**OFFICIAL** AT Battlefield 3 FAQ and News Thread

[GullyFoyle]

New battleblog:
http://www.ea.com/uk/news/battlefie...itter&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=socialflow

Let me skip and quote the interesting part:

C'mon man, post the whole thing and let us each decide the interesting parts...

 

[Zargon]

yes please post the whole thing, that stuff is blocked at work

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

C'mon man, post the whole thing and let us each decide the interesting parts...

yes please post the whole thing, that stuff is blocked at work

Yes it's all there now.

Mavericks OR AA missiles? Interesting choice to have to make...

and apparent MANPADS?

 

[GullyFoyle]

Yes it's all there now.

Mavericks OR AA missiles? Interesting choice to have to make...

and apparent MANPADS?

Thanks Kemo Sabe.

I hope the AA works like DCON, dumb fire with proximity detection rather than some kind of lock-on tracking system. Skill based usage is more satisfying.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Thanks Kemo Sabe.

I hope the AA works like DCON, dumb fire with proximity detection rather than some kind of lock-on tracking system. Skill based usage is more satisfying.

Perhaps, but people expecting to use flares won't be able to use them against that kind of system...

 

[Zargon]

perhaps the 'heat seaking' has a small prox so you have to get close to get it to finish the job for you?


@Demize99 RT @Thylander: New #bf3 blogpost about persistence, made by yours truly http://t.co/bN6rSgx

(I cant se ethe post sry if its a RP)

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

perhaps the 'heat seaking' has a small prox so you have to get close to get it to finish the job for you?


@Demize99 RT @Thylander: New #bf3 blogpost about persistence, made by yours truly http://t.co/bN6rSgx

(I cant se ethe post sry if its a RP)

Yes, it goes to the same BattleBlog. Well, GamesCom needs to hurry the fux up now, lol, so the specifics can be answered. I bet no DICE people will even acknowledge this BattleBlog's details until then.

 

[Zargon]

Yes, it goes to the same BattleBlog. Well, GamesCom needs to hurry the fux up now, lol, so the specifics can be answered. I bet no DICE people will even acknowledge this BattleBlog's details until then.

@zh1nt0
Short info on gamescom. If you don't see any #BF3 stuff anywhere, you're most def in the wrong city.

well atleast it sounds like they are going to do something BIG.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Regarding the jet weapon choices and engi, I'm glad they're doing stuff like this. I suspected BF3 would be much better in this regard when I noticed in alpha that as assault you had to choose between medkits and 40mm launcher. Making people specialize much more specifically will make the game much more balanced.

 

[Zargon]

^^^ x2.

more tactics required the better

 

[XX55XX]

Well, I am rather excited. Does anyone here plan to join a clan for this? I have been playing BF for ages, and I am thinking about joining a clan for BF3 since a lot of my real-life friends might not be getting this game.

 

[Zargon]

@BattlefieldNewsPlanet


BF Blog - Unlocks & Awards in Battlefield 3 http://dlvr.it/f1hKw

can't read it at work

 

[minmaster]

Regarding the jet weapon choices and engi, I'm glad they're doing stuff like this. I suspected BF3 would be much better in this regard when I noticed in alpha that as assault you had to choose between medkits and 40mm launcher. Making people specialize much more specifically will make the game much more balanced.

i dunno if that's really good though.
you can't just assume that if you got an assault guy next to you that he will be able to heal you... so if you ask him for health and don't receive one, you don't really know if he even has medkit. same with defib...

i mean you expect the guy to have the medkit just as a support guy will have ammo, no?

 

[jackstar7]

i dunno if that's really good though.
you can't just assume that if you got an assault guy next to you that he will be able to heal you... so if you ask him for health and don't receive one, you don't really know if he even has medkit. same with defib...

i mean you expect the guy to have the medkit just as a support guy will have ammo, no?

I think that's where being in squads will be key -- making sure you can support each other properly as conditions dictate.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Well, I am rather excited. Does anyone here plan to join a clan for this? I have been playing BF for ages, and I am thinking about joining a clan for BF3 since a lot of my real-life friends might not be getting this game.

atfclan.com
rest assured we'll have a divvy up for BF3 soon.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

i dunno if that's really good though.
You can't just assume that if you got an assault guy next to you that he will be able to heal you... So if you ask him for health and don't receive one, you don't really know if he even has medkit. Same with defib...

I mean you expect the guy to have the medkit just as a support guy will have ammo, no?

oh funny you should mention that. Sounds like a good reason to bring the commo rose back.

 

[minmaster]

I think that's where being in squads will be key -- making sure you can support each other properly as conditions dictate.

yea but still, we depend on people outside our squads as we play especially with 32 players on each side it will be an issue imo.

oh funny you should mention that. Sounds like a good reason to bring the commo rose back.

commorose isnt gonna tell you who has medkit or who has 40mm GL...

 

[GoodRevrnd]

commorose isnt gonna tell you who has medkit or who has 40mm GL...

ya but you won't be wasting your time spamming Q on a person for a medkit when it turns out they don't have one.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Commo rose tells you who needs a medkit. Instead of, say, a wounded support class offering the medic ammo.

 

[Zargon]

Commo rose tells you who needs a medkit. Instead of, say, a wounded support class offering the medic ammo.

since when did it tell you who needs a medkit? oh, maybe others could tell you they needed one?

in the alpha I played as support and teammates low on ammo had a ammo icon floating on them, which was helpful

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

since when did it tell you who needs a medkit? oh, maybe others could tell you they needed one?

in the alpha I played as support and teammates low on ammo had a ammo icon floating on them, which was helpful

I wasn't in the alpha so I didn't get to see which short-of-the-mark attempt at social button they had going this time, I was referring to BF2(can yell Medic! with commo rose) vs BC2, where it's as likely to offer ammo as request a health pack.

 

[realjetavenger]

For anyone who hasn't seen this one, he takes you through the alpha starting with the setup/load out menu and then shows each weapon in use. It's a little slow and dry (none of the mythbuster humor) but informative for those that did not get in the alpha.

I love how he shoots and knifes a guy (around 13:40) but he winds up dead with the other guys health still sowing at 62% (felt like someone recorded my playing).

http://www.youtube.com/user/mattverd24

 

[tokie]

Just preordered.

I can't believe because of Origin I have to pay $7 in sales tax. Steam would have made sure that was $0. What a stupid g-d decision EA.

 

[Zargon]

I wasn't in the alpha so I didn't get to see which short-of-the-mark attempt at social button they had going this time, I was referring to BF2(can yell Medic! with commo rose) vs BC2, where it's as likely to offer ammo as request a health pack.

I wouldnt call the HUD telling who needs ammo all the time a "short of the mark attempt at a social button"

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

I wouldnt call the HUD telling who needs ammo all the time a "short of the mark attempt at a social button"

Stories of assault classes offering ammo when wounded abound. Maybe they fixed that in the alpha, but the fact remains, I should NOT have to look for a medic, support, etc and aim directly at them to request things. What if there are more than one in my squad and one is busy shooting? Etc/