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Dreamgazer · 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSeks:

This is the thread. This is where you post stories/battlerecorder videos.

No, there are no fucking fancy banners. You want that go to >>BF3 |OT|<< or pick up a magazine (no, not the ammo version).

Also all of you suck and need to learn how to play the game as a team. Toodles!

Latest Game Info

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Relevant Links:
Battlefield 3 |OT|
Battlefield 3 PC Community Meetup
Battlefield 3 Xbox360 Gamertags
Bad Company 2 |OT2|
Updates/Patches needed to play the Xbox 360 Multiplayer

Tip & Tricks

In-Game Contents
- Get 5 Dog Tags by watching these trailers: http://actofvalor.com/bf3/
- Quick Guide to Battlefield 3 Server Browser
- How to get 4+ players into a game using the server browser

General
- SPOT ENEMIES - Put your crosshair over an enemy and press the spot button. This highlights the enemies, making him a magnet for your team's bullets. You also get points for every kill that comes off your spot. There are mechanics to spotting (see the FAQ below), but it seems that any weapon with high zoom is easier to spot with--speculate that spotting mechanism has some sort of "cone" to it
- Squad Order - Put your crosshair on an MCOM until it "highlights", and press the Spot button. It should set a Squad Order (attack or defend, depending on situation). If you or your squad defend/attack this position, kill any enemies in the area of the Order, etc., you get free points (MCOM Attack Order, MCOM Defend Order, Squad Attack Order, etc.)
- All it takes is one player and about 3 seconds to arm an MCOM. IMO, ALWAYS have someone guarding the MCOM station.
- Pay attention to the automated yelling in the game. Sit on an ammo pack and toss a grenade into a suspected enemy position--if you hear them yell GRENADE, you know where they are. In a similar vein, if you kill an enemy and hear "Man down!" from the other team, you know he wasn't alone
- If you are the only one of your squad mates left alive and you're in a good spot (near the MCOM, sneaking around base, etc.), STAY ALIVE so your squad mates can spawn on you. At max, you have to sit still for 10 seconds.
Recon
- Guide to using the soflam gadget.

Vehicles
- Never abandon a heavy vehicle: If your you're going to abandon a heavily damaged tank, chopper or any other offensive vehicle - make sure it is destroyed on your way out. That or trap it with C4/tank mines to ensure it doesn't fall into enemy hands.
- Don't fire off pointless tank/gunner shots just because you're bored/there are no enemies in sight. You're essentially giving away your location for no good reason.

CO-OP
I know what you're thinking. "CO-OP? Why would I want to play CO-OP?"
Well, you'll want to play CO-OP, cause right now that's the only way for you to unlock certain MP weapons:

General - MP412 REX (unlock at 63000 CO-OP Score)
Assault - KH2002 (unlock at 126000 CO-OP Score)
General - MP7 (unlock at 189000 CO-OP Score)
Recon - M39 EMR (unlock at 252000 CO-OP Score)
General - 93R (unlock at 315000 CO-OP Score)
Engineer - SG553 (unlock at 378000 CO-OP Score)
Assault - G3A3 (unlock at 441000 CO-OP Score)

Squad Up (temp banners):
PS3 Battlelog Platoon: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3...5240984194053/

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-Thread created on an i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz, 560 ti 900mhz PC.

TheSeks · (10-25-2011, 02:43 AM)

Originally Posted by Dreamgazer:

Reserved

TheSeks disapproves of the tag line.

Until he gets a PC.

Dreamgazer · (10-25-2011, 02:46 AM)

Yeah, after you pay me back, you lowly debtor of a peasant.

TheSeks · (10-25-2011, 02:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Dreamgazer:

Yeah, after you pay me back, you lowly debtor of a peasant.

Who said I had to pay you back!? I DIDN'T SIGN THAT CONTRACT!

Soon

olimpia84 · (10-25-2011, 02:54 AM)

No fancy banners or 10 posts full of information we already know????

I'M OUT

TheSeks · (10-25-2011, 02:56 AM)

Originally Posted by olimpia84:

No fancy banners or 10 posts full of information we already know????

I'M OUT

BUT THERE'S BAD INFORMATION IN THE OP INCLUDED! SURELY THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR TWO MONTHS WORK, AMIRITE!?

Tunavi · (10-25-2011, 03:31 AM)

Most epic OT in GAF history?

JJD · (10-25-2011, 04:07 AM)

Lol, OT of the year!

No_Style · (10-25-2011, 04:10 AM)

Let's do this!

