PS3 Battlefield 3 clan/people willing to play together?

Glico Man

McMafia77 wrote: »

Nailed that m-com defender ribbon last night, what a pain in the swiss.
Fcuk knows how Im going get the 6 air kills considering I cant fly for ****.
Maybe I can Kamikaze my way to them:p

kensutz wrote: »

If you're looking for kamikaze tips, I'm your man Best bet is to jump into a Viper as passenger and just gun people down.

He certainly is your man for kamikaze training :pac: I still remember you gliding graciously in between two aerial towers of death to hit a tank from behind. It was glorious. And hilarious to boot

Follow his tip of jumping in the Viper as a gunner and getting kills. Certainly the easiest way imo. Plus, as gunner, you can pretty much take out armour by yourself. Killing infantry is a piece of cake. Pilots rockets are shyte by comparison.

aindriu80

I don't know if any of them are easy, i saw one guy on youtube trying to take down a jet with the stationary anti aircraft gun and he was blazing away for ages against an enemy jet his friend was flying.

kensutz

aaronh007 wrote: »

He certainly is your man for kamikaze training :pac: I still remember you gliding graciously in between two aerial towers of death to hit a tank from behind. It was glorious. And hilarious to boot

I lived to tell the tale too which was even better

Nuri Sahin

Some lovely bed timing reading :pac: -

Confirmed Fixes and tweaks so far

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/
By: zh1nt0 Posted: 14 hours ago 2305 comments

Hello everyone!
We would like to share some of the confirmed fixes and tweaks that we have been working on to the Community. Note that this is still not a full update list and there will be more information on this as we go forward. Also please remember that the content in this list might be changed but of course, we will also keep you in the loop about this. While there still is no ETA on the patch, we´re still working on improving online gameplay for all of our dear community members. So far, this list is for all three platforms (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC)
GENERAL GAMEPLAY FIXES:

-Players should no longer take fall damage from short falls.
-Players now get up from Prone slightly faster, allowing better odds of getting away from a grenade or threat when prone.
-Fixed some situations that would unintentionally make a player unrevivable.
-Reduced the black screen fade in time on spawn. The fade is still necessary for properly streaming in loading content at spawn, but it has been substantially reduced.
-Increased the spawn protection time from 1sec to 2sec. The protection will still be immediately canceled as soon as the player moves or shoots.
-Spawn protection will no longer be canceled by the player looking around.
-Increased the speed at which a player regains accuracy when aiming after moving for a more responsive experience. Firing before fully zoomed will still result inaccurate fire.
-Increased the inaccuracy and recoil added when a player is fully suppressed.
-Shotgun Buck and Flechette rounds now have a less suppressive effect at medium to long range.
-Tweaked the damage levels of Buck and Flechette rounds to balance them with other weapons.
-Improved the suppression of the .44 magnum, .357 magnum, and the 5.8x42mm DAP88 rounds from the Type88 sniper.
-Attempting to Crouch (like Prone) will now properly interrupt Sprint.
-Increased the effectiveness of Suppression Resist Specialization.
-Parachutes now respond to turn and throttle inputs more quickly.
-Switching from primary weapons to sidearms and back now takes less time.
-Increased the effectiveness of explosive resistance.
-Tweaked bipod deploy settings so players can no longer deploy a bipod in places higher than chin level.
-The bipod should now be more reliable when deploying on top of sloped objects like cars and rocks.
-Fixed several issues with vaulting objects, especially for thin railings.
-The Knife now only takes two swipes to kill when attacking from a position where a takedown is not possible.
-CRAM weapons on Carriers now count towards stationary weapon awards.

VEHICLE FIXES:


