.::Official BattleField 3 Thread::.

Oh power!

Looks like they released a patch yesterday? For PC first... Yay they're fixing the mouse acceleration.



As promised, DICE will be rolling out a big Battlefield 3 patch tonight, and they've released the full change log/fix list, which you can find below:
Visual and performance fixes

* General performance and loading time improvements
* "Black Screen" fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
* Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
* Adjusted the "stuttering" encountered on some PC configurations.
* Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
* Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
* Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
* Improved loading times for certain textures
* Added console command "GameTime.MaxVariableFps" to limit max FPS
* Added console command "UI.DrawEnable" to hide UI for screenshots / videos

Balance and gameplay adjustments

* Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
* Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
* Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
* You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
* Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
* Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
* You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
* Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
* Fixed a problem with revived players not suffering suppression
* Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
* Added joystick deadzone setting
* Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
* Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
* Fixed a swim sound loop error
* Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
* Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps.
* Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
* Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly.
* Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex.
* Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons.
* Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R.
* Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range.
* Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles.
* Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons.
* Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
* Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds.
* Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters.
* Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
* UI Changes (PC)
* Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
* Advanced squad polish - should be more intuitive
* Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
* Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
* You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog

Server updates

* EOD Bot exploit fix
* Several crash fixes
* Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
* Improved team kill kick configuration
* Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players' scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings

Squad changes

* Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
* Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
* Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
* Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
* Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
* All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
* Players who choose not to join squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad" line
* Squads that are currently empty will display as white - if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text

The patch will be released on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST. You can find the full patch release note and changes on Battlelog.

Originally Posted by Amoeba

The patch will be released on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST. You can find the full patch release note and changes on Battlelog.

so im guessing what its downloading now when i open origin is the patch?

Played with some members on ps3 today. GG fellas

The patch did more harm than good. I have more crashes/black screens now when switching maps... wtf!!!

Where's the best place to buy bf3 for PC? Amazon is $40 right now, was $30 yesterday apparently.

I never catch you guys on, this is one of my better matches of rush.

FH2002 is pretty good gun, under rated.

got most of the big games this year including bf3, mw3, skyrim etc and i must say, the presentation of bf3 is on a whole other level. the visuals and audio just blows everything away. i think dice really set a new standard here

Oman is gunna be sick! Can't wait for karkand too!

i cant fly jets worth shishkabobs. i dont know how people do the dogfights. flying choppers is hard enough.

^ i know for PC a lot of guys have joysticks next to them for when they do get a jet.

Originally Posted by oAllElseFailo

^ i know for PC a lot of guys have joysticks next to them for when they do get a jet.

Thats what I did on bf2 on the pc. I had a pretty sweet joystick set up. Up for sale if anyone wants it haha!

Originally Posted by r2d2

i cant fly jets worth shishkabobs. i dont know how people do the dogfights. flying choppers is hard enough.

I hear ya on that one! I cant fly a chopper or plane for sh!t. Wish there was a toturial or practice mode to get the hang of it.

But on the other hand I have been getting pretty good with the tanks and IFVs!

bf3 for $30 including shipping just in case anyone wants to hop on it! just got mine!

http://srz3.com/srzwp/cyber-monday-s...d-3-for-29-99/

Originally Posted by Saviorself

Goosebumps! I cant wait!

They need to fix this F'ing game, I get to the end of a 9,000+ point game to the point add up screen and it freezes wtf!!!!

How is the skill computed on the stats page?

Originally Posted by r2d2

i cant fly jets worth shishkabobs. i dont know how people do the dogfights. flying choppers is hard enough.

Practice makes perfect man. I used to say the same thing, but I got a few kills got the missiles, etc and got a hang on the controls. Im all the way up to the rocket pods. Dog fighting is the best way to get a kill because the gun is so strong and people easily get away from missiles using the flares (if they know how to use it)



I wanted to ask, what is everyones fav gun to use? I keep cycling through the M4A1, AE91, M416. I have the G326C or whatever its called but dont really like it and am waiting to unlock the F2000