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2016-01-30T14:27:00.002+00:00

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End Game: EA Closes the Book on Battlefield 3

2013-03-30T17:08:00.000+00:00

In fall 2011, EA launched a rather pointed marketing campaign in its efforts to usurp Activision's Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer throne, challenging players to "go above and beyond the call" with its latest shooter, Battlefield 3. While EA inevitably couldn't scratch the Call of Duty juggernaut in overall sales, it planned to extend the title's shelf-life with an ambitious post-release content strategy that would span the next year and a half, culminating in this month's launch of End Game — the fifth and final downloadable release for Battlefield 3.

Such lengthy post-release support is uncommon for the industry and the shooter genre, but with Battlefield 4 possibly more than another year away, EA has successfully limited the gap. And more importantly, it's done so with substantive multiplayer expansions that not only reinforced the core product, but expanded the game thematically, mechanically, and experimentally.

Battlefield has always been synonymous with large-scale combat that blends infantry and vehicular combat, but with Close Quarters, DICE proved that it can also compete and expand upon the visceral, tight-quarters gunplay offered by competing shooters. It packed players into small interiors with extensive destructibility, drastically shifting the landscape as explosives and bullets tore walls apart. Armored Kill honed Battlefield's strengths, with unprecedentedly large maps with new tanks, ATVs, buggies, helicopters, jets, and a circling AC-130 at players' disposal. Aftermath veered away from traditional theaters of war with maps modeled after a post-catastrophic earthquake Tehran, complete with toppled buildings, battered character models, and vehicles befitting of Mad Max. Back to Karkand, on the other hand, was pure fan service, returning some of the most beloved multiplayer maps from Battlefield 2 re-imagined with DICE's Frostbite 2 engine.
End Game, on the other hand, emphasizes aerial combat, fast-paced ground navigation, and new objective gameplay with air superiority, dirt bikes, and capture the flag. Air superiority was first featured in Battlefield 1943 and pits teams against each other in rounds of aggressive dogfighting as they try to maintain control of capture points in the sky, but in End Game you trade Navy Corsairs and Japanese Zeros in favor of F-18s and MIGs. On console, 24 jets are in the air at once, making for a constant cacophony of lock-on tones and a constant test of your evasion skills.

Air superiority is available on all four new maps — Kiasar Railroad, Sabalan Pipeline, Operation Riverside, and Nebandan Flats — which can also be played with traditional game types and the new capture the flag mode. Each is set in a different season, ranging from hot deserts, snow-capped mountain refineries, rural ocean-side towns, and hilly woodlands with winding rivers. DICE seems to have designed each map to be a wonderland for the new motorcycles, incorporating ramps, steep hills, and tight passes. The new motorcycles are particularly effective in the maps with dense forests, allowing players to nimbly weave around trees and mount steep inclines. They're also notably adept at evading tanks and gunfire, often out-running the aiming reticule of your enemies. When used in capture the flag, the nimble dirt bikes can be an invaluable tool for quickly escorting a teammate back to base. The AC-130 from Armored Kill also makes a return in End Game, though players are unable to man its guns. Instead, it acts as a paradrop point for whichever team holds its corresponding control point on the ground.
Whereas Close Quarters or Aftermath felt like significant departures from the original product, End Game feels more like a natural extension of the core experience. For any seasoned Battlefield player, air superiority and capture the flag will be like second-nature, and the new levels seem to share a common DNA with the stock maps. And that's a good thing. End Game bids farewell to Battlefield 3 in a manner befitting of how it began.

But even though EA and DICE are ending their DLC support, the cumulative collection of content it's leaving the community with is substantial. On the disc, Battlefield 3 players had access to 9 maps and 4 game modes, but with all five downloadable expansions, the game now offers a total of 29 maps and 11 game modes. It's unclear if the robust post-release support has paid off in terms of boosting sales and garnering new players, but the resulting product is certain to keep the passionate Battlefield fanbase playing for months or years to come.

Battlefield 4: Beta Access Codes to be Included with Medal of Honor as a Pre-order Bonus!

2012-07-21T19:19:00.000+01:00

Medal of Honor Warfighter Pre-order Bonus! Pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter and score the following bonus package from Amazon:

Amazon Exclusive Tin Case and Battlefield 4 beta access Pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or PC and receive an Amazon.com exclusive tin case. The tin case will ship at game launch. Pre-orders also get access to the exclusive Battlefield 4 beta. Offers valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. These offers will be extended to all existing pre-orders. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate these promotions at any time. Medal of Honor Warfighter has a scheduled release date of October 23, 2012.

Check it out here: Amazon - Medal of Honor: Warfighter - Limited Edition

About Medal of Honor Warfighter:

Medal of Honor: Warfighter is a First-Person Shooter featuring covert Tier 1 military operative combat. The game is a sequel to the 2010 release, Medal of Honor, which moved the long-running game series from its roots in WWII based gameplay, into modern warfare scenarios and true-to-life conflicts. The single-player campaign features mission play involving returning characters "Mother," "Preacher," "Voodoo" and others in operations after their service in Afghanistan. Multiplayer modes include 2-20 player support in which players have the ability to play as one of 13 real special ops units, from 10 countries.
Bonus items contained with this special Limited Edition release include an exclusive tin case, and day one early multiplayer unlock of the U.S. Navy SEAL Tier 1 Sniper and the McMillan Tac-300 sniper rifle, with additional exclusive content.

About Battlefield 4:

Battlefield 4 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite 2, the next installment of DICE's cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multi-player actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America. Games sold in the US will not work on systems sold in different geographic locations due to regional coding requirements.

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill Brings All-Out Vehicle Warfare

2012-07-21T19:10:00.000+01:00

Back when EA announced Battlefield Premium at E3 this year, I wasn’t sold. It wasn’t that I didn’t think it was a good idea, because it is, but the content didn’t seem there. They showed Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, which we had already seen back at GDC, and everything else was still classified. It didn’t make much sense, and I left less interested than ever. That feeling has stuck with me until this week, when we got our first full look at gameplay of the next Battlefield 3 DLC release Armored Kill. It's pretty clear that Battlefield Premium was a reaction to the wild success of Call of Duty: Elite, but it also shouldn’t have taken 8 months after release for EA to show us something new. Sure, they released Back to Karkand, but that pack was available well before Battlefield Premium was even announced. That isn’t very persuasive to the dedicated Battlefield fans (the ones Premium is designed for) who had already purchased that DLC pack; in a way, they were punished for being early supporters. Close Quarters is available now and is probably the first justifiable reason to purchase Battlefield Premium. If you’re already going to be spending $15 and you enjoy Battlefield 3 so much that you’re probably going to purchase the other three DLC packs anyway, it makes sense to drop $50 on Battlefield Premium. But while Close Quarters delivered more Battlefield 3 content, it doesn't really offer any new experiences. It's all tight maps without any vehicles; that isn’t what Battlefield is about, and it fails to differentiate the Battlefield 3 multiplayer game from Call of Duty. If you agree, get hype: EA has just revealed a full gameplay trailer of the most interesting DLC for Battlefield 3 yet, Armored Kill. It’s Battlefield 3 in its most pure form: all-out vehicular warfare. When Armored Kill hits in September, players will have access to 20 all-new vehicles and an airborne gunship. This isn’t something that could be accomplished on the average Battlefield 3 map either, so Armored Kill comes with a huge new map, the biggest in Battlefield history. Thinking about how large most of the maps are already, I can’t picture them getting much bigger, so that teaser has me quite excited. It's hard to know much from the trailer, but this DLC is clearly targeted at hardcore Battlefield 3 fans. The trailer is put together well and gives off a strong vibe of Bad Company 2, which is always a good thing. While exact dates haven’t been announced yet, Armored Kill will be available to Battlefield 3 Premium Members two weeks before it is available to the rest of the public in September. That headstart alone might be worth the Battlefield Premium subscription to some players, and I’m extremely excited to get my hands on Armored Kill and rain down bullets from above.

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC hinted - New gameplay video from PAX 2012

2012-04-09T20:47:00.004+01:00

Visitors currently in Boston PAX 2012 have held to include the ability to play the new DLC for Close Quarters Battle Field 3rd A visitor was filming with his test session and released it on video now on YouTube.

Battlefield 3 Battlelog Update – the Live Scoreboard

2012-04-09T20:02:00.005+01:00

The days are gone joining a server at its last five tickets or last five seconds! In the coming weeks, the Battlelog will be receiving an interesting update called the Live Scoreboard.

The Live Scoreboard is exactly what it sounds like, a scoreboard that can be viewed live – at the same time as a match is being played. This means that PC players, before entering into a server, will now be able to view the progress of the match in real-time while on the Battlelog. It will detail how many tickets or kills are left before the end of the match or round, which team is winning, as well as how many points, kills and deaths each player has.

Check out some of the images below:

If you’re not yet seeing the update on your Battlelog yet, Elton Muuga, Web Software Engineer at DICE tells users not to worry: “We are rolling it out to more users every day to gather performance data and community feedback before releasing it for everyone.”

Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 Patch notes

2012-04-09T19:57:00.006+01:00

GENERAL GAMEPLAY FIXES

Players should no longer take fall damage from short falls.
Players now get up from Prone slightly faster, allowing better odds of getting away from a grenade or threat when prone.
Fixed some situations that would unintentionally make a player unrevivable.
Reduced the black screen fade in time on spawn. The fade is still necessary for properly streaming in loading content at spawn, but it has been substantially reduced.
Increased the spawn protection time from 1sec to 2sec. The protection will still be immediately canceled as soon as the player moves or shoots.
Spawn protection will no longer be canceled by the player looking around.
Increased the speed at which a player regains accuracy when aiming after moving for a more responsive experience. Firing before fully zoomed will still result inaccurate fire.
Increased the inaccuracy and recoil added when a player is fully suppressed.
Shotgun Buck and Flechette rounds now have a less suppressive effect at medium to long range.
Tweaked the damage levels of Buck and Flechette rounds to balance them with other weapons.
Improved the suppression of the .44 magnum, .357 magnum, and the 5.8x42mm DAP88 rounds from the Type88 sniper.
Attempting to Crouch (like Prone) will now properly interrupt Sprint.
Increased the effectiveness of Suppression Resist Specialization.
Parachutes now respond to turn and throttle inputs more quickly.
Switching from primary weapons to sidearms and back now takes less time.
Increased the effectiveness of explosive resistance.
Tweaked bipod deploy settings so players can no longer deploy a bipod in places higher than chin level.
The bipod should now be more reliable when deploying on top of sloped objects like cars and rocks.
Fixed several issues with vaulting objects, especially for thin railings.
The Knife now only takes two swipes to kill when attacking from a position where a takedown is not possible.
CRAM weapons on Carriers now count towards stationary weapon awards.

VEHICLE FIXES

The A10 properly gives Jet score again.
Unguided tank rounds and RPGs will now instantly destroy Jets, Attack Helicopters, and Scout Helicopters.
Increased the damage the MBT’s primary weapon does to the front and side armor of other main battle tanks. Primarily this means 1 less shot to the front, and very good hits to the side can result in a 1 hit to disable.
Slightly reduced the repair speed of the repair tool.
Increased the damage done by TOW weapons to armored vehicles.
Increased the rate of fire and minimum damage of the Coax HMG.
Increased the damage mounted gunner .50cal HMGs do at long range.
Increased the power of the repair tool when killing soldiers or destroying vehicles slightly.
Fixed a problem when locking on to two nearby targets, the locking should no longer jump rapidly between multiple targets. This applies to all locking weapons and Laser Designators.
Increased the damage of the Javelin and Air to Ground missiles against laser designated targets.
Javelin missiles fired without Laser targeting now do more damage to the side and rear of MBTs.
Slightly reduced the locking time of all weapons vs Laser Designated targets.
Laser Guided missiles can now be distracted by Flares.
Increased the locking distance for AGM Missiles for Jets when locking on laser designated targets.
Reduced the locking time for the AGM Missiles for Jets to make them more viable against ground targets.
Reduced the locking time for AA Missiles for Jets to make them more viable against air targets.
Flares will no longer break the lock of a vehicle that is locked on, it will only distract the missiles.
Flares now more reliably distract missiles, especially for Helicopters.
Flares for Jets and Choppers now reload at 11 seconds again, except for the gunner, which remains unchanged at 20sec.
AA Missiles are more difficult to dodge in Jets, this was unintended behavior that created an imbalance against skilled pilots.
AA Missiles should no longer kill the pilot instead of the vehicle.
AA Missiles should no longer detonate before hitting their target or a Flare/ECM chaff cloud.
Reduced the damage AA missiles do to jets to 45%.
Fixed the SU-35 firing Air to Air missiles at a lower rate of fire than other vehicles.
The IGLA and Stinger now lock on much more quickly and disable an attack aircraft in 1 hit, but have significantly reduced range. This should allow Stingers to mount an effective close range point defense, without dominating an entire airspace.
Increased the speed of the Helicopter AA missiles lock on to reduce the tedious nature of Helicopter dogfights and improve the Helicopter’s defensive abilities vs Jets.
Slightly reduced the damage of Jet cannons against Aircraft. Damage is now only slightly higher than it was originally at launch.
Increased RPG and SMAW damage against aircraft.
Guided Rockets will now only track ground targets, as originally intended.
Reduced the direct damage done by Attack Helicopter gunners vs Armor.
Helicopter guns should now suppress correctly.
Improved the accuracy of the Attack Helicopter’s Rocket Pods, both guided and unguided.
Slightly increased the damage of Attack Helicopter’s Rocket Pods vs Infantry and other Helicopters.
Additional fixes have been made to the TV missile to prevent it from blowing up the lauching vehicle.
The Mi28 has received upgrades to its climbing and yawing abilities.
Fixed an issue where guided rockets from the Mi28 did not follow the crosshair properly.
Improved the accuracy of the Mi28 gun to match the AH1 gun.
Increased the direct hit damage of the APFSDS rounds for the IFVs.
Decreased the locking time of the IFV Guided Missile to make it more viable as an unlock.
Miniguns and Helicopter Gunners now more quickly destroy parked cars.
Increased the power of explosions from cars and other explosive static objects.
Dying from the explosion of a car or other explosive static object should now correctly credit the player who caused the explosion.
Adjusted the F35′s Center of Mass and Hover Engine for more stable, level flight in all flight modes.
Updated the F35 weapon systems to be consistent with the other Jets.
The F35 will now only attempt to enter Hover at low altitudes, though it will maintain the hover until forward flight is resumed, even if it reaches high altitude.
The F35 and SU35 now properly have Ejection seats to prevent players from being killed when exiting the vehicle.
Changed the Kornets to TOW launchers on Wake Island and moved the spawn position of the AAV to a more level position.
Fixed several bugs with air vehicles colliding with objects at high speeds and taking no damage.
Players will no longer receive suicides or team kills if they crash their vehicle (dying is punishment enough).
The MAV will no longer destroy vehicles that run into it, instead it should be destroyed.
Jet and Helicopter collisions should now properly result in the death of both vehicles.
You can now spot with the EOD bot.
Increased the base accuracy for AA guns and added a decrease in accuracy over the course of a burst.
Reduced the damage AA guns (both mobile and stationary) do to infantry.
The carrier based CRAM stations are now properly tracked as stationary weapons.
CRAM and Pantsir stationary AA weapons now have Air Radar equipped by default.
Improved the sound feedback for damage to help players better understand the amount of damage their vehicle is taking.
The A10′s extinguisher should now function properly.
Disabled vehicles now have an increased reverse speed to help escape to cover after being disabled.
The T90′s crosshair now more accurately represents the trajectory of the main gun.
Toggle and Hold zoom settings now also apply to soldier controlled turrets on jeeps, transport helicopters, boats, and IFVs port guns.
The AAV now has zoom and a 3P camera when using the turret.
Tweaked the AAV’s turret controls to be more useful when the vehicle is moving.
The Z11w now properly functions with Below Radar.
Below Radar will now also prevent the lock on of Stinger and IGLA missiles.
Added Horns to all Jeeps.
Tanks can no longer drive into the water and cross the Wake Island lagoon completely submerged.

