BattleField 3 - The spoiled child of rich parents

Started by ArithonUK, November 17, 2011, 03:28:38 PM

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ArithonUK

I read this review of BattleField 3 on Sphinx Sanitarium and found myself nodding. It's worth a read, especially for those of you who never played BattleField 2 and don't know what the fuss is about.

Sphinx says

QuoteBattlefield 3 then could be  akin to the spoiled child of rich parents. Sure, the kid's got some  innate talent and looks good, but without putting in that extra effort  and striving for more, he's probably a little shallow and trying too  hard to fit in with his contemporaries.  He might get it right from time  to time or even show flashes of brilliance.  But taken as a whole, it's  missing some things.

QuoteSquads are pretty much the  same between the two games with the big problem in BF3 being squads are  now limited to four players rather than six. Also, the fun of renaming  squads is gone so you're stuck with the generic Alpha, Baker, Charlie,  etc.

QuoteThere exists NO EXCUSE for  not having at least squad based VoIP. Team VoIP would be welcome too but  the fact there is not even squad VoIP provides the biggest minus to  this entire game and seems to be downright inexcusable. Sure you can  friend people and then have a chat channel with them via the BattleLog  site but that would suggest I need to friend every dumb son-of-a-bitch  who squads up with me.  You might as well just start friending people at  random on Facebook as well and then watch your personal page become  unworkable.  

QuoteIf you despise MMOs you  should take a hard look in the mirror and realize that you are really  close to playing one in BF3.  Different guns, attachments for the guns,  item bonuses, squad bonuses, and even different clothing which lets you  play dress up soldier like one of those 12 inch GI Joe dolls. Face it,  the only thing that doesn't make this an MMO is that you're not paying  for new content or a monthly subscription.  Oh wait, there's a Karkand  expansion?  Guess we are playing an MMO then aren't we?  

QuoteJust call me old fashioned  but I don't see the point of the Battlelog thing except to prove that  they could make a variation of Facebook that rewards murder.

My pet hate about recent games - pointless swearing
QuoteCussing is cool and edgy  when you're about 12 years old but come on now. I don't need the  soldiers dropping F bombs on me because the rest of my team can't hold a  few cap points.  I'm sure that's how soldiers really roll, of course,  but this is a video game.  If they just did it to ensure an M for Mature  rating â€" and thus put it on every young gamer's buy list â€" just put in  gibs rather than ragdoll deaths. Or do like Arkham City and have  Catwoman somehow keeping her breasts from popping out of her half  unzipped catsuit.  

Dick Dastardly will like this quote - are snipers dirty?
QuoteAs any rational person can  explain, snipers are the scum of the universe, the underbelly of the  snake and the smelliest taint known to mankind.

QuoteNow just wait a  goddamn minute here. Why is my health bar moving back up on its own?    There's no medic kits near me and a medic didn't revive me. Do I have an  ATI graphics card glitch again?  Wait a sec.. Is this what I think it  is.  Is this ... regenerating health?  You monsters!!

In conclusion
QuoteNew weapons and  streamlining classes makes BF3 a bit more polished on the surface  compared to BF2, but a lack of in-game VoIP, a need for larger squad  sizes, and a massive gameplay flaw, make BF3 just a bit inferior to its  father no matter how great the graphics are on my new system.  But don't  worry kid, you're still getting your trust fund when you grow up. A  trust fund your son BF4 will probably just waste on chest high walls and  more money dumped into a single player campaign

Gone_Away

Nice one.. Gortex Take Note!! Everyone hates Snipers!! :D

Also, on the health re-gen, we can turn that off if we'd like?

TheDvEight

health regen makes the game un realistic i wouldnt mind seeing it gone
"Mira Mira on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all?" - Dickdastardly "it\'ll sting a lot" - Lesion

Blunt

Quotehere exists NO EXCUSE for  not having  at least squad based VoIP. Team VoIP would be welcome too but  the fact  there is not even squad VoIP provides the biggest minus to  this entire  game and seems to be downright inexcusable. Sure you can  friend people  and then have a chat channel with them via the BattleLog  site but that  would suggest I need to friend every dumb son-of-a-bitch  who squads up  with me.  You might as well just start friending people at  random on  Facebook as well and then watch your personal page become  unworkable.    

My main bugbear atm is the lack of squad/team comms.
Re: health re-gen: Can't see the point myself. Maybe the console kiddies demand it?
Regards
Blunt


People who blow things out of proportion are worse than Hitler.


Toxteth

Quote from: .DickDastardly.;337685health regen makes the game un realistic i wouldnt mind seeing it gone

Agree'd, I tend to exploit it rather a lot as well. RUN & HIDE!

faust82

You have to hide for a little while though. It's not Halo Instant Regen (TM).
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Bazer_Punk

Can't be more then 10-15 sec before it starts climbing again.
Really miss the squad options from BF2, also starting to get tired from explosives, sure it's how the "wars" are run today, one sided mortar/arty/bombing with totall overkill as a goal, but it really doesn't work as a game atribute imo. totally oposite from my BF:Vietnam days I have started to love the nights where we get maps almost with inf.only and little launcher rain.

faust82

Yeah, but then again the game designers sorta swapped the m60 specs for some railgun specs from some other game they must have been fiddling with. Was hell until that was nerfed :p
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Sneakytiger

getting tired of the camping i mean having ppl activly stopping u reaching a flag in conquest sucks and is ruining this game for me
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Blunt

Quote from: Sneakytiger;337877getting tired of the camping i mean having ppl activly stopping u reaching a flag in conquest sucks and is ruining this game for me
Well it's kinda our job to stop you:blink:
Regards
Blunt


People who blow things out of proportion are worse than Hitler.


Snokio

Someone reported me to battlelog for 'camping' yesterday, even though I was right by A :D
​ Bring on the randomness!
Apparently I actually exist! Or maybe it was the drink?

Jewelz^

Going back to counter strike (TCS) - Its not camping, its defending

Sneakytiger

can some 1 teach me how to play this game cause i must be doing something wrong or do i just have a kill sneaky at all costs target on me?
battle.net: Sneakytiger#2501
steam: -=[dMw]=-Sneakytiger
Epic games:Sneakytiger
Xbox:Sneakytiger

TheDvEight

"Mira Mira on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all?" - Dickdastardly "it\'ll sting a lot" - Lesion