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 04:15 AM)

so any peasant impressions?

oldschoolpinball · (10-25-2011, 04:16 AM)

My red ring is ready

Mikasangelos · (10-25-2011, 04:23 AM)

INSTALLING AS I TYPE.....OMG

Add me Miguelangelos

computers putin' · (10-25-2011, 04:32 AM)

This thread makes me feel like a forgotten child

it's cool though, i guess.

Alienshogun · (10-25-2011, 04:40 AM)

I'll be on tomorrow evening.

computers putin' · (10-25-2011, 04:46 AM)

Oh shit, there's an in game server browser for consoles too! I feel slow for not knowing, but I thought this would be just like any other console shooter

My minds blown before I even jump in a match

Evolved1 · (10-25-2011, 04:47 AM)

221 MB patch. :/

Natiko · (10-25-2011, 04:51 AM)

I'm really sad. I ordered this on Amazon with release date delivery...but forgot to put the address as my college apartment and instead sent it to my house :(

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 04:51 AM)

Originally Posted by computers putin':

Oh shit, there's an in game server browser for consoles too! I feel slow for not knowing, but I thought this would be just like any other console shooter

My minds blown before I even jump in a match

nice, did they did those squad bugs, where your party gets all mixed up when entering a game

olimpia84 · (10-25-2011, 04:59 AM)

Shouldn't this thread be placed in the Gaming section for a week or two like they did with the Zelda Community thread that way people know it exists?

red731 · (10-25-2011, 05:10 AM)

If we gonna write our gamertags or psn ids, then we should specify them.
Or just tell us to look on your profile.

Add me - nick in profile, PS3

Evolved1 · (10-25-2011, 05:13 AM)

"online pass check failed. please try again later"

I've gotten this about 20 times and it won't let me play MP. Come the fuck on.

SephCast · (10-25-2011, 05:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Evolved1:

"online pass check failed. please try again later"

I've gotten this about 20 times and it won't let me play MP. Come the fuck on.

What system?

Daigoro · (10-25-2011, 05:20 AM)

Peasant GAf represent!

Originally Posted by Evolved1:

"online pass check failed. please try again later"

I've gotten this about 20 times and it won't let me play MP. Come the fuck on.

yeah supposedly shit wasnt going to be ready until 12AM PST. some people said they are playing, but ymmv.

servers will probably be fucked all day anyways.

DICE.

Daigoro · (10-25-2011, 05:23 AM)

Originally Posted by Mikasangelos:

INSTALLING AS I TYPE.....OMG

Add me Miguelangelos

i will add you. add yourself to GAF BF3 if you have room too.

let's be BF BFF's.

Originally Posted by computers putin':

Oh shit, there's an in game server browser for consoles too! I feel slow for not knowing, but I thought this would be just like any other console shooter

My minds blown before I even jump in a match

awesome right?

Originally Posted by darkwing:

nice, did they did those squad bugs, where your party gets all mixed up when entering a game

let's fucking hope so...

at least we get real squad management options this time. that will help.

Tunavi · (10-25-2011, 05:26 AM)

So does the console version actually have a battle recorder? How does it work?

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 05:29 AM)

Originally Posted by Daigoro:

let's fucking hope so...

at least we get real squad management options this time. that will help.

what squad management options?

computers putin' · (10-25-2011, 05:33 AM)

Originally Posted by darkwing:

nice, did they did those squad bugs, where your party gets all mixed up when entering a game

No clue, I going solo for now

Daigoro · (10-25-2011, 05:33 AM)

Originally Posted by Tunavi:

So does the console version actually have a battle recorder? How does it work?

i dont think it actually does, does it?

id be pleasantly surprised if it did.

Originally Posted by darkwing:

what squad management options?

private squads and invites in game, instead of all lobby shit which worked fine until you actually got in a game and got split up like in BC2.

also i think you can actually view squads in game and choose which to join.

Evolved1 · (10-25-2011, 05:33 AM)

Well off to an awesome start. Server browser is crap. Says games are open that are all full. So I use quick match but three times in a row in drops me in a game on the losing side like 10 seconds before the match ends. My first three BF3 games are losses and I never fire a shot. Awesome.

I keep trying to get into a big vehicle map... but I join, get a loss, and then immediately get put into an infantry map. smh. I say fuck it so I can at least play for a second and I get instantly killed walking out of the spawn. Apparently on this shit map the defense and attack start right on top of one another (DICE wants to be CoD so bad, it's embarrassing). And I'm reminded how much I hate the aiming in this.