-The A10 properly gives Jet score again.
-Unguided tank rounds and RPGs will now instantly destroy Jets, Attack Helicopters, and Scout Helicopters.
-Increased the damage the MBT's primary weapon does to the front and side armor of other main battle tanks. Primarily this means 1 less shot to the front, and very good hits to the side can result in a 1 hit to disable.
-Slightly reduced the repair speed of the repair tool.
-Increased the damage done by TOW weapons to armored vehicles.
-Increased the rate of fire and minimum damage of the Coax HMG.
-Increased the damage mounted gunner .50cal HMGs do at long range.
-Increased the power of the repair tool when killing soldiers or destroying vehicles slightly.
-Fixed a problem when locking on to two nearby targets, the locking should no longer jump rapidly between multiple targets. This applies to all locking weapons and Laser Designators.
-Increased the damage of the Javelin and Air to Ground missiles against laser designated targets.
-Javelin missiles fired without Laser targeting now do more damage to the side and rear of MBTs.
-Slightly reduced the locking time of all weapons vs Laser Designated targets.
-Laser Guided missiles can now be distracted by Flares.
-Increased the locking distance for AGM Missiles for Jets when locking on laser designated targets.
-Reduced the locking time for the AGM Missiles for Jets to make them more viable against ground targets.
-Reduced the locking time for AA Missiles for Jets to make them more viable against air targets.
-Flares will no longer break the lock of a vehicle that is locked on, it will only distract the missiles.
-Flares now more reliably distract missiles, especially for Helicopters.
-Flares for Jets and Choppers now reload at 11 seconds again, except for the gunner, which remains unchanged at 20sec.
-AA Missiles are more difficult to dodge in Jets, this was unintended behavior that created an imbalance against skilled pilots.
-AA Missiles should no longer kill the pilot instead of the vehicle.
-AA Missiles should no longer detonate before hitting their target or a Flare/ECM chaff cloud.
-Reduced the damage AA missiles do to jets to 45%.
-Fixed the SU-35 firing Air to Air missiles at a lower rate of fire than other vehicles.
-The IGLA and Stinger now lock on much more quickly and disable an attack aircraft in 1 hit, but have significantly reduced range. This should allow Stingers to mount an effective close range point defense, without dominating an entire airspace.
-Increased the speed of the Helicopter AA missiles lock on to reduce the tedious nature of Helicopter dogfights and improve the Helicopter's defensive abilities vs Jets.
-Slightly reduced the damage of Jet cannons against Aircraft. Damage is now only slightly higher than it was originally at launch.
-Increased RPG and SMAW damage against aircraft.
-Guided Rockets will now only track ground targets, as originally intended.
-Reduced the direct damage done by Attack Helicopter gunners vs Armor.
-Helicopter guns should now suppress correctly.
-Improved the accuracy of the Attack Helicopter's Rocket Pods, both guided and unguided.
-Slightly increased the damage of Attack Helicopter's Rocket Pods vs Infantry and other Helicopters.
-Additional fixes have been made to the TV missile to prevent it from blowing up the lauching vehicle.
-The Mi28 has received upgrades to its climbing and yawing abilities.
-Fixed an issue where guided rockets from the Mi28 did not follow the crosshair properly.
-Improved the accuracy of the Mi28 gun to match the AH1 gun.
-Increased the direct hit damage of the APFSDS rounds for the IFVs.
-Decreased the locking time of the IFV Guided Missile to make it more viable as an unlock.
-Miniguns and Helicopter Gunners now more quickly destroy parked cars.
-Increased the power of explosions from cars and other explosive static objects.
-Dying from the explosion of a car or other explosive static object should now correctly credit the player who caused the explosion.
-Adjusted the F35's Center of Mass and Hover Engine for more stable, level flight in all flight modes.
-Updated the F35 weapon systems to be consistent with the other Jets.
-The F35 will now only attempt to enter Hover at low altitudes, though it will maintain the hover until forward flight is resumed, even if it reaches high altitude.
-The F35 and SU35 now properly have Ejection seats to prevent players from being killed when exiting the vehicle.
-Changed the Kornets to TOW launchers on Wake Island and moved the spawn position of the AAV to a more level position.
-Fixed several bugs with air vehicles colliding with objects at high speeds and taking no damage.
-Players will no longer receive suicides or team kills if they crash their vehicle (dying is punishment enough).
-The MAV will no longer destroy vehicles that run into it, instead it should be destroyed.
-Jet and Helicopter collisions should now properly result in the death of both vehicles.
-You can now spot with the EOD bot.
-Increased the base accuracy for AA guns and added a decrease in accuracy over the course of a burst.
-Reduced the damage AA guns (both mobile and stationary) do to infantry.
-The carrier based CRAM stations are now properly tracked as stationary weapons.
-CRAM and Pantsir stationary AA weapons now have Air Radar equipped by default.
-Improved the sound feedback for damage to help players better understand the amount of damage their vehicle is taking.
-The A10's extinguisher should now function properly.
-Disabled vehicles now have an increased reverse speed to help escape to cover after being disabled.
-The T90's crosshair now more accurately represents the trajectory of the main gun.
-Toggle and Hold zoom settings now also apply to soldier controlled turrets on jeeps, transport helicopters, boats, and IFVs port guns.
-The AAV now has zoom and a 3P camera when using the turret.
-Tweaked the AAV's turret controls to be more useful when the vehicle is moving.
-The Z11w now properly functions with Below Radar.
-Below Radar will now also prevent the lock on of Stinger and IGLA missiles.
-Added Horns to all Jeeps.
-Tanks can no longer drive into the water and cross the Wake Island lagoon completely submerged.


