October 25th is fast approaching, and to work out potential kinks in the system, Battlefield 3 is now in an open testing phase, something I've already poured hours into.
So far, the Beta has yet to show Battlefield 3's full potential, as the signature vehicular combat is absent from the beta (dont ask me how you would fit an APC into a subway). A few bugs and glitches are rampant in the beta, but as it is a BETA, they're completely acceptable at this point, as long as they're to be fixed in the near future.
So far, bugs include a few texture pop-ins, falling down holes in the map, and the occasional squirming body glitch, an amusing glitch where the player's body is stuck on the ground wriggling and shooting. The player currently affected by glitch is unaware, however, but any enemy can shoot the squirming "body" and score an easy kill; this glitch is most likely present as a networking bug.
Another more irritating glitch is the lack of ability to get friends together into a game; open spots are very infrequent, making it almost impossible to get a squad of four people into a game together. Hopefully, Electronic Arts will fix this problem, as I can't stand playing first-person shooters by myself, yelling at people without any of my friends to hear me griping.
The Beta closes on October 10th, with the full retail release coming out the 15 days later on the 25th.
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