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MaydaX, op Feb 23, 2011 - 09:35 AM, zei:

That is a great looking teaser but I'd like to see some MP gameplay, I'll reserve my judgement at the moment.

Speaking of pre-order info, EA store now lists the PC price at $59.95



http://www.ebgames.com/pc/games/battlefield-3-limited-edition/90173

MaydaX, op Feb 23, 2011 - 02:41 PM, zei:

I was tempted to go ahead and pay for it in advance....despite all the probablt ehadaches we have from constant fixes (Re " Bad Company 2) at initial releasew after Beta.
But then I remembered back a few days and thought of all the people who did the same for Battlefield 1943 (PC edition)...and had to wait for a year after the intended release date to find out they weren't going to get it after all.

EA blew all thier chances this past year...I can see BF3 being the last straw game with them as far as PC gaming is conerned.
Edited by kraxus187, Feb 23, 2011 - 04:25 PM.

I think it's just sad games have to resort to gimmicks such as day 1 unlocks or exclusive map packs that you have to pay for if you don't pre-order. Then those people often get suck with a buggy turd with no hope of getting their money back.

Now you get punished for being a smart consumer by waiting after release day to see what the game is really like. Digital distribution methods needs a return policy option imo, even 3-7 days so that consumers don't get ripped off. Bet devs and publishers wouldn't be so fast to push a buggy game threw the door if people had the option to get their money back.

Another 60 dollar game with rinse and repeat yearly releases...

I have seen BC2 in 20$ couple of times. New game = 60$ = Tons of issue and patches to come.

After 6 months, game becomes little stable and price drops to 20$.

Simple maths tells me, I should buy stable game in 20$ and not beta versions in 60$.

While the BF3 in-game teaser graphics look great, I wonder at what cost. Will you need a computer from NASA to run it at those settings. I have a gut feeling it may turn into another crysis for steep system requirements.

I think if anything hurts this game it will be the higher system requirements. Wonder if any Windows XP owners pre-ordered thinking they can run it.

The 4 maps for the expansion pack have been revealed.

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1392330-what-maps-back-karkand-discussion-2.html

Wake Island, Strike at Karkand, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula.

I'm preordering, pardon my language, I don't give a shit about the details I was a hardcore BF2 player. Got called hacker a lot, used teamwork to the extreme, so I'm all for an updated version of BF2. And for those of you complaining about how "buggy" games are, no game is perfect upon release, NONE. BC2 took many patches but now works fine.

Piggy, op Feb 24, 2011 - 03:23 PM, zei:

your prerogative. hope it works out for you

don't care if bc2 "works fine" btw. if that is fine i will pass. it sucks. period

i would rather play peggle with my back to the monitor....

BF3 will be using VAC. Read about it here.

Nice to see Operations has plenty of time on its hands to find those insighful details..:|

kraxus187, op Feb 24, 2011 - 08:15 PM, zei:

If you can't take a joke, then click on the "Sign Out" button at the top of the forums and have a nice day!

SuperTaz, op Feb 24, 2011 - 07:25 PM, zei:

I wouldn't joke about that with the number of devs dropping PB for VAC these days

SuperTaz, op Feb 24, 2011 - 08:53 PM, zei:

I guess some ppl don't recognise sarcasm when they see it.

Done with this topic.

MaydaX, op Feb 24, 2011 - 09:04 PM, zei:

It is a sad, but understandable, reality for dev's to do this. Whether or not we agree with it, is another argument.

MaydaX, op Feb 24, 2011 - 09:04 PM, zei:

We'd be blind to not see the way its going. But I'd sure like to see EA give EB one last shot. Not so much as they've earned it, but just in hopes they can get their SS utility in line w/ 2011.

Without it, theres not alot of difference between the two choices.

I'd like BF3 to be the best and last military fps I buy for a long time. My two main worries is a repeat of e/candy over Battlefield specific features, and VAC.



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SuperTaz, op Feb 24, 2011 - 07:25 PM, zei:

I was just about to make a long and very boring post too about why I didn't want to see VAC included.

Piggy, op Feb 24, 2011 - 03:23 PM, zei:

My sentiments exactly.. when did people stop playing games for fun and start playing them to pick them to shreds or complain before they even try? If it aint for you don't play it.. simples. Read too many forums where they judge a game on everything but the fun factor. When did it become cool to be so damn negative?

I will pre-order too... been waiting for this for a long time. Heck... I was going to pre-order before "Back at Karkand" was announced. Just haven't gotten around to doing it yet.