Battlefield 3 Clubhouse - Page 115

PVTCaboose1337 · Sep 3, 2011, 12:14 AM

Looks like for the SKS they decided to go with a modern stock, that Tapco T6 POS. At least the optics are mounted via the receiver!

GullyFoyle · Sep 3, 2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Killer_Rubber_Ducky

Does anyone know the approved server groups from EA?

There's no list out yet, but just about every server provider that handled Bad Company 2, will be doing Battlefield 3 as well.

Here are a few that announced so far:

http://www.i3d.net/
http://www.rackage.com/
http://www.gameservers.com/
http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/ (BF3 server pre-orders with a massive 50% Off (fixed price for life)!) They are not just the in the UK anymore.
http://www.hypernia.com/index.php

Wrigleyvillain · Sep 3, 2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Haru

this made my day

OMG indeed. Somehow this awesome aspect did not occur to me. All the new/different gameplay design decisions have been generally really good IMO...

GullyFoyle · Sep 3, 2011, 03:16 PM

twitter.com/450bq: "@Demize99 how long would it take on average to complete a kit?"

twitter.com/Demize99: "@450bq If you unlock every weapon, every gadget, and every unlock for every weapon... something like 100 hours."

1Kurgan1 · Sep 3, 2011, 03:24 PM

So is that 25 hours per kit, or 100 per kit? Sounds like 25 hours a kit, I hope so, 100 wouldn't be bad for my main kit, but kits I don't play often it would suck.

caleb · Sep 3, 2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Killer_Rubber_Ducky

Well, I major thing for me here is how many would actually use it as we had like 5 servers going when BC2 came out. I don't want to be renting at ~100 bucks /mo and no one use it.

So: here is a make shift poll:

If you would use it and help keep it going, post your answer with Poll in the subject line.

Thanks ^_^

I'd help but if it was a EU server. I have a few buddies from an old clan of mine and we game 20-23CET almost everyday. Hell, we might even do some clanbase with BF3.
Maybe its time to try to gather more EU peeps on TS?

1Kurgan1 · Sep 3, 2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by caleb

I'd help but if it was a EU server. I have a few buddies from an old clan of mine and we game 20-23CET almost everyday. Hell, we might even do some clanbase with BF3.
Maybe its time to try to gather more EU peeps on TS?

The UK guys were running a server or 2 for quite a while, checking in the UK clubhouse might be your best bet.

Black Haru · Sep 3, 2011, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Kurgan1

So is that 25 hours per kit, or 100 per kit? Sounds like 25 hours a kit, I hope so, 100 wouldn't be bad for my main kit, but kits I don't play often it would suck.

I agree and disagree. yeah, it would be a pain to spend 100 hours to unlock a class you don't like; but considering that most of us have 400+ hours total in BC2 (that's right around 100 hours a class) it fits the bill for a longer unlock system.

GullyFoyle · Sep 3, 2011, 06:34 PM

I'll be grinding with my eyes wide...

1Kurgan1 · Sep 3, 2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Haru

I agree and disagree. yeah, it would be a pain to spend 100 hours to unlock a class you don't like; but considering that most of us have 400+ hours total in BC2 (that's right around 100 hours a class) it fits the bill for a longer unlock system.

It really matters how each one plays out. I think I will love Support, Medic should be right at home for me even with the weapon change, and Engineers getting some guns with decent power and my love for landmines is fine. But Recon, eh, I'd almost always have an ammo box and C4 (and I say that because if I play Recon I don't sit and Snipe). It will completely matter what the unlocks are, if I need to sit and Snipe to unlock close quarters setups for Recon, I will be displeased.

But now if you want to unlock all classes, you would need to balance that play rather than enjoy your favorite. And if you enjoy all 4, waiting 400 hours to get all the things you like is a long time, I'm at 500 hours after 1.5 years in BC2 and I play more than most, 400 hours for a lot of people might take 2 - 3 years. I honestly had no issue with the BC2 unlock system, if I want goals and crap to work for I play a RPG. If I want to vent and just have a good time, I play an FPS. Theres nothing worse than seeing the gun you want and knowing you need to put another 75+ hours just to get that, because what I'm going to do is put in that 75 hours as fast as I can, and when I get it, the grind will be done and I probably won't even use it since I played that kit so much with weapons I didn't want to use. I unlocked everything in BC2 well over a year ago, and I haven't once found myself saying "I wish I had something to unlock (play for right now)", because I play the game to enjoy it, not to see shiny rewards pop up on my screen.