WEAPONS:

-Added Extended Mags to the ASVAL. The Extended Mags can be unlocked at 200 kills with the AS VAL.
-Reduced the recoil of the SKS rifle and increased its maximum damage at close range.
-Fixed aimed firing max accuracy on the Pecheneg to be consistent with other LMGs.
-Semiautomatic and automatic shotguns firing FRAG rounds now do slightly less splash damage.
-The M26 MASS frag and slug rounds are now the more effective pump action versions.
-The M26 MASS and M320 now benefit from the Laser Sight when mounted with an Underslung Rail.
-Fixed the bolt action timer on the L96 that would cause an animation glitch.
-9x39mm rounds no longer benefit from the Sniper headshot bonus.
-Increased the damage of the 9x39mm rounds at long range.
-Fixed the AKS74u damage at max range, it was incorrectly higher than other carbines.
-Increased the damage of the .357 and .44 magnum rounds at max range.
-All semiautomatic and bolt weapons, including all shotgun slugs, now have their maximum damage out to 15m.
-Semiautomatic weapons will no longer "jam" if the player presses fire faster than the weapon is capable of shooting. Some semi-automatic weapons have had their rates of fire adjusted to fit this change.
-Bolt action sniper rounds now have a chance to kill at close range if the player is hit in the upper chest.
-Semiautomatic sniper rifles, Assault Rifles, LMGs, and shotgun slugs now have more consistent damage over long range. At maximum range shots to the legs will not require more hits to kill.
-The spread for Flechette rounds has been reduced slightly on all shotguns.
-The spread for Buckshot has been reduced on the M1014, DAO-12, and S12k. These weapons have an accuracy advantage over the USAS12 but are not as accurate as the 870.
-Zooming shotguns with Buckshot and Flechette loads will now result in a slightly tighter cone for the pellets.
-Reduced the delay time between quick knife attempts slightly. Attacks with the knife drawn are still significantly faster.
-Fixed the Rate of Fire when the USAS and MK3A1 are equipped with FRAG rounds. All other shotguns correctly had a reduced rate of fire with frags, except the USAS and MK3A1.
-Fixed an Accuracy bug when the MK3A1 shotgun is equipped with FRAG or Slug rounds.
-Shotguns equipped with slugs will no longer automatically begin reloading if the weapon is zoomed when the clip is empty. This allows players to see where the slug lands before reloading.
-Fixed 12g FRAG rounds not breaking glass at long range.
-Players can now earn the shotgun Ribbon using the M26 MASS.
-The underslung grenade launchers for Russian rifles now properly report GP30 in the kill log.
-Fixed the AEK971 40mm shotgun round listing itself as FRAG in the kill log.
-Fixed the 40mm smoke grenade so it no longer passes through soldiers and unbroken objects before it detonates.



Several weapons have had recoil or accuracy adjusted in orer to balance these weapons in effectiveness and also increase the feeling of individuality in each gun


