View Full Version : Origin preorder release is on 25/10
According to the EA chat the Origin preorder people can play the game globaly on 25 of october.
The DVD release is on 27 in europe.
This is exactly the same as what happenend with BC2.
jaskaman
2011-10-19, 12:33
Interesting news... And my dvd deliver date was 28th + time to post 3-5 days, so was a good idea to cancel DVD preorder and change that to Origin digital download :D
According to the EA chat the Origin preorder people can play the game globaly on 25 of october.
The DVD release is on 27 in europe.
This is exactly the same as what happenend with BC2.
Awesome news
FUCK !! I'm lucky if I get my copy on 28th... Whatever i'm not paying 10 euros more just to play few days earlier...
silverfox83
2011-10-19, 20:36
Oh noes, im at work those days only home at 8 o clock in the evening
Oh noes, im at work those days only home at 8 o clock in the evening
WTF!! that gives you at least 11 hours to play before you have to work again...it's called time management ﾃつ*8)
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
What type of connection you have?
I also work that day. But.... who knows, maybe i take day off, or two :)
You will be able to start downloading the game tommorow already.
I just received an email that told me before 8:59 CET i will receive the detailed information how to start the download tommorow!
Same here
Dear Customer,
Thank you for pre-ordering Battlefield 3. ﾃつ*We would like to remind you
that your pre-load of the game begins tomorrow, October 21st. ﾃつ*You will
receive an Email from us tomorrow by 11:59pm PDT, which will include
your order information and instructions on how to begin your pre-load.
Note: To ensure an optimal game experience, go to Origin.com/download
and install the latest version of the Origin Client before you pre-load.
Sincerely,
The Origin Team
I'm still a tad sceptical about being able to play on the 25th.
The German version of that email talks about 08:59, meaning 9 in the morning central European time. Could be an accidental omission of am/pm (or to convert the time to the 24h clock), or it could mean they're going with a staggered release to give their servers a chance. And I'm sure they have it up on something like Amazon S3 storage to get it mirrored crazily.
edit: like yours, Caveman. Does your email not mention am or pm either?
jaskaman
2011-10-20, 10:54
Yeah, I also got email from EA this morning:
Before 9:59 EET /8:59 CET I get information to download the game. Augren, they mean morning, EA emails to me has always used 24hr clock :)
jaskaman
2011-10-20, 10:57
I'm still a tad sceptical about being able to play on the 25th.
Yeah, me too. Those sites where I have looked information talk only about 27th day. But hopefully EA chat
is correct.
Mine is just like everyone else but like Jaskaman told EA alway's use 24 hour clock :wink:
Well, they sold game to us with 2 days early access if i am not wrong or that only work for Beta?
jaskaman
2011-10-20, 11:24
They sold us this with early acccess to beta, Gisse. I never expected to get early access (before 27th) to game so if i get it it's surely bonus :)
No 2 days early access but we have to wait till 25.10.2011. :)
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
What type of connection you have?
1.2mb Broadband ﾃつ*:?
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
What type of connection you have?
1.2mb Broadband ﾂ*:?
Terrible :(
MightyDWC
2011-10-20, 20:36
Dear Customer,
Thank you for pre-ordering Battlefield 3. ﾃつ*We would like to remind you
that your pre-load of the game begins tomorrow, October 21st. ﾃつ*You will
receive an Email from us tomorrow by 11:59pm PDT, which will include
your order information and instructions on how to begin your pre-load.
Sincerely,
The Origin Team
Should only take me about 4 hours to preload ﾃつ*8)
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
What type of connection you have?
1.2mb Broadband ﾂ*:?
Terrible :(
Yup, highest I can get due to where I live unfortunately, hope the day 1 patch isnt too big either, otherwise Ill be joining the BF3 party even later :(
Hm thats slightly annoying.. but it would take me 2 days to download BF3 if I bought it off Origin anyway!
What type of connection you have?
1.2mb Broadband ﾂ*:?
Terrible :(
Yup, highest I can get due to where I live unfortunately, hope the day 1 patch isnt too big either, otherwise Ill be joining the BF3 party even later :(
I always thought that western part of Europe have much better Internet infrastructure.
No download available yet, I'm thinking they might mean PM after all. The internetz will be congested royally tonight lol
nope in my mail said tommorow 22-10 8:59
jaskaman
2011-10-21, 13:01
Hmm, my email didn't mention day 22th, only that download starts today 21st and it should be ready to dl before 09:59 EET.