DanishDevil · Sep 3, 2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GullyFoyle

I'll be grinding with my eyes wide...

Top comment on that is bouse.

FreedomEclipse · Sep 3, 2011, 08:11 PM

fucking amazing comment.

so amazingly timed. Perfect song for the perfect trailer.

just totally motherfucking epic.

im gonna do it again...

Spaceman Spiff · Sep 3, 2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DanishDevil

Top comment on that is bouse.

Agreed. That mix and match is absolutely awesome.

Edit: Watched it like that about 10 times already. Hah!

GullyFoyle · Sep 4, 2011, 03:03 AM

Battlefield 3: David Goldfarb spells out single-player

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Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 07:13 BST

Will BF3′s solo-play match its online component for quality? VG247 speaks to the head architect of Battlefield 3′s single-player campaign on its tone, length, commitment to sensitivity and more.

There can be little doubt that Battlefield 3 is the hottest core video game in the world right now, at least in terms of anticipation. After a carefully managed campaign of story trailers, multiplayer reveals and show demos on nuclear PCs, the DICE FPS has been pushed up into the very top tier of big budget action games for 2011, vying for control of the shooter category against Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 3.

But while it’s practically unthinkable that the game’s multiplayer will be anything less than spectacular, given the studio’s long history in the field, there’s still a question mark over the single-player component. Graphically, there’s no doubt: to argue that Frostbite 2 looks even a shade less than incredible you’d have to be both mad and blind. But has the studio learned from pacing and immersion errors from the Bad Company campaigns to deliver a game-changing solo experience in BF3?

We asked David Goldfarb, the game’s lead designer, on a visit to DICE’s Stockholm offices this week.

VG247: Battlefield single-player is traditionally not the strongest point of the franchise: it’s been multiplayer-focused right from the start. How are you coping with the pressure of creating the campaign?

David Goldfarb: I think we have a pretty good history having worked on Bad Company 1 and 2, but we know as a studio we’ve only made two single-player shooters and we have God knows how many multiplayer titles. We’re well aware of what our strengths and weaknesses are. We do a couple of things; firstly, we do rely on multiplayer when it comes to mechanics. That’s the best way of getting the stupid out is to have a bunch of people play it. That’s where our core comes from in terms of movement and firing, and all that stuff.

And then because that is what it is, when it comes to making single-player, we’re well aware that we’re well ahead in many ways of multiplayer than we are in single-player, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less ambitious in single-player.

Up to this point, Battlefield has been very much a fan-focused franchise. DICE takes a lot of care with listening to its fans. The IP is now being accelerated into this very top tier, this quadruple-A category, and you must be very aware of the type of product you need in terms of single-player to succeed. Even though you’re pulling these elements of multiplayer, how aware are you that you have to lean on that really big, cinematic experience that you haven’t provided before?

Even when we did BC2, there were things we didn’t do there that we were going to have to do when we did the next one, and not just because we were competing with others, but because we want to get better. There are things that we’ve done this time around that are miles ahead of where we were in BC2 when it comes to interactive storytelling, or the integration of cut-scenes and gameplay. In the past we’d split them, and they’re hard. All that stuff; the way we’re dealing with animation and so on; all these systems which we had compartmentalized are now part of creating this dramatic experience that we know we need to create to satisfy ourselves more than anyone else.

How much of an edge do you think Frostbite 2 gives you in terms of creating this top tier single-player experience?

Quite a bit. I mean, there’s a lot of stuff; there’s workflow and everything, but there’s sound, and animation is a huge part of it, as is lighting. The best thing is when people look at what we’ve done and they don’t actually know why it feels real. We always get feedback, with people saying, ‘This feels more real than other stuff, but we don’t know why.’ Its because all those things are working together in harmony, and I think it’s because Frostbite’s a big part of how that feels to people.