effectiveness and also increase the feeling of individuality in each gun.
M27 IAR: No change. The M27 is a heavier version of the M416, giving it good all-around performance though it has worse performance on the move.
RPK-74M: Reduced the initial recoil and vertical recoil. The RPK-74M is a more stable firing platform than the comparable M27, though it lacks the M27's higher rate of fire.
M249: Added an initial recoil. The M249 is the fastest firing belt fed LMG, giving it superior suppressive and damage abilities. The initial recoil makes it a bit harder to run and gun, while making little overall impact on performance.
Type-88: Slightly increased the initial recoil, reduced muzzle drift. The Type88 fires the slowest of the medium caliber LMGs, though what it lacks in rate of fire it makes up for in controllability.
PKP: Reduced recoil but added a slight initial recoil, increased damage at max range. The Pecheneg has a heavy vertical recoil with a hard hitting round and little drift, this makes it excellent at sustained fire.
M60: Reduced the initial recoil, increased damage at all ranges. The M60 has a very low rate of fire that makes it the most controllable with the powerful 7.62x51mm round.
M240B: Added an initial recoil, increased damage at all ranges. The fastest firing medium MG, the M240 has a substantial muzzle kick and drift that makes all that power difficult to control.
QBB-95: Reduced the total recoil but increased muzzle drift and initial recoil. The QBB-95 should now kick harder but settle into full auto fire better, combined with the bullpup hip fire bonus this makes the QBB-95 a highly mobile LMG.
MG36: Added an initial recoil. The MG36 fires at a fast 750rpm and makes a nice middle ground between the controllability of a clip LMG and the sustained firepower of a belt fed LMG.

870: No change. The 870 is a popular and highly effective weapon.
DAO-12: Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The DAO-12 has a high magazine capacity with a slow reload that makes it a solid all around shotgun.
M1014: Increased the rate of fire from 200 max to 210 max. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The M1014 was underperforming compared to the USAS12 and 870, it should now be more viable in CQB thanks to a higher rate of fire.
S12k: Increased extended mag from 8 rounds to 10 rounds. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The S12k larger extended magazine but slower rate of fire should make it stand out against the M1014, while the DAO-12 has a higher capacity over all, but a slowe reload.
MK3A1: Increased magazine capacity to 8 and 12 for normal and extended mag respectively. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The MK3A1 has a lower ROF than the USAS12, giving it slightly more ammo makes this an edge vs the USAS.
USAS-12: Increased the initial recoil. Reduced the total pellets fired from 12 to 9. The USAS 12 has a higher ROF than other shotguns, this recoil change better balances that advantage and the pellets balance its damage output.

M4A1: No Change. Well-rounded carbine, with good rate of fire and controllable recoil.
M4: Increased vertical recoil, reduced horizontal recoil. The Burst only M4 should now feel different to its automatic sibling, the reduced horizontal recoil emphasizes the greater control you have in burst fire.
AKS-74U: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The AKS-74u's low rate of fire is paired with great controllability. The overall increase in sustained fire control should help this carbine stand out, while the first kick gives it character.
SG553: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The SG553 is a lower rate of fire carbine with greater controllability than the G36C. The change to initial recoil should better highlight this difference.
A91: No Change. The A91's high rate of fire and bullpup from the hip accuracy is offset by a poor controllability on full auto.
G36C: Reduced initial recoil. The G36C is a well-rounded carbine, with a medium rate of fire and a medium recoil. The 2 round burst mode gives this weapon an edge at mid-range.
SCAR-H: Increased damage at maximum range and increased max range. The SCAR-H fires a heavier round than all other carbines, giving it better stopping power at range at the cost of a low fire rate that penalizes it in CQB.
G53: Reduced recoil and drift, recoil settle times now similar to other carbines. The HK53 is a short carbine with a lot of initial kick but a stable recoil pattern and a medium rate of fire. The changes give it more character compared to the G36.
QBZ-95B: Reduced muzzle sway, recoil settle times now similar to other carbines. A bullpup like the A91, the QBZ-95B is steady on the move with a lower rate of fire for controllable shots at longer range. The built in foregrip is now properly reflected in the weapon's stats.

