That was one sexy trailer for the new map pack. Can't wait to see the rest of the maps in the pack. Battlefield 3 is one of my favorite games.

i cant wait til the g3a3 doesnt suck again

If I wanted to play MW3 I would have bought MW3.

I'm thinking of starting up again.
Anyone wanna play?

is this really the patch they are talking about or it just a another patch before the big patch?

>we will keep you advised

BE ADVISED!

>>2133373
>buying mw3 playing mw3
>buying bf3 playing bf3 AND mw3
you're an idiot cowadoody fag
>buuhuu EA makes me play metro onlyyy

>>2133786

>>2132661

xpac? am I missing something.

Either way

>join server
>team losing by 200 tickets
>no bases
>join another server
>same thing
>repeat
>fuck this

I could care less about losing but I am not sitting through 500 tickets of getting raped in my spawn.

Would it really kill a server to actually auto balance instead of warning us that it is going to?

>>2134319

high tickets arent so amazing. I can understand wanting to play longer, but as it is conquest punishes you heavily once you start falling behind the other team in tickets. I want to play on a default ticket server, but that is impossible to find.

>>2134384

I would rather play one map at 600 tickets per side than twice at 300 tickets per map.... Feels like you accomplish more and the battles are more epic.

This is provided the teams are some what even. I run about a .998 K/D so I want to play close fair games not hurr rape the spawn/snipe in a corner shit.

When I have bros on the game is awesome, nights like tonight where it was just me I lasted 3 rounds before I had enough of my team.

At least I got my squad deathmatches out of the way. There are some fun points but overall it's not even as good as team deathmatch.

Got this little capture though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l6D1itNT4Y

>>2134448

around the 500 range is bearable a 1000 ticket game drags on forever and you know who is going to win in about 10 minutes. There is just no way to catch up when you're down about 200 tickets. And even teams are rare on any map with air support, each server has atleast 1 ace pilot and a helicopter duo that massacre everything.

>>2134502

>yfw

I got accused by someone on Serine Crossing because I went 33-15 with the SKS. The SKS is beastly with a PK-A and Foregrip.

That retard not moving around and staying still didn't help him either.

>>2134532

Long games on Wake Island are sort of growing on me... I don't know why but that map forces everyone to get into B/C/D/A I think are the correct 4 closest and including the airfield. It makes for interesting strategy because you have to take the airfield while defending the ones closest to it so you don't get fucked on spawning too far away.

So I tried playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 the other day.

Sometimes I was having fun... when I wasnt being killed by a Sniper or enemy Helicopter every 6 steps...

>>2132890
>i cant wait til the g3a3 doesnt suck again
please god this

So gay living in South Africa. The servers are only populated on the weekends. :(

BUT! Happy that the patch is finally arriving. Cant wait for USAS frags and MAV riding to get fixed.

>>2134768
I haven't touched it in a while. At first I liked BC2 a lot more, but I guess it's that I was still so used to it. But now I bet if I go back I'd prefer BF3.

Some really small differences that will get to you. Primary and secondary weapons switched hot keys, you have to click to throw down ammo and health etc.

>>2136312
>he doesn't rebind controls in every game he plays

Wow, look at this scrub

I look forward to the patch, maybe I will actually be able to play BF3 now. I got fucked up after the february "patch" or whatever it was, it always disconnects me after a few minutes. It never did that before.

But I do look forward to the DLC, I actually buy that because they come out with enough time difference, so it seems like they actually made them, and are not rehashes of old maps.

>>2136610
They add weapons too.

Anyone got the notes for the patch we're getting?

>>2136610
They are just ripped from the single player/coop.

Either way though, the problem with the DLC isn't the release window.

>>2136780
http://symthic.com/f/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=471

This is probably the best you'll get at the moment.

>>2136853
a gentleman and scholar is you

Is there a site I can use to see weapon damages/best weapons etc?

>>2137124
http://symthic.com/?s=bf3&sb=dmgchart

I haven't played this since november.
Will this patch add voip and more squad leader necessity.

I guess it sucks that I missed when my beloved SCAR was OP. Even now it seems like it's getting nerfed. Thing kicks pretty hard, rather have a recoil decrease than a damage increase but we'll see how well it ends up.

>>2137460
Thats because DICE are terrible at weapon handling design.

So what shotgun should I be using? I've been using the 870 (the first shotgun you unlock, pump action). Also my understanding is the a laser site reduces hip fire spread, would equiping a laser site to my 870 give my a tighter spread of pellets allowing me to kill things better due to hitting more pellets?

Any Xbros add me I dont have a ton of people to play bf3 with GT:BOSSNORMAN

>>2137620
870 if you don't want to be a faggot.
Not sure about the laser thing.
So pissed the nerfed slugs, they were the best thing ever.

>>2137620
870 is best I believe.
Other go to option is obviously the usas with frag rounds.

>>2137702

slugs are kinda of, i was messing about with them the other day. still someone worth it if you know your gonna be fighting at mid range but for some reason they are so fucking inaccurate and also a bit on the slow side. (slow for mid range, i understand it if i was going on about long range)

>>2137620

If your gonna run around the corner and try and kill as much things as possible, usas.

I don't really see the need for using a laser.
It's usually just a nice indicator for me to start shooting in that general direction for suppressive fire and later taking aim for a headshot.
Also:
>Snipers on hills with flashlights or laser on.
>Here, eat a tankshell.

>>2138093
I haven't unlocked the USAS yet or frag rounds for the 870, 25 more kills to go. Also it says the Fletchette rounds give it more range but less damage, I've tried using them but I just seem to be able to not kill anything at range and at close quarters.

Also
>Using 870
>Round a corner
>Blast a guy
>Have enough time to shoot a second shot out before the game registers a hit
>18 ping

>All sniper rifles:
>Upper chest damage multiplier 1 -> 1.25 (-> 1.06 for M98b)
>Note that all the bolt-action sniper rifles will 1hit kill under distances of 15 meters

as a primary Recon user, this disappoints me. so much for the satisfaction of getting close range headshots.

>>2138334
A significant advantage of flechettes is that they go through multiple opponents.
Headshotted 2 guys with one shot yesterday in the alleyway on Bazar.
They also have a narrower spread.

>>2137620
I'm still amazed at the range you can kill people in 1 shot with the 870. I'd use the USAS but I'm not a nigger.

holy shit. apparently headshots are just 2x multiplier damage? I have over 100 hours in the game and I thought headshots were instant-kill no matter the weapon 100% of the time...

>>2137702
870 slugs are getting massively buffed not nerfed

Why are snipers so useless? And I am not talking about the class, I love playing it. What I hate are the players.
Why do these people think that is somehow useful for their squad to just sit down trying to snipe random infantry running and jumping at 3, 4, 500 meters? Even supposing they are good enough to do that (and they are NOT, good snipers are very rare from what I see) how many people are they killing? The of course don't spot anyone, nor use mav or anything. I don't understand.
I fancy myself as an "almost aggressive sniper": I always move, trying to flank and snipe people on close to medium range (100, 120 meters) because I find I'm being much, much more helpful to my squad.

Also, care to suggest me a good loadout for "mobile-aggressive" sniping? I'm still using m98b with 8x most because I'm used to it than anything else. Are semiautos any good?

>>2139442

Only if you use a bolt-action sniper rifle. Or play hardcore.

>>2142105
Honestly, if you can ditch your loyalty to rifles you should start using the P90 or PDR. Battle-recon is a pretty good class; set your MAV up near an objective, do your thing, scout the area with your MAV, move out.

>>2142919

Uhm. I mostly use asval and p90 with support because I'm costantly scared of running low on ammo, though I never thought of using mav that way.

I shall try, thanks bro.

general OP guns discussion?

