Battlefield 3, Alpha Trial opened now for all ORIGIN accounts | 4News.it

DICE has posted on its official blog of Battlefield, a series of questions and answers designed to dispel the doubts that afflict many people eager to try the multiplayer version of Alpha and Beta of Battlefield 3.

First Multiplayer Alpha test version, of which you can find a comprehensive analysis in our article , was released in June edition Personal Computer by invitation only to developers, and to certain registered users to Origin and meeting minimum requirements (writing the newsletter , a value equal to or greater than veteran level 3 verified under My Soldier-> Veteran logging in to the official website ).

Now it is open to all enrolled ORIGIN! Just log in , accept the Terms of Service, redeem code on the ORIGIN Trial download and install the Alpha PC.

[SonyNGP]

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle.

IT WORKED!

[Trunkz]

This is what I get...

"WE'RE SORRY - YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA TO ENTER THIS SITE."

[PLASTICA-MAN]

I got one hehe ^^ !

[Stevo91]

Hey guys it didnt work for me the first time so I tried again a day later and it worked perfect got my code on bf3 as we speak, im veteran status 2 aswell

[MAJ0R]

make sure you go into the profile settings at the Origin website and verify your email, right after I did that they sent me an email (note that your email is not verified by default) so to the people who didn't get one make sure to verify

[BakedGoods]

Sweet Jesus.

[HydroCopper]

Getting in has nothing to do with your veteran lvl now. I own both bad company games but havent added them to my status so its still 0 and i received a code today, im guessing because i have 325 hrs in BC2 and still a regular player.

For all those ppl who are stoked about the alpha....don't be. sure its cool to play bf3 but it is a very broken version. in 10 min it froze and crashed on me twice. it keeps poping up with an error msg when trying to join servers telling me i have to d/l a driver that doesn't exist yet.
There is no control options and mouse sensitivity is ridiculously high, almost unplayable. most of the time I try to shoot someone in close proximity it starts lagging all to hell and the person disappears. screen flickering. no aim toggle.

not much fun. still looking forward to the beta though. and i will keep (trying to) play the alpha so dice can test the servers

[Elwenil]

To the best of my knowledge, I have yet to register on the Origin site and was unable to sign in today as the page kept coming up blank so I can't see for sure. At any rate, I did get my invite to the Closed Alpha Test in my email today. Too bad my poor little Pentium 4 can never run it, lol. Guess I'll have to wait for the PS3 beta to check it out.

[JellyJelly]

I got it, downloaded it, installed it, clicked on "Quick Match"...and couldn't play it because my PC is old and crappy.

[arjman]

Elwenil, any chance you could pm me your alpha code? I'd be really grateful :P

[Hellsvacancy]

Even i gotta code, no good though, my laptop isnt good enough

[arjman]

Anybody who has a spare code and cannot run it, please pm me the code :) I would do the same for you guys if I was in you position :D

[Solid_Snake-]

lol the game is amazing

[JussBlazn]

where's the code?

[St0]

Nice, Worked for me now. Servers must be overflowing though, won't let me join a game

[Shikoro]

Haha, I just tried it and I thought I won't get a redemption key like when I tried a few days ago, but I got it.

Here's a pic:
http://www.abload.de/img/bf...

A little notice, I have never ever played any BF game in my life, but I always wanted to. I just feel bad for those who played them and deserve this more than I do. :(

[saladthieves]

Got that right!

[St0]

Apparently the servers are down just now, just if anyone was wondering why it says

"A generic game error was reported, please try again. ( code: 5 )"

when trying to play it

[majorw2]

Be sure you have Windows 7, DX10 Video and a dual-core or better CPU or it will not let you launch the BF3 Alpha.

Got this all setup on a new laptop only to find that it didn't support DX10.

Spent the next few hours getting it all setup on a beefy gaming PC, only to find out that Origin doesn't support launching the BF3 Alpha on Windows XP...

