Battlefield 3 Expands with Co-op and Social Network

[allistairp]

Battlefield 3 Expands with Co-op and Social Network

DICE announces [a href="http://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-3-Limited-Pc/dp/B002I0HJZO "]Battlefield 3[/a] multiplayer will be shown at E3, but that's far from being its biggest surprise.

A recent entry on the [a href="http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/06/03/bf3-goes-to-e3.aspx##"]official Battlefield blog[/a], announced Battlefield 3 will feature an "extensive co-op campaign" - a first for the series. The game will also implement a social network and stat tracking portal with the new Battlelog website, which will be free to all players.

"[Battlelog] lets you manage your friends lists, squad up, create platoons, use voice chat and follow your friends' progress in real-time, and more," DICE general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson wrote.

It was also announced the game would feature Team Deathmatch, which is kind of like announcing the game will feature sound options, at this point.

More so than any entry before it, Battlefield 3 seems like a direct reaction to Call of Duty. In past entries, single-player was always secondary. Now, it's the first thing shown off in trailers. With the announcement of community features and co-op, it seems BF3 is a note-for-note response to Actvision's best-selling military shooter. Add on [a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109304-DICE-Battlefield-3-Looks-Better-on-Consoles-Because-Were-Making-it-for-PC"]better graphics for all[/a] and the fact that Activision want [a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110483-Activision-Unveils-New-Call-of-Duty-Online-Service"]people to pay[/a] for many of the features DICE will offer for free, and Battlefield might have a shot at taking CoD's throne.

Co-op and Battlelog will not be shown at E3, but readers can look forward to our coverage of multiplayer (on the new "Operation Métro" map) next week.

Source: [a href="http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/06/03/bf3-goes-to-e3.aspx##"]Battlefield Blog[/a], via [a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/06/battlefield-3-adding-co-op-campaign/1?csp=34"]Game Hunters[/a]

See all our coverage directly from the show floor. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/e3_2011]

Permalink

 

[SovietSecrets]

Still getting both MW3 and BF3. I love how hard EA is trying to make this game great, just means more benefits for me in the Fall. Super excited.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Looking forward too it!

I'm going to buy this game twice, once for 360 so I can play with my Xbox buddies, and on PC cause it's a freaking Battlefield game...

 

[Mavinchious Maximus]

This is the reason I love dice. Thanks guys for not milking the franchise like some other companies.

 

[binvjoh]

Announcing that a core Battlefield title (Bad Company is not core) features TDM isn't actually that obvious. Hell, Bad Company 2 didn't even feature a standard TDM game type, instead it went with a four player per team affair.

Also, Yay! Now make sure you include split screen for us consoletards so we can play with all our jock-douchebag friends!

Can we please stop with this babbling on both sides? PC gamers who hate on console gamers are stupid and vice versa. Both sides deserve deep, rich gaming experiences and such are possible on all current systems.

And yeah, I realize your post was very likely just a joke, but it still feeds on a stereotype that we badly need to get rid of.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I'd been thinking about getting MW3...then I heard about the lack of dedicated servers. And Battlefield 3.

Sign me up for Battlefield!

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

yesssssss

BF3 again fails to disappoint me
did I mention Frostbite 2?

 

[RA92]

This is the reason I love dice. Thanks guys for not milking the franchise like some other companies.

Er, I love me some Battlefield as well, but saying they haven't milked the franchise...?

2011 Battlefield 3
2011 Battlefield Play4Free
2010 Battlefield Online
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2009 Battlefield: 1943
2009 Battlefield: Heroes
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company
2007 Battlefield: 2142: Northern Strike
2006 Battlefield: 2142
2006 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
2006 Battlefield 2: Euro Forces
2005 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2005 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
2005 Battlefield 2
2004 Battlefield: Vietnam
2003 Battlefield: 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
2003 Battlefield: 1942: The Road to Rome
2002 Battlefield: 1942
2000 Codename Eagle

 

[vazzaroth]

Teeeeaaaaammm Deaaaaathmaaaatch???

Hmm. I am skeptical. I don't particularly want any more CoD in my BF. Squad DM was a good, interesting change that fit in with BF's style, and it servers were small enough that I don't think it lured too many players in it's icy, non-objective based grip.

I am afraid of the day I boot up BF3 a year after release and there are no Conquest and Rush modes being playing anymore, only TDM. And I fear BF4 saying that they are "listening to the community" and replacing all their modes with TDM variants.

