Here’s an interesting blip on the Xbox 360 radar. The most recent online play rankings for Xbox Live put Battlefield 3 behind not one, but two Call of Duty games: Black Ops and 2009′s Modern Warfare 2. Electronic Arts threw a lot of words around about Battlefield‘s dominance in the months leading up to the DICE shooter’s release and even though the game has sold 5 million copies and currently leads 2011 in sales, it is now chowing down on some well-deserve humble pie.
There are a few factors working against the EA game here. For one, Battlefield 3 has been fraught with online play issues since it launched, particularly on the Xbox Live front. What’s more, it was recently revealed that Duty players could look forward to in-game rewards in next week’s Modern Warfare 3 for each previous game in the series that they’d gone Prestige (ie maxed out and reset their multiplayer progression progress) in.
The rankings are really just further proof that Battlefield 3 has suffered from a rocky launch. The multiplayer will probably gel once DICE gets a few more updates out the door and the server issues are worked out. I don’t think anyone ever really expected Battlefield to completely dominate the Xbox Live rankings, but it’s a little surprising to see it falling behind a pair of one- and two-year-old games.
Bullet drop, and actual damage. This game shows that they took the time to make this more realistic. I wish there was a dive button or control for the gernades and some spawn r a p e i n g but I enjoy it. not to mention that campers can die in the building they hide in with the oh so nice completely destructable environment. BTW @LEPHYS, Shotguns are leathal at a distance of more than 80 yards not 15 feet. The realism is more accurate than COD. At least the camping snipers have to learn the drop of their bullet. I play for realism if not I would have a N64 and play 007. MW3 has a force to reckon with unfortunately most gamers want the easy way to superiority with all the beneficial glitches that all COD games have. Black ops was the last game i will buy of the COD series and that was just for the zombie games. The online experience is wack. I love the option to enter almost any map on the server search(Thanks @ Jared Sirilo)
The thing is, I’d love to know how it’s doing on PC compared to the CoD games. Not that BF3′s the most perfect game ever and CoD games suck or anything, but, I don’t recall DICE/EA ever claiming “We will totally dominate SPECIFICALLY IN THE XBOX LIVE domain! SUCK IT!”
They might’ve said that though. *shrug*
Also, I think it’s hilarious when people point out one little detail in an effort to justify their “That’s the worst excuse for a video game I’ve ever seen in my entire life” comments. “This guy with a shotgun kept killing me from like 20 feet away, but shotguns should REALLY only one-shot from like 15 feet, max! THEREFORE THIS GAME IS A FAILURE!”
How do you use ANY product? Haha. I could point out hundreds of little flaws in CoD games, and I’m STILL not gonna say they blow JUST because I happen to very much enjoy Battlefield better.
Phil Smith there is hardcore. Stop using quick match start using server browser. There go into filtering and choose hc. People that are overly critical are cod fans that can’t comprehend the scale of the maps. While its not perfect neither is cod games.
One of the main problems Ihave is not being(on my xbox) able to play hardcore mode. Having my sniper hit a guy three times..get the indicator, and not drop him is really bad. maybe a little more time seeing what the actual rounds do to a pig in a ballistics test would change their minds.
I have played the battlefield games for over 8 years, but after reading that they will not allow someone to rent and try the game online without plucking down an additional $10. I have decided that I am not interested in this game, and even though I know EA would hate to hear this. I’m going to wait for the game to hit the bargain bin before I will invest in this game.
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Hell, I’m waiting for 11-11-11 for Skyrim. It will replace shooters for me. Haha
I like it, but it is a hassle. They have some problems with the way they allocate damage as well. I’m kinda dissapointed, but it’s still fun.
I have played the game in both single , co-op and maltiplayer mode and I was not impressed. I did’nt like all of the icons on the screen . and they went a little overboard on bullet drop. and even in single player the game still had problems. and when a shell from a tank hits with in five feet of some one and it does not kill them get real.
Actually, I’m thinking of canning it and putting the money towards Skyrim. Call me when a Bad Company game comes out. BTW, is it me or is there way to much non real gaming stuff like hitting the B button to open a stupid door?
I’ll never purchase another EA game in my life.
Lol battlefield was ment to be played on pc not xbox….
@ GJP just to let you know pal Black Ops was made by Treyarch, Infinity Ward made Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2 now the infinitely better Modern Warfare 3
BTW the whole bouncing video game feel of MOH is annoying as well. And their maps suck.
Because it sucks. After all the trash talk, we got a product that was simply a prettier version than Bad Company 2 with a few tweaks. I sold it on Amazon yesterday.
Can’t wait for 11/8/11 :)
EA games, that’s why I won’t buy it.