Battlefield 3 beta goes live for all today

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 29 September, 2011

Out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 now.

UPDATE 2: The PC Battlefield 3 beta is available to download from Origin now.

UPDATE 1: The Battlefield 3 beta is available to download from the European PlayStation Store now.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Battlefield 3 beta goes live today for all PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners.

It's available to download from the Xbox Marketplace now. PC gamers will be able to download it at some point "during the day", DICE said.

The open beta does not require a key to activate. Simply download the client and BOOM.

The featured game mode is Rush, and the featured map is Operation Metro. The open beta ends on 10th October.

On PlayStation 3, the beta will appear automatically on the PlayStation Network Store. On Xbox 360, it will automatically appear on Xbox Live Marketplace. On PC, it will automatically appear in the Origin application's demo page.

On console, you simply download the beta and play. On PC, you first need to install the Origin client and then install the beta from within the Origin client. Origin is not required to play on PS3 or Xbox 360, DICE said. But for PC, Origin will be used to distribute the beta installation and run the game and therefore is necessary to play.

You won't be able to carry forward your stats from the beta into the final version of the game. "We are still fine tuning the ranking system and we don't want to give beta players an unfair advantage when Battlefield 3 launches," DICE explained. You will keep your soldier name, though.

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  • SteJosh #1 8 months ago

    Where is this? I can't find it.

    EDIT: On Xbox 360.
    Edited by SteJosh at 29/09/11 @ 08:45

  • monkfishjoe #2 8 months ago

    Well, I just happen to have the next 2 days off work. Awesome!

  • CaptainQuint #3 8 months ago

    Don't see it anywhere on Xbox marketplace.

  • weejok #4 8 months ago

    Not on Xbox.com or dashboard yet? Or am I just missing it somewhere...........

  • bad09 #5 8 months ago

    How long is it running for? I got a lovely new PC coming so it would be nice to try it but I won't get it for a week or 2.

    / curses not paying for the quick build turnaround :(

    EDIT - never mind re-read the article and founf the date in there, boo the 10th. Still I might get some time on it with luck.
    Edited by bad09 at 29/09/11 @ 08:47

  • Ultrasoundwave #6 8 months ago

    Ill echo the various statements : This isnt on Live yet.......

  • Dr_Cowley #7 8 months ago

    Anyone got a link to the Xbox marketplace for this? Its nowhere on the dashboard at the moment.

  • carlitoswagon #8 8 months ago

    Runs until 0ct 10th

  • DwarfyP #9 8 months ago

    Sheeesh people. It says at some point today. Not out now.

  • Dr_Cowley #10 8 months ago

    Actually its says its out now for the Xbox, it aint. THEY LIE!!!!!!

  • SteJosh #11 8 months ago

    @DwarfyP

    "It's available to download from the Xbox Marketplace now"

  • Golgo #12 8 months ago

    Early reports from invite-only PS3 beta say it's freeze/disconnect-city again, just as we feared...

    EA servers FTW!!!

    /*sigh*

    Anyway will try for myself later...

  • lambchop #13 8 months ago

    I might download this and then I might play it.....

  • DinoT1985 #14 8 months ago

    Xbox Live Early Access Beta
    Time Zones for Early Access:
    NZ 1:00 am 28th
    Aus 10:00 pm 27th
    Sweden 2:00pm 27th
    GMT 12:00 noon 27th
    US Eastern Standard Time 8:00 am 27th
    CST 7:00 am 27th
    PST 5:00 am 27th

    Open Beta
    NZ 1:00 am 30th
    Aus 10:00 pm 29th
    Sweden 2:00pm 29th
    GMT 12:00 noon 29th
    US Eastern Standard Time 8:00 am 29th
    CST 7:00 am 29th
    PST 5:00 am 29th
    Edited by DinoT1985 at 29/09/11 @ 09:34

  • riceNpea #15 8 months ago

    " Early reports from invite-only PS3 beta say it's freeze/disconnect-city again, just as we feared... "


    that's not been my experience. never been disconnected and only some micro freezing whilst auto-saving. there are plenty of glitches however which is to be expected in a beta.


  • AmbientSuprise #16 8 months ago

    Not on Live yet! Why get my hopes up Eurogamer? WWWWHHHHHHYYYYYY?????????!!!!!!?????????

