My Two Year Roll-a-coaster Ride to BF3

[swfwebmaster]

2 MAR 2010 - Bad Company 2 Release (It is a disaster on the PC platform; clearly a console port)
blogs.battlefield.com/2010/03/battlefield_bad_company_2_launch_trailer/

June 2010 - New Community Manager Introduced (DICE is on the upswing)
blogs.battlefield.com/2010/06/introduction_to_the_new_battlefield_community_manager_and_xbox_360_onslaught_news/

July 2010 - Battlefield 3 Beta Access offered to those who Purchase Medal of Honor (Something is not quite right)
blogs.battlefield.com/2010/07/battlefield_3_beta_added_to_medal_of_honor_limited_edition/

3 FEB 2011 - Cancellation of Battlefield 1943 & Bad Company 2 Onslaught (Sneaky, but brillant timing on their part)
blogs.battlefield.com/2011/02/looking_ahead/

4 FEB 2011 - Battlefield 3 Announced with 64 players, Jets, and Prone (Fantastic, this is really happening!!!)
blogs.battlefield.com/2011/02/battlefield_3_is_coming_preorder_now/

9 FEB 2011 - The full GameInformer article available on the internet (Horribly Disappointed)
blogs.battlefield.com/2011/02/bf3_interview/

9 FEB 2011 - My initial response in the EA UK Forum (Upset)
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3-pc/1390040-commander-yes-no-2.html#post19037012

9 FEB 2011 - First response by a DICE employee to one of my posts in the EA UK Forum (I had to Google Bobby Kotick to find out who he was)
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1390083-bf3-squad-leader-position-cut.html#post19040865

12 FEB 2011 - My comprehensive response in the EA UK Forum (Expression of Outrage)
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1390649-you-worried-about-dice-s-vision-lower-complexity-threshold.html

14 FEB 2011 - Demize trys to placate Battlefield Veterans (I am thinking: Show me!!)
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1390649-you-worried-about-dice-s-vision-lower-complexity-threshold-3.html#post19059565

June 2011 - Metro is featured at the E3 Expo without a hint of integrated teamplay tools (We are doomed. All doubt is gone. BF3 will be Bad Company 3)
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1399387-e3-expo-bf3-7-9-jun-2011-a.html

April 2012 - Still wondering how this could have happened. So many Standard Battlefield features removed:
- Large sandbox maps with a big playable area
- Functioning in-game in-squad VoIP
- Functioning leader in-game VoIP channel
- Functioning Commo Rose with orders
- Functioning BF2 order system
- Functioning leader positions
- Squad Leader only spawn
- Readable mini-map with orders displayed
- Full size "M-key" map readable & interactive
- Spectator mode
- Battle Recorder
- LAN ability
- Mod ability

And, so many unwanted Casual Assist features added:
- 3D spot
- Audio Auto-spot
- Enemy Squad Leader star
- skull & crossbones icon
- Kill cam
- Infantry & vehicle regenertive health
- Sniper scope glint

[pershainovitsh]

I did notice that BF3 was going to be Bad Company 3 at some point before release, perhaps thanks to your threads. When they said that they wanted to lower the complexity treshold, I was wondering why wasn't there an in-game tutorial or tutorial videos to teach people? Or why doesn't the single player show how to fly a chopper or a jet or how to drive a tank? As far as I remember, you were sitting on the back seat of the jet in the campaign, you didn't get to fly a helicopter but at least you did get to drive a tank. But that's not enough.

I could write about lowering the complexity treshold for hours, but fortunately for you I don't have that much time right now. So, in short: what was so complex about commander? Clicking on the map? Now that is hardcore, not everyone could do that.
Squad leader orders: the same thing. And in BF2 you could clearly see on the screen and on the map where were you supposed to attack (or defend or move or destroy or mine or repair).
Regenerative health? Why? If you go and play BF2 right now, there will be dozens of medics and pile of medpacks everywhere, and you can guarantee you'll get revived if there's a medic nearby.
Regenerative armor? That's why you need an engineer to help you. Having to repair vehicles brough teamwork to the game so easily.

Demize99: "It's going to be a good year to be a hardcore Battlefield fan."
At least they have a sense of humor. It was a good year for EA (or was it? At least they got a lot of money from BF3 sales) and for the CoD fans but not for the BF fans. You lowered the complexity treshold so much there is nothing hardcore about BF3. Audio spotting, auto-spotting mines... This is the exact opposite of hardcore. A blind monkey could play this game. At least he wouldn't have to watch all the unlocks and points block your view. Even the flag thing is right in the middle of the screen. Did they even test it?

Demize99 said: "The flight physics are actually a great example of why BF3 is a sequel to BF2 and part of the Core Battlefield Franchise."
Oh, it seems they forgot about that at some point and made flying badly.

On the last lines with the sub-title "And, so many unwanted Casual Assist features added:" it seems you have reversed everything. Having kill cam off isn't a casual assist, vice versa.

[swfwebmaster]

Apr 17, 2012 14:18:16 GMT 1 pershainovitsh said:

...When they said that they wanted to lower the complexity treshold, I was wondering why wasn't there an in-game tutorial or tutorial videos to teach people? ...

Teach New BF Players the Ropes
forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1390147-teach-new-bf-players-ropes.html