WEAPONS

Several weapons have had recoil or accuracy adjusted in orer to balance these weapons in effectiveness and also increase the feeling of individuality in each gun
Added Extended Mags to the ASVAL. The Extended Mags can be unlocked at 200 kills with the AS VAL.
Reduced the recoil of the SKS rifle and increased its maximum damage at close range.
Fixed aimed firing max accuracy on the Pecheneg to be consistent with other LMGs.
Semiautomatic and automatic shotguns firing FRAG rounds now do slightly less splash damage.
The M26 MASS frag and slug rounds are now the more effective pump action versions.
The M26 MASS and M320 now benefit from the Laser Sight when mounted with an Underslung Rail.
Fixed the bolt action timer on the L96 that would cause an animation glitch.
9x39mm rounds no longer benefit from the Sniper headshot bonus.
Increased the damage of the 9x39mm rounds at long range.
Fixed the AKS74u damage at max range, it was incorrectly higher than other carbines.
Increased the damage of the .357 and .44 magnum rounds at max range.
All semiautomatic and bolt weapons, including all shotgun slugs, now have their maximum damage out to 15m.
Semiautomatic weapons will no longer “jam” if the player presses fire faster than the weapon is capable of shooting. Some semi-automatic weapons have had their rates of fire adjusted to fit this change.
Bolt action sniper rounds now have a chance to kill at close range if the player is hit in the upper chest.
Semiautomatic sniper rifles, Assault Rifles, LMGs, and shotgun slugs now have more consistent damage over long range. At maximum range shots to the legs will not require more hits to kill.
The spread for Flechette rounds has been reduced slightly on all shotguns.
The spread for Buckshot has been reduced on the M1014, DAO-12, and S12k. These weapons have an accuracy advantage over the USAS12 but are not as accurate as the 870.
Zooming shotguns with Buckshot and Flechette loads will now result in a slightly tighter cone for the pellets.
Reduced the delay time between quick knife attempts slightly. Attacks with the knife drawn are still significantly faster.
Fixed the Rate of Fire when the USAS and MK3A1 are equipped with FRAG rounds. All other shotguns correctly had a reduced rate of fire with frags, except the USAS and MK3A1.
Fixed an Accuracy bug when the MK3A1 shotgun is equipped with FRAG or Slug rounds.
Shotguns equipped with slugs will no longer automatically begin reloading if the weapon is zoomed when the clip is empty. This allows players to see where the slug lands before reloading.
Fixed 12g FRAG rounds not breaking glass at long range.
Players can now earn the shotgun Ribbon using the M26 MASS.
The underslung grenade launchers for Russian rifles now properly report GP30 in the kill log.
Fixed the AEK971 40mm shotgun round listing itself as FRAG in the kill log.
Fixed the 40mm smoke grenade so it no longer passes through soldiers and unbroken objects before it detonates.
M27 IAR: No change. The M27 is a heavier version of the M416, giving it good all-around performance though it has worse performance on the move.
RPK-74M: Reduced the initial recoil and vertical recoil. The RPK-74M is a more stable firing platform than the comparable M27, though it lacks the M27′s higher rate of fire.
M249: Added an initial recoil. The M249 is the fastest firing belt fed LMG, giving it superior suppressive and damage abilities. The initial recoil makes it a bit harder to run and gun, while making little overall impact on performance.
Type-88: Slightly increased the initial recoil, reduced muzzle drift. The Type88 fires the slowest of the medium caliber LMGs, though what it lacks in rate of fire it makes up for in controllability.
PKP: Reduced recoil but added a slight initial recoil, increased damage at max range. The Pecheneg has a heavy vertical recoil with a hard hitting round and little drift, this makes it excellent at sustained fire.
M60: Reduced the initial recoil, increased damage at all ranges. The M60 has a very low rate of fire that makes it the most controllable with the powerful 7.62x51mm round.
M240B: Added an initial recoil, increased damage at all ranges. The fastest firing medium MG, the M240 has a substantial muzzle kick and drift that makes all that power difficult to control.
QBB-95: Reduced the total recoil but increased muzzle drift and initial recoil. The QBB-95 should now kick harder but settle into full auto fire better, combined with the bullpup hip fire bonus this makes the QBB-95 a highly mobile LMG.
MG36: Added an initial recoil. The MG36 fires at a fast 750rpm and makes a nice middle ground between the controllability of a clip LMG and the sustained firepower of a belt fed LMG.
870: No change. The 870 is a popular and highly effective weapon.
DAO-12: Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The DAO-12 has a high magazine capacity with a slow reload that makes it a solid all around shotgun.
M1014: Increased the rate of fire from 200 max to 210 max. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The M1014 was underperforming compared to the USAS12 and 870, it should now be more viable in CQB thanks to a higher rate of fire.
S12k: Increased extended mag from 8 rounds to 10 rounds. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The S12k larger extended magazine but slower rate of fire should make it stand out against the M1014, while the DAO-12 has a higher capacity over all, but a slowe reload.
MK3A1: Increased magazine capacity to 8 and 12 for normal and extended mag respectively. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The MK3A1 has a lower ROF than the USAS12, giving it slightly more ammo makes this an edge vs the USAS.
USAS-12: Increased the initial recoil. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The USAS 12 has a higher ROF than other shotguns, this recoil change better balances that advantage and the pellets balance its damage output.
M4A1: No Change. Well-rounded carbine, with good rate of fire and controllable recoil.
M4: Increased vertical recoil, reduced horizontal recoil. The Burst only M4 should now feel different to its automatic sibling, the reduced horizontal recoil emphasizes the greater control you have in burst fire.
AKS-74U: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The AKS-74u’s low rate of fire is paired with great controllability. The overall increase in sustained fire control should help this carbine stand out, while the first kick gives it character.
SG553: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The SG553 is a lower rate of fire carbine with greater controllability than the G36C. The change to initial recoil should better highlight this difference.
A91: No Change. The A91′s high rate of fire and bullpup from the hip accuracy is offset by a poor controllability on full auto.
G36C: Reduced initial recoil. The G36C is a well-rounded carbine, with a medium rate of fire and a medium recoil. The 2 round burst mode gives this weapon an edge at mid-range.
SCAR-H: Increased damage at maximum range and increased max range. The SCAR-H fires a heavier round than all other carbines, giving it better stopping power at range at the cost of a low fire rate that penalizes it in CQB.
G53: Reduced recoil and drift, recoil settle times now similar to other carbines. The HK53 is a short carbine with a lot of initial kick but a stable recoil pattern and a medium rate of fire. The changes give it more character compared to the G36.
QBZ-95B: Reduced muzzle sway, recoil settle times now similar to other carbines. A bullpup like the A91, the QBZ-95B is steady on the move with a lower rate of fire for controllable shots at longer range. The built in foregrip is now properly reflected in the weapon’s stats.
AK-74M: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The AK-74M sacrifices rate of fire for controllable automatic fire, the initial recoil was negatively affecting the feeling of controllability.
M16A3: No Change. The M16 (both A3 and A4) provide a well-rounded stable firing platform with a high rate of fire that is relatively controllable.
M16A4: Increased vertical recoil, reduced horizontal recoil. The Burst only M16A4 should now feel different to its automatic sibling, the reduced horizontal recoil emphasizes the greater control you have in burst fire.
M416: No change. The M416 is the middle ground AR, blending a medium recoil and rate of fire.
AEK-971: Increased initial recoil, reduced aimed accuracy slightly. The AEK has a very high rate of fire, and also a large muzzle drift that makes control difficult. The low initial recoil allowed a player to kill before the weapon’s weaknesses kicked in while the reduced accuracy highlights its close range role.
F2000: Reduced vertical recoil, increased zoomed accuracy slightly. As a bullpup, the F2000 has a bonus to accuracy on the move and from the hip while its high rate of fire sacrifices controllability for saturation. The previous changes were an overreaction, this is a corrective update.
AN94: Reduced vertical recoil. The AN94′s 2 round burst mode is incredibly accurate, but it suffers from a low rate of fire on fully automatic. The recoil in full auto has been reduced somewhat to offset this penalty and make the AN94 more attractive.
G3A3: Increased damage at all ranges, reduced vertical recoil. The G3A3′s heavy recoil and heavy round are offset by a low rate of fire and a small magazine. The G3A3 was clearly outclassed at all ranges.
KH2002: No Change. The KH2002 is locked to burst fire, with a high rate of fire and a large muzzle drift the weapon favors accurate mid-range fire.
L85A2: Increased accuracy, reduced muzzle drift. The L85 differs from other bullpup style ARs by having a low rate of fire, the accuracy and controllability were too low to offset the rate of fire.
FAMAS: The FAMAS combines an extreme rate of fire with extreme recoil making it very difficult to use at anything other than close quarters combat. Due to update restrictions, the FAMAS had different stats on all 3 platforms. The FAMAS is now uniform on all platforms and now has the correct 25 round magazine.
PP2000: Reduced the initial recoil. The PP2000 has a lower ROF than other PDWs and needed the controllability to be balanced.
UMP45: Reduced accuracy loss during full auto. The UMP45 hits hard and has a controllable recoil at the cost of a heavy initial recoil kick.
MP7: No Change. The MP7 has a very low recoil and a high muzzle drift that favors longer bursts than the P90.
AS VAL: Increased vertical recoil, reduced first shot recoil, reduced accuracy on the move. The AS VAL fires a long range, highly accurate, high damage projectile that favors short bursts or single fire when stationary. While still quite good from the hip, the AS VAL will suffer if fired while moving and aimed.
PDW-R: Reduced the initial recoil. The PDW-R has high recoil and favors burst fire, the added initial recoil was making it less effective in small bursts.
P90: Reduced the initial recoil. The P90 favors a run and gun play style using long bursts to control muzzle drift, the initial recoil was making bursting ineffective.
PP-19: Slightly reduced the initial recoil when firing, increased base damage. The PP-19′s high initial recoil was over penalizing the burst fire needed to be effective on the low damage, high capacity weapon.

SCOPES

Fixed the 7x scope not zooming to the full 7x on all weapons.
Corrected the M39′s laser sight so it points at the point of impact and aligns with scopes when zoomed.
Fixed a misaligned scope crosshair on the G3A3 using the Rifle Scope 6x.
Fixed the PKA and PKA-S scopes on the M416 having swapped zoom levels.
The L96 Straight Pull bolt now functions properly.
The L96 ironsights have been adjusted for a clearer aiming picture and correct use of the integral front sight.
The L96 now properly shows scope glint when using the 8x, and 12x scopes.
Tweaked IRNV to be more consistent across all levels.
Fixed a rendering issue with IRNV view when taking damage.
Tweaked the IRNV zoom times and scope visible areas to be the same across all weapons (some were faster than others).
Fixed the QBU-88 sniper and the L96 IRNV scopes to use the proper sniper reticule

BIPOD

The Accuracy increase and Recoil reduction of the Bipod has been significantly improved for Assault Rifles and Carbines.
The Bipod now provides similar Accuracy and Recoil benefits no matter if the weapon is fired while aiming or without aiming for all weapons. Previously only LMGs were worked this way. This especially improves the speed at which snipers can make follow up shots, and also allows effective unaimed suppressive fire with Assault Rifles and Carbines.
Increased the Speed at which a bipod is deployed, allowing the user to obtain the bipod’s bonus sooner after the deploy has started and allowing the weapon to be aimed in a far shorter time. The speed has been increased 40-50%, depending on the weapon and animation.