AK-74M: Reduced initial recoil and vertical recoil. The AK-74M sacrifices rate of fire for controllable automatic fire, the initial recoil was negatively affecting the feeling of controllability.
M16A3: No Change. The M16 (both A3 and A4) provide a well-rounded stable firing platform with a high rate of fire that is relatively controllable.
M16A4: Increased vertical recoil, reduced horizontal recoil. The Burst only M16A4 should now feel different to its automatic sibling, the reduced horizontal recoil emphasizes the greater control you have in burst fire.
M416: No change. The M416 is the middle ground AR, blending a medium recoil and rate of fire.
AEK-971: Increased initial recoil, reduced aimed accuracy slightly. The AEK has a very high rate of fire, and also a large muzzle drift that makes control difficult. The low initial recoil allowed a player to kill before the weapon's weaknesses kicked in while the reduced accuracy highlights its close range role.
F2000: Reduced vertical recoil, increased zoomed accuracy slightly. As a bullpup, the F2000 has a bonus to accuracy on the move and from the hip while its high rate of fire sacrifices controllability for saturation. The previous changes were an overreaction, this is a corrective update.
AN94: Reduced vertical recoil. The AN94's 2 round burst mode is incredibly accurate, but it suffers from a low rate of fire on fully automatic. The recoil in full auto has been reduced somewhat to offset this penalty and make the AN94 more attractive.
G3A3: Increased damage at all ranges, reduced vertical recoil. The G3A3's heavy recoil and heavy round are offset by a low rate of fire and a small magazine. The G3A3 was clearly outclassed at all ranges.
KH2002: No Change. The KH2002 is locked to burst fire, with a high rate of fire and a large muzzle drift the weapon favors accurate mid-range fire.
L85A2: Increased accuracy, reduced muzzle drift. The L85 differs from other bullpup style ARs by having a low rate of fire, the accuracy and controllability were too low to offset the rate of fire.
FAMAS: The FAMAS combines an extreme rate of fire with extreme recoil making it very difficult to use at anything other than close quarters combat. Due to update restrictions, the FAMAS had different stats on all 3 platforms. The FAMAS is now uniform on all platforms and now has the correct 25 round magazine.

PP2000: Reduced the initial recoil. The PP2000 has a lower ROF than other PDWs and needed the controllability to be balanced.
UMP45: Reduced accuracy loss during full auto. The UMP45 hits hard and has a controllable recoil at the cost of a heavy initial recoil kick.
MP7: No Change. The MP7 has a very low recoil and a high muzzle drift that favors longer bursts than the P90.
AS VAL: Increased vertical recoil, reduced first shot recoil, reduced accuracy on the move. The AS VAL fires a long range, highly accurate, high damage projectile that favors short bursts or single fire when stationary. While still quite good from the hip, the AS VAL will suffer if fired while moving and aimed.
PDW-R: Reduced the initial recoil. The PDW-R has high recoil and favors burst fire, the added initial recoil was making it less effective in small bursts.
P90: Reduced the initial recoil. The P90 favors a run and gun play style using long bursts to control muzzle drift, the initial recoil was making bursting ineffective.
PP-19: Slightly reduced the initial recoil when firing, increased base damage. The PP-19's high initial recoil was over penalizing the burst fire needed to be effective on the low damage, high capacity weapon.



WEAPON ACCESSORIES:


SCOPES:


-Fixed the 7x scope not zooming to the full 7x on all weapons.
-Corrected the M39's laser sight so it points at the point of impact and aligns with scopes when zoomed.
-Fixed a misaligned scope crosshair on the G3A3 using the Rifle Scope 6x.
-Fixed the PKA and PKA-S scopes on the M416 having swapped zoom levels.
-The L96 Straight Pull bolt now functions properly.
-The L96 ironsights have been adjusted for a clearer aiming picture and correct use of the integral front sight.
-The L96 now properly shows scope glint when using the 8x, and 12x scopes.
-Tweaked IRNV to be more consistent across all levels.
-Fixed a rendering issue with IRNV view when taking damage.
-Tweaked the IRNV zoom times and scope visible areas to be the same across all weapons (some were faster than others).
-Fixed the QBU-88 sniper and the L96 IRNV scopes to use the proper sniper reticule

BIPOD:


-The Accuracy increase and Recoil reduction of the Bipod has been significantly improved for Assault Rifles and Carbines.
-The Bipod now provides similar Accuracy and Recoil benefits no matter if the weapon is fired while aiming or without aiming for all weapons. Previously only LMGs were worked this way. This especially improves the speed at which snipers can make follow up shots, and also allows effective unaimed suppressive fire with Assault Rifles and Carbines.
-Increased the Speed at which a bipod is deployed, allowing the user to obtain the bipod's bonus sooner after the deploy has started and allowing the weapon to be aimed in a far shorter time. The speed has been increased 40-50%, depending on the weapon and animation.


