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[Nirolak]

These went up a little bit ago, but they got buried in the BF3 beta thread. Thanks to Izayoi for finding them.

IGN put up developer walkthrough videos of two new multiplayer maps, one of which shows a much newer build of the PS3 version.

Operation Firestorm (64 Player Conquest, PC): http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/10/07/battlefield-3-operation-firestorm-developer-commentary

Grand Bazaar (Rush, PS3): http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/10/07/battlefield-3-grand-bazaar-developer-commentary

Source: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1198929p1.html

 

[Keasar]

Also available in youtube form.

Operation Firestorm

Grand Bazaar

 

[The Faceless Master]

Grand Bazaar looks a lot like that MoH beta map

 

[Schmitty]

Looks good, but hard to keep watching with the awful commentary. "uuummmm ahhhhh yeah"

 

[RibbedHero]

So of the 9 maps that ship on the disc we know:

Operation Metro
Caspian Border
Grand Bazaar
Operation Firestorm


any others?

 

[TacticalFox88]

These maps look like the desert town map from BC2 and that city map for MOH. *siiiiiigh*

 

[LEGGZZZZ]

These maps look like the desert town map from BC2 and that city map for MOH. *siiiiiigh*

Yep but it smokes both of them in terms of graphics at least.

 

[Link0080]

Operation Firestorm looks damn good, it looks like it could be my favorite map.

 

[gillFTR]

Stinger missiles will ruin the air combat in this game.

 

[Cobra84]

Stinger missiles will ruin the air combat in this game.

I think the unlocks and overall weakness of vehicles already did that.

 

[gibration]

Operation Firestorm looks okay. Grand Bazaar looks pretty dull and boring.

 

[The Xtortionist]

PS3 graphics and visual effects looks leagues better than in the beta.

 

[-GOUKI-]

Yep but it smokes both of them in terms of graphics at least.

not really. it seriously doesn't look that much better.

 

[Norml]

I hate these infantry maps

 

[IchigoSharingan]

Yep but it smokes both of them in terms of graphics at least.

and that appreciation will last a whole day. The rest of the year will be "ugh....this design!!!!!"

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Grand Bazaar looks a lot like that MoH beta map

I'm glad I'm not the only one than thinks that....and man, was that map awful.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Stinger missiles will ruin the air combat in this game.

Um, no I saw several jets avoiding my missiles either just evading or with flares.

Edit: Ugh, DP, should have edited my previous one.

 

[HotHamWater]

So of the 9 maps that ship on the disc we know:

Operation Metro
Caspian Border
Grand Bazaar
Operation Firestorm


any others?

Beta client says: Bazaar, Highway, Forest (Caspian), Paris, Oilfields, Basejump, Subway (Op. Metro), Canals, Kharg, and

Spoiler

Omaha

.

Strike at Karkand pack = Wake, Sharqi, Oman and, of course, Karkand and one other. There's gonna be a bunch of BF2 weapons as well.

 

[Nirolak]

Beta client says: Bazaar, Highway, Forest (Caspian), Paris, Oilfields, Basejump, Subway (Op. Metro), Canals, Kharg, and

Spoiler

Omaha

.

Strike at Karkand pack = Wake, Sharqi, Oman and, of course, Karkand and one other. There's gonna be a bunch of BF2 weapons as well.

Bazaar is Bazaar and Project Firestorm is Oilfields.

Out of curiosity, why do you spoiler that last one?

I'm not criticizing you for it, I'm just curious.

 

[RibbedHero]

Beta client says: Bazaar, Highway, Forest (Caspian), Paris, Oilfields, Basejump, Subway (Op. Metro), Canals, Kharg, and

Spoiler

Omaha

.

Strike at Karkand pack = Wake, Sharqi, Oman and, of course, Karkand and one other. There's gonna be a bunch of BF2 weapons as well.

Bazaar is obviously Grand Bazaar, and Oilfields is Firestorm, but what's up with Omaha? I thought it was only supposed to be 9? Could it be an unlock after x amount of kills type thing?

 

[HotHamWater]

Bazaar is Bazaar and Project Firestorm is Oilfields.

Out of curiosity, why do you spoiler that last one?

I'm not criticizing you for it, I'm just curious.

Just as a bit of spice for BF fans. I'm really curious to see how they'll adapt it from 1942.

Also, as RibbedHero said they've said there'll only be 9 maps at launch, so I'm wondering if Omaha is a red herring or something we just weren't meant to see.

 

[Nirolak]

Just as a bit of spice for BF fans. I'm really curious to see how they'll adapt it from 1942.

Also, as RibbedHero said they've said there'll only be 9 maps at launch, so I'm wondering if Omaha is a red herring or something we just weren't meant to see.

DICE likes to have hidden maps that unlock later, so I'm guessing it's a scenario like this.

 

[gillFTR]

Um, no I saw several jets avoiding my missiles either just evading or with flares.

Edit: Ugh, DP, should have edited my previous one.

you have 7 stinger rockets with a reload of 6 seconds and the flare CD's are atleast about 15 seconds. Multiply that with the other engineers on the map. We have AA guns and AA tanks, lets leave it the way BF2 was and let the jets fight for air supremacy and whichever little time you get between shooting down the other jet for bombing. Not to menion IR flares take way longer to unlock the IGLA or Stinger.