HEAVY BARREL

The Vertical Recoil penalty of the Heavy Barrel has been reduced. The value has been changed from a global percent increase to a weapon specific value.
A small Hip Accuracy penalty has been added to the Heavy Barrel to represent the added weight of the accessory, as well as focus the attachment on accurate mid and long range fire. The exact penalty amount is a weapon specific value.
Several weapons with low default bullet speed now have their bullet speed increased when the Heavy Barrel is equipped. This is in effect for the A91, G3A3, AKS-74u, G36C, M4A1, SCAR-H, SG553, G53, and QBZ-95B.
The Heavy Barrel is now also paired with Match Rounds which increase the maximum range of the weapon. The minimum and maximum damage are unchanged, weapons with the Heavy Barrel will be more effective in mid range.
The Aimed Accuracy bonus provided by the Heavy Barrel has been increased. This will increase the effectiveness of the Heavy Barrel for small bursts, as originally intended.

IRNV FIXES

Tweaked IRNV to be more consistent across all levels.
Fixed a rendering issue with IRNV view when taking damage.
Tweaked the IRNV zoom times and scope visible areas to be the same across all weapons (some were faster than others).
Fixed the QBU-88 sniper and the L96 IRNV scopes to use the proper sniper reticule.
FOREGRIP
The Horizontal Sway reduction has been changed from a global percent reduction to a weapon specific value reduction. For most guns this means very little change, for guns which have a large horizontal recoil the change is more substation. The FAMAS, F2000, and AEK971 are most effected, the AK-74, M16, and M416 are nearly unchanged.
A small long range Aimed Accuracy penalty has been added to the foregrip. Players who generally find themselves fighting at mid to long range may want to change their accessory, while players fighting in CQB will go largely unaffected. Combining the Foregrip with a Silencer or a Heavy Barrel will offset this penalty.

LASER SIGHT

The Hip Accuracy bonus provided by the Laser Sight has been increased. Some PDWs have had their crouch and prone base stats adjusted to prevent hip firing being more accurate than aimed fire when using a laser sight.
The bonus is now a weapon specific value instead of a global percentage, some guns receive larger or smaller bonuses, though all bonuses are better than they were previously.

SUPPRESSOR

The Suppressor no longer reduces the maximum damage of a weapon when equipped. Instead the Suppressor reduces the minimum and maximum range of the weapon, making it ideal for CQB and Stealth. This change will make the Suppressor slightly more effective at long range, where the bullet drop and speed makes shots difficult already, and reduces the power of the suppressor at mid range slightly.
The Suppressor’s recoil bonus remains unchanged at a global 10% decrease. This is less than the Flash Suppressor’s bonus for all weapons.
The Hip Accuracy penalty of the Suppressor has been changed from a global percentage to a per weapon value. Generally this penalty is higher now, but not for all weapons. Specifically, the belt LMGs and bolt Snipers do not have any additional hip fire penalty, as their penalty is already at the maximum possible value.
Reduced the Aimed Accuracy bonus of the Suppressor from 50% to 25%. A Suppressor and Foregrip combo will have similar accuracy to a weapon without any Accessories, at the penalty of worse Hip Fire Accuracy and Range and with the benefit of much improved Stealth and reduced Recoil.

FLASH SUPPRESSOR

The Flash Suppressor no longer reduces accuracy for Automatic Fire.
The Flash Suppressor now also works as a recoil compensator, reducing the Vertical Recoil by a weapon specific value. This bonus is larger than the bonus provided by the Suppressor.
A small Hip Accuracy penalty has been added to the Flash Suppressor to represent the added weight of the accessory. The exact penalty amount is a weapon specific value.

GADGETS

Reduced the spot times on C4 and Claymore projectiles from 30 to 15 sec.
Tweaked the controls and physics for the EOD bot to improve its handling and aiming capabilities.
The Radio Beacon, Mortar, MAV, EOD bot, T-UGS, and SOFLAM should now be much easier to deploy.
The MAV will now be destroyed when running into a soldier or vehicle at high speed. It is still possible to strategically sacrifice your MAV on a soldier; it will be destroyed in the process.
The MAV now properly shows up in the Kill Feed. Previously it simply displayed “KILLED.”
The MAV can no longer be used as an elevator.
Matched the motion sensor sweep frequency and range on the MAV to the TUGS.
Players will no longer auto enter SOFLAM, MAV, and EOD bots after they are deployed.
Players may now use their knife to destroy enemy equipment.
C4 will no longer be detonable after a player respawns, if the player is revived within 5 seconds he can still detonate his C4.
The player may now have a maximum number of mines which will persist after the player’s death. Deploying more than the maximum of 6 mines will remove a previous mine from the world.
Claymores now live up to 5 seconds after a player dies, the player can have a max 2 claymores planted at the same time.
Claymores can now detonate from vehicles and can be used to disable jeeps or kill the passengers in light jeeps. Claymores will not do any damage to heavy vehicles.
Ammobags now stay until the user redeploys them like Medkits.
Ammobags resupply bullets more quickly, but explosives resupply more slowly, especially 40mm grenades.
Slightly reduced the effective blast radius of the RPG, SMAW, and 40mm grenade projectiles against infantry.
Reduced the total number of RPG and SMAW missiles carried from 5 to 4. Players desiring more rockets will want to use the Explosive spec.
Slightly increased the heal rate of the Medical Crate.
The MAV now will also descend by pressing the Crouch Toggle key. (PC)
The M224 Mortar can no longer be deployed in an area that is out of combat for another team like a home base or other protected spawn.
Tweaked M224 exit points so the player faces in the direction of the mortar when he exits.
Mines, Claymores, C4 and other deployable items will now only appear on the minimap when spotted by a teammate.

TEAM DEATHMATCH

Fixed a bug where players would spawn close to the enemy team at the start of the round.
Tehran Highway playable area has been doubled and is now the same as the Squad Deathmatch set up. Spawn points have been tweaked, and an extra spawn zone has been added north of the footbridge.
Kharg Island has a new spawn zone layout, along with a bigger playable area and new cover objects. Spawn points have also been tweaked.
Strike at Karkand spawns zones have been tweaked to improve player flow. Spawn points have been tweaked to improve safety upon spawning.
Sharqi Peninsula spawn zones have been adjusted to optimize player movement. Spawn points have been tweaked so players spawn more safely.
Seine Crossing spawn zone set up has been improved. There is a new spawn zone by the alleyway to the northwest with additional spawn points.
Caspain Border spawn zones have been tweaked slightly.

SQUAD DEATHMATCH

Fixed a bug where players would spawn close to the enemy team at the start of the round.
Damavand Peak layout and spawn zones have been tightened to reduce the spread of players across the map
Tehran Highway now features an extra spawn zone north of the footbridge, along with tweaked spawn points.
Noshahr Canals spawn zones have been tweaked. Removed unsafe spawn points in the Northeast corner, and in the middle of the container area to the Southwest.

Xbox 360 Battlefield 3 patch now up

2012-04-09T19:53:00.001+01:00

DICE has released latest Battlefield 3 patch for Xbox 360 bringing a slew of fixes and tweaks. Also, there will be a server side fix for both Xbox 360 and PS3 to iron out problems with heat seekers and TV-missles.

Update: Gustav Halling has asked via Twitter, “PS3 and Xbox players, is there any improvement with heatseekers on any servers? It can take time before they are running the new software.” This indicates that the server side fixes for consoles mentioned below have begun rolling out.

Soon as you fire up Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360, you will be greeted to a 172MB mandatory update. This patch seems to lay down the ground work for the major patch that you will be prompted to download at the main menu in form of a free Xbox LIVE Marketplace transaction. The patch, which is named “Rent a Server Update” will set you back 1.02GB in memory (excluding the 172MB prior).

The server rentals pricing in Microsoft points:

1 day 120 MSP ($1.49)
7 days 560 MSP ($6.99)
30 days 2000 MSP ($24.99)
90 days 4800 MSP ($59.99)

Along with today’s patch for Xbox 360, all three platform (PC, PS3, and Xbox 360) will be getting a server side fix for a couple of issues (only on consoles). The official Battlefield twitter account stated that the server update to take place between 8 am UTC (4 am EST/1 am PST) and 4 pm UTC (12pm EST/4am PST). During this time, “you may be kicked from your game, but should be able to rejoin.” Gustav Halling explained, “we are rolling out a server-fix for Heat seekers and TV-missiles bugs today.” He went on to explain how TV-missiles are being tweaked, “we are nerfing it down, it was not intentional to 1-hit kill all 100% healthy vehicles in the game.” However, he noted, “Small notice. The server side fixes today is consoles only. PC will follow shortly since they have their own update days.”