>going 1 star on every weapon before i move on to second star
>already have on all the good weapons and left with boring ones now

This shit happened in BC2 as well why do i limit myself this way?

>>2142105
Because pretty much all the Rifles you get pre 98B are awful (semi-autos), or terrible at mid range until you have played like a camping faggot for a very long time. For example, the first Bolt action you get, unlocks go something like ACOG>Bipod>12x Scope>Suppressor>Straight-pull Bolt>RDS>8x scope>___

Obviously, you don't want the 12x scope at close range, but you're fucking useless with an ACOG. It's not until you get the RDS you're any use at close-med ranges, and you need the 8x for mid range unless you have a ridiculously good reaction time. 3.4x is just ass, on any gun, i actually prefer iron sights to 3.4x, even on Rifles.

You could use the P-90 or PDW's, but not so many people have them unlocked.

>>2144191

Kinda funny but i'm never worried if the enemy recon has long distance snipers, You just keep moving and going from cover to cover and you rarely get shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdaQHTWT_ZI

>/vg/ squad moving up with one random guy joining

>>2144338
The only time i really use the 12x scope is when attacking on Sharqi. It's fucking hilarious how many kills you get camping on top of surveillance point, sniping all the other recons camping in the TV Station. You can basically lock down the entire flag point, including their Heli by yourself. Just snipe the pilot when he gets into the Heli.
To cap it all off, I've never once been counter-sniped, not once. It seems nobody who camps in TV even understands bullet drop.

Other than that, RDS or 8x depending on the map.

>>2142105

Bolt Action sniper, ACOG, Laser Sight/Suppressor. Close range ownage. It helps that a body shot from 15m and closer is an instant kill.

>>2144820
>ACOG
>Close Range

Fuck no. You're dead before you even get to aim. All the drawbacks of an 8x with none of the precision, you might as well just blind fire. RDS and you have a point.

>>2144928

U mad.

Went 50/10 today with my L96 and a ACOG

hey guys, with this talk of close range bolt action rifling. what rifle loads another round into the chamber fastest?

>>2145024

why is the L96 so popular?

I just don't know /vg/. The joystick is good for fluid motion and more stable controller for helicopters. But the 360 controller is god mode in static maneuvers and landing at angles.

I've put around 30-40 hours on the joystick. I played on the 360 first for BF3, put around 150 hours just in the helicopter alone. I switch up the pitch and yaw on the controller and joystick, its the only way I can pilot the damn thing.

>>2138334
Flechette rounds are the best rounds.

The deal is that you one shot with both Flechette and Buckshot in close combat(on normal that is)
So all that extra damage you did with buckshot is going to a waste, since both of them one shot anyway.
While the flechette have a bit better range and better penetration(against players)

But yeah, I hate to use Shotguns sometimes
>Shot a guy
>takes ages before the game registers the hit
>ends up getting double K.O'd

I used the 870 alot. Have around 600 kills with it I believe. But really all the other weapons are much better considering they're both great in close combat and medium/long range. While Shotgun is only a bit better at close combat.

I tend to take the Shotgun on Sharqi as the Russians then take the boat and go to the TV station, place some claymores and camp the stairs with the shotgun.

But I always use a rifle when not camping.

>Plug in joystick
>Game won't let me shoot with my mouse
The fuck is this shit?

>m98b
>ballistic scope
>bipod
>laser sight
>laser sight

>>2145825

Jesus Christ how horrifying.

>>2146716
I wanted a rifle scope for my MP7, fuck you DICE.
The M145 does the trick.

>>2146895

Every weapon I've unlocked from an Assignment has come with a Ballistic scope

>g53 with Ballistic

I just got my copy of BF3.
What do?

>>2147796
Platform?

>>2147906
PC

>>2145037
>why is the L96 so popular?

Because it's the only Rifle worth a damn before the M98B, and the M98B requires like 30 hours of Recon to get.

>>2148125

This. Fairly easy to unlock compared to the 146k required to unlock the M98B. It's also not much worse - velocity and range are second only to the M98B as far as bolt-actions are concerned. Although the game just patched so these stats may have changed.

>>2147938
What's your game id? We could play soon

I usually use the M98b as recon with 8x and maintain a spot in the top 3 on my team. It feels nice, hardly any bullet drop from a 100-300 meter kill, and I love its design.
When I'm not using a bolt action I'll use the M11, I don't think the SVD or SKS at all.

Are any of the semi auto shotguns worth using? I tries the DAO once and stopped after a few kills.

>>2148889

M98B with PKS-07 has been working wonders for me. I fucking love those Chevron reticles.

If I roll CQB-Recon (or at least, shorter range), M39 with ACOG/M134, Grip and Surpressor. Love that rifle.

>>2148970
I would personally say the 870 is better.

>>2148970

The 870 is almost as fast as most of them, bar the USAS-12. But, the community being what it is, the USAS-12 is usually blacklisted on most servers and will result in a ban.

I like the M26 myself, but that's only when I don't feel like being a useful Assault.

>Support
>Pecheneg with expanded belt, bipod and x3.4
>.44 unscoped
>Claymores

I just love this set-up. Find a nice place to haze some dudes with bullets while chuckling as the guy who brightened up and decided to flank me ran into a claymore.

Also, I've almost always played hardcore, so playing on normal completely throws me off balance.
>Think I've killed someone
>Turns out I stopped firing and hit reload while he still has 30% hp left
>Turns around and blaps me

>>2149220

Sounds like a good run. I try to hold C4 at all times on my Support incase of vehicles. Sounds like a good plan.

Also, .44 fistbump. Can't wait until I get my .44 Scoped. Fuck practicality.

>>2149220
>Think I've killed someone
>Turns out I stopped firing and hit reload while he still has 30% hp left

this. usually happens when I have 2 targets to kill, you start on the first and you get that feel of "yeah, thats enough bullets he should be dead" then move on to your next target, only to see your first still upright and moving.

>patching out MAV riding
>releasing DLC that doesn't add anything other than shitty maps and MOAR GUNZ

Come the fuck on Dice.

The best BF expansions were always the ones that added something unique or fun like Secret Weapons or Special Forces.

>>2149427
Also, I'm sick of reading people justifying shit by saying it isn't realistic. Fucking console kids don't fucking get it.

playing metro, have all bases, sniping from C into their spawn.
My team keeps calling out an enemy sniper for aimbotting. Proceed to rape him so hard he accuses me of using wallhack.

The good 150-20 stats. MVP. with good over 100 headshots.

Do they mean PM in the notice? Wouldn't the next 9AM UTC be on the 21st?

The you also have the games with 300-50, metro with 4k tickets is just stupid. But fun with a friend.

>>2149935

UTC is GMT - so apparently, it's already been patched.

>hit a jet with a tank shell from halfway across Operation Firestorm
>the shell had like seven seconds of fucking travel time
>mfw the pilot apparently abandoned the jet because no kill or vehicle destroyed

When exactly is close combat being released

>>2150261
june

>>2149283
>hold C4 at all times on my Support incase of vehicles
I love hunting down tanks, specially in caspian border.

>>2150542

I have quite a bit of difficulty because I used to play BC2, where you would HURL C4, whereas in BF3 you sorta just drape it gently. I dunno how well you can, say, drop it over the edge of a building, as would be the most surprising way to take down a tank.

>About to create Origin Acc
>Can't decide what name to use

>>2150849

No-one sees your account name - you create a Soldier to play with in-game. THAT'S the name you wanna take care with.

>>2150849
It doesn't matters, just make sure your soldier name has 420 and enough X's in it.

>>2150941

>>2150984
Having at least two XxX in your name is minimum requirement for joining any v-related platoon.

