You're right. Caspian is average at best, especially in comparison to DLC.
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You're right. Caspian is average at best, especially in comparison to DLC.
I didn't know you were such a fan
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Takes me 3 days to download the game. I manage to clear some time with the Mrs so I can sit down and play for a bit. Finally join my first server - get kicked out for having incorrect punkbuster version. Update punkbuster manually. Now it's down for maintenance for the next 4 hours.
Modern gaming!
Modern gaming!
I agree, none of the maps are particularly 'good'. But some are fine.
Metalmurphy
Member
I consider both Caspian Border and Firestorm to be fantastic maps. Agree with all the rest though.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Caspian is a little too slow paced for my tastes, on account of being vehicle starved.
We still don't have release dates for End Game? March is next week.
Metalmurphy
Member
For once I'm not upset about the PS3 getting it early, cause March 5th is SimCity release date lol
Vehicle starved? 2 jets, heli, AA, two tanks, tank spawn, millions of jeeps. How is that at all vehicle starved for a 5 flag map?
Thats just an an-94 thing, its a frustrating gun. You need to use it for a few hours before you have the proper burst timing down.
Peons. Macro that shit
Against EULA bro. To legit for that shit.
I've seen you play. You just macro 'kill all other players' and win the game like a hacker.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
That would be a good start for one spawn. I <3 Armored Kill so much.
That is one spawn
endlessflood
Member
Have DICE confirmed those dates?
SirButterstick
Banned
It's funny, as they've released more expansions, I've begun to like the smaller maps more, like all of Aftermath and CQ, Karkand and Sharqi from B2K, but practically none of AK, except for maybe Death Valley. The infantry fighting just feels ace in this game.
I also love Sienne and that one night map in Iran from the original set, but hate Metro and Darvamand conquest. Go figure.
I also love Sienne and that one night map in Iran from the original set, but hate Metro and Darvamand conquest. Go figure.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Every spawn needs a vehicle. That wasn't really the case in Caspian. I had to hoof it across the map way too often after spawning on the flag and I just got sick of it. I usually go air when I play the vanilla air maps.
A and e have jeeps and tank spawn, b c d are all within 100m of each other, deployment has two tanks, two jets, mobile AA, attack heli, and three jeeps. If that not enough then I don't know what is. I would rather that then a vehicle spawn at every flag but the are flags 800m apart like bander.
RibbedHero
Member
I've had the same feeling, while the vehicular combat is still great I prefer the maps that incorporate more infantry combat, especially the ones that combine the two with a lot of infantry and a little vehicular (Aftermath maps, Tehran Highway).
The Faceless Master
Member
i wonder if any of these maps are like Armored Shield... choppers but no jets... a few people i know love that map for that one reason.
Yes you can
Try updating again. Delete pb folder first
Why the lies, man? Be nice.
Metalmurphy
Member
?, you can.
??? Whatch you talking about norua. You can close chrome after the game is open.
Do you even tuna bro?
Canis lupus
Member
Just come back from 2 hours of playing Metro 64p conquest with explosives allowed.
Chaos is fun.
Chaos is fun.
2 hours in one round or in total?
Canis lupus
Member
3 games, shame they were only 1k ticket tho.
One of the rarest occurances happened, the team from Charlie pushed back the other team into their deployment, doesn't happen very often with 64p.
It's pretty common, in my experience.
strafer: If you (or any other) want to play with (some fellow) swedes, add me on Battlelog. Usually we are about 4-6 people (of 12 or so) playing using Mumble for voice comms. We mostly play on weekends but once in a while we play on weekdays and with End Game releasing soon there will be some serious time spent on BF3 in the coming weeks. Here's a few clips of us playing.
valeo: This probably sounds obvious, but try to take it slow and steady and move cover to cover as much as you can and not charge straight ahead. An example: If the enemy has captured a control point, wait for them to head to the next one and pick them off instead of rushing in to capture it back. Other than that, I'd recommend watching some tutorials by Xfactor, there's a lot of BF3 specific stuff to learn.