DICE promises Battlefield 3 support, B4 features

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  Give me the ability to talk to my squad without grouping up externally and I will be happy. :( : DM7
  • This would be nice. : Sgt_Boomstick
• i sure hope they are waiting for next gen consoles so we aren't held back by such old hardware : eeeealmo
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  LAN SUPPORT. : sweetnutz
  • this is EA, come on now : soundcreepy
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    lol, who needs LAN support these days? : Sgt_Boomstick
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      There are definitely people who still LAN. : sweetnutz
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        Who? Usually when you LAN (in BF's case) it excludes you from internet play. Who gets 20 + people Lanning... : Sgt_Boomstick
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          you don't do it personally so no one else should, right? the 400 pc lan party that's happening at PAX : harold.johnson
          • Shhhh! : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Seriously, these are nerd gatherings en mass, in actuality, nerds don't gather in groups because theres n... : damageundone
            • just last month, i went to 3 lans (2 large lans, 1 small get together lan with a few friends). i'm doing ... : harold.johnson
            • Myself and friends LAN pretty regularly, because you know, its more social than sitting at home. We just ... : g3dHorse
        • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Fuck you! LAN play is awesome, even if it's only coop! : rasputinreborn
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  After the way they supported BF3, I'm glad they are stating their intentions this far out to do barely an... : pyide
  • Yeah, I think I will skip this one as well. :/ : DM7
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    In game VOIP should be last on their list. Useless in game feature that is accomplished much better with... : RyDogg1
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      assuming you only ever play with friends and no one else with pre-arranged VOIP setups... : derelict515
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        This. VOIP should have been in BF3 at launch, I'm still baffled as to why it's not there. : bill crystals
        • Because it is packaged with Xbox Live and PSN dev kits. : Zoopy_Iscariot
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        How many people here in a pub game on XBL or even going back to as far as BF2, mute anyone that that don'... : RyDogg1
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          I love to join pub servers and meet strangers over VOIP... did it all the time in TF2. : Wisp!
          • Same here. A lot of people on PC TF2 are pretty decent. : g3dHorse
        • I mute people if they're a jackass/annoying, I don't blanket turn off VOIP in pub games. Every game shoul... : derelict515
    • In game VOIP that's done well is vastly superior to any external applications. : sanchez
  • ...skipping also... : IA_Lanky
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    I have no idea why every BF/DICE hater has an issue with the Premium business model (aside from uncharted... : bill crystals
    • Bingo. We now have the Hall of Duty maps, mixed in with a bit of Battlefield gameplay. The maps work qu... : sukabljat
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      Because a (e)generation ago, we'd just make our own maps : geedeck
      • Yep, BF2 was the last Battlefield game for me. I still play the mods for it! : rasputinreborn
      • No argument here. I've unfortunately come to the conclusion that ship has sailed and is never coming bac... : atom519
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        And most of the mods/maps that were user created for that game were garbage. Even POE2 sucked and that ha... : Sgt_Boomstick
        • Don't even get me started on those realism mods. : Sgt_Boomstick
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          Incorrect : rasputinreborn
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            Name some popular / well designed user made maps in BF2. I played a ton, some good some bad. The main pro... : Sgt_Boomstick
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              well you see IDGAF about rankings, so there you go : rasputinreborn
              • Cool. I'm with you. I'm not that concerned about points...however...I'm speaking from experience running ... : Sgt_Boomstick
      • Tribes 1 mapmaker in the house :( That was so much fun, making those maps. I miss those days. :( :( :( : MercFox1
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        and 99% of them sucked, and everyone just settled on 2-3 to play anyway. : EvilDolemite
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          Who cares? Free content at high frequency. It's not on some ridiculous DICE schedule. Ignore the 99% of b... : MercFox1
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            I care, which is why I'll pay $15 for 4-5 professionally made maps. : bill crystals
            • exactly. professional quality maps deserve compensation. The price point is debatable, but I'm not agains... : Sgt_Boomstick
            • I paid launch price for nine 64 player conquest maps, five of which were terrible and unsuitable for tha... : pyide
            • Because the studio made them doesn't make them good maps. If you've been around since the Quake days. You... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • That percentage of yours is off. And that's also not the point. Most custom-made maps ended up better tha... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I agree, and think people latch on to the 'Premium' name and just assume the worst. $50 or whatever for ... : atom519
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      Because you are beholden to their schedule and what they think is best, what the community wants and deci... : pyide
      • And for the record I have no problem with their premium service. I just think it's shitty that it's the o... : pyide
    • People like being archaic and think of the good ol mod days which aren't coming back anytime soon besides... : supaLink
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      A pay wall for maps in a multiplayer game splits the community. Maps should be free and shitty fluff stuf... : Zoopy_Iscariot
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        That's a really good point most people forget about. Yet since CoD and I'm sure you'll get a reply along ... : pyide
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          they could also counter with the fact that old school expansion packs did the exact same thing but somehow didn't generate the same concern (even though the expansions were at least 2x the cost of a map pack today). Q3 Team Arena? All the BF1942 expansions?