>>2150941
>>2150984
ye ye nigga gotta rep dat respek

I've had BF3 for a while but didn't have a computer it could run on until recently, anyone have any tips for me? I don't want to be that guy who's just a free kill the moment his name appears on the screen.

>>2151487
Move slowely and carefully, check your corners, avoid open ground.

>>2151487
Use a suppressor whenever available, being revealed on radar is more than enough to get you killed, even if you use every sneeky tactic in the book.

>>2151487
Always be in a squad (from the esc / respawn menu), and stick with them, typically just by doing so you get into a rhythm with the other players ie, "Hey, these two guys are playing anti-tank, I'll switch to support to keep them supplied with ammo and covering fire".

Spot EVERYTHING (q key).

Use cover-to-cover, don't just sprint everywhere and then panic-aim when you see someone.

>>2151487
Knife takedowns are a good way to eliminate single unaware targets, and they dont reveal you on radar.

>>2151487
Don't play alone.
Spot before shooting.
Pay attention to the mini-map and listen carefully before moving, don't run everywhere(specially near corners).
Check youtube for gameplay and guides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1YUrkFWiWE

Its amazing how this game can be fantastic and enjoyable one game, and then an orgy of spawn camping and instant deaths the next.

>>2151827
Map change, round one:
>Jesus christ if I don't spawn in front of a tank I just get sniped into oblivion trying to get away from it
>Why does it feel like I'm the only person trying to kill these helicopters wtf
>How have we not taken a single flag in the last 20 minutes
>God damn it can I not go 5 steps from spawning before I'm already taking fire?
Team change, Round two:
>Rape everyone and everything
>Spend entire round as an unstoppable killing machine

How do I level up recon fast?

>>2152084

>no soflams up
>nobody but me with C4 or Javelins
>nobody but me trying to cap
>nobody but me trying to defend
>nobody but me spotting (even on hardcore it may help your teammates if they check their mini map)
>nobody but me spawns 2 feet from a claymore
>nobody but me spawns into tanks every other spawn

this is still fun to me some how

>>2154084
Battle Recon, or Operation Metro if you are really desperate.

>>2154084
General use weapons, not being a bush monster.

When is this fucking update coming. I just got killed with mav by 4 different people in the same round. YES, IMAV

>>2154197
What's battle recon?

>>2155041
Its a recon that is in the heat of battle, not sitting in a bush 10 miles away from the objective trying to be 1337 sniper.
And actually using his fucking gadgets for the benefit of the team.

>>2155484
PDW recons who beacon for their squad are nightmares on flag defenders, and the tugs-sensor is really under appreciated. I use it offensively, picking it up and taking it with me when I can and placing it near enemy flags to spot defenders.

Why does this new dlc not have the FN FAL, Sexy arsed battle rifle.

>>2155954

I am excited as hell for the ACW-R (ACR) hopefully it is an all kit weapon and I can use it as a Recon (considering the PDW-R was all kit)..

Either way the Scar-L for assault should be pretty based.

And

>2012
>not using faction specific weapons

>>2142105
M40 with Iron Sights (3.4x for large maps), Straight-Pull Bolt, optional Laser Sight
.44 Magnum/MP412 REX
TUG-S

the maximum range I find myself getting headshots with the Iron Sights is about 90 meters. still effective well past 100 meters, just go for body shots. I don't start using the M98B until about 150+ meters, and I use it exclusively for defense.

you're not getting close enough for a true aggressive Recon class. don't be afraid to get without a few meters, especially if you have the laser sight. I tend to stick with the .44 Magnum, but the REX is good for close range engagements where you need less recoil and a quicker reload.

hope this helps.

>>2156476
>assault rifle

Nope, definitely gonna be assault only.

>>2156684

Thanks bro for advice. Gonna try it one of those days.

>>2156476
acr is probably assault only since its an assault rifle.

>Note that all the bolt-action sniper rifles will 1hit kill under distances of 15 meters

Stupid fucking ghetto shotguns return >:(

This fucking guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGfZLNBGMA8

>>2158073
>Get hit point blank by a .308 to the chest
>Just as effective as a pistol shot

Yeah, no.
If anything you should be happy because it rewards people who use rifles as close-in rather than uselessly long range.

>Say you'll never charge for maps
>"There are weapons included so it doesn't count!"
Fuck off Dice

>>2158582
I blame EA

>>2158363
>kids being encouraged to quickscope
>a good thing

>>2158692
>quickscope

Playing on a console are we?
Just get out

>>2159474
Not even.

The community is shitty CoD kids on both platforms.

Shit needed for each class
Medic
-C4
-M1 Garand

Engineer
-Portable SAM (not the IGLA or whatever)- must be deployed like the mortar, targets can be locked manually or can be used in tandem with the SOFLAM (basically you can leave it next to a SOFLAM and the SOFLAM locks onto targets while the SAM fires). Comes with 5 rockets, leaving an ammo kit next to it allows it to refill
-C4

Support
-Belt fed attachment- requires a bipod, filled with 400 rounds, and no extra magazines

Recon
-Spotter balls
-Spawn balls (used like the spotter balls, toss them into an area and your teammates can spawn on it, emits smoke for balance)
-Jammer balls (again, used like the spotter balls, toss them into an area and all electronics are jammed [incl. proximity sensor on tanks])

>>2159743
Oh, and C4 for recon.

no what recon needs is ANY sort of anti-vehicle thing, it is the only class that cant fight a vehicle at all,

soflam doesnt cut it, id setup a soflam marking targets for half a map timelimit, and nobody fires 1 javelin the entire time

>>2159908
marking targets with the soflam should give you a shitload more points (assuming they get javelin'd)

I think the recon needs a version of C4 that doesn't damage vehicles, but instead disables it until an engineer repairs said vehicle.

>>2160018
emp grenades like in 2142.

>>2160018
No, he needs a jetpack. And Engy should get a robot-spider gadget that can spin webs around enemy vehicles. Support could get a Diamond plated helmet that made him immune to armor, while Medic gets a lighter attachment and a field kitchen.

played last time 3 months ago
got B2K for free so I think ill play BF3 for a bit
can you give me some spotlight on imba shit in current patch?
you know, best weapons for each class including B2K unlocks

Recon with SOFLAM is perfectly fine for anti-vehicle. it's your own fault for playing with shitty teammates.

>>2161325
you're an idiot
just shut up please, you're a fucking idiot

>>2160134
Speaking of 2142, I hope we don't have to wait until next year for the 2143 expansion.

ground breaking suggestion time

claymores for recon
C4 for all
some fucking assault rifles in the common pool weapons

>>2159743

>engi
>C4

Engineer doesn't need more explosives. Though I wouldn't complain if I had the option to roll with C4 in place of repair tool.

the badly sync'd lock on sounds from the soflam are starting to annoy the fuck out of me.

getting jav'd in a heli, jet or even a tank when there was never even a solid lock sound is retarded

also they should give the heat/laser track/lock different visual/audio queues

also the deployed/non controlled soflams should have reduced range

Sup guys I just got my PC BF3 last night. Made the switch from console to PC, shit feels so right. Please add me so we can have fun and maybe you can teach me things.

CureMoonshine

Any PS3 BF3 Eurobros around?

Sick of playing with Retards that that think once you revive them they can engage tardmode 2.0 and charge headfirst into a narrow corridor.

Also whats with people Jewing ammo packs? Spill that shit out.

Whoever applied to the Vidya platoon 2, retry again.
>Llama in charge of a platoon.
I SHIGGITY DIGGITY, SIR.

>>2163007
Just came to post about how I got denied too

xbros at me. Playing engineer gets me hard.

I can't wait for the patch to drop, but i'm pretty hesitant about these maps.

>>2161496
Hand smoke grenade for all, replaces normal frag grenades.