Battlefield 3: Upcoming Patch Details Mortars “Fixed”, M-COM Ribbons Tweaked and More

2012-02-07T18:40:00.002+00:00

Battlefield 3 players on the PS3 had patched released yesterday February 6th, which addressed the VoIP problems. But what else will the upcoming patches include for other platforms? On top of the recent announcement of the USAS-12 shotgun fix, other patch details have begun to surface.

Mortars in have always been a controversial feature in Battlefield 3. Fans have been pleading that players should be unable set up mortars while in their own spawn where they could quite easily be unreachable. DICE has recently stated that it “will be fixed in next patch.”

Also awaiting some much needed tweaking are the M-COM ribbons, or more specifically, the M-COM Defender ribbon. Currently, achieving this ribbon can be an extremely difficult task given the unlikelihood of earning defender points in the Rush game mode. Luckily, Senior Designer, Fredrik Thylander, recently stated that “m-com defender and m-com attacker are easier to get in the next patch.”

Though the PS3 will be receiving an update tomorrow, DICE has not yet officially announced a date for the other platforms. There may still be a chance that other platforms will see a patch tomorrow as well, but DICE has been known to announce a date ahead of time in the past.

Lastly, It has come to our attention that some players on the Battlelog are reporting to have downloaded a 7GB patch for Battlefield 3 recently. DICE has officially commented on the matter: “We have not received official word of a patch so be cautious.”

Battlefield 3: Spectator Mode Announcement? USAS-12 With Frag Rounds Update

2012-01-24T19:46:00.002+00:00

DICE Gameplay Designer and Community Manager update Battlefield 3 fans on the situation regarding the infamous USAS-12 shotgun equipped with fragmentation rounds and teases the possibility of a spectator mode.

Community Manager, Daniel Matros, recently spoke of ClanBase’s Nations Cup which is beginning today. What he had to say, however, brought some attention to a possible upcoming Battlefield 3 announcement. Interestingly, he stated, “Nations Cup is exciting. It would even be more exciting with Spectator mode.” Of course, got many fans rather excited. Matros later followed up saying, “calm down now. It’s been a wish and an ambition of mine since way back to have spectator mode in our future games.” To be clear, he mentioned that there has been “nothing confirmed or said yet.” Nevertheless, let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope that a “Battlerecorder” will be making its way to Battlefield 3 soon. After all, Matros did mention earlier today, “new stuff happening. Good day today. Fans well be in for a treat later on.” Keep an eye on MP1st for any announcements!

On the subject of the ever popular USAS-12 shotgun equipped with fragmentation rounds, which Matros was recently asked about, he stated that DICE is “checking out how to balance it.” Hopefully this is something that will be making it into the next patch, Many Battefield 3 players’ main gripe with this combination of a fully automatic shotgun with explosive ammunition is how effective it is at range. However, Senior Gameplay Designer, Alan Kertz, mentioned that “shotgun buck is effective IRL out to 30m or more with good chokes. Slugs 100m or more,” to keep things in perspective.

Battlefield 3: Server Fixes incoming for xbox 360

2012-01-04T19:10:00.001+00:00

The team over at DICE have received complaints that the Xbox 360 servers for the game Battlefield 3 seem to be under some stress which caused the servers to become unresponsive.

However, DICE stated on Twitter that a fix should be on the way soon:

@waynecuttss We are working on fixing server issues. You will be able to get individual help from a game adviser at help.ea.com ^SN

No eta of when the servers will be back up but expect it no later than today.

Battlefield 3: Xbox 360 update today!

2011-12-13T18:24:00.004+00:00

Single Player Changes

Added missing blood effect on kill shot
Fixed a crash that could happen during level load in SP
Fixed issue with game crashing during intro cut scene of Campaign mission "Thunder Run"
Fixed a crash that could happen when shutting down levels
Fixed crash on last mission that could occur after the player is killed by the first enemy in the train
When a user got killed, after respawning, he heard sounds that remained as if bullets still were passing around him
Fixed glitch in melee showing your equipped gun instead of the knife
Fixed issues with texture streaming. Prioritizing of textures close to the user has become better, resulting in more detailed textures
Improved mesh streaming conditions to avoid situations with risk of corruptions and crashes
Fix blend into vehicle problem when entering a vehicle in the Campaign
Fixed issue where disconnecting a controller during the Gamer Profile sign out animation would cause the game to soft lock
Removed the hint "Shoot out the lights." during SP mission Nightshift
Fixed issue with last mission not listed in REPLAY MISSIONS list
Fixed issue on the SP mission Night Shift where three of the marines that repel down from the Osprey at the start of the level have PLR models instead of the right marine models
Has been made harder to fail missions due to zero tolerance friendly fire
Fixed MG nest objective on Operation Guillotine
Fix for music climax on mission "Fear No Evil"
Fixed issues that occurred if user were backtracking after fight at elevator on SP mission "Comrades"
Adding a back button to SP campaign select difficulty screen
Removed slomo from jump into train on SP mission "The Great Destroyer"
Fixed glitches in subway Quick Time Events in mission "The Great Destroyer"
Increased quality of the loading screen images
Fixed glitch that made it possible to reach Solomon train QTE with the wrong weapon equipped in mission "Semper Fidelis"
Fixed final sound fade out on SP mission "Thunder Run"
Removed sound fade on convoy ride in mission "Operation Guillotine"
Fixed squad mates coming through wall after intro on SP mission "Operation Guillotine"
SP mission, "The Great Destroyer": moved Campaign Cleared achievement until after the Dima outro
Fixed soldiers inside of terrain at start of level in "OPERATION GUILLOTINE"
SP mission, "The Great Destroyer": Fixed streaming issue which could lead to out of memory when streaming in Subway ride
Improved music and music fade on tank encounter in mission "Operation Guillotine"
Sound on Operation Guillotine: Fixed trading floor crash camera shake and rumble
Fade later when driving in to tunnel on "OPERATION GUILLOTINE"
Hide cross hair during Solomon intro & climb out scene on "Operation Swordbreaker"
Fixes on "OPERATION SWORDBREAKER": Skip VO urging the player to move forward if the player has already moved. Fixed VO playing from the wrong world position
Fixed crosshair being back on staging area in "OPERATION SWORD BREAKER"
Fixes on "THUNDER RUN": Less delay after MICLIC scene. Friendly tanks start driving up to you sooner and are more likely to teleport into position. Enemies now spawn in front of you & to the right, instead of behind the approaching friendly tanks
Fixed Squad mates goes through the ground in front of the house before throwing in grenades in "OPERATION GUILLOTINE"
Fixed issue with player not being able to cross the plank as soon as its down on ground on mission "Operation Swordbreaker"
Fixed sliding into cut scene on roof top on mission "Operation Swordbreaker"
Tweaked difficulty levels in Single Player
Fixed a hang in terrain streaming, causing the user to get stuck on black screen under special circumstances in Singleplayer
Fixes in Night Shift: New save point after wave 2 in mall. Fixed bug where wave 3 was considered done way before all enemies were killed, causing a possible difficulty spike
Added tutorial for firing Stinger on "ROCK AND A HARD PLACE" copied from "OPERATION GUILLOTINE"
Delayed "The Professional" achievement/trophy to not pop up in the middle of the scene
Fixed issue on The Great Destroyer where you could equip a gun before entering the train

Multiplayer changes

Significant squad user interface changes detailed here
Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
Fixed and issue with some first person weapon sounds
Fixed a swim sound loop error
You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it
Spawn protection now should work in Conquest. You should no longer spawn on points too close to enemies
You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone).
Combat areas on Kharg Rush tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after 1st base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed
Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV/EOD
End of round now has round statistics like Team tickets and Round time display
Fixed several issues regarding the kill card. It was showing wrong weapons used for the kill
Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server
Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI could show wrong owner of the flag
Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was showed as friendly when the enemy was capturing
Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound
Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot
Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots
Fixed a problem with flickering name tags
Fixed a problem where friendlies could damage friendly helicopters
Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice
You should now be able to spot explosives
You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn. For instance your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn
Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead
Fixed several client crashes
Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue
Fixed the repair icon on the minimap
Deploy parachute now displays the tooltip to deploy parachute when free falling
Fixed some artifacts when using flashlights
Fixed several Xbox 360 specific crashes and freezes
Fixed a problem where a user sometimes could not go into iron sights
Improved shadow rendering
Fixed several issues with friend invites and joins
Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead of momentary
Fixed several issues with the Hardcore mode
Fixed a few layout problems where the in-game controls and tooltips didn’t match those in the options menu
Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot
Fixed several interpolation issues
Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color
Subway minimap updated to give better clarity
Fixed an issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks
Increased quality of loading screen images
Tweaked MP rank up parameters
Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out of bounds
Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected
Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow
Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission
Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound
Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border. It should now more instantly kill anyone in its falling path
Fixed a hang in terrain streaming, causing the user to get stuck on black screen under special circumstances in Singleplayer
Fixed a problem where the enemy would not be able to get a roadkill on a user that was using the SOFLAM
Fix for soldiers disappearing in the mortar killcam
Fixed Laser Guided Missiles missing their targets if the target is moving too fast
Fixed a bug with terrain destruction not being reset on Operation Metro. Caused players to be able to below ground in some situations
Fix for Type88 and the MG36 zoom in animation that was offset when in supported shooting
Fixed a bad logic destruction connection causing clients to crash
Fixed several dog tags that had wrong stats referenced, meaning they would show wrong kill numbers on them
Tweaked the TV guided missile, so it can no longer bounce off objects