Uggg... I've got the code to get the Alpha, just don't have a PC w/ all the right ingredients to launch it... guess I'll be getting this on PS3 after it releases so I don't have to upgrade to Windows 7 just to run a game.

[OMGitzThatGuy]

if you dont use the code pass it thisa way lol

[SMKS89]

lol that sounds so depressing. how do they determine who gets a code and who doesn't?

[Motion]

Doesn't XP cap out at DX9 anyway?

[fossilfern]

I got my code AND my 6950 will be here tomorrow :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This couldnt of worked out better !

[hiredhelp]

OK so tonight i go to check my mail sure enough i had the invite. fantastic big smile.
baring in mind im having to run this on my old system (my girlfreind's system) as my system is upstairs and everyone is a sleep!
Well i do the useral login to origin put in code launch the game.
going into the game i knew i had a bottle neck for thoes who dont know what that means. it means parts of your computer thats not up to scratch.
it recommends 4 core, she has core 2 duo X 512mb vga radion 4870 tick 4GB RAM tick she has 4gb ddr3

having known this i go to launch the game ok the card needs updating sure not as fast as it could be but i had no real slow ups still farly smooth. then i went to press escape go into options BOOM"

MY PC SHUT DOWN INSTATLY" so as useral thought hmm possibly psu or mobo power still in psu cos fires up then goes off. maybe its the board i have a reset button led light and power on the board thoes were lit. hmm still could be board.... so i switched off for 20min. turned back on yupee i havent fucked up my girlfreinds computer. BASICLY for anyone running a core 2 duo you can run this game.SO why did my pc shut down simple. the chip on my VGA got very hot as a result the system shut down so when running this game on a simular card i highly suggest to turn up your fans. let it cool chip b4 launching after doing this i never had no problems. bareing in mine im not running my fan on vga using ati overdrive at 100x noisey but works just tells me this game is beafy on vga's

now just cant wait for tommrow till i can use my main rig i7. anyways thought let you guys know if any of that was any use.

[sprayNpray]

I'd like to publicly apologize for reporting people for trolling, just got my invite and I can't wait to play! Just keep checking your inbox guys, I literally just got mine.

[sprayNpray]

why did people disagree? I'm not lying.

[tepkisiz]

DAMN! I cant wait to go home and try it! Good move from EA although ORIGIN sucks at the moment

[vortis]

I've got too many accounts with too many different companies to sign up for yet another. While it's tempting for the BF3 alpha, I find that all the games on Origin are way overpriced, especially for old games no one plays anymore.

I'll just wait patiently and play BF3 at a later time...*sigh*

[BabyCarlos]

Doesn't work for me.

[Flavor]

Doesn't work. Screen this stuff please.

[Flavor]

oop wait i got an Invite and a code so i guess it worked..

[SahFriendly]

yeah I don't get it.

[joydestroy]

i'm not understanding either...

edit: alright i see now. but i did get "WE'RE SORRY - YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA TO ENTER THIS SITE."

[tepkisiz]

It says you need to be "a value equal to or greater than veteran level 3 verified under My Soldier-> Veteran logging in to the official website". I dont get it either.

[gunboy73]

My Veteran Value is equal to ZERO ;)

I think this rule is not enabled now. Maybe your problem is related to ORIGIN account.

[saladthieves]

Mine is 2!!! MISSING ONE :(

[Veni Vidi Vici]

Where do you find that "My Soldier" link? I don't even know where to go to find what level I am.

[gunboy73]

http://www.battlefieldbadco...

you must logged in
from the menu, click on My Soldier -> Veteran

Veteran status information

You can check your veteran status here. If you need to add a game, click on the medal that represents the game you want to add and follow the instructions. You can also click on a game to see what bonus you receive in that game for being a Battlefield Veteran.

[TheIneffableBob]

I'm veteran level 7, registered for the newsletter, have an Origin account, but still am not able to get the invite key.

[meetajhu]

You mean you reached lvl 50 seven times?

[TheIneffableBob]

What? No, I have a veteran status of 7 on the Battlefield site because I've played almost all of the Battlefield games. Max level is 8 I think.

