I've re-installed 3 times so far.
both disk and digital.
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Downloading is the better option since it includes the patches already. Alright, so once you have your clean install, use this guide to get the English files installed and activated along with patching the game. Remember, when you get to step 3, only use ONE of the methods. It's the exact same guide I used to change my game to English, so if it doesn't work you're missing a step or your computer is seriously borked (well, if you're using Vista, your computer is borked by default).
Ugh, EA tech are terrible.
Here's what I've found in the event viewer.
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Faulting application bf3.exe, version 1.0.0.0, time stamp 0x4ece50fa, faulting module bf3.exe, version 1.0.0.0, time stamp 0x4ece50fa, exception code 0xc000001d, fault offset 0x007af353, process id 0xf8c, application start time 0x01cccb250a0d7151.
That's because EA aren't the ones who created the game, that's why tech support is useless with them. They're only useful for changing your ingame name or simple things like veteran status.
Well, the tech support likely isn't even actually EA. It's probably a contracted customer service company.
Just poking fun at Freelancer's comment that EA didn't make BF3, which is true. I just don't consider DICE 2011 the original DICE. DICE were the guys who made BF1942 through BF2. From what I've heard, a lot of them left because of the EA acquisition. So you could say that "DICE" made BF3, but in actuality, the real DICE didn't make BF3.
Now we're stuck with the console-focused sell-out misery that is BF3. The game isn't fun. It's addicting, but it's also really fucking stressful. Five minutes in, and I'm already popping a blood vessel because of all the retardation going on (people and mechanics). Unfortunately, BF3 is better than 90% of the multi-player games out there. Terrible state of affairs, really.
Is this game worth it on the 360? My PC cant run it currently and I'm getting fed up with MW3.