On September 29 2011 05:44 Latham wrote:
Anyone know the exact time when open beta starts? I know it's on the 29th, but is it like noon CEST? GMT? some american time zone?

14-15:00 CET as far as i know.

RoosterSamurai

Japan2108 Posts

September 28 2011 21:07 GMT

#2204

Trying to play on my laptop now, and the game just won't work. The client never opens if I use quick match, and if I try to use the server browser, it will get to "initializing" and then just stop trying to join the server completely and nothing else will happen.

Grettin

42411 Posts

September 28 2011 21:29 GMT

#2205

On September 29 2011 05:49 Grettin wrote:

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14-15:00 CET as far as i know.

Let me correct that:

BF3 Public Launch Times:

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

babishh

Canada965 Posts

September 28 2011 21:48 GMT

#2206

a friend lent me his account, i noticed an annoying but with the key settings. once you tried to bind a key, the mouse will disappear from the screen and you won't be able to select other key binds but with the arrows of the keyboard. second thing, i had to work a bit to be able to set the correct keys to be working. third, i play with a left-hand deathadder and by default it recognize it, but i play with normal right click-left click (so left shoot-right zoom) but i can't bind the mouse keys, which is what i did on bc2 because of this problem. so my experience on bf3 wasn't that smooth lol
game runs well for me on a amd x4 955, ati 5870 (i let the game choose the graphic options, it turns out it runs well on 1900x1200 graphic on high v-sync off) 4 gb ram.

HarryHood

United States105 Posts

September 28 2011 22:09 GMT

#2207

If anybody is one of those people who got two beta keys, I would be forever grateful if you pmed me the extra. I don't want to wait any longer. Just finished an awful P Chem exam and I need to shoot some shit.

kineticSYN

United States909 Posts

September 28 2011 22:11 GMT

#2208

i really doubt anyone would give anybody keys, think people should stop asking/begging

just wait for it, normal beta release is tomorrow 8am EST, its not that far away u_u

heishe

Germany2284 Posts

September 28 2011 22:14 GMT

#2209

How do I enter the open beta once it starts?

HarryHood

United States105 Posts

September 28 2011 22:15 GMT

#2210

Download from origin, should be under free games tomorrow.

Meta

United States6228 Posts

September 28 2011 22:40 GMT

#2211

Still waiting for the Caspian Border release... Don't understand their hardon for internal testing, I mean wtf is a beta test for?

Pocketsocks

United States192 Posts

September 28 2011 22:44 GMT

#2212

On September 29 2011 07:40 Meta wrote:
Still waiting for the Caspian Border release... Don't understand their hardon for internal testing, I mean wtf is a beta test for?

Exactly, I expected to at least play something that Metro, because honestly this looks way too similar to the Alpha build where they were only able to play metro as well. The say that they don't want everyone playing Caspian Border because it's too buggy that's what beta testing is for. Honestly this is more of a Battlefield 3 demo than a Battlefield 3 beta.

Grettin

42411 Posts

September 28 2011 22:54 GMT

#2213

On September 29 2011 07:44 Pocketsocks wrote:

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Exactly, I expected to at least play something that Metro, because honestly this looks way too similar to the Alpha build where they were only able to play metro as well. The say that they don't want everyone playing Caspian Border because it's too buggy that's what beta testing is for. Honestly this is more of a Battlefield 3 demo than a Battlefield 3 beta.

Except everyone seem to have at least tried the Caspian Border once despite their "internal testing" plans. And it wasn't that buggy when i tried it, so this excuse is even more ridiculous.

But yeah, i agree with you guys - it's ridiculous. All the hype about Caspian Border months before the beta got me hyped but once again DICE disappointed, which isn't really a surprise. Still would like them to open the map for everyone without any limits.

Oh btw, BF3 forums are utter garbage, so painful to read all the idiots there.. ^_^

udgnim

United States8024 Posts

September 28 2011 23:02 GMT

#2214

guy is streaming caspian border

http://www.twitch.tv/bteamgaming

such a better map than Operation Metro

ArEgHollow

Canada31 Posts

September 28 2011 23:11 GMT

#2215

just got on the beta....can anyone link me to the TL platoon? i saw it earlier in the thread but i lost it....thanks =)

Pocketsocks

United States192 Posts

September 28 2011 23:18 GMT

#2216

On September 29 2011 08:11 ArEgHollow wrote:
just got on the beta....can anyone link me to the TL platoon? i saw it earlier in the thread but i lost it....thanks =)

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/platoon/2826550451850961153/

zoLo

United States5896 Posts

September 28 2011 23:20 GMT

#2217

I guess I'm one of the few that actually like Operation Metro, lol. It doesn't have the true Battlefield feeling, but more on the side of Call of Duty, but I think it's a fun map. It gets pretty intense and chaotic sometimes if you actually have the right players in the server.

Onioncookie

Germany624 Posts

September 28 2011 23:29 GMT

#2218

Hmm i dont get it ...

Could anyone explain me how to get into the public beta?!?! Is it tomorrow ?!?! where you have to register?!?!

Thanks!

Grettin

42411 Posts

September 28 2011 23:33 GMT

#2219

On September 29 2011 08:29 Onioncookie wrote:
Hmm i dont get it ...

Could anyone explain me how to get into the public beta?!?! Is it tomorrow ?!?! where you have to register?!?!

Thanks!

Really? Read this page.

Meta

United States6228 Posts

September 28 2011 23:36 GMT

#2220

On September 29 2011 08:20 zoLo wrote:
I guess I'm one of the few that actually like Operation Metro, lol. It doesn't have the true Battlefield feeling, but more on the side of Call of Duty, but I think it's a fun map. It gets pretty intense and chaotic sometimes if you actually have the right players in the server.

I like it as well, but after playing like 40 matches yesterday I'm burnt out and wanna try a new map // game mode.

Also I think with competent teams defending is way easier than attacking, Particularly at points 1B, 2A, 2B, and 3B. 1A, 3A, 4A and 4B are all slightly attacker favored, though, so maybe it balances out. I've just won such a large amount of games camping in the cap room in a corner in 2A and 2B, and in the hallway next to 3B. As long as 1-2 people (from different squads) are camped in the room so that people can rez there it's ridiculously hard to take from the attacker side.