BF3 Beta Gameplay Tips
While playing last night I realized there were a few things I learned on the fly that would have been nice to know before I started. Come to find out that my usual keybind exploring found something that a lot of people didn't know (pressing V changes the gun from auto fire to single shot). Here is a list of not so obvious things that you may find helpful in the Beta.
1. ALT+ENTER makes the windows task bar go away
2. Origin friends list is separate from BF3 friends list (also known as Battle Log)
3. "V" will switch your weapon from auto fire to single shot
4. You must be spawned into a game in order to change your video or audio settings. Check your audio settings, they default to terrible so you may want to fix that.
5. Each weapon has its own unlocks, so if you unlock something on the good guys side with the RPK-74M (support class), that doesn't mean you can use it on the bad guys side with the M27 IAR (support class). So prepare to unlock the aiming reticle a few times.
6. You can change it so you don't have to hold down right click to stay zoomed. Just go into the Options (remember you have to be spawned to get to this menu) and change the setting.
7. There is a sprint unlock. It's actually one of the first unlocks. Once you have it, you must assign it to your load out. Sprint can be put in the last loadout option all the way on the right. This allows you to run faster and longer.
8. You'll see the Caspian map is only on password protected servers. The current password is "shoppingcartsareagoodride". If it changes, just check here: http://cainslair.com/showthread.php?t=21591.
9. You cannot change squads or teams in the Beta. You can drop your squad and it will put you in another squad, but you cannot pick which squad that will be.
10 The Deploy screen is a tad confusing at first. They key to remember is that it only shows your active spawn points. So if you only see 1 squad member in the deploy screen, it is because your other 2 are dead and you only have that 1 squad member to spawn on.
10. In the Customize load out screen is where you can attached your aiming reticle. Click on the Accessories button under the weapon. The button also has an orange triangle on it.
11. There is an option for full screen in the video settings. Change it, then exit the game so the settings save. If you change it, and the game crashes on you, the setting will not be saved.
1. ALT+ENTER makes the windows task bar go away
2. Origin friends list is separate from BF3 friends list (also known as Battle Log)
3. "V" will switch your weapon from auto fire to single shot
4. You must be spawned into a game in order to change your video or audio settings. Check your audio settings, they default to terrible so you may want to fix that.
5. Each weapon has its own unlocks, so if you unlock something on the good guys side with the RPK-74M (support class), that doesn't mean you can use it on the bad guys side with the M27 IAR (support class). So prepare to unlock the aiming reticle a few times.
6. You can change it so you don't have to hold down right click to stay zoomed. Just go into the Options (remember you have to be spawned to get to this menu) and change the setting.
7. There is a sprint unlock. It's actually one of the first unlocks. Once you have it, you must assign it to your load out. Sprint can be put in the last loadout option all the way on the right. This allows you to run faster and longer.
8. You'll see the Caspian map is only on password protected servers. The current password is "shoppingcartsareagoodride". If it changes, just check here: http://cainslair.com/showthread.php?t=21591.
9. You cannot change squads or teams in the Beta. You can drop your squad and it will put you in another squad, but you cannot pick which squad that will be.
10 The Deploy screen is a tad confusing at first. They key to remember is that it only shows your active spawn points. So if you only see 1 squad member in the deploy screen, it is because your other 2 are dead and you only have that 1 squad member to spawn on.
10. In the Customize load out screen is where you can attached your aiming reticle. Click on the Accessories button under the weapon. The button also has an orange triangle on it.
11. There is an option for full screen in the video settings. Change it, then exit the game so the settings save. If you change it, and the game crashes on you, the setting will not be saved.
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