What did you learn from the Bad Company games in terms of storytelling? They’re quite flippant and jokey, and Battlefield 3 really isn’t. Do you see this as a continuation, or is this something new?

Having worked on both and having written for both, I think it was really clear when I started that we were making something completely different. The biggest challenge, actually, was, ‘How’s this going to feel different from those guys, because we don’t want to make Bad Company 3 now; we want to make Battlefield 3 now.”

We had to reboot everything, and ask what was going to make the franchise different this time. There was also a conscious articulation of the values that it would take to make that break. It’s not that the guys we have now aren’t funny sometimes, or that there aren’t moments that aren’t humourous I guess, but the context is completely different. The stakes are much, much higher. We are trying to be authentic and grounded in a way that we never even came close to before. I think that’s the thing we’re trying to be honest with ourselves about when we make this game: it is going to be, in some cases, scary to people that we’re doing the things we’re doing, but that’s where we are.

I think a lot of your fans are concerned that you might chase the competition and go for this completely ridiculous storyline, with space stations exploding and so on.

We aren’t doing that. It’s not about the competition. You’re always aware of what other people are doing, but I know I feel that when we made this game, there’s a certain point at which it becomes unbelievable. I think it’s really important for myself and for others to keep it within that place where it feels current and plausible, and to me there’s a very fine balance. We need to make it feel as though you could read a paper and feel this could have happened. That’s what’s actually informing the requirements of the story: even if it is ridiculous, would you buy it in a credibility sense? That’s been a big part of why we’ve done stuff. And it has been very different in that way.

You’re creating a contemporary story in a believable warzone, and you have things in there like earthquakes. These things are very topical, and what’s happening in the Middle East is extremely topical at the moment. How wary are you of crossing that line between wanting to sell a video game and keeping it in good taste?

I would say very. I’ve said this before, I guess, but it’s not about religions, or populations of people and it’s not about countries. It is fiction, and in that way it’s something that, while we acknowledge it as fiction, we have to be very cautious about what it suggests because people will take it in a certain way. We’re really trying to make it feel real, but at the same time we have an obligation to not demonize people or places, and I think that’s something that’s really important to us.

How do you actually check that? Is this just an internal thing?

Yeah. I mean, there’s definitely stuff in that that we know’s going to make people go, ‘Woah. They did that?’ And I think we feel strongly about those moments, because ultimately it’s about characters, and it’s not about pointing the finger at a group of people. We’re all pretty sensitive to that stuff.

Talking about the technicalities of the game itself: is it right that the co-op and single-player maps are completely different to the multiplayer maps?

They’re completely different, and they’re all completely different from one another.

Can you explain the reasoning behind that? Why have you kept the two completely separate?

Single-player has its own campaign arc, and multiplayer has its arc, which uses some of the context of the SP but in its own way. MP shares some of the context of SP, but has, in some cases, broken free of that. We do all share the same context, but with MP we look forward into the future, to what might happen, and so we give people a bit more of a fantasy. I guess you could say that MP might be where SP leaves off in some cases. The reasoning is to give people enough latitude as they can have to design the maps.

How long is the campaign, roughly?

I can’t actually tell you right now, but I would say it’s a pretty decent length. It’s not Skyrim, but it’s not three hours, or anything like that. I’m not sure, as we’re still working on the difficulty balancing, and that seems to make the pendulum swing quite a bit.

For the sake of argument, would you say it’s a more substantial experience than, say, Modern Warfare 2?

How long was Modern Warfare 2?

I think I finished it in about six hours.

I’d say it was probably slightly more than that. Based on our play-times it’s probably more than that, but it’s not twice as long. But, again, we’ll see. When you play it on hard difficulty, it’ll take a lot more time.

It’s all about making sure the experience is as awesome as possible. I’d rather have six hours of awesome than 12 hours of “meh”.

Is there going to be much replayability in the single-player? If there’s one thing the Call of Duty campaigns are guilty of is that you play it and that’s it. Do you intend for people to go back?

I think some people will. In terms or persistence, we have no done that for it, but I think we have some pretty cool achievements that people will want to go back and get. It’s not like an RPG in that way, but we have tried to incentivize people to come back and play on different difficulties, and so on.

Where do you think you’re pushing the envelope in terms of interactive storytelling?

