Battlefield 3

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Seth

but it's a PC game !!
i cry

Your game will only ever look as good as the beta
directx9 ftw

oh well. Would you play with a mouse/kb setup or analogs?
This is the type of game that I'd love to see a big developer shape for cross platform compatible multiplayer.

It doesn't look like a PC game. Sorry man, this one has been consolized.

[ZebraRampage]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

It doesn't look like a PC game. Sorry man, this one has been consolized.

It's not a PC game? I was just looking at the official site for the game, and it definitely includes PC in there with the consols.

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/pc

[Blix]

Originally Posted by Vampyr

It doesn't look like a PC game. Sorry man, this one has been consolized.

Define consolized. I've noticed a lot of pc elitists using it in a negative manner implying that some negative aspects of today's gaming trends that don't have anything to do with consoles are the direct fault of consoles.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Blix

Define consolized. I've noticed a lot of pc elitists using it in a negative manner implying that some negative aspects of today's gaming trends that don't have anything to do with consoles are the direct fault of consoles.

Reminds me of my Hierarchy of Gaming


But I can't speak for Vamp or anyone else, but from what I understand, its the dumbing down of certain aspects of games so that they are able to run comparatively on the Xbox 360 and PS3, which at this point are 6 and 5 year old technology, respectively.

That and simplifying elements of design so that they are better suited to work with a controller instead of the mouse and keyboard.

[Blix]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Reminds me of my Hierarchy of Gaming


But I can't speak for Vamp or anyone else, but from what I understand, its the dumbing down of certain aspects of games so that they are able to run comparatively on the Xbox 360 and PS3, which at this point are 6 and 5 year old technology, respectively.

That and simplifying elements of design so that they are better suited to work with a controller instead of the mouse and keyboard.

Nice picture. LOL. Now, the controller vs. kb/m argument I can understand although it's not always true. Some times you are just adding extra stuff that is not essential or truly helpful to the game. The graphics downgrade is not nearly as bad as many of them make it to be.

[Bond]

The more I play it, the more I like it. Still not sold on purchasing it yet though.

Still very glitchy from my experience though (mainly falling through the ground, although a few times all the colors turned to blue as well, which was eventually remedied by dying). The squad-based element of the game is certainly the most fun, and once you're able to actually get in a squad with all your friends (difficult to do in the beta, hopefully not in the actual game), it's quite a good time.

[Typhoid]

I dl'd and played the Beta (for PS3) for 4-5 straight hours last night even though it's only the 1map. I'm infinitely impressed with how constantly amazed I am at the realism of everything, and how fun it is.


I have no idea anything about squad stuff though. I was just playing the game and following people around or sticking near them to cover them.

[Angrist]

Starcraft 2.

It's pretty weird to realize I only paid Blizzard €45 once, while I've put so many hours into the game.

Edit: speaking of Blizzard, they're thinking of porting Diablo 3 to consoles.

[Seth]

Blix, what PC forum you browsing? I'm looking for a good one that can help me with questions such as, "If I currently have a geforce X460 an want to devote it entirely to physx, what dual gpu addition should I purchase in order to optimize my ASUS Crosshair 4 motherboard?"

haha anyway, to bump this thread, I'm getting it for the PC. The PC version will most likely come out with a 128 player fix for the larger maps. BF2 has that player cap on some servers.

Also, I've got a question about PC monitors. I just moved from an apartment to an actual house!(small an cozy and really old). I have an old CRT samsung 19" that is blurry at all resolutions including native. don't know why it crapped out. So I'm in the market for a new monitor.

The way my room is situated, I'm considering buying a larger 1080p LEd screen and betting an arm-bend wall mount that would allow me to extend it through my room's door and have it ideally situated as a main screen for the living room since we only have an old 32 tube in there. This seems like a great idea since my room is long enough to sit back and enjoy the large screen.

My question is whether or not any of you have had experience running your PC on a larger 1080p and thoughts on how it stands up to desk monitors in terms of gaming performance and overall use. Lots of internet reading and school stuff so it wouldn't be for gaming only. I love watching movies as well so that would be a consideration.

[Blix]

Originally Posted by Seth

Blix, what PC forum you browsing? I'm looking for a good one that can help me with questions such as, "If I currently have a geforce X460 an want to devote it entirely to physx, what dual gpu addition should I purchase in order to optimize my ASUS Crosshair 4 motherboard?"

haha anyway, to bump this thread, I'm getting it for the PC. The PC version will most likely come out with a 128 player fix for the larger maps. BF2 has that player cap on some servers.

Also, I've got a question about PC monitors. I just moved from an apartment to an actual house!(small an cozy and really old). I have an old CRT samsung 19" that is blurry at all resolutions including native. don't know why it crapped out. So I'm in the market for a new monitor.

The way my room is situated, I'm considering buying a larger 1080p LEd screen and betting an arm-bend wall mount that would allow me to extend it through my room's door and have it ideally situated as a main screen for the living room since we only have an old 32 tube in there. This seems like a great idea since my room is long enough to sit back and enjoy the large screen.

My question is whether or not any of you have had experience running your PC on a larger 1080p and thoughts on how it stands up to desk monitors in terms of gaming performance and overall use. Lots of internet reading and school stuff so it wouldn't be for gaming only. I love watching movies as well so that would be a consideration.

The forum consist of a small amount of people that post there daily. It's slightly more active than gt. www.razetheworld.com the founder (I think) Logan hosts tigerdirect's youtube channel. He really knows his stuff and there are a couple of other PC gurus out there. You'll definitely get a good amount of help there. Be warned though, there are some PC elitists that like to take jabs at console gaming.