Battlefield 3

[dan_457]

Re: Battlefield 3

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.

That's what they say, but looking at the games graphics, I doubt it. Even with the settings on low I'd assume you'd still a pretty beefy computer to run it. Maybe I'm underestimating his comp, but even laptops with high end specs tend to run like mid range builds. Basically the smartest thing to do would be to D/L the demo when/if one's released and find out first hand how well it runs.

[chadskee]

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That's what they say, but looking at the games graphics, I doubt it. Even with the settings on low I'd assume you'd still a pretty beefy computer to run it. Maybe I'm underestimating his comp, but even laptops with high end specs tend to run like mid range builds. Basically the smartest thing to do would be to D/L the demo when/if one's released and find out first hand how well it runs.

Fair enough. But I do think that all the videos we've seen are from maximum detail footage and you can probably scale it back quite a bit.

[HealyMonster]

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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.



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.

Thanks for the info man. Im going to try and put this on the macbook and join in on the fun lol

[Cusefan]

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Looks like BF3 is begining the marketing push already with a spot during Family Guy. I think this could blow the doors off any thing Activision throws at it.

[MrChainsaw]

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Looks like BF3 is begining the marketing push already with a spot during Family Guy. I think this could blow the doors off any thing Activision throws at it.

Saw the trailer. Can't believe they are already airing teaser trailers for a game that doesn't come out until what, like November? I need this game in my life right now.

[nyj721]

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They got it on the NBA playoffs too. That is an AMAZING trailer. One of the best I have ever seen.

[Cusefan]

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They got it on the NBA playoffs too. That is an AMAZING trailer. One of the best I have ever seen.

It sure it, But they need to start amping this game up now. Basically this is the game that will take away the Call of Duty Players from Activision, even IF EA spends of ton of dough advertising this game and it breaks even (or even ends up losing money) it will pay for itself down the road and BF will have a much larger fanbase. There are very few gamers out there who have played COD and BF and prefer COD.

[Steel5]

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Looks like BF3 is begining the marketing push already with a spot during Family Guy. I think this could blow the doors off any thing Activision throws at it.

Was shocked when I already saw an ad on TV. Awesome though, can't wait for this game.

[Candyman5]

Anyone found the Battlefield TV trailer online yet?


Sent from me, duh.

[Jistic]

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It sure it, But they need to start amping this game up now. Basically this is the game that will take away the Call of Duty Players from Activision, even IF EA spends of ton of dough advertising this game and it breaks even (or even ends up losing money) it will pay for itself down the road and BF will have a much larger fanbase. There are very few gamers out there who have played COD and BF and prefer COD.

I don't know if I want all those COD players in multiplayer though.

[Cusefan]

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I don't know if I want all those COD players in multiplayer though.

I do, more easy kills for me.

[Steel5]

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Anyone found the Battlefield TV trailer online yet?


Sent from me, duh.

This is the one.
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Embed is not showing up for some reason. http://youtu.be/TfrrAp1blaM?hd=1

EDIT: Nevermind, the embed is there.

[Klocker]

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WOW... it is only April and they had a BF3 commercial already on Prime Time TV tonight (Family Guy)...was snippets of the trailer and look oh so damned amazing on my TV...wow...

wow, that it looked like high fructose corn syrup poured all over my eyes and wow that they have a commercial 6mos prior to release....
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[thornie]

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To be honest, I hope Activision starts marketing their November CoD game soon. CoD and BF are two completely different things, with two completely different play styles, and communities... and I hope it stays that way.

[Knight165]

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Just a little quote from Karl-Magnus Troedsson....the GM of DICE...

"PC is the leading platform, conceptually, for this game, definitely. We are going to make this game on 360 and PS3 as well, [but] we need to scale it down to those platforms. The PC players are going to love to hear that I've said that, but that is fact. The hardware specs on the console, are limited. At the same time , for each iteration on these console platforms we can utilize the power of them better and better, so what we do on the other platforms is going to be amazing, and look much better on the PC, too. There's going to be unique features on the PC version of this game, some of which people are going to be very pleased about. I can't reveal all of them here, but I can reveal that there will be a lot of extra love put into the PC version of this product."

Very nice.

M.K.
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