Yes, i prefer this as well.

Anyway, gameplay looks good but looks like the BF3 launcher is filled with problematic stuffs eh.
Personally, i see game client managers such as steam or origin or whatever as the cancer of most games rather than a anti-pirate savior or good manager.
Lots of games are getting screwed up due to implementing some crappy anti-piracy/lazy @ss's game managers. Save files stored only ONLINE, only online gameplay etc.