Posted March 15, 200817 yr This is an old article addressing a "rumored" release of Battlefield 3, so I thought I would share it again with you all... Breaking: Battlefield 3 Leaked Info October 9, 2007 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 servershttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/1.gif will be available for resellers weeks before the gamehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/1.gif 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 softwarehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/1.gif 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 PChttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/1.gif version of the Frostbite engine. Please note that none of this is confirmed, we’ve emailed a few people from EA and DICE (Battlefield developers) and will update the article as soon as we know more. Also note that we cannot, for obvious (legal) reasons, release the PDF document. Stay tuned for more info. [update 1] A few wanted to know if the document mentions in-game advertising, it does not, but wouldn’t be surprising, considering BF2142 had in-game advertising. [update 2] EA responded to the rumor with a “no comment” statement. Still waiting for a reply from DICE (which will probably be the same). [update 3] For clarification, the document doesn’t say that XP is not supported, it only lists Vista and OS X. [update 4] Further investigation reveals that EA DICE owns the domain “battlefield3.com” (not so important, since it was registered in 2004, so was battlefield4.com etc.). Still no reply from DICE. Stay tuned for further updates. [update 5] EA and DICE have responded to the rumor. The original article can be found here
March 15, 200817 yr Aren't Dice busy on something else right now? Wonder who'll they'll get to develop it. http://www.on-mirrors-edge.com/
March 15, 200817 yr seems like it's just a redo of the bf2 series.Maybe looks better and plays better(hopefully).But i'm sure i'll get it anyways.
March 15, 200817 yr Game company's work on several projects at the same time if they want to be prosperous...
March 15, 200817 yr Sounds good, but with only 8 maps, it means "fast-burnout" again as only 2-3 of them will be popular. Online rank tracking means custom maps won't have a chance, and the only way to get new content is to buy the expansion packs. *Sigh* At least there are a lot of vehicles and weapons to play with
March 15, 200817 yr I never even got half the upgrades from 2142! Wahh, oh well. Game on!! Can't wait.
March 15, 200817 yr customizable soldiers!!! if possible, i want a robotic right arm with the words "HAX ARM" tatooed to it.
March 15, 200817 yr customizable soldiers!!! if possible, i want a robotic right arm with the words "HAX ARM" tatooed to it. I want mine to be able to kick alls yalls butts with the least amount of effort and skill required by me!!
March 16, 200817 yr Author I dont mean to be a buzzkill, but hasnt this been posted before?? Yes it has been posted before, and if you had read my post thoroughly, you would not have asked this question.
March 16, 200817 yr Game company's work on several projects at the same time if they want to be prosperous... Looking at Dice's webpage they've made nothing but battlefield games since 2004. If they had the resources to branch out while also developing a Battlefield game you'd think they would have done so already. Doesn't seem like a company their size has the resources to do two major projects at once.
March 16, 200817 yr Well, the game that Dice is working on currently is Battlefield Heroes, which is to be a free to play game due out later this year. BF3 may be in the works already if BF:H is all they're working on right now. I still have high hopes for BF3 being a good game.
March 16, 200817 yr :thumbsup: -CoD4 V2.0 LoL!! -though...I do admit...I like the BF series, and hope BF3 all the best
March 17, 200817 yr I never really touched 2142...oh well. I'll be deployed by the time this game comes out
March 17, 200817 yr Yes it has been posted before, and if you had read my post thoroughly, you would not have asked this question. ha ha yea what he said. :banana:
March 18, 200817 yr Battlefield all the way. I might as well start saving my pennies for an entirely new rig build.
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