BF3 Beta

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by mazex

Even though I definitely will try it I can really recommend Red Orchestra 2 if you haven't tried it and like FPS games in some way but really like simulators more. Your first rounds you will get killed all the time and you will read chat lines from disappointed Call of Duty kids about "Damn you xxx - camper!!!! This game sux!!!!". Then you realize that this is what war was like - heroes that stormed over an open plaza got killed in a few seconds and "the camper" has just acquired a tactical position that has to be dealt with.

After playing it for a few hours it's just awesome compared to all other FPS games out there. It's really different and much more like the original Operation Flashpoint etc - but with much more "condensed" battles where the enemy is not kilometers away... And the graphical improvements over Red Orchestra 1 are impressive. Some of the maps are just awesome with all the tiny details.

HMmmm im playing it now and i don't think the GFX are good at all tbh.. game play seems ok, haven't played online yet with it

[mazex]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

HMmmm im playing it now and i don't think the GFX are good at all tbh.. game play seems ok, haven't played online yet with it

Ohh - but RO is really an online only game, the single player is like the "bot mode" in the original Battlefield 1942 - completely useless It's the online game that makes it awesome (and hard )

A yes, I can agree some maps are not that good, but others are splendid IMO, like the Red October Factory map. Have you played that?

EDIT: Just downloaded it and got the message that I had to have the 285.38 version of the Nvidia drivers... Hmm - isn't 280.26 the latest version I thought? Went to Nvidia to check for Betas and there you are - version 285.38 with a performance boost in BF3 of up to 38% Think about if MG had the same power over Nvidia to force them to release a beta version only for their beta game

[skouras]

just download the beta drivers 285.38
it works ok with other games too

[NedLynch]

Originally Posted by skouras

just download the beta drivers 285.38
it works ok with other games too

So this beta driver improves performance for CoD or not?

I read the release notes to the driver and it is just amazing how nvidia is kissing BF3's behind...for a beta test no less.
No concern from nvidia for CoD yet I guess. Yeah I know game needs to be fixed properly first.
Still it blows me away how a "niche" title like this great sim just simply seems to go unoticed/overlooked/not cared about by nvidia?