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[DICE] Top 10 Battlefield 3 Open Beta issues and how we are addressing them

We’re more than half way through the open beta and thrilled to see so many people still enjoying the game while continuing to give us great feedback. As part of our dedication to showing you how your feedback is directly affecting and improving Battlefield 3, here are the latest Top-Ten Community Issues that we’re addressing.

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Codeman4204607d ago

think they forgot the most important one. like the ability to actually finish a game without ppls computer freezing and them having to do a hard reset on it.

outwar60104607d ago

I've never had that happened to me maybe you guys need to update your drivers but i do get network timeouts :s

Codeman4204607d ago

yea updated just fine the first week it was available and just updated to the newest beta drivers today. still cant get games to last more than 5 minutes. This beat has pretty much destroyed BF for me think ill wait to get the retail version until after the first couple weeks so i can see if they have in fact fixed all their errors

outwar60104607d ago

i didnt use the beta driver. You are only supposed to use those if you encountered problems before. I used the latest stable one, im using a 6850 so i downloaded 11.9. try reinstalling the last stable one

SKUD4607d ago (Edited 4607d ago )

Not sure why you got disagrees on that. I'm having the same issue also. There were TONS of threads on the battlelog forums about it. Still no official word (last time I checked) from EA / DICE / AMD / Nvidia. Beta drivers made things worse.

I hope they will adress this major issue before the official release. Seems like there ignoring it.

kcuthbertson4607d ago

That sounds like a problem on your end Codeman..I've never had that happen either?

Codeman4204606d ago

go look at the forums as its not only me having this issue.

Fil1014607d ago

yep that get's on my tits but I know the retail version is going to be miles better than the beta ( I hope lol )

DanSolo4607d ago

I'm glad they are sorting out the squad issues.... that was getting really annoying at how truly crap the squad system was....

I hope they add that Caspian Border map to the beta, Metro is ok for a change of pace, but it did feel a bit too COD-like... that is ok as long as it is just a change of pace and not indicative of the game which I'm sure it is not.

I am interested to see about the install option for better textures as well.

Ser4607d ago (Edited 4607d ago )

I wonder how all of the people that were saying "lol, it's not a beta, it's a demo!" feel right about now.

Keep up the good work, DICE. I'm looking forward to launch day.

Kahvipannu4607d ago

Agreed, but commonly people who thinks that way really don't know what beta's really are for.

See you all in battlefield.

Ocean4607d ago

Right that should keep some of the naysayers happy....see you all on the battlefield

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws1d 20h ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman1d 18h ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath21d 18h ago

EA coming back for the crown of being perceived as the worst company in gaming.

Chocoburger1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

One of my favorite series is the THPS franchise, and it was packed with ads, but it didn't bother me. Posters for skateboard companies, JEEP, and Nokia phones. It did sort of fit in with the game world, but that was the past, these days ad would be intentionally intrusive or unskippable loading screen type of imagery. Ugh, I know EA would do it in a horrible fashion. Screw them.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai7d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga6d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole4d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville4d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens527d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_6d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville4d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM6d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka6d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_6d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long10d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz0910d ago (Edited 10d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.