It’s interesting. I think it’s more about tone than anything else for us. To use the example of Modern Warfare: they’re doing things their way and they’re awesome at that, but we wanted to do things our way, and we hope that we’re awesome at that. And that means we’re doing Generation Kill and 24; that’s closer to what we’re doing, I think. They may be weird bedfellows, but we are looking for a broad pacing, from 1-10 as opposed to 10-11. I think that’s a pretty big deal for shooters, to try to do that kind of pacing, to have it be slow for a little while and to make people wait. That’s much harder than we thought it was.

For example, that sniper section on the roof from the Faultline stuff earlier this year? That shit took forever to get right. Just the first six minutes where you don’t fire a shot took a long time to make it be good. People were like, “That’s awesome. I didn’t do anything for six minutes.” But do you think you did? I think that’s a big challenge. It’s a challenge for all the disciplines. It sounds weird to say that we’ve succeeded in making you appreciate that nothing is happening for six minutes, but it’s a big deal.

Obviously, there’s stuff that’s much more about action, but I think it’s really a tone thing. That encompasses a lot of stuff.

Are you thinking in terms of story-based DLC? Obviously, DICE is famed for its multiplayer add-ons, but do you have plans for single-player additions with Battlefield 3?

We talked about it. I don’t think we’ve made any decisions. The issue with single-player DLC is just how much value you get out of the investment from a studio perspective. It’s a huge investment to make single-player content, and then it’s gone. We have talked about it, but I don’t know. It’s certainly something that, I’m sure, will come up in the future, but we haven’t made any kind of decision that way for that reason.

If there’s one thing that gets leveled at story-based campaigns is a question of variation. How mindful were you of that?

Very. When we did BC2, I’d compare it to Diablo II, where they change your environment every 15 minutes. That was there thing. We did it to excess, almost, in BC2. This time around, one of the things with being more realistic and credible is that we do keep you in a area longer than we did in BC2 because everything’s happening in that area, but the area itself is sub-divided and you get a very different feeling in different space. So yeah, we’re pretty conscious of that. We did everything we could.

Battlefield 3 releases in late October for PC, PS3 and 360.

GullyFoyle · Sep 4, 2011, 04:33 AM

Demize99 was being generous on Twitter today, again.

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mastrdrver · Sep 5, 2011, 06:57 AM

1.4 km

How does that compare to BF2?

TheMailMan78 · Sep 5, 2011, 11:35 AM

They said Johnny Cash had music in this game. "G-D is gonna cut you down" would have been better IMO.

Also we saw that trailer before. Why the repost?

Wrigleyvillain · Sep 5, 2011, 02:33 PM

Bah was hoping for a Labor Day gift of you catch my drift!

Black Haru · Sep 5, 2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

Bah was hoping for a Labor Day gift of you catch my drift!

me too. hopefully the lack of significant news means they are working hard and we will see something big soon.

Killer_Rubber_Ducky · Sep 5, 2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Haru

me too. hopefully the lack of significant news means they are working hard and we will see something big soon.

I'm pretty sure labor day does not exist over in Europe. ^_^

boise49ers · Sep 6, 2011, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

Bah was hoping for a Labor Day gift of you catch my drift!

Me too exactly why I was checking in to see if anyone had.

Does any one know if I order this via Orgin do they wait until release to take out funds ?

Black Haru · Sep 6, 2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by boise49ers

Me too exactly why I was checking in to see if anyone had.

Does any one know if I order this via Orgin do they wait until release to take out funds ?

they have yet to charge me (just checked), so you should be good.

raptori · Sep 6, 2011, 07:29 AM

my friend pre-ordered yesterday on Origin and they charged him right away as he said is that ok cause I'm going to pre-order today and just want to make sure

Crap Daddy · Sep 6, 2011, 07:37 AM

I also have a question. What do you suggest, pre-order on Origin or D2D? D2D is cheaper but the game will use Origin. Have you used D2D for pre-purchase, how is it? I only boughtalready released games there and it was OK.

raptori · Sep 6, 2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

I also have a question. What do you suggest, pre-order on Origin or D2D? D2D is cheaper but the game will use Origin. Have you used D2D for pre-purchase, how is it? I only boughtalready released games there and it was OK.