We need a platoon for each console too

>>2163007
I applied to all platoons.. no response either way.

>>2154167
Don't tell me you're that faggot always spamming BF3 forums.

>>2163974

indeed, they need to add an weapon slot for grenades.

smokes (different colours would be cool)
flash bangs/stun grenades (as many have said)
tear gas (constant suppression effect can see through the gas)

would compliment the new dlc nicely.

>wait a minute. this is sounding like CoD
>mfw when i still want it

>>2166331

>Flashbangs
>Throwable, omni-directional pre-nerf flashlights

>>2166519

>flashbangs in BF3 with the power of flashlights all around

I'm out.

>>2159743

recon of medic with C4 would help the balance of the game dramatically, especially on vehicle maps

>mfw US Support yells PLACING C4 at volume 11 while taking out a tank so he turns and runs you over

>>2172031

>of

or

So is there any word on whether smoke is going to get nerfed for aircraft, or is it "working as intended"

>>2173805

for tanks you mean?

because yeah the lock time is longer for javelins than the cool down of smoke

>>2173945
No, for jets and helis.
Smoke is objectively better than flares. Cancels a lock, prevents a new lock (for several seconds), and stops incoming missiles (acts as a heat source, which makes no sense).

>>2174140
Whoops, meant to say "ECM Jammer"

>>2174754

I think ECM should work like that. Its the only thing that stops Jav rape atm...

But a good team can still counter it

>>2174140
from the patch notes
>AA Missiles should no longer detonate before hitting their target or a Flare/ECM chaff cloud.

If the missile is in the air,pilot should be fucked if they have ecm. so reading the above, it assume it will be fixed.

but who knows

>>2175381
Hopefully.
I'm fucking tired of launching a stinger then having it blow up / miss despite not even being close to the actual cloud.

>admin is going nuts
>banning anyone who goes near E on Oman for some reason
>come across someone lying on the ground
>knife him
>it was the admin
>it was nice playing with you all
>"nice knife man"
>wut

>Operation firestorm on ps3, defendan
>Playing as engineer
>Engage beast mode out of fucking nowhere
>Using AKS-74u
>Raping shit left right and center
>See a tank
>fire RPG
>suddenly 2 APC's and a growler out of fucking nowhere
>all of them are full
>ALL OF THEM COVERED IN C4
>+100's
>+100's FUCKING EVERYWHERE
>Get 6000 score alone from just playing my engineer
>an additional 5k in awards
>Next match
>Play recon with an SKS without a scope
>Do decent but nothing special.

What the fuck, /vg/, how do i engage beast mode.

>fresh install of windows
>drivers updated
>did everything ever
>bf3 still refuses to run
well just wasted $30

>>2177282

BF3.exe sometime have issue with firewall.
Also, origin installation suck ass sometime, is it fully installed ?

>>2177282
>want help
>don't post error

Okay

So have they released a non-origin version that you don't have to buy fucking MAP PACKS for, yet?

No? Don't worry, I'll just be over here giving money to people who deserve it.

all of my bolt-action rifles lined up in a row on battlelog

>>2177431
battlefield 3 Invalid license. Reason code = Missing DLL: dxgi.dll Function: CreateDXGIFactory1
and before you ask I have directx10

>>2177523
Question.

If I take a scope off of a bolt action, will it have the same bullet drop as an assault rifle, or just the same bullet drop as normal?

Thinking of doing a run n gun with av98 or m98b.

>>2177620
Same bullet drop

>Brother played every CoD from 2 to MW2
>He gets Battlefield 3 along side all his friends and plays a lot
>He borrows MW3 from a friend
>"Holy shit this game is unrealistic and the autoaim makes shit so much easier"
He only plays TDM and only plays recon though. Unsure how to feel about this.

>>2177553
You can try reinstalling DX9 from Microsoft. My friend had some japanese error and that was the problem.

>>2177776
Fuck.

son of a bitch.

Any tips on taking out tanks with c4? I run around them and circle behind, but there's ALWAYS the one guy in the mg turret that spins around and targets me with an "YOU WANT KIRR TANK? FUK YOU HAVE BOMB"

How do i deal with them? I want to kill tanks with c4.

>>2177836
>>2177553
Or just find the dll and register it like most other people

>>2177620
That's something I never understood about battlefield 3 (or bad company 2).
>Bullet has a higher velocity
>Falls much more than slower round

>>2177897
Never attack them in the open, try to pop out from behind a corner or something. All of those cargo containers at E on Kharg are a good example. Watch the machine gun and the turret the whole time, it's pretty easy to see which way they're facing. And remember that it takes 3 to kill a tank.

Why haven't they released an air-vehicle only DLC yet?

>air only maps
>add blackhawks, bombers, etc.
>add drop ropes or w/e for realism instead of jumping out of a helicopter with your parachute at 20 feet
>play in a naval scenario
>that feel when being shot off the deck of an aircraft carrier
>that feel when driving a heli to rescue a person who's plane got destroyed and crashed.
>that feel when your rescue heli gets shot down.
>that feel when they're releasing a fucking close quarters map pack
>that feel when you'll buy it anyways.

>>2177936
All in the name of balance

>>2177825
Feel good knowing that he doesn't enjoy MW3.


I tried to play a few rounds with a coupel of friends the other day and i just didn't enjoy it. I had to resort to using underpowered shotguns and killing them with stun grenades to the head to enjoy myself.

>>2177897
>How do i deal with them?
Know the terrain, stalk them, never rush, and let your teammates distract the gunner.

>>2177620
same bullet drop. however I suspect iron sights give you some auto-aim though (mind you I'm playing on a console). at medium range I seem to be more accurate with them than without them. I'll have to track my stats more to confirm.

for run and gun I'd suggest the M40. L96 looks good on paper, but the bolt cycle action is horrendous and will throw your second shot off.

reminds me, there should be some sort of standard length by the meter for close/short/medium/long ranges.

I wish Doritos wouldn't pop up on our heads through smoke, what's the point of smoke if they can just see us through it

>>2177282
Run dxwebsetup
Hopefully that fixes it

>>2178320
There is.

Close is 0-10 meters, medium is 10-25, and long is 25- onwards

>>2177897
watch both of the turrets. run for it when you think you can make it before the turret whips around because they could have proximity scan.

putting C4 on the back is pretty sweet, I rarely put more than one back there. I've been run over too many times by tanks backing up, sometimes for unrelated reasons. or miss the rest of the C4 because they simply drive away. if you sneak up on it from behind, stick one C4 on the back as you get there, then run along the side.

>>2177103

I think with Battlefield more than any game I have played before its just opportunity. Having a full squad come running out from a doorway and mowing them all down one minute the next one get turned on by USAS 12g Frag rounds because you never reloaded.

Also the C4 on vehicle thing is retarded, maybe on smaller vehicles that you bomb out of and Jihad a tank its OK but any competent tank driver will ruin a small vehicle coming straight at it.

2 things!

1) Goddamn it's hard to get used to this game. I've been playing Battlefield since '42 and I just cannot get used to how the guns work here. I die and die and die and die. And then I die some more.


2) What's up with the sudden FPS drops? My gpu might not be as new (HD5670), but I'm not playing on high or anything. What's more, the game always begins close to 60FPS and then, out of nowhere, my frames drop to 5 or less for excrutiating 10 seconds. After that the performance bounces back up, only to drop down again for 10-15 seconds every now and then.

At first I thought it was due to my card overheating, but it's temperature is at all times lower than what I've had with... well, ANY other game.

It's a bug in the game, no? The way VRAM is handled seems flawed.

