Battlefield 3 vs. 4

[moity]

Been thinking about trying Battlefield. Wanted peoples opinions and pros/cons

 

edit: i'd like to just get one over the other if I do get one

[Aytex]

Get both?

BF3 goes down to the core, better mechanics imo then bf4 (less buggy) 

except gameplay wise bf4 is so much more entertaining and fun

[moity]

Get both?

 

$ issue

[Aytex]

$ issue

get 4

[moity]

get 4

 

Battlefield series kinda like cod in the sense that there the same but different at the same time u feel?

[byalexandr]

I have both. Both are great, totally fun to play. BF4 has more of a CoD feel to it, not nearly as 'realistic' (I don't want to call it that) as BF3 (for example the guns and kickback and suppression and everything in BF3 are much more realistic). IMO BF3 has better graphics in Multiplayer but the campaign in BF4 is beautiful.

[Aytex]

Battlefield series kinda like cod in the sense that there the same but different at the same time u feel?

oh fuck no, cod and bf4 are competitively/completely  different

[moity]

I have both. Both are great, totally fun to play. BF4 has more of a CoD feel to it, not nearly as 'realistic' (I don't want to call it that) as BF3 (for example the guns and kickback and suppression and everything in BF3 are much more realistic). IMO BF3 has better graphics in Multiplayer but the campaign in BF4 is beautiful.

 

I forgot Battlefield had campaign 

[moity]

oh fuck no, cod and bf4 are competitively/completely  different

 

I know I meant in the sense that cod series has been copy/paste with new maps/guns/minimal mechanics difference. I was trying to compare in that sense 

 

I understand battlefield and cod are pretty much totally different gameplays

[Aytex]

I know I meant in the same that cod series has been copy/paste with new maps/guns/minimal mechanics difference. I was trying to compare in that sense 

no no, cod is copy and paste, 

bf3/4 mechanics and gameplay are vividly different.

 

if you want to just have fun for a while and get your money's worth buy bf4

[byalexandr]

I forgot Battlefield has campaign 

They're not worth playing anyways, the only reason I played them is to unlock the guns you can get for multiplayer. If I could have one difference between the two games, it would be size. Everything is amped up in BF4. More vehicles, WAY bigger maps (most of the time they're too big), etc.

[HKZeroFive]

I forgot Battlefield had campaign

Yeah, you don't play Battlefield for the campaign, you play it for the multiplayer.

Hence, 'ONLY IN BATTLEFIELD'.

Both games are great but it's probably better to go with BF4 (even though I prefer the maps in BF3).

[byalexandr]

no no, cod is copy and paste, 

bf3/4 mechanics and gameplay are vividly different.

 

if you want to just have fun for a while and get your money's worth buy bf4

This. BF4 has a way different feel than BF3. I think that DICE nailed BF3 but people complained so they made BF4 more 'FPS-ey' and unrealistic.

[Aytex]

Yeah, you don't play Battlefield for the campaign, you play it for the multiplayer.

Hence, 'ONLY IN BATTLEFIELD'.

3's campaign was solid, 4 was just autistic

bf2 on the otherhand has solid storyline/multiplayer

 

if you want to play a realistic shooter play Arma 3

[X1XNobleX1X]

Been thinking about trying Battlefield. Wanted peoples opinions and pros/cons

 

edit: i'd like to just get one over the other if I do get one

Get BF4, the developers are doing an amazing job with keeping the game updated. 

[moity]

I think i'll be going with BF4 then if I decide to spend the mons. Thanks everyone

[byalexandr]

Get BF4, the developers are doing an amazing job with keeping the game updated. 

Yeah and all the DLC coming out from a few DLCs ago and on will be free.

[Kobathor]

y

 

I have both. Both are great, totally fun to play. BF4 has more of a CoD feel to it, not nearly as 'realistic' (I don't want to call it that) as BF3 (for example the guns and kickback and suppression and everything in BF3 are much more realistic). IMO BF3 has better graphics in Multiplayer but the campaign in BF4 is beautiful.

The graphics are entirely better in BF4

 

BF4's engine is better, gunplay is "better," and water combat is MUCH better. It's a better buy because it's still updated in terms of game play AND it still gets new items and maps. 

[byalexandr]

y

 

The graphics are entirely better in BF4

 

BF4's engine is better, gunplay is "better," and water combat is MUCH better. It's a better buy because it's still updated in terms of game play AND it still gets new items and maps. 

I know but IMO I really liked the graphics in BF3, and the kickback and bullet physics and sounds are way better in BF3. In BF4 the bullets are SO SLOW. How do you aim two feet in front of a running person with a high power sniper rifle? You shouldn't have to aim ahead nearly as much. They don't travel that slow IRL, and BF3 did a much better job with it.

 

Edit: Especially the sound. Way more dynamic, if you have a home theater system like I do then the sounds... Oh man do they sound great. BF4, not as much.

[Kobathor]

I know but IMO I really liked the graphics in BF3, and the kickback and bullet physics and sounds are way better in BF3. In BF4 the bullets are SO SLOW. How do you aim two feet in front of a running person with a high power sniper rifle? You shouldn't have to aim ahead nearly as much. They don't travel that slow IRL, and BF3 did a much better job with it.

 

Edit: Especially the sound. Way more dynamic, if you have a home theater system like I do then the sounds... Oh man do they sound great. BF4, not as much.

The sounds are actually almost identical, Battlefield 4 even has more bass. Try War Tapes for really cool sound. 

 

I think the bullets are slow simply for balance. After all, it's a video game, not a war simulator. In Battlefield 3 the run-and-gun sniper was a very viable option (I love doing it on PC) and it was quite annoying in a balance perspective. Snipers realistically DON'T run and gun with their rifles. So, DICE forced them to be support roles by making bullets travel slower and fall faster. 

 

Battlefield 4 is now more balanced than Battlefield 3, and it'll only get better as DICE actively patches the game and irons out the few remaining bugs. 

 

@molty Also, BF3 was an "on the house" game a few months ago (the game was free if you claimed it, I mean totally free, you get to keep it forever.) It might be "on the house" again on Origin some time. Also, Battlefield 3 goes on sale SO OFTEN for like $5 or less. So, it's pretty cheap. That's on PC, though. I don't know the prices for console.