          Jul 18, 2012 1:58pm PDT
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          they could also counter with the fact that old school expansion packs did the exact same thing but someho... : derelict515
          • You know, I never did buy Team Arena or the BF42 expansions because of custom maps and mods. I had way mo... : pyide
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            Those also didn't have the frequency of what you get today. So the wait in those periods did build a lot ... : Godhatesfatpeople
            • they didn't have the frequency because you needed more content to justify a $30-40 product and boxed reta... : derelict515
            • they didn't have the frequency because you needed more content to justify a $30-40 product and boxed reta... : derelict515
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            Expansions are very different from DLC. Expansions drastically change the way the game is played by addi... : Peanut Fox
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              that's all well and good, it doesn't really change the nature of the "fragmenting the community" complain... : derelict515
              • Very true. It may just be the timing, or the amount of DLC that gets released. Then there is all th... : Peanut Fox
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  Whatever happened to the whole "Bad company" series? I fucking loved BF2:BC on the 360. : brickmatt
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    Honestly, what is the difference between BC2 and BF3? : Sgt_Boomstick
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      BC2 was all about rush and the maps were better designed for that game mode. BF3 is more interested in c... : the Scrivener
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        Buildings went down in BC2 a lot more, but the destruction was a lot more generic and cookie cutter looki... : Sgt_Boomstick
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          I think we know who is into "baby features" itt. PS: IT'S YOU : rasputinreborn
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            lol. I feel like most of the requests in this thread are people with reminiscing about a bygone era. Thos... : Sgt_Boomstick
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              Why can't they be ranked? DICE could easily roll the best and most popular or requested community maps in... : pyide
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                They could, but people won't play on the unranked versions in the first place to test them out and get a ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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                  If they had let server operators unlock everything from the start in unranked mode instead of adding that... : pyide
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                    Having unlocks free ruin's the unlock economy mentality. That's not going to happen. : Sgt_Boomstick
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                      When you just want to hop into the game you paid for and have fun without grinding out hours for this wea... : pyide
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                        I don't get this at all. Unlocks are just fine when designed properly. Case in point. I've put a ton of h... : Sgt_Boomstick
                        • You are right, you don't get it. Vehicle unlocks were the big deciders but people getting raped by weapon... : pyide
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                  Also, that's straight up bullshit. People starved for new maps would be playing them, ranked or unranked ... : pyide
                  • You would think so, but BF2's legacy said otherwise. : Sgt_Boomstick
            • you are talking like one of those people who is completely fine with the de-evolution of MP gaming commun... : vitek r
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        Bad Company 2's destruction made buildings as a functional part of map balance almost worthless. When you... : deject
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          Exactly, this was one of the reasons they dialed it down. Once the community matured in BC2, people knew ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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            Yea, Arica Harbor, Port Valdez, etc. Who cares about the 1st two MCOMs on Arica when you can just knock b... : supaLink
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              It was all the more satisfying when you could put up a defense good enough to stop that from happening, o... : pyide
              • Yup : Godhatesfatpeople
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                That doesn't mean it's not wholly unfair though. Just because something is unbalanced doesn't mean it's i... : deject
                • Well in that game and on those maps specifically, from what I remember the balance usually was the first ... : pyide