>>2178732
>2) What's up with the sudden FPS drops?
Turn all anti aliasing off. I know it's tempting to put it on, but it's easily the biggest fps hog there. Also, turn off motion blur. I have no idea why, but for some reason my fps went way up after turning it off.

>>2178732
Never had any FPS drops here, it's probably you.

>>2178827

Both are off. The game runs at 40-60FPS the first 15 minutes or so and then BAM - 10 seconds of 5FPS. It looks and feels like overheating, but I checked the temperature and nothing.

>>2178732
I get some drops on high preset with my i7-2600 and HD 6850, they're rare but they're there. Also I'm always capturing my gameplay with Fraps so that might attribute to it.

>>2178928
It could be running out of vram, but 1GB is more than enough for medium setting textures.

>>2178732
Pick up a machine gun
Deploy Bipod
Shoot in Bursts
Congrats, you are now a goddamn Pecheneg sniper

The suppression helps you outsnipe other snipers, the accuracy beats out assault rifles, and you can mow down entire squads without reloading.
There's a sweet spot for the lmgs though, too close and you'll lose to shotguns/assault rifles, too far and you'll get sniped.

>>2178690
C4 on a vehicle is great. I have a teammate put it on the backside of my tank, and go charge other tanks with it. and if you're being swarmed by infantry that aren't using RPGs, put a ring of C4 on the front and one of the sides of the tank, and drive it into their crowd like a giant bomb.

the execution is easy, the trick is to know when it's appropriate to use.

>>2179017

Grand Bazaar rush. 3 set of MComs. Concrete blocks by A facing down the long hallway to the door. Set the bipod + Ext.Mags, don't even need to ads, is the best bottleneck on the game.

>>2178928
That use to happen to me but it only happened when I played on fullscreen.
Try playing windowed and just maximize it, that's what fixed it for me

>>2179178
yeah except you cant use your own c4 for it, if it gets shot it explodes

>>2179178
>Put C4 on own vehicle
>Rocket, tank shell, Heli, or jet gets close to it
>Explodes killing you

GENIUS

I don't see jihad jeeps very often, I actually saw my first one the other day.

>Conquest on Seine Crossing
>Inside one of the capture points in the building with only alleyways pointing in
>Tank shooting into an alley
>As an engineer I popped my head out to shoot a rocket and saw a jeep drive straight into the tank and explode
He saved a lot of good men that day.

>>2179528
>>2179669
has never happened to me. which is why you put it on the backside of the tank and find a way to use it as soon as possible.

I've only done the C4-ring-of-death when I could charge my tank into infantry from about 10 seconds off the spawn. only works on small maps.

>>2179693
I've only been successfully jihad jeeped maybe three times. Everyone else seems to fail miserably at it to the point where I don't even understand how. They just drive straight into me expecting to not get shot or conveniently forget to use their C4 after crashing into me.

Is there a problem with hitboxes or damage multipliers? I keep having the same problem

>Close range
>See someone come round the corner, even with back to me
>Start firing, hit markers hit markers
>Get around 5 or 6 shots off
>They turn round and kill me instantly
>Half they time they still have <70% health left

>Medium Range
>On target, burst firing
>My entire magazine before they drop
>Most of the time they just run away

I mean this shit happens way too often. My favourite was when I was running the 870 shotgun, fired, hit, point blank, got one shotted by a magnum

>>2180215
You have 400 ping or you really have shit aim. I almost never experience this.

>>2180315

You'd think that, I questioned myself those very things. My ping is usually fine, and I've recorded and slowed down the footage, I'm on target.

>>2180215
People complain about this a lot. I've only seen it a few times, and even then, it later turned out that the server was just getting progressively laggier.
I think it's just caused by the servers, and maybe then bad netcoding makes it worse. I've never had any problem on fast servers.

>>2180315
I had that in beta but it's all fixed for me, well except shotguns with the 870 I can pump out a second shell before it registers a hit.

>Using the 870
>Rounded a corner and saw a guy lying on the ground
>Blast him
>Didn't get a hit (even though his whole torso was in my cirlce)
>He kills me
>Blame lag
>Friend rounds the same corner
>He kills the guy
>I get 50points for suppression
>Ask my friend what my ping is
>It's 30

So I shot but none of my pellets hit him.

>>2180845
It's very possible that can happen, pellets are spread randomly, you CAN get a remarkably UNlucky shot where none of your pellets will hit, but it's like a one in a million chance.

It shouldn't happen as often as it does.

I just use a holo sight, extended tube and slugs and I almost always drop people in 1 shot close range, 2 at medium and headshot fairly frequently.

>>2180570

I dunno, either way I wish they would fix it. It's really shit when you somehow get bested by a guy who was in prone who had time to get up, turn around and kill you in one shot.

>>2180971
Shit I didn't even realize slugs did a 1 hit kill at close range.

>In a match for at least half an hour
>Do a lot of shit, guaranteed mvp squad and some other post game ribbons
>Game always crashes when the other team has something like 50-100 tickets left
So fucking mad

>Go to the BF3 PC forum
>It's full of PS3 and Xbox players

FUCK I HAD THINGS TO SAY BUT 4CHAN KEPT FUCKING TELLING ME MY POST WAS SPAM. IT IS FUCKING IRRITATING

>Being playing with Bros on Gulf of Oman Conquest
>Tried setting up in half constructed towers to intercept enemy helis and jets.
>Mixed results so we move to a hill overlooking the beach.
>I'm support, they're two engis and a recon.
>SOFLAM and Javelins clear the sky with ease.
>Somewhat bored as all I'm doing is providing perimeter protection and ammo.
>Look towards the beach.
>See two boats fully laden come charging in, 4 guys from a huey abadon it before it dies onto the beach.
>NOT ONE STEP BACK SOLDIERS!
Pic related

I just played a shit load with the shotguns and damn is it fun... When shots register.

Flechette is definitely the choice ammo. For me anyway.

>>2192917
Might have just been me but the MASS seemed a lot more effective than the normal shotgun.

>>2194096
I wish I could get some stats on the MASS to make it easier to tell whether or not it's worth using, I find if I test a new gun in game how well I do will vary based much more on luck for the first few games, it's only after long hours of playtime with weapons I can see which one I do consistently better with.

Alas, there are no stats for it on symthic.com.

>>2192917
Default 870 here. You don't even need to use ironsights. I just got the laser equip and that seems pointless as well.

for whoever was asking earlier:
a laser sight will not tighten your hipfire pellet spread. it will, however, cause your spread to be closer to the center. like, the pellets will be just as dispersed as normal, but the laser helps WHERE that dispersal lands. hope that makes sense. and personally, i find ext. mags on pretty much every shotgun to be far more valuable than anything else.

>Running around with an M26 MASS like a boss

Thinking of picking this up, passed it over when it came out because couldn't be bothered dealing with origin.

Kind of sick of tribes right now, release can't come soon enough, but it is still 3 weeks away.

Is the origin BS bearable? And is the game actually good.

>>2196481
>Is the origin BS bearable?
It's not any more annoying than Steam.

>And is the game actually good.
No.

>>2196520
Judging on how slow this thread is going, you may be right so far.

Are there any color/contrast fixes for this game? It looks so dark and dull, but probably would be spectacular with a few fixes.

>>2196783
All bf3 threads are slow here. Nothing changes and everything is known about what is good/best. The rest is opinion and your opinion is wrong if it doesn't match a fact sheet.

>>2196481
The game is fun, but for some reason I tend to rage alot when dying in that game. While dying in Tribes, etc doesn't really enrage me that much.

Playing with friends is great fun, alone is average.

Origin is alright. Nothing problematic.

>>2197480
BC2 threads were amazingly fast. BF3 is a really really bad game, its just really bad.

>>2195206
The M26 MASS is definitely a top-tier shotgun. It's insanely powerful and easily dwarfs the 870 from my experience. It's one of the main reasons I run the Assault class now and then.

