Battlefield 3: 8 Million Played the Beta & Pre-orders Exceed 2 Million

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With Battlefield 3's open beta now over with, DICE has shared a few stats from the public playtest. Over 8 million players previewed the game's Metro map, and EA has preorders for the final game already exceeding 2 million. DICE puts a few of the bigger numbers into context below: did you know that the number of people stabbed to death in the beta is equivalent to the population of Shanghai? What a morbid thought. 47 billion shots were fired in the beta, which as DICE points out would generate enough shell casings to build just shy of 4000 Flanker jets. Ever helpful, the dev also reminds readers that none of those jets would fly, because hello, you can't build a fighter plane out of shell casings. The beta's Rush mode focused on destroying M-Com stations, an objective completed successfully around 21 million times – a number equivalent to Twitter's entire active userbase. DICE's graphic breaks down a few more BF3 figures.

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Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/8-million-people-played-battlefield-3-beta-preorders-top-2-million/

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Happy_HustlinPosted:

i know for a fact 32 of my friends downloaded and played the beta. only 3 are actually getting the game. Of course people are playing the beta right now just because its in between gaming seasons and it was new. Beta numbers mean nothing, only there to help out developers.
P.s. Fix the under the map shit every other step

Ca5einePosted:

HaZeDSyNdroMe I put in at least 1/1000 of bullets of fired.
Every game I play I shoot over 1500 bullets with the M249. I am a great suppresive fire

hahaahaha or u just spin in circles shooting lol

ImaginePosted:

Those are very interesting facts.
It really makes you think.
It's to bad for DICE that those people canceled there Pre order because they thought the beta was as good as the game. Well good luck to DICE with all of there sales for BF3

coDyDaTallGuyPosted:

TTG_BBOYRICAN20
coDyDaTallGuy Why does everyone bring up pre-orders and sales ??? As if pre-orders and sales actually make a game better... I've said this before just because a game will sell more than the next doesn't mean it's going to be better, now don't get me wrong I love both BF and CoD but still the people saying '' oh CoD is going to sell way more than BF is and is a better game '' just stfu... We don't know what game is going to be better, that goes for the bf3 fanboys to not just the CoD fanboys.....



Nicely said..
Thank you,

BBOYRICAN25Posted:

coDyDaTallGuy Why does everyone bring up pre-orders and sales ??? As if pre-orders and sales actually make a game better... I've said this before just because a game will sell more than the next doesn't mean it's going to be better, now don't get me wrong I love both BF and CoD but still the people saying '' oh CoD is going to sell way more than BF is and is a better game '' just stfu... We don't know what game is going to be better, that goes for the bf3 fanboys to not just the CoD fanboys.....



Nicely said..

oDrizzYo_M16Posted:

i wonder if u can still pre-order it???

HaloUKPosted:

I'm not getting bf3 till Christmas :(

speedfreek23Posted:

Iso
iAmMasterF EVERY time i check a bf3 or mw3 post it's plagued with fanboys, just play both :D


This. Having played both since their respective first of their series, 2002 for Battlefield, 2003 for CoD1.

People believe their own opinion is always right, but face it it's like comparing tangerines with pomegranate each to their taste. I don't play games purely for their multiplayer, I do it for the campaign as well - the way it was during the 90's.

I play games for fun, not to be a fanboy **** all the time on the internet which is the better one.

Get over it and move on but if you insist on crying about it, write it down on a piece of paper then throw it in the bin by wasting only your time and not everyone elses.

Battlefield started earlier than that just saying :D

roomwrecker123Posted:

wow congrats dice i hope u blow the charts off all the other games

TacticPosted:

I put in at least 1/1000 of bullets of fired.
Every game I play I shoot over 1500 bullets with the M249. I am a great suppresive fire


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