Patch notes for Nov 22 patch
Major client update for the PC version Battlefield 3 as well as a server-side update for all platforms.
The update will be made on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST.
We’ll share release timing on the console patches as soon as we are clear on the timing, these take a bit longer due to console certification process.
---- Client-Side Changes:
-- Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:
• General performance and loading time improvements
• “Black Screen” fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
• Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
• Adjusted the “stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
• Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
• Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
• Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
• Improved loading times for certain textures
• Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
-- Balance and Gameplay Adjustments (PC)
• Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
• Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
• Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
• You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
• Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
• Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
• You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
• Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
• Fixed a problem with revived players not suffering suppression
• Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
• Added joystick deadzone setting
• Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
• Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
• Fixed a swim sound loop error
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
• Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps.
• Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
• Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly.
• Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex.
• Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons.
• Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R.
• Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range.
• Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles.
• Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons.
• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
• Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds.
• Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters.
• Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
UI Changes (PC)
• Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
• Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
• Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
• Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
• You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog
---- Server Update Highlights
• EOD Bot exploit fix
• Several crash fixes
• Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
• Improved team kill kick configuration
• Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players' scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings
-- Share your profile and stats with new Battlelog functionality
• Ability to share your Profile and Stats pages to Facebook, Google+, and Twitter
• User Profile and Stats pages on Battlelog can now be accessed without being signed in to Battlelog if you know a user's URL
• Single sign on from Battlelog to Origin. If you're not logged in to Origin and join a game server, Battlelog will automatically sign you in to Origin in the background and join the game server
-- Quick notes on Squad changes in the Nov 22 update
• Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
• Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
• Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
• Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
• Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
• All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
• Players who choose not to join squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad” line
• Squads that are currently empty will display as white -- if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text
Lets hope they really fixed the crashing and loading issues because I spent more time ttrying to find a game than playing the actual FKN game.
I am having even more issues. The game won't play for a minute before it crashes. Every single time. I am seriously considering uninstalling the damn thing and forget about it.
Origin is a fkn disaster. All the issues have totally killed all the hype I had for the PC version of the game. I am quite frustrated.
I think it's really interesting how instead of just telling you how much damage a gun does, it instead tells you the caliber of bullet. I've been forced to google certain calibers just to figure out how powerful a gun is. That's actually kind of cool. Not too often you play a shooter that makes you feel "smart".
Battlefield 3 Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1213631p1.html#disqus_thread
Sweet
Originally posted by S_D_J
HOLY SH*T!longer version:http://youtu.be/B_LplAoJwdY
Originally posted by S_D_J
HOLY SH*T!longer version:http://youtu.be/B_LplAoJwdY
lol.
ah, man spanish rice went through my nose from laughing.
bf3, where amazing happens..
Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I still maintain that recon is the least useful class in this game.
I have to agree.
It's funny being together with a few guys, one being a recon, two engineers and the last a Support. Have the Sniper grap a Soflam and begin dominating the battlefield completely (in terms of airspace and ground vehicles) but besides that yes, snipers are pretty workless (still looking for something to use the MAV to). The sniperrifles stopping power is to weak, no ability to do anything about anything armored on your own, sure radio spawn is nice, but having to deploy with parachut everytime when in the open, and give away your position is meh (especially considered that everywhere else you just instant spawn). Generally I'll say that Dice in their attempt to balance Recon (in comparison to BFBC2 where they, I will agree, was overpowered especially in normal mode) they have simply made the class to weak to be a factor on the battlefield.
A scene in which the player is prompted to kill a rat came under fire by PETA. In a press release issued by the organization's German office, it claimed that the game "treats animals in a sadistic manner," The report also went further on to say that the scene can have "a brutalising effect on the young male target audience."
They're complaining about this?
Seriously?