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

[sygyzy]

I found some "practice" servers to fly. What sucks is even though they are clearly labeled as such anytime I was flying, I'd have soldiers with guided missles shoot me down. I also had planes attacking the base BEFORE I even entered a jet. Like literally fly over to the RU spawn and shoot me as I am climbing in. I had my copter shot down and I went out to repair it and this dude comes up and I don't shoot him because I think "No, he wouldn't" and he lit me up with his assault rifle. Who gets their kicks by going on a server with 10 beginners and shoots them?

 

[sygyzy]

You can add me too if you like, chopper flying is mainly all I do. Same name as here, just drop the last i. Battlelog page.

Thanks, I added you. Hope I catch some of you guys online so we (I) can practice.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

EA suspended the BF3 subforum of EA UK. Presumably to stop discussion of this premium content:
http://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield3/comments/uc73q/guerilla_warfare_against_moderators_and_admins/

 

[Childs]

I found some "practice" servers to fly. What sucks is even though they are clearly labeled as such anytime I was flying, I'd have soldiers with guided missles shoot me down. I also had planes attacking the base BEFORE I even entered a jet. Like literally fly over to the RU spawn and shoot me as I am climbing in. I had my copter shot down and I went out to repair it and this dude comes up and I don't shoot him because I think "No, he wouldn't" and he lit me up with his assault rifle. Who gets their kicks by going on a server with 10 beginners and shoots them?

The kind of people that can't get 10 kills on a regular server.

 

[Canbacon]

This can take forever. Many times the person in the pilot seat quits the game because they dont know how to fly. Or the other person quits right away because they are not the pilot. Horrible mission.

Ah, very true. I guess I was lucky with only playing co-op with friends. BF2 'singleplayer' skirmish mode is still the best way to go.

 

[Markbnj]

EA suspended the BF3 subforum of EA UK. Presumably to stop discussion of this premium content:
http://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield3/comments/uc73q/guerilla_warfare_against_moderators_and_admins/

The queue priority thing pisses me off, but hey, at least the premium members will have unique camo, so we can attack them first.

 

[junkiefp]

I honestly think that flyer is a complete fake.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

I honestly think that flyer is a complete fake.

If you trust GameInformer, then read this:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...port-battlefield-3-premium-service-outed.aspx

 

[junkiefp]

Game informer doesn't have a concrete source. They are just citing Eurogamer, NeoGAF.

There are also many things wrong with the flyer itself.

Looks like its made in Microsoft Word
Why is number "3" cut away?
The whole thing is badly spelled and has awkward sentences.
WTF is ACB-90 knife?
Are they really advertising one dog tag and Platoon decals?

 

[sigurros81]

Am I understanding this correctly, but for the premium service, it's only 50 bucks? And that includes all the DLC maps on top of all the extra perks that I don't really care for. That's a damn good deal if you ask me, 50 bucks for a shit ton of new maps.

 

[Zargon]

Am I understanding this correctly, but for the premium service, it's only 50 bucks? And that includes all the DLC maps on top of all the extra perks that I don't really care for. That's a damn good deal if you ask me, 50 bucks for a shit ton of new maps.

its 10 bucks off the price of buying each separately

 

[Childs]

its 10 bucks off the price of buying each separately

It might be worth it. If it automatically unlocks the weapons I'll do it.

 

[sigurros81]

its 10 bucks off the price of buying each separately

Well I'll be getting this then, considering I'll be buying all their map packs.

 

[sygyzy]

Has BF3 come out with any map packs besides Return to Karg? Speaking of, what is that? I have it and don't even know what it is. Is it just one map or a pack?

 

[GullyFoyle]

Has BF3 come out with any map packs besides Return to Karg? Speaking of, what is that? I have it and don't even know what it is. Is it just one map or a pack?

Back to Karkand is what you are thinking of...

BOLDLY REIMAGINED IN THE FROSTBITE™ 2 ENGINE.

FOUR REIMAGINED BATTLEFIELD MAPS
Back to Karkand features four of the most beloved Battlefield 2 maps (Strike at Karkand, Gulf of Oman, Wake Island and Sharqi Peninsula), all fully re-imagined utilizing the power of the Frostbite 2 engine.


details

 

[Zargon]

Has BF3 come out with any map packs besides Return to Karg? Speaking of, what is that? I have it and don't even know what it is. Is it just one map or a pack?

4 Maps
Strike at Karkand
Gulf of Oman
Sharqi Penninsula
Wake Island

 

[SLU Aequitas]

Has BF3 come out with any map packs besides Return to Karg? Speaking of, what is that? I have it and don't even know what it is. Is it just one map or a pack?

It's an expansion with BF2 maps "re-imagined" for BF3 as well as new weapons, vehicles, achievements, etc.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8662819.page

They're closing Mordor to force people to use battlelog. Incidentally, this will silence a lot of people who won't post there because of fear of Origin bans.

Edit: This might only apply to the EA US forums. Mordor is currently not accepting posts but a mod is claiming it's a software error.

 

[sygyzy]

Oh awesome, thanks for the answers about Back to Karkland guys!

 

[Markbnj]

Anyone else having trouble getting in to the game tonight? I keep getting an error at the logging in stage of joining a server "You were disconnected from EA Online (1)."

 

[Zargon]

another guy was but I wasnt

 

[Canbacon]

Anyone else having trouble getting in to the game tonight? I keep getting an error at the logging in stage of joining a server "You were disconnected from EA Online (1)."

Yea, major outage occurred for the London Rackspace host. I think it was EA wide, all games (not just BF3) and all platforms.

 

[Markbnj]

Yea, major outage occurred for the London Rackspace host. I think it was EA wide, all games (not just BF3) and all platforms.

I did repair install from the Origin client and it patched the game. I was then able to log in and play. I played two matches on a Metro conquest server, and then moved to another server and started getting kicked by Punkbuster for failure to communicate with the B service. Went through the manual install/repair for PB and was still getting kicked. So I gave up for the night.

 

[GullyFoyle]

twitter.com/zh1nt0: "Patch info dropping today. All platforms"

 

[Zargon]

#BF3 Patch Information to be released today, actual patch tomorrow. Expect more updates throughout the day.

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