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Battlefield 3: three themed expansion packs announced; 12 million copies
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The_Hitcher89
Member
I don't enjoy the CQC on BF3 as much as I do the more open areas, so the first map pack doesn't appeal. The player count isn't high enough imo to make the vehicle-heavy maps as good as they could be, so the second map doesn't appeal either. The best maps on console imo are the ones with the balance in vehicle availability and fighting terrain, like Kharg Island and Operation Firestorm
Discotheque
Banned
I think I might skip out on Close Quarters.
Love the game but I rarely ever play TDM and I don't want smaller maps with infantry-only.
The other two sound fine though.
Love the game but I rarely ever play TDM and I don't want smaller maps with infantry-only.
The other two sound fine though.
Psychoward
Banned
An entire expansion for CQC? And the first one too?
lol
lol
Well, at least the weapons will work on the old maps!
I am not sure CQC is where the strengths of BF3 lie but they are obviously aiming to drag in more CoD players. Like others will say, just sort out the patches and fixes before adding more and more stuff.
The Faceless Master
Member
wait, so what about PS3 input lag?
BattleMonkey
Member
First expansion was karkland
ii Stryker
Banned
Well, at least the weapons will work on the old maps!
I am not sure CQC is where the strengths of BF3 lie but they are obviously aiming to drag in more CoD players. Like others will say, just sort out the patches and fixes before adding more and more stuff.
I think DICE chasing COD is a mistake. If their maps are designed well you can have both the open vehicular combat along side the CQC, that's what battlefield is.
I love the BF games because I have that choice of play style.
Although I do love CQ on metro though...mad chaos
lazybones18
Banned
OldJadedGamer
Banned
They are fun when you learn how to fully use them. The engineer is just a beginner class and all around ok one for new folks to use. I have 2 service stars in each class and have had a blast learning how to play each one to it's fullest.
Calavera520
Member
Been playing BF3 quite a bit, what's broken about it?
I don't see a problem with adding some close quarters content, tho I agree it's not for everyone (myself included). I know near the end of BFBC2 my friends and I would squad up for some team dm once in a while .. but you have to admit, conquest on the snowy town map with the well by the barn..and the snowy back trail.. that was a close quarters conquest map and WAS a hell of a lot of fun. Especially with all the building collapse kills
But BF3 has no footsteps right now. No *enemy* footsteps. You can hear yourself and your team mates clomping around, but enemies do not make footsteps sound. Not on PC anyways, haven't tried console. They need to fix this if they're putting in close quarters play - I know they won't, tho.
I'm using Asus Xonar ST w/ Sennheiser 360 headset. I've tried everything from War Tapes 8 speaker virtual surroound to basic head phones 2 channel - enemies do not make footsteps.
But BF3 has no footsteps right now. No *enemy* footsteps. You can hear yourself and your team mates clomping around, but enemies do not make footsteps sound. Not on PC anyways, haven't tried console. They need to fix this if they're putting in close quarters play - I know they won't, tho.
I'm using Asus Xonar ST w/ Sennheiser 360 headset. I've tried everything from War Tapes 8 speaker virtual surroound to basic head phones 2 channel - enemies do not make footsteps.
Sorry, I completely forgot about rush
I only play conquest myself and Metro is horrible in that mode. In rush it's probably a better map, but the problem then is that you have to play rush Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Why couldn't they have split the maps in packs 2 and 3 between each other instead of branding them with meaningless themes? That way each of the two major "camps" of BF3 players get something out of each expansion instead of all or nothing.
I am hesitant when they claim they've made the biggest Battlefield map ever. Remember when they said Operation Firestorm was going to be huge? Yeah, about that...
I am hesitant when they claim they've made the biggest Battlefield map ever. Remember when they said Operation Firestorm was going to be huge? Yeah, about that...
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
does any of the packs feature a way to unstuck my game from endless loading screen?
The Faceless Master
Member
oh snap!
I'd rather they didn't seperate the themes so much. Maybe do 2 Infantry maps and 2 large-scale vehicle maps in the same pack. Both camps would have a reason to buy it and while one camp might not be big on the other maps in the pack, they wouldn't complain as much as people are going to now.
Looks good. Sometimes, I just don't feel like vehicle combat. And none of the original maps really offer much for that itch.
*sigh* This isn't Battlefield. Give us more 64 player, conquest MADNESS! What I'm watching is a watered-down version of CoD.
ii Stryker
Banned
I'm calming down now.
