Battlefield 3

[choadler]

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Not true, I have played a lot of PC shooters before with the wired 360 controller and I have done fine.


Sent from me, duh.

Well you would be amazing with a mouse and keyboard then.

[Goffs]

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http://battlefieldo.com/bf3-communit...tream-inbound/

starts at 11 eastern time

[Flawless]

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3D spotting:

So, a soldier in direct Line of Sight that is spotted will have a 3d red marker. If he moves behind cover or concealment, including vegetation, the 3d red marker will disappear. He will always be on the minimap. Vehicles are always fully 3D spotted, and LOS does not apply since they are larger more important targets with less threats (and it plain did not work to have jets flying around who couldn't see the tank you spotted for him to take out).

This lets you essentially "nudge" your buddy to tell him about a target, or point out a sniper on a hill you see but cannot engage (with your shotgun for example). But it prevents players from using 3D spotting as a wall hack.

Additionally, the primary motivator for the change is that 3D spots that you cannot see are not threats. We noticed that players would focus on 3D spots over everything else, meaning they would ignore people in line of sight. It's far less confusing when the 3D spot on a soldier can only be seen if you can see the soldier.

Motion sensors:

First, you cannot throw them like the motion balls in BC2. You deploy them, they are larger (and easier to see) than BC2, they can be destroyed, they beep when they detect movement. A recon soldier can only have 1 deployed at a time. You can crouch or prone and move past a motion sensor without setting it off. Motion sensors will only show you briefly on the minimap (approximately 0.5sec).

You can, therefor, easily walk into range of a sensor, get detected, crouch, sneak away and either destroy the beacon or move and ambush anyone nearby who goes to investigate your position.

[ChaseB]

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Those are both intriguing tweaks, although as a spammer of motion sensors, it pains me to know I can't do the same thing anymore.

[LambertandHam]

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Those are both intriguing tweaks, although as a spammer of motion sensors, it pains me to know I can't do the same thing anymore.

I'd often play a "Commando Scout", and use a Spas along with mortars. Charging into an enemy base, securing a good spot for buddies to spawn, then throwing out motion sensors.

Not many people spot, at least on the 360. I always laser tag enemy tanks, helps the engies out.

[Goffs]

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more coop goodness

the lighting in the PS3 is superb!
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http://gamescom.gamespot.com/video/6330132/gamescom-2011-battlefield-3-gameplay-movie-taking-point

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[Millennium]

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Torn. Finally going to have a system worth of running the PC version, but so many friends to play with on 360.

[Behindshadows]

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Torn. Finally going to have a system worth of running the PC version, but so many friends to play with on 360.

I'll be on PC, so hit me up and maybe the 360 as well....Buying the Gears of War 3 console, so might can only get it on PC for now....

[Cyros]

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Torn. Finally going to have a system worth of running the PC version, but so many friends to play with on 360.

Time to make new friends.

[Goffs]

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gamescom leaked Jets gameplay footage
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[LambertandHam]

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It looks like I might be able to fly this time. That's until I smack into the tower.

[Flawless]

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Battleblog #8: Build your weapon of choice

Basically, each main weapon in the game has three accessory slots, where you can attach weapon accessories you have unlocked. Weapon accessory unlocks are received on a per weapon basis, meaning that the more time you spend with a particular weapon, the more options you will have to customize that weapon to fit different your combat role and play style.

A rifle in Battlefield 3 can be customized for wildly different combat roles. The carbine directly below has been equipped with a heavy barrel, bipod, and a 4X magnification combat scope. This would be ideal for a soldier who wants to engage targets at medium to long range and use suppressive fire to support his team mates.

In the picture above, the same carbine has instead been equipped with a suppressor, foregrip, and quick acquisition holographic scope. This setup would be well suited for Close Quarters Battle, especially indoors where stealth can be a vital factor.

The unlockable weapon accessories include an assortment of optics, suppressors, bipods, barrels, underslung grenade launchers, underslung shotguns, foregrips, flashlights, laser sights, and more.

While the class and model of your weapon will determine a number of basic values (like muzzle speed, energy, and fire rate), you can always modify it to tweak it towards anything from long range to close quarters combat.

So. Are you a long range sniper or a close quarters combat type of player? The neat thing is, in Battlefield 3, you can easily switch between both. With our powerful weapon customization features, there are no limits to the types of gameplay we support.

[texasgmr]

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I can't wait for this game to come out. No MW3 for me all BF3!

[canes21]

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Weapon customization looks to be awesome. The jets, however, look off to me. I think it's just where they're slow, and I understand why, but it just looks weird.

[Krebstar]

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Really excited that you unlock attachments based on the weapon itself and not your overall class.

Also, there's going to be a server browser on console. Pretty great.