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Golden Age of Battlefield

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:06:00 -0500

This is what I consider the peak era of gaming in my life. Battlefield dominated most of it. This post is try and post all my thoughts, almost 15 years after.

2011: The Alpha

Battlefield 3 open alpha was announced in mid 2011, and there was a lot of chatter about this on Twitter and other gaming forums back then. Competitive gaming was not something I Was into at this point. The whole idea confused me. I had a lot of single player games to play, so I exclusively played them.

State of the Game - Battlefield 2042

Wed, 04 May 2022 20:16:00 -0500

I take no pleasure in writing this post. As a fan of Battlefield for over a decade, it saddens me to see the state of the game, and knowing that this could have all been avoided. This series has been my main multiplayer game for a long time now and I want Battlefield to do well. I am not here to laugh at its current pitiful state.

As of May 4, 2022, it has been 166 days since the launch on November 19, 2021. To date, there has been one minor update, and one major update (released on April 19, 2022), and zero new content. The updates themselves are hardly praiseworthy. They fixed some egregious bugs, and added some so called legacy features, such as a scoreboard, simple UI customization options. I still can’t get over the fact that they decided to ship the game without a scoreboard and a server browser. The latter is still missing for the main game as of this writing.

Revisiting Battlefield 1 in 2022

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:13:00 -0500

I played a few rounds of Battlefield 1 today. It was a great experience. It got me thinking, how did DICE go from making a game as good as Battlefield 1, and follow that up with Battlefield V and Battlefield 2042?

A pristine looking Arisaka rifle

Weapon has cosmetic degradation as the round progresses

Fantastic atmosphere

Battlefield 2042 (PC) Review

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 14:16:00 -0600

Short Version

I like the game. I enjoy the maps in Conquest. 128 players is the way to go for the future of Battlefield. Not a huge fan of operators, but it doesn’t bother me too much, but if DICE removes the operators, that would be a huge step in the right direction. The game has a lot of potential and hopefully DICE will support this game the way they supported Battlefield 4. I would thoroughly recommend it for around $15. I believe there is fun to be had.

Battlefield 2042 Portal is Special

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:10:17 -0600

Today, I played the Conquest of the Ages playlist on Battlefield 2042 Portal, and it was amazing to see Noshar Canals and Caspian Border in the new Frostbite engine. The last time I played Battlefield 3 Conquest on Noshar Canals was on 5/12/2013, and Caspian Border was on 5/3/2013. That was 8 years ago. Life was very different back then. Battlefield was very different back then.

Battlefield 1 (PC) Single Player Review

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 08:33:00 -0500

The single player portion of Battlefield 1 consists of a collection of individual missions called War Stories, set in different parts of the world. War Stories are definitely better than Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 campaigns, though not as good as Bad Company 2 in my opinion. I obviously did not give the single player any consideration when buying Battlefield 1. I purchased it purely for the multiplayer. I would have preferred to pay for the multiplayer portion of the game and skip the single player entirely, but that is not possible. Hopefully Battlefield will go back to its roots of being a multiplayer only game, at some point.

Amiens Full Round - Battlefield 1 Diary

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 07:22:00 -0600

This is footage of a full round of Amiens. It was played on 12/31/2016. We absolutely dominated the enemy team in the heavy tank. Amiens is an excellent map, and it is very rare to have an one sided round, but in this case, the enemy team just couldn’t capture enough points to put up a fight.

I went 29-0, where I spent most of the round in the heavy tank. Towards the end of the round, the tank got destroyed, but I survived, and picked up the flame trooper kit. I went to do some damage with this kit, and I got killed just as the round ended (17:25).

Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand in 2017

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:30:00 -0600

In 2013 I purchased GeForce GTX780, and Battlefield 3 was my main game at the time. I ran the game at ultra settings to see how it was going to handle it. I have never played games at such high settings before, so I was thrilled at this prospect.

I was using the Hannspree HZ281HPB monitor at the time with a resolution of 1920x1200. At ultra settings, the 780 managed to deliver around 45-60 FPS, which at the time was great. Below is a video I recorded in June 2013.

One Point Victory - Battlefield 1 Diary

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:50:00 -0600

On the evening of December 27, 2016, after I got home from work, I didn’t really have much to do. So I wanted to play some games. I decided to play Battlefield 1 because I did not play it in a while (or any games for that matter) due to Christmas travel.

I started the game, and joined an official server, like I always do. The round was on Amiens, followed by Ballroom Blitz. I did extremely well on both, and my team won those two rounds. I was going to quit at this point, but I decided to play one more round because I love Empire’s Edge.

Armored Shield Full Round - Battlefield 3 (PC)

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:17:00 -0600

This full round of Armored Shield was recorded on May 1, 2013, using FRAPS. Quality is terrible. I managed to do well and reach the top of the scoreboard. That does not happen too often.

Battlefield 4 - Engineer 100

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:14:00 -0500

Battlefield 3, which I purchased in 2012, was one of the best games I played at the time. Even though the weapon balance was great, I still enjoyed the game a lot. I loved the maps and the gun play.I put in 718 hours into it.

I remember thinking at the time that I may not put in as much time in Battlefield 4 because I did not believe it was going to be as good. That was 3 years ago. As of 10/16/2016, I put in a ridiculous 2391 hours. Definitely got my money’s worth out of this game. Battlefield Hardline came and went, but it did not measure up Battlefield 4 for me, and it looks like the community in general did not receive the game very well, which is a shame because some of the maps in Hardline were fantastic.

Azadi Palace Full Round - Battlefield 3 (PC)

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 04:22:00 -0600

This is the first of many post I plan to make. I’ve got videos of full rounds on all maps in Battlefield 3 maps. Played this round on May 7th, 2013.This was before the ShadowPlay days. I used DxTory record the gameplay.

