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Pretty sure non premium members/people that didn't preorder will have access to the beta on Friday.
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MonkeyLibFront posted:Anyone know when the unwashed will be allowed to download this? 4th.
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Riflen posted:4th. Sorry meant time zones, i've got three weeks off so going to dedicate some decent time to this.
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Oct 3, 2013 11:38
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It was 9am UK for me on the 1st (too play). So possibly the same tomorrow?
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MonkeyLibFront posted:Sorry meant time zones, i've got three weeks off so going to dedicate some decent time to this. Origin will show you the exact time it will unlock for your timezone. The official site doesn't say, probably for that reason. Someone in here without early access will have to help you.
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Symthic just published statistics for BF4 Beta. What I'm taking from this is that none of the information available in-game or on battlelog is accurate in any way.
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Oct 3, 2013 12:04
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Jesus, this runs like rear end. I'm running low settings and barely get more than 60fps whereas in BF3 I ran ultra with no problems. I wonder how much optimizing they actually can do between now and release.
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bronin posted:Jesus, this runs like rear end. I'm running low settings and barely get more than 60fps whereas in BF3 I ran ultra with no problems. I wonder how much optimizing they actually can do between now and release. Lots by the sound of it.
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bronin posted:Jesus, this runs like rear end. I'm running low settings and barely get more than 60fps whereas in BF3 I ran ultra with no problems. I wonder how much optimizing they actually can do between now and release. In my opinion there is a giant memory leak somewhere. Playing after a fresh reboot gives good performance for a while, but it begins to hitch again after a time, or I could be running too close to my VRAM limit but I don't think that's the case. SLI seems to also not work very well at all. One problem is that the tools people use to show component performance overlays don't yet support 64-bit games, so there's no way to easily tell what's going on with your system during play. "Johan Andersson @repi 1 Oct The #BF4 PC beta is a beta, not all graphics options are hooked up or tweaked yet and performance is not final. But please do test the game" So some graphics settings don't even do anything in the beta. This explains a lot.
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Oct 3, 2013 13:26
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This isn't a performance beta, they are stress testing the actual server software.
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If it was any other game saying that performance of the beta does not match up with the build for release, I would call bullshit, but with the BF3 beta that was definitely the case. Release was significantly better.
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I'm pretty sure there are some memory leaks in the server software as well. There's a gradual decline in server performance as well as memory leaks in the client.
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They really need to put a flag up on the rooftop at C on Domination with all the fucktards congregating up there all the time.
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The RFB absolutely needs canted sights+Ay-Sea-Oh-Gee scope and angled grip to be useful. But once it gets that it's a very good weapon. And don't use the HB with it, but why anyone would but the HB on a DMR is beyond me.
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Internet Explorer posted:If it was any other game saying that performance of the beta does not match up with the build for release, I would call bullshit, but with the BF3 beta that was definitely the case. Release was significantly better. Also, remember that for vehicle/infantry balance, we essentially have the most powerful infantry combination (PLD + RPG should be the most damaging and deadly combination, according to that video about launchers they announced a while ago) while vehicles are currently severely limited in their options. Even something like thermal optics could make a huge difference for tankers, for instance. For helis, all they really need to do is make the RPG give a firing tone and it should be fine, at least on this map with its ridiculous LoS clearing areas. I can see stingers being useful against jets, for instance, since unless you're well coordinated, a recon/engi pair might not be able to lock and fire before the jet clears the area. Also, check out your vehicle customization tab, jets appear to have been split to "stealth jets" and "attack jets" (so hopefully, the former is A2A-oriented and the latter A2G). edit: mcbexx posted:They really need to put a flag up on the rooftop at C on Domination with all the fucktards congregating up there all the time. Ravenfood fucked around with this message at 14:28 on Oct 3, 2013 |
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Levelcap made a good point about rooftops. If you watch his video from pre release (I forget exactly which one) the remote mortar is brutal (he reckoned it was seriously OP). Even if it's toned down, rooftop campers will get blasted by it. It's just a combination of people not knowing the maps well and not all of the weapons being unlocked.
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Having the RPG+PLD be effective against helicopters, but unable to hit jets would make the most sense. That would still give stingers a use.
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What is the point of having any of the other launchers when the RPG does the most damage and can lock on to soflamed targets?
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I got an email saying "As a Battlefield 3 Premium member, you’re invited to try out an early version of Battlefield 4" even though I'm not a BF3 premium member. I did participated briefly in the BF3 beta, but only own the game due to the Sim City debacle. Did everybody else get this or am I special?
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Sandweed posted:What is the point of having any of the other launchers when the RPG does the most damage and can lock on to soflamed targets?
