Battlefield 3

[JayDizzle]

Frag rounds and MAV Elevator boosting ruined some of the fun...

Although, we all could be stuck with either COD or having to build a PC to run ARMA 2 (ARMA 3's in production and sure looks purdy...) or Operation Flashpoint.

[padman59]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9N853JrG_0[/ame]

[JayDizzle]

CQC Boosting for DAYS...

The points for TUGS and MAV Spotting alone would get you 5th on team score every time.

[padman59]

Another update today: the patch is going through certification at both Microsoft and Sony. So we should expect this bad boy soon.

https://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt0/status/179588205732040704

[Tengo Juego]

[Lanteri]

Another update today: the patch is going through certification at both Microsoft and Sony. So we should expect this bad boy soon.

https://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt0/status/179588205732040704

Bout damn time. Haven't played in like 2 months waiting for it.

[JayDizzle]

We should all... organize a game night? Post-patch and when the DLC hits.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

I cant finish this lousy campaign.

Maybe I would attempt it but this stupid decision to make my screen perpetually filthy and full of lens glare made me give up.

MP may be an entirely different beast I admit...but SP this game stinks. Havent played COD MW 3 but even old and tired black ops was entertaining. BF3 is a snoozer.

[JayDizzle]

I cant finish this lousy campaign.

Maybe I would attempt it but this stupid decision to make my screen perpetually filthy and full of lens glare made me give up.

MP may be an entirely different beast I admit...but SP this game stinks. Havent played COD MW 3 but even old and tired black ops was entertaining. BF3 is a snoozer.

Other than trophies/cheevos, there's no reason to play the SP.

[padman59]

The PS3 patch comes Tuesday. "Soon" for PC/360. Full patch notes linked.

http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/03/game-update-will-drop-on-the-27th-of-march-for-playstation-3-xbox-360-and-pc-will-come-soon/

[Tengo Juego]

I might have missed it, but I don't see the tac-light fix anywhere in the notes. Is it safe to say this isn't going to be fixed?

[Tengo Juego]

Patch is live. I'm salty.

I've heard that Tanks fights are significantly shorter. To the point that some have said RIP tanks.

[padman59]

Played a couple of rounds this morning.

-You're probably going to have to fix your loadouts. Mine were messed up, and the MP443 is now locked for some reason. Luckily, the problem where my adjustments made in the My Soldier menu not carrying over to the game has been fixed.
-You may have to adjust your sensitivity. Mine seemed to be a lot higher from where I remember it, and I still haven't found that sweet spot even after a few adjustments.
-The repair torch seems way too slow at repairing now. I was only able to bring back about half of a tank's armor before I had to let my torch cool down. I can see why people would say tank battles are shorter because of this.
-On an added note about tanks, they seem a little less responsive than before, and they seem to be more prone to sliding around on non-paved surfaces.
-Backing out of a server during intermission is nice.
-Can't say anything about USAS frags yet since hardly anyone had the semi-auto shotguns out in the few matches I played. Same goes for the tactical light's effectiveness outside.
-This was implemented before the patch from what I understand, but there are now mixed game mode DICE/EA servers. However, there is not a filter in the server browser to see which ones do this (this happened on a BF3 Classics server FWIW). There is also a filter for Conquest Assault if you don't want to play conquest on the B2K maps.

[padman59]

360 patch hits tomorrow.

http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/04/xbox-360-patch-going-live-april-3rd/

[IamMedellin]

Battlefield 3 DLC Lets You Pay to Cheat (Basically)

EA is no stranger to allowing users to pay for upgrades most people earn the hard way. It's been doing it since the dawn of the DLC era. But a new set of unlocks for Battlefield 3 is beginning to take the piss.

Called "The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle", it costs 3200 Microsoft Points, and basically unlocks almost everything in the game that you'd otherwise have to play for hours and hours to get your hands on. Put another way, it lets the rich/stupid pay to get on the same footing as those who bought the game at launch have had to put in a lot of hard work for. This goes for vehicles, weapons and gadgets.

In addition to the big bundle unlocking across the board, individual unlockss and unlock packages are also available for slightly less.

Hilariously, it doesn't unlock everything, leaving some users - who paid more for the DLC than many outlets are selling the actual game for - upset. Try not to feel too sorry for them.

The packs were very quietly released for the PS3 version last week.

http://kotaku.com/5898897/battlefield-3-dlc-lets-you-pay-to-cheat-basically