At the time I was using a Hannspree HZ281HPB monitor which had a resolution of 1920x1200. I couldn’t imagine a better monitor at the time. Little did I know that WQHD was right around the corner.

Battlefield 4 Diary

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 04:12:00 -0600

Jan 25, 2016 Saturday 06:12:00 AM CST: Dragon Valley 2015 MVP

Battlefield 4 is the game I played more than any other game. I played this more than all the other games I ever played combined. So I got my money’s worth. All thanks to DICE LA.

The round I played yesterday was pretty great. Joined with a friend when things weren’t looking good for our team. Managed to do well and help our team win.

Battlelog Waiting For Game To Exit Solution

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:57:00 -0500

I am not sure if this is the only solution, but this has worked for me so far.

I am using Firefox to launch the game. I have my Use plugin-free game launching set to OFF

Battlelog

Battlefield 4 is set to use the 64 bit exe to launch the game

Origin

This is probably the most important step. I basically “deleted” the 32 bit web helper for Battlefield 4

At this point I am able to play the game like I did before, and I haven’t had any problems joining the game. Battlelog, EA Support were of no help so far.

One Point Victory - Battlefield 4 Diary

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0600

On February 9, 2014, I had this urge to play as a sniper with a suppressed SV-98. I have gotten a lot better playing as a sniper over the course of Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1, but at the time, I was pretty terrible.

I ended the round at 24-12, which is fantastic all things considered.

However, that was not the highlight for this round. We were behind on the scoreboard for the most part, but as the round progressed, we closed the gap. By the time I was down, the score was at 11-32.

Battlefield Moment With Nvidia ShadowPlay

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:00:00 -0600

For those that are not familiar, ShabowPlay is a program that is bundled with GeForce experience - the download for this is available on the Nvidia website. This program is compatible with Nvidia GeForce 6 and 7 series desktop video cards.

Depending on the specified settings, the program automatically saves the specified time of gameplay in a temporary location, and the user can hit a key combination to save the video to the hard drive. I do not see any loss in performance when this software is running in the background. I am using an EVGA GeForce GTX 780 ACX.

Battlefield 4 Launch Fiasco

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:33:00 -0600

The launch of Battlefield 4 was very disappointing. It felt as if those who pre ordered the game were paying to beta test it. It was such a broken mess at times, that I find it hard to believe they released it in such a state. Problems in the beta are present in the release version. Makes me wonder what the beta accomplished.

To an extent I understand the server side problems which were taken care of as quickly as they possibly could, but some issues with the base game are hard to justify.

Battlefield 4 Pre-Order Fiasco & Amazon to the Rescue

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:34:00 -0500

I have done two things wrong here:

Pre-ordering a game
Pre-ordering on Origin

I believe pre-ordering a game is not a smart thing to do these days. However, I am making an exception for Battlefield 4. In retrospect, I should have known better than this. I’ve had similar problems with Mass Effect 3 when purchasing on Origin.

I will try to never make these mistakes again. So here is what happened:

Unlocking the L85A2

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:10:00 -0600

To unlock the L85A2 in Battlefield 3, two assignments need to be completed in this order:

Best Friend Forever

This requires:

10 revives
10 heals

Professional Russian

100 Kills with assault rifles
20 kills with underslung grenade launcher
Win 5 rounds of squad deathmatch (SQDM).

All of those can be easy enough, except winning 5 rounds of squad deathmatch.

I have tried to join in to a SQDM by myself, but I never had any luck winning. The chances of winning a SQDM game are one in four, and going solo has never really helped. The best way to do this is to be in a squad. I had my wife join me, and we won five out of the 8 games we played.

Battlefield 3 Aftermath - Scavenger Mode Tips

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:41:00 -0600

I started my first game of Aftermath on December 4, 2012, with a round of Scavenger on Azadi Palace. This gentleman , happens to be my first victim.

So here are a few tips on playing scavenger mode for people like me, who are not the best shot with pistols. Keep in mind, some of these are very obvious, I don’t pretend to have just discovered them. This is to help folks who are new to the game.

Battlelog Feature Requests

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:26:00 -0600

When Battlefield 1942 was given away for free on Origin, a week ago, I decided to give it a try. I haven’t played this game in years, and I completely forgot all about it.

When I started it, it came back me - the server browser was extremely clunky. I wasn’t much of a multiplayer gamer back then and apart from Quake 3, I didn’t really much else. I didn’t know any better.

Battlefield 3 Desktop

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:54:00 -0600

I wanted to create a Battlefield 3 theme desktop setup, when I bought the Battlefield 3 version of the Razer Imperator.

Battlefield 3 Desktop

I have been a fan of the DeathAdder for the longest time, but the Imperator surpasses it in terms of features and comfort. The Battlefield 3 logo is a nice addition. I would never consider paying more for a mouse that serves as an advertisement, but I was surprised to find it for $10 less than the regular version.

The Battlefield 3 Problem

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:57:00 -0500

When I first purchased Battlefield 3, I never would have believed that I would play it for almost 250 hours, considering that I returned it the first time I bought. I purchased it the second time, and it seemed like a different game!

Too much Battlefield 3

So anyway, what this has done is prevented me from playing any other game. I have a large number of games I haven’t even started playing yet, and I have a feeling I will never finish them in my lifetime.

Battlefield 3 - Unexpected Fun

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:53:00 -0500

I purchased Battlefield 3 back in November from Amazon. It was one of the few times I bought a game so close to the launch. I played the Alpha and I was very impressed with it.

Having bought the game however, I encountered several problems with it. I am quite sure that the problems were at my end, because my friends were able to log in play just fine. For whatever reason, this was encountered way too often: