Yep. They dropped through the letterbox yesterday.

Another reason why I am going to cancel my pre order and swap it to MW3. I'm not saying I won't pick it up at some point for the campaign an co-op. But it isn't innovative as expected. Ico/Shadow will keep me busy and I will be downloading Payday the Heist. If I want a game with standard graphics then Heist at least is a new one. BF3 feels like BFBC to be honest. I gonna swap it now to MW3 and wait to see if the visuals improve. But like Spook says, I can't see them changing dramatically on the consoles.

I haven't even been back to the beta since Tuesday. Kept meaning to and thinking maybe tomorrow, which probably sums it up in my own mind.
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There is some battle field etiquette that will make you a much better player . i was not doing very well as i was running and gunning ( except for in the underground which was perfect for R&G as a defender ) its worth watching some tutorials on Youtube .

Im doing much better now and back near the Top of the leader boards after getting some very simple tips from Youtube and learning that map .

First tip is " don't rush of with out your squad " "if last alive , stay alive " and have a look at where your spawning and what action your selected squad member is in . also if sniping , don't camp in one place as your sight starts glinting so the enemy can see where you are .

I like the fact my squad is getting up to speed with how to play battle field ,as its a very different beast to the COD and being honest , i actually enjoy the game type Rush . just not buying the " Frostbite 2 " engine is a improvement on console IMHO it does not even look as good as Black Ops , very disappointed but not surprised . One thing i'm really impressed with is " hit detection " its one of the best rates for any FPS ever , well done Dice .

Its a real sweet spot for gaming at the moment with our evenings starting on BF3 beta and finishing playing GW3 or Dead Island . Dead Island is being posted back soon to make way for more new realises and i think i'm holding onto GW3 , its a keeper ! as well might be BF3 depending on how they react to the community feedback and tidy up the final realise .

Cant help feeling to many compromises have been made for the console version of BF3 and the limitations of the present hardware have been hit .

Edited by deleted (Fri 30-Sep-11 08:17:22)

I don't know how it looks on console but on PC it looks really good even on the low settings I have had to run until my new card arrives. Does it run smooth on the consoles?

Something I have noticed as well - it makes it hard to push forwards when you can't even rush over a bit of open ground. It feels almost like hardcore mode and it shouldn't really be like that IMO.

Yea I have heard from various people in my clan that the 2 580s for full ultra is not even close to being accurate. A single 560 seems to be up to the task.

I really want to see a console version to see what is going on there - it sounds like there isn't a huge amount of love there but as a PC player I am plenty happy. Just ordered a new graphics card and fan/heatsink for my CPU so that I can do a bit of overclocking.

I would say BF3 seems quite different to BC2 - how you move seems a lot better and dare I say it, more CoD like.

XBox landscapes seem more organic and real, plus the building destruction is there

Played some more last night, and had a 4 kill streak, so getting used to it, ie finding the cover, hiding in the shady areas.

Tiles in station have a nice sheen to them, I think another day or so and will be cool with it.

I would have thought you would have already ordered MW3 top priority

I shall see what the guys have to say over the next 10 days and general feedback across the net,then you got to take into account what the game will look and play like when there is vehicles and jets which is something that most people expected to see in this demo.

I dont know why people keep thinking this is a beta because its not,when this finishes this game would have gone gold so there is no way that they are going to change the way this game plays until they release patches on release day and after which i expect quite a few of them.

and i guess like you if i was really excited and interested i would have continued to look at a server side issue when trying to connect to EA servers.

Edited by time2die (Fri 30-Sep-11 09:59:29)

I was gonna get it for my birthday in November instead, but now I'm not getting BF3, I'm not giving the missus a chance to [censored] that up!
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Probably if you have played a lot of BC2 (which I haven't to be fair) you would be better placed to judge than me. I meant in the quality of the graphics really. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it. But if it doesn't look fantastic on the final version I know it will be a waste of money when I turn back to COD instead.
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