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Battlefield 3 PC beta gets 'Caspian Border' map

You can get a taste of true JetProne64 for the final weekend of the Battlefield 3 open beta, as the expansive Capsian Sea map has been unlocked--but only on PC.
Alice O'Connor
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Battlefield 3 PC open beta players are in for a treat this weekend, as developer DICE has unlocked the map Caspian Border for everyone--but only on PC. While the beta's first map, Paris Metro, is a close-quarters affair, Caspian Border is a wide, open battlefield living up to the game's nickname of 'JetProne64.'

"After analyzing the data from our first round of closed Caspian Border tests, we have great news for participants in the Battlefield 3 PC Open Beta: the DICE team has decided to bring back Caspian Border for the beta's final weekend and conduct an open large scale test of the 64 player Caspian Border map," community manager Ian 'crash7801' Tornay explained yesterday.

DICE is only interested in testing 64-player server configurations, so only the PC beta is getting the 64-player map. On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the server player limit is 32.

Players have had cruel glimpses of Caspian Border in the beta before, hidden in plain sight on passworded servers, but it's now live for everyone. The open beta will end for all three platforms on October 10, ahead of Battlefield 3's October 25 launch.

Here's a trailer showing off Caspian Border, with its tanks, choppers, jets, and all:

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    October 7, 2011 8:30 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Battlefield 3 PC beta gets 'Caspian Border' map.

    You can get a taste of true JetProne64 for the final weekend of the Battlefield 3 open beta, as the expansive Capsian Sea map has been unlocked--but only on PC.

    • etherboy legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 8:33 AM

      Nice! Can't wait to try it...

      • etherboy legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2011 9:41 AM

        Damn... map is awesome, but I keep crashing at the end... blah

    • gydot legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 8:34 AM

      they're making it lag...on purpose? :s I just played a few rounds and the map's huge, it's fun, as fun as Metro if not a bit better.

    • the Scrivener legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 8:35 AM

      I tried two servers running Caspian, and both were unplayable because of lag despite Battlelog reporting a low ping. I could hardly move.

      • nientiendo legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2011 8:37 AM

        I had this problem even when they were password locked, I can only imagine how it's going to be now that it's free for all. I'm guessing a lot of the lag has to do with people hammering trying to get in as well :(

        • proclone1 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 7, 2011 9:14 AM

          how do game designers have dozens of MP games to take examples from, still not manage to get connection/matchmaking right? I miss quakeworld : (

      • Vorlonesque legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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        October 7, 2011 11:23 AM

        Perhaps they should have had it open the whole time to TEST IT!

      • cactus44203 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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        October 7, 2011 11:58 AM

        Same deal here.

    • Milleh legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      October 7, 2011 8:45 AM

      FINALLY

      Hopefully the lag issues have been resolved since the time of the password locked servers.

    • Dravenport legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 9:02 AM

      only on PC....ENTITLED CONSOLER RAGE

    • the Scrivener legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 9:13 AM

      Okay, I've played a few rounds on a server that doesn't lag and it's wonderful.

    • RyDogg1 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2011 9:14 AM

      IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. FUCK THE HATERS THIS IS EPIC.

      • dumb. legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2011 9:22 AM

        Woah, wait, is this a Firefall thread?

    • Demon4231 legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 10:27 AM

      On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the server player limit is 32.

      The consoles are 24 players max the last time I heard anything about it. PC gets Conquest small (32 players) and Conquest large (64 players). Consoles only get conquest (24 players).

    • atom519 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2011 10:38 AM

      Took me 4 tries to find a non-laggy server, but holy hell it was a blast!

    • shirif legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 10:39 AM

      yesssssssss

    • mystifier legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2011 11:01 AM

      HEEEEERE WE GO!!!!! Kudos to DICE for this one

    • capnsnarkbite legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 11:41 AM

      Thank you. Now maybe the beta will actually feel like Battlefield. I look forward to this.

    • lingo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2011 12:45 PM

      Does anyone know if BF3 will run on a 2010 iMac 2.66 Ghz i5, 4gb ram, 512mb ATI Radeon HD 4850?

      I haven't bought a PC in years but I can't justify buying a gaming rig just for one game...

      • squigiliwams legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2011 12:53 PM

        Probably quite alright on low. The i5 is helping you (BF loves munching on quad cores) but the 512mb 4850 isnt (and i think thats the mobile version because its an imac) so you're running this relatively low. Just try it and see. Its a free download!

      • et72 legacy 10 years
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        October 8, 2011 11:34 AM

        At least you made Steve Jobs go to heaven

        Entry is 2000000 billion$

    • alucard_x legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      October 7, 2011 1:08 PM

      would love to try it, if i could change the binds on my fucking mouse!

      ridiculous

      • Johnnsen legacy 10 years
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        October 7, 2011 1:10 PM

        I heard you can change keybinds now. Didn't try it yet though.

        • atom519 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 7, 2011 1:14 PM

          Wait, mouse bind? No shit? Someone please tell me this is true.

        • Begawkiness legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          October 7, 2011 1:38 PM

          This would be good news and one more reason for me to jump back into the beta this weekend

    • damageundone legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 1:42 PM

      Played like 6 rounds while ago, started off good, then I got a laggy server, then I got a laggy server, then I got a good server, some just can't run it right now.

      • eeeealmo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        October 7, 2011 1:46 PM

        yea once i found a server that was running well it was fucking amazing

    • Finchypoo legacy 10 years
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      October 7, 2011 2:07 PM

      woohoo, They added Battlefield to my Battlefield.

      • et72 legacy 10 years
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        October 8, 2011 11:34 AM

        You dont like BattleHallwaysFlashlight3?

    • Artifex33 legacy 10 years
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      October 10, 2011 10:31 AM

      Has anyone found a good way of tweaking the video settings yet? I've been spoiled by Rage running at 60fps nearly all the time in 1080p, and I can barely sustain 40fps at a lesser resolution on the same system in Battlefield 3.

      And yes, I have all the video settings set to "low". Oddly, this doesn't seem to change things much from when I have them set to "high"/"ultra".

      I'm running an Asus G74SX-3DE in 2D mode, using an Nvidia GTX 560M. The system's specs are through the roof. It shouldn't be running this slowly.

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