Heh yeah, they made the frostbite 2 engine with the crazy lighting. They had comparison videos showing off Mirrors edge using Frostbite 1 and BF3 using 2
dunno if you've noticed but i rarely ever post anything on there anymore, have to force myself to use it purely for instant messaging select friends who i wouldn't talk to otherwise
it's kind of funny because i used to think about stuff like "what if everyone used irc and was on all the time?" when i was younger, and now of course that's basically what facebook is