BF3 field report#4 - BF3 beta starts on 29th...

[.Sup]

Beta will start on the 29th and map used will be Operation Metro map but modified and should look different than the one in Alpha. The mode will be Rush only. It will end on 10th of October. Furthermore system requirements are also revealed.

Minimum system requirements
OS: windows vista (service pack 2) 32-bit
Processor: 2 GHz dual core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon x2 2.7 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB
Hard drive: 20 GB
Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB ram (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance)
Graphics card (Nvidia): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
Sound card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and mouse

Recommended system requirements
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Quad-core CPU
Memory: 4 GB
Hard drive: 20 GB
Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
Sound card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and mouse
DVD rom drive

Also Veterans will receive a 1911 Colt pistol.

[Goggles]

I suppose this will force all those slowpokes that are still on XP to update their OS...

[styphon]

Glad I updated my GFX card. My old one wouldn't have handled this game. Should be good to go now for low - medium settings.

[.Sup]

I have the 8800GT so on the very edge of minimum requirements.

[matsif]

gonna be able to run it from that, but I'll have to fiddle around with the video settings to see how good it will work when the beta comes out. gonna be close.

[styphon]

I have the 8800GT so on the very edge of minimum requirements.

I think we should force you to run it on high with that card. Then maybe with the low FPS you'll get the rest of us will stand a chance .

[.Sup]

I have the 8800GT so on the very edge of minimum requirements.

I think we should force you to run it on high with that card. Then maybe with the low FPS you'll get the rest of us will stand a chance .

Honestly Styph I think I will have a hard time even on low settings. BC2 was very laggy for me as I had low FPS, that's why I only play TF2 for the past 3 months

I am considering new GFX card but the problem is other shiny things distract me. I am getting a loaner 900$ headphone this week to evaluate and if I like it I might buy one so bye, bye GFX card for another month.

[styphon]

BF3 is supposed to be more optimised than BC2, so you should get better performance. However I guess we'll see if that's true or not soon enough in the beta.

[Chefcook]

I highly doubt it, styphon.

Do you all have Beta-Access? I think i didnt get any invite....

Damn.

[styphon]

I highly doubt it, styphon.

Do you all have Beta-Access? I think i didnt get any invite....

Damn.

The beta is open Chef. Anyone can join in.

[.Sup]

Those of us who have preordered on Origin get a 48 hour sooner beta pass so for us beta starts on 27th.

[sushi]

we are so l33t .... provided that origin actually works and it does not take us some 72 hours to get the beta running ....

Anybody knows if origin will let us know that there is something ready to dld. Or (considering its EA is unlikely) will dld it automatically= ready to play?