[Ser]

Veteran status is not prestige mode.

Veteran status = # of Battlefield titles you've played on your account.

[Lausie007]

I have veterean level 5, registered for the newsletter a long time ago, and have an origin account. And also not able to join in the alpha trial...

[CapsLocke]

Well, I guess I need to install Origin.

[DoomeDx]

Dont bother, its fake :)

EDIT: Hey Gunboy73, dont click on Disagree, just because your article is fake

[arturod]

it's not fake.
http://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt...
Global Battlefield Community Manager has admitted another Alpha wave invite is coming.

[DoomeDx]

^ Are you stupid?
Yeah an INVITATION wave.
The article clearly says its open for ALL origin accounts, which is bullshit

[Ducky]

"The article clearly says its open for ALL origin accounts, which is bullshit"

I have two Origin accounts, both have a BC2 copy.

One of my accounts is a lvl 5 vet, the other is a lvl 0 vet.

My lvl-0 vet account just got an alpha invite.
So it might not be bullshit. Afterall, if veteran status was a requirement, my lvl-0 shouldn't have gotten an invite.

(I got the invite around an hour ago, so looks like the next wave is happening)

[blackvswhite]

"I'm veteran level 7, registered for the newsletter"
link please , i hear'd invites are spread randomly...

[thedarkvault]

Thats what EA support chat told me earlier, I'm a level 7 veteran and they said they can't do anything, it's chosen randomly. The only hope is to be alert and around when there's another open invite wave.

[kmanmx]

Someone please explain this.. i have origin, but ive no idea what im supposed to be doing.

[gunboy73]

http://bit.ly/puCbgB

Just log in with your ORIGIN credential (www.origin.com/download), accept the Terms of Service, redeem code on the ORIGIN download and install the Alpha Trial PC

[tepkisiz]

which code? how do i get the code?

[coen]

Fake info. Source: http://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt...

[gunboy73]

You must to read the entire article, see good the twitter, before write "fake".

http://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt...

[DoomeDx]

You must to read? See good the twitter?

Christ, learn english.
A dice employee said that its FAKE.
Shame on your site, ill never click on a 4news.it article again

[Danielmccue]

don't believe this got approved. L O L

scam scam scam scam scam scam scam.

[DoomeDx]

Scam?
This is not scam, its SPAM because its fake.

[mafiahajeri]

Scam is when someone cheats you and yes we feel cheated so no its not spam it a SCAM!

[Brownghost]

It says my account isn't allowed to login WTF?

[DJDeez]

THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!

[abczby]

If I just installed Origin for no reason....

What the f*** is your purpose in life arturod? Why would you post this if it is actually fake...?

Has anyone actually gotten this to work? If so, please give a detailed description of what you did to get it to work.

[KillerPwned]

So this is all bullshit?

[Moragami]

Yes, this bogus, misleadingly titled article was posted by a true rod.

[Brownghost]

Delete the article and post it when the next wave comes

[SuperbVillain]

I wish I had a code :(

[RaptorGTA]

Same here man..

[HardBoiE]

Where do we report the article for removal?

[I_C_PEE]

Jezus Crist, this sounds like a royal fck up. Alot of headles7 chickens in here. It smells...like BS.

[NBT91]

I got an invite, and did not even have an ORIGIN account. All I had was an EA account from Bad Company / BC2 which I played quite a bit of on my PS3.

Typical though, the one time I get an invite to one of these things and I cant even redeem the code lol, my computer has not a chance of booting this game >.>

EDIT - So yeah the article thing is a lie, if you go there and try to log in it will fail to give you a key, UNLESS you have been invited by E-mail first, officially.

[Apocwhen]

I can make use of the code if you cannot run it on your PC :)

[sprayNpray]

How did this get approved?

[ShoryukenII]

There aren't enough bulls in the world to produce this much shit.

