The official Battlefield Blog also posted an infographic, which states 8.1 million players participated in the controversial Battlefield 3 beta. Click on the gallery below to check it out or grab the mega-sized version from EA.
EA: Battlefield 3 pre-orders over 'a couple million,' 8 million played beta
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Oct 18th 2011 12:50PM
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The official Battlefield Blog also posted an infographic, which states 8.1 million players participated in the controversial Battlefield 3 beta. Click on the gallery below to check it out or grab the mega-sized version from EA.
Reader Comments (59)
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:39PM Slomoshun said
@SmokemeaKipper
You seriously think Steam wouldn't want BF3 on their list of games? You do know that EA conveniently opened Origin right after they went against Steams TOS, forcing Steam to remove their games.
Long story short, EA want's Origin to compete with Steam so they made it so their top selling games were no longer on Steam.
Get a clue.
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You seriously think Steam wouldn't want BF3 on their list of games? You do know that EA conveniently opened Origin right after they went against Steams TOS, forcing Steam to remove their games.
Long story short, EA want's Origin to compete with Steam so they made it so their top selling games were no longer on Steam.
Get a clue.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 3:05PM YimYimYimi said
@SmokemeaKipper
I don't think you know what you think you know...
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I don't think you know what you think you know...
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 3:43PM (Unverified) said
@Slomoshun either way you still had to log into your EA account to play battlefield online....some games like mass effect wouldn't allow panic in the sky dlc since the steam version wasn't up to date.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:16PM Klearwater Killer said
@MemZ
Maybe you should just cancel your pre-order.
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Maybe you should just cancel your pre-order.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:16PM (Unverified) said
@MemZ can you tell me this weeks mega millions numbers too and maybe the powerball?
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:45PM SmokemeaKipper said
@MemZ
IIRC the BETA test wasn't the client side. It was to test the servers and laoding. While they did crap out a few times, I never had issues finding a server,
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IIRC the BETA test wasn't the client side. It was to test the servers and laoding. While they did crap out a few times, I never had issues finding a server,
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 1:30AM Manifest37 said
@DarkSonata
Perfect timing for a comment, missed.
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Perfect timing for a comment, missed.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:35PM MrNobodyWTB said
@balbonits Now that would be a cool statistic to know.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 3:47PM SKYRIM111111 said
@balbonits
i think i got killed by that guy because i got shot in the head from one side of the map to the other.
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i think i got killed by that guy because i got shot in the head from one side of the map to the other.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 4:21PM LexStewther said
Posted: Oct 19th 2011 10:23AM Barkley610 said
@balbonits
It won't be that amazing they were most likely laying in an undermap glitch. I was hit by a few of them.
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It won't be that amazing they were most likely laying in an undermap glitch. I was hit by a few of them.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:12PM King Johngie the Fourth said
Is controversial the right word for the beta? It just doesn't sound right to me...now, if the soldiers all wore bullet vests made of live babies, THAT would be controversial.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:57PM Klearwater Killer said
@King Johngie the Fourth
...and you need to feed them.
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...and you need to feed them.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:14PM Protege420 said
635.6 m = 695.100 yd = 2085.3 feet
pretty impressive shot (5280 feet = 1 mile)
Now DICE since you can tell me that detailed of info, tell me who made said shot and when?
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pretty impressive shot (5280 feet = 1 mile)
Now DICE since you can tell me that detailed of info, tell me who made said shot and when?
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:48PM SmokemeaKipper said
@Protege420
Not in real life
2,475 m (2,707 yd) is the longest. 1.53 Miles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills
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Not in real life
2,475 m (2,707 yd) is the longest. 1.53 Miles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:58PM (Unverified) said
@SmokemeaKipper
if you consider how short each of operation metro's 3 or 4 different areas were. it is pretty impressive. Though if this was done on Caspian, which i haven't seen and it may be much more open, it may not be as impressive.
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if you consider how short each of operation metro's 3 or 4 different areas were. it is pretty impressive. Though if this was done on Caspian, which i haven't seen and it may be much more open, it may not be as impressive.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:51PM Protege420 said
@SmokemeaKipper
still not an easy shot in real life 695.100 yd is a long ways away with all the elements influencing a bullet
but i was more talking about on that map....
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still not an easy shot in real life 695.100 yd is a long ways away with all the elements influencing a bullet
but i was more talking about on that map....
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:14PM JRock3x8 said
huh. Really?!? I'm thinking a "couple of million" is an exaggeration.
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/88211/americas-preorders-chart-15-october-2011-batman-arkham-city/
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http://www.vgchartz.com/article/88211/americas-preorders-chart-15-october-2011-batman-arkham-city/
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:21PM bloodsoul5 said
@JRock3x8 LOL, did you just link vgchartz as a source? Good one brosef.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:23PM (Unverified) said
@JRock3x8
does that chart include online orders & origin ones?
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does that chart include online orders & origin ones?
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:25PM nathan320 said
@JRock3x8 first, that chart is just for america (which between ps3,360, and pc is showing 1.67 mil already. 2nd, it does not show digital preorders and from many recent articles digital has outpaced hard copies for pc so you can easily double the 146k for pc.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:26PM xiLeShadow said
@JRock3x8
Oh Really?? VGChartz?
Seeing that Battlefield on PC has always outsold their console counterparts (even the console-centric Battlefield sold better on PC) and VGChartz doesn't count PC sales/pre-order, I'll believe EA.
I'm assume a couple of million means around 2.5 - 4 Million.
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Oh Really?? VGChartz?
