User blog comment:PFC Arkalis/Battlefield 3 Destruction Gameplay video/@comment-1916935-20111013040407/@comment-3564634-20111015002916

The reason why most of the destruction was disabled for the beta was given by Daniel Matros on a tweet: they (DICE) wan't us to focus on the gameplay mechanics (bullet damage, movement, equpiment, etc.) to inspect. Let's be honest; most of us would had been trying to blow as many things as possible.