Is battlefield 3 alpha good?

Heys guys, I am gonna buy battlefield 3. Can't wait, to the people to played alpha, is it good? What are the cons and the pros?

Heys guys, I am gonna buy battlefield 3. Can't wait, to the people to played alpha, is it good? What are the cons and the pros?

shahilsyed

It was ok. I like BC2 better so far.

why do you like bc2 better?

The alpha was fun. I did enjoy it, but it did have flaws (ones that existed not only because it was an alpha).

Pros:

-The game ran very smooth for an alpha and looked very good, again, for an alpha.

-The weapons handled well. The ability to switch between firing modes is a great returning feature. Also, the ACOG scope on the M16 was very nice.

-The sound design, as with other BF games, is top notch.

-The way you pick up weapons is different than arming/disarming M-Coms so no more kit switching on accident.

Cons:

-There was no way to change graphics settings (not even the resolution).

-No way to change the controls (not even mouse sensativity).

-The LAV (the APC) drives very, very fast. It seemed like it had a 0-60 of 5 seconds which is crazy for such a large and heavy vehicle.

-The damage was a little too close to CoD style. There were times that I was killed in around half a second from being shot in the body 100 yards away with a sub-machine gun. That just isn't anywhere near previous BF games.

-There could have been more recoil and bullet spread. Even when shooting full auto, I was pretty accurate. I liked how you had to burst fire in BFBC2 almost all the time.

-A few issues with grafical artifacts but I am possitive this is just due to it being an alpha.

-The map for the alpha was my biggest issue. The first three sets of M-Coms had almost no destruction or verticle combat (buildings with more than one floor). Though the biggest problem with that map was that the first set of M-Coms was almost impossible to get past. Attackers had very little cover not only in trying to reach the furthest M-Com (under the gazeebo) but also in trying to keep it covered after arming. I really hope that smoke grenades make a return or else Rush mode is going to die out really quick. On that not, M-Coms arm and explode way too fast. If the first and second person to make it there die, then that M-Com is gone.

I am sure none of this violates the thingy since I don't really get that specific, but if so, I am sorry.

The alpha was fun. I did enjoy it, but it did have flaws (ones that existed not only because it was an alpha).

Pros:

-The game ran very smooth for an alpha and looked very good, again, for an alpha.

-The weapons handled well. The ability to switch between firing modes is a great returning feature. Also, the ACOG scope on the M16 was very nice.

-The sound design, as with other BF games, is top notch.

-The way you pick up weapons is different than arming/disarming M-Coms so no more kit switching on accident.

Cons:

-There was no way to change graphics settings (not even the resolution).

-No way to change the controls (not even mouse sensativity).

-The LAV (the APC) drives very, very fast. It seemed like it had a 0-60 of 5 seconds which is crazy for such a large and heavy vehicle.

-The damage was a little too close to CoD style. There were times that I was killed in around half a second from being shot in the body 100 yards away with a sub-machine gun. That just isn't anywhere near previous BF games.

-There could have been more recoil and bullet spread. Even when shooting full auto, I was pretty accurate. I liked how you had to burst fire in BFBC2 almost all the time.

-A few issues with grafical artifacts but I am possitive this is just due to it being an alpha.

-The map for the alpha was my biggest issue. The first three sets of M-Coms had almost no destruction or verticle combat (buildings with more than one floor). Though the biggest problem with that map was that the first set of M-Coms was almost impossible to get past. Attackers had very little cover not only in trying to reach the furthest M-Com (under the gazeebo) but also in trying to keep it covered after arming. I really hope that smoke grenades make a return or else Rush mode is going to die out really quick. On that not, M-Coms arm and explode way too fast. If the first and second person to make it there die, then that M-Com is gone.

I am sure none of this violates the thingy since I don't really get that specific, but if so, I am sorry.

ibeen hearing it's close to BC2 and the health was kind of a problem

ibeen hearing it's close to BC2 and the health was kind of a problem

eboyishere

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ibeen hearing it's close to BC2 and the health was kind of a problem

danish-death

I think its likely that it will be even more if a problem in the larger maps. There is really not a whole lot of skill to the shooting due to the lack of recoil and miniscule health. I thought BC2 had it perfect with the shooting. You had to control your shots when firing at a distance and could let loose at closer ranges.

The level they released (the one in like a city park) was pretty awful. Sniper Heaven. Disappoint. Did they ever release more? I stopped playing after a couple days.

The level they released (the one in like a city park) was pretty awful. Sniper Heaven. Disappoint. Did they ever release more? I stopped playing after a couple days.

dommeus

This. The sound and the gunplay were excellent, but the map is beyond awfull, totally broken towards the defending team, bad enogh to convince me to not play a Rush match in BF 3 EVER (an I'm mainly a Rush player in BC 2).

Honestly, the BC 2 beta maps were a lot better, both Arica Harbor and Puerto Valdez wipe the floor with Paris Metro. Jiust stay away from any game mode in BF 3 outside Conquest and Team Deathmatch.