• Battlefield 3 beta commences September 29

    Published on 21-09-11 at 09:44 AM AEST by
    rec
    Finally, a date has been disclosed. EA announced via Twitter that the highly anticipated Battlefield 3 beta will launch on September 29 - just over a week from now - prior to BF3's release on October 27. You'll get to play a single map, Paris' Operation Metro, in Battlefield's "Rush" game mode.

    Anyone who pre-orders the digital PC version of the game at Origin will be granted access to the beta, as will anyone who pre-ordered a Limited Edition of Medal of Honor. Furthermore, if you purchased Medal of Honor on Steam prior to July 26 you too will have access. In that instance, to get your beta key, click the "CD Key" link from within the Medal of Honor page inside your Steam Library. You will still need Origin to download and play the beta though, so grab it from www.origin.com/download.

    For those that aren't aware what "Rush" is, here's the description from DICE:

    "First introduced in Battlefield: Bad Company, Rush has now made its way to the heart of the Battlefield series in Battlefield 3. An objective based mode, the attackers have to arm and detonate pairs of M-COM stations in each area of the map to unlock the next area and the next pair of M-COM stations. While defenders have an unlimited amount of spawn tickets, attackers only get new tickets every time they destroy a pair of M-COMs. If all M-COM stations on the entire map are destroyed, the attackers are declared the winning team. If the defenders manage to deplete the attacker's tickets to zero (by killing them), the defenders are declared the winners.

    "As an all-out warfare mode, Rush features a large variety of vehicle setups tuned specifically to that map's landscape and features. Players can find all types of vehicles on Rush maps, including transport vehicles, armored vehicles, helicopters, and of course, jets. Rush offers a compelling objective based all-out warfare game mode for Battlefield veterans."


    There are a few changes to the mode, however:
    • You cannot use explosives or shoot at the M-COM to take it out. Only arm and disarm.
    • If the attacking team arms the M-COM, but runs out of tickets, the match will continue until the M-COM detonates or defenders disarm it
    • If the defenders start disarming an M-COM just before it’s about to blow, the explosion is prevented until the disarm is accomplished. If the defender gets killed during the disarm process, the M-COM will instantly blow
    And here are the system requirements:

    Minimum System Requirements
    OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
    PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
    MEMORY: 2 GB
    HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
    GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
    GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
    SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
    KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
    DVD ROM DRIVE
    Recommended System Requirements
    OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
    PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
    MEMORY: 4 GB
    HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
    GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
    SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
    KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
    DVD ROM DRIVE


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    Comments 40 Comments
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 21-09-11, 10:08 AM
      You cannot use explosives or shoot at the M-COM to take it out. Only arm and disarm..... awww i miss my C4 blankets :/

      mind you, good stopping tanks from killing them (directly) - that one in the pit on that snow map was just too easy due to that.
    1. Jay's Avatar
      Jay - 21-09-11, 10:43 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Aegis View Post
      You cannot use explosives or shoot at the M-COM to take it out. Only arm and disarm..... awww i miss my C4 blankets :/
      Quad of doom.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 21-09-11, 10:48 AM
      pfft, noob, Jay - any vechicle loaded with explosives is a jihad jeep ;P
    1. Milenko's Avatar
      Milenko - 21-09-11, 10:56 AM
      I still remember seeing how far we could launch the friendly vehicles with tonnes of C4. Was gold :p
    1. Joshuayu101's Avatar
      Joshuayu101 - 21-09-11, 10:57 AM
      UAV full of surprises?
    1. Milenko's Avatar
      Milenko - 21-09-11, 11:00 AM
      Furthermore, if you purchased Medal of Honor on Steam prior to July 26 you too will have access.
      Should the key be showing already? Or closer to the actual beta release?Caus I've had MoH for ages and I don't have a key
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 21-09-11, 11:21 AM
      not sure it will even give you a key will it? MOH is probably attached to your EA/Origin account so it will likely just unlock when it's ready - bet it doesn't preload though...

      i also bet the origin preorders (that get the beta 48 hours earlier) wont finish loading til the beta is opened to the MOH players.

      edit: oh just noticed this on the origin store page for BF3: * CONSUMERS WHO BOUGHT MEDAL OF HONOR LIMITED EDITION OR TIER 1 EDITION ALREADY HAVE THIS REWARD. - in ref to the 48 early access to the beta. I thought MOH just gave you beta access, not early beta access. cool.
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 21-09-11, 12:32 PM
      As per the article, if you bought MoH on Steam prior to July 26 you will have a beta key via the "CD Key" link in your library.

      When the beta key will appear is unknown. Sometime between now and the 29th.
    1. Aegis's Avatar
      Aegis - 21-09-11, 12:39 PM
      silly boy, i don't read GU for the articles... ;P
    1. Lothar's Avatar
      Lothar - 22-09-11, 03:17 AM
      Origin US Storee for BF3
      US = $59.99 USD
      AU = $79.99 AUD

      ....
    1. KidCynic's Avatar
      KidCynic - 22-09-11, 03:23 AM
      UMADBRO?
    1. Lothar's Avatar
      Lothar - 22-09-11, 03:35 AM
      Nah drunk bro. But my proxy is working BRO!!!!
    1. Milenko's Avatar
      Milenko - 22-09-11, 05:35 AM
      I paid 33.99GBP ($61AUD) via the UK store.
    1. Ratty's Avatar
      Ratty - 22-09-11, 08:26 AM
      $26 here

      Battlefield 3 CD Key
    1. r00t|{it's Avatar
      r00t|{it - 22-09-11, 09:15 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Ratty View Post
      $26 here

      Battlefield 3 CD Key
      Thnx bro wasn't gonna pre-order, now I have ^_^
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 22-09-11, 09:44 AM
      I've tried everything to do the "Steam credit card trick" on Origin, too. Various cards, various VPNs in various locations, various address formats - nada.

      Better value buying it boxed for $70-ish from the major discounters (E.g. BIG W), or using a key site as per Ratty's link (but you won't get beta access?).
    1. rec's Avatar
      rec - 22-09-11, 09:48 AM
      On the topic of pre-orders, Battlefield 3 is well ahead of EA predictions, having secure over 1.5 million already.
    1. Ratty's Avatar
      Ratty - 22-09-11, 10:37 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by rec View Post
      I've tried everything to do the "Steam credit card trick" on Origin, too. Various cards, various VPNs in various locations, various address formats - nada.

      Better value buying it boxed for $70-ish from the major discounters (E.g. BIG W), or using a key site as per Ratty's link (but you won't get beta access?).
      yeah cant argue with $26 bucks not frussed bout beta access really, I've bought Space marine and RO2 from them this week alone so they legit and fast delivery of keys, bout 30-60 mins.
    1. smashT's Avatar
      smashT - 22-09-11, 01:33 PM
      You do realise you still get beta access right? You just don't get the 48 headstart, so you can play on the 29th September where as preorders can play on the 27th.

      (Assuming those are US dates but you get my point)
    1. Lothar's Avatar
      Lothar - 22-09-11, 09:53 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Ratty View Post
      $26 here

      Battlefield 3 CD Key
      Battlefield*3*Limited*Edition*CD*KEY...
      I have used OKS quite a few times before. Never been shafted from them.
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