Battlefield 3 General Discussion Thread

DeathPrincess said:
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= 67.6 tonnes of hurt coming your way! :p

As it should be! Helocopters and Jets were waay to hard to kill compared to everything else, while at the same time, being able to one shot everything on the map was kind of silly! :p
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over powered aircraft in a BF game? Gasp!!!

they still can't get that shit right can they...
 
I still ram people with the MAV, even if it's only 1 at a time. They still bitch about it lol
 
chinesepiratefood said:
Aircraft SHOULD be overpowered. Some lone soldier with a stinger should not expect to take out a jet.
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A whole team with stingers can't take out a Viper/Havok. It's a problem on maps like Sharqi. The other day I stole the enemy Viper at the beginning of the game and kept it the entire game. To be fair I did have to land and repair twice, both times landing with like 6% health left.
 
Valshistixol said:
A whole team with stingers can't take out a Viper/Havok. It's a problem on maps like Sharqi. The other day I stole the enemy Viper at the beginning of the game and kept it the entire game. To be fair I did have to land and repair twice, both times landing with like 6% health left.
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Yeah, the range is really too short. I understand they need to balance it, but I shouldn't have to be standing right underneath the helo to get a lock on.
 
chinesepiratefood said:
Aircraft SHOULD be overpowered. Some lone soldier with a stinger should not expect to take out a jet.
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Nothing in the game should be overpowered.

Air makes the rest of the vehicles useless and has no direct counter except other Air.

I don't know why some people think this is okay.
 
chinesepiratefood said:
Some lone soldier with a stinger should not expect to take out a jet.
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*Ahem*:
Russia's Strela and Igla portable killers said:
Iraq successfully used Igla-1s during Desert Storm in 1991, where they were responsible for the shoot-down of an AC-130H on January 31; a F-16 on February 27; a UH-60 helicopter on February 27; (according to Russian sources) four of the five AV-8B Harriers lost on January 28 and February 9, 23, 25, and 27; and at least one Tornado on January 18. It is possible that more aircraft among those lost in the operations were downed by Igla-1 missiles. The last known Igla kill outside Russia was a US F-16C Block 40, shot down on May 2, 1999, over Kosovo. It is not sure which version (Igla or Igla-1) was used in this engagement. However, it is worth noting that the F-16 went down despite being equipped with the AN/ALE-40 countermeasures dispenser. Source.
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During a sortie from Cervia, Italy as part of the NATO bombing raids against Serbian positions a French Air Force Mirage 2000N crewed by Jose Souvignet and Frederic Chiffot was shot down by a SAM-7 missile near Pale, Bosnia at around 17:00h. Both ejected and paracguted into enemy territory. Source
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So yes, a lone solider can expect to at least hit or damage a jet with a Stinger or Igla. With that said, jets aren't my biggest air problem: It's the bloody helicopters. The MANPADS as well as laser designated Javs in the game are all but useless against choppers. I have to resort to using unguided RPGs or SMAWs to get a better chance at taking out the choppers.
 
I feel dirty.
Tried out this DART thing.
Metro, went 97-14 using the dart. Needs to get fixed, its instagib
 
Droc said:
I feel dirty.
Tried out this DART thing.
Metro, went 97-14 using the dart. Needs to get fixed, its instagib
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And now you've encouraged everyone you killed to do the same thing. So thanks for being part of the problem. ;)
 
Droc said:
I feel dirty.
Tried out this DART thing.
Metro, went 97-14 using the dart. Needs to get fixed, its instagib
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i stay off metro so i hadn't seen this yet, funny to watch. :) the other glitch i can't handle right now is the antenna sniping on caspian. i mostly play recon and those guys piss me off.
 
wadec22 said:
i stay off metro so i hadn't seen this yet, funny to watch. :) the other glitch i can't handle right now is the antenna sniping on caspian. i mostly play recon and those guys piss me off.
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whats this antenna sniping?
 
Wow, just watched a video... holy fuck...

I used the G3A3 the other day, but didn't do that. I like the main gun as is.
 