  • TelexStar #17 8 months ago

    Good show EG. Everything except the part where you said it's "Out on Xbox 360 now". Bunch of liars!

  • jetsetwillie #18 8 months ago

    pleased im at work today, as i wont be sitting around the house all day waiting and getting impatient like a spoilt school kid.

    have left my PC on at home with teamviewer running so when it releases i can just dial in, start the download and have it ready for when i get home. sweeet

  • AmbientSuprise #19 8 months ago

    It is on PS3 though!

  • Korpers #20 8 months ago

    Do I need an invite for this? (xbox) or can I just DL and start shooting?

  • Kill_Crazy #21 8 months ago

    DL'ing now on PS3

  • zoweewowee #22 8 months ago

    I just launched the download on PS3! (Spain)

  • kirankara #23 8 months ago

    Korpers
    29/09/11 @ 09:15
    Ignore poster | #21
    0
    Do I need an invite for this? (xbox) or can I just DL and start shooting?


    Dload for all ur worth son! It's more open than Katie price's legs at a footballers party .

  • mortiz666 #24 8 months ago

    Pretty incredible that release is less than a month away and they're still having netcode issues by the sounds of it.

  • TheWhiteRhino #25 8 months ago

    Battlefield 3 beta now available for all on UK PSN.

  • Tryhard #26 8 months ago

    And there goes the servers.Puff. Just a warning it becomes less painful when you start to unlock stuff and learn where people like to prone camp for easy kills when bases move up.

  • kirankara #27 8 months ago

    Well downloaded on my ps3 , but nowhere to be seen on live.

    Anyone else can't find it?

  • Korpers #28 8 months ago

    @Kirankara

    Awesomeness!!!! Now......how to nullify the the missus later. Concussion grenade would be effective, alas.....harsh.

    Wine.......I'll try wine.

  • HisDudness #29 8 months ago

    It's definitely on the UK PSN store.

  • carlitoswagon #30 8 months ago

    Running, leaping over things with the new animation and going prone behind a wall while bullets zip over your head.

    Bliss.....


  • Kano-11 #31 8 months ago

    I won't be able to download/play this until late tonight. So everybody who has downloaded this, What's it like?(On console's)

  • glo #32 8 months ago

    @kirankara - I can't find it anywhere on the xbox.com website either mate

  • Timotei #33 8 months ago

    F*ckin' YAY

  • Adamical #34 8 months ago

    EG

    Y U NO CHECK LIVE BEFORE WRITING NEWS ARTICLE?

  • kirankara #35 8 months ago

    mortiz666
    29/09/11 @ 09:26

    "Pretty incredible that release is less than a month away and they're still having netcode issues by the sounds of it."

    Wow, how many betas, or for that matter, how many fps's you ever played???
    Black ops was woeful for months after release , especially on ps3, which I ended up trading in for 360 version , which in turn I traded in a month later as it was shocking online at points.

    Bc2 was a bit f****d for a while after release , brink ( ok enough said), kz3 and crysis 2 were not great( Ibending very kind to crysis 2 there) and they're some of biggest names in industry.

    Sure will be fine a few weeks after launch , but expecting dog shit online performance till then

  • geeza2020 #36 8 months ago

    Anybody know how to get the battlelog thing working on 360? It says I need to register my soldier or something at the battlelog website, but when I go there it just asks me for Origin login details which I obviously dont have. Any idea's?

  • 00.00.01 #37 8 months ago

    Well...have been playing this since yesterday morning, gave the map a good few hours of playtime before commenting on it...
    What a shitty map to demonstrate your 'fresh' BF3 MP. No vehicles?? On a Battlefield demo? And bringing back prone...Meh....Check that map, it's loaded with 'men' that hide in bushes or under rocks for an antire match...not what the BF-series need, I think. Even though it's a Beta, there's a number of issues that seem to have transferred into this BF3 (lag, wildspawning, poor hit-detection. And I am not too impressed with the visuals, would've thought more of it since EA vomitted its virtual feast on me for months now...
    True, it's just one map, and the SP will add to my potential purchase as well. But the way it looks, feels (gameplay felt a hell of a lot like MoH!!!) this will no longer be a day-one-must-have.
    I'll await a few reviews and some comments fromn EG readers before spending money on this.