I think it won't count as Limited edition

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Sep 3, 2011, 06:34 PM	#2859
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Sep 4, 2011, 03:03 AM	#2864
GullyFoyle Join Date: May 2010 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 145 (0.13/day) Thanks: 118 Thanked 1,289 Times in 537 Posts System Specs	Battlefield 3: David Goldfarb spells out single-player Spoiler Thu, Sep 01, 2011 \| 07:13 BST Will BF3′s solo-play match its online component for quality? VG247 speaks to the head architect of Battlefield 3′s single-player campaign on its tone, length, commitment to sensitivity and more. There can be little doubt that Battlefield 3 is the hottest core video game in the world right now, at least in terms of anticipation. After a carefully managed campaign of story trailers, multiplayer reveals and show demos on nuclear PCs, the DICE FPS has been pushed up into the very top tier of big budget action games for 2011, vying for control of the shooter category against Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 3. But while it’s practically unthinkable that the game’s multiplayer will be anything less than spectacular, given the studio’s long history in the field, there’s still a question mark over the single-player component. Graphically, there’s no doubt: to argue that Frostbite 2 looks even a shade less than incredible you’d have to be both mad and blind. But has the studio learned from pacing and immersion errors from the Bad Company campaigns to deliver a game-changing solo experience in BF3? We asked David Goldfarb, the game’s lead designer, on a visit to DICE’s Stockholm offices this week. VG247: Battlefield single-player is traditionally not the strongest point of the franchise: it’s been multiplayer-focused right from the start. How are you coping with the pressure of creating the campaign? David Goldfarb: I think we have a pretty good history having worked on Bad Company 1 and 2, but we know as a studio we’ve only made two single-player shooters and we have God knows how many multiplayer titles. We’re well aware of what our strengths and weaknesses are. We do a couple of things; firstly, we do rely on multiplayer when it comes to mechanics. That’s the best way of getting the stupid out is to have a bunch of people play it. That’s where our core comes from in terms of movement and firing, and all that stuff. And then because that is what it is, when it comes to making single-player, we’re well aware that we’re well ahead in many ways of multiplayer than we are in single-player, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less ambitious in single-player. Up to this point, Battlefield has been very much a fan-focused franchise. DICE takes a lot of care with listening to its fans. The IP is now being accelerated into this very top tier, this quadruple-A category, and you must be very aware of the type of product you need in terms of single-player to succeed. Even though you’re pulling these elements of multiplayer, how aware are you that you have to lean on that really big, cinematic experience that you haven’t provided before? Even when we did BC2, there were things we didn’t do there that we were going to have to do when we did the next one, and not just because we were competing with others, but because we want to get better. There are things that we’ve done this time around that are miles ahead of where we were in BC2 when it comes to interactive storytelling, or the integration of cut-scenes and gameplay. In the past we’d split them, and they’re hard. All that stuff; the way we’re dealing with animation and so on; all these systems which we had compartmentalized are now part of creating this dramatic experience that we know we need to create to satisfy ourselves more than anyone else. How much of an edge do you think Frostbite 2 gives you in terms of creating this top tier single-player experience? Quite a bit. I mean, there’s a lot of stuff; there’s workflow and everything, but there’s sound, and animation is a huge part of it, as is lighting. The best thing is when people look at what we’ve done and they don’t actually know why it feels real. We always get feedback, with people saying, ‘This feels more real than other stuff, but we don’t know why.’ Its because all those things are working together in harmony, and I think it’s because Frostbite’s a big part of how that feels to people. What did you learn from the Bad Company games in terms of storytelling? They’re quite flippant and jokey, and Battlefield 3 really isn’t. Do you see this as a continuation, or is this something new? Having worked on both and having written for both, I think it was really clear when I started that we were making something completely different. The biggest challenge, actually, was, ‘How’s this going to feel different from those guys, because we don’t want to make Bad Company 3 now; we want to make Battlefield 3 now.” We had to reboot everything, and ask what was going to make the franchise different this time. There was also a conscious articulation of the values that it would take to make that break. It’s not that the guys we have now aren’t funny sometimes, or that there aren’t moments that aren’t humourous I guess, but the context is completely different. The stakes are much, much higher. We are trying to be authentic and grounded in a way that we never even came close to before. I think that’s the thing we’re trying to be honest with ourselves about when we make this game: it is going to be, in some cases, scary to people that we’re doing the things we’re doing, but that’s where we are. I think a lot of your fans are concerned that you might chase the competition and go for this completely ridiculous storyline, with space stations exploding and so on. We aren’t doing that. It’s not about the competition. You’re always aware of what other people are doing, but I know I feel that when we made this game, there’s a certain point at which it becomes unbelievable. I think it’s really important for myself and for others to keep it within that place where it feels current and plausible, and to me there’s a very fine balance. We need to make it feel as though you could read a paper and feel this