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Battlefield 3 announced
« on: 2011-02-04 23:52:16 »
Complete with fighter jets, prone, 64 player servers (PC only, consoles are 24  :evil:) and more destruction than BC2

http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/02/04/battlefield-3-is-coming-preorder-now.aspx

Hell F**king yes.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #1 on: 2011-02-18 19:16:05 »
Looks pretty freakin good ! I'm prob gonna pick it up for PC after I upgrade mine a little though

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #2 on: 2011-03-08 05:34:53 »
only war game you'll ever need. Those poor xbox gamers are still convinced that call of duty is where its at. Haha battlefield started it, ownd, kept it and is still running with it (skill). Console can't even handle it. Call of duty just crawled out of someone's @$$ one day and sold millions of copies to new xbox 360 owners cuz there really wasn't anything else to buy in the beginning (luck) or they didn't have a good enough pc to play some battlefield 2. Or they are just duped hard core. Haha I love battlefield so much<3 Haha I also love the people who think the Call of Duty gun sounds are real :D
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #3 on: 2011-03-08 10:32:34 »
Typical idiot posting there Yar, way to lower everyone's opinions of you.

I'm an Xbox gamer, yet first and foremost I'm a PC gamer, and I fucking hate all the elitist idiot closed minded "PC MASTAR RAYS" bullshit, makes you look worse that console fanboys, much worse, it's the gaming equivalent of being racist.

I bought CoD Black Ops, 2 weeks later it was sitting in the pre-owned section as I'd traded it in.

You do know CoD started on PC right or are you just further re-enforcing the fact you look like a complete tool right now?

Battlefield is just as guilty of being a milked series, BF Heroes? BF Free to Play? That's milking it big time.

I've been playing Bad Company 2 quite a bit recently, originally bought the 360 version as my PC isn't exactly a powerhouse, but I'd picked up the PC version in a sale on Steam a couple of months back.

And now, well, I am thoroughly looking forward to BF3, just wish they show some MP stuff instead of what will end up a heavily scripted SP campaign.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #4 on: 2011-03-08 12:49:18 »
only war game you'll ever need. Those poor xbox gamers are still convinced that call of duty is where its at. Haha battlefield started it, ownd, kept it and is still running with it (skill). Console can't even handle it. Call of duty just crawled out of someone's @$$ one day and sold millions of copies to new xbox 360 owners cuz there really wasn't anything else to buy in the beginning (luck) or they didn't have a good enough pc to play some battlefield 2. Or they are just duped hard core. Haha I love battlefield so much<3 Haha I also love the people who think the Call of Duty gun sounds are real :D

this post, this post right here, made you out to be a total jack*ss

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #5 on: 2011-03-08 22:05:52 »
Typical idiot posting there Yar, way to lower everyone's opinions of you.

way to make an unserious post serious. anyway to be entirely honest with you. I am not concerned with anyone's opinion of me. But I have no problem telling you what I really think if you just ask rather than assume a load of tendencies from a simple post of excitement. In this case I'll tell you anyway. I have a PS3. Don't have an Xbox because I don't like the hardware. Don't like Call of Duty because I think it's a poor game, typical overrated material. I was talking about a game, not people and by "poor Xbox gamers" I was referring to a couple of personal friends who only play xbox. Woulda been more careful to point this out had I realized my statement would be analyzed. Luckily we live in a country based on the idea that you can say whatever you want. Ironically enough there seems to be a lot of people in this country who like to try and censor what others say. Call it generalization if you want, but there is a difference between factual assertion and vague assumption. Think what you want to think, that's good enough for me, you don't have to like me. I'll tell you right now I don't like you.

you hating PC fanboy's is no better than a PC fanboy hating an Xbox fanboy. Just because you say it doesn't make it true and just because you game on both doesn't make it better either. I could say some terrible things about this statement. Kinda like you did... But i think I've said enough about it. Look if you want to have a good argumentative basis, study the fallacies of logic until you memorize them. Especially if your gonna try and censor people. Its a lot better than asserting your opinion over someone else, which is a fallacy by the way. I am serious about this, I would love to argue this with you seriously, to see if you had some kind of real point to what you said, or if you were just trying to assert your intelligence above someone elses'. Right now I have no choice but to believe the later.

