Battlefield 3 MP maps shrunk for consoles

Anyone looking to enjoy Battlefield 3 multiplayer on a console will have smaller maps to play with than their PC counterparts, developer DICE has revealed.

A DICE spokesperson reportedly told CERFY that, seeing as console versions only permit 24 players in a match compared to 64 on PC, it had made the decision to scale the maps down for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases.

BFBC2 had 24 players and the matches were epic so I dont see how its a problem with BF3.Sp4rtan_3

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

No surprise. Only way to do it really.

Jets ... I'm doubting jets will be in the console version, but we'll see.

Anyone looking to enjoy Battlefield 3 multiplayer on a console will have smaller maps to play with than their PC counterparts, developer DICE has revealed.

A DICE spokesperson reportedly told CERFY that, seeing as console versions only permit 24 players in a match compared to 64 on PC, it had made the decision to scale the maps down for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases.

killzonexbox

How is this even news. That is the most obvious thing since they announced the 24 player limit on consoles.

heres the fun part: the jets will be be dominated on smaller maps unless there enough is protection in buildingseboyishere

Will there even be jets on consoles? Have they mentioned something about this? In BF2 just like two maneuvers and you were already being warned for being outside the gamespace.

[QUOTE="Sp4rtan_3"]BFBC2 had 24 players and the matches were epic so I dont see how its a problem with BF3.ferret-gamer

This game will be vastly superior to CoD, and yet CoD will crush it.

Sad, but in another light, let the masses have their swag and keep them off the servers I play on!

Nerds are awesome, I connect with them, they like information/technology ... CoD-brahs (the so called 'cool people') are so dull and obnoxious that I see CoD as a blessing for trapping them.

haberman13

Edit: Read it wrong, nothing to see here.

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="haberman13"]

This game will be vastly superior to CoD, and yet CoD will crush it.

Sad, but in another light, let the masses have their swag and keep them off the servers I play on!

Nerds are awesome, I connect with them, they like information/technology ... CoD-brahs (the so called 'cool people') are so dull and obnoxious that I see CoD as a blessing for trapping them.

haberman13

Is it though? And even if its a 'generalization', statistically its probably true ... so ... whats the problem?

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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] That's incredibly harsh and a massive generalisation...Ravensmash

Is it though? And even if its a 'generalization', statistically its probably true ... so ... whats the problem?

Absolutely, don't get me wrong, people can choose to do whatever they like ... I just don't want to game with them.

I can only hear my mom insulted, the word "bro", and obnoxious 13 yr olds being racist ~2 times before I blow a gasket and decry the death of society :)

Of course, thats on console, on PC I don't run into it much ... so BF3 on PC will probably be sanitized to a degree anyway.

Fine by me as long as they are like BFBC2 maps

Battlefield 2


64-players


32-players


16-players



/end topic

Eeew, the thought of playing BF3 on consoles even horrifies me.

I don't think its fair to continually put down console users who want to buy the game. We need to chill with the graphics and 64 players bragging :?.

[QUOTE="eboyishere"]heres the fun part: the jets will be be dominated on smaller maps unless there enough is protection in buildingsglez13

Will there even be jets on consoles? Have they mentioned something about this? In BF2 just like two maneuvers and you were already being warned for being outside the gamespace.

ehhh i thought it was stated that there will be jets on consoles

As long as theres still jets im good.rangegear

I don't think its fair to continually put down console users who want to buy the game. We need to chill with the graphics and 64 players bragging :?.

Upparoom

it isnt it's all perference but people will put down the consoles all the time on here

I don't think its fair to continually put down console users who want to buy the game. We need to chill with the graphics and 64 players bragging :?.

Upparoom

Because I'm sure the console fanboys on this forum will absolutley continue to chill about PC gaming and how we spend $10,000 every 10 seconds to keep our rigs updated, or how all we have are games no one cares about because there isn't someone on TV 24/7 telling us they are soo cool and we must buy them! or because the developers don't say thigns like "When you push this button AWESOME happens!", or how developers sell a billion more copies on consoles so PC gamers don't matter, or how we can't play games from our couch on our TV's.

Am I rite?

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

arbitor365

That just means its easier for you to get picked off...

[QUOTE="Upparoom"]

I don't think its fair to continually put down console users who want to buy the game. We need to chill with the graphics and 64 players bragging :?.

Kinthalis

Because I'm sure the console fanboys on this forum will absolutley continue to chill about PC gaming and how we spend $10,000 every 10 seconds to keep our rigs updated, or how all we have are games no one cares about because there isn't someone on TV 24/7 telling us they are soo cool and we must buy them! or because the developers don't say thigns like "When you push this button AWESOME happens!", or how developers sell a billion more copies on consoles so PC gamers don't matter, or how we can't play games from our couch on our TV's.

Am I rite?

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

arbitor365

[QUOTE="arbitor365"]

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

ChubbyGuy40

That just means its easier for you to get picked off...

as long as they are like bfbc2 then im happy

(insert something about consoles being evil here)

Will the maps be big enough for jets is my question, because BC2 maps sure were small for Hinds and other combat helis.silversix_

I agree with every other BC2 map though.

Will the maps be big enough for jets is my question, because BC2 maps sure were small for Hinds and other combat helis.silversix_

They increased the out of bounds for jets so you have more freedom for flying.

It's obvious, anyone with a real choice will purchase the PC version, I will be doing just that. But considering BF3 is going to a BC3 to consoles, I just don't see that as a bad thing. Even in BF2 I would sometimes play on the smaller scale maps just for the more intense up close combat.

Think back to BF2, one of the most popular maps (if not most popular) was Karkand.

This map had no aircraft of any kind, looking at it this could very well work for BC2 right now. Still as PC gamer we will have the option to play full 64 players or on a smaller 24 player scale. Good to have choices.

I am super hyped to know that we are returning to Karkand in BF3.

[QUOTE="arbitor365"]

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

ChubbyGuy40

That just means its easier for you to get picked off...

not if you are good at the game

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

[QUOTE="arbitor365"]

I prefer smaller maps. it usually means less cheap*** snipers and campers.

arbitor365

That just means its easier for you to get picked off...

not if you are good at the game

Yes if the sniper is better than you.

See what I did.

Makes sense, considering the smaller player limit.

Everyone knows the console versions are 'lite' why are you surprised?

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[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

That just means its easier for you to get picked off...

Deevoshun

not if you are good at the game

Yes if the sniper is better than you.

See what I did.

that makes perfect sense to me, far less players and this is the way for a dev to approach developing for consoles and pc at the same time, dont try and skim things off to make the games the exact same on all platforms, if one platform is going to have more features then so be it

That's good. I doubt people want to run around on empty maps.

Fair enough lol , there'll be way less players on them (maps).

but overall, ps3 is the system to get it on because sony will continue supporting the game unlike other platforms imho.

also psn is better than live and steam imho

[spoiler] If you're playing it on console, you're doing it wrong. But I guess people who don't have PCs capable enough to handle BF3 will have to settle for consoles, it will still be great on PS360 [/spoiler]