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Battlefield 3 Trailer Hits, First Details Come In

Jets, going prone, and 64 players? Yeah, I'm down.

The first meaningful details pertaining to Battlefield 3 went online this morning as part of a rollout leading up to a Game Informer magazine full reveal. Jets and prone, 64-player competitive multiplayer, and a Fall release date for all three versions of the title have now been confirmed via various sources, including digital Game Informer, the game’s official Web site, and even the BF Blog.  
 
Also, there’s a new trailer out there. Check it:
  

       
Not too much to glean at from this teaser, but obviously Battlefield 3 will focus on urban warfare and its trappings -- tanks, RPGs, attack helicopters, and urban sprawl. Also, take note of the heavy distortion on the BF theme song. Sounds like the beginning of the mashy, bile-spitting kind of stuff that makes for the best and nastiest war movies. 

There’s not a lot more to go on here. As I mentioned, Game Informer has the scoop, and as a GI digital blog post promises, we’ll learn a lot more about the game’s single-player campaign and its multiplayer when the magazine hits. Anyone else excited?

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DUN DUN, DUN, DUN DUN DUN

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Great teaser. Remind anybody else of the Tron: Legacy trailer?

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@moojuice said:
" DUN DUN, DUN, DUN DUN DUN "
drrn DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN DUN, DUN DUN DUN DUN
 
beeeeeee buhhh buhhhh buuuh dun dun dun dun  
*5 minutes later*
 
DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN
 
*loads BF2 on steam* TIME TO KICK SOME.. what? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DRAW DISTANCE ITS ALL FOG?
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Well it's all but confirmed that it isn't 64 player on consoles as the blog post describes the multiplayer as "64 players (on PC)" 
 
Why would they include "(on PC)" if the consoles were no different? 
 
Hope it's more than 24 players
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Someone please tell me they saw a navy ship..

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okay first look it wasnt much but second look paying attention i saw everything battlefield 2 had choppers/tanks/vehicles/jets. were starting off strong here!

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Nice. 30 seconds of logos and shit and 10 seconds of . . . well, I don't even know if the other ten seconds counts as "trailer".

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@TheFreeMan said:
" All I heard when listening to that trailer was the Terminator theme.  which is good (as well as 64 player multiplayer and a lots of vehicles and stuff) "
Having 64 players isn't really that big of a deal. It's a let-down, from what I was hoping. The last Battlefield had 64 players and that was six years ago. Maybe there's some reason that 64 is "optimal", but it seems they could have increased it.
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GET HYPE!!!

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@s7evn said:
" Teaser trailer :( "
This. Hopefully Battlefield 3 will be the game that breaks me of my unhealthy COD habit xD
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Yay! Single player. Something to mess around with when the EA master servers crash. Also, prone will make those damn wookies harder to spot. Is this the return of dolphin diving?!

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Yeah the Single Player in BFBC2 was pretty sucky compared to the beauty that was online. I hope developers start to focus on delivering a quality campaign again and add in some co-op. Not enough co-op campaigns out there, it's ridiculous!

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.@Goblinoid said:

" Urban, why has it always to be urban? Bad Company, Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, Battlefield 2, Medal Of Honour.  I. Am. So. Sick. Of. This. Urban. ****.  Just make a new Battlefield 1942 and you have bought me in. Oh, it's just me? Ffuu... "

Did you ever play the Battlefield games? The most urban they were got were towns with buildings  in them. Most levels in Bad Company town were as urban as a farmstead. I mean, if you call the occasional neighborhood of buildings "urban", then I imagine you should just play something like Operation Flashpoint instead.
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What an awesome, awesome teaser. I really like the way the Battlefield 3 title flashes in tandem with the heavily-distorted Battlefield theme.

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The way the music was remixed almost makes it seem like it came from a Nine Inch Nails album.

