# Battlefield 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 24, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591 "2011-10-24T00:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/141 "2011-10-28T17:32:47Z")
During the loading screen we sometimes hear a military cadence being sung. The only lyrics I can make out are “here we go”. It doesn’t seem to be “Here we go again” which is a real military cadence. Does anypony know if the cadence we hear during the loading screen exists and what its title is? Game-related: Once you make it to about level 12, you get the explosive perk which gives you more explosive ammo. Engineer+explosives perk gives you 10 RPGs. Once everypony has that, small cramped interior maps like Métro will be…interesting. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/142 "2011-10-28T18:04:17Z")
> [@Inthewater](#): > > I got schooled a lot last night after all the SDMB folks took off. Ended up in a few games with McNally later on, though we weren’t on Vent any longer. > > Biggest issue for me, besides the fact that I suck, is the gear desparity. I can only imagine if you start this game after 6 months to a year. > > Anyway, I finally got a red dot style sight for my primary and I think a new Glock 17 for side arm. > > Lots of tank gunning and repairing (seems to be a good combo, as I can jump out and fix up the tank while the driver is still dealing giant sheels of doom to the enemy) and lots of chances to nail people but just plain missing. > > Any of you have upgraded weapons and attachments? > > Does that make your weapon stay more stable at all? > > The thing bounces around like crazy, even if I rip off a short, controlled burst. > > Oh, I also took out a lot of tanks and APCs with the engineer as well as a plane or two with the stinger I unlocked. > > I think this may be the role for me. The weapons are not straight up better, they are simply different. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/143 "2011-10-28T19:19:06Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > The weapons are not straight up better, they are simply different. Well, I am asking if they improve handling and recoil when using them. Also, I can’t see how it couldn’t be “better” when comparing the steel sighted starter carbine with a top of the line carbine with larger magazine, better optics and a vertical foregrip, BYMMV. Make no mistake, I know all too well that the tools don’t do the job. But, better tools always helps do a job better. For instance, youy can give me the finest golf driver that money can buy and I will still slice one into the woods. A pro could smash the ball with my cheap, 20 year old clubs. But they could really put a whoopin on it with the fancy driver I used. Anyway, was just looking for some personal experience with higher end weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/144 "2011-10-28T19:21:50Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > During the loading screen we sometimes hear a military cadence being sung. The only lyrics I can make out are “here we go”. It doesn’t seem to be “Here we go again” which is a real military cadence. Does anypony know if the cadence we hear during the loading screen exists and what its title is? > > Game-related: Once you make it to about level 12, you get the explosive perk which gives you more explosive ammo. Engineer+explosives perk gives you 10 RPGs. Once everypony has that, small cramped interior maps like Métro will be…interesting. I heard that as well, Michael. If you find out, let us know. Explosive perk sounds fun. 😃 Lvl 12 is a ways off for me, though. Got to lvl 3 I think, after two nights of play. Guessing the lvling gets slower as you go. ---
**Author:** ![Cowboy8467](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Cowboy8467](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy8467)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/145 "2011-10-28T19:53:39Z")
Slowly starting to get the hang of the controls and stuff, although there is still plenty that I don’t know. I’m gratified to learn that at least some of COD skills can translate to this game, and so far I seem to do best when I’m playing team deathmatch. I found the SDMB server and added it to my favorites, and I also applied to join the SDMB platoon. Anything else I should do while I’m setting up? ---
**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/146 "2011-10-28T20:04:01Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Hey GuildedLily, when you get a chance, can you apply to the platoon again? I’ve been added to the platoon (Chancresore) so I’m guessing this is a moot point now? If not, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/147 "2011-10-28T20:08:32Z")
> [@GildedLily](#): > > I’ve been added to the platoon (Chancresore) so I’m guessing this is a moot point now? If not, let me know. Yep, I’ve got you added in, no need. ---
