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Battlefield 4 E3 Livestream News Summary and Information
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Roland1979
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Amazing!
Info is in the OP. "We'll see".
They did confirm no Battlecorder for consoles, as each one has it's own video upload capabilities.
Gemüsepizza
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I really hope TUGS is still included. My favorite item in the whole game. I also would be happy if the scope glint gets removed or that we can still remove it with lower power scopes. And scope sway/holding your breath for 5secs sucks too, the players are supposed to be trained soldiers not smokers with asthma.
yes! I miss the recon ball
Roland1979
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I thought someone said they are both here now. Sensor balls for mobile (offensive) recon and TUGS for a more stationary (defensive) recon. Either someone wrote that or I heard it on the live stream. In any case I too hope it's still here.
Anton Sugar
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The TUGS icon is in-game, but I think it's a placeholder. There are screens of the recon ball in-game, but no TUGS.
Naked Lunch
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DICE pretty much listened to every complaint/need from the hardcore BF community about BF3 to BF4. That list is pretty incredible. 64 players on consoles is of course the biggest of them all. Console gamers who have never played a past PC BF game - even those whove played all the console BF games are in for a real treat. 64 players is a whole new animal. The replay value is 10 fold with matches that big. You will never see the same match twice. So much more dynamic.
But...to be super picky:
-I was hoping for more than 4 classes. Engineer should have been split into 2 separate classes. Anti-tank class and vehicle repair class just like BF2. Pick your poison. The all-in-one engineer class of today's BF I am not a fan of.
-Also, I want to see the removal of mini map auto spotting when firing un-silenced guns. That wasn't in any previous Battlefield before BF3 - and is straight from Call of Duty. All spotting in old BFs were done manually by troops or commanders. Just firing your gun and getting spotted is weak. If its there - it should work like Counter Strike at least. Showing only the spot the shot was heard from. As it stands now in BF3 - you remain spotted for a good 1-2 seconds after you fire a single shot. Lame as hell. No mini-map hardcore mode fixes this of course - but then you have to deal with damage boost.
But...to be super picky:
-I was hoping for more than 4 classes. Engineer should have been split into 2 separate classes. Anti-tank class and vehicle repair class just like BF2. Pick your poison. The all-in-one engineer class of today's BF I am not a fan of.
-Also, I want to see the removal of mini map auto spotting when firing un-silenced guns. That wasn't in any previous Battlefield before BF3 - and is straight from Call of Duty. All spotting in old BFs were done manually by troops or commanders. Just firing your gun and getting spotted is weak. If its there - it should work like Counter Strike at least. Showing only the spot the shot was heard from. As it stands now in BF3 - you remain spotted for a good 1-2 seconds after you fire a single shot. Lame as hell. No mini-map hardcore mode fixes this of course - but then you have to deal with damage boost.
TalesOfWin
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DUDES!!!
ITS FUCKING SPIELBERG.
Battlefield movie incoming.
Where is ma diiinos!
RadioactiveLobster
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See, even Spielberg knows to use a mouse and keyboard when playing a first person shooter, not a controller.
So there has been some discussion on whether or not the X1/PS4 would get spectator mode...
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2925730256710580383/
There is 0 mention of this being a PC only feature. If they were remotely thinking it might not make the consoles, you can be sure they'd be very guarded and saying "it's PC for now, hopefully we can get it on the consoles".
This is great news!
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2925730256710580383/
There is 0 mention of this being a PC only feature. If they were remotely thinking it might not make the consoles, you can be sure they'd be very guarded and saying "it's PC for now, hopefully we can get it on the consoles".
This is great news!
Anton Sugar
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Interesting. I heard Daniel Matros say "we'll see" when asked in the livestream about consoles.
He DID say that, but he's also the world's worst mouthpiece. I trust exactly nothing that comes out of his mouth after his tweets about BF3.
more info to come on that, no word yet
Join a server with 2-3 people in it.
There is a video where the player is near a cracked window (not broken) and there is a soldier on the other side of that window, and the refraction trough the different parts of the cracked glass is amazing.
The TUGS is there. What I haven't seen yet is the beacon.
And I'm not sure if the grenade launcher and the mini shotgun will return for assault. (M320 and M26)
I haven't seen if the shotguns will have different kind of bullets this time.
And no claymore?
And for now, no chinese voices. I really wish they bring back foreign voices.
The TUGS is there. What I haven't seen yet is the beacon.
And I'm not sure if the grenade launcher and the mini shotgun will return for assault. (M320 and M26)
I haven't seen if the shotguns will have different kind of bullets this time.
And no claymore?
And for now, no chinese voices. I really wish they bring back foreign voices.
TalesOfWin
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Roland1979
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Have you seen it actually being deployed!?
If I recall correctly, in BF2 it would not let you spawn on your squad leader if he was under attack or that might have been simply for flag spawns. Regardless, they should implement that and remove spawn protection when spawning on squad members. It's so easy to abuse those few seconds of invulnerability to line up a headshot.
Also, assault class needs to be divided back into 2 separate classes, Assault and Medic. Who thought up the idea of giving the class with the best infantry weapons the ability to heal and revive?
Also, assault class needs to be divided back into 2 separate classes, Assault and Medic. Who thought up the idea of giving the class with the best infantry weapons the ability to heal and revive?
link?
DUDES!!!
ITS FUCKING SPIELBERG.
Battlefield movie incoming.
