The Battlefield

[Mete]

Decent being the keyword here, most people have crappy prebuilts with cheap cards that are barely fit for modern games

[BurntToShreds]

Omg
I just got the P90
And it "feels" just like I thought it would feel
AWESOME

[BurntToShreds]

Anybody know when the Back To Karkand pack is coming out today? This morning or later in the day?

EDIT: I just got it now. I got a rush of nostalgia playing Karkand.

[BurntToShreds]

So, uh, does anybody else care about the expansion pack or not?

[Mete]

Played 3 of the maps so far, you can tell they're not original BF3 maps even if you haven't played 2, like I haven't. They feel more... spacey than BF3's own maps.
Battlelog had also set my filters to only show normal mode servers and not HC ones like usually? I had to play a game with regenerating health and people still running after 2 headshots

[BurntToShreds]

Regen health isn't much of an issue for me when I play on normal servers. You're still as vulnerable to bullets as ever. As a BF2 veteran, I still know Karkand inside and out. I know the routes people take, all the hiding spots, but the destruction element adds an extra tinge to the gameplay that keeps it fresh.
Also, I can't wait until I unlock the Jackhammer. That gun is so badass.

[Crushter]

Too bad it got discontinued.

[BurntToShreds]

On wake Island, You can drive the mini-bulldozers. And they are a 3 seater vehicle.

[BurntToShreds]

I really wish that the rocket launchers did more damage to the tanks. I mean, the rockets are designed to destroy armor, but it takes 5 shots to destroy said armor, and that gives them plenty of time to zero in on you and kill you.

[Mete]

I got pretty good at hitting choppers with rockets in BFBC2, without the tracer.
In BF3, I haven't even bothered to try, it's hard to determine the right angle and I can't even figure out how fast the rocket is
I just can't get the hang of it

Not to mention playing engi is not nearly as rewarding with the temp mine nerf, just restrict the amount of active mines to 6 and have the first one dissapear after the seventh one is laid, etc. Can't expect to kill anything if they simply dissapear after you die

[BurntToShreds]

I just got a kill with the Skid Loader, that mini-bulldozer on Wake Island. What would make Karkand more awesome is if they let you ride on the little toy animals at that mini-playground.

[Crushter]

I really wish that the rocket launchers did more damage to the tanks. I mean, the rockets are designed to destroy armor, but it takes 5 shots to destroy said armor, and that gives them plenty of time to zero in on you and kill you.

Ceramic armor can deflect majority of conventional rockets. Especially with reactive armor. The best way to take out a tank is to hit it's weakest point, the back with the engine block and the top. Top and the back in game have multipliers for rpg/tank damage. Hitting an enemy with a bomb or TV missile from a helicopter does wonders, as does a SOFLAM locked Javelin, considering Javelins hit the hatch point of a tank, the thinnest armored point.

[TheOtherMC]

AND THEN I GOT 14 MORTAR KILLS IN THE 1ST PART OF METRO

[Shad]

Battlefield 3 is banned in Iran. If you're found with a copy—legal or pirated—you'll go to prison. EA's response?

"We can only hope the ban will help prevent pirated copies reaching consumers there"

[Chaossebba]

Sounds like I would expect a company like EA to respond to be honest