BF3 Rumor

[estoylisto]

I pulled this from another forum.

Rumor alert, so take this for what it is...

Breaking: Battlefield 3 Leaked Info
October 9th, 2007 by James Hyde in Rumor, MMO, Multiplayer, Online
A tipster sent us PDF document which looked like an outline of features for Battlefield 3. The three page document is apparently prepared for investors which should get it by December of this year. It details basic features of BF3, and are as listed:

Release in late 2008
Powered by Frostbite DX
Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.)
Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
Same ticket-based gameplay style as before
Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are Battalions which consist of three to four squads.
Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
Possible public beta in Summer 2008
Online stats tracking, awards and real world ranks
Soldier feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.)
In-game replay and recording feature
VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and extensive clan support
Built-in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.)
Widows Vista and OS X (no XP?!, ed.)
Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.
A map is mentioned by name, called Baghdad Burning, and appears to be a massive urban map, similar to BF2's very popular Strike at Karkand. The game is powered by Frotbite DX, currently the Frostbite engine is used in Battlefiled: Bad Company on PS3 and Xbox 360. The DX could refer to DirectX (10?), a PC version of the Frostbite engine.

[sfscriv]

1. Modern day setting (just like BF2, ed.) - Also, similar to COD4 and Counter Strike.

2. Announcement/teaser trailer in January 2008 with a possible public beta in Summer 2008. - Sounds like I will be holding off on purchasing COD4 (maybe, depends on COD4s features - demo out soon). I will probably just wait until after Christmas to see if an annoucement is made for BF3.

3. Battalions which consist of three to four squads with up to 40-players per team. - Sounds more like platoons rather than battalions. Looks like there will be more leadership positions. Perhaps subordinate unit specialization with missions like Deep Attack/Surviellance and Defense/Logistic Support.

4. Maps are mostly urban and similar to BF2's very popular Strike at Karkand. - Looks like some simple market analysis was applied. This is from BF2 Tracker:

Strike At Karkand 8,357,656 Hours
Sharqi Peninsula 3,735,147 Hours
Wake Island 2007 3,453,547 Hours
Dragon Valley 2,532,218 Hours
Mashtuur City 2,157,869 Hours
Gulf of Oman 2,091,030 Hours

5. Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support - Got rid of AT and SF.
Will feature 22 weapon unlocks and different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories. - It is good to have more unlocks with more customization. Maybe, AT and SF functions will be part of the available unlocks.

6. Soldier feature with characters and avatars - Probably, to show off stats, awards, and ranks.

7. Friends list, in-game IM-client and extensive clan support - Looks like they are moving into Xfire territory.

8. Built-in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.) - This will put all servers and players on the same version automatically. This will also take away control of what is done with your BF game. If you really hate a new feature, you will have to stay off the internet.

Overall, sounds like a good release for the next Battlefield. We will just have to wait and see.

[ArEs]

HELLA COOL!!! ... that makes me all giddy! I can't wait till this thing comes out!

[ArEs]

Have you guys played diablo 2? The program called Battle.net that is used for most of Blizzards games is said to be what most online menu's are modeled after. Hopefully EA has learned their lesson from 0 out of game communication, and take a few pointers!

[angrytomass]

Wow BF3 sounds like its goona be good! Can't wait, I just hope its a similar time frame so the clan can migrate to it, I own BF2142 and to be totally honest its crap in comparison.
=SWF=Angry