To address a different aspect of your statement. Milking? You think I don't know that every big name company out there doesn't milk there product? You realize I know how capitalism works right? The meaning behind what I said was directed towards the FACT that a lot of the people who would otherwise play battlefield on the console play call of duty, because its gained some kind of undeserved supreme reputation or something, i don't really know the reason. This makes it difficult to find a game sometimes which is a personal annoyance. Again you can't just logically assume a hidden meaning in a vague statement, you can ask for the meaning, or you can disregard it as a vague statement and pass no judgment because there is not enough information to correctly a assert a meaning.

and what does racism have to do with it. seriously man, your relying on the validity of an unrelated subject to prove some kind of point. Which again is a fallacy.

ugh and one last thing. I was talking about when call of duty 2 was released. Not the original. It was around this time that I observed some sort of majority favoritism in Call of Duty over most other war games. All of this you would have known had you simply ASKED. I have no need for name calling, I would much rather call you on your irrationality, because as long as your capable of accepting constructive criticism, it is much more helpful.

If being able to logically deduce an argument and rationally assert a position makes me an idiot and a jack*ss then I guess I am a jack*ss, but the FACT is, its an opinion. I am not on this forum to argue, but if your gonna start pulling assumptions out of things that I say, then I for one am going to argue your incorrectness, which I have. I have nothing left to say.
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #6 on: 2011-03-08 23:45:14 »
Pr0tip: nonsrs posts don't translate well in text, thus why I'm not the only one to point it out.

Oh and this is the internet, of course your statement is going to be analysed, especially one, sarcastic or not, that makes you look like a tool.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #7 on: 2011-03-08 23:50:47 »
I'm an Xbox gamer, yet first and foremost I'm a PC gamer, and I f*cking hate all the elitist idiot closed minded "PC MASTAR RAYS" bullsh*t, makes you look worse that console fanboys, much worse, it's the gaming equivalent of being racist.

Ain't that a bit harsh, bro? ;)

I guess you can say I'm somewhat of a PC elitist, but I grew up with both consoles and PCs. My feelings just come from my experiences with each console and my PC. Does that make me a (gaming equivalent of a ) racist?
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #8 on: 2011-03-08 23:57:50 »
Racism and Fanboyism are booth rooted in needlessly hating something because it's different, just that fanboyism hasn't quite gone to the extremes that racism has gone too, ie violence and segregation.

Now we've all vented, back to the topic at hand?

Also want to see how they've upgraded destruction since all the SP footage shows nothing more than a few bits of cover falling apart or a car exploding.
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #9 on: 2011-03-09 00:46:35 »
whatever bro. learn how to argue before you come to me with that childish bullsh*t. to the rest of you, sorry for diverting attention away from the topic.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #10 on: 2011-03-09 12:15:37 »
whatever bro. learn how to argue before you come to me with that childish bullsh*t. to the rest of you, sorry for diverting attention away from the topic.

your the one acting childish here dude, and you probably should stop or you'll get yourself in some trouble

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« Reply #11 on: 2011-03-09 13:45:09 »
okay whatever, opinions mean nothing to me. I was simply pointing out a logical inconsistency, its what I do when someone attacks me with words, and you will never convince me that such a thing is childish. In fact, where I'm from, its gotten me a lot of respect. Let people talk about Battlefield or kill this thread so this apparent bashing of a statement I made, just before bed, after a 13 hour work day is made out to be a widespread false representation of my character. I would have worded it more delicately but I saw the thread and decided to post and then hit the pillow. Forgive me, but you all act as if my disgust is directed towards a person. Why does my hatred of an inanimate object bother you? I really don't understand and wouldn't mind an explanation. Also I just can't stand when people point out an opinion as if it were a fact. More than this, when its directed towards me I find it personally offensive. But perhaps your right in one aspect, it was childish of me to believe anyone would actually care about logic or factual assertion, as sad as I am to say that, very few people that I have met over the years actually do. But that doesn't mean I am going to stop using the rationality that I grew up with. Mistakes happen and I freely admit that they were made in this situation on both sides. Perhaps you think I put a lot energy into this? However you should realize when your good at something it's easy. I've been studying fallacies since I was a child (parents forced me and then it became an interest) and it's always been a big part of how I handle things. I don't have to apologize for that. If I actually get in trouble for defending myself then I will leave the forums willingly. Hopefully it doesn't come to that. Especially since this has nothing to do with anything other than the degradation of my character under false pretence. Now please just talk about the game. I won't be responding to any more condescendence.
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #12 on: 2011-03-09 14:37:18 »
You could have just said "Whoa, chill I wasn't being serious" and I would have apologised and that would have been it right there.