  • metalangel #38 8 months ago

    @geeza2020: ever played any EA games online? If so you have an EA Account, which is now an Origin Account.

  • Dr_Cowley #39 8 months ago

    [link url=http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Battlefield-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80245410950?downloadtype=GameDemo&nosplash=1&purchase=1
    ]http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Produc...[/link]

    This bit will have the demo on it soon by the looks of things.
    /Hammers refresh

  • geeza2020 #40 8 months ago

    metalangel - thanks, for some reason though when I use those details it just says "Your account is not allowed to login" /shrug

  • mattk84 #41 8 months ago

    @00.00.01

    Caspian will be released soon during the beta. Heap big vehicle action.

    Looking fwd to trying tonight.

  • kinky_mong #42 8 months ago

    For those who are miffed that the article says "the Xbox360 Beta is live now" when this is blatantly not true, simply look at the top of the article to see who wrote it and all shall be revealed!

  • 00.00.01 #43 8 months ago

    @mattk84
    Tnx for the heads up bro. However, Caspian was/is already on the closed, password-protected (sure...lol) Beta. And I seriously doubt if EA will add this to the currently available level. One can but only hope :)

  • Joco84 #44 8 months ago

    people need to remember that this is a free beta - don't expect the game to run perfect!

    Loved playing it at Euro Expo last week, definite day one purchase for me! :D

  • metalangel #45 8 months ago

    Very strange they don't seem to want people seeing a Battlefield game doing what it does best: a huge combined arms battle. The contest winners only got to play singleplayer and now the beta is a CQC infantry map.

  • T-Bag #46 8 months ago

    Just gone into the A-Z on the 360 and found it there. I do have an American account because I can't change the bloody thing though so might just be a time zone difference but it wasn't showing on the main screen.

  • leedobson #47 8 months ago

    Ok, just found it. Go to the demos, then 'Top Downloaded' and it's there!

  • DanWhitehead #48 8 months ago

    It's bizarrely buried on the Xbox, unless they've added it to the dashboard just now. It's not under demos or game add-ons. I found it by going into the A-Z game listing, and selecting Battlefield 3. There's an option there to download the trial version. That's the beta client.

  • SteJosh #49 8 months ago

    Its on Xbox live now :)

  • cw- #50 8 months ago

    On PC, it will automatically appear in the Origin application's demo page.

    Am I being blind? Or is there no demo page in Origin? I cannot find such a place..








    (I know BF3 isn't on Origin yet, just being prepared)

  • oOParaOo #51 8 months ago

    Here is some Caspian Border footage with a commentary, taxi!!!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A27gmTYcHJQ

  • jedi99 #52 8 months ago

    Been playing this on the PC since tuesday. It's a blast but I can see a pattern forming ie:-People hiding in bushes via prone. However for the most part it's been enjoyable. Oh and get used to fiddling about trying to edit your key bindings and video config while in the game.....ho hum!!

  • Dr_Cowley #53 8 months ago

    [link url=http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Battlefield-3/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80245410950?downloadtype=GameDemo&nosplash=1&purchase=1
    ]http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Produc...[/link]

    This link now works for the demo if you have a prob finding it though the dashboard

  • The-Jack-Burton #54 8 months ago

    It's up in both US stores, PSN and XBL (downloading both now)

  • lazy_drunk #55 8 months ago

    where do i get the beta on pc? origin says i have to pre order the game in order to get the beta :-( i aint spendin £40 there when its £30 in game!!

    there must be another way......

  • kirankara #56 8 months ago

    well, played an hr on ps3, and so far, my findings are thus on ps3(360 version will have to wait, as virgin will strangle my net if i download a second demo lol):

    -Not as pretty as we were all lead to believe, kz3, Gears 3 and uc3 are all nicer looking in mp, although I accept that the map size, destruction, number of players all have to be taken into account;however, so far, map size isnt that big, no vehicles, little destruction evident. Inside is fine, very nice indeed, but outside is bit jarring for some reason. The colour contrast just seems to not sit well with my eyes. From what i've seen, 360 uses fxaa, and smooths edges on trees etc nicer, whilst mlaa on ps3, kinda has that rough edge to the trees, very unattractive. Ps3 version is slightly sharper overall though.
    - loving the ability to jump things on the run, makes life quicker and easier.
    -hating prone, as it leads to even more camping, some of which im guessing is ps3 cod players trying out game, but cant blame it all on them.
    -controls feel bit loose to me, not as twitchy as cod, but not bc2.
    gameplay just feels faster and more cod-esque on this map, maybe as things settle down and cod players f**k off back to black ops, this will changea bit.
    -not 100% sure on hit detection.
    -tears like a b**h at times.
    glitchy at moment, and have fallen through floors few times and gone partially through walls etc. ok, until it happens in firelight and you are shot like fish in barrel lol


    overall, kinda disappointed. Bc2 still feels 2 x the game this based on the beta, but maybe it will grow on me.

