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• Top 10 Battlefield 3 Open Beta Issues And How We Are Addressing Them Posted by EA News at 04:39PM on Monday, October, 10, 2011
  
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  We’re more than half way through the open beta and thrilled to see so many people still enjoying the game while continuing to give us great feedback. As part of our dedication to showing you how your feedback is directly affecting and improving Battlefield 3, here are the latest Top-Ten Community Issues that we’re addressing.

  1. Squad issues: Cannot play with friends within same squad, squads get split up onto opposite teams, etc.
  There will be improved squad functionality in the retail game (including but not limited to): the ability to create squads prior to launching into a game, sticking with your squad when joining a game and continuing together through future games (If team balance on the server allows it), inviting friends to a squad and changing squads once in game.

  2. Regarding additional Open Beta content and fixes/patches for consoles, including PlayStation 3 issues with chat and party systems
  While we would like to patch the Open Beta, DICE is currently focusing its available resources on polishing the retail game.

  3. Will DICE have enough time to iron out everything by release?
  Please see General Manager Karl Magnus Troedsson's blog post regarding this question.

  4. Can we have ability to change settings/options before deployment into match on PC?
  The ability to modify your settings via the deploy screen has been added into the retail game.

  5. Issues with terrain stability and “falling into the map” on Operation Métro
  This has been fixed for the beta via a server side update.

  6. Kill cam sometimes zooms out too far or outside the map
  This has been fixed for the launch of the retail game.

  7. A bug that sometimes keeps some players from being able to sprint
  This has been fixed for the launch of the retail game.

  8. Screen flickering/stuttering. Blue screen remains after respawn. Game locks up after deploying C4 (360)
  This has been fixed for the launch of the retail game.

  9. Downed bodies appear to be dead, but are not
  The DICE team has been looking into this issue – which is caused by a combination of incidents in a confined area - and are working hard to address the issue for the launch of the retail game.

  10. Why is the hit detection seemingly different from Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
  The netcode is one of the many things that we are testing as part of the Open Beta and is not necessarily reflective of the final retail game. The DICE team appreciates and has heard the feedback you’ve provided and is further optimising online play.

   

   

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• EA News Posted at 03:08PM on Thursday, May, 10, 2012

  Battlefield 3 - Inside DICE: Tweets from the Battlefield

  Alan Kertz is the Core Gameplay Designer behind a lot of great in-depth blog posts published here at the Battlefield Blog. In this episode of “Inside DICE”, he takes a handful of your most tweeted questions and answers them personally.

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• EA News Posted at 05:24PM on Wednesday, May, 02, 2012

  Battlefield 3 - Inside DICE Accessorise It: Finding the Perfect Setup to Fit Your Playstyle

  In this episode of “Inside DICE”, Core Gameplay Designer Alan Kertz returns with an in-depth look at how we balance and rebalance the game after launch. He will also help you realise some of the most significant changes in how the different accessories in Battlefield 3™ are tweaked in the latest patch – and how you can experiment to find a new and perfect setup to fit your personal play style.

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• EA News Posted at 12:51PM on Thursday, April, 26, 2012

  Battlefield 3: Close Quarters Donya Fortress Gameplay Trailer

  Our second gameplay trailer from the upcoming expansion pack Battlefield 3™: Close Quarters showcases the map Donya Fortress in all its destructive glory.

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