HEAVY BARREL:

-The Vertical Recoil penalty of the Heavy Barrel has been reduced. The value has been changed from a global percent increase to a weapon specific value.
-A small Hip Accuracy penalty has been added to the Heavy Barrel to represent the added weight of the accessory, as well as focus the attachment on accurate mid and long range fire. The exact penalty amount is a weapon specific value.
-Several weapons with low default bullet speed now have their bullet speed increased when the Heavy Barrel is equipped. This is in effect for the A91, G3A3, AKS-74u, G36C, M4A1, SCAR-H, SG553, G53, and QBZ-95B.
-The Heavy Barrel is now also paired with Match Rounds which increase the maximum range of the weapon. The minimum and maximum damage are unchanged, weapons with the Heavy Barrel will be more effective in mid range.
-The Aimed Accuracy bonus provided by the Heavy Barrel has been increased. This will increase the effectiveness of the Heavy Barrel for small bursts, as originally intended.


IRNV FIXES:

-Tweaked IRNV to be more consistent across all levels.
-Fixed a rendering issue with IRNV view when taking damage.
-Tweaked the IRNV zoom times and scope visible areas to be the same across all weapons (some were faster than others).
-Fixed the QBU-88 sniper and the L96 IRNV scopes to use the proper sniper reticule.


FOREGRIP:


-The Horizontal Sway reduction has been changed from a global percent reduction to a weapon specific value reduction. For most guns this means very little change, for guns which have a large horizontal recoil the change is more substation. The FAMAS, F2000, and AEK971 are most effected, the AK-74, M16, and M416 are nearly unchanged.
-A small long range Aimed Accuracy penalty has been added to the foregrip. Players who generally find themselves fighting at mid to long range may want to change their accessory, while players fighting in CQB will go largely unaffected. Combining the Foregrip with a Silencer or a Heavy Barrel will offset this penalty.


LASER SIGHT:


-The Hip Accuracy bonus provided by the Laser Sight has been increased. Some PDWs have had their crouch and prone base stats adjusted to prevent hip firing being more accurate than aimed fire when using a laser sight.
-The bonus is now a weapon specific value instead of a global percentage, some guns receive larger or smaller bonuses, though all bonuses are better than they were previously.


SUPPRESSOR:


-The Suppressor no longer reduces the maximum damage of a weapon when equipped. Instead the Suppressor reduces the minimum and maximum range of the weapon, making it ideal for CQB and Stealth. This change will make the Suppressor slightly more effective at long range, where the bullet drop and speed makes shots difficult already, and reduces the power of the suppressor at mid range slightly.
-The Suppressor's recoil bonus remains unchanged at a global 10% decrease. This is less than the Flash Suppressor's bonus for all weapons.
-The Hip Accuracy penalty of the Suppressor has been changed from a global percentage to a per weapon value. Generally this penalty is higher now, but not for all weapons. Specifically, the belt LMGs and bolt Snipers do not have any additional hip fire penalty, as their penalty is already at the maximum possible value.
-Reduced the Aimed Accuracy bonus of the Suppressor from 50% to 25%. A Suppressor and Foregrip combo will have similar accuracy to a weapon without any Accessories, at the penalty of worse Hip Fire Accuracy and Range and with the benefit of much improved Stealth and reduced Recoil.



FLASH SUPPRESSOR:

-The Flash Suppressor no longer reduces accuracy for Automatic Fire.
-The Flash Suppressor now also works as a recoil compensator, reducing the Vertical Recoil by a weapon specific value. This bonus is larger than the bonus provided by the Suppressor.
-A small Hip Accuracy penalty has been added to the Flash Suppressor to represent the added weight of the accessory. The exact penalty amount is a weapon specific value.


GADGETS:


-Reduced the spot times on C4 and Claymore projectiles from 30 to 15 sec.
-Tweaked the controls and physics for the EOD bot to improve its handling and aiming capabilities.
-The Radio Beacon, Mortar, MAV, EOD bot, T-UGS, and SOFLAM should now be much easier to deploy.
-The MAV will now be destroyed when running into a soldier or vehicle at high speed. It is still possible to strategically sacrifice your MAV on a soldier; it will be destroyed in the process.
-The MAV now properly shows up in the Kill Feed. Previously it simply displayed "KILLED."
-The MAV can no longer be used as an elevator.
-Matched the motion sensor sweep frequency and range on the MAV to the TUGS.
-Players will no longer auto enter SOFLAM, MAV, and EOD bots after they