could have happened. That’s what’s actually informing the requirements of the story: even if it is ridiculous, would you buy it in a credibility sense? That’s been a big part of why we’ve done stuff. And it has been very different in that way. You’re creating a contemporary story in a believable warzone, and you have things in there like earthquakes. These things are very topical, and what’s happening in the Middle East is extremely topical at the moment. How wary are you of crossing that line between wanting to sell a video game and keeping it in good taste? I would say very. I’ve said this before, I guess, but it’s not about religions, or populations of people and it’s not about countries. It is fiction, and in that way it’s something that, while we acknowledge it as fiction, we have to be very cautious about what it suggests because people will take it in a certain way. We’re really trying to make it feel real, but at the same time we have an obligation to not demonize people or places, and I think that’s something that’s really important to us. How do you actually check that? Is this just an internal thing? Yeah. I mean, there’s definitely stuff in that that we know’s going to make people go, ‘Woah. They did that?’ And I think we feel strongly about those moments, because ultimately it’s about characters, and it’s not about pointing the finger at a group of people. We’re all pretty sensitive to that stuff. Talking about the technicalities of the game itself: is it right that the co-op and single-player maps are completely different to the multiplayer maps? They’re completely different, and they’re all completely different from one another. Can you explain the reasoning behind that? Why have you kept the two completely separate? Single-player has its own campaign arc, and multiplayer has its arc, which uses some of the context of the SP but in its own way. MP shares some of the context of SP, but has, in some cases, broken free of that. We do all share the same context, but with MP we look forward into the future, to what might happen, and so we give people a bit more of a fantasy. I guess you could say that MP might be where SP leaves off in some cases. The reasoning is to give people enough latitude as they can have to design the maps. How long is the campaign, roughly? I can’t actually tell you right now, but I would say it’s a pretty decent length. It’s not Skyrim, but it’s not three hours, or anything like that. I’m not sure, as we’re still working on the difficulty balancing, and that seems to make the pendulum swing quite a bit. For the sake of argument, would you say it’s a more substantial experience than, say, Modern Warfare 2? How long was Modern Warfare 2? I think I finished it in about six hours. I’d say it was probably slightly more than that. Based on our play-times it’s probably more than that, but it’s not twice as long. But, again, we’ll see. When you play it on hard difficulty, it’ll take a lot more time. It’s all about making sure the experience is as awesome as possible. I’d rather have six hours of awesome than 12 hours of “meh”. Is there going to be much replayability in the single-player? If there’s one thing the Call of Duty campaigns are guilty of is that you play it and that’s it. Do you intend for people to go back? I think some people will. In terms or persistence, we have no done that for it, but I think we have some pretty cool achievements that people will want to go back and get. It’s not like an RPG in that way, but we have tried to incentivize people to come back and play on different difficulties, and so on. Where do you think you’re pushing the envelope in terms of interactive storytelling? It’s interesting. I think it’s more about tone than anything else for us. To use the example of Modern Warfare: they’re doing things their way and they’re awesome at that, but we wanted to do things our way, and we hope that we’re awesome at that. And that means we’re doing Generation Kill and 24; that’s closer to what we’re doing, I think. They may be weird bedfellows, but we are looking for a broad pacing, from 1-10 as opposed to 10-11. I think that’s a pretty big deal for shooters, to try to do that kind of pacing, to have it be slow for a little while and to make people wait. That’s much harder than we thought it was. For example, that sniper section on the roof from the Faultline stuff earlier this year? That shit took forever to get right. Just the first six minutes where you don’t fire a shot took a long time to make it be good. People were like, “That’s awesome. I didn’t do anything for six minutes.” But do you think you did? I think that’s a big challenge. It’s a challenge for all the disciplines. It sounds weird to say that we’ve succeeded in making you appreciate that nothing is happening for six minutes, but it’s a big deal. Obviously, there’s stuff that’s much more about action, but I think it’s really a tone thing. That encompasses a lot of stuff. Are you thinking in terms of story-based DLC? Obviously, DICE is famed for its multiplayer add-ons, but do you have plans for single-player additions with Battlefield 3? We talked about it. I don’t think we’ve made any decisions. The issue with single-player DLC is just how much value you get out of the investment from a studio perspective. It’s a huge investment to make single-player content, and then it’s gone. We have talked about it, but I don’t know. It’s certainly something that, I’m sure, will come up in the future, but we haven’t made any kind of decision that way for that reason. If there’s one thing that gets leveled at story-based campaigns is a question of variation. How mindful were you of that? Very. When we did BC2, I’d compare it to Diablo II, where they change your environment every 15 minutes. That was there thing. We did it to excess, almost, in BC2. This time around, one of the things with being more realistic and credible is that we do keep you in a area longer than we did in BC2 because everything’s happening in that area, but the area itself is sub-divided and you get a very different feeling in different space. So yeah, we’re pretty conscious of that. We did everything we could. Battlefield 3 releases in late October for PC, PS3 and 360.

