Forums
Sign In
Create Account
0
How to play BF3 now.
Good news for Australian players of Battlefield 3 who would otherwise be forced to wait until 27 October 2011 for the local release (where the US release is the 25 October).
Australian players are able to use a proxy to "activate" their copy of BF3 which has been pre-ordered on Origin, then play. This wont help players who have pre-ordered a physical copy of the game and have to wait until store release, but hey, some people might benefit.
How to do this?
Step 1. Control Panel>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Use a Proxy Server for your LAN Tick it and use the following addy: 203.232.208.116 Port: 8080
Step 2. Activate on Origin (Run Bf3.exe - it will run Origin.)
Step 3. Remove proxy. (Then restart BF3.exe and Battlelog will work)
Step 4. Enjoy Battlefield 3 early!
There is a little risk that EA may not be happy with this, however in our view this risk is very slight considering the game has already been officially launched elsewhere. Update: Also see this. But as always - do this at your own risk!
Once again, the flaws in having staggered releases across different countries are exposed. Will be interesting to see whether game studios continue to see this as a viable deistribution method.
Enjoy. Fuckers. I am at work.
Australian players are able to use a proxy to "activate" their copy of BF3 which has been pre-ordered on Origin, then play. This wont help players who have pre-ordered a physical copy of the game and have to wait until store release, but hey, some people might benefit.
How to do this?
Step 1. Control Panel>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings>Use a Proxy Server for your LAN Tick it and use the following addy: 203.232.208.116 Port: 8080
Step 2. Activate on Origin (Run Bf3.exe - it will run Origin.)
Step 3. Remove proxy. (Then restart BF3.exe and Battlelog will work)
Step 4. Enjoy Battlefield 3 early!
There is a little risk that EA may not be happy with this, however in our view this risk is very slight considering the game has already been officially launched elsewhere. Update: Also see this. But as always - do this at your own risk!
Once again, the flaws in having staggered releases across different countries are exposed. Will be interesting to see whether game studios continue to see this as a viable deistribution method.
Enjoy. Fuckers. I am at work.
