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Open beta starts today for BF3

Open beta starts today for BF3


oh thanks!!!

I just downloaded it and played the beta, I think playing the demo was the final nail in the coffin for me and COD. It's just so much more realistic. As a COD crossover, I like how easy and familiar the controls felt, almost every button does the same thing as COD. Is there any knife button though? Doesn't matter but since I'm a knifer in COD it'd be a nice plus.

But overall I liked the graphics, I'm definitely not as big on graphics as others are, and the gameplay felt smooth. I liked the realism in the game, it felt like you were actually controlling a soldier, with the animation and time it took to hop over fences, and how you actually felt weighted while running. Not sure if they have a similar system to perks in COD, but I enjoyed how guys weren't running around as if they were hopped up on a mixture of E, steroids, and 5 hour energy shots like in COD if you have marathon and lightweight equipped.

To make a long story short I loved the map, I loved the gameplay, the realism, I didn't see anything like spawn camping and I was fortunate enough that the team I was on acted like a team instead of everybody all trying to be a hero at once like in COD. Also no hackers (as of now) which is a major plus, it's unbearable playing multiplayer on COD nowadays simply because the odds are good you'll end up in a hacking lobby. I think I'm pretty much sold on BF3, and all that is without destroying any buildings or driving any vehicles or anything.

"You've been promoted: Douchebag" :laughing-

I thought the old man's idea was the best part. "You collect white marshmellows while avoiding the black ones."

I thought the old man's idea was the best part. "You collect white marshmellows while avoiding the black ones."

When I watched that idea during the video for some reason it felt very similar to Heroin Hero in that Guitar Queer-O episode of South Park.

"Chase the dragon, come on, keep chasing the dragon" :laughing2 I love that episode. I know theme wise it's not very similar, but with all the bright scenery and shit that's what I thought about.

I just downloaded it and played the beta, I think playing the demo was the final nail in the coffin for me and COD. It's just so much more realistic. As a COD crossover, I like how easy and familiar the controls felt, almost every button does the same thing as COD. Is there any knife button though? Doesn't matter but since I'm a knifer in COD it'd be a nice plus.

But overall I liked the graphics, I'm definitely not as big on graphics as others are, and the gameplay felt smooth. I liked the realism in the game, it felt like you were actually controlling a soldier, with the animation and time it took to hop over fences, and how you actually felt weighted while running. Not sure if they have a similar system to perks in COD, but I enjoyed how guys weren't running around as if they were hopped up on a mixture of E, steroids, and 5 hour energy shots like in COD if you have marathon and lightweight equipped.

To make a long story short I loved the map, I loved the gameplay, the realism, I didn't see anything like spawn camping and I was fortunate enough that the team I was on acted like a team instead of everybody all trying to be a hero at once like in COD. Also no hackers (as of now) which is a major plus, it's unbearable playing multiplayer on COD nowadays simply because the odds are good you'll end up in a hacking lobby. I think I'm pretty much sold on BF3, and all that is without destroying any buildings or driving any vehicles or anything.

The combat knife is RB if you're on the xbox.

Glad you like it, the final version will only be better graphics wise and they'll have some of the bugs cleaned up too.

The combat knife is RB if you're on the xbox.

Glad you like it, the final version will only be better graphics wise and they'll have some of the bugs cleaned up too.

RB? Is that the right joystick on the PS3 or is it R2? Actually I'll find out when I'm on later. But I think I tried clicking the right joystick when i was in a 1 on 1 scenario yesterday and it didn't work.

I have no idea with the PS3

I have no idea with the PS3

Yeah I'll figure it out. If it's on xbox, it's gotta be on ps3.

Anyone feel a little jipped by the Battlefield 3 hype machine?
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I mean it's one thing to know that it's a trailer, but the graphics in the beta aren't even in the same ballpark.

Granted I wasn't going to buy the game anyone but still it doesn't even look as good as COD4.