"Puh-shaw!" you say. "That will never happen in Battlefield!" You say. But, like Smokey says: Only you can prevent dumb Multiplayer modes. Say no to TDM servers.


in b4 "Call of Duty didn't invent TDM BWAAAAA!"

 

[xchurchx]

Battlefield 3 Expands with Co-op and Social Network


It was also announced the game would feature Team Deathmatch, which is kind of like announcing the game will feature sound options, at this point.



Permalink

actualy i thin that is news
battlefield didnt realy have any team death match (A propper one any ways)
most of the multiplayer modes were team objective modes like rush and capture the flag

 

[GaltarDude1138]

Teeeeaaaaammm Deaaaaathmaaaatch???

Hmm. I am skeptical. I don't particularly want any more CoD in my BF.

I prefer to think of it more along the lines of "MoH in your BF", and by that I mean they are saying (subliminally) is that DICE may have learned some things developing a (albeit only the multiplayer side of it) non-Battlefield title.

At least, that's how I like to think of it.

 

[Meggiepants]

I might just buy this game now. Cool.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

Meanwhile CoD's campaign is not co-op, and theres no servers, IW is sooo jelly right now.

 

[Low Key]

I just built a top notch PC. Sounds as if BF3 is the game for me. I might even get it for console simply because of the co-op campaign, something CoD should never have taken away.

 

[Jumplion]

This is the reason I love dice. Thanks guys for not milking the franchise like some other companies.

Er, I love me some Battlefield as well, but saying they haven't milked the franchise...?

2011 Battlefield 3
2011 Battlefield Play4Free
2010 Battlefield Online
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2009 Battlefield: 1943
2009 Battlefield: Heroes
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company
2007 Battlefield: 2142: Northern Strike
2006 Battlefield: 2142
2006 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
2006 Battlefield 2: Euro Forces
2005 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2005 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
2005 Battlefield 2
2004 Battlefield: Vietnam
2003 Battlefield: 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
2003 Battlefield: 1942: The Road to Rome
2002 Battlefield: 1942
2000 Codename Eagle

Just a question, how many of those games were specifically developed by DICE? I'm pretty sure some of the spinoffs are made by other developers, no?

Anyway, that sounds pretty neat. I doubt I would use any of it as many other online games have this sort of thing where you can "track your friend's progress!/Check up on clan updates!/See your stats!" Still, that's just one more reason to despise Activision's money-grubbing ways.

 

[RA92]

This is the reason I love dice. Thanks guys for not milking the franchise like some other companies.

Er, I love me some Battlefield as well, but saying they haven't milked the franchise...?

2011 Battlefield 3
2011 Battlefield Play4Free
2010 Battlefield Online
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2009 Battlefield: 1943
2009 Battlefield: Heroes
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company
2007 Battlefield: 2142: Northern Strike
2006 Battlefield: 2142
2006 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
2006 Battlefield 2: Euro Forces
2005 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2005 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
2005 Battlefield 2
2004 Battlefield: Vietnam
2003 Battlefield: 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
2003 Battlefield: 1942: The Road to Rome
2002 Battlefield: 1942
2000 Codename Eagle

Just a question, how many of those games were specifically developed by DICE? I'm pretty sure some of the spinoffs are made by other developers, no?

Well, Wikipedia tells me DICE was responsible for Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Battlefield 2: Special Forces, Battlefield 2: Euro Force, Battlefield 2: Armored Fury, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield Online, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, Battlefield Play4Free and Battlefield 3. So yeah...

Mind you, I'm not complaining, since a majority of them are expansion packs, and the games are actually good. I'm betting CoD:MW3 is going to be yet another poorly-made port on the PC and I've no intention of shelling out for that. I believe my thirst for twitchy shooty gameplay will be mitigated by Serious Sam 3 this year.

 

[GeorgW]

Nobody cares, just show me the multiplayer!!
Please pleas please don't forget your roots, DICE!

 

[fozzy360]

It was also announced the game would feature Team Deathmatch, which is kind of like announcing the game will feature sound options, at this point.

To be fair, this is news. Battlefield isn't really known for having pure deathmatch modes. I believe the only thing that comes really close is squad deathmatch in BC2. So, pure Team Deathmatch for Battlefield 3 is pretty significant. I'm interested in seeing at how this go in BF3.