Thread: BF3 Fact & Videos Updated

Alright, this is out of the blue... But the Caspian gameplay looks sexy. Ohhhh Mahhhh Gawddd...... I am so siked... Be prepared to die peoples! I'm bringing the best.

Originally Posted by chray00

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

seems like they changed their mind after the alpha concerning the spawn system. Unfortunately (well, depending on your point of view), we'll be able to spawn on anyone, regardless if you are a squad leader or not...

Link found on EA UK forums :

Dice you listened once listen again! - Electronic Arts UK Community

Originally Posted by chray00

How many maps battlefield 2 had at release? Eight?

BF2 shipped with 12 maps and DICE gave us 3 free maps (Wake, Jalalabad & Tampa). They aren't as charitable anymore (thanks to the acquisition by EA). You need to pay for new content. That likely means we won't host the paid content unless we have a large enough user base to warrant it.

Originally Posted by WileECyte

BF2 shipped with 12 maps and DICE gave us 3 free maps (Wake, Jalalabad & Tampa). They aren't as charitable anymore (thanks to the acquisition by EA). You need to pay for new content. That likely means we won't host the paid content unless we have a large enough user base to warrant it.

but there's like 5 (2 tpg playable) modes on all the maps. That's now 45 maps (18 tpg) Plus Co-Op? SH*T We could Run a Co-op server? Like L4d? oooooooo.O.o

(where's the Googley face emoticon?)

Originally Posted by SmokenScion

but there's like 5 (2 tpg playable) modes on all the maps. That's now 45 maps (18 tpg) Plus Co-Op? SH*T We could Run a Co-op server? Like L4d? oooooooo.O.o

(where's the Googley face emoticon?)

They haven't said that every mode will be available for every map... Initially, they said all modes would be available on all maps in BC2 as well... and well... that never happened.

Originally Posted by SmokenScion

but there's like 5 (2 tpg playable) modes on all the maps. That's now 45 maps (18 tpg) Plus Co-Op? SH*T We could Run a Co-op server? Like L4d? oooooooo.O.o

(where's the Googley face emoticon?)

They likely wont be mixed. You can't go from a 64 person conquest to a lower player count rush without dropping a good chunk of the server.

So we have to assume TPG will have a large enough community from the gates to warrant more than just a conquest server before you assume we have any more than 5 or so conquest maps to play. It could wind up being a pretty tiny rotation for a 64 man server.

Originally Posted by chray00

At this point, I don't even care. It was either that or the spawn system we saw in the alpha, which ended up with the same problems (having to kill the entire squad to prevent them from spawning back).

I don't care if DICE wants to make the game easier for solo-players. I only care about how this community is going to play it.

In reality you typically had to do that in BF2 anyways... especially medic-heavy squads. It's really not a huge deal as long as the squad sticks together and moves together, it'll all work out in the end.

Originally Posted by QuickLightning

They likely wont be mixed. You can't go from a 64 person conquest to a lower player count rush without dropping a good chunk of the server.

So we have to assume TPG will have a large enough community from the gates to warrant more than just a conquest server before you assume we have any more than 5 or so conquest maps to play. It could wind up being a pretty tiny rotation for a 64 man server.

Exactly. If rush won't support 64-player, you won't see us running mixed mode. If we have to run 2 ranked servers, that could get expensive fast, especially if ranked providers charge $2-3 per slot for ranked servers as they have a habit of for new games. 96 players (a 64-player conquest and 32-player rush) at $2 per slot is $192.00. That's a huge chunk of cash there.