Balance Changes

Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns against jeeps
Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control
Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly
Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex
Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons
Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R
Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range
Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles
Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons
Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft
Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds
Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against Helicopters
Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells

Battlefield 3: How To Unlock Assignments

2011-12-12T17:52:00.002+00:00

Battlefield 3′s DLC is almost upon us – unless you own a PS3 – and as you may have heard, it brings a new way of unlocking the new weapons in Battlefield 3. Assignments are being implemented and bellow you will find the full list and details in how you can unlock all ten Back to Karkand weapons. Now I have to say that I’m not a fan of this kind of unlocks and strongly believe that unlocks should stay the way they were. Still, DICE’s attempts to offer something new to the table are noted. What do you think of this new way of unlocking the game’s weapons?

FAMAS (“Best Friend Forever” assignment)
•10 heals
•10 revives

L85A2 (“Professional Russian”)
•100 kills with assault rifles
•20 kills with grenade launcher
•Win 5 rounds of Squad Deathmatch
MP5 / HK53 (“Fixing it”)
•10 repairs
•1 kill with repair torch
QBZ-95B (“It Goes Boom”)
•50 anti-tank rocket kills
•5 conquest round wins
•Destroy 1 enemy vehicle with repair torch
QBB-95 (“Let It Rain”)
•20 kills with light machine guns
•2 mortar kills
QBU-88 (“Specops”)
•20 sniper rifle kills
•5 laser designator assists
MG36 (“Keep Your Head Down”)
•100 kills with light machine guns
•50 suppression kill assists
•50 ammo resupplies
L96 (“Creeping Death”)
•50 headshots
•50 spot assists
•5 knife kills
PP-19 (“Familiar Territory”)
•Capture 10 flags
•Arm 10 MCOM stations
•Play 2 hours on Strike At Karkand
Jackhammer / MK3A3 (“Scarred Veteran”)
•10 kills with PP-19
•10 kills with BTR-90
•5 kills with DPV jeep
•Play 2 hours on Gulf of Oman
•Play 2 hours on Sharqi Peninsula

Battlefield 3: New patch now released

2011-11-22T18:14:00.003+00:00

Today's Update brings New Squad interface, Battlelog features, server abilities

PATCH NOTES

Selected improvements in the Nov 22 Battlefield 3 client-side update
General performance and loading time improvements
• "Black Screen" fix for an issue occurring on some PC configurations
• Stereo and rendering support for Nvidia and AMD graphics cards
• Fixed several crashes that occurred when joining multiplayer and co-op sessions
• Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement (aka "negative mouse acceleration")
• You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
• Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it (dangerous in Hardcore mode!)
• You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM, SQDM, or Conquest
• A large number of damage and range tweaks on a number of weapons to fine-tune overall balance in the game
• Added round duration and ticket summary at End of Round screen
• Fixed a problem regarding key bindings while playing
• Significant changes to the Join Squad interface, detailed at the bottom of this post

Selected improvements in the Nov 22 Battlefield 3 PC server-side update

• EOD Bot exploit fix
• Several crash fixes
• Anti-stat padding measures taken, disallowing ranked servers to run obscure settings
• Improved team kill kick configuration
• Support for unranked servers. Unranked servers do not report players' scores to Battlelog, but server administrators can freely control all settings

Newly added Battlelog functionality – Share your stats

• Ability to share your Profile and Stats pages to Facebook, Google+, and Twitter
• User Profile and Stats pages on Battlelog can now be accessed without being signed in to Battlelog if you know a user's URL
• Single sign on from Battlelog to Origin. If you're not logged in to Origin and join a game server, Battlelog will automatically sign you in to Origin in the background and join the game server

Quick notes on Squad changes in the Nov 22 update

• Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
• Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 squad members
• Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
• Disable Privacy flag when 1 man squad
• Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when squad drops to 1 player
• All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad Selection screen
• Players who choose not to join squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad” line
• Squads that are currently empty will display as white -- if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text

But we have a problem that is missing from todays update is the Two big promises that DICE did not follow through on in the recent Battlefield 3 patch are Flashlight And IRNV.

Battlefield 3: How to turn Tactical/Laser light off

2011-11-12T19:56:00.010+00:00

We all see most players have the tactical light attachment and your own team members annoy you when they shine it in your face but they don´t know you can turn it off.
For example in Operation Metro, it´s close quarters and some long distance runs.
If you don´t want your enemy to see you on the long runs, for such as up in the Ticket Hall.

To Toggle your Tactical Light or your Laser Sight off:

Ps3 User You toggle it off by pressing the up-arrow.

Xbox 360 User You toggle it off by pressing up on the D pad.

Pc User You toggle it by pressing the T button on your keyboard

This way it´s harder for them to see you, since they wont see a light running around.
The tactical light is mostly just good in close quarters, so when you get in one... you turn it back on before you scoop in a corridor or something.

The above method works the same for the laser sight

Battlefield 3: All Weapon Attachments/Unlocks for All Classes

2011-11-12T17:33:00.007+00:00

SUPPORT KIT

M27 IAR
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 50 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 80 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 150 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 235 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 270 kills

RPK-74M
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 50 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 70 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 80 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 150 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 235 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 270 kills

M240B
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mag: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 60 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 235 kills

M249
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mag: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 60 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 235 kills

PKP PECHENEG
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 100 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mag: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 60 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 80 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 235 kills

M60E4
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mag: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 60 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 235 kills

ASSAULT KIT

M16A4
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 200 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 235 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

AK-74M
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 300 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

M416
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 200 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 235 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

AEK971
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 300 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

F2000
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 200 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 235 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

AN94
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 270 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 300 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

RECON KIT

MK11
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 80 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 175 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 235 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 270 kills

SVD
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 175 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 270 kills

SV98
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 50 kills
Straight Pull Bolt: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (8x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 175 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 270 kills

SKS
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 70 kills
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (8x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 175 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 235 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 270 kills

M40A5
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 50 kills
Straight Pull Bolt: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor:Unlocked at 70 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7X): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PSO-1 (4X): Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 235 kills

M98B
Ballistic (12x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 50 kills
Straight Pull Bolt: Unlocked at 60 kills
Supressor:Unlocked at 70 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 80 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7X): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
PSO-1 (4X): Unlocked at 175 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 235 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 270 kills

ENGINEER KIT

M4A1
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 70 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 80 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

AK-74u
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 80 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 270 kills

SCAR
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 70 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 80 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

A91
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 80 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 270 kills

G36C
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Foregrip: Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 50 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 70 kills
Heavy Barrel: Unlocked at 80 kills
Bipod: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

GENERAL KIT

870MCS
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
12G Flechette:
Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mags:
Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
12G Frag: Unlocked at 60 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 70 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
12G Slug: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

PP-2000
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 30 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 60 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 80 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills

UMP-45
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills

M1014
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
12G Flechette:
Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mags:
Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
12G Frag: Unlocked at 60 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 70 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
12G Slug: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 125 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 200 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 300 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

PDW-R
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 60 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills

SAIGA 12K
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 10 kills
12G Flechette: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 30 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
12G Frag: Unlocked at 60 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
12G Slug: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 270 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 300 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

DAO-12
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 20 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 30 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 40 kills
12G Frag: Unlocked at 50 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 60 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 70 kills
12G Slug: Unlocked at 80 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 90 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 100 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 125 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 150 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 175 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 200 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 235 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 270 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 300 kills

P90
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 60 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills

USAS-12
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 10 kills
12G Flechette: Unlocked at 20 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 30 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
12G Frag: Unlocked at 60 kills
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 80 kills
12G Slug: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills
Flash Supressor: Unlocked at 175 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 200 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 235 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 270 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 300 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 350 kills

AS VAL
PSO-1 (4x): Unlocked at 10 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 20 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 30 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 50 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 60 kills
PKS-07 (7x): Unlocked at 70 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 80 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 90 kills
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 100 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
Rifle Scope (6x): Unlocked at 150 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 175 kills

MP7
Reflex Red Dot Sight: Unlocked at 10 kills
Laser Sight: Unlocked at 20 kills
Supressor: Unlocked at 30 kills
Holographic (HOLO): Unlocked at 40 kills
Tactical Light: Unlocked at 50 kills
Extended Mags: Unlocked at 60 kills
M145 (3.4x): Unlocked at 70 kills
ACOG 4X: Unlocked at 80 kills
KOBRA RDS: Unlocked at 90 kills
IRNV (IRx1): Unlocked at 100 kills
PKA-S (HOLO): Unlocked at 125 kills
PK-A (3.4x): Unlocked at 150 kills

Battlefield 3: Upcoming Patch Details, Tactical Light, Jets, Choppers, and Weapon Recoil Explained

2011-11-10T18:00:00.003+00:00

Information below has recently surfaced regarding aspects of Battlefield 3 that DICE is looking into patching. Our friends over at Don’t Revive Me Bro were lucky enough to sit down with Battlefield 3′s Senior Gameplay Designer, Alan Kertz in their latest community podcast and talk about some of the things the DICE team is looking into.

