It is important to remember that the purpose of a beta is to find the bugs and glitches in a game so that these problems can be corrected before the game’s release. Gamers have found many bugs in the Battlefield 3 beta since it launched on the 27th and 29th. Luckily for EA and DICE, players have also been very vocal about the problems they have encountered.
In a post on the official Battlefield Blog, EA and DICE have posted an incomplete list of the corrections and fixes they will be making to Battlefield before the game’s release. More tweaks will be added as beta testing continues. For a look at the current list, read below.
- Fixed occasional client crash when reviving.
- Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead.
- Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed.
- Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage.
- Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art.
- A subtle low health screen effect has been added.
- Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars.
- Tweaked the Rank progression.
- Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice.
- Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times.
- Framerate stability fixes.
- The 3D spotting icons has been tweaked to better match the target’s visibility. Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets.
- Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition.
- Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active.
- Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates.
- Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams".
Battlefield 3 will be released on October 25th, 2011 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
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