DICE and Electronic Arts, the developer and publisher, of the upcoming Battlefield 3 first person shooter, have confirmed a variety of fixes that will be implemented to the final game, following the recently deployed open beta stage.
Battlefield 3 is awaited by a variety of shooter fans, and many have already tried out the open beta stage for the game's multiplayer, which started last week and lasts until October 10.
DICE, the studio behind the title, has now confirmed that a variety of feedback has been gathered from fans and the developers are already addressing these complaints and making sure that the final game, which is out later this month, will work smoothly and without any sort of problems.
For a full list of improvements made to the final version of Battlefield 3, check out the list below.
* Fixed occasional client crash when reviving.
* Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead.
* Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed.
* Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage.
* Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art.
* A subtle low health screen effect has been added.
* Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars.
* Tweaked the Rank progression.
* Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice.
* Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times.
* Framerate stability fixes.
* The 3D spotting icons has been tweaked to better match the target's visibility.Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets.
* Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition.
*Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active.
* Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates.
* Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams".
We've already published our own quick look at the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta and came out quite impressed, especially with the visual detail and the sharp animations.
Battlefield 3 is out on October 25, in North America, and October 28, in Europe, for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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