Many PS3 fans have been voicing their concern over what seems to be a controller input lag issue and are asking why the controls were changed since the Beta. According to Kertz, the controls for Battlefield 3 are fine and have not been changed since the Beta. DICE is finding that other issues may be at work here. For example, certain TV set ups seem to affect input lag more than others. Kertz assured us that DICE is looking into the real source of the problem.

Kertz also mentioned that DICE is looking into the mobile AA vehicles. Currently, they prove to be extremely effective against jets and helis not because of their damage output, but because of their effects. Many fans find that these mobile AAs are too effective at knocking a jet’s or heli’s flight path off course, or making them too hard to control, causing them to crash easily.

On the subject of Jets, Kertz also mentioned that there were some Balance issues that still needed looking into. As it stands, if a tank, for example, is disabled, the driver has the ability to either hop out and repair if he is an engineer, or have a teammate repair his tank for him. Engineers can also repair disabled helicopters from the inside or if none are available, it’s still possible land and request repairs. This is obviously not an option in a jet. Landing them is still somewhat possible but usually proves to be fatal. Kertz admitted that this seems unfair hopes to see some changes made to the jets in this regard.

Some fans are beginning to notice that weapons in Battlefield 3 seem to have much more recoil when burst fired, as opposed to full-auto, something that wasn’t entirely the case in Bad Company 2. First, Kertz reminds us that this isn’t a sequel to Bad Company 2 and that DICE’s base to work off of was Battlefield 2. This was also the reasoning behind bolt-action sniper rifles only being a one-shot-kill to the head. Howerver, Kertz confirmed that weapons in Battlefield 3 do, indeed, have more recoil when burst fired. What players need to remember is that once you overcome the initial kick of firing in full-auto, the weapon is fairly steady, though extremely inaccurate. When burst firing, you need to deal with that initial kick every time you pull the trigger, making it harder to keep steady. However, your shots will be much more accurate since the first bullet of each burst will always hit dead on.

Do you think this is a fair trade-off? What do you think about the tactical light’s range being nerfed? How do you feel about the balance between jets, helis and AA vehicles?

Battlefield 3: Hackers release crack that enables multiplayer without Origin

2011-11-01T19:09:00.004+00:00

Reports all over the interwebs say that a hacking group called Razor1911 had called EA‘s digital distribution service company Origin a “trojan” they claim they have released a crack for Battlefield 3 that allows it’s multiplayer to be accessed on PC without having to login through Origin itself.

The group, Razor1911, said in their statement: “Razor1911 doesn’t accept and support the online DRM “Origin” from EA.”

“This release is dedicated to our fans worldwide who bought this game on legal way and don’t want to install the trojan from Electronic Arts to play online.”

They conclude by declaring “EA Trojan – It’s in the game…ehm…It was in the game!”

Again, it’s hard not to question the effectiveness of DRM schemes when hackers are able to get round them within a week of release, but what is particularly disturbing here is that this crack appears to allow them to circumnavigate the entire Origin client – not something we’ve seen so far with Steam. This also opens up the worrying possibility of cheating via code manipulation becoming rife in the PC version – the kiss of death for a multiplayer-oriented game. Whatever your particular viewpoint on Origin, that is clearly a situation all Battlefield 3 players want to avoid.

Crazy stuff but bans will most likly be on the way for users that use this.

Battlefield 3: Server fixes currently being installed

2011-10-31T19:57:00.002+00:00

Battlefield has tweeted that Dice is updating the Battlefield 3 servers with some fixes. The Battlefield 3 Battlelog has a list of the new updates that are rolling out:

- Fix for crashes usually occurring during level switches. Server providers may see a little bit of memory leakage instead in this situation

- Game servers should no longer quit in some situations where the online backend servers are down. Server will reconnect to the backend once it’s up again

- Fix for ghost servers which didn’t accept connections

- Kick reasons should better match situations where they are issued. This will help battlelog provide more accurate information to the player

- Connection fixes to avoid players sometimes being rejected while joining the game server on one of the last slots

- Security updates

- Improved server logging

This is good news for those having trouble getting a game going. Just to let you know that this is a server update so you will not need to download any update for the game.

Battlefield 3: My tip on using the bolt action sniper rifle

2011-10-30T15:36:00.007+00:00

Hey everyone, I came across this trick whist using the bolt action sniper rifle in Battlefield 3 and want to show you this neat trick I found.

When using a bolt action sniper, such as the SV98, I tend to use the 12x zoom. I hate always having to reload the bolt who does?. I found that once you shoot and double tap triangle, or Y, then it doesn't do the bolt reload..

Saves you time and gives you more ownage power in the battlefield.

Battlefield 3: The ultimate guide to Unlocking items

2011-10-29T18:48:00.007+01:00

Well we all know that everyone wants to have better tools to dominate everybody. Obviously every player starts from zero and Rank Up to unlock better equipment, weapons and upgrades, which can make a big impact on the game.

The Battlefield 3 unlock system is diverse ranging from a basic assault rifle to a combat jet. There is plenty to unlock and upgrade and if you don’t have anything other than usual in your inventory, get ready to be pawned by the big daddies out there.

Same as many other games, you will earn XP for kills and objectives which then add to your overall rank. As your rank increases, you will unlock different weapons and gadgets.

Below is the list of ranks you can attain with respected privileges.

Private First Class: 1,000 points – 870MCS Shotgun
Private First Class 1 Star: 8,000 points – Sprint Specialization
Private First Class 2 Stars: 18,000 points – Woodland Camo
Private First Class 3 Stars: 29,000 – G17C Pistol
Lance Corporal: 41,000 – Ammo Specialization
Lance Corporal 1 Star: 54,000 – Ranger Camo
Lance Corporal 2 Stars: 67,000 – PP-2000 PDW
Lance Corporal 3 Stars: 81,000 – Flak Jacket Specialization
Corporal: 96,000 – Army Green Camo
Corporal 1 Star: 111,000 – M9 TACT. Pistol
Corporal 2 Stars: 130,000 – Explosives Specialization
Corporal 3 Stars: 150,000 – Expeditionary Force Camo
Sergeant: 170,000 – MP443 TACT. Pistol
Sergeant 1 Star: 190,000 – Suppression Resist Specialization
Sergeant 2 Stars: 220,000 – Paratrooper Camo
Sergeant 3 Stars: 250,000 – UMP-45 PDW
Staff Sergeant: XP – 280,000 – Suppression Specialization
Staff Sergeant 1 Star: 310,000 – Navy Blue Camo
Staff Sergeant 2 Stars: 340,000 – G17C SUPP. Pistol
Gunnery Sergeant: 370,000 – Grenades Specialization
Gunnery Sergeant 1 Star: 400,000 – Jungle camo
Gunnery Sergeant 2 Star: 430,000 – M1014 Shotgun
Master Sergeant: 470,000 – Squad Sprint Specialization
Master Sergeant 1 Star: 510,000 – Desert Khaki
Master Sergeant 2 Stars: 550,000 – M9 SUPP. Pistol
First Sergeant: 590,000 – Squad Ammo Specialization
First Sergeant 1 Star: 630,000 – Urban Camo
First Sergeant 2 Stars: 670,000 – MP443 SUPP. Pistol
Master Gunnery Sergeant: 710,000 – Squad Flak Jacket Specialization
Master Gunnery Sergeant 1 Star: 760,000 – G18 SUPP. Pistol
Master Gunnery Sergeant 2 Stars: 810,000 – Squad Explosives Specialization
Sergeant Major: 860,000 – PDW-R PDW
Sergeant Major 1 Star: 910,000 – Squad Suppression Specialization
Sergeant Major 2 Star: 960,000 – SAIGA 12K Shotgun
Warrant Officer One: 1,010,000 – Squad Suppression Resist Specialization
Chief Warrant Officer Two: 1,060,000 – .44 Magnum Pistol
Chief Warrant Officer Three: 1,110,000 – Squad Grenades Specialization
Chief Warrant Officer Four: 1,165,000 – DAO-12 Shotgun
Chief Warrant Officer Five: 1,220,000 – Veteran Kit Camo
Second Lieutenant: 1,280,000 – P90 PDW
First Lieutenant: 1,340,000 – G18 Pistol
Captain: 1,400,000 – Spec Ops Black Camo
Major: 1,460,000 – USAS-12 Shotgun
Lt. Colonel: 1,520,000 – .44 Scoped Pistol
Colonel: 1,600,000 – VS VAL PDW

Battlefield 3 Kit Unlocks

While XP increases your overall rank, there are points (referred as score) that contribute towards your kit unlocks – to unlock kit specific weapons and gadgets. Following list will tell you the score you need to unlock the respective items.