That's good, because he probably won't be seeing another Medal of Honor for awhile.
On a side note, who's going to enjoy playing the role of the Call of Duty commander? Doling out missiles and support packages based on the performance of particular squads.
Steelyuhas
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It all looks so good!
As a huge fan of the Support class in BF3 though, crushed they are moving C4 back to Recon! :/
As a huge fan of the Support class in BF3 though, crushed they are moving C4 back to Recon! :/
Roland1979
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Yes but a nade launcher is also pretty powerful.
The same people that did it in BF2 I suppose. Lots of people enjoyed dropping supply crates on snipers and throwing UAVs out in the middle of nowhere while generally ignoring the team.
It was in one of the live gameplays, I think it was in the first one. I did watch it live, so I can't provide a link. Sorry.
I haven't seen the TUGS deployed, but there's one video where the player is in the class customization, and the TUGS is there.
The crossbones should be eliminated. It is kind of dumb that you kill someone silently but that icon in the map tells everyone you're there. At least, the crossbones must only appear if someone else see the corpse.
And the squad respawn must be like Medal of Honor. If the player is in combat, you shouldn't have the chance to respawn with him.
That's dumb, this isn't MoH. Spawning in the middle of a firefight is supremely Battlefield. It can often turn the tide of a skirmish.
sti4thewin
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here is some of our footage from the EA booth .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gd3oLjuqy3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gd3oLjuqy3k
Some awesome direct feed AH-1Z gameplay with a good pilot!
The new smoke and particle effects are amazing, and just watching him maneuver through skyscrapers is awesome.
The new smoke and particle effects are amazing, and just watching him maneuver through skyscrapers is awesome.
So the reflections are definitely prebaked =(
Oh well, can't win em all, great flying on his part.
Does the gunner in BF3 move like this? Is pretty sweet how he is trying to maintain his vertical position.
Not quite sure what you're asking, but this is the pilot's view. The gunner has his own free cam tied to his gun.
Naked Lunch
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Did we see BF4 medic revives in action? Im hoping they slowed down the process a bit - as it could be abused in BF3. Reviving 4 people in 4 seconds was a bit unfair. Medic trains all day.
Assault/Med would be a nice split too - but we are grasping at minor straws here - the majority of BF4's changes are fantastic. I couldn't be happier.
Yep - the squad leader's spawn dot turned red when they were under fire and you could not spawn on them. I wouldn't mind that returning instead of the temp invulnerability.
Assault/Med would be a nice split too - but we are grasping at minor straws here - the majority of BF4's changes are fantastic. I couldn't be happier.
The soldier in the front seat is the gunner. He moves all his body reacting to the angle of the helicopter. It is really cool.
Roland1979
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During the live stream in the interview, think it was Karl-Magnus Troedsson, said the defibrillator get's a noticeable longer cool-down time, and of course you can still kill people with it. IMO When you get zapped back to live your vision should be a bit unfocused, lightly shake for a very short period and a little darker to make it clear you just got into conscious from DEATH, instead of jumping up and happily continuing like nothing happened. Als your hands and thus aim should shake lightly for a very short while to make it clear that you are full of adrenaline.
OrlanisWorks
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Looks and reads exactly like what we wanted from BF3 yet were pathetically ignored.
The most frustrating bit they ignored was the in-game VOIP. That was the most pathetic thing about BF3 on the PC.
I sure hope they do the right things this time. Still lack any support for the community, so I expect a continued feeling of disappointment. I'll buy this one when it goes on sale in February for 50% off.
/rant
The most frustrating bit they ignored was the in-game VOIP. That was the most pathetic thing about BF3 on the PC.
I sure hope they do the right things this time. Still lack any support for the community, so I expect a continued feeling of disappointment. I'll buy this one when it goes on sale in February for 50% off.
/rant
USF
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kriskrosbbk
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Guys do you remember the font and colour of the points in the BF3 alpha?
Are we expecting the same white and small as in the BF4 alpha to be in the final game.Not sure I like them more than the blue ones .Kinda boring
Are we expecting the same white and small as in the BF4 alpha to be in the final game.Not sure I like them more than the blue ones .Kinda boring
Zh1nt0 info summary from his presentation at Dreamhack 2013:
http://www.mordorhq.com/showthread.php?9434-Zh1nt0-DreamHack-Summary
Biggest takeaway is promising more on the Naval Warfare side. I knew what we saw at E3 was only the tip of the iceberg of naval combat. I'm still placing my bets on a Titan style game-mode based around naval and arial combat, with two teams vying for control over their respective Aircraft carriers.
The "trailer Soon" will most likely be at Gamescom.
http://www.mordorhq.com/showthread.php?9434-Zh1nt0-DreamHack-Summary
Biggest takeaway is promising more on the Naval Warfare side. I knew what we saw at E3 was only the tip of the iceberg of naval combat. I'm still placing my bets on a Titan style game-mode based around naval and arial combat, with two teams vying for control over their respective Aircraft carriers.
The "trailer Soon" will most likely be at Gamescom.
Seems they have. But this is bad news. Not good. BAD.
It'll be harder to get out of spawn traps, and now every damn sniper is going to use a helicopter as his own personal transport to a roof -_-
Anton Sugar
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Thanks for all the additional media and info, guys, I'll update the OP later today.
I hope we get these kinds of explosions in MP.
Actually, forget the moh tomahawk explosion.. I want This in MP!:
I hope we get these kinds of explosions in MP.
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