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« Reply #13 on: 2011-03-09 15:18:03 »
yeah well maybe when your character is attacked in a community where you really haven't even been given a decent chance to establish yourself than you'll understand my reaction. Not to mention I am under an enormous amount of stress because of my workload. I am not saying that what I said was right, I am just arguing my right to defend myself against what I felt a was a legitimate personal attack. But whatever its fine I don't really care. I don't hate you or anything.

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« Reply #14 on: 2011-03-09 15:48:31 »
yeah well maybe when your character is attacked in a community where you really haven't even been given a decent chance to establish yourself than you'll understand my reaction. Not to mention I am under an enormous amount of stress because of my workload. I am not saying that what I said was right, I am just arguing my right to defend myself against what I felt a was a legitimate personal attack. But whatever its fine I don't really care. I don't hate you or anything.

I really dont mean to butt into this... Well maybe just for a second. If you feel you havent been here long enough to be given a decent chance, that is all the more reason you should watch what you say. You wont be given much of a chance at all if you come here and make yourself out to be an ass right off the bat. Also this is a place to get away, and talk about some games and having fun. You shouldnt bring your stresses here along with you, and if you do. You should keep them to yourself and take a breather and relax.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #15 on: 2011-03-09 18:25:17 »
yeah well maybe when your character is attacked in a community where you really haven't even been given a decent chance to establish yourself than you'll understand my reaction. Not to mention I am under an enormous amount of stress because of my workload. I am not saying that what I said was right, I am just arguing my right to defend myself against what I felt a was a legitimate personal attack. But whatever its fine I don't really care. I don't hate you or anything.

I really dont mean to butt into this... Well maybe just for a second. If you feel you havent been here long enough to be given a decent chance, that is all the more reason you should watch what you say. You wont be given much of a chance at all if you come here and make yourself out to be an ass right off the bat. Also this is a place to get away, and talk about some games and having fun. You shouldnt bring your stresses here along with you, and if you do. You should keep them to yourself and take a breather and relax.

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i think you need to pretty much leave your stresses at the door because it makes you act in a way that you don`t realize makes you out to be a total jerk, and this is a forum, you need to expect that if you say something that someone doesn`t agree with, they`ll retaliate, but playing the "i'm being verbally attacked" card does not help ones chances.

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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #16 on: 2011-03-09 19:10:50 »
Choose your battles wisely.  As far as I can tell this^^ didn't need to happen, although I have a few comments that I think can be said without inciting further controversy.

YarLson seems to be contributing more than the average 'Cool Newbie', although he hasn't yet learned the intricacies of communicating on Qhimm.  This is understandable, but perhaps as a newer member you need to allow some comments to simply slide by and respond by not responding directly to them.  Of course 'fanboys' or whatever we call people who have strong preferences for console/pc/square/FF etc. is only comparable to racism through a stretch of the imagination, at least at anything more than a superficial level.

If you don't like another member, or strongly disagree with them, don't talk to them, or if you simply can't resist why not have serious discussion through PMs?  One is not likely to gain the support of other viewers unless there are some obvious serious infractions being committed.

So how is Battlefield?  I haven't played it before, but I've heard and seen a lot about it.  I enjoyed COD4 because I could time runs/jumps/shots in combination with increasing skill as I played.  I don't care for uber-realistic play and don't enjoy it.  How does BF compare?

