cyrenepenya: Here are 4 ways the Battlefield 3 beta improved the final game

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Here are 4 ways the Battlefield 3 beta improved the final game

There was a lot of grumbling about the recently-concluded Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta as players the world over got to go hands-on with an early slice of the game’s competitive online component, some of whom didn’t think much of what they saw due to a myriad of issues.

DICE has gone on to confirm that what we played in the beta was an earlier version of the game and doesn’t represent the final quality of the title, and some of our top issues have already been addressed in the game that will be releasing over the week of October 25th.

To inspire confidence in Battlefield 3 even further, Tommy Rydling at DICE has posted on the PlayStation Blogs to discuss four additional ways the Battlefield 3 beta has helped the final product. After speaking about the “crazy numbers” that the beta enjoyed, with over eight million gamers participating in the test, Ryding continued:

“But before I leave you, here is a short selection of just some of the hundreds of changes and additions we are making to the game before launch, as a direct result of your feedback in the Open Beta:”

Improved Squad Functionality

“There will be improved squad functionality in the retail game (including but not limited to): the ability to create squads prior to launching into a game, sticking with your squad when joining a game and continuing together through future games (if team balance on the server allows it), inviting friends to a squad, and changing squads once in game.”

More Accessible Settings Menu

“The ability to modify your settings via the deploy screen has been added into the retail game.”

Improved Kill Cam

“In the Open Beta, the Kill Cam would sometimes behave erratically. This has been fixed for the launch of the retail game.”

Netcode Optimization

“The netcode is one of the many things that we tested as part of the Open Beta and it was not necessarily reflective of the final retail game. The DICE team appreciates, and has heard, the feedback you?ve provided and is further optimizing online play.”

Great improvements, I’m sure you’ll agree!

Are you looking forward to the release of Battlefield 3 on October 25th in the US and October 28th everywhere else? Is that a silly question?