Battlefield 3

**chadskee** · 04-15-2011, 11:52 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by EnigmaNemesis

PC here. The only way to play it in full graphical glory.

And I love that DICE is doing PC first and foremost, then scaling back for the consoles. And not the other way around, where the consoles are holding back the potential of PCs.

I haven't had a decent PC since Battlefield 2 and my project this summer is to build a new rig to run BF3 in all it's glory. I'm confident DICE is going to deliver with this one. I can't wait for E3, I think that's where we'll get our first taste of multi-player.

**Goffs** · 04-16-2011, 09:47 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

heres the 12 minute trailer of Fault Line...YESSS THEY BROUGHT BACK SWITCHING FROM FULL AUTO TO SINGLE FIRE BACK...at least from the trailer it looks like it

**Bondgirl0072** · 04-16-2011, 10:47 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by Goffs

heres the 12 minute trailer of Fault Line...YESSS THEY BROUGHT BACK SWITCHING FROM FULL AUTO TO SINGLE FIRE BACK...at least from the trailer it looks like it

wow. great video. I cannot wait to see more videos.

**randombrother** · 04-16-2011, 12:39 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

This sent a link to this vid in an email to me. The good old EA hype machine is at it again. lol. I'll wait for reviews from REAL people before I decide. Too many games coming out this Fall. Not a money thing but I just don't have time to play them all. I made that mistake before. I got games still in the cut I haven't finished

**EnigmaNemesis** · 04-16-2011, 02:37 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Another reason this sounds so promising for the PC more than those console to PC ports we have been getting...

Consoles are holding PC games back, say DICE

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/15/consoles-are-holding-pc-games-back-say-dice/

Battlefield developer DICE have said that they believe consoles are holding back the development of PC games. In an interview on GeForce.com, executive producer on Battlefield 3 Patrick Bach said: "Most games are actually still based on the same core idea that the consoles are your focus, the superior platform or something. I don't know why. That was the truth 5 years ago, but the world has moved

Battlefield developer DICE have said that they believe consoles are holding back the development of PC games. In an interview on GeForce.com, executive producer on Battlefield 3 Patrick Bach said: “Most games are actually still based on the same core idea that the consoles are your focus, the superior platform or something. I don’t know why. That was the truth 5 years ago, but the world has moved on.” Read on for more details.

Bach explained that: “Most games are actually still based on the same core idea that the consoles are your focus, the superior platform or something. I don’t know why. That was the truth 5 years ago, but the world has moved on.” He says that PCs are much more powerful, hardware wise, than consoles, and few PC games truly take advantage of all that hardware.

He goes on to say: “So for our target of what we want to hit, we are now using the more powerful platform to try and prove what we see gaming being in the future rather than using the lowest common denominator, instead of developing it for the consoles and then just adding higher resolution textures and anti-aliasing for the PC version. We’re do it the other way around, we start with the highest-end technology that we can come up with and then scale it back to the consoles.”

**Lunchbox609** · 04-17-2011, 01:45 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE CRAZYYYYYY

**Bondgirl0072** · 04-17-2011, 08:56 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by EnigmaNemesis

Another reason this sounds so promising for the PC more than those console to PC ports we have been getting...

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/04/15/co...back-say-dice/

since he feels this way why is the game even on a console?

**dan_457** · 04-17-2011, 10:26 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by Goffs

heres the 12 minute trailer of Fault Line...YESSS THEY BROUGHT BACK SWITCHING FROM FULL AUTO TO SINGLE FIRE BACK...at least from the trailer it looks like it

Too bad my PC can't run it lol, and the console ports won't do it justice. But this game just looks so beautiful, and even the sound is terrific.

**eDotd** · 04-17-2011, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by Bondgirl0072

since he feels this way why is the game even on a console?

Because they want to make money.

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**Knight165** · 04-17-2011, 11:03 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by Bondgirl0072

since he feels this way why is the game even on a console?

Really?
The PC is without a doubt a superior gaming platform right now, but it's so far behind consoles in what people use as a gaming platform it would be suicide to make a game of this size PC only.
Niche games?...yes they can get away with PC only releases...

