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[Karthus]

Its been toned down a lot but theres still walls to tear down and buildings collapsing and stuff. I dont mind it.

lolwut

[Teh Fluff]

lolwut

That's one tough peice of kit!

[Brahms]

I guess maybe there's balance reasons to tone down building damage, but it seems stupid to me. Part of the fun of BC2 was that you could tactically destroy the terrain to deny the enemy cover. Or, if you're disco, you could sit in your tank and level every building that could possible afford shelter. So I guess that was why they nerfed it.

[discordance]

Infantry have enough indestructible rocks. The 100% indestructible buildings are pure bullshit and a lot less tactical. Everything also have buffed health, its completely unreasonable for it to cost 3 tank shells to blow up a civilian car and not even destroy it, its a non-viable tactic because of that.

I get the feeling either there were too many crybabies in bc2 who didn't like that their cover exploded and then they died or possibly its jets. A good jet pilot could carpet bomb the map I guess? And just try to drop every building on people.

Brahms are you sure these reviews are based off the actual release code though. What we saw in the beta had most of the destruction turned off, apparently there are collapsible things on caspian border and more on other maps we just didn't get a fully working play with it. Reading a few interviews at the mo "If it looks like it can break, it should break. So destruction is definitely something were pushing the envelope on. ". pushing the envelope is such crappy marketing nonsense but they are claiming they still follow the everything should break design.

destruction vid that shows nothing: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/12/battlefield-3-trailer-makes-the-world-come-crashing-down-around-us/

Did not think I would have reasons to be nostalgic for bc2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJXM8THCQw

[Brahms]

II think it was a joystiq review that specifically said that the destruction isn't as much as BC2. But yeah, I imagine the extra vehicles could be a reason for adding in some indestructable buildings. They could have just added Vehicle ammo to discourage spamming it. That would have been better.

[discordance]

the destruction is lower than BC2 it seems but that review is fairly bad. The guy plays BF3 on his xbox, only played a few hours on pc and then said I totally reviewed the pc version guys its the pc version!!! Hes not wrong about some of the crappy things but his noobness shows when he said engis are unprepared for armour. my ass.

I imagine he was forced by EA to review the pc version but I don't see why, joystiq don't have any worthwhile pc reviewers and they forgot to send rps a copy?? http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/24/rps-exclusive-lack-of-a-battlefield-3-review/

[Karthus]

Alot of german review sites werent getting a review copy either, some print magazines reserved rights to do exclusive coverage. EA is to blame for that.

[discordance]

Apparently all the maps are close maps which is a bit annoying. I hope thats because all the decent BF2 open maps are in the strike at kharkand pack but I mean they could have designed one new open map maybe ?

[Berath]

Well I've finally pre-ordered it from Amazon.

Decided on home address. Plan to take day off to avoid letterbox problem and if it doesn't arrive I can pick it up from the post office on Saturday.

Plus I need a day off. Target for this month was four days and I've only taken two.

[DeadlyAvenger]

I booked Friday off work, I'd like to say it was for the BF3 release, but the reality is that I'm tired and want a lie in. Got a new phone coming as well. Much BF3 will be played though.

[discordance]

if your postman is like mine he won't show up till 1pm anyway . On the plus side if he doesn't arrive till 1pm you dont need to get up till then

[Brahms]

Bunch of slackers. Also I imagine the reason for closed maps is all the open maps from BF2 were pretty piss poor unless you were one of the 25% of the team who got a vehicle.

[discordance]

thats fixed by adding more jeeps and quadbikes and vehicles, not making the maps smaller. Plus squad spawn on any squad member?? Also don't play those maps if you don't like them? I don't mind a reshuffling but its still disappointing theres not a single large spaced map.

reddit feedback thread btw:
reddit thread

They are working on the crappy map view and chatbox hopefully. Although apparently M - N - N gets a decent overview atm, only you have to follow up with M - N - N to get your minimap back to normal.

[Teh Fluff]

Quick question as Googling it give me loads of pages for xbox and PS....

How do you squad up with your friends? Is this done through your Origin ID?

[Karthus]

You do that through Battlelog so you dont need to add them on Origin necessarily. You can create partys there and then join a server together. Also the full game now allows you to create your own squads.


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I just went through the coop-missions with a buddy. Its funnn. The one where you have to get out of an office building has some of the most intense gunfighting Ive ever seen in a shooter. Rock on, DUN DUN DUN DUNNNN DUNNNNNNNNN