>>2197959
Bad in what way? I find it enjoyable for one or two rounds at a time as long as I'm not playing some shitty ass city map. I can't play FPS games for longer than about an hour solo anyway though.

>>2197959
If you make a thread on /v/ it will either be ignored or get to 200+ posts very fast. /vg/ is not on the same level.

>>2197959
good thing we are playing bc3 then

>>2196835
Activate Color Blind Mode in the ingame options to get better colors for the HUD.

There are also a number of different color correction mods that make the game look less gray and bland.
Here are four of them http://www.mediafire.com/?2vzp2tgcg6456n0 . Panimals 2 was the latest one I think.
Just copy-paste the content of the archives into your main BF3 folder. You can switch between default and injector settings by pressing the Pause-key ingame.

So, I bought BF3 for the PC a little week ago. I like the multiplayer so far. BUT MY FUCKING GOD is the matchmaking broken and fucking bad..

>Won't connect 9/10 times
>Finally ingame, NOPE get dc after 15min

>>2199496
I experience none of these issues

>people actually click Quick Match instead of joining a server with the lowest ping

Who is the fucking asshole that decided BF3 should be unlock based?
I just got the game due to the spring sale, and it's fucking impossible for me to fly a jet or helicopter since I don't have any counter measures. Then, I'm stuck at a disadvantage on the ground as well, since few of my guns have anything unlocked.

Seriously Dice, fuck you for trying to compete with call of duty. Just do your own fucking thing.

>>2200582
I can agree about the jets/helicopter part. But not really on the rest.
You unlock things really fast and the good stuff is pretty early on. Like the best shotgun is the mc870 or what it were called. Which you unlock at rank 1. The starting weapons are great and the scopes are no issue at all to unlock, just play one or two rounds of a HC tdm and you got a great scope.

>>2200789
That's the thing though, I don't want to play tdm, I just want to play conquest and a bit of rush.
There is no logical reason behind an unlock based system other than forced replayability. I don't play Battlefield 3 because I'm an autistic faggot who likes unlocking shit, I play it because I like the gameplay.

>>2200342
The thing is, I never once used the 'Quick Match' option, since I prefer to manually search for servers that seems good, and got good pings.

It just bothers me that the first couple of days after I got BF3, I had no problems what so ever, when I played online.. But now I got nothing but trouble

>>2200910
>I don't play [games] because I'm an autistic faggot who likes unlocking shit, I play it because I like the gameplay.

They don't make games for people like you and me anymore, sadly.

This joke took way too much time and effort..

Always feels like this when I play
>Good I'm behind the wall so I'm safe
>Drop dead

New from my collection.

>>2204202

>CO-OP game cancelled
>CO-OP game cancelled
>CO-OP game cancelled
>CO-OP game cancelled
>CO-OP game canceWAIT IT WORKED
>game freezes a quarter of the way in
>BF3.exe has stopped working.

I'm never going to get these fucking weapons am I

This game would be a lot better if they removed jets.

I'm trying to record some footage in BF3, but everything I've tried has some catch.
>Dxtory.
Slows everything down.
>Fraps.
Limits me too 30 fps for some strange reason.
>MSI afterburner.
Works well, but it doesn't take Digital Vibrance or my monitor settings into account, so everything I record is dark and bloom.

This is mostly in BF3, I record other games flawlessly.

Any other good capture software that is user-friendly and records quality footage in BF3?

>>2138281
all snipers have a flashlight in this game because their scope shines brighter than Zeus' dick on a Sunday morning

>>2205089
Where are you at, man? I would join up with you for a few coop missions.

>>2205112

Why do you think that?

>>2205356

>>2205112

Jets are fine, they hardly have any control over infantry and only cowadooty noobs camp jets(theyre probably better off that way) Its the fucking HELICOPTERS that wreck shit over the entire map. Its almost impossible to get a lock on when they can drop 100 feet in less than a few seconds. Ive had more luck taking down helis with tank rounds than I have with stingers.

One technique I like to do is bind my flashlight toggle to LMB, that way, I can bring my gun up without my flashlight giving my position away, but when an enemy comes into my sights, clicking fire turns on my flashlight at the same time I'm shooting.

It's... pretty much my only defense against CoD kiddies on close maps who sprint about and aim from the hip.

>>2205809
I dunno, jet camping was a thing well before CoD4 was even out.

>>2205975
It was done before.

>>2206348

Well La-de-da, the idea came to me from playing airsoft, lots of guys wire their flashlight to their trigger to it shines on when they fire.

ID in name field, anyone on PC playing? Drop me a friend request.

>Unlock MG36
>Foregrip, laser and holo
>It's like a P90 except good and accurate
Everything's dying.

They're all dead, they just don't know it.

Goddamn there are barely any servers for NA during daytime.

Fuck my day off

>>2206528
This was pretty much exactly how I felt when I got it too. It feels so much like an assault rifle with a bigger magazine, it's great.

>>2206467
Europe or Merrica?

Hey guys I have some pretty good stats for BF3 on the 360, but I just bought it for the PC and trying to get the hang of mouse and keyboard shooting, how do I join the /v/ platoon?
Invite only?
>magpul1991
Thats my name, someone add me! I dont have the friend base for PC like I did on live.

>Using the M60E4

Yes. This is my gun

>>2207096

But the M240B is better.

>>2207160
That very well may be true, but that sound man.

That's the sound of tearing shit up

This shit clicks with me in all the right ways

>>2207160
Nah, I've been killing enemies faster with the M60.

>>2207325
We all have this gun we like even is it's not that "great".
Mine would be the MP7 or the KH2002.

>Want to play bf3
>Get Email, ID or password is wrong
>reset password
>No mail in inbox
Fuck you EA.

>see bf3 general
oh hey, i haven't played that in months

>fire up origin
well shit i forgot my login

>a validation key has been sent to your email
nothing in my inbox

>try again
still nothing

>ten minutes later
still nothing


ORIGINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

>>2207664

SV98. God the SV98. I just suck with every other sniper rifle, but that thing is MARKSMAN after MARKSMAN after MARKSMAN.

>>2208406
This.

All the other bolt actions just don't feel right after using the SV98 so much

>>2207664
Oh god, I don't know how you can stand the KH2002, everytime I see that gun it's like I just want to go and find the closest person's kit and grab that instead.
For me, the gun that kind of clicks is the M416. I don't know what it is about that gun, but it just feels so right. I think maybe it's the recoil just feeling so familiar, but I don't fucking know man, it just feels right. Before I started using the M416 a couple days ago, I used to think that gun for me was the AEK, which I still like, but I think with the AEK it was more of the gun whereas with the M416 it's Me+Gun. I'm sorry if that makes no sense.

>>2208703
>the gun that kind of clicks is the M416
Try the M27 if you haven't, they very similar.
But then again you may not get to like it just like I don't like the M16A4.

Is it just me being fucking awful, or does Engineer take fucking AGES to unlock everything for?

I don't even have the Javelin yet after nearly 60 hours of overall game-time. I just can't get ANY points with the fucker. RPGs seem to tickle tanks, people never stop so I can repair their stuff, and the carbines are less than effective in most ranges.

>>2144191
>not using bolt action and acog
That's the best, and most effective combo there ever was.
It's got a nice enough range, and two shots will kill anyone, sometimes one. And it's not even hard to hit people, I often go ~30 - 10 with M40A5 and ACOG, and thats on PS3. You just suck dick if you cant replicate that with KB+M

>>2209470
M4A1 is OP as fuck. Red dot is all you need for that.
RPG is a great anti infantry weapon, and it only takes 2 shots at back of a tank to destroy i think.
Anti tank mines are great when cleverly placed; under rubble or behind vehicle husks.
Repairing involves running after tanks like a motherfucker, best time to repair them is when they're shooting at other tanks so they stay still and take damage.

