Battlefield3 first thoughts., The good, the bad and the just plain ugly Options

[gamble]

Just out of curiosity, what settings are ppl playing at on pc?

I've been turning shit on and off, up and down, to find a sweet spot that gets me 80-120 fps. Unfortunately even a new pc and ski gtx 560 ti's still requires a bit of tweaking.

I'm running a lot of settings on medium or even low in some cases. Can barely tell the difference apart from frame rate. I have noticed one setting in particular, I think its mesh quality, when set to low makes some objects disappear in the distance. Its actually kind of handy because an enemy may be taking cover when you're zoomed in, but when you zoom out you can see him clear as day and thus predict what he's up to.

On Ultra with GTX 670:
Gulf of Oman:
2012-06-08 22:35:47 - bf3
Frames: 147173 - Time: 1815774ms - Avg: 81.052 - Min: 37 - Max: 169

Grand Bazaar:
2012-06-08 23:07:15 - bf3
Frames: 139267 - Time: 1805181ms - Avg: 77.148 - Min: 37 - Max: 179

Sharqi Penisula:
2012-06-08 23:41:21 - bf3
Frames: 135426 - Time: 1774480ms - Avg: 76.319 - Min: 36 - Max: 191

In Close Quarters Ive been getting over 80 average since most of the maps are indoors.

[GoFaster]

So I picked up the Premium thingo today as I figure with 3(?) more expansions to come it'll give me the most for my money in the long run. I had a few rounds from the new maps, it was fun (apart from when I spawn into crossfire/in front of an opponent) but it didn't feel like Battlefield and for some reason, it may have been my computer or 'net connection but playing it felt kinda choppy and disjointed.

[justo316]

New "Metro" type spam flags ;) I reckon you could pretty much sit on these flags for a whole game and score just as many points as running around trying to play the objective.

Donya Fortress C flag - Probably the hardest flag to take IMO out of all the maps, at least when ppl actually try defend it. It's so hard to see enemies camping in the corners, and defenders have a lot more space to play around with than attackers who have to filter through the various entrances.
Operation 925 A flag - The maze of offices nearby provide great cover for someone wanting to defend this flag. The room with automatic doors is almost impossible to be seen in unless someone thinks to spam Q. Defenders can float around and pick people off and head back to the flag as soon as it starts flashing. Everyone captures from inside the little kitchen so easy pickings for C4 from above or grenades.
Scapmetal A flag - There's always a choke fight down the right side flights of stairs. There's always something going on at the left stairs. The only thing stopping this from being a complete Metro choke point is that enemies eventually spawn behind you without you knowing and then the roles change.
Ziba Tower A or B flag (probably more A for me, though B makes more sense) - I'm finding A the hardest to take on this map. The capture area is so small, and you're so vulnerable as a result. If you're not working as a team, it's so hard to cover all (5?) directions enemies can get you from. Also, when B is defended it can be a bit difficult, but I still think it's easier to take than A.

[Mr.Twinkie]

Thompson was hardcore good for running and gunning I loved it too as recon and just smashed recon balls. G3 was good too.

Yea G3 was great, remember what it was like before the nerf? you could 2-3 shot kill someone on normal mode and often 1 shot was enough on hardcore to take them out, was almost as OP as the AN94 which got subsequently castrated cause of all the losers yet to unlock it.

Yeah, the G3 was awesome on HC. Once you got used to the kick it was pretty sweet, and wasn't a bad counter-sniper rifle as it didn't seem to lose a lot of power over long distance. It was the first rifle I "Platinumed".

G3 was an absolute god in BC2. Don't know how else to put it.

[Ezkaton]

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

[nesquick]

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

I am yet to play it but from videos I have seen thats pretty much it, my guess is metro conquest is still very popular so they are trying to keep that clusterfuck feel just on different maps so people keep playing and buying future DLC.

[Mr.Twinkie]

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

The next few DLCs should provide some better refreshment from all this CODness.