EDIT:  It is easy to feel as if you're being personally attacked around here when you are new.  Of course you have the right to defend yourself, but take opinions around here with a grain of salt.  If you do, and you continue to offer as much as you already have, you'll surely enjoy yourself here in the future and make friends.  If you don't, it will be more difficult to enjoy your time here, and some individuals will form negetive opinions of you.  While some of us don't care about such things, its best for everyone to get along and share information for the good of modding.
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Re: Battlefield 3 announced
« Reply #17 on: 2011-03-09 22:27:14 »
So how is Battlefield?  I haven't played it before, but I've heard and seen a lot about it.  I enjoyed COD4 because I could time runs/jumps/shots in combination with increasing skill as I played.  I don't care for uber-realistic play and don't enjoy it.  How does BF compare?

I guess, if you wanna talk about BF as a whole, I'll compare it to BF2 since BF3 is a direct sequel to BF2. Neither CoD nor BF2 is super realistic, but BF2 is definitely a bit slower paced, and it takes more bullets to drop someone. There are tons of ranks, some unlocks, and a bunch of different awards for accomplishing different feats (parachuting/freefalling for a certain amount of time, being a good squad, etc.

The main difference to the gameplay is the map and match sizes and the vehicles, and how the gametype plays. BF2 matches are 64 players over a fairly large battlefield with different outposts to capture, this allows for team coordination, or for even some planning on the player's part if he is alone. Vehicles are tanks, APCs, jeeps, boats, trucks, helicopters, and jets (which all handle very well I might add, especially the Jets)

Jets are useful as they can do bombing runs and restock at the runways/carrier, or strafing runs - or just keep the skies clear for friendlies. Helis are most useful for transporting troops or ground support. There were problems with TKing to get jets, but server admins plus the patches have taken away a lot of the team killing for those.

TL;DR version:

BF vs CoD
CoD = small scale, fast paced, reaction based gameplay + rewarding players with ranks + unlocks
BF = large scale, slow(er) paced (not slow paced though), teamwork based gameplay (though lone wolf can be quite effective - but its harder) + rewarding players with ranks + unlocks

Now guys can we please get back on topic?

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« Reply #18 on: 2011-03-10 01:29:21 »
haha oh man why are you taking sides anyway? I knew you would say something about my stress but I don't care its the truth. I am a human being after all. There is no card sir, I have a right to defend myself. I don't care what you think or say about it, or whether or not it goes along with some kind of social norm. I am not trying to rally support. This really had nothing to do with anyone else anyhow and it should have been ignored if anyone was really doing the right thing here, so why I continue to be singled out is beyond me. But anyway I shoulda said something like "Battlefield 3 is probably gonna be the best shooter there is for a good while, and I can't wait." If this is about having the final word then feel free to take it. I am done here.

I apologize for any misunderstanding.
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« Reply #19 on: 2011-03-10 02:11:14 »
Are you talking to me YarLson?  If I was taking any side, it was yours.  I only stated the obvious about the discussion above, and then provided some useful information for your benefit.  Or is there a post was was deleted that I am not seeing?  I said nothing offensive, so I can only assume the later.  To be perfectly honest, I've been looking forward to your work on the pre-rendered backgrounds and was only trying to help you adapt to qhimm's unique organizational culture.

Thanks for the description BloodShot, thats basically exactly what I wanted to know.  RPGs will always have a stranglehold on my heart, but I do enjoy binging on FPSs every now and then.  I was fairly unimpressed with some of the more recent CODs and I never got into the Multi-Player FPS thing until Halo 2, so I really am no FPS aficianado (sp?).  However, I can say that I am a fan of the small-mapped, fast-paced type of game.  I'm what most would call a run and gunner, some call them noobs, but the scores don't lie  :-P 
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« Reply #20 on: 2011-03-10 02:16:56 »
no it was more towards mr strife. I appreciate the support. Really I never meant for it to get outta hand and I do feel responsible which is why i apologized. Out respect for BloodShot and the rest of you, I really shouldn't say anymore.
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