Looks just like one of the Co-op levels, don't remember which.
Doesn't mean it's fake, they reuse buildings in different levels all the time. It does make it suspicious.
My thoughts exactly. But that's typical of DLC packs, at least since BC2 - hope that means it's cheaper than the $15 Karkand/Vietnam themed packs.
Okay... Karkland I got for free with pre-order, but I would not mind paying $15 because it gave me maps that is not already installed in my PC...
Now these new CQB DLC are using maps that is ALREADY in our BF3 PC/Game - if they sell it for $15 or maybe even less... that is like me stealing your red M&Ms out of your bag and selling it back to you. D:
Weather and time of day should be settings for the maps.Yeah, I wanna see some snowy maps. But keep it cold dark and cloudy, Ive had enough of the glaring, blazing, blinding, high noon sun!
NO they dont its like he said, people just run in a circle around the map capping one undefended flag after another. Its like playing whack a mole, it sucks.
maybe he was talking about 32 vs 64 player versions of the same map, which do differ in size. for some anyway
Dice needs to implement this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kIAcEJ3R9Y&feature=g-vrec&context=G2726f38RVAAAAAAAAAA
Being able to change the time of day + weather on maps would be awesome
2-16 player DLC in a Battlefield game...this franchise is dead to me, lol.
For a brief burst of optimism : Maybe Armored Kill will cater to the large map lover to the same extreme that a 2-16 player DLC is catering to the meatgrind lover...
end burst of optimism - and maybe Planetside 2 will be out before Armored Kill...
2-16 player DLC in a Battlefield game...this franchise is dead to me, lol.
Alan Kertz is Core Gameplay Designer on Battlefield 3. In this Inside DICE post, he explains how feedback from the community has a direct impact on the balancing we do on a number of items in our upcoming game update.
Its always a challenge for me to balance a Battlefield game after it has launched. Before a game ships its Our Game, and we can generally do what we feel is right with the game, even if it means entirely redoing some part of the balance (we did this multiple times on Battlefield 3s development before we arrived at todays combat pacing). It can generally be said that once a game ships, its no longer Our Game, its Your Game. It belongs to the community; Im just a care taker; A Game Warden if you will.
So its a lot of consideration that goes in to crafting an update with as many fixes and changes as we have prepped for our next update. Sometimes the community comes together and clearly demands a fix: The USAS-12 and FRAG rounds are Over Powered! or MAV elevators have got to go! Its easy to make a quick reaction fix, though every fix for an issue can be essentially ruining another players fun. Whats game breaking for balance to one player is the very thing that helps another enjoy the game. Its my job to pick which issues to fix, how to fix them, and analyze their overall impact on the game.
Ultimately the community will make its opinions loud (though not always so clear) when an update lands, and many updates for many different games have come with unpleasant surprises for their respective communities. I really wanted to avoid that situation for Battlefield 3, so weve tried a series of different approaches. Various update change lists have been posted on Battlelog for all to see during the development of this update. And many changes and additions (and even deletions) have been made in response. As we went on in development, and after we had reached a feeling of equilibrium for balance in internal playtests, we released the specific data to a community site known for its in depth analysis of Battlefield 3s weapons and vehicles: Symthic.com. Players then were able to look directly at the numbers, and the process of changing, adding, and deleting was repeated.
To me, this process has been a huge success. The clearly unnecessary changes were removed based directly on community feedback, and some changes that may have swung the balance pendulum too far in the other direction have been moderated. Im sure theres still a strong set of opinions, and theres clearly some hot button issues, so Ive attached a poll for you to vote on: Tell me which change you want to know the reasoning behind. Ill craft a blog post for each of them in time, and your vote will determine which order. If theres something thats missing from this poll list, please add it to the comments section. Ill throw up another poll when my next blog post goes up with a revised list of hot topics.
I look forward to doing more of these blogs, and to your comments and questions below.
Alan Demize99 Kertz, Core Gameplay Designer
Which potential upcoming Battlefield 3 change do you want to know the reasoning behind?
- USAS-12 and frag rounds: The Tale of the Tape
- MAV Goes Up, MAV Comes Down, You Cant Explain That
- From the Ground Up: The M16 as the Core of BF3's Balance
- Reconnaissance from inside 15m: Aggressive Bolt Snipers
- Fragments of Random Output: Buckshot and Flechette
- AS VAL: The VSS for the Common Man
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On March 8th, 2012 in News
The upcoming Battlefield 3 DLC Close Quarters is, as the name suggests, based on close quarter infantry maps. The initial spec sheet from DICE revealed player sizes of 2-16, which felt kinda small. Now we have the first screenshot of a Close Quarters map, showing the map layout. And it does look very small.
I guess the new vehicles will include office chairs and mail carts.
I think it would be a nice change of pace were we can use the short range weapons and we still have the vanilla maps and B2K if we don't like the DLC.
Go keep playing Metro, the rest of us are waiting for the "True Bf2 sequel" that was promised us.
I guess the new vehicles will include office chairs and mail carts.
@ the 50 zealots: Please hold your breath while you wait. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying the magnificence that is BF3! :biggrin:Go keep playing Metro, the rest of us are waiting for the "True Bf2 sequel" that was promised us.
DLC Box Art
Does this mean we can buy a retail copy? kinda defeats the purpose of the name DLC, eh.
@ the 50 zealots: Please hold your breath while you wait. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying the magnificence that is BF3! :biggrin:
However, I really don't understand the idea of grouping a PATCH into a poll with PAID expansions but...whatever.
The 50 zealots was a joke referring to your post a few days ago. Im just sick of all the bitching and whining about the game, if people dont like it then they shouldnt play it.DICE ran a poll on which expansion people would be looking forward to:
http://blogs.battlefield.com/2012/03/new-bf3-expansion-pack-announced/
There is lots of content and fixes coming up for Battlefield 3! Which are you most excited about?
- Battlefield 3: Armored Kill in the fall (38%, 2,670 Votes)
- The upcoming game update this spring (33%, 2,287 Votes)
- Battlefield 3: Close Quarters in June (15%, 1,065 Votes)
- The upcoming rent-a-server program on console (7%, 496 Votes)
- Battlefield 3: End Game in the winter (7%, 484 Votes)
Total Voters: 7,003
So technically, we're up to at least 2,670 zealots so far, not to mention winning the poll so far. Inb4 "7000 votes isn't enough for a good sample".
However, I really don't understand the idea of grouping a PATCH into a poll with PAID expansions but...whatever.
Ahh, I see.You can buy a retail copy in the sense that those are cards with the graphics in front and a download code in the back.