Remember EmulatorNexus? Those people who cracked Bad Company 2? Well, they started their open beta for their Battlefield 3 project!
Emulator Nexus • View topic - Venice Unleashed - Closed Beta Enlistment
Even though they say a legit game is required, I'm pretty sure they're just saying that to avoid EA's wrath. 4D1 said the same thing about their MW2 and MW3 cracks. But look at them now.
But since most of us are legit players, this includes support for mods and custom game rules e.g disable suppression, destruction (who would do that?)
Anyway, it sounds awesome and I've already enlisted. Make sure you do too