Just let me fly a chopper motherfuckers!!!!!!!!

D23 · (10-25-2011, 05:34 AM)

yay for the peasant!!

cant wait to fire up the 360 tomorrow

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 05:37 AM)

Originally Posted by Daigoro:

private squads and invites in game, instead of all lobby shit which worked fine until you actually got in a game and got split up like in BC2.

also i think you can actually view squads in game and choose which to join.

nice, I hope they fixed the squad chat too, it was wonky in the Beta

samus4ever · (10-25-2011, 05:38 AM)

Can't wait for tomorrow (or later tody lol) to get my copy. I haven't felt this hyped for a game since November 09!

computers putin' · (10-25-2011, 05:39 AM)

Originally Posted by Daigoro:

i will add you. add yourself to GAF BF3 if you have room too.

let's be BF BFF's.

awesome right?

let's fucking hope so...

at least we get real squad management options this time. that will help.

Definitely

So far the one thing that stand out as a big difference from the beta is the gunplay. The guns are alot easier to handle, and it seem.s to take a bullet or 2 more to kill. This is fine, but I personally thought the gunplay in the beta was brilliant. While it's not too far off from it now, it just seem like since the guns are easier to handle its less necessary to switch to single fire mode, and I thought knowing when to switch firing modes gave the game a bit more depth

Hit detection has been pretty good so far

Genesis Knight · (10-25-2011, 05:42 AM)

Wow, console gamers got kicked out of the OT? WTF.

Tunavi · (10-25-2011, 05:45 AM)

Originally Posted by Genesis Knight:

Wow, console gamers got kicked out of the OT? WTF.

no, I'm assuming we decided to branch off ourselves. PC and console are two different games.

DarkFlow · (10-25-2011, 05:48 AM)

I'm about to head over to best buy over here in ca. Anyon that went on the east coast know how long it took the line to move? Also anyone on ps3 add me up. Darkflow

Evolved1 · (10-25-2011, 05:58 AM)

Omg they completely changed the vehicle controls... I can't even drive a tank.

Genesis Knight · (10-25-2011, 06:01 AM)

Originally Posted by Tunavi:

no, I'm assuming we decided to branch off ourselves. PC and console are two different games.

You guys think they're that different? Am I missing something beyond higher player counts and much better graphics?

Marvie_3 · (10-25-2011, 06:05 AM)

Installing now and pulling an all-nighter. Gonna be fun as shit.

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 06:10 AM)

Originally Posted by Genesis Knight:

You guys think they're that different? Am I missing something beyond higher player counts and much better graphics?

we don't have the battlelog browser thingy too, plus of course different maps (smaller ones)

Evolved1 · (10-25-2011, 06:14 AM)

They changed all the controls for everything. DICE is a bunch of cunts.

I can't fly or drive anything. And no BC2 config. It's like they're pretending that game never existed.

DarkFlow · (10-25-2011, 06:17 AM)

Originally Posted by darkwing:

we don't have the battlelog browser thingy too, plus of course different maps (smaller ones)

We had battlelog in beta, probably just not working atm.

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 06:18 AM)

Originally Posted by DarkFlow83:

We had battlelog in beta, probably just not working atm.

so we need to login into a browser before playing the console game now? wth DICE!

Milly79 · (10-25-2011, 06:31 AM)

Great time to go down, isp. Thanks. Assholes.

Tunavi · (10-25-2011, 06:44 AM)

can anyone confirm if there is a battle recorder or not?

MuseManMike · (10-25-2011, 06:44 AM)

Playing with friends for the first week, but it should be fun with GAFfers later on!

Dreamgazer · (10-25-2011, 06:46 AM)

People who were on the BFBC2 listing for PS3:
I am not copying the list over, so make sure you sign up for the new BF3 listing.

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 06:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Dreamgazer:

People who were on the BFBC2 listing for PS3:
I am not copying the list over, so make sure you sign for the new BF3 listing.

where is the new BF3 PS3 listing?

Dreamgazer · (10-25-2011, 06:49 AM)

in the op. I know the banner sucks right now, I'll fix it up when I have time (hahahhahahaha)

T_T

darkwing · (10-25-2011, 06:51 AM)

Originally Posted by Dreamgazer:

in the op. I know the banner sucks right now, I'll fix it up when I have time (hahahhahahaha)

T_T

lol i'm a peasant :| anyways, we are not using the battlelog to create a platoon/clan etc?