2wiced said:
whats this antenna sniping?
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The huge tower thingy(red/white), well you can somehow get to the very top(I'm guessing jet or heli) and its basically impossible to snipe you off of it, but you're so high up that its so easy to componsate for the bullet drop and you see almost the entire map.
 
xIronCrossx said:
The huge tower thingy(red/white), well you can somehow get to the very top(I'm guessing jet or heli) and its basically impossible to snipe you off of it, but you're so high up that its so easy to componsate for the bullet drop and you see almost the entire map.
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It's usually helicopter or MAV or spawn point throwing that people use. Theres small rooms about mid way and 3/4 of the way up where people can drop spawn beacons into, making it more difficult to remove them, the most annoying ones are infinate ammo C4 droppers. You can get them, but it's just annoying to. Especially due to the tanks height limit and round drop meaning you have to drive on slopes etc.

Should just make the tower/platforms destructible (it falls down at the end anyway) so you can blow up the 3 wire supports, or just shoot sections out below and it topples. :D
 
DeathPrincess said:
It's usually helicopter or MAV or spawn point throwing that people use. Theres small rooms about mid way and 3/4 of the way up where people can drop spawn beacons into, making it more difficult to remove them, the most annoying ones are infinate ammo C4 droppers. You can get them, but it's just annoying to. Especially due to the tanks height limit and round drop meaning you have to drive on slopes etc.

Should just make the tower/platforms destructible (it falls down at the end anyway) so you can blow up the 3 wire supports, or just shoot sections out below and it topples. :D
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I've actually seen it fall before the round ended, I am guessing it falls down when one teams tickets reaches less than a certain amount?
 
xIronCrossx said:
I've actually seen it fall before the round ended, I am guessing it falls down when one teams tickets reaches less than a certain amount?
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Yes, it falls down when either team get to the final few tickets (not sure if it's a percentage or a set figure). It's a scripted event which happens even if you don't shoot it for a big finale. Would be great to make it happen beforehand... :D
 
xIronCrossx said:
The huge tower thingy(red/white), well you can somehow get to the very top(I'm guessing jet or heli) and its basically impossible to snipe you off of it, but you're so high up that its so easy to componsate for the bullet drop and you see almost the entire map.
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I used to antenna snipe all the time. Its how I power-leveled almost all my recon unlocks.
Nothing wrong with it. Your totally exposed and anyone who wants to kill you, just has to get o the right spots and your as vulnerable as anyone. Not being able to shoot through the railing is lame, but they cant either.
I have never encountered an antenna sniper that I couldnt take out from the ground with a good 5min of effort, either by getting to a good location to counter-snipe, or taking a jet with rockets/guns and blasting them off the antenna.
In the end, antenna sniping is 300-800m range and thats not an issue for a good sniper to counter.
 
M416 is a piece of fucking shit, it's like a pea shooter, i have unloaded clips into people and nothing. it's so infuriating
 
Laffles said:
M416 is a piece of fucking shit, it's like a pea shooter, i have unloaded clips into people and nothing. it's so infuriating
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It's more correct to say that you don't have a good feel for it. Either that or you're playing on some laggy servers. I personally have 900+ kills with the M416. It's not a shitty gun.
 
Droc said:
I used to antenna snipe all the time. Its how I power-leveled almost all my recon unlocks.
Nothing wrong with it. Your totally exposed and anyone who wants to kill you, just has to get o the right spots and your as vulnerable as anyone. Not being able to shoot through the railing is lame, but they cant either.
I have never encountered an antenna sniper that I couldnt take out from the ground with a good 5min of effort, either by getting to a good location to counter-snipe, or taking a jet with rockets/guns and blasting them off the antenna.
In the end, antenna sniping is 300-800m range and thats not an issue for a good sniper to counter.
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i target antenna snipers whenever they show up, but if they do stay crouched those railings make it almost impossible to snipe them off. way easier to jump in a tank or heli.
 
DeathPrincess said:
It's usually helicopter or MAV or spawn point throwing that people use. Theres small rooms about mid way and 3/4 of the way up where people can drop spawn beacons into, making it more difficult to remove them, the most annoying ones are infinate ammo C4 droppers. You can get them, but it's just annoying to. Especially due to the tanks height limit and round drop meaning you have to drive on slopes etc.

Should just make the tower/platforms destructible (it falls down at the end anyway) so you can blow up the 3 wire supports, or just shoot sections out below and it topples. :D
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Or just fix the invisible fences (hit model of the tower). I have no problem with people getting up there, I just hate that there's so many invisible walls. You think you got them and then blamo, blocked.
 