[Nazgul11]

So, what exactly happens when you complete that signup...? O_o

[NBT91]

Nothing. The article says that you log in with your Origin account and it gives you a code, which is true but only IF EA have sent you an E-mail saying you are invited. ^^

[rajman]

Guys its not FAKE! I just got it right now, heres some pictures for proof:
I just logged in with my EA account and got the code:
http://i.imgur.com/4sBPd.jp...
Then entered it in Origin and its now downloading, weighs in at 3.2GB:
http://i.imgur.com/Dc14Z.jp...

[mafiahajeri]

What exactly do you have to do?

[mauleriscool]

no clue, I'm Vet level 8 and I got nothing.

[rajman]

@ mauleriscool
How do you check your level? Cause Im pretty sure mine is low and I still got in

[mauleriscool]

on the bad company 2 site under my player there is a page for veteran status

[rajman]

I just checked and Im only at Level 24 Warrant Officer III. I also checked my email, and saw that I had got an invite...which is why it worked for me. But I was surprised I got the invite, I played BFBC2 alot only when it came out, played MOH for a couple of days only

[mauleriscool]

That level 24 is your character rank, veteran status is like how many battlefield games you have played on your ea account. Veteran level 8 is suppose to be the max(I've seen 9's before)
This is where you check it
http://www.battlefieldbadco...

Anyhow, it looks like you got invited so none of this even matters lol

[mafiahajeri]

You must be the luckiest guy in the world when its comes to betas.

[Angels3785]

Why is everyone saying this is fake? I just got a code emailed to me this morning. The servers have been down for a bit though.

[Moragami]

because it says that the Alpha is open for ALL Origin users, and that is most certainly not the case

If you meet the criteria to be in the Alpha, and are randomly selected, then you can play the alpha. It's not just log in to Origins and you get access.

[Angels3785]

Ohhhhhhh I see now what everyone is fussing about. Why the hell would someone do that? This article is BS.

[maverick1191]

is this only for PC as i have a code but i dont only do console gaming i just got a email about the beta cos i have MOH LE

[SuperZambezi]

PC only. If you don't want the code I'l be gald to take it off your hands. :P

[NBT91]

Are you sure the codes are not LINKED to the accounts?
I got one too, but I havent used it, I play Battlefield on my PS3 because my Laptop would not dare run any modern FPS.

[Apocwhen]

The code is for PC only. They are not linked to any account until redeemed.

I'd be happy to take your code NBT91 if you cannot use it. I game on PC

[maverick1191]

ok heres my code

whoever is first enjoy im waiting for the console beta

C7FP-SCD9-9EN3-5LEQ-3MKL

[Jackel2072]

i have a vet status of 2 not 3 so im getting the you dont meet the criteria BS. im not jumping through hoops for EA or dice just to play this game. you cant even enter CDKeys on the veteran site anymore just a game spy account which is crap...

[unworldly]

I got 2 different invites, on 2 different emails, both at the same time
1st one is Vet 2
2nd one with Vet 0, Literally only put the BFBC2 Disk in once.

(Gave 2nd Code to A Friend)

[Jackel2072]

well then i dont get it then. i go the site and i get that message i load up my origin account and i get nothing. are they sending you the codes via email or are you typing in your info on bf3alpha.battlefield.com?

[unworldly]

You Get told in the email to go to the site to claim your code, Will only let you in when you have the email.

[Jackel2072]

ahh i see. and i have gotten no e mail from anyone so that sucks.

[Northtouch]

Checked my email just now. Nothing :'(

Even installed Origin, im at veteran status 2 i guess thats not enough but people say they got it without having high veteran status.

IDK.

[luiti1]

guys if you have purhased medal of honor then you will get into the alpha, i just got the mail from them theres no code in the mail but there is if you press on the link they send you. i dont know if some have purchased MOH and still didnt get in, i also have bfbc2 and maybe it does increase the chance to appiciate into the alpha.

[Dyssident]

I've been checking all day to see if I'd get a code but no luck.

I JUST tried the site and finally got one, so they're still sending them out it seems. (Vet status 7, origin installed, newletter subcribed)

[venomweilder]

how did u get the code trying the site?

