Poll: ***The Official Battlefield 3 Thread***

[One]

try empty servers or servers with very few people?

Can the 'Assignments' be done on normal maps or only B2K maps?

 

[Alpherah]

Why do AT mines show on the map now? =/

 

[Bloomfield]

try empty servers or servers with very few people?

Can the 'Assignments' be done on normal maps or only B2K maps?

Other than specific stuff like "Play 2 hours on Gulf of Oman", they can all be done on any map .

 

[Bloomfield]

Why do AT mines show on the map now? =/

Your teams, or the enemies? I didn't think anything had changed, yours always showing, theirs only when spotted, or maybe I'm just too used to it being how it is since the PS3 patch came out a while ago?

 

[Alpherah]

Enemies, only played 3 rounds since the update and i can see all the enemies drops (AT, C4, Claymore) permanently on my map lol.

Bug i guess then?

 

[One]

Not a bug it's part of it. Friendly AT mines are now blue, enemy are re if spotted. You will notice them disappear of the minimap after a while even if they are still on the ground, much like a human enemy. It makes sense really, if in a war situation you can provide tracking info of a moving person, i'm pretty sure you can provide info about stationary mines.

 

[JoeBoi]

Dunno if I like the new maps or not.

I thought the mine thing was a glitch to be honest maybe I'm wrong?

 

[Plainsong]

Pretty sure the mine spots showing up on the map are deliberate.

Unlocked the Famas this morning after completing the Assault assignments. Quite a cool little addition to the game I think. Still not played Wake but the three I have played are great. There seem to be a lot more tanks about!

 

[neil3k]

how the ferk do you fire stingers at tanks :/

 

[Plainsong]

Stinger is for air. It's the Javelin you need to use for ground vehicles.

 

[Fr0dders]

Why do AT mines show on the map now? =/

The PS3 had a patch recently that enabled the spotting of mines.

They show up on the map for approx 30 seconds after spotting. They will only show up when somebody on your team spots them for you.

The PC has been patched since, and they reduced this back to 15 seconds (iirc) but this patch hasn't made its way to consoles yet. They appear to be using the PC as a test bed and patching more frequently to get feedback on what works / doesn't.

 

[Fr0dders]

This is floating around on the Battlelog forums.

There has been absolutely NO information from DICE at all, no patch notes or anything which tbh absolutely sucks. Its almost like they are trying to hide that they are capable of patching.

But from what i've seen of the in game updates (squad colour changes, removal of auto join for squads, mine spotting, IRNV nerf) its the same patch the PS3 got, which would make sense.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2832654775736306733/

BATTLEFIELD 3 PLAYSTATION 3 CLIENT UPDATE NOV 30TH

General fixes

• Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface, full details in this earlier blog post
• 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
• Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen
• Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
• Fixed and issue with some weapons' sounds in first person view
• 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 so you no longer should spawn 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 Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first 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 co-op
• Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV/EOD bot
• Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including 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 does not show wrong owner of the flag
• Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown 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 you 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 (e.g. if 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
• Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles
• Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode
• Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game
• Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI
• Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border. It should now more instantly kill anyone in its falling path
• Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow
• Fixed a bug on co-op mission "Exfiltration" where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission
• Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected
• Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound
• Fixed a hang in terrain streaming, causing the user to get stuck on black screen under special circumstances in single player
• Fixed a problem where the enemy would not be able to get a road kill on a user that was using the SOFLAM
• Fixed soldiers disappearing in the mortar kill cam
• Fix for Type88 and MG36 zoom in animation offset when in supported shooting mode (using bipods)


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 so players under attack from these weapons no longer should 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

 

[ikillbears]

what does this mean ?

Increased the Time to Live on sniper caliber rounds to allow extreme distance shots.

 

[neil3k]

if anyone here wants to play with me tonight

add me pilager

 

[Riddell]

Will be on tonight to try the new maps!

 

[One]

What is the 'Underslung Grenade Launcher'?

I really want the l85a2 but haven't a clue what that is, is it the same as the M320?

 

[Plainsong]

What is the 'Underslung Grenade Launcher'?

I really want the l85a2 but haven't a clue what that is, is it the same as the M320?

Isn't that the underslung rail that you get when assault? Effectively a grenade launcher?

 

[One]

the underslung rail is just a rail though how do i put grenades on it?

 

[Fr0dders]

what does this mean ?

Increased the Time to Live on sniper caliber rounds to allow extreme distance shots.

Means the sniper rifles that fire higher caliber bullets should now be able to shoot further.

What is the 'Underslung Grenade Launcher'?

I really want the l85a2 but haven't a clue what that is, is it the same as the M320?

The underslung grenade launcher is the M320 for assault class. Its an unlock with 11,000 assault score (2nd after the paddles)

The L85A2 is the british assault rifle, also called the SA80

 

[Fr0dders]

Isn't that the underslung rail that you get when assault? Effectively a grenade launcher?

the underslung rail is just a rail though how do i put grenades on it?

Correct

the M320 aka grenade launcher is completely separate to the rail. The rail is something you attach your foregrip to etc.. but is actually without purpose in battlefield 3. It takes up one of your slots, but you can still attach a foregrip and flash light etc.. without out, which you wouldn't in real life.

To get the m320 you need to play assault class, and then swap your perk 1 from the health pack to the M320.