We'd love to tell you that EA DICE explained the Battlelog functionality coming to Battlefield 3, but the Swedish devs only cursorily discussed it in a recent blog post. Most of what is shown off here was already gleaned from accidentally posted German screens earlier this month. DICE does point out one crucial aspect, however: "It's absolutely free."
It's still unclear whether the Battelog will be available in-game or solely accessed via PCs, but given Autolog's implementation in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, we imagine at least some form of the service will be available via consoles. Thankfully it seems that we won't be waiting long to hear more, as the post notes plans to reveal the "full suite of features" in Battlelog "at a later date." The multiplayer beta kicks off in just two months, so that "later date" will likely be "sooner" than ... erm .. well, you know.
Reader Comments (35)
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:03PM DarkSonata said
title should have been: "Battlefield 3's 'Battlelog' will battlefeed you battlestats about your battlefriends"
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:30PM SisypheanLife said
@DarkSonata
Battlefield 3's 'Battlelog' will battlefeed you battlestats about your battlefriends into your battlehole.
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Battlefield 3's 'Battlelog' will battlefeed you battlestats about your battlefriends into your battlehole.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:32PM Vampettrelli said
@DarkSonata & they were so close 2
Their lucky we love them so much.
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Their lucky we love them so much.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:06PM AutobotIronhide said
That's pretty neat.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:09PM Aesir Renegade said
Hmmm... maybe Activision should change their mind about COD: Elite because "comparable services for comparable prices" doesn't apply when other companies are doing it for FREE!!!
First Bungie.net and now Battlelog. They even had a stat tracker for World At War and that was free. What happened there Activision?
First Bungie.net and now Battlelog. They even had a stat tracker for World At War and that was free. What happened there Activision?
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:12PM blackangel209 said
@Aesir Renegade Most of Elite is free. Stop being a dumbass and actually read up on it.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:26PM maveric101 said
@blackangel209
true, but the free part still doesn't quite match bungie.net
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true, but the free part still doesn't quite match bungie.net
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:38PM blackangel209 said
@maveric101 The free part does everything bungie.net does.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:55PM Mister Darcy said
@EJ A
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Today's Stats for BluntSmoka6969:
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Posted: Jul 21st 2011 8:33PM Haggard said
@Mister Darcy
BluntSmoka6969 is an upstanding gentleman and I will not stand for this libel! He's smoka'd far too many blunts to be racist or foulmouthed. And he breathes through a squeaky tube, so I can forgive that mistake, but he's more of a rattly baritone.
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BluntSmoka6969 is an upstanding gentleman and I will not stand for this libel! He's smoka'd far too many blunts to be racist or foulmouthed. And he breathes through a squeaky tube, so I can forgive that mistake, but he's more of a rattly baritone.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 9:39PM maveric101 said
@blackangel209
oh really? will it let me see, for each and every game, how many kills, deaths, and headshots i had with respect to each weapon and all the medals i got (+ that for each player)? does it have a game viewer with several views of the level, that lets you see each kill (killer, death, weapon used, locations)? does it let you filter that based on player, and time range during the match?
http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=691158065&player=maveric101
i could list more too.
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oh really? will it let me see, for each and every game, how many kills, deaths, and headshots i had with respect to each weapon and all the medals i got (+ that for each player)? does it have a game viewer with several views of the level, that lets you see each kill (killer, death, weapon used, locations)? does it let you filter that based on player, and time range during the match?
http://www.bungie.net/stats/reach/gamestats.aspx?gameid=691158065&player=maveric101
i could list more too.
Posted: Jul 22nd 2011 2:34AM D4rk 0p3rative said
@EJ A
Gee, I wonder why? Maybe it's because they aren't in charge of CoD stats.
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Gee, I wonder why? Maybe it's because they aren't in charge of CoD stats.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:11PM xiLeShadow said
Looks like they took the Facebook or Google+ code and slapped the Battlefield into it. Not bad looking though, prefer a simple look then a bunch of colours flying around everywhere.
Hopefully, DICE and EA implement this correctly.
A "Steam-like" overlay would be very nice and simple way into getting the stats between loading screens, re-spawns, or when you are "afk".
If it is fully browser-based, (I hope not), then you could still use the internet browser overlay and do the same thing but less simple.
I don't know how the consoles will do it tho... Menu screen?
Hopefully, DICE and EA implement this correctly.
A "Steam-like" overlay would be very nice and simple way into getting the stats between loading screens, re-spawns, or when you are "afk".
If it is fully browser-based, (I hope not), then you could still use the internet browser overlay and do the same thing but less simple.
I don't know how the consoles will do it tho... Menu screen?
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:13PM Riley Freeman said
Man, I'm not a FPS fan but damn, this game is looking good. I like this BattleLog system. It's fun looking at your stats. This and Gears 3 will keep me busy for a very long time.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:14PM Rubbishy Me said
I never got hot pursuit, was autolog good?
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:29PM maveric101 said
@Rubbishy Me
it certainly got me to spend more time on the game than i would have otherwise. i'm a pretty competitive person, so when autolog tells me that one of my friends has beaten my time, i'll do as many runs as it takes to top them. the notification system for it is pretty simple/easy, as well.
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it certainly got me to spend more time on the game than i would have otherwise. i'm a pretty competitive person, so when autolog tells me that one of my friends has beaten my time, i'll do as many runs as it takes to top them. the notification system for it is pretty simple/easy, as well.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:30PM SisypheanLife said
@maveric101
Does it serve any purpose if you don't have any friends with the game?
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Does it serve any purpose if you don't have any friends with the game?
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 8:46PM InDurdenWeTrust said
@Rubbishy Me Plus it has a pretty nifty iOS app that you can use to keep track of your friends that beat your times. Definitely made me look forward to playing while viewing at work.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:22PM The Cole Train said
Should have called it Battlebook, because it seems to be very much like Facebook.
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 7:34PM Marco le Polo said
With two posts about Battlefield today, I'm getting excited again!
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 8:39PM Wizardsofwaverly said
Day 1buy
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 9:44PM Hoops said
Now when you say it's 'absolutely free' do you mean it's really free or it's $10 if you buy it used?
Posted: Jul 21st 2011 11:47PM roberto916 said
They should make an app for iOS and androids.
Posted: Jul 22nd 2011 8:27AM jynxycat said
I appreciate them adding stuff like this, and even making it supposedly free...
but do people actually look at this stuff beyond maybe day 1 or 2?
I looked at the Black Ops stuff once or twice, but then I just went back to killing people. Don't really need fancy heatmap layouts showing where I died, or how accurate I am when jumping through a window screaming.
Just play the game?
but do people actually look at this stuff beyond maybe day 1 or 2?
I looked at the Black Ops stuff once or twice, but then I just went back to killing people. Don't really need fancy heatmap layouts showing where I died, or how accurate I am when jumping through a window screaming.
Just play the game?
Posted: Jul 22nd 2011 9:06AM CaptainProtonX said
BEETS!
BEARS!
........BATTLEFIELD!
BEARS!
........BATTLEFIELD!
Posted: Jul 22nd 2011 10:02AM arucious said
Im confused about the beta, do you just play a MOH LE disc? I dont see any codes