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@heatDrive88 said:
" The way the music was remixed almost makes it seem like it came from a Nine Inch Nails album. "
NiN soundtrack confirmed?!
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Battlefield ftw! 
 
Doesn't have shit on CoD

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I really loved the old Battflield 1942 games, heck I even liked 2.  But I haven't enjoyed a Dice Game since.  Will they get me back with 3?  I'm not sure.  :\ 
 
I want to believe!  *Cue X Files Theme*  
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Did NiN make that teaser? Totally sounded/looked like it came straight out of a Nine Inch Nails show. Which is awesome, of course. 
 
I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this game. When they started talking about "taking on Call of Duty" I got worries, I'll admit. I just hope it's not too much like Bad Company. And I love the Bad Company games, I still play 2 online. I just want a proper Battlefield game.

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I've put off "modern multiplayer focused" FPS's this gen because none really interested me beyond UT3(2K7) and Killzone 2. I was pretty impressed with BBC2 though, and haven't really found the Call of Duty style to be much fun w/o vehicles. This is the first time i'm actually kind of excited for because of vehicles and 32V32. I will probably suck, but it feels better knowing 31 other people can pick up the slack instead of 7, 11 or 15 others.

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The beat style is exactly the same as that metallic beat music in the original Terminator movie.

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now THAT is a damn good teaser

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Siiiiiiiiiiick....,

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All I needed was the Battlefield jingle and a big ol' #3. I'm happy. :)

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Hahah the return of prone! Funny they would mention that in an announcement. DICE is good people.

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So... planes confirmed?

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I am getting a Terminator vibe from this, which is a really good thing.I still have hope in BF3.DICE keep working hard, I won't mind delays if you can still craft an excellent final product.

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Badcompany 2 was amazing, I always wanted more types of tanks, boats, choppoers and so on in it. I can't wait for battlefield 3 as I am sure it will be amazing, I just hope that it is good on the consoles too, I'm sure that they will make it work well. My guess is 32 or maybe 48 players on the console versions.

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I don't see why people are so shocked that console versions might be able to have 64 players at once. MAG runs with minimal lag at 256, and I'd like to think DICE can handle a quarter of that the better part of 2 years later.
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Honestly, the thing I most like about this is that BF 3 having 64 players may finally make the Bomb Squad stop their inexplicable pre-emptive bitching about this game on the Bombcast.

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Time to upgrade my PC.

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Time for a collective HELL YEA!

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It's only a teaser trailer but you guys have to admit, it got us excited for the game and I can't wait lol.

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Screw the competitors, Battlefield is the best. Hopefully you fly the jet like you fly planes in BF1943, only Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

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prone jets and 64 player *happiness heart attack*

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Call of Duty is going to need to step it up.

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@TiE23: 
 
You got a point there. But its just not the urban thing. It's the whole modern warfare. I just want the old WWII back. I've just had enough of these Famases and AK-47s.
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@FrankCanada97 said:
" Time to upgrade my PC. "
i know right? if the game is good, im gonna sell my PS3 and upgrade the PC 
 
 
@notha said:
" prone jets and 64 player *happiness heart attack* "
*bro hug* 
 
 
@afrofools said:
" Screw the competitors, Battlefield is the best. Hopefully you fly the jet like you fly planes in BF1943, only Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. "
*rave*
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They said I can go prone!  Where do I pre-order?!  FUCK LET ME PRE-ORDER ALREADY.

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The only thing I'm disappointed about is that they feel the need to flout 64 player maps and going prone as features. There's no way in hell it could ever have shipped without those things, this is Battlefield 3 we're talking about, not Battlefield: Bad Company 3.

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Needs more Karkand.

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Can't wait!

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Pre-Ordering as soon as this hits Steam.

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yes.  yes I am a little excited.

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Besides the seriousness, how will this differ from BFBC on consles?
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I'm looking forward to this =) 

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I'm curious how they're going to change the game on consoles to accommodate for less players? If smaller maps then how will jets work?