Right now I am in the process of getting a new Geforce 580, new powersupply, additional 1TB memory, and a cooling device (right now I can play some of my games in DX11 which is weird...?) Oh I'll be ready! Guns ablazing!
Did you play Battlefield 2? Their jets pulled relatively this same kind of performance at a way lower graphic scale. And that was almost 10 years ago. Believe that it looks that good, because they've been working hard to bring the jet experience from BF2 back with the level of fidelity you're seeing.
But it will take a beefy rig to enjoy it like that. At least a quad core, 4 gigs of ram, and whatever $150 card Nvidia and ATi are offering.
For those of you looking to upgrade your computers for BF3, I've provided some information here.
Bara
I have been thinking about renting a server for the launch. I remember how difficult it is the first month of the servers getting slammed, and thought it might be more fun just to rent a server instead of paying for VIP slots for some.
Prices aren't too bad for a 64-player server, but would anyone be interested in pitching in for one?
ID-Sure I pitch in. Now we need moar people. You know you want to...
I like Red Orchestra 2 too much to even think about another game. Please post the IP if you guys end up buying one. Steam Christmas Sale might just change my mind.
sean- 2 problems you got there, one BF3 aint going on steam unless Valve and EA make up (time will tell though). BF3 christmas sale when BF3 is probably EA's biggest launch of the year and only like what 2 months at full price after launch for christmas sales doesn't seem likely (my jaw will drop if they do that...) They will probably want to milk it for 6-9 months before sales will pop up.
Good to hear that RO2 is fun, first thing I'm loading up when my pc is up and running again.
Honestly, after playing RO2 my need for a new shooter has been quenched. I still want BF3. But with the headache that is Origin, their EULA shenanigans, the $60 price tag, all their marketing hype, the lamest beta offering ever.....I can wait. I really can. Release is going to be a trainwreck anyways.
I'm really glad RO2 came along, because until it I was mostly satisfied with what I saw of BF3. Now, it's starting to look a lot like BC2.5. Which is ok I guess, I had my fun in BC2. But terrain destruction, jets and the visuals are the reasons I want BF3 at this point.....because it's value as a war simulation is almost null. It's a fun modern run and gunner. But I'm to the point where games need to start being smart again for me to really care, and they need to at least try to be simulations on some level. It's why I can't play CoD anymore. Red jelly on my screen and visual effects from an artillery strike do not a simulation make.
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