[Ezkaton]

I hope so. The picture of 'End Game' has a dirt bike... so that could be cool. :)

The map I've seen from Armored Kill looks pretty decent too.
I'd love to see grappling hooks make a return!

[Mr.Twinkie]

I hope so. The picture of 'End Game' has a dirt bike... so that could be cool. :)

The map I've seen from Armored Kill looks pretty decent too.
I'd love to see grappling hooks make a return!

I can see a lot of wonderful possibilities for vehicle madness.

Looking forward to it.

[Mr.Twinkie]

So anyone know when the Premium Double XP will start for us in Australian time? Same as last weekend? Was it 5:00pm or something?

Can't believe Armored Kill is coming in September. God that seems like miles away...

[bastion308]

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

Yeah I get bored pretty quick and usually end up setting c4 traps or blowing up as much of the buildings as i can

Would like to see rush on operation 925 or just cut out the random spawning

[Mr.Twinkie]

I'll be on tonight in case anyone wants to get some.

[corky]

that makes three of us then, get on vent when you are playing :P

[xnatex]

yeah i got the premium thingy aswell, the CQ DLC is pretty good. Double XP this weekend too

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

Yeah I get bored pretty quick and usually end up setting c4 traps or blowing up as much of the buildings as i can

Would like to see rush on operation 925 or just cut out the random spawning

But you can spawn on your teammates

[bastion308]

yeah i got the premium thingy aswell, the CQ DLC is pretty good. Double XP this weekend too

Hrm, the more I play CQ DLC the more I dislike it.
It was fun and frantic on day 1, now it's just annoying and shit.

The random spawning makes it feel like I'm playing team deathmatch.
Guess the tight, clusterfuck spammy mess just isn't my style.

Yeah I get bored pretty quick and usually end up setting c4 traps or blowing up as much of the buildings as i can

Would like to see rush on operation 925 or just cut out the random spawning

But you can spawn on your teammates

Which is great for getting killed as you spawn just finding it realy frustrating having the enemy spawn behind or right next to you

[xnatex]

the trick with CQ is to run a train through the level, that way with the random spawns you always have people watching ya back and ready to rez ya. Running around by yourself is a sure fine way to die quickly

[jdog]

BF3 is running really bad for me lately..

I cant use the mouse at all in the game screens or in game (So i cant change settings or anything)
Its stuck on max everything so i get a lousy 7.7FPS (i dont worry about FPS but this is annoying)
I lost all my campaign progress so i have to start again..

not happy..

[Harmonic Cacopho...]

BF3 is running really bad for me lately..

I cant use the mouse at all in the game screens or in game (So i cant change settings or anything)
Its stuck on max everything so i get a lousy 7.7FPS (i dont worry about FPS but this is annoying)
I lost all my campaign progress so i have to start again..

not happy..

I had this problem last night. Mouse was invisible in menus, had to watch carefully for the buttons to highlight, indicating the mouse was on them.

Then I think I hit esc at one point and it returned.

No FPS problems for me though. Haven't tried campaign since launch.

[justo316]

Anyone had this weird 3rd person glitch before? I was getting shot at then all of a sudden got stuck in 3rd person view of my squadmate. I could move around still but needed my squadmate to look at me so I could see where I was going.

6min into this vid, or click here to go straight to it


Also, weird end of round screen glitch? I didn't do that badly did I???


This post has been edited by justo316: Jun 26 2012, 12:13 AM

[bushi]

BF3 is running really bad for me lately..

I cant use the mouse at all in the game screens or in game (So i cant change settings or anything)
Its stuck on max everything so i get a lousy 7.7FPS (i dont worry about FPS but this is annoying)
I lost all my campaign progress so i have to start again..

not happy..

Reinstall video drivers without uninstalling first.

Just run the setup over the top.


I have to do this every couple of weeks otherwise all my games run at <10fps.


Thank fuck I found out how to fix this coz I was about to go crazy.



Let me know if it works for you too.