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Yeah, but the impression I get is that doesn't really make up for the drawbacks of it. Less ammo, often less damage, people complaining that it missing pretty frequently, and it's not useable on anything other than laser designated vehicles (walls, etc.). Surely if you've been hamstrung by having to lock on to a target someone else has designated the payback should be more damage, not less?
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THIS!!!

I don't mind the Javelin itself, but if you only get 4 of them, even with the explosive perk and I've had situations where I haven't even destroyed a tank with all four shots to the front then something needs to be done?! it's too weedy. The only benefit is the lock on, but unless someone is lasing the target (which doesn't happen very often!) then you need to stay in LoS for what seems like ages. There should be a benefit to this! When you equip the Javelin it also says it has a bigger warhead than the SMAW or RPG so it should give a bigger bang and do more damage.
 
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I played an hour or so just now, I seem to be able to focus better in the dead of night :p I played on a random server but I do love going around trying to take down choppers :p This one was one of my favourites of the session tonight :D

 
Neil79 said:
, RPG's that vanish into thin air if you die
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This is beginning to annoy me as well, its not only rpgs but nades as well, threw a nade on some enemy landmines and before it blew i died and the nade just vanished, annoy also when u fire a rocket at the tank which only needs 1 more shot to destory it and he kills you whilst its in the air and it just vanishes :mad:
 
Patch notes for Nov 22 patch
Major client update for the PC version Battlefield 3 as well as a server-side update for all platforms.

The update will be made on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST.

We’ll share release timing on the console patches as soon as we are clear on the timing, these take a bit longer due to console certification process.


---- Client-Side Changes:

-- Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:

•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
•Adjusted the “stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
•Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
•Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
•Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
•Improved loading times for certain textures
•Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
•Added console command “UI.DrawEnable” to hide UI for screenshots / videos

-- Balance and Gameplay Adjustments (PC)

•Fixed a problem with high speed mouse movement
•Added back some missing Growlers on Kharg Island Conquest Large
•Added back EOR sound for SQDM and TDM
•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(note the affect this will have on Hardcore mode!)
•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
•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 suffering suppression
•Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in COOP
•Added joystick deadzone setting
•Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
•Fixed an issue with some weapon sounds in first person
•Fixed a swim sound loop error
•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
UI Changes (PC)
•Added round duration and ticket summary at EOR
•Advanced squad polish – should be more intuitive
•Significant changes to the Join Squad functionality (see below)
•Fixed a problem regarding keybindings while playing
•You should now get a better error message when being disconnected via Battlelog

---- Server Update Highlights

• 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


-- Share your profile and stats with new Battlelog functionality

• 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


- A detailed look at Squad refinements

Today's PC client patch features numerous tweaks to Squad functionality and is part of our ongoing efforts to make it easier to play with friends and Platoon mates. These changes will also be implemented for consoles when we release the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 updates shortly. Stay tuned for the exact date of the console updates.

First, we need to look at how joining with Squads and Platoons affects the balance of teams. Initially, servers are commanded to equal out each side, so joining with friends can impact that balance while joining with Platoons further hinders this. As a result we have made some adjustments to the in-game Squad management screen.

For PC, you are now able to highlight the various Squads and select which one you wish to join by selecting a Squad and then clicking the Join Squad button. Please note that the Squad Privacy option still allows 2 man Squads which, during 64 player sessions, can lead to players with no squad position –- the number of people with no Squads will be shown at the bottom of the Squad selection list.

After the patch is applied to consoles (in the near future) you will be able to join Squads by cycling through the list and selecting which Squad you wish to join.
 
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Increased the damage of Helicopter Miniguns, AA guns, and Jet Cannons against infantry
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Because the AA guns needed buffing vs infantry.

• Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and Jet Cannons, players under attack from these weapons should no longer lose control.
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That's a welcome change.
 
•Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft.
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Great, so now by the time a Stinger might actually land a hit after multiple tries it'll do next to bugger all damage. This is a direct result of all the day 1 whinging about stingers raping the sky, now that most pilots have stealth and flares the stingers are next to useless, so obviously the best thing to do is nerf them further by dumbing down their damage. Good job on the kneejerk reaction Dice, obviously well thought out. :rolleyes:
 
Looks like a pretty impressive patch, as it should be for such a long time coming. If DICE fixes the crashing, black screen and Eyefinity issues I will be mightily impressed!

Although I am disappointed they did nothing to the super silent ninja enemies.

A few notes:

Nothing about IRNV adjustment?
Nothing about remembering previous map settings so that every time someone enters or leaves a vehicle it resets your map to default?
No scoreboard ping?
No mortar limits?
No clickable map?
No adjustment to suicide height?
No flashlight adjustment?
No overdone sun-glare adjustment? (especially for us eyefinity/surround users)
No adjustment to frozen in place after revive?
No adjustment to the goofy ladder mechanics?

I don't get the reduction in damage from the MANPADS. Those things are so easy to spoof you waste your time using them.

I guess I won't be using the SCAR-H anymore. Decreased damage AND decreased range, combined with low ammo count and high recoil. The weapon is now worthless compared to others and no reason to use it. I love double nurfs.
 
Vega said:
Nothing about IRNV adjustment?
Nothing about remembering previous map settings so that every time someone enters or leaves a vehicle it resets your map to default?
No scoreboard ping?
No mortar limits?
No clickable map?
No adjustment to suicide height?
No flashlight adjustment?
No overdone sun-glare adjustment? (especially for us eyefinity/surround users)
No adjustment to frozen in place after revive?
No adjustment to the goofy ladder mechanics?
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IRNV was always going to be in a future patch. It was never going to be in this one.

Suicide height is fine to be honest, as are the ladder mechanics. Can't say i've experienced the bug where you are froze after revive either. And i doubt they are going to change the sun glare. Thats a delibarete effect.

Don't feel mortar limits are needed either tbh. Haven't played a single game with more than about 2 mortar players in.

Flash light tweaking was supposed to be in this patch however. That's a curious omission.
 
Don't you just hate it when you get a slacking team... :p

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Vega said:
Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
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Patch does indeed look really promising, just curious to know where would this console command above be located? I want to limit my FPS to around 50 as i hate the sudden drop from 60 to 50 and im hoping by setting it it might hopefully cure the stuttering
 
Gerard said:
Great, so now by the time a Stinger might actually land a hit after multiple tries it'll do next to bugger all damage. This is a direct result of all the day 1 whinging about stingers raping the sky, now that most pilots have stealth and flares the stingers are next to useless, so obviously the best thing to do is nerf them further by dumbing down their damage. Good job on the kneejerk reaction Dice, obviously well thought out. :rolleyes:
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one more reason to play on servers without planes

as it was planes are next to impossible to shoot down and now they can affect the ground combat even more way to ruin the game dice
 
Vega said:
Please note that the Squad Privacy option still allows 2 man Squads which, during 64 player sessions, can lead to players with no squad position –- the number of people with no Squads will be shown at the bottom of the Squad selection list.
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And they couldn't allow more squads to be created? Grr.

Apart from that it sounds good. Not sure of the need to nerf the SCAR though, I thought it was pretty useless as it was.

Game said:
as it was planes are next to impossible to shoot down and now they can affect the ground combat even more way to ruin the game dice
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You don't have that much hassle from them, do you? If the pilot on your own team is useless, and your chopper pilots are too useless to use their heat seekers, and you've no AA vehicle, get someone to set up a SOFLAM. Those things bug the *!&"% out of me when I'm flying.
 
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