Battlefield 3 thread - Server details in opening post -

Guru · 12 Oct 2012 at 18:28

Glad they have sorted the knife issue!

norm · 12 Oct 2012 at 20:26

'Wes · 12 Oct 2012 at 20:27

RavenXXX2 · 12 Oct 2012 at 20:29

Bubo · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:06

SpudMaster said:
Who's bright idea was it to remove the mini map on the 24/7 server?

Let me guess, camping overload?

~>Dg<~ · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:21

Bubo said:
Let me guess, camping overload?

has it ever not been camping overload on there

_lecro_ · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:23

~>Dg<~ said:
has it ever not been camping overload on there

Ive never actually been on but its almost the same config as ours and we very rairly get campers apart from on metro

Nexus18 · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:25

norm said:

Rofl!

SpudMaster · 12 Oct 2012 at 22:47

Bubo said:
Let me guess, camping overload?

Let me guess, noob who doesn't work as a team?

I can make rash judgements too

and for the record I don't camp, it bores the bell out of me.

Without the mini map spotting enemy players for squad and team mates is pointless. Finding the location of ammo and med packs is a chore. You don't have a clue where the people are who are asking to be picked up.....

Imo you lose an element of team play.

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 12 Oct 2012 at 23:12

Where can I get this game on the cheap?

Bubo · 12 Oct 2012 at 23:32

SpudMaster said:
Let me guess, noob who doesn't work as a team?

I can make rash judgements too and for the record I don't camp, it bores the bell out of me.

Without the mini map spotting enemy players for squad and team mates is pointless. Finding the location of ammo and med packs is a chore. You don't have a clue where the people are who are asking to be picked up.....

Imo you lose an element of team play.

Wot? I wa agreeing with your withering denouncement of the effects of removing the minimap. My point was that without it people would tend to camp *even* more than normal.

SpudMaster · 13 Oct 2012 at 01:49

Bubo said:
Wot? I wa agreeing with your withering denouncement of the effects of removing the minimap. My point was that without it people would tend to camp *even* more than normal.

ah sorry, just reread what you said. Was on my phone earlier reading it and thought you were calling me a camper... anyway apologies

ST4RF1R3 · 13 Oct 2012 at 17:11

Without the minimap you are encouraged to actually look at your surroundings instead of relying on a map to tell you where the enemies are. Granted it has its downsides but its still funny watching all the players that clearly relied on it before for everything, utterly fail at having any form of map sense.

V F · 13 Oct 2012 at 17:16

ST4RF1R3 said:
Granted it has its downsides but its still funny watching all the players that clearly relied on it before for everything, utterly fail at having any form of map sense.

Especially when some players constantly follow you.

GothicGhost · 13 Oct 2012 at 19:41

Getting back to playing after a break but is armored kill any good ?
My son and my girlfriend little sister on bf3

Westie · 13 Oct 2012 at 20:14

she needs to increase her sense!

Guru · 13 Oct 2012 at 20:17

Looks pretty suitable/age appropriate :/

'Wes · 13 Oct 2012 at 20:22

ST4RF1R3 said:
Without the minimap you are encouraged to actually look at your surroundings instead of relying on a map to tell you where the enemies are. Granted it has its downsides but its still funny watching all the players that clearly relied on it before for everything, utterly fail at having any form of map sense.

The minimap is part of the game and it's there to be used, so saying they fail for relying on it is stupid. The people who like the minimap gone will carry on playing on servers without it and vice versa for the people who don't like the minimap gone.

ptneps · 13 Oct 2012 at 20:39

Guru said:
Looks pretty suitable/age appropriate :/

I knew this comment was coming :rolleyes:

SpudMaster · 13 Oct 2012 at 21:07

Without minimap:
No point spotting
No point in silencers
Harder to tell who wants picking up when in vehicles
Cant find ammo n health packs unless in line of sight
Campers are happy

As said above, saying people fail for using the minimap is stupid. Its a tool given to players to be used. If its there and you don't use its then thats a disadvantage your choosing to have.
If the minimap does stay gone from the 24/7 server is not the end of the world. It just seems silly to me to remove a feature that helps to promote teamplay in a game that doesn't have enough teamplay features to begin with. Though I suppose it won't be a problem for 24/7 member when your all on TS. Just going to make for a lot of very one sided games...