Battlefield 3

[ProjectPat2280]

EA has announced that they will have a reveal event for Battlefield 3 at this years GDC on March 1st.


So for those who can realize that Battlefield is far superior to Activision's Call of Duty, what do you want to see in the next installment of this series?

I want a little more customization with my classes. Id like the ability to alter my characters appearances slightly. Maybe have like 3 or 4 "looks" per class. Id also like for them to expand to maybe 34 users online, altho i think the 24 is a good number. I cant really think of too much else id like to see. Bad Company 2 is great the way it is.


Oh and if there is already a thread for this, please delete or merge.

 

[Alchemyst]

I wanna see more enviromental destruction, I loved blasting away at buildings and have the whole thing collapse on a bunch of enemies

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I wanna see more enviromental destruction, I loved blasting away at buildings and have the whole thing collapse on a bunch of enemies

Haha yea, theres not much more thrilling then being inside a building thats being bombarded with shells, only to know that the structure wont last much longer. Then its a mad dash to the closest door to avoid being crushed.

Im also hoping for more arial combat. The orig Battlefield games on the PC had jets, so im hoping they can make their console debut. Id also like to see the weapons be a little more authentic.

 

[Alchemyst]

I'd love to be able to use jets as opposed to only using them to call in airstrikes, Battlefield did a great number of things right, so I would mainly want them to polish over what already exist while coming up with some new gameplay elements

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Commander mode back and expanded.
Facial animation like Team Fortress 2.
64/128 player like Battlefield 2.
Generated Weather conditions.
No swan-diving.
Graphics that rival Crysis or exceed Crysis.
No Helicopter/Jet camping.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Commander mode back and expanded.
Facial animation like Team Fortress 2.
64/128 player like Battlefield 2.
Generated Weather conditions.
No swan-diving.
Graphics that rival Crysis or exceed Crysis.
No Helicopter/Jet camping.

All of these.

Altho, im afraid if you add in too many players, it wont feel like you are doing anything within the battles other than killing people. I dont know, i didnt play the orig bf's on the PC so i dont really know, but i know thats how it feels in MAG.

 

[B]

First of I think the Battlefield series is far superior to the Call of Duty series.. not that I don't like Call of Duty, but there is a sense of more realism in Battlefield games that I enjoy more.. particularly BFBC2 which lifted the bar even higher.

At a distance you can't aimlessly spray & get a kill like you would in CoD.. you actually have to fire in bursts (even on a fully automatic gun) to control the recoil & aiming. For those of you that have ever fired a real assualt rifle, this is what you actually need to do in order to consistantly hit a target.

I'd essentially like them to take Battlefield 2 & then take Battlefield Bad Company 2 & blend the 2. I'd love for them to take building destruction to a new level, like for example if your in an office block & you stick C4 on certain beams that are integral to the buildings stability you can bring the house down.

There is so much I'd love to see return from previous games, like the crossbow zipline.. that was quality. Or the grappling hook that helped you scale walls or get through windows & get the drop on your enemies.

I'm looking forward to this game, I'll have to stick to Black Ops until this hits.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I'm looking forward to this game, I'll have to stick to Black Ops until this hits.

U should just get the Vietnam dlc for BC2. that alone is better than the whole of Black Ops

 

[finalrelief]

Battlefield 1942 and Vietnam were far better in my opinion than call of duty or Battlefield 2....many will disagree but I loved the simple fun and how big the maps were and everything that was at your disposal. Then for some reason they stopped working for me...I was younger so I didn't really understand what exactly happened.

Another game I wish would make a come back is Delta Force... my first, first person mmo's were Delta Force: Land Warrior, and Task Force Dagger... at the time awesome...now...the graphics are laughable lol but I remember the coolest part was when you spawned, you spawned with a parachute in mid air and had to guide yourself as close to the enemy base as u could. Though those were full of glitches but still fun.

 

[finalrelief]

Battlefield 1942 and Vietnam were far better in my opinion than call of duty or Battlefield 2....many will disagree but I loved the simple fun and how big the maps were and everything that was at your disposal. Then for some reason they stopped working for me...I was younger so I didn't really understand what exactly happened.

Another game I wish would make a come back is Delta Force... my first, first person mmo's were Delta Force: Land Warrior, and Task Force Dagger... at the time awesome...now...the graphics are laughable lol but I remember the coolest part was when you spawned, you spawned with a parachute in mid air and had to guide yourself as close to the enemy base as u could. Though those were full of glitches but still fun.

 

[finalrelief]

It seems like these days everyone's making fps for consoles then creating a PC version of it...which makes the PC version suffer.. I actually prefer PC gaming to console, I can customize graphics and do a lot more with it, especially customizing a server and stuff like that. Call of Duty black ops fixed the bugs on the pc version last and It was unplayable for me for a couple weeks...Medal of Honor... after some of the bugs were fixed I lost interest immediately...and was really disapointed.

 

[Soapy]

I would like Battlefield 3 to be a successor to Battlefield 2142. Perhaps Battlefield 2042, to keep it a bit closer to reality?

Doesn't matter though, I know they won't do that.

