The Battlefield 3 beta is well and truly underway, with over 100,000 players around the world taking part in the PS3, PC and Xbox 360 open testing phase.
There are numerous local servers up and running, and no shortage of local gamers to fill them, with the likes of iGame, WAGE, MWEB and Hype Gamez getting involved.
Unofficial servers are also popping up around the world, and while the official open beta is currently mostly limited to the Operation Metro with Rush mode, unofficial servers are running the conquest version of the same map with up to 64 players per server.
Furthermore, some servers have been hacked to support up to 128 players, although these servers are reportedly extremely laggy.
EA has since made an official statement warning players to steer clear of unofficial/hacked servers. Joining these servers can potentially compromise the security of your Origin account, and result in it being banned outright.
In the meantime, DICE is continually updating the game as the beta continues.
An update is scheduled to take place this morning, with about 30 minutes of downtime expected.
The following fixes are being implemented with the imminent update:
• Moderator icon has been added on the forums for moderators.
• Players with rank 45 will now recieve the correct icon on their stats page
• Improved the scroll handling in the Server Browser
• Added more patches for Leaderboards for Xbox 360 and PS3
• More accurate ping now shows up in the server browser
• More accurate number of players now show up in the server browser
All you need to do to take part in the PC beta is download Origin and setup and account. The download weighs in at just under 4GBs.
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