I just found my new favorite loadout:

Support Class with P90, Silenced G18, C4, ammo box, and squad sprint:

-P90 with holographic sight, laser, and either silencer or flash suppressor. The P90's high rate of fire means it kills faster than any other weapon (except shotguns) up close. The holographic sight has a slight zoom in for mid range engagements, but is still open and doesn't block too much of the outside view preventing tunnel vision. The laser helps with off the hip shooting accuracy because it tends to happen when coming around a corner in CQB. I use the silencer in more urban maps when stealth is more important than accuracy, but the flash suppressor helps with muzzle climb
-Ammo box is essential. The P90 has an extremely high rate of fire, a huge magazine size and medium to low damage per round. The sheer amount of bullets that you go through means it is pointless to use with any other class. In CQB, you can usually get 3-4 kills in one clip, but 2 at most at mid range since only 1 out of 3 bullets hit. The accuracy gets much worse with the silencer on, but gets better with the flash suppressor due to reduced muzzle climb.
-C4 helps with the occasional vehicle or trap. Extremely handy when paired with the sprint perk since it makes it easier to rush up to the tanks before they swing their turret in your direction. I only use claymores on maps with plenty of bottlenecks and less vehicles.
-Sprint or Squad Sprint. This is the key to the whole loadout. Without it you can't really make this loadout work due to the range limitations with the weapon. With the sprint perk you can close the gap on your enemy quicker and remove the long range weakness of the weapon. It also allows you to be quick and stealthy. If you get in an engagement where you don't have enough firepower, you can easily escape and heal, or flank them quickly. Many times I have been ambushed by a sqad only for me to dash around the corner and wipe all of them out at once from behind. Because of this, its easy to get KD/R's greater than 3/1 on many maps.
-G18 (Silenced) helps finish off any guys left when the P90 runs out and I don't have time to reload. It also helps for stealth on larger maps when I put the flash suppressor on the P90 for range.


Use the same loadout with any other high ROF gun (e.g. PP-2000 extended clip, AS-Val extended clip, MP7, PDW, etc.) and the combo still works really well.
 
Anyone feel that some guns perform better without the foregrip? I've been using the QBZ-95B lately and I seem to do much better without.

BTW, you should really watch this vid he's really cool and is good at the game but he has started a thing where people can pick the worst setups and he'll play with them and this is his first vid of his "poopy setups" and it's hilarious!
 
Laffles said:
M416 is a piece of fucking shit, it's like a pea shooter, i have unloaded clips into people and nothing. it's so infuriating
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It's the indian, not the arrow.. The 416 is one of the most effective guns in the game.

Might be because you're unloading "clips" when 416 is magazine fed :p ;)

Seriously though, you just need more time behind it to get a feel for how to use it more effectively.
 
Just tried out the 870 shotgun, and it seems its a hit or miss with that thing. At times its just like wtf lulz rape, and then other times it doesn't do any damage with buckshot at like 2 feet away(even on hardcore). And the spread seems random as well.
 
Jellylesg said:
Another bug they introduced with the recent patch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgV_N25qn4s
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Thats what dice seem to excel at, introducing bugs as their updates never get playtested enough. It took the bf community about 10 minutes after the patch to realise that AA missiles were totally broken (and it was so fucking obvious it was sad), yet for all dice's supposed "playtesting" this was never found? :confused: Only been fixed the last few days since the server update.
 
Chris_B said:
Thats what dice seem to excel at, introducing bugs as their updates never get playtested enough. It took the bf community about 10 minutes after the patch to realise that AA missiles were totally broken (and it was so fucking obvious it was sad), yet for all dice's supposed "playtesting" this was never found? :confused: Only been fixed the last few days since the server update.
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Also seems they make the performance worse in ever update. There is a pretty damn long thread on the official forums about people getting terrible performance with each new patch. EA/DICE, Y U BREAK GAME? :p


My favorite was yesterday, the admin on a server was bitching about someone knifing people in the spawn, yet he was abusing the Dart like no tomorrow.
 
Hey guys i'm from Peru. I'm planning to buy Battlefield 3 for PC ( for the multiplayer). Oh and in about two weeks i'm buying a new videocard, a Radeon HD7950 Sapphire OC edition. Will i be able to play multiplayer at least at high settings with these card ? Thanks:).
Btw, where can i buy BF3 at a good price ?

Regards
 
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