PC mods are quite simply AWESOME and consoles just can't compare. Not even close.

M.K.
Knight165

**HealyMonster** · 04-17-2011, 11:53 AM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by Knight165

Really?
The PC is without a doubt a superior gaming platform right now, but it's so far behind consoles in what people use as a gaming platform it would be suicide to make a game of this size PC only.
Niche games?...yes they can get away with PC only releases...

PC mods are quite simply AWESOME and consoles just can't compare. Not even close.

M.K.
Knight165

Ive never really been a PC Gamer(outiside of HH and MVP) adn you guys are starting to sell me on the PC version of this game.

My question is, how realistic is it to play a game like this on a mac running windows through boot camp? Do you guys think itll have enough power to run this? I would be playing it on a new macbook pro. Seems like to really play the game as its supposed to I might need like a "gaming pc" or something.

should I just stick to the console?

**chadskee** · 04-17-2011, 12:14 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by RiderGH

Ive never really been a PC Gamer(outiside of HH and MVP) adn you guys are starting to sell me on the PC version of this game.

My question is, how realistic is it to play a game like this on a mac running windows through boot camp? Do you guys think itll have enough power to run this? I would be playing it on a new macbook pro. Seems like to really play the game as its supposed to I might need like a "gaming pc" or something.

should I just stick to the console?

I'm not knowledgeable about running windows with bootcamp but if it does work then I see no reason why a Macbook Pro wouldn't have the power to play Battlefield 3. Pro's tend to be pretty beefy in the specs.

If you have the capability to play this on PC, then you should without a doubt play it on PC.

Originally posted by Knight165

PC mods are quite simply AWESOME and consoles just can't compare. Not even close.
Knight165

The outlook for mod tools is grim right now. Let's keep our fingers crossed on this though.

**Knight165** · 04-17-2011, 01:38 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by chadskee

I'm not knowledgeable about running windows with bootcamp but if it does work then I see no reason why a Macbook Pro wouldn't have the power to play Battlefield 3. Pro's tend to be pretty beefy in the specs.

If you have the capability to play this on PC, then you should without a doubt play it on PC.

The outlook for mod tools is grim right now. Let's keep our fingers crossed on this though.

For this game?...are they going to great lengths to lock it down?
That would be disappointing. There are some awesome modders out there.

M.K.
Knight165

**dan_457** · 04-17-2011, 04:28 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by RiderGH

Ive never really been a PC Gamer(outiside of HH and MVP) adn you guys are starting to sell me on the PC version of this game.

My question is, how realistic is it to play a game like this on a mac running windows through boot camp? Do you guys think itll have enough power to run this? I would be playing it on a new macbook pro. Seems like to really play the game as its supposed to I might need like a "gaming pc" or something.

should I just stick to the console?

I highly doubt a macbook, or any non-top of the line laptop will run this game. I have a mid-range(used to be mid range anyway lol) gaming PC and there's no way I'll be able to run this game. Laptops aren't very desirable for gaming anyway, they have a lot more limitations than a custom built PC would have. But until we see recommended specs, there's no way to know for sure.

**chadskee** · 04-17-2011, 05:06 PM

Re: Battlefield 3

Originally posted by Knight165

For this game?...are they going to great lengths to lock it down?
That would be disappointing. There are some awesome modders out there.

M.K.
Knight165

That could be their ulterior motive with the move. The comment from DICE was that Frostbite 2 is so complex that making mod tools would be difficult or too difficult for modders. Not sure which was the excuse, maybe both.

They didn't totally shoot down the idea, just said it wasn't planned as of yet. But like you said, I suspect it's a way to make more money on DLC. I really don't blame DICE though, this is all EA.

Originally posted by dan_457

I highly doubt a macbook, or any non-top of the line laptop will run this game. I have a mid-range(used to be mid range anyway lol) gaming PC and there's no way I'll be able to run this game. Laptops aren't very desirable for gaming anyway, they have a lot more limitations than a custom built PC would have. But until we see recommended specs, there's no way to know for sure.

DICE has said that you won't need a top of the line computer to play the game. You don't even need DX11 even though there will be incentives to having DX11. A new Macbook Pro is more than decent spec-wise.

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