    hmmm, tough choices ahead, fifa 12 just dropped through door, gears 3 upstairs unfinished, and now this.



    Edited by kirankara at 29/09/11 @ 11:22

  • stoopidgreg #57 8 months ago

    Maybe now it's public I won't get owned so badly by all the hardcore early beta access players :/

  • kirankara #58 8 months ago

    @stoopid

    lmao, yeah i was half decent at bc2, but getting brutalised on this beta.

  • xero521 #59 8 months ago

    been playing it since tues an like it people who moan about the prone do my head in,its not camping if ur sniping is it? wot do u expect jump around with ur sniper rifle trying to shot someone? why do u think they have bipods on guns because its more accurate when prone! its realistic good game overall graphics a bit dodgy in places but still day one for me,plus the sound on this game is fucking awsome
    Edited by xero521 at 29/09/11 @ 11:48

  • Fightclubber #60 8 months ago

    Pretty creepy how much it plays looks and feels like MOH, which in itself felt like a rough ugly fast version of BC2. I'm not a fan of this 2 hit kill crap like COD, i liked that you had a chance to run and get to cover and have a gun fight in BC2, and that seems to be gone now.
    I like the that you can see people spawning on you and you actually have a pissing health bar now, but the 2 hit kills and the whole MOH feel about it put me off massively.
    Really dont know why they diverted so much from how BC2 played.

  • cw- #61 8 months ago

    @Fightclubber
    The MP in MoH was made by DICE, that'll be why it feels so similar ;)

  • kirankara #62 8 months ago

    xero521
    29/09/11 @ 11:48

    "been playing it since tues an like it people who moan about the prone do my head in,its not camping if ur sniping is it? wot do u expect jump around with ur sniper rifle trying to shot someone? "
    Absolutely not, it's the other tits who sit in corners( a la cod) or prone in bushes with semi automatics etc who I'm referring to.

    "I'm not a fan of this 2 hit kill crap like COD, i liked that you had a chance to run and get to cover and have a gun fight in BC2, and that seems to be gone now" sums up my thoughts


  • joelstinton #63 8 months ago

    I been quite impressed. not much of.. if any of a major improvement since BFBC2. But gun play is a lot tighter, and less clunky.

    It has almost got a pick up and play attachement - thats a too strong a phrase to use defineltly. Perhaps easier to pick up, but hard to master. Its doesn't 'feel' no less either, each weapon feels different which is one of the BC2 best points. Something which MW2 lost since 1. It now has that gun play that caters for the cod players, without losing anything of what Battlefield offers, - but there is still a clear distinction between the two games - which is great really.

    Its not going to change peoples mind however. I think people who play COD, will be drawn to this as another shooter, thats looks aces (well on pc) , play it for a couple of weeks, and probably go back to COD afterthat in the long run.

    I came into this quite skeptical. But for console owners, its basically BFC2. But with tighter controls. Its easy to feel a bit let down, especially with those amazing trailers, but this was never going to be a revolution in FPS. That ain't going to happen for a while i guess untill games like MAG ideas are fully realised. Get over that, and its a small improvement on BFC2.

    But i have been having a lot of fun. Its full of really cool moments.
    Edited by joelstinton at 29/09/11 @ 13:44

  • ARCAN3 #64 8 months ago

    Search battlefield 3 in a - z in 360 marketplace

  • sourc0r #65 8 months ago

    at some point "during the day"

    so tomorrow it is

  • vmanb #66 8 months ago

    tried the demo and liked it tbh but got disconnected several time due to ea's shit servers. Think i'll wait till after christmas for this one when they sort out the servers and it should be a bit cheaper by then as well

  • pantbash #67 8 months ago

    It's up on Origin under "Free Games" if anyone is interested

  • mattk84 #68 8 months ago

    I'm nervous about prone being reinstated. Prone in itself isnt a problem but its the drop shotters that ruin it for me.
    I just hope that people can't worm glitch like with BFMC.