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Guest posted:I got an email saying "As a Battlefield 3 Premium member, you’re invited to try out an early version of Battlefield 4" even though I'm not a BF3 premium member. I did participated briefly in the BF3 beta, but only own the game due to the Sim City debacle. Did everybody else get this or am I special? Origin/EA is sending that poo poo to everyone at the moment. I got one telling me to go to my Origin account and start downloading the beta, but no beta appeared. Then I realized that the system tracks that I have premium but not the fact that I have it on the Xbox and not the PC.
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Internet Explorer posted:If it was any other game saying that performance of the beta does not match up with the build for release, I would call bullshit, but with the BF3 beta that was definitely the case. Release was significantly better. Judging by what DICE devs have said, they forked the tradeshow/beta build around E3 and have haphazardly backported only parts of their work since then into that fork. Why they don't just set up a special build of the main development branch that only builds multiplayer and the one beta map I have no idea. Oh yeah, 
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I don't understand why you wouldn't use the PLD, to be honest. Even if you ignore the lasing part, it still instantly shows you where every single person in front of you is. The range on that heat vision (and you can zoom it in!) is ridiculous.
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Lazyfire posted:I have it on the Xbox. I think you have learned your lesson then. 
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When C starts to go down, do you get any warning? I was on top and figured I would be able to jump off, but it instantly kills you when it starts moving...It should dump you off to the side and let you try to parachute away.
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Stanley Pain posted:I think you have learned your lesson then. I'm waiting for BF4 to show up on PS+ since BF3 did. Elendil004 posted:When C starts to go down, do you get any warning? I was on top and figured I would be able to jump off, but it instantly kills you when it starts moving...It should dump you off to the side and let you try to parachute away. The building starts to shake and you hear supports under you crushing. Warning beeps like fire alarms and such go off and that gives you a notice to get the hell outta there.
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Tathris posted:I don't understand why you wouldn't use the PLD, to be honest. It's also an insane XP generating device. There's a good bit of satisfaction lasing a target and watching it blow up.
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Tathris posted:I don't understand why you wouldn't use the PLD, to be honest. Exactly. Especially when the tower falls and you can't see poo poo. I starting actively lasing air vehicles when a pubbie asked for it. He was so grateful in chat, then several other people took advantage, and the assists were rolling in. The reason the beta is such an old build is because of certification. I actually feel they will lose purchases because the performance is so poor, and most people can't envision such a performance bump in less than a month. Anyone actually got the minimap to show on the iPad? I have it showing I'm on a server, but that's as far as I get. LampkinsMateSteve fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Oct 3, 2013 |
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LampkinsMateSteve posted:
I actually remember saying this during the last beta.
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Tathris posted:I don't understand why you wouldn't use the PLD, to be honest. I'm torn about the PLD. It's amazing and it has so much utility. But I'll eventually unlock the bucky-balls and then I'll not know which one I should use. Also I'm impressed that DICE actually made Recon be useful, fun and unique this time. BF3 recon kinda got shafted when it came to all the cool toys.
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Someone at EA says that the PC build is actually pretty fresh. It would make sense if all of the smooth running demonstration PCs at E3 and Gamescoms ran builds specifically optimized for their hardware.
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mcbexx posted:Huh, I just received a ton of master dog tags at the end of a round, some for weapons that aren't even in the beta yet. Hooray, I guess? Screenshot? And/or battlelog id if applicable?
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Stanley Pain posted:It's also an insane XP generating device. There's a good bit of satisfaction lasing a target and watching it blow up. Tathris posted:I don't understand why you wouldn't use the PLD, to be honest. Elendil004 posted:When C starts to go down, do you get any warning? I was on top and figured I would be able to jump off, but it instantly kills you when it starts moving...It should dump you off to the side and let you try to parachute away.
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I haven't played around in Battlelog enough yet or looked into the details, but will the "loadout" set up for BF4 pretty much be the same as it was for BF3? That is, you can have one pre-set loadout for each class via BL, but that's it? I'm really liking the game so far, but one of things I hated the most was not being able to just click on an "Assault 2" or whatever M16A3/FAMAS pre-set when hellmaps like Grand Bazaar or Metro came up and switch away from my usual AN-94 + Grenade Launcher set up.
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Hadlock posted:Screenshot? And/or battlelog id if applicable? http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/soldier/mcbexxx/dogtags/261118065/1/ Click Right, then scroll down to weapons.
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If wizard balls showed enemy soldiers on the map to everyone on your team then yeah I'd be excited for it. But right now I'm loving the SOFLAM/Quick Spotter/Range Finder. I wish my sniping buddy from Arma wasn't too disappointing in the game or once the game comes out I bet we would go around as a sniper spotter combo.
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Stanley Pain posted:I think you have learned your lesson then. Talking with people playing the beta on the 360 it sounds like a worse mess than what people are complaining about here. Textures won't load for a couple rounds, the game looks worse than BF3 did, and the controls are different enough to be confusing. This weekend is going to be drinking and PC BF4 beta if it actually works by Friday, though.
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Sereri posted:http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/soldier/mcbexxx/dogtags/261118065/1/
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