Sep 4, 2011, 04:33 AM	#2865
GullyFoyle Join Date: May 2010 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 145 (0.13/day) Thanks: 118 Thanked 1,289 Times in 537 Posts System Specs	Demize99 was being generous on Twitter today, again. Spoiler Alan 'Demize99' Kertz Battlefield 3 Senior Gameplay Designer - Javelin firing modes? - G3A3 in co-op - Regarding tracers, possible night maps - 64 player conquest for all maps including Operation Metro - 100 hours to unlock every weapon, gadget, unlock for every weapon - Per kit - No dual wielding - Armsel Striker = DAO-12 - Capping flags in vehicles no necessarily faster (More info) - Caspian Border 1.4km - Flying zone larger than 1.4km on Caspian Border - American optics on Russian guns possible - AS Val has integrated suppressor - Shotguns have iron sights - Only squadmates can spawn on radio beacons - Both M4 & M4A1 available - T90 has 3 seats? - No XM8 in BF3 (I'm to tired to copy over all of those links...)

Sep 5, 2011, 06:57 AM	#2866
mastrdrver Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,374 (1.51/day) Thanks: 505 Thanked 501 Times in 401 Posts System Specs	1.4 km How does that compare to BF2? __________________ AV-Test reports (updated Quarterly) Fan sounds, airflow, and voltage/rpm recordings: Martinm210, Cooling Technique, atreviewnet

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Sep 5, 2011, 11:35 AM	#2867
TheMailMan78 Banstick Dummy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crystal River, FL Posts: 15,142 (6.86/day) Thanks: 1,337 Thanked 6,861 Times in 3,752 Posts System Specs	They said Johnny Cash had music in this game. "G-D is gonna cut you down" would have been better IMO. Also we saw that trailer before. Why the repost?

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Sep 5, 2011, 02:33 PM	#2868
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,556 (2.19/day) Thanks: 1,540 Thanked 1,596 Times in 1,137 Posts System Specs	Bah was hoping for a Labor Day gift of you catch my drift! __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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Sep 6, 2011, 07:29 AM	#2873
raptori Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baghdad,Iraq Posts: 507 (0.26/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 62 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	my friend pre-ordered yesterday on Origin and they charged him right away as he said is that ok cause I'm going to pre-order today and just want to make sure

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Sep 6, 2011, 07:37 AM	#2874
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,314 (2.40/day) Thanks: 966 Thanked 974 Times in 678 Posts System Specs	I also have a question. What do you suggest, pre-order on Origin or D2D? D2D is cheaper but the game will use Origin. Have you used D2D for pre-purchase, how is it? I only boughtalready released games there and it was OK.

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