Rosco wrote on Oct 24, 2011, 11:14:
Oh boy, another modern day cookie cutter combat game. Remember the good ol' days when everyone used to bitch about WWII shooters?

I miss those WWII shooters now.

JayDeath wrote on Oct 24, 2011, 10:30:
I'm disappointed about the shitty single player reviews. I guess I'm one of the few who was really looking forward to a stellar campaign. Oh well, the mp reviews are positive across the board so far. I can't imagine the gameplay being better than BC2 but we'll see.

Prez wrote on Oct 22, 2011, 23:05:

CONS: Single-player campaigns afflicted with terrible AI;
Has a very steep learning curve for new players.

Two huge impediments to my ability to enjoy a game unfortunately.

Umbragen wrote on Oct 22, 2011, 18:54:
True, enough. I know little about the history of Warcraft. I'm not a big fan of strategy games. What I do have, is a family full of lawyers, multiple generations of lawyers, I understand them quite well. A bit of prior art is not necessarily an adequate defense.

Jonny wrote on Oct 22, 2011, 13:47:

Umbragen wrote on Oct 22, 2011, 10:20:
I'm going to presume Dreamworks' lawyers are a good bit sharper than the dim bulbs ZeniMax, they may actually succeed in suing Blizzivision, they may even do it without alienating their customer base.

I doubt it. Pandaren first appeared in Warcraft III: Frozen Throne in 2003, Kung Fu Panda wasn't released until 2008.

beigemore wrote on Oct 21, 2011, 21:59:

Drezden wrote on Oct 21, 2011, 20:38:
Wrath? Sorry, the glory days ended with BC. The last time there was hardcore raid content, raid keys, and a sense of accomplishment. Wrath was the beginning of the "Any dumb shmuck can smash buttons and DPS for free purps" era.

Side Note: I can't believe I actually agree with Cutter for once. I must be getting old.

You just walked all over heroic Lich King and Mimiron, right?

Alamar wrote on Oct 21, 2011, 21:16:
Seriously though, I doubt Blizzard is 'scared' of either game.

-Alamar

Jackplug wrote on Oct 20, 2011, 14:07:
I think its activomit trying to stir up shit on BF3 so MW3 will get more buyers.

Beamer wrote on Oct 19, 2011, 13:16:
Battlelog looks like a mildly improved version of Bungie.net. Which means Halo 3, for consoles, had nearly all of this in 2008. Does Battlelog have the heatmaps for each game like Bungie.net did, though? With Halo 3 you could go online and look at the heat map, as well as where you were standing for every kill/death, as well as where the other guy involved was.

Halo 3 also let you watch replays of entire games, which was enormously awesome and I'm shocked no PC dev has done this as the ability to save these, to scroll through them faster, and to upload them to YouTube would be insane.

UT still had the best stats.

Creston wrote on Oct 18, 2011, 22:48:

Crustacean Soup wrote on Oct 18, 2011, 22:25:
I've noticed the moire, but it was hardly annoying at all.

What's moire?

Creston

Verno wrote on Oct 17, 2011, 12:59:

Second, most people don't give a shit about the SP game so obviously they would base their decision on how the multiplayer

DangerDog wrote on Oct 15, 2011, 00:04:
The Karkand DLC map pack is a stand alone expansion, completely separate set of weapons to unlock etc. I'm pretty sure you won't be able to rotate Karkand maps with BF3 maps.

deqer wrote on Oct 14, 2011, 10:17:
What about Battlefield 2142? I want to play BF2142 again. Those maps were great, and had great loading music. Also, Titan-mode.

We don't want to play BF3.

We didn't ask for another battlefield game.

DangerDog wrote on Oct 13, 2011, 21:42:

Krovven wrote on Oct 13, 2011, 21:38:

DangerDog wrote on Oct 13, 2011, 21:25:
* No proper joystick support, though it's been promised for months.

Wait, what? I thought they confirmed months ago that it would?

I know the config screen is a disaster right now, but I'm expecting it, probably naively, to be sorted out come release.

Apparently by proper joystick support they thought everyone meant an xbox360 controller hooked up to your PC. Nope, it's on the list of things to "look at after release".

I can't help you with looking for a link to some tweet or interview, just don't expect your HOTAS setup to work at release.

GameSpy: The beta didn't work well with joysticks or control pads(emphasis added). What level of support for these devices will the game ship with? Will pilots be able to fly with a stick or pad?

Lars: It's something we're looking into. It looks like we will be able to ship with joystick support, but I've been on the road for quite some time so I can't guarantee it. But yes, if it doesn't turn up at launch, it will definitely be a high priority as soon as possible after shipping. The work being done to support joysticks is more or less the same as control pads, if you get one, you get the other. It's something we're aware of now that we've brought back the jets. It's on the list.

Dagnamit wrote on Oct 11, 2011, 21:29:
yes, sir. saw, "decent Diablo clone" then five bucks. Sold.

rist3903 wrote on Oct 11, 2011, 13:10:
The game SpaceChem looks quite good from this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjYOYtd298o

Overon wrote on Oct 9, 2011, 20:14:
You got to give props to id/bethesda for the most comprehensive changelog descriptions I have ever seen...but RAGE still sucks as a game but it does look pretty.

Elricsi wrote on Oct 7, 2011, 23:00:

Teddy wrote on Oct 7, 2011, 22:46:
"We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games"

Translation: We'll release it on PC and charge as much as we possibly can for it, but we don't really care if it works.

Fuck you too, Carmack. Fuck you too.

That is the feeling I got from the quote too. (And I agree it is smart to design for the consoles first and foremost on action games.)

But I want to see if they really go ahead and release some HD levels for PC only, and I will be happy with that.

P.S. General consensus seems to be that the shooter gameplay is meh, but vehicles are suprising fun. I hope they focus their DLC efforts on the vehicle stuff.

Krovven wrote on Oct 7, 2011, 19:38:

RoTide wrote on Oct 7, 2011, 17:18:
But Beta tests aren't for you to "have fun" in.. No seriously.. They are to _test_ the game or the specific functions they want you to test.

But they are meant to have customizable controls. A large percentage of people cannot even "test" because they can't use their own controls. How exactly are you supposed to "test" the planes and choppers in Caspian when you can't config the joystick?

The BF3 beta is one big giant fail. Guaranteed they have lost many many pre-orders over the state of it. I've decided I'm going to keep my pre-order, just to retain the right to bitch at launch when they fuck it up...and they will fuck it up.