Did you preorder the downloadable version from origins? The beta drops next week and if you preordered from origins, your in.

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WOW

So I haven't been able to connect to any EA servers on multiple games, and I'm not the only one:

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/x...px?PageIndex=1

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/455659.page

I might be playing MW3 instead if this shit keeps up. I had been able to play BFBC2 all the time until about 2 weeks ago.

Beta Starts Sept. 29

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/beta

You can start the 27th if you get an invite....haven't checked on how to get one of those.

I should be getting the early invite for having the Medal of Honor Limited Edition. I guess I'm not going hunting next week.

Have you had better luck? I haven't played games in like 2 weeks....starting to get the itch.

No sir, still won't let me connect. Hopefully BF3 works though. If not I'm going to be playing MW3 this fall.

I've been playing Battlefield since the 1942 demo with Tobruk and Wake Island. Every PC game in the series has been something special. Even the largely overlooked"in-between" games like 'Vietnam', and 2142 have been amazing. I was hugely disappointed with the xbox games but Bad Company and BC2 were decent. Still, I will have to break the bank on a new PC for BF3(especially with Skyrim coming out as well), because The Battlefield franchise has always been best on PC.

As far as the COD vs. BF hype; I've given the COD series chances time and time again , even before Infinity Ward split off to create COD back in the ' Medal of Honor ' days. The MOH, COd and MW games just can't give me the same scope and satisfaction that the BF series has provided me ever since the BF42 demo.

I hear you. I played the shit out of the '42 demo (and the full game), and that game is still one of my all-time favorites - possibly #1. BF2 was fantastic, as well. Vietnam didn't do much for me, and 2142 never had any interest for me.

I'm pumped for BF3. I'll probably end up buying it on both PC and 360, which kind of sucks, but oh well...

I love the Modern Warfare games, but they don't compare to '42 and BF2, IMHO. The Treyarch COD games were terrible.

BF2142 has been the best BF so far, IMO. The depth of gameplay in the modes they had was immense.

CAN'T WAIT!

The specs really aren't that bad. You easily build a PC more than capable of handling the game for about $1k. That's not bad at all for gamer PC.

Minimum System Requirements
Processor: Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 15 GB for Digital Version, 10 GB for Disc Version
Video Memory: 256 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 10
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

Recommended System Requirements
Processor: Quadcore Processor
Memory: 4 GB
Hard Drive: 15 GB for Digital Version, 10 GB for Disc Version
Video Memory: 512 MB
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 11
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD Rom Drive

Beta is out if you ordered off origins, I just got me email. There's also new Nvidia drivers out for BF3.. http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ta-driver.html