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Lots of new BF3 facts released

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A lot of new facs have been released in a recent Q&A session. They’re all listed below.

Battlefield 3 Beta

  • The beta will not start at midnight or 00:00 GMT
  • The download size will be 2 – 3gb
  • Those who had the alpha must download the beta client, the alpha client can not be updated.
  • No game rank limit during beta (go all the way to 50!)
  • Pre-load information coming soon
  • The beta was not delayed

Battlefield 3 General

  • The netcode is completely new and rewritten
  • Players can not join a squad if their team is full (to prevent Battlelog groups from getting split)
  • Vehicles will begin to heal themselves after 10 – 15 seconds (this is a server setting)
  • Vehicles will only begin to regenerate if their health is under 75%
  • Unlocks are class restrictive, can’t put a sniper scope on a support gun
  • Operation Metro has been better balanced
  • Two knife animations (behind and on the ground)
  • A knife attack on your player can not be countered
  • Throwing a grenade will still prompt enemy players to yell (Bad Company 2 similar)
  • Hand grenades can not be held to make the detonation time quicker (known as cooking)
  • You can join a server that a friend is on via Origin
  • Friendly Fire is set to “on” by default. It can be turned off in the server settings
  • Caspian Border is not the biggest map
  • Jets do not have bombs (wtf?)
  • If you are kicked from a server, Battlelog will prompt you with the reason (ping, server settings, or server admin reasoning)
  • A ranked server can be turned into an unranked server (for practice, etc.)
  • No weather or time change during a multiplayer game
  • e-sports are the focus of Battlefield 3
  • No word on Battlerecorder/Game recorder

Misc. Battlefield 3 Information

  • Next 1 – 3 weeks will bring more information about maps
  • Battlelog application for iPhone/iOS (free). No word on Android.
  • Battlelog is updated separately to allow game updating to be a bit more flawless
  • More community events in the works (some happening here on enterbf3!)
  • Mod tools are still a possibility
  • Two nVidia GTX 580′s can run the game on ultra
  • Battlefield 3 may be available on the Xbox marketplace
  • Some 300 employees at DICE