jaskaman
2011-09-23, 00:30
Q&A with zh1nt0 on a public teamspeak with the German community, and details of the discussion from the EAUK Forums have exposed some new unconfirmed details regarding Battlefield 3 and the release of the BF3 Beta next week on September 29th (or 27th).
(I bolded some things which I considered interesting)
•Beta will not start at 00:00
•2-3 GB beta client
•Netcode is totally new
•Battlelog can be updated without patching the game so we can get new stuff faster
•No level limit @ beta
•Caspian Border is not the biggest map
•Next 1-3 weeks will be talking about new maps
•Auto heal on all vehicles after 10-15sec
•Can't join as a squad if team is full so Battlelog groups don't get split
•No weather + time changing in game
•No jet bombs
•Battlelog application for iPhone
•You can use 3 screens if you have enough graphic power
•No comment for BattleRecorder
•Battlelog will unlock beta on client so no keys for pre-order if you have origin order + Medal of Honor
•Unlocks are for weapons not for classes. You can't unlock red dot on gun1 and use it on gun 2
•Pre-load info will come in a few days
•Metro got changed that' why they want to test balance again
•You can not change the posters in game to make clan publicity
•You have more than 1 knife animation. On the ground you can NOT counter knife
•Beta was never delayed ( the date )
•You can not UPDATE alpha client you need a full download
•You can join with friends on a server
•Friendly fire is On default settings
•Mod tools are still CONSIDERED
•You can not cook grenades
•Vehicles auto regeneration ONLY under 75%
•Ranked servers can be changed to unranked but same price
•When you get kicked you can see the reason in the Battleblog
•there will be more info the next weeks
•Some community events will be held during the beta
•About 300 workers @ DICE
(I bolded some things which I considered interesting)
•Beta will not start at 00:00
•2-3 GB beta client
•Netcode is totally new
•Battlelog can be updated without patching the game so we can get new stuff faster
•No level limit @ beta
•Caspian Border is not the biggest map
•Next 1-3 weeks will be talking about new maps
•Auto heal on all vehicles after 10-15sec
•Can't join as a squad if team is full so Battlelog groups don't get split
•No weather + time changing in game
•No jet bombs
•Battlelog application for iPhone
•You can use 3 screens if you have enough graphic power
•No comment for BattleRecorder
•Battlelog will unlock beta on client so no keys for pre-order if you have origin order + Medal of Honor
•Unlocks are for weapons not for classes. You can't unlock red dot on gun1 and use it on gun 2
•Pre-load info will come in a few days
•Metro got changed that' why they want to test balance again
•You can not change the posters in game to make clan publicity
•You have more than 1 knife animation. On the ground you can NOT counter knife
•Beta was never delayed ( the date )
•You can not UPDATE alpha client you need a full download
•You can join with friends on a server
•Friendly fire is On default settings
•Mod tools are still CONSIDERED
•You can not cook grenades
•Vehicles auto regeneration ONLY under 75%
•Ranked servers can be changed to unranked but same price
•When you get kicked you can see the reason in the Battleblog
•there will be more info the next weeks
•Some community events will be held during the beta
•About 300 workers @ DICE