[CrYsIs51]

If anyone got a code and doesn't want it for any reason please send it to me in a private message. I just bought a new graphics card for Battlefield 3 and would love to test it out!

[Brownghost]

i got it its back sign up for origin

[Brownghost]

its back the trial is back!!!!!!!!! get origin now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xristo]

Email as of a few minutes ago "Your Invite to Test Battlefield 3" WOOHOO!!

[Heffa]

if anyone has a extra one please i love you long time

[Chnswdchldrn]

yipeee i got one

[Brownghost]

anyone got it and wanna play with me

[venomweilder]

i havent got one yet :*( if someone has extra one plz sent me to [email protected] thnx

[jimmywolf]

just got a email an used code this what it said after i redeem it Lil over 3 gigs downloading now =)

Battlefield 3 Alpha Trial

Get hands-on with Battlefield 3 multiplayer for the first time! Play “Operation Métro” in Rush mode, and help DICE test the game’s back-end.

Note: This is not a demo, and the software does not represent final game quality.

[SP3333D-O]

I still don't quite believe it, but I just finished playing the BF3 alpha! I am shocked that I was able to get a code! I guess Origin is not all bad.

[Jacks_Medulla]

I just got accepted, and can't wait to start playing.

[SuicideShaun]

Feels good man.

[co0p11]

It worked for me. I had to validate my email through EA but everything worked fine. DLing now. I have veteran status 3, origin installed, signed up for newsletter.

[MrSent]

Where do you sign up for the newsletter? I cant find it.

Is this an Origins Newsletter or the Battlefield 3 newsletter?

[Jackel2072]

got to battlefield.com and there is a button that says sign up. running a google search for it always seems to bring up the EU news letter for some reason.

[archemides518]

unbelievable.....it actually worked. i used a link somewhere in these comments for the sign up site. i have bad company 2 digital deluxe edition on origin tho, and a few other games (mass effect 1, 2 etc)

[wAnxTa]

How is it working for you guys ? Please do tell some instructions. I dont know what to do besides begging some guy on twitter -,-

[AO1JMM]

Got my code and downloading now

[wAnxTa]

How how how ??????? How are you people getting codesss...

[AO1JMM]

bf3 dot Battlefield dot com slash redeem slash

thats where I got it.

can't post links?

[wAnxTa]

@AO1JMM
Theres no such site good sir :(
bf3.battlefield.com/redeem/ This what you mean right ?

[AO1JMM]

sorry,

https bf3alpha dot battlefield dot com slash redeem slash

[wAnxTa]

WE'RE SORRY - YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA TO ENTER THIS SITE.
:( :( :(
Well, thanks for atleast trying to help me :)

[Northtouch]

Thats the exact thing i get.
I verified my EA account, downloaded origin, signed up to newsletter and have a veteran level of 2.

BTW is verifying EA account the same as verifiying the origins account? Cos' i didnt see anywhere where to verify the origins one?

EDIT: When i go into this page: https://bf3alpha.battlefiel... there is 5 sections on the top, it takes me straight to the language and misses the first section where it says invitation. I cannot click on this. :S
Im so confused.

[retrofly]

I got an alpha trial code yesterday by going to the link, somone posted it in a shout box on the BF3 blog site, I was sceptical at first but hey presto, got a code, downloaded origin and I was in the MP alpha trial, was kind of amazed.

Just need to update my drivers becuase the graphics were glitchy to hell on mine. :)

[zak94ma]

can any one send me a code ?

[majdees]

on the Battlelog login website it keeps giving me the message "Your account is not allowed to login" :(

Anyone has the same problem?

[wAnxTa]

Yup read above you.

[NENE_DEL-CASERIO]

hey can u guys tell me how can i get the alpha trail cuz its says that every one that has origin account gets a battlefield 3 alpha trail can some one plis help me

[Nkognito]

Does anyone have a spare code or one they want to give away. I would like to play if possible.