Seeing that Battlefield on PC has always outsold their console counterparts (even the console-centric Battlefield sold better on PC) and VGChartz doesn't count PC sales/pre-order, I'll believe EA.
I'm assume a couple of million means around 2.5 - 4 Million.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 3:53PM SKYRIM111111 said
@JRock3x8
have you checked bf3 on facebook.
because there was 9,000,000 likes on facebook so i think that number is pretty spot on.
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have you checked bf3 on facebook.
because there was 9,000,000 likes on facebook so i think that number is pretty spot on.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:18PM Adventfire said
I wonder what the numbers were on people canceling thier preorder after the beta and also how many people jumped from BF3 to MW3 after the beta.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:30PM (Unverified) said
@Adventfire i love the same game for the 3rd time. it's why i left the bf3 boat
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:30PM (Unverified) said
@Adventfire i wonder how many people kept their pre-order and are still going to pick up both games considering simple differences between a beta and a demo
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Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:43PM xiLeShadow said
@Adventfire
I don't know but I'll bet people will be mad once they get their hands on MW3.
They are pumping that game with a small development time period (10 - 13) months, many development studios working on the game, they don't have a public beta at all, they haven't shown much game play trailers either.
I'm expecting a huge quality flop filled with tons of bugs at launch. They are more then welcomed to prove me wrong though.
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I don't know but I'll bet people will be mad once they get their hands on MW3.
They are pumping that game with a small development time period (10 - 13) months, many development studios working on the game, they don't have a public beta at all, they haven't shown much game play trailers either.
I'm expecting a huge quality flop filled with tons of bugs at launch. They are more then welcomed to prove me wrong though.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 1:50PM McPo said
@Adventfire
Actually very very little if any.
The whole argument was BF was starting to play more like COD.
And that outraged alot of people. So how would going to COD help in any way, theyre most likely just keep on playing previous games in the series.
If your on about bugs, I dont see that being as big of an issue, The most annoying bugs are easily fixed [Terrain] (And probably have been)
I personally am worried over how little focus has been given over to Conquest and how every map detail mentions Rush.
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Actually very very little if any.
The whole argument was BF was starting to play more like COD.
And that outraged alot of people. So how would going to COD help in any way, theyre most likely just keep on playing previous games in the series.
If your on about bugs, I dont see that being as big of an issue, The most annoying bugs are easily fixed [Terrain] (And probably have been)
I personally am worried over how little focus has been given over to Conquest and how every map detail mentions Rush.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:00PM eat it said
@McPo
"If your on about bugs, I dont see that being as big of an issue, The most annoying bugs are easily fixed [Terrain] (And probably have been)"
we all know that here because we read a gaming blog. the average FPS player doesn't know the difference between a beta and a demo. They can call this a beta all they want but for some 7 million + people this was a demo.
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"If your on about bugs, I dont see that being as big of an issue, The most annoying bugs are easily fixed [Terrain] (And probably have been)"
we all know that here because we read a gaming blog. the average FPS player doesn't know the difference between a beta and a demo. They can call this a beta all they want but for some 7 million + people this was a demo.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:14PM (Unverified) said
@xiLeShadow
Yeah I wouldn't be surprised to see MW3 riddled with ridiculous bugs. Having upheaval in an established development studio is never good for the finished product.
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Yeah I wouldn't be surprised to see MW3 riddled with ridiculous bugs. Having upheaval in an established development studio is never good for the finished product.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:43PM Slomoshun said
@Adventfire
Anyone that cancelled their pre-order because of a beta is a complete moron and thus proves they never played a beta before.
Beta's are meant for testing. And this beta was a server test and nothing more.
So if you cancelled your pre-order you're just an idiot..and if you cancelled your pre-order and pre-ordered MW3 instead you're...well probably the biggest fool on the planet.
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Anyone that cancelled their pre-order because of a beta is a complete moron and thus proves they never played a beta before.
Beta's are meant for testing. And this beta was a server test and nothing more.
So if you cancelled your pre-order you're just an idiot..and if you cancelled your pre-order and pre-ordered MW3 instead you're...well probably the biggest fool on the planet.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 3:21PM Klearwater Killer said
@Adventfire
I wonder why you cant just get both?
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I wonder why you cant just get both?
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 4:07PM SKYRIM111111 said
@Adventfire
i wonder how many people would do the same thing for mw3 if they had the balls to come out with a beta.
you cant judge a game by its beta if you could then every game that has ever come out would suck.
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i wonder how many people would do the same thing for mw3 if they had the balls to come out with a beta.
you cant judge a game by its beta if you could then every game that has ever come out would suck.
Posted: Oct 20th 2011 1:46AM Megaqwerty said
@301Murder The problem is that there won't be a demo for BF3.
There wasn't a demo for Bad Company and there wasn't a demo for Bad Company 2. For me and many others, the beta *was* the demo for BF3 since it will be our only opportunity to play this game for free.
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There wasn't a demo for Bad Company and there wasn't a demo for Bad Company 2. For me and many others, the beta *was* the demo for BF3 since it will be our only opportunity to play this game for free.
Posted: Oct 18th 2011 2:09PM (Unverified) said
Other interesting Stats that can be extrapolated from the listed information:
Average number of bullets needed to kill a player: 31.3
Average number of times a player lost their Dog Tags: 2.3
Average Number of Mcoms Destroyed per player: 2.5
Soldiers Died Per MCom Destroyed: 71
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Average number of bullets needed to kill a player: 31.3
Average number of times a player lost their Dog Tags: 2.3
Average Number of Mcoms Destroyed per player: 2.5
Soldiers Died Per MCom Destroyed: 71
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