PC Battlefield 3 Lacks Key FPS Feature
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Well, here's the way I see it.C95J said:
Imagine if this new restaurant is coming to town. Man, it looks good; everyone's talking about it. You see ads for it, and it's your favorite type of food too! You can't wait, you think you're going to be there opening day. You're going to line up with your friends and eat an amazing meal at this new kick ass restaurant.
However, a week before it opens news breaks: all food in this restaurant will turn your shit neon blue. Some people? They won't care at all. They figure "hey, I shit alone and no one sees my shit but me. It just doesn't matter to me." Others, they're just horrified at the very thought.
It's kinda like that.
You see, there's these things called not having the extra dough to buy a decent PC, not being technically proficient enough to know what parts do what/are compatable with each other and outright not being good at building electronics.NameIsRobertPaulson said:
Almost like Dice lost a bet to someone and as punishment they had to see how fast they could scare away fans from the PC version of there upcoming game.
Just wait, in a few weeks they will tell us that to be able to shoot in the game you have to go into the ini file and write a paragraph that explains why you think shooting should be turned on.
Just wait, in a few weeks they will tell us that to be able to shoot in the game you have to go into the ini file and write a paragraph that explains why you think shooting should be turned on.
What the fuck? First, no Steam, now no server browser?
I knew DICE couldn't make a working server browser for PC in the last few years (especially for BC2), but cutting it altogether? Hell no!
And now, putting it on FUCKING consoles? If they could get it working on consoles they could've done that for PC for fuck's sake!
Okay, I'm NOT buying this game anymore. No mod tools as they promised back then, no announcements about BattleRecorder, and no server browser.
Shit.
I knew DICE couldn't make a working server browser for PC in the last few years (especially for BC2), but cutting it altogether? Hell no!
And now, putting it on FUCKING consoles? If they could get it working on consoles they could've done that for PC for fuck's sake!
Okay, I'm NOT buying this game anymore. No mod tools as they promised back then, no announcements about BattleRecorder, and no server browser.
Shit.
oh wow another knee jerk reaction from the "i hate EA" crowd.
boring.
people moan about a lack of innovation in games and the moment a reputable company tries something different, there's hell to pay.
from everything i've read and seen this system is perfectly fine and functional.
boring.
people moan about a lack of innovation in games and the moment a reputable company tries something different, there's hell to pay.
from everything i've read and seen this system is perfectly fine and functional.
You know, in moment like these the Steam Overlay browser would be a real lifesaver.
But... you know.
Still, I'll probably pay attention more to the people who are in the alpha, as you know those are the people who have the most experience with it.
But... you know.
Still, I'll probably pay attention more to the people who are in the alpha, as you know those are the people who have the most experience with it.
Wow do people have low standards.Couch Radish said:
OK let me explain what in development circles a web page UI translates to "laziest bodge job known to man", only seen in the shittiest of indie games, a triple A title with that... there was none before this.
Searching and filtering servers is much more convenient that way. Why is everyone whining? BFBC2's server browser was slow as hell.
If the game UI sucks they should fix it, we don't pay 60$ for them to be lazy pricks dicking around with web pages.Dissentient said:
It's no wonder they can pull this shit with everyones standards so low.
I played the Alpha, have the NDA breaking vids and screencaps to prove it. lol
That being said. Just canceled my pre-order. Using Battlelog was clunky. Main Menu with a server browser is so much better. If it finds you a server and you cant connect, it kicks you right out of the game entirely. Plus lack of main menu means you have to adjust all settings while you're on a server to play. Alpha didnt even have control options.
AND the settings file was hidden away and is encrypted, so you need a Hex Editor to adjust it manually. Actually had to adjust the mouse sensitivity manually that way since by default it's pretty low. Granted it's an Alpha but damn, the purpose of a main menu is to adjust that stuff before hopping into a match on a server. I do not want to have to launch a web browser + origin just to play a damn game.
Origin is not a problem since I use steam, but how come that can't include a server browser with origin, like steam has a global server browser for steamworks titles.
Oh and every time you quit out to find a different server, Origin has to re-authenticate everytime it launches. To be honest the server browser in BFBC2 is better. The server browsers from BF2 and BF2142 would much prefereable. CoD4 styl server browser would be fine. Not this battlelog crap.
That being said. Just canceled my pre-order. Using Battlelog was clunky. Main Menu with a server browser is so much better. If it finds you a server and you cant connect, it kicks you right out of the game entirely. Plus lack of main menu means you have to adjust all settings while you're on a server to play. Alpha didnt even have control options.
AND the settings file was hidden away and is encrypted, so you need a Hex Editor to adjust it manually. Actually had to adjust the mouse sensitivity manually that way since by default it's pretty low. Granted it's an Alpha but damn, the purpose of a main menu is to adjust that stuff before hopping into a match on a server. I do not want to have to launch a web browser + origin just to play a damn game.
Origin is not a problem since I use steam, but how come that can't include a server browser with origin, like steam has a global server browser for steamworks titles.
Oh and every time you quit out to find a different server, Origin has to re-authenticate everytime it launches. To be honest the server browser in BFBC2 is better. The server browsers from BF2 and BF2142 would much prefereable. CoD4 styl server browser would be fine. Not this battlelog crap.
It was easier, so they did it. It's just them slacking off.
I was in the alpha; Battlelog itself was nice, but the server feature was far worse. It was slow, not particularly user-friendly, and required a toolbar download. Seriously, it was a pain compared to in-game server browsers and took more time to start up than BC2. The splash screens only happen once in BC2 and pretty much every other game with an integrated browser.
And before I get any DICE fanboys saying, "It was your PC/It was your internet," I just want to take a minute to say: no, it was most definitely not.
I was in the alpha; Battlelog itself was nice, but the server feature was far worse. It was slow, not particularly user-friendly, and required a toolbar download. Seriously, it was a pain compared to in-game server browsers and took more time to start up than BC2. The splash screens only happen once in BC2 and pretty much every other game with an integrated browser.
And before I get any DICE fanboys saying, "It was your PC/It was your internet," I just want to take a minute to say: no, it was most definitely not.
Unless this is somehow streamlining things (and I really don't see how it is), this doesn't seem to have any sort of functionality at all. I'm a little confused, here.