Beste klant, Bedankt voor het reserveren van Battlefield 3. We willen je er graag aan herinneren dat de preload van het spel morgen op 21 oktober van start gaat. Je krijgt overmorgen vﾃｳﾃｳr 8:59 CET een e-mail met de bestelinformatie en instructies voor het starten van de preload. ﾃつ*Met vriendelijke groet,Het team van Origin
The translation is
Dear Costumer. Thank you for your reservation etc. Then it says that before Saturday 8.59 CET I will get the e-mail with the info. I think people may have missed the day after tommorow bit?
jaskaman
2011-10-21, 13:28
Yeah u are correct, I think I need glasses... message is:
"Kiitos Battlefield 3:n ennakkotilaamisesta. Haluamme muistuttaa sinua,ettﾃ､ pelin ennakkolataaminen alkaa huomenna eli 21. lokakuuta. Saat meiltﾃ､ ylihuomiseen kello 9:59 Suomen aikaa mennessﾃ､ sﾃ､hkﾃｶpostiviestin,joka sisﾃ､ltﾃ､ﾃ､ tilauksesi tiedot ja ohjeet siitﾃ､, miten voit aloittaa ennakkolataamisesi. "
Translation. "Thanks for preordering BF 3, we want to remind you that predownload starts at tomorrow (21st of October). You will have information from us before day after tomorrow 09:59 finnish time (EET)... "
Pro localization people at EA. Every language interprets the release date and time differently, even in the same time zone.
macgyver1969
2011-10-21, 17:12
"Kiitos Battlefield 3:n ennakkotilaamisesta. Haluamme muistuttaa sinua,ettﾃ､ pelin ennakkolataaminen alkaa huomenna eli 21. lokakuuta. Saat meiltﾃ､ ylihuomiseen kello 9:59 Suomen aikaa mennessﾃ､ sﾃ､hkﾃｶpostiviestin,joka sisﾃ､ltﾃ､ﾃ､ tilauksesi tiedot ja ohjeet siitﾃ､, miten voit aloittaa ennakkolataamisesi. "
If I got THAT messege I would have thrown it away as spam. ﾃつ*:lol: ﾃつ*:lol:
Rustynail
2011-10-21, 18:22
Yes, ^^ but the good thig is, as Download you can play it instand, an i must wait for my DvD Version from Amazon =(
jaskaman
2011-10-21, 23:01
"Kiitos Battlefield 3:n ennakkotilaamisesta. Haluamme muistuttaa sinua,ettﾃ､ pelin ennakkolataaminen alkaa huomenna eli 21. lokakuuta. Saat meiltﾃ､ ylihuomiseen kello 9:59 Suomen aikaa mennessﾃ､ sﾃ､hkﾃｶpostiviestin,joka sisﾃ､ltﾃ､ﾃ､ tilauksesi tiedot ja ohjeet siitﾃ､, miten voit aloittaa ennakkolataamisesi. "
If I got THAT messege I would have thrown it away as spam. ﾂ*:lol: ﾂ*:lol:
Lol, I think same goes to urs too ;)
DrFellatio
2011-10-22, 05:44
Dear Customer,
We recently sent you an email with details containing pre-load instructions for Battlefield 3. The game release date in those instructions refers to US Central Daylight Time.
For clarification, your local live date to begin playing the game is: October 28th, 2011.
Sincerely,
The Origin Team
:?: ﾃつ*:?:
i got the same message :(
Same here, but specifying the 27th.
You would think they could keep their act together on their currently highest profile product. Watch them sending more emails with more "clarifications" before the actual launch.
I reckon mine is 28th because of my location but i have no clue why Dr F got that based in Switzerland as surely all of Europe should be the same date.
tbh as long as i get to play the game next weekend i'm not fussed.
F&%$#*@$#%$&***$&##@&%$# ﾃつ* :oops: ﾃつ*:x ﾃつ*8O ﾃつ*:twisted: ﾃつ*:evil: ﾃつ*kill!!!!!!!
Dear Customer,
We recently sent you an email with details containing pre-load instructions for Battlefield 3. The game release date in those instructions refers to US Central Daylight Time.
For clarification, your local live date to begin playing the game is: October 28th, 2011.
Sincerely,
The Origin Team
What happened with 25.10.2011.
And when you start game it tells you
This application cannot be used until the official release date has been reached. Please wait until the official release date and restart the application at that time. Click 'Exit' to abort the process. ﾃつ*
Please visit the support website to get more information: http://support.ea.com
Your release date will be: Monday, October 24, 2011, 23:00
So, WTF again
ANSWER
**MISSION BRIEFING:**
In order to play Battlefield 3 on PC, you窶冤l need to have the latest version of Origin installed on your computer, and an Origin account. Download it now and get into the battle faster.
Q: I窶况e purchased Battlefield 3 PC download through Origin or other distributor and pre-loaded it. When will I be able to play?
A: Battlefield 3 PC digital pre-loads, as well as the actual packaged product, will become available to play at the following times, depending on your country location.