I've unlocked everything in the game except attack helicopters at ~150 hours.

>>2209680

ACOGs have random deviation on sniper rifles. If you scope up and fire too quickly the bullet does off in a random direction. It's a bug or something.

>>2209873
ironsight SV98 is best SV98

I will laugh my ass off when it gains 1-shot chest kills in patch

I'm thinking about buying this today. Will it run well on a i5 650 and a 6870?

Also do I need to buy the Karkand Map pack to enjoy the game more?

>>2210035

Back to Karkand gives you 4 maps and 10 weapons.

It's not necessary but, y'know.

>>2210035
yes it will and yes you should if buying the game, only 3 maps in base game are alright, karkand adds a couple decent maps

>>2210035
>Will it run well on a i5 650 and a 6870?
Yes.

The Karkand maps are fun, but really unbalanced

>>2211035
>>2210109
>>2210072

Just game back from gamestop. I'm downloading it right now.

Don't judge me, I have some PS3 games to trade in.

any bros down for coop?

battlelog name : boomfist

Any eurobros up for co-op?

>>2211256
That's impossible.
PS3 haz no gaems

How do I level up recon fastest?

>>2212173
The SVD with no scope and a G17c, be sure to bring the SOFLAM with you, but only place it and don't actively use it.

Charge headfirst into battle. Take out vehicles with grenades.

>>2212173
>Equip all-class weapon or remove scope from sniper rifle
>Set up motion sensor in high-traffic areas
>Become the enemy team's nightmare

Alternatively you can fly around with the MAV once you have it unlocked and just hover over/park it near heavily contested ares.
You will get points for every single time an enemy you spotted is killed. Same goes for the TUGS motion sensor.

Also don't forget to set up the radio beacon for squad mates. It helps when they are no other recons in your squad.

>Metro rush
>Defending the first point
>Lose both M-COMs after a while, no big deal
>Run back into the long, red-lit narrow service tunnel
>Drop claymores as I go
>Bipod up, holo and expanded mags Pecheneg at the back, but not so close to the end that I'm an easy SMAW kill
>mfw the blood

>Bought BF3 yesterday
>Gets incorrect password today
>Resets password
>Still no mail after 5 hours+
Anyone else experiencing this?

>>2214194

Hmm I think origin has problems

>>2214194
I couldn't download 2142, probably it's related.

Any bros wanna squad up? Fairly low leveled, but I have 300 hours of gameplay if you include ECKSBAWKZ. 40 somethin colonel service stars.

Nearly impossible to win by yourself. Would be nice to get a small squad of /v/ros together. Or if anyone wants to Co-Op I'm down for that.

>>2215085
Also, any good jet bindings that you guys use? I tried using default but it's gay as shit. Maybe having W and S pitch up and down, with A and D to roll. Then use mouse to yaw.

>>2215765
I use my 360 controller.

>>2215957
Reaction times are too slow for anyone who is a more than moderate pilot. I fly jets on the xbox pretty well, but after flying with keyboard alone the jets fly so much better.

>>2216030
I just don't see how you could do it with a mouse.

I have yet to try with the controller in one hand and the keyboard in the other.

>>2216125
Well, the flying would mostly be done with the keyboard. Probably 90% of it. Then the mouse with yaw and maybe pitch (?) used for fine tuning your aiming. I may try that.

What does the TUGs do that the MAV doesnt?
It just seems like a straight upgrade to me, minus the soon to be patched immediately taking control of it.

>SKS needing more damage
Really? fuck I love the SKS, probably one of my best handled guns for recon. The recoil isnt that bad, semi auto, and 20 fuckin bullets. The accuracy is awesome as fuck especially in cqb.

>>2215085

i'm down. name?

How do I get headshots to show up on my dogtags?

>>2216394
Easier to pickup and move to a new location. Also smaller, so easier to hide.

>>2216596
nano75211

>>2216660
Pretty sure that dogtag is glitched. Along with the US/RU service hours tags.

>>2216689
ill come too

Hellsscope be me name.

ETA on the patch?

I'd love to dust this thing off and use it, but whatever port that is doesn't exist anymore.

;_;

>>2216976
>VGA cable
>Doesn't exist

/v/ squad starting. any bros wanna join add boomfist

>>2216976
Just get an old soundcard those usually included a game/midi port.

FUCKING PATCH HERE YET

Am I the only one who wants a mag-fed HK21 or something for Support? The high damage, recoil, and accuracy of the 7.62x51 LMGs, but the low ammo count and fast reload of the RPK/IAR. Seems to be fairly balanced. At least moreso than an MG3 that everyone is beckoning for would be. Hell, I can see it now.

>You were killed by xXxkawaiirambo97xXx
>Weapon: MG3
>Attachments: Foregrip, Holographic Sight, Suppressor

>>2218554
sweet Jesus I do not want the MG3 in Battlefield 3.

fucking SAW is bad enough.

Am i the only one who wants some sort of undercarriage held bombs for jets?
Cluster bombs or napalm or anything.. something more than the rocket pods which are weaker than bullets and the chain gun which only disables vehicles.

>>2218554
>suppressor

Not on the new DLC maps, that shit will be all flashlights

But some 7.62 mag fed weapons for assault and support are desired. WHY THE FUCK did they have to put the G3 behind the co-op? It's the only 7.62mm AR, the AN-94, AEK, or F2000 would have fit better

>>2218965
I'm really surprised there isn't any sort of unguided ordnance for the jets.

>>2219058
bombs in BF2 anally ravaged the infantry and vehicles

that why just rockets, which really should have splash damage and then take 4 near hits to kill infantr

>>2219016
Well if we're being technical here, the m39 is a 7.62 fed assault rifle.

>>2219308
Disregard this, I was mixing up the M14 EBR and the M39 EMR

>>2219151
maybe make them hard to drop
or have a limit to how many you may have in one jet

>>2219308
>M39

That's recon co-op unlock

the 7.62x51NATO weapons are:
G3A3 (assault co-op)
SCAR-H CQB (engineer)
M60 (SUP)
M240 (SUP)
MK11 (RCN)
M39 (RCN)
and then on the flip side the PKP is 7.62x54R along with SVD, the SKS is 7.62x39

>>2219384
they never are that hard to use, dive-bombing is a very simple tactic and only prevention is the 3ft. flight ceiling on noshar canals.

And limiting the number won't do shit, BF3 regenerates ammo in vehicles

Is it just me or is the difference between Low and Ultra very minute? Except the fact that I jump from 30 to 60 fps.

>Constantly play with a team of four tight bros, each with a designated combat position
>All four classes covered with me on suppport
>Caspian Borderp
>Fly jet to antenna, squad spawns to me
>Sniper sets up soflam, Engi starts raping every vehicle in range with jav
>Me ammo'n and medic medic'n
>None of the enemy snipers can aim for shit, the enemy team gets so desperate they actually try slamming jets into us only to get jav'd
>Soon a helicopter drops off 3 more engis
>4 jav w/ flam sup/med backed rape happenin'
>Rage quits everywhere
>Our collective faces

Fuck CoD I wouldnt give up this game for anything

Where's the cheapest place to get this? CD key or not. Huge fan of the series, but I didn't get a chance to get 3 because my PC wasn't good enough. Getting a new CPU soon (which should let it run good).

Bros you need to download RaidCall and get on 2596646

Also join the /v/ platoon: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/platoon/2832655391560680828/

I'm on right now in the Brofield channel and ready to bro it up

>>2222227
It was 30 bucks last week, sucks for you.

