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About plot section

I thought the SP Campaign ends in the nuke going off in New York and war starting between Russia and USA (which is obiviously played in multiplayer). The plot section in Wiki article claims that Blackburn recovers the last nuclear device but I think it blew up as it was beeping very fast when Blackburn opens the lid and the camera cuts out. If the nuke didn't go off why did USA and Russia go to war? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.204.158.72 (talk) 00:37, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The release dates for Europe are not correct. It will be released in Europe on October 27, 2011. Only in some countries like the UK or Italy it will be released on October 28, 2011. Source(s): [battlefield3.fr] (french battlefield 3 website) an the UK website [battlefield3.uk]. You can see more release dates if you change the language of the website

Toru10 (talk) 14:53, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: A spot check of sources states the release date for Europe is October 28 (for example 1.) Because the UK and France are in Europe, I would assume that the release date is calculated by the date it is released last, which per this reference is the 28th October. Steven Zhang ^{The clock is ticking....} 09:39, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Who is Solomon?

Seriously, whoever wrote this plot section should never do so again. Who is Solomon? Why did Blackburn have to shoot his commanding officer? The plot gives so little explanation as to why, it just states what happens with no real plot. I'm at a loss as to why Blackburn needed to shoot his superiors, who Solomon is, and other facts. I am pretty sure these things are explained in the game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.40.122.30 (talk) 18:03, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Someone didn't pay atention to the interogation scenes... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.251.104.105 (talk) 22:31, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Someone reading the article hasn't necessarily played the game. ferret (talk) 22:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hawkins's name

Her name is Jennifer Coleby Hawkins (vs Colby) and her call sign is "Wedge" (this is on the side of her F/A 18) http://battlefield.wikia.com/wiki/Jennifer_Hawkins Can someone correct this? 86.27.140.75 (talk) 19:30, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dice is going to lose a load of players

People like me, who rent the games from gamefly, to try them out before we buy them, are calling it quits. The majority of people who play consoles games rent from gamefly, to avoid buying a bad game.

It's ridiculous that xbox live players pay for a subscription, then have to pay an additional charges to play the best features of a game.

Too bad though, I was going to buy this game, but I didn't even get to try out the multiplayer. So I bought Arkham City instead.

--HolyandClean (talk) 01:36, 27 October 2011 (UTC)HolyandClean[reply]

And this is relevant here how? If you want to rant go to a forum. Muskeato 02:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's relevant because the PLAYERS need to know what they are buying, and who they are buying it from. What is wrong with what I wrote? All i'm doing is letting people know how greedy dice is. This isn't a rant. You call it a rant because you disagree with it, or you work for DICE. Might as well erase all this other stuff too if you erase mine. I know what the rules here are on Wikipedia. Everything I said can be verified. Go on gamefly, and look at all reviews for Battlefield 3. A lot of people are pissed off. I didn't break any rules. Show me one rule I broke. You might as well erase that "Who is solomon" section as well. --HolyandClean (talk) 01:41, 28 October 2011 (UTC)HolyandClean[reply]

I dont disagree with you at all, I am still mad I bought a 360 instead of a PSL. But this is an encyclopedia, not a forum.P0PP4B34R732 (talk) 01:57, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTFORUM. If you wish for people to know about the poor single player experience (Which I've seen several sites discuss), add it to the reception section with reliable sources. If there's other negative aspects, same deal. ferret (talk) 02:00, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is clearly a rant. The fact that your opnion is that Battlefield MIGHT lose a lot of customers based on the fact that DICE is using a pay-to-play system for multi-player is irrelevent. It has already been mentioned in the artical for the play-to-pay in USED games, not new. -- Sleegi^[✆Talk] 03:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say I disagreed with it. I said it was a rant, which it was, regardless of whether I think you have valid point or not. Throwing around accusations that I might work for DICE just strengthens the fact that you are ranting. When did I say I'd erase anything? When did I say you broke any rules? What I meant was that your opinion on buying the game is not enough to edit the article. As others have said, reference reviews and put the information in the article if you want. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muskeato (talk • contribs) 19:15, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please, instead of arguing about it, go on gamefly and look. Like I said, what I said can be verified. I'm only bringing attention to the players that renting the game or buying it used will make you have to pay to play. That's all. Sure, people who bought the game don't have to worry about this problem, but do they know about this tactic that DICE is trying to use? I bet the people who bought the game haven't even given it a thought when they put that passcode in. Why is DICE using this passcode anyways? Do you guys know? And no, the reason is not because people are going to buy it used, and the company not make any money. Think about it like this, you bought a brand new car. Well you sell that car, and someone else buys it. Do they have to pay extra just to drive it because it's "used"? Of course not. The company already made that money from the first sell. What's the difference between with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HolyandClean (talk • contribs) 02:31, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article already covers the fact that Battlefield 3 uses an Online Pass system. It answers all of your questions already. It states pretty clearly that only NEW copies of the game come with SINGLE online pass code, requiring second hand purchasers (or renters) to buy their own code. DICE claimed the reason was to support the backend multiplayer infrastructure. This is referenced and sourced. ferret (talk) 14:56, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well at least you've stopped having a go at me. I think the real point is that talk pages aren't a forum to discuss the a game, it's a space to discuss the article. As ferret states, the information is on the page. We're not going to give the information an anti-DICE slant just because the information might be annoying to some potential customers, and "no, the reason is not because people are going to buy it used, and the company not make any money.", really? There's a quote on the article stating exactly this. Do you think DICE are just trying to troll the world, thinking how hilarious this is? This is not the place to discuss the rights and wrongs of licensing in the games industry. Muskeato 15:19, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

this information is already in the article under online pass. and for your information FIFA games (EA) have used the online pass system for atleast 2 years now — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.201.105 (talk) 22:12, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Plot Need Expanding

The current plot section is insufficent as it currently stands. It is very choppy, broken up, and hard to understand. Somebody needs to re-do it entirely, as it is not serving its purpose to infor others. -- Sleegi^[✆Talk] 03:48, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Critical Reception is quite biased

In the first two paragraphs, the scores are mentioned ( 92/100, 9.0/10, 4.5/5 ) and they are followed by multiple sentences of negative statements. This section makes the reader wonder why the hell the game gets such a high score when all the negatives are explicitly mentioned, and the positive aspects of the game get only passing mention. This should be fixed. Unflavoured (talk) 05:02, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

i agree, i was wondering whether to get this game and the critical reception section claimed the high reviews but then made the game sound terrible. perhaps it could say something like its priased because of this xxx(e.g. mulitplayer). however the game has been criticized for this (e.g. single player) obviously in more detail though

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hello, I'm Richardfps and i came by you to tell you that the publisher for Battlefield 3 isn't Sega and please change it to only EA. put this to consideration. thank you

Richardfps (talk) 09:35, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: This reference seems to indicate that the publishers in Japan are Sega as well, though this was back in July. Could you please provide a reference that shows that this has changed? Steven Zhang ^{The clock is ticking....} 09:45, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]