PS3 Battlefield 3

It's probably quite a debate as to whether it's worth it.

I'm not sure whether premium is sharable, possibly, but I suspect the DLC that you get off it isn't, so you'd get the premium perks (which amount to almost nothing, some dog tags, camo and double XP events) but the DLC packs wouldn't share.

I'm still not convinced it's worth it, double XP events are pointless after rank 45 as you've unlocked everything you can through score, everything else requires a kill count. I'm not sure if the camo gives any benefit, perhaps similar to the spec-act camo where you don't show up as easily on heat vision? I have spec-act so no benefit there. The DLC packs is a bit of a rip, dunno how much they cost individually but so far I already have the Karkand pack from pre-ordering and the Close Quarters isn't very good, it would be better if you could play those game modes on the existing maps. As I had every intention of buying every map pack though I'm sure i'll save a few quid in the long run. The videos and other extras are also basically completely pointless.

I would say if you're not interested in Close Quarters and wouldn't fork out for that DLC pack then avoid Premium and just buy the later DLC packs as they come out.

 

I haven't played BF3 In yonks.

 

It's worth another bash, Herm. We hadn't played in ages but tried it again after the big patch that fixed comms and various other bugs. I'm now enjoying the game and do try to get on when I can.

 

I should really as it's one of the better FPS

 

Managed to get me a couple of hours to myself, Just fired up BF3 to be met with a 1.3gb update, Gonna take 90 mins
So Is anyone getting the DLC on as and when basis?

 

Halo & I are still toying with the idea of going Premium. It might be useful for us to do so as the community grows.

 

Well i'm a tick in the Premium box.

I figured I would buy all the DLC anyway as it's the only game I bother with ATM and £40 invested into a title I already play seemed alright compared to risking £40 on a game I may not even like.

So I WILL be playing using the DLC and I WILL still be playing this in twelve months time...although by that point I may have actually unlocked everything for every weapon and got myself every medal in the game at least once!

 

Good to see you on the new DLC last night.

I think they need to sort out some better rotation of maps/modes, when you're playing such a fast paced game it's gets boring very quickly with a 4 map/mode rotation.

So apologies for shooting off so early on to find some Rush games, but on the bright side I did complete the majority of my assignments last night.

Moment of the night for me though had to be running out of ammo whilst trying to drop Halo at close quarters, I panicked a little when she turned at me, but the knife to the face finished her off nicely

 

If I was to review the Close Quarters DLC I would compare it more to CoD than to Battlefield in terms of how it feels to play. Very fast paced and I can understand the comments directed at Battlefield games from CoD players about time to respawn being too high, it really feels like it in this fast paced game.

Nice having such intricate detailing on destruction where you can shoot a little hole through a wall to snipe through though but ultimately with it's fast pace and constant die/respawn/die I find it gets boring quickly. Nice for a mess about with something different and I can see the value of sticking a close quarters night up every so often on a rented server, but for me it's too far away from Battlefield to play regularly.

 

I think you can create sets of named game rotations. Not sure how many exactly, i'm sure you guys will find out soon enough today anyway.

I would suggest creating meaningfully named game rotations, such as Close Quarters Mixup (latest CQ DLC only), Karkand Mixup (karkand DLC only - won't be popular though), ALL DLC Rush, ALL DLC Mixed Conquest (all the different Conquest types included with both DLC packs), Standard Maps Mixup (no DLC but mixed modes, some TDM/RUSH/Conquest) etc and try to go for a good long set of maps and modes in each rotation and then pick one on an ad-hoc basis for the night, maybe it could be requested via the forums, that way if you know you'll be on that night you can specify the server setup that you'd prefer.

The reason I'd go down that route is so that those who say don't have all the DLC can pipe up when they're gonna be on and ask for a server they can join. Most people who play regularly will likely have all the DLC anyway, but if we start saying every Friday will be FULL DLC ONLY then that restricts the more casual player from that night. Better in my opinion to go for full DLC packs server setups as the norm and switch to no DLC when needed to for the more casual player.

And to be honest I think as much as some players dislike come game types (can't beleive how many dislike rush) if it's a good mix of modes people won't mind and may even learn to like the less popular modes, it also gives people a chance to use equipment that is almost exclusive to modes, such as the Tungusta, which can only be found in Rush Modes or Wake Island Conquest.