Battlefield 3 Impression
Posted: 27 Sep 2011, 20:12
So I have played about 90 minutes of the BF3 Beta. It's pretty good.
The Bad
Origin isn't actually all that bad. All it is for BF3 is really just a link that takes you to a web page. The webpage thing they have going is pretty stupid though. Basically everything you're used to, such as a server browser and unlocks, are all located on the page. When you want to play a game you launch it from the webpage.
What was incredibly infuriating was that I had to wait until I had deployed my soldier in a match to finally adjust any graphical settings or change my key bindings. There is no menu outside the game (at least that I could find) that allows you to alter settings. I have no idea why they would want to separate the server browser from the game. It felt awkward and weird.
They are really pushing a social media aspect with BF3 as well. Friends lists are integrated into the webpage as well. You can review matches that either you or friends have done and comment on them.
You can only do Rush Mode in the Beta. I'm not a huge fan of this mode because it encourages more camping rather than teamwork. I wish there was Conquest available. In the several games I played in there was little teamwork with many people favoring Recon classes and camping. This is absolutely awful on the first part of the Rush map, especially if you're attacking. Once you get beyond that initial part it gets a lot better.
One minor annoyance is that I'm used to my middle-mouse being me melee, but it's default bound to F. Upon trying to rebind it, the game did not recognize middle-mouse.
Another gripe is that you have no control over which squad you get placed into. You can leave a squad but only choose the option to be placed in one again at random.
The Good
Once you progress a bit and game some ranks and get kills with your weapon of choice, you get a plethora of weapon customization options. Anything ranging from grips, sights, lasers, etc. And equipping them, I notice, really do make a difference.
So far in terms of weaponry, I favor the the Engineer's gear a lot. Their guns feel the most accurate for me while still packing a significant punch. Oh, snipers are also really, really easy to spot due to lens glare from their scopes.
The game is very pretty. I have a decent system, but I still had to turn some things down and the quality was still very good. Some very good visual effects as well. Building and cover destruction is quite nice.
The sound is orgasmic.
I had a lot of fun. It was a little overwhelming at first, but you get the hang of things a round or two in. I think I played somewhere around the number of ten rounds and eventually I was coming at least in the top five on my team consecutively. It will get better once you get friends playing with you and squadding up.
The Bad
Origin isn't actually all that bad. All it is for BF3 is really just a link that takes you to a web page. The webpage thing they have going is pretty stupid though. Basically everything you're used to, such as a server browser and unlocks, are all located on the page. When you want to play a game you launch it from the webpage.
What was incredibly infuriating was that I had to wait until I had deployed my soldier in a match to finally adjust any graphical settings or change my key bindings. There is no menu outside the game (at least that I could find) that allows you to alter settings. I have no idea why they would want to separate the server browser from the game. It felt awkward and weird.
They are really pushing a social media aspect with BF3 as well. Friends lists are integrated into the webpage as well. You can review matches that either you or friends have done and comment on them.
You can only do Rush Mode in the Beta. I'm not a huge fan of this mode because it encourages more camping rather than teamwork. I wish there was Conquest available. In the several games I played in there was little teamwork with many people favoring Recon classes and camping. This is absolutely awful on the first part of the Rush map, especially if you're attacking. Once you get beyond that initial part it gets a lot better.
One minor annoyance is that I'm used to my middle-mouse being me melee, but it's default bound to F. Upon trying to rebind it, the game did not recognize middle-mouse.
Another gripe is that you have no control over which squad you get placed into. You can leave a squad but only choose the option to be placed in one again at random.
The Good
Once you progress a bit and game some ranks and get kills with your weapon of choice, you get a plethora of weapon customization options. Anything ranging from grips, sights, lasers, etc. And equipping them, I notice, really do make a difference.
So far in terms of weaponry, I favor the the Engineer's gear a lot. Their guns feel the most accurate for me while still packing a significant punch. Oh, snipers are also really, really easy to spot due to lens glare from their scopes.
The game is very pretty. I have a decent system, but I still had to turn some things down and the quality was still very good. Some very good visual effects as well. Building and cover destruction is quite nice.
The sound is orgasmic.
I had a lot of fun. It was a little overwhelming at first, but you get the hang of things a round or two in. I think I played somewhere around the number of ten rounds and eventually I was coming at least in the top five on my team consecutively. It will get better once you get friends playing with you and squadding up.