**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/148 "2011-10-28T20:13:57Z")
OK chuckleheads I’ve got some time at home and I bit the bullet on BF3, so I’m joining up. Pilot141 was taken so it defaulted to my EA login, which is furloughedtofdx. Sorry about the long name, but I was desperate to just get going by then. Just applied to join the platoon and I’ll be trying to add everyone as friends. Also, anyone experienced or found a solution for the joystick bug? I normally have a joystick plugged into my rig for flying games, but with BF3 it causes either continuous fire in MP or the inability to fire in SP. I fixed it by unplugging the joystick, but I was really looking forward to flying some helos and jets with the joystick in this game. I’m sure it will be addressed in one the cascade of patches, but I was wondering if there was another workaround. I look forward to being able to show my skeelz by NOT getting hit by Beef from a mile away! ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/149 "2011-10-28T20:18:05Z")
Oooooh I just found about some in game commands I can use, including the ability to move people from team to team and from squad to squad. Should make it easier for us to team up. If anyone want’s to co admin the server, let me know. I’ll add you to the admin list and give you a list of the commands. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/150 "2011-10-28T20:23:46Z")
Sounds handy, Kinthalis. ---
**Author:** ![Cowboy8467](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Cowboy8467](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy8467)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/151 "2011-10-28T20:41:49Z")
I went to the SDMB server to play around with vehicles and get some practice but there appears to be a minimum amount of people present before you can move around at all. Is that restriction always present? Also, is there any way to see both our ping and frame rate while in game? ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/152 "2011-10-28T20:48:10Z")
Well, there are some restrictions that EA places on servers in order for them to 1 - Appear on the server browser at all. 2 - Appear under one of the game difficulty levels (normal, hard-core, etc) 3 - Be available for pubs hitting the “quick match” button. I have it configured so that we get hit up with Normal and quick matches so as to make sure we get a lot of pubs to come in and join us. What I’ll probably do is just make it more accessible to US during off-peak times, and then switch ti back for when we’re all playing and we want some pubs to shoot. ---
**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/153 "2011-10-28T20:49:47Z")
Thanks for getting in the platoon Kinthalis. Was the playground thing a one-time only good deal? The server isn’t showing up anymore in the server browser. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/154 "2011-10-28T21:01:04Z")
> [@pilot141](#): > > Thanks for getting in the platoon Kinthalis. > > Was the playground thing a one-time only good deal? The server isn’t showing up anymore in the server browser. ::sigh:: this is the company where I canceled the server (though I still own it for the next three months). Looks like they borked something. The server status comes up as “unknown”. It’s definitely down right now. I filed a ticket with their support. Let’s see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/155 "2011-10-28T21:35:15Z")
Hey Kinthalis, just wanted to say thanks for all the work and effort with the server. It falls into the category of “crap I don’t want to deal with” and I appreciate you taking it upon yourself, that goes for anyone helping out, especially where I am concerned. Thanks for taking your ingame time to try and be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/156 "2011-10-28T21:41:10Z")
Valve and EA were supposed to be in talks to release this on Steam. Guess they couldn’t come to an agreement? Anyway, I’m still waiting for that day. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/157 "2011-10-28T21:47:59Z")
> [@Inthewater](#): > > Hey Kinthalis, just wanted to say thanks for all the work and effort with the server. > > It falls into the category of “crap I don’t want to deal with” and I appreciate you taking it upon yourself, that goes for anyone helping out, especially where I am concerned. > > Thanks for taking your ingame time to try and be helpful. Hey no prob man. I’m glad we have a place for cool doper gamers to kill Beef toge… eh, to play together 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/158 "2011-10-28T22:31:02Z")
The secondary server’s control panel is still borked. But their doing something 'cause the server is up, in case you want to get in some practice. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/159 "2011-10-28T22:33:14Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Valve and EA were supposed to be in talks to release this on Steam. Guess they couldn’t come to an agreement? Anyway, I’m still waiting for that day. It’s not going make a huge difference. You’re still going to have to launch origin and play through the web interface. On the plus side, they might have better overlay integration, but it’s still going to be a hassle even on steam. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591/160 "2011-10-28T23:34:17Z")
We’re starting up soon. You can come by now, or join us later. If I’m on your buddy list, you cna use the join button, or do a search for the SDMB server. Make sure you connect to the Vent server! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-3/600591.md?page=9)