Tuesday, October 25th, 12:01am Korea Standard Time (GMT +9)
Brunei, Cambodia, Cocos Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Northern Mariana, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Tuesday, October 25th, 12:01am Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)
American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Virgin Islands
Tuesday, October 25th, 12:01am Moscow Daylight Time (GMT +4)
Russian Federation
Thursday, October 27th, 12:01am British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Antarctica, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Denmark, Finland, France, French Guyana, French Southern Territories, Germany, Heard and McDonald Islands, Kiribati, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mauru, Mayotte, Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Poland, Polynesia (French), Reunion (French), Romania, Samoa, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futura Islands
Friday, October 28th, 12:01am British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, United Kingdom
Wednesday, November 2nd, 12:01am Japan Standard Time (GMT +9)
Japan
Original link EA Support (http://support.ea.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5881/session/L3RpbWUvMTMxOTI3MTgyNC9zaWQvNVE4Qi1hSGs%3D)
janbo872
2011-10-22, 10:39
Dear Customer,
We have sent you recently ﾃつ*an email with information about the early download of Battlefield 3. In that email refers to the release date of the game to U.S. Central Daylight Time
To avoid misunderstandings it contains the time when you can play the game: October 27, 2011
Sincerely,
The team of Origin
I think the thing to try is connect to a USA VPN on the 25th then see if the game will install. ﾃつ*You should only need to be on the VPN to install not to play.
I knew it, they are stupid :D
macgyver1969
2011-10-22, 17:13
I also got 27th. Still hope to be able to play at 25th.
Got a mail that corrects the previous one. Date will be the 27th for sure.
Amazon.co.uk is saying 28th for me, even later lol!
I think the thing to try is connect to a USA VPN on the 25th then see if the game will install. ﾂ*You should only need to be on the VPN to install not to play.
I have one for work. I'll give this a try. Though I'd assume European servers probably won't be ready for the 25th.
This info is not correct I think
I bought the origin edition, downloaded it, and when I 'run' it, it gives this message:
This application can only be used at the date of official release. Wait and restart the appication on the official release date. Click abort to cancel the procedure.
Visit the supportsite for additional information: http://eanl.custhelp.com/app/home/referrer/origin
the releasedate is: thursday oktober 27th 2011, 01:00
(the message doesn't state which time zone but I think it is GMT+1)
would be cool if origin's wrong, but I'm not holding my breath..
*edit* oops.. kind of new on this forum, hadn't seen the other 3 pages ﾃつ*:oops:
Rustynail
2011-10-24, 15:50
=D Amazon wrote me an Email ;) Your BF3 Game was sent Out to you =D
So, it will be at the 26th of Oktober in my Hands, when i have Luck ;) it will be at 25th in my Hands =D Sounds Great =D
I think the thing to try is connect to a USA VPN on the 25th then see if the game will install. ﾂ*You should only need to be on the VPN to install not to play.
This actually worked. Just need the VPN to activate the game, after you can play without. And surprise - lots of full European servers already. VPN sales must be booming this week.
Now I just have to get done with work for the day...
I'll propably sound royally stupid... what's a VPN though?
Think SSL connection to another computer or network, and your machine thinking the other computer is the lan gateway.
This gives you the IP of the other side, as if it were your network gateway (for all intents and purposes - it is).
It's what you SHOULD use on a laptop if you use public / hotel / cafe wifi on any of your devices, else your passwords are sent in the clear and your website sessions can be hijacked by other people on the same connection - unless the site you send it to encrypts all relevant parts via SSL.
By renting a VPN connection in the US, this gives you a US IP while the VPN is active. Let's you activate BF3 early, google without censorship from China or Iran, or let's you watch Hulu etc.
ah right.. so it is something I would have to rent.. I suppose I'll just need to practice some more patience then..
thanks for the quick clarification ﾃつ*8)
It's probably not worth renting just to get game access a few days early, I think you'll have to rent one for at least a month (you're looking at something in the ballpark of 10 bucks), and you'll have to set it up first.
There are free ones, but I haven't found one that I'd trust (they are offering you their bandwidth for free, so they need to have some way of not making a loss on people using their bandwidth).
I'm using strongvpn myself, pretty happy with it.
Played campaign because there was some problems on battlelog and couldn't play multi-player :(
But ... nice looking game.
All on high with ATI 6850 and look nice. There is some bugs (when you blast enemies on place which is flour upper they stay dead somewhere over your head and float there :))
All those graphic stuff are problem to me, i can't see enemies and distinguish them from bushes and other stuff but ... that is progress :)
This is so shit lol, it came through the post one day early, iv spent 3 hours trying to get it activated on origin but the server is down... really wanted to play tonight ﾃつ*:(
Tabernac
2011-10-27, 21:47
I hate EA... My origin pre bollox order has an activation date off 28/10/11... what a bunch a useless retarded w*nkers...
Just got physical pack from Origin, will need to test it later after work :(
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