>>2132661
is the xpac free? i aint payin for that gay shit.

>>2222894
nope

>>2222303
Are you guys playing on a server right now?

Jesus fuck Origin is the biggest piece of shit I've ever used, I want to buy BF3 but I've been spending the last half hour trying to receive a password recovery email that is never sent.

just waiting for approval to join now.

I got this game for the PC after playing on the PS3. I've lost most every game I've been in. My precious W/L is .5

>that feel when I suck shit at this game and don't know how to get better

Is it the unlocks? Experience? Are there little aiming tricks I don't know about? I've never gotten double digit kills in a match before. My w/l is like fucking .1 because I don't do anything useful no matter what class I try.

>>2224189
>win/loss ratio
>precious

You better lose that attitude or you'll end up hating this game.

It doesn't matter how good you are, if your team sucks and doesn't play the objective, you're going to lose.

>>2224464
How long have you been playing?

I remember thinking 'jesus, I will never get good at this game' when I was like level 35 and now I am pretty goddamn good at a lot of shit.

Just play more and you'll probably end up being a great high leveled player.

>my face when I hit 1000 knife kills last night and am in the top 0% (rank 1460 or something) for dog tags on BF3 PC

>>2224542

A couple days maybe. So this is normal to be this bad? I got the game the last day of the sale.

any word on battlefield 4? like putting the shit they removed from 2 back into the fucking franchise.

i've started using a DAO with frag rounds pretending its a grenade launcher. as support with C4 it makes me feel like a demo or something.

>>2224735
Definitely normal. A lot of people seem to go into this game getting their ass kicked and it's intimidating to see how good some players are, when it's mostly just experience and finding weapons that work for you.

Keep playing and one day you will look back and be happy that you aren't as shitty as you are right now!

>>2224809
>frag rounds
>doing anything other than insane overpowered suppression

>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch
>still no patch

>>2224914

Its not nearly as fast an USAS. No one has complained about it yet, mainly because I dont play metro too often.

>>2224914
>That one guy who had frag rounds and shot your jeep full of C4 from a mile away

I think you'll get a good laugh outta this:

http://www.battlefield3guide.org/

Some of the tips he gives is actually pretty decent, most of it is full on retard. (He thinks the m16a3 is the worst weapon in the assualt class)

I get the feeling he actually knows his shit, but he has to dumb it down for the intended just-came-from-cod/new to fps's audience.

>>2225119
>about to C4 a tank that's been looking the other way for 5 minutes
>right as I run towards him he turns around and shoots me

>>2212173
>>2212173
>>2212173

PDW's and shotties. Play it like a spec ops stealth role.

On say, operation metro, it's so effective it feels cheap.

Join our Raidcall: 2596646

Join Brofield and play with some /v/ros!

>>2225137
>BF3 guide
>Zero mention of vehicles anywhere
ok.

>>2142105

>Take off scope
>use bolt Action rifle
>HC
>Now Red orchestra

>>2225406
proximity scan nigga.

>>2225727
Nah, he had reactive armor.

>>2225543
>>2225543

To be fair, that's not the full version: you have to pay 34$ or some shit for the full one.

Hence why I thought you'd think it's funny.

A lot of his info is just plain wrong, or he fails to mention a lot of stuff.

>>2225810
>paying for a BF3 guide

I wouldn't be surprised if he literally had 0 sales.

>Bolt action rifle
>No sights

And now we play the most dangerous game

You can test how much of a man you are by your amount of skid loader kills.

>>2225473
>Raidcall
>Any year

>>2225985
>Being baller as fuck riding around in skidloader
>Turn a street corner and notice an enemy engineer standing in the middle of the road with a rocket primed right in front of me
>fuck
>shhhhHHHKABOOM
>Fucked up but still ballin'
>Emerge from the cloud of smoke and run him over

>>2225985
I've only driven one once, I don't often play on the maps they're on. They are tons of fun though, reminds me of driving the cars and trucks in BF2. One of my skid loader kills was on an enemy who was mid-knife animation on a team-mate, it's my favourite kill that I've done so far in this game.

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2226461
>>2226484
>>2226496
>>2226608
I'm glad you've gone full retard here, buddy.

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?

>>2205121
You try changing this?

>>2226138
>he doesn't like free things
I rather not pay for TS with their outdated codecs and what not.
There is like, 500 member limit too. So why not?.

>>2226750
He means Fraps forces your gameplay at 30 fps while it records. You can record with Dxtory without that trash and without having fucking 500GB files. The only good thing Fraps has is you can create a 30 second buffer file so you can hit record and keep the last 30 seconds + whatever else until you stop it.

>>2227143
Forgot to add, this is assuming you aren't using a Core2Duro or some other old as balls processor.

>>2227246
Does Dxtory make smaller video files than FRAPS? And does it use much more processing power? I have an old i7 and GTX460 and I can record 1080p fine with FRAPS but completely filling up my HD every play session puts me off recording more.

>>2225905
There are people.. I was in class one time and saw someone playing WoW. No one else being around I started to talk to him and he asked if I bought a gold farming guide which he did.

Any other consolebros see "urban warefare" and "epic battles" servers?

The fuck are they?

How long have they been up for?

Also, a question about BF in general: is there a reason why any sort of custom games require owning a server vs. just hosting it yourself?

>>2227426
Using that method will give you get way way less file size compared to fraps but it uses more processing power.

>>2227143
Is it free?

>>2227760
It can be. 2.0.108 is the only working cracked version I know of.

http://www.bitgamer.su/details.php?id=43742
or
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5gqppde79l6l5pt

Who's great fucking idea was it to not make an in-game server browser?
I know you're reading this devs, I need answers.
It is beyond retarded.

>>2227952
>>2227143
Can't seem to make it record a video. I set the path to a newly created folder in 'my videos', keybind is set to F12, I'm using the setting from that pic also with the h.264 codec installed. When I press F12 it says file:0 next to the framerate thing in the corner, then if I press it again it says "fin" but nothing happens if I press it again. When I close teh game there's nothing in the video folder. I'm probably missing somethign obvious.

Let's do this again one more time.
Man the M429 spoiled me, I can't use any LGM anymore.

>>2229837
It looks like this? Try clicking the dial icon and do a 1000MB benchmark or something.

>>2230180
am dum

>>2230271
Yeah it works doing that. Write speed is 41mb/s though... I have a pretty low speed HDD. Perhaps it's too slow to record 1080p footage. Might retry it at lower settings.

>>2230627
Way too slow probably. On the video tab you can change the scaling by percent or input your own size. Although on mine if I set the size lower than 1280x720 it acts funny for some reason but the scaling percents is fine.

>>2225137
>>2225905

Battlefield 3 Bipod Overview

The Bipod is a primary weapon attachment for Sniper Rifles. It is simply a metal attachment which props up the Sniper Rifle. What it does is completely eliminates the "drifting" that normally occurs when you zoom in with a Sniper Rifle. It also reduces kick back when you actually fire a shot.

Sounds great, right? The only catch to using a bipod is that you have to be prone with a flat surface in front of you to actually use it. This means that you will have to be laying down and typically cannot be directly behind cover. This also makes it largely impossible to use the bipod when shooting out of the windows of buildings (unless the ledge is really low or you are shooting higher up in the air.


The author should be paid by receiving some sort of torture for that, like watching iJustine play Portal 2 from start to finish.

>>2231486
Not to mention, the Foregrip is better than the Bipod in most ways.

The Bipod does reduce your vertical recoil, and make you more accurate. However, without that Foregrip on, most LMGs have horrible side-to-side recoil, making the gun very inaccurate when firing continuously, or even in long bursts.

tl;dr: Foregrip is better than the Bipod.

>>2231645
>while playing run and gun