Spoiler! [BLACKOUT]It's going to take place in the middle east and you're going to shoot brown people.[/BLACKOUT]

 

[ProjectPat2280]

It seems like these days everyone's making fps for consoles then creating a PC version of it...which makes the PC version suffer.. I actually prefer PC gaming to console, I can customize graphics and do a lot more with it, especially customizing a server and stuff like that. Call of Duty black ops fixed the bugs on the pc version last and It was unplayable for me for a couple weeks...Medal of Honor... after some of the bugs were fixed I lost interest immediately...and was really disapointed.

Consoles are where the money is though. Developers lose a ton of money on PC games due to piracy, something that isnt nearly as bad on the consoles. Consoles are also far more mainstream than PC rigs, its why you dont see dev's really focus on the PC any more.

 

[finalrelief]

Yeah I know/understand that, I just hope PC gaming makes a come back, i'd rather update a graphics card here n there than a system.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yeah I know/understand that, I just hope PC gaming makes a come back, i'd rather update a graphics card here n there than a system.

Dont hold your breath. Altho, i dont think PC gaming needs to make a come back, there is still a really strong community there, but as for being more mainstream the way consoles are, that wont happen.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

It seems like these days everyone's making fps for consoles then creating a PC version of it...which makes the PC version suffer.. I actually prefer PC gaming to console, I can customize graphics and do a lot more with it, especially customizing a server and stuff like that. Call of Duty black ops fixed the bugs on the pc version last and It was unplayable for me for a couple weeks...Medal of Honor... after some of the bugs were fixed I lost interest immediately...and was really disapointed.

But Dice done a very good job with Mirrors Edge and Bad Company 2, they might as well have been pc games and both are among the best looking games on the market. The actual server browser for Bad Company 2 is much better than Battlefields 2. From what I read pc version of Battlefiled 3 will use DirectX11 and built for a for 64 bit operating system. It will also have mod support. It's pretty much a given they will have a separate UI, decided servers, There's not really much to complain about from what I can see, it's less to do with the consoles and more to do with lazy developers.

 

[B]

U should just get the Vietnam dlc for BC2. that alone is better than the whole of Black Ops

I was gonna get it but I'm still enjoying the regular BC2 mode(s), I'm splitting any free time I have between Black Ops & the regular BC2 mode until I grow bored of either.. then I'll maybe invest in it.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I was gonna get it but I'm still enjoying the regular BC2 mode(s), I'm splitting any free time I have between Black Ops & the regular BC2 mode until I grow bored of either.. then I'll maybe invest in it.

yea u deff should. it's a great piece of dlc.

 

[nogap87]

I got Black Ops for Christmas. It's nowhere near as fun as Battlefield. I completely lost interest in the story mode (stopped playing it in the Vietnam part) and the multiplayer would have been great if I haven't been spoiled by Battlefield's for over half a year.

Battlefield 3 will be a day 1 purchase. The only thing I would like is a vehicle training mode so multiplayer will have more competent helicopter pilots.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I got Black Ops for Christmas. It's nowhere near as fun as Battlefield. I completely lost interest in the story mode (stopped playing it in the Vietnam part) and the multiplayer would have been great if I haven't been spoiled by Battlefield's for over half a year.

Battlefield 3 will be a day 1 purchase. The only thing I would like is a vehicle training mode so multiplayer will have more competent helicopter pilots.

Thats a MUST have. Everyone should know how to pilot a helicopter before actually getting in to one

 

[nogap87]

Thats a MUST have. Everyone should know how to pilot a helicopter before actually getting in to one

It's amazing how different a match can be with a decent pilot.

 

[Soapy]

Thats a MUST have. Everyone should know how to pilot a helicopter before actually getting in to one

Definitely. I would even go so far as to say that you should have to complete said training before you can use a helicopter.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I was trying out bloodline champions a couple of minutes ago, which is basically a PVP diablo clone and it seemed like it would be a good idea to implement more class elements closer to an RPG like Guild Wars or World of Warcraft. If just being in the presence of a commander type class gives you more hit points, or in the presence of a medic automatically grants higher HP, or giving classes some kind of buff item beyond med-kits and ammo, it would probably encourage more diversified classes and people to stick closer together.

 

[B]

Definitely. I would even go so far as to say that you should have to complete said training before you can use a helicopter.

I like this idea. However I imagine you'd still get people that would have completed the training & still be crap pilots.

It would be nice to have this & some sort of warning or competence message come up if you get into a chopper with a pilot that has a high ratio of bailing out of choppers at full health or has a high crash rating.. how you'd go about implementing such an idea without the ratings being screwy is another question though..

Battlefield 2 pilots where far better than the ones in Battlefield Bad Company 2, 90% of them used choppers to get from A to B & bailed out of the chopper leaving whoever else was in it to plumet to their doom. However in Battlefield 2 the map sizes were far greater & you had people that properly did a pilots job, they flew from A to B, let his passengers skydive into target zone & then he'd either fly back to base or else keep the chopper in the air until his teamates respawned on him.

Some sort of reward system for keeping choppers in the air for 5, 10, 15 minutes should be in order & points for making successful drop offs similar to how a medic & engineer works would benifit the game as more people would be trying to become better pilots.

 

[nogap87]

A pilots success rating appearing above the copter when they enter it would be fantastic. The crashes were amusing the first week I played on multiplayer but now they're just sad.