Battlefield 3 community manager Daniel Matros revealed a ton of new information about the game's upcoming beta test, which is slated to go live this September 29. He provided answers to the game's German community, which have since been translated into English by EA UK forum member w1q3d—which I assume is pronounced "wicked." Needless to say, the information contained within the updates are pretty damn "wicked."
- 2-3 GB beta client
- Netcode is totally new
- Battlelog can be updated without patching the game so we can get new stuff faster
- No level limit @ beta
- Caspian Border is not the biggest map
- Next 1-3 weeks will be talking about new maps
- Auto heal on all vehicles after 10-15sec
- Can't join as a squad if team is full so Battlelog groups don't get split
- No weather + time changing in game
- No jet bombs
- Battlelog application for iPhone
- You can use 3 screens if you have enough graphic power
- E-sports is a focus for BF3
- No comment for BattleRecorder
- Battlelog will unlock beta on client so no keys for pre-order if you have origin order + Medal of Honor
- Unlocks are for weapons not for classes. You can't unlock red dot on gun1 and use it on gun 2
- Pre-load info will come in a few days
- Metro got changed that' why they want to test balance again
- You can not change the posters in game to make clan publicity
- You have more then 1 knife animation. On the ground you can NOT counter knife
- Beta will not start at 00:00
- Beta was never delayed ( the date )
- You can not UPDATE alpha client you need a full download
- You can join with friends on a server
- Friendly fire is On default settings
- Mod tools are still CONSIDERED
- You can not cook grenades
- Vehicles auto regeneration ONLY under 75%
- Ranked servers can be changed to unranked but same price
- When you get kicked you can see the reason in the Battleblog
- there will be more info the next weeks
- Some community events will be held during the beta
- About 300 workers @ DICE
- Will be some more Q&A for English people "soon"