This looks interesting and fun. Still sucks that we have to wait untiI June for COD sized maps. I wonder how many maps will be in the CQB pack?
I wonder if they'll move MCOMs in RUSH and rearrange/add flags in CQ...they need to.
Siene Crossing, Operation Metro, and Grand Bazaar are heavily focused on CQB firefights
The Faceless Master
Member
on existing maps?
TheContact
Member
So I have an i5, gtx460 and 4gb of ram. not the BEST machine, but it's not too bad. I used to be able to play BF3 on High settings with no problem. I could fly fast in jets and my FPS wouldn't drop below 30. I took a break for about a month, and decided to play this game again. The game is so laggy and slow I can't even play. I had to turn my settings down to "Low" and even turned down the resolution to something unbearable and it was STILL lagging. I tried to fly in a chopper and I must have been getting 0.5 fps. I have no idea why this happened but I can't even play BF3 anymore. The only thing I did was update my drivers.
It really sucks because I had a lot of fun with BF3, but ever since Back to Karakand was released, my PC can't seem to handle it anymore.
It really sucks because I had a lot of fun with BF3, but ever since Back to Karakand was released, my PC can't seem to handle it anymore.
Foxtastical
Member
Mine still runs great, but since B2K, it hasn't been running as well. It sucks because I love this game.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Because this isn't happening until June, and they've been coy on when the next patch is releasing. The last patch was in December. That means it's been at LEAST three months since the game has been patched while you know, certain bugs have persisted without any indication for when they're getting fixed.
Thanks, looks as boring as expected. Guess we know who they want to appeal to. For me thats a joke so long after the last map pack (but maybe the other maps will be more interesting to watch). At least its another new evironment from the sp.
ii Stryker
Banned
yeah. they did it on at least one RUSH map in BC2.
On White Pass the MCOM's were originally in the houses and they moved some outside after the patch that preceded the release of Harvest Day and Oasis. Before that the attackers could easily win by spamming rockets and mortars to destroy the houses with the MCOM's inside them.
Does anyone here play the TDM in BF3?
In the Bad Company games I loved and played rush all the time but I'm not a fan of rush in BF3, I play CQ pretty much exclusively because you get more points and there's more vehicles.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Got back to BF3 after a long haitus and love the Karkand maps. Hopefully they realize it and make the maps the way they used to be. Infantry Only is going to be FUN!!
EDIT: AHH! Close Quarters are literally close quarters. I was expecting Infantry only madness with lots of rooms (that can be completely leveled down) but also lots of open space. I hope they is loads of open space!
I miss leveling down buildings...
EDIT: AHH! Close Quarters are literally close quarters. I was expecting Infantry only madness with lots of rooms (that can be completely leveled down) but also lots of open space. I hope they is loads of open space!
I miss leveling down buildings...
Oh, I don't know. Maybe it has something to do with input lag on the PS3 or maybe because some weapons glitch and are unusable on certain maps. Both issues have been known for months and yet to be resolved.
BattleMonkey
Member
Siene and Bazaar for the most part are not what a person calls CQB. Metro is the only one that really has CQB areas for the most part. From that video of the office battle, now THAT is CQB
systemfehler
Member
Sounds a lot like the BF2 expansions back from the days. I still have them and must admit that I really liked the Special Forces addon - hope they will implement some night vision style levels, hooks and ropes to climb buildings (instead the MAV), etc.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
BattleMonkey
Member
Point is new maps and made small for actual cqb fights, not big open maps without vehicles.
It's a nice option to have for smaller games, but they really shouldn't have done themed releases and just mixed up the maps so there was variety to please everyone.
ii Stryker
Banned
Relative to most of the Battlefield 3 maps, I'd call those CQB maps. There's a lot of CQB in the center area of Bazaar and in the buildings on Seine. That's why I like playing those maps the most (on 360), because they feel the least sparse. 24 people is not enough for most of the other maps.
Anyone who says, "that's not Battlefield," needs to deal with it. The infantry combat in Battlefield 3 is really good, so I am very much looking forward to this expansion.
From a business-standpoint, this probably would have been wiser to do. From my standpoint as a consumer, though it sucks to wait a few more months for the vehicular maps I want, at least I don't have to pay $15 (twice) for a map pack where I only care for half the maps. Better to spend $15 once and get all you want.
ugghh...looks more CODish than BF. I hope they have new modes to refresh the gameplay though in these maps.
Also June is so far away as I was hoping it would drop in March or April. DICE sure loves to take their time :/ Should have at least released some new maps for free in between.