When this comes out we should try to get some game nights set up.  Thoughts?

If teh phone company has DSL for us by then I'm in.  Not much point trying to play shooters over EVDO.

Bad Company 2 is one of my favorite games at the moment. Maybe i see you on the Battlefield any time?! ...would be cool 

Damn cool video, can't wait to play this game...

I'm beyond stoked for BF3.

What I'm not stoked for is all the BS and drama that comes with it courtesy of EA. The whole Origin thing, all the confusion and silliness of pre-order DLC, exclusive DLC, map packs, yadda yadda yadda....they're putting out the full court press on this one. I want to play BF3, but there's already enough extra noise coming with the game that, with almost any other title, I would have said fuck it because of it by now. I mean, Origin? Yes, that's really what I want with BF3. EA's brand new Steam competitor, social-networking, DRM and DD platform. Nothing like having to run yet another client for one game. I hate publishers these days.

New videos from the alpha showing weapon customizations.

Check out this 64-player map. Caspian Border

They're all playing on super computers, provided by EA, I'm sure.

Actually, there's probably a couple of computers they use for High Quality videos.

On a side note,  "There's" is a contraction of "There is", I should have used "There're", of course, that sounds kinda weird.

Did you play Battlefield 2? Their jets pulled relatively this same kind of performance at a way lower graphic scale. And that was almost 10 years ago. Believe that it looks that good, because they've been working hard to bring the jet experience from BF2 back with the level of fidelity you're seeing.

But it will take a beefy rig to enjoy it like that. At least a quad core, 4 gigs of ram, and whatever $150 card Nvidia and ATi are offering.

I have been thinking about renting a server for the launch.  I remember how difficult it is the first month of the servers getting slammed, and thought it might be more fun just to rent a server instead of paying for VIP slots for some.

Prices aren't too bad for a 64-player server, but would anyone be interested in pitching in for one?

I like Red Orchestra 2 too much to even think about another game. Please post the IP if you guys end up buying one. Steam Christmas Sale might just change my mind. 

Honestly, after playing RO2 my need for a new shooter has been quenched. I still want BF3. But with the headache that is Origin, their EULA shenanigans, the $60 price tag, all their marketing hype, the lamest beta offering ever.....I can wait. I really can. Release is going to be a trainwreck anyways.

I'm really glad RO2 came along, because until it I was mostly satisfied with what I saw of BF3. Now, it's starting to look a lot like BC2.5. Which is ok I guess, I had my fun in BC2. But terrain destruction, jets and the visuals are the reasons I want BF3 at this point.....because it's value as a war simulation is almost null. It's a fun modern run and gunner. But I'm to the point where games need to start being smart again for me to really care, and they need to at least try to be simulations on some level. It's why I can't play CoD anymore. Red jelly on my screen and visual effects from an artillery strike do not a simulation make.