Battlefield 3

[TitanSound]

Then I'd suck even harder then I do at the moment.

I'm playing Rage at the moment, got a 360 pad for the driving bits, but when I try and use it to wonder round it feels clumsy as fuck.

Trust me, after 20 years of PC gaming, it felt weird for me too. You really do get used to it pretty quickly.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Maybe I'll skip the PC upgrade cycle and do it next gen. Would be kind of pointless now.

 

[TitanSound]

Maybe I'll skip the PC upgrade cycle and do it next gen. Would be kind of pointless now.

You could probably pick up a second hand 360 for not very much.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Much as I like you lot, I'll stick prettier graphics and cheaper games. For now at any rate.

 

[TitanSound]

You will join the Dark Side, It's your destiny!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Trust me, after 20 years of PC gaming, it felt weird for me too. You really do get used to it pretty quickly.

A good team compensates too...

 

[Cloud]

Maybe I'll skip the PC upgrade cycle and do it next gen. Would be kind of pointless now.

Yeah I'm with this PC for another 2 years I reckon, I have to run on medium to get 60fps constant. It runs in high at 40-55 and also manages ultra at 25-40 but they dip and don't look that much different. It might be to your advantage to have lower detail in multiplayer anyway.

I'm on finance for another 24 months, I dread upgrading as this rig cost £1250 just a year ago and tbh most of my money in the last 15 years has all gone on PC's. Plus I only play 2 games

Silly but if money was not option I guess I would buy a new rig just to get 10 fps more lol but as you say, it's pointless untill a next gen console is released and even then it would make sense to wait a little price wise plus consider what OS will be out, all this crap to be taken into consideration. I'm afraid it might be the case that I get that next gen console and a TV next time, depends on the prices but £1200 a year in rigs is a bit much for me.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

That's why you get machines you can upgrade.

Buying gaming PCs is never a good plan, probably the only part of the market building your own is the only way to go.

 

[TitanSound]

Some upcoming patch info. Good to see an increase for drivers/pilots points when a gunner gets a kill. Always baffled me why support points were always so low. It rewards badass helicopter flying that I seem to be good at

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Yep me too, support points should be higher as it encourages good team play. Talking of specialism, I believe I'm developing quite the taste for recon again, finding it easier and easier to headshot from the hip! And Mav flying ends up being a bit like the old Commander role when you're squad leader.

 

[TitanSound]

The MAV is a fantastic tool during Rush maps. Exactly like you say, being able to command the battle. Shame you cannot lay down defence/attack markers dynamically on the map instead of just the objectives. Would be nice to place your squad in a good defensive/attacking spot.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Yeah that would be very fucking cool...!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Right, new headset finally ordered after mucho faffing about, should be with me Thursday, you'll be happy to hear this now means you'll hear my swearing and shouting in clear booming audio.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Wayhey new headset has arrived!

 

[TitanSound]

Wayhey new headset has arrived!

Sweet, which one did you go for?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

These.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

The games audio is fucking mental, just started playing and didn't shoot, just stood there listening to the sounds of air craft or gunfire!

 

[TitanSound]

It's amazing isn't it?

A few days after release, I hooked my TV up to my mixer and EQ'ed it going into my amp. It sounded AMAZING! The long distance gunfire effects were epic. Just like the shootout in Heat.

 

[Cloud]

These.

Nice bit of kit m8

I could do with something like that cos I think the 7 speaker setup at the moment is driving me neighbour nuts. The sound is so good on this game, the main fromt speakers have a sub and there's one under the desk, you can feel the air move and the floorboards shake. A good set of phones might be a sensible purchase.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

It's amazing isn't it?

A few days after release, I hooked my TV up to my mixer and EQ'ed it going into my amp. It sounded AMAZING! The long distance gunfire effects were epic. Just like the shootout in Heat.

It's fucking unreal! My games gone up too as a result, playing quite a bit better due to better audio...

 

[sim667]

I'm tempted to get a set but they need to be much cheaper than that!!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It's fucking unreal! My games gone up too as a result, playing quite a bit better due to better audio...

I can really see that for working out the location of fire! I've got some nice speakers, but the positioning is a bit sub optimal for gaming.

Thing is I don't really like being plugged into cans, cuts of the rest of the world to much. What's the best solution of just using a mike for team speak? Tried using the one on my webcam, but there's just to much feedback. In an ideal world I'd use headphones to hear voice, with a mic, but have the rest of the sound through my amp and speakers.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I'm tempted to get a set but they need to be much cheaper than that!!

I realised I've spent something like 60 quid on crappy 'cheap' options that never last, never work properly and don't give very good sound. Figured fuck it, time to get a nice set and wireless is the way to go for me...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I can really see that for working out the location of fire! I've got some nice speakers, but the positioning is a bit sub optimal for gaming.

Thing is I don't really like being plugged into cans, cuts of the rest of the world to much. What's the best solution of just using a mike for team speak? Tried using the one on my webcam, but there's just to much feedback. In an ideal world I'd use headphones to hear voice, with a mic, but have the rest of the sound through my amp and speakers.

Works pretty well for me, I can hear everything I need to to have a great gaming experience.

 

[TitanSound]

I realised I've spent something like 60 quid on crappy 'cheap' options that never last, never work properly and don't give very good sound. Figured fuck it, time to get a nice set and wireless is the way to go for me...

My latest pair cost me exactly 60 quid They're pretty good though.

Very comfy and they have the 50mm drivers so good bass response.

But I've always found headphones to be more immersive than speakers. I do occasionally go through my amp, but it only sounds good loud. Not ideal when living with 3 people and can only get away with it at weekends.

My housemates do tease me a bit though. With the headphones on I tend to shout a bit during game chat. They've heard "GO, GO, GOOOO!" a few times

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Haha! Nice gear, one thing I don't like about mine is they ain't black...

 

[sim667]

For any recommendations for reasonably priced good ones? Do wired ones plug into the controller still.

Really need to invest in the setup from the gadget show

 

[Kid_Eternity]

How much we talking?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Paid subscription coming to B3?

EA boss John Riccitiello recently spoke to analysts regarding Battlefield 3 — which​

sold 10 million copies — where he hinted at Call of Duty Elite, the paid subscription service for Modern Warfare 3. Riccitiello said:​

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“Frankly, I gave a compliment to one of our competitors. It’s got a subscription on the back end of an FPS title. I think that’s a best-in-class performance.”​

He went on, saying that EA has been toying around with something similar, called Ultimate Team for its FIFA series. Riccitiello added:​

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“The reason this is such a fast-growing revenue stream for us is we’re identifying and implementing best practice across the range of our products, and you’ll see lots more to come including an announcement near term that Peter just alluded to.”​

This “announcement” is supposed to be the new DLC announcement for Battlefield 3 which is supposed to happen this week. Could we see a paid subscription model akin to Call of Duty Elite? It could be a premium version of Battlelog, with access to all future DLC, much like Activision’s model.​

 

[TitanSound]

Hmmm...not too sure about that. But then again, it's been said that "micro payments" will make up most of the games industry business. And that's been said for a few years now.

I doubt we'll see it with BF3. Maybe BC3.