  • HyperTails #69 8 months ago

    Downloading it on PS3 now, looking forward to getting my hands on this. The way EA's been acting i'm expecting a COD destroying masterpiece, but going on some comments here its not that great. I'll post my thoughts (hopefully good) once i've played.

  • theirongiant #70 8 months ago

    Drop shotting isn't a problem, it takes time to go into/get up from prone now

  • Roland_on_the_Ropes #71 8 months ago

    Anyone have an idea how big the download is on XBL? Just wondering how long I'll have to wait between getting home from work and trying this out.

    Thanks

  • P1GEONPOO #72 8 months ago

    Im not even going to try this beta incase it puts me off getting the game. This was supposed to be the second coming and all I can say after reading peoples opinions is expectations shattered.

  • rob_of_the_robots #73 8 months ago

    Do you think they'll sort out any problems for the release or will it be a day 1 patch?

  • geeza2020 #74 8 months ago

    pigeonpoo - chin up, its a beta of one map with no vehicles. Its ok, reminds me of Cold War in BFBC2, quite manic, but it doesnt mean I have any less faith in DICE and I'm sure there are much better maps to be played in the full game.

    (there better be good maps in the full game or I'm going to feel mighty stupid)

  • Death-Jester #75 8 months ago

    The beta is up on Origins now.

  • Fightclubber #76 8 months ago

    I know its a beta but its pretty rough when you look at it for a while, some horrible textures and some rough edges all round, pretty much what MOH looked like.
    I was always a bit shocked by MOH's looks as it was built on tech of a game that was out a year before, but both BF3 and MOH look worse than BC2.
    Its just very odd to release a beta that is this rough looking one month before release of the game, can we really expect a graphical over haul within a month?
    Again this could be a really old beta, but again why the hell would you release that so close to the game coming out?
    Edited by Fightclubber at 29/09/11 @ 13:39

  • revan8 #77 8 months ago

    Awesome fun. Prone is really bad though. Campers everywhere.

  • Tryhard #78 8 months ago

    The console download is 1.3GB. For battlelog you need to agree to terms on the beta on your console.Then your ea account email and password will get you into Battlelog.

    The beta is fun when both teams are doing what they should be doing.But when attackers are too afraid to move up and just camp for kills outside their first spawn it is boring as hell in the park.Defenders find a forward line infront of coms and lay prone
    for oncoming attackers.High bullet damage just makes everyone prone.

    Respawn at base I face the wrong way.Spawn on someone and land on top of things out in the open.Someone spawns on me in cover I slide out into the open.The armed com alarm still plays after being disarmed.Some of the bugs on 360 I found so far.
    And the funny killcam,my killer sometimes lying on his back with his gun firing into the sky with the butt resting on his neck.

    The graphics are better than expected on old console hardware.But I am more of a gameplay person than graphic whore.
    I do not think I will get any Battlefield moments on this map.

  • Beano #79 8 months ago

    I have tried both console betas and the amount of tearing is disgusting! Shadows also look incredible blocky. Hopefully this will be fixed before release, but I doubt it to be honest...

  • Ranger101 #80 8 months ago

    I'm guessing a lot of you didnt play the BC2 open beta? Things were tweaked and changed between the beta and the release then, and the same will happen now.

    It's a beta for gods sake - servers are meant to go down, lag is meant to occur and bugs are supposed to be discovered. That way, when we get the final release, we DON'T have to put up with them. Some of you lot are acting like a bunch of privileged twats, like DICE and EA OWE you the worlds most perfect experience in what is a mass QA exercise.

    Relax, enjoy this peek into Battlefield 3, and make up your minds when the game is actually released and the bugs/issues have been dealt with.
    Edited by Ranger101 at 29/09/11 @ 14:10

  • Ranger101 #81 8 months ago

    The Gears 3 beta was excellent for the final release. I love how everyone was quick to bleat about how shit the Gears 2 MP experience was on release (and rightly so) but when the Gears 3 MP experience on release is amazing, not a word of praise. Likely the same will occur for B3.