Assault Kit
M16A3 (US) / AK-74M (RU)

Defibrillator
Assault Score – 4,000

M320
Assault Score – 11,000

M416
Assault Score – 22,000

M26 MASS
Assault Score – 38,000

AEK-971
Assault Score – 60,000

M16A4
Assault Score – 89,000

F2000
Assault Score – 124,000

AN-94
Assault Score – 166,000

M16A3 (RU) / AK-74M (US)
Assault Score – 220,000

KH2002
Score – 126,000

G3A3
Score – 441,000

Engineer Kit
ES – M4A1 (US) / AKS-74U (RU)

FIM-92 Stinger and SA-18 IGLA
Engineer Score – 3,000)

M15 AT Mine
Engineer Score – 7,000

SCAR-H
Engineer Score – 14,000

EOD Bot
Engineer Score – 25,000

M4
Engineer Score – 40,000

A-91
Engineer Score – 58,000

FGM-148 Javelin
Engineer Score – 82,000

G36C
Engineer Score – 110,000

M4A1 (RU) / AKS-74U (US)
Engineer Score – 145,000

SG553
Score – (378,000)

Support Kit
M27 IAR (US) / RPK-74M (RU)

C4 Explosives
Support Score – 4,000

M249
Support Score – 11,000

M18 Claymore
Support Score – 23,000

M224 Mortar
Support Score – 40,000

PKP Pecheneg
Support Score – 60,000

M240B
Support Score – 90,000

M60E4
Support Score – 130,000

M27 IAR (RU) / RPK-74M (US)
Support Score – 170,000

Recon Kit
MK11 MOD 0 (US) / SVD (RU)

T-UGS
Recon Score – 5,000

SV98
Recon Score – 13,000

SOFLAM
Recon Score – 26,000

MAV
Recon Score – 45,000

SKS
Recon Score - 71,000

M40A5
Recon Score – 104,000

M98B
Recon Score – 146,000

MK11 MOD 0 (RU) / SVD (US)
Recon Score – 195,000

M39 EMR
Score - 252,000

Co-Op Unlocks
MP412 REX
Co-op Score – 63,000

KH2002
Co-op Score - 126,000

MP7
Co-op Score – 189,000

M39 EMR
Co-op Score – 252,000

93R
Co-op Score – 315,000

SG553
Co-op Score - 378,000

G3A3
Co-op Score – 441,000

Battlefield 3 Vehicle Unlocks

Just like any other unlock system in BF3, you will earn points that will add to your overall vehicle score to unlock different vehicles.

IFV Unlocks
IR Smoke
Vehicle Score – 800

ATGM Launcher
Vehicle Score – 2,300

Belt Speed
Vehicle Score – 4,7000

Coaxial LMG
Vehicle Score – 8,300

Thermal Optics
Vehicle Score – 13,100

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 19,200

Zoom optics
Vehicle Score – 26,900

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 36,000

APFSDS-T Shell
Vehicle Score – 47,000

Thermal Camo
Vehicle Score – 60,00

Guided Missile
Vehicle Score – 74,000

Reactive Armor
Vehicle Score – 90,000

Mobile AA Unlocks
IR Smoke
Vehicle Score - 400

Anti-Air Missile
Vehicle Score – 1,200

Belt Speed
Vehicle Score – 2,500

Zoom Optics
Vehicle Score – 4,400

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 7,000

Thermal optics
Vehicle Score – 10,000

Air Radar
Vehicle Score – 14,000

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 19,000

Thermal Camo
Vehicle Score – 25,000

Reactive Armor
Vehicle Score – 32,000

MBT Unlocks
IR Smoke
Vehicle Score – 800

Coaxial LMG
Vehicle Score – 2,100

Autoloader
Vehicle Score – 4,400

Zoom Optics
Vehicle Score – 7,600

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 12,000

Coaxial HMG
Vehicle Score – 17,700

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 24,700

Guided Shell
Vehicle Score – 33,200

Thermal Optics
Vehicle Score – 43,200

Thermal Camo
Vehicle Score – 54,800

Canister Shell
Vehicle Score – 68,100

Reactive Armor
Vehicle Score – 83,200

CITV Station
Vehicle Score – 100,000

Attack Helicopter Unlocks
IR Flares
Vehicle Score – 300

Heat Seekers
Vehicle Score – 800

Stealth
Vehicle Score – 1,600

Autoloader
Vehicle Score – 2,800

Zoom Optics
Vehicle Score – 4,400

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 6,500

Air Radar
Vehicle Score – 9,000

Guided Missile
Vehicle Score – 12,000

Extinguisher
Vehicle Score – 16,000

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 20,000

Thermal Optics
Vehicle Score – 25,000

Laser Painter
Vehicle Score – 30,500

Below Radar
Vehicle Score – 37,000

ECM Jammer
Vehicle Score – 44,000

Guided Rocket
Vehicle Score – 51,000

TV Missile
Vehicle Score – 60,000

Scout Helicopter Unlocks
IR Flares
Vehicle Score – 400

Heat Seekers
Vehicle Score – 1,200

Stealth
Vehicle Score – 2,500

Autoloader
Vehicle Score – 4,400

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 7,000

Air Radar
Vehicle Score – 10,000

Extinguisher
Vehicle Score – 14,000

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 19,000

Guided Missile
Vehicle Score - 25,000

Below Radar
Vehicle Score – 32,000

Laser Painter
Vehicle Score – 40,000

ECM Jammer
Vehicle Score – 48,000

Jet Unlocks

IR Flares
Vehicle Score – 300

Heat Seekers
Vehicle Score – 700

Stealth
Vehicle Score – 1,500

Autoloader
Vehicle Score – 2,700

Proximity Scan
Vehicle Score – 4,200

Rocket Pods
Vehicle Score – 6,200

Air Radar
Vehicle Score – 8,600

Extinguisher
Vehicle Score – 11,600

Below Radar
Vehicle Score – 15,000

Maintenance
Vehicle Score – 19,000

Guided Missile
Vehicle Score – 24,000

Beam Scanning
Vehicle Score – 29,000

ECM Jammer
Vehicle Score – 35,000

Battlefield 3: Console server browser details

2011-10-23T18:53:00.021+01:00

OMG! Only two days left in your life without Battlefield 3, or more days if your living outside the states. Either way, it’s almost here. For now, we have a look at the brand new server browser function on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Ok, when your in the multiplayer screen of Battlefield 3, you have three options; quick match, server browser, and leaderboards.

Inside the server browser option, you can between browse, friends, history, favorites and search. Within the list of servers, you will find the name, the number of max players, the map, the mode, it’s rank (?), and it’s ping. Along with joining, you have the option to refresh, and show filter.

In what seems to be the filter screen, it’s possible to specify max players, choose your mode, choose your map, choose your preset (this includes normal, hardcore, and infantry), choose whether the match will be ranked or not, and lastly, choose your region. The regions listed so far are Europe, West US, East US, South US, Japan, and Australia. You can also view running games from Official EA servers, and choose not to display full servers.

In the screen detailing server information, it will show you all the basic information on the left, while on the right, you can find a much more detailed list of presets. This includes things like friendly fire, regenerative health, only squad leader spawn, and much more.

This is once again great news and we have not got to wait any longer, I can see myself enjoying this game for many months to come.

Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer Now Released

2011-10-21T16:59:00.002+01:00

Here is the official trailer below!

Battlefield 3: Day One Patch has been Confirmed

2011-10-18T19:15:00.005+01:00

Earlier this month, in an interview with Strategy Informer, Patrick Liu agreed that Battlefield 3 will “probably” have a day one patch, which “will include feedback from the beta”. Patrick Bach also suggested the possibility of having a patch on release day. He clarified to VG247, “we [DICE] will still have time to do, day one patches and changes to the Battlelog that will actually be game-changing.” Now, onto more concrete evidence. Microsoft’s Major Nelson publishes a weekly round-up of all the new content coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace. The preview Major Nelson publishes includes game releases, DLC, and avatar goodies. However, in this week’s update, under the avatar section, one item stood out, which is a “Battlefield 3 update” going live on 25th of October (same as the launch day of BF3 in North America). Last week, EA published Battlefield 3 avatars, but it’s not common for avatars to get updated, let alone on the release date of the respective title. This leaves us with the day one patch for Battlefield 3. We speculate that this will also be the case for all other platforms.

Battlefield 3: Unlockable Camouflage pictures released

2011-10-15T20:03:00.006+01:00

It is confirmed that Battlefield 3 will feature 12 sets of unlockable camo for your player, Fredrik Thylander (DICE Senior Designer) revealed this great news for us and we already know about the SPECACT camo set, which is a pre-order bonus for people who pre-order from Best Buy (in North America). But it is unknown if the SPECACT camo will become one of these unlockable sets?

This would also explain the appearance option that was spotted in a gameplay video earlier this week