                • Who cares if the first points are hard to hold when there are four more pairs of points to defend? Wheth... : the Scrivener
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          If your shit was getting torn down quickly that was on you and your team. You can easily counter that shi... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            You obviously didn't play on the (in my opinion really shitty) high ticket count servers that dominated t... : deject
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              I never play on high ticket servers. That bullshit is boring. : Godhatesfatpeople
              • I don't like it either, but it's massively popular and it ends up being the only real option a lot of the... : deject
              • high ticket servers weren't too common in bc2 since the main mode everyone played was a mix of rush & cq,... : supaLink
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          It was kind of impressive to see a town flattened honestly. It took a lot of work to accomplish. : OutlawSundown
          • Exactly :D : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I personally enjoyed BC2 more, but primarily because of the map selection. The destruction was also more... : Begawkiness
      • The maps were definitely more interesting in BC2. : OutlawSundown
    • The maps, the squads and overall aggressive nature of it. The building and environment destruction is gre... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • You are not alone. But if i had BF3 for a PC it would be a blast. Sadly i have it for consoles where the ... : Ch1d0r1
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  How about letting us host our own servers, not this server rental bullshit. : X-GOUKI
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    Not going to happen, they have been doing that since BF2. Won't be changing if you want ranks. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      The entire ranking/unlock system needs to vanish from FPS games. : ant_hillbilly
      • It's all they have now to keep some people interested. I agree though, does nothing for me. : pyide
      • A lot of people. Love it. So its going not going anywhere. : Sgt_Boomstick
      • i just wish it was not just a different name for "leveling". im totally fine with ranks and ratings and ... : vitek r
      • Shit's gay. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Offline BOTS, a la Black Ops. Do you fucking speak them? : Broken Canoe
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    Why are all of these requests in this thread for baby features? : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Because some people prefer a certain featureset as and you said higher up, - maybe it is a bygone era, bu... : Broken Canoe
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        Fair enough, I really loved 42, Vietnam, and BF2. But in a world were AAA games cost a bazillion dollars ... : Sgt_Boomstick
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          If it's down to a budget, you're right, the most popular features win. That doesn't make it any more of a... : Broken Canoe
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            Indie shooters are what you are looking for. : Sgt_Boomstick
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              Yeah I had a blast with Sanctum. : Broken Canoe
              • Great game. Even better at that Steam Sale price. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Not falling for this bullshit again..... never buying a dice game again. BF3 was a great game only when a... : godm0de
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  Am I the only one that wishes we could modify our soldier builds outside of the fucking server we're play... : icon_of_syn
  • That would be great, a feature worth begging for. To set and save preset loudouts outside the game and eq... : pyide
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    Oh hey, look: http://battlefieldo.com/threads/battlefield-3-customization-editor.5114/ It's not in Bat... : pyide
    • Nice find! I'm definitely going to try this. : icon_of_syn
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      BOOM! Let's hope he's right! It's long overdue. Per the author of that mod on page 2: So, I've got s : icon_of_syn
      • He should probably keep working on it considering how poorly dice implements their changes. : dedgecko
      • Yeah I hunted down the PDF after that, think it was from gamescom? Anyway it's planned for the future and... : pyide
• Betafield 3... getting you ready for Battlefield 4. : Madwacker
• We need a new Bf for better VOIP solution, battle record, spectator mode, and better eSports support? ... : desevil
• I dont want to seem too ambitious here, but how about: - its easy to get into a match, same team, and sq... : Cygnus X-1
• I think I'll wait six month after BF4 releases, and just play BF5 in 2014. Thanks for nothing DICE : KernSE
• I seriously have Battle Field and Call of Duty fatigue. I don't give a damn about either franchise's seq... : Miller_TYM
• Offline with bots thx. : drac01