  • Sodding_Gamer #82 8 months ago

    I can see prone being a problem. Simply because the grass looks aweful on xbox so you can barely see through it!

  • mortiz666 #83 8 months ago

    Origin has fallen on it's ass at the moment, probably getting hammered.

  • kirankara #84 8 months ago

    servers keep kicking me off on both betas, good ol ea servers, hoping fifa 12 has less issues as copy turned up in post today.

    too twitchy for my liking, both bc2 and vietnam played nicer imo, although im slowly getting hang of it.

    really not a fan of how quick you go down though.

  • jetsetwillie #85 8 months ago

    @P1GEONPOO

    oh come on, you've seen how excited people get about this type of thing.

    no game could possibly live up to the lofty expectations in these peoples heads.

  • bluenicks #86 8 months ago

    http://www.origin.com/uk/about

  • HyperTails #87 8 months ago

    Okay, now i've played the PS3 version, here's my thoughts.

    I didn't experience any lag or disconnections that others here have had to endure. Perhaps I will later, but right now they haven't affected me, which is good. The gameplay is solid, hiding in the bushes and suchlike feels cool. The way the weapons feel is good. There is no aim assist, which is good or bad depending on which you prefer. Sometimes the enemies are hard to spot, and i've found myself putting a bullet in a teammate a couple of times by mistake. There is pop-in, and there have been trees appear in front of me. It also has that UE3 problem where textures will take a few seconds more to load up. However, the map itself is really long... going through the park, then through the subway, then up and out the other side is really, really cool. As its a beta, I expected a few hiccups but i'm completely sold on it and will be getting this game. MW3 seriously has its work cut out for it.

    Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the graphics are good, but not as good as I was expecting.

  • Quixz #88 8 months ago

    Just played the PC version, its very nice but still getting it for the 360 cause that's where my peoples are!

    PC Specs

    i7 - 4Ghz / GTX560Ti 950-1900-2200
    Edited by Quixz at 29/09/11 @ 19:15

  • Collymilad #89 8 months ago

    I can't believe all the people whining that it feels like MoH.

    You can what you like about MoH (I personally liked it, online included) but the infantry combat controls were a step ahead of Bad Company 2. If this turns out to be like MoH but with more BF type gameplay and maps, then that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

  • arcam #90 8 months ago

    i7 - 4Ghz / GTX560Ti 950-1900-2200

    How can you have a PC like that and still buy BF3 for the console? What did you buy all that kit for? Madness...

  • Bennyjj81 #91 8 months ago

    Having downloaded the 360 Beta and played for 2hrs all I can say is WOW. . . . . How much do I wish I had a Delorean so I could go back and tell myself not to bother! I'm not naive enough to think that's the finished article and I have no doubt DICE will improve things but it was like being told you can have a quick sneaky go on that Mega Drive you've been so excited about that you're getting for Xmas to see your parents had actually only got you a Master System. Really disappointed. I saw nothing in that to encourage me to stop playing the perfect BFBC2 Vietnam and to shell out £40 for BF3. You've got 4 weeks to win me back DICE or it's a cancelled pre-order here.
    Edited by Bennyjj81 at 29/09/11 @ 18:12

  • Rens11 #92 8 months ago

    Something doesn't seem right to me struggling to see people outside game feels muddy kinda blurry textures too much contrast just seems off this is on 360 haven't tried the other versions yet

  • Fightclubber #93 8 months ago

    @Collymilad

    I'm fine with it feeling like MOH, tbh the controls on BC2 are kind of slow and a little clunky and less smooth than most, but like alot of people I got used to it.
    I just dont like the rough look of the game and the horrible 2 hits and your dead shit that has been brought over from MOH.
    As ive said before, the fact that you could get in a fire fight in BC2 and still be able to run for cover and fight back made the game feel different to COD. Now with the 2 hits and your down gameplay its just catering to that frantic gameplay of COD that alot of BF players hate.

    To me its a complete dick move to do a beta of a game thats key selling point is its scale vehicles and destruction and not include any of that in it
    Edited by Fightclubber at 29/09/11 @ 17:22

  • kirankara #94 8 months ago

    29/09/11 @ 16:01
    Ignore poster | #93

    "Having downloaded the 360 Beta and played for 2hrs all I can say is WOW. . . . . How much do I wish I had a Delorean so I could go back and tell myself not to bother! I'm not naive enough to think that's the finished article and I have no doubt DICE will improve things but it was like being told you can have a quick sneaky go on that Mega Drive you've been so excited about that you're getting for Xmas to see your parents had actually only got you a Master System. Really disappointed. I saw nothing in that to encourage me to stop playing the perfect BFBC2 Vietnam and to shell out £40 for BF3. You've got 4 weeks to win me back DICE or it's a cancelled pre-order here.". .
    Rens11
    29/09/11 @ 17:04

    "Something doesn't seem right to me struggling to see people outside game feels muddy kinda blurry textures too much contrast just seems off this is on 360 haven't tried the other versions yet"


    pretty much in agreement tbh.

  • Bravestinsane #95 8 months ago

    Loving it, the sound is fucking amazing, so clear the rush of RPGs really has my speakers going, about time something actually gave them a work out.

    58/60

  • Fightclubber #96 8 months ago

    Also whats the point in having a red dot reflex sight that is pretty much just the iron sights again with a tiiiiiiiiiiny little red tip on the sight?

  • Quixz #97 8 months ago

    @arcam

    I don't have a lot of PC gaming friends so I buy most of my games for 360 to play with them.

    Why did I get negged for my previous post :(

  • dutzan #98 8 months ago

    Always good to hear the bitch ain't a problem.

  • Jonny5Alive7 #99 8 months ago

    Bad Company 2 was optimised for consoles and this isn't, so that could explain why it doesn't seem as good as BFBC2

  • WE5T1EZ #100 8 months ago

    OK, been waiting months for this. Watched every advert, read every preview online and in mags, managed to convince most of my friends this was the shooter to buy this year, as COD had gone stale. Promptly downloaded BETA and instantly feel anger towards Dice for getting my hopes up. Yes I'm playing it on Xbox 360 and this game is clearly aimed at PC gamers, but I can't help the feeling I've been lied to. 360 mag told me something along the lines of "if you haven't seen it on PC then it looks amazing on 360". NO IT DOESN'T. what's worse is I wanted this to be good. I actually pre ordered this. Cancelled that. Not just because it didn't live up to my expectations, but because it didn't even come near to what I think is expected from a basic low budget game. Shame on you DICE! Shame on you for getting my hopes up. I know the 360 is outdated, but I personally don't have £2000 to invest in a great PC, so I will be going back to old faithful this year...Call of Duty - short campaign, average graphics (better than Battlefield 3 BETA by a country mile), overpriced DLC, and yet hours upon hours of fun online.Oh how I look forward to 8 November now

  • Uncompetative #101 8 months ago

    EA invited me to the Alpha, but alas I had no PC... EA invited me to the closed Beta (because I was a Veteran of Medal of Honor: Limited Edition), but alas I only got 1.5 games after five hours of trying to join their crappy servers... Next day played about 7 games, enough to rank up and unlock a laser sight for my weapon, do I yet know what the controls are? Do they tell you? No. That would be too easy, that would be the actions of a professionally run operation.

    The map is upside-down, the compass rotates the wrong-way. The tunnel isn't dark. Where is the light coming from? Snipers dominate and Homefront does spotting better. Mantling is unexpectedly good, so no getting stuck on a rock as you clamber over it. Yay. This is the only improvement over Medal of Honor. In every other respect it is worse. There is barely any full-blown environmental destruction on the 360. Graphics are on a par with Crysis 2, but I'm happy with the look of Halo 3 and it is a lot more accessible and fun. After the initial frustration of the first day, I finished the rest of my measy 48 hour advanced access off before an inevitable Denial of Service came fully into effect with the onset of the Open Beta. Have deleted this shit off my Xbox and cancelled my pre-order.

    EA should really use Erlang based servers like Black Ops if they want to be taken seriously online.

    Maybe they only care about the money... So sad, because DICE are my favorite developer:

    - Midtown Madness 3
    - Rallisport Challenge 2
    - Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
    - Battlefield: Bad Company
    - Mirror's Edge
    - Battlefield 1943
    - Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    - Medal of Honor
    - Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

  • CaptainKid #102 8 months ago

    "On PC, you first need to install the Origin client and then install the beta from within the Origin client"

    No thanks. One client, Steam, is enough for me.

  • DAN.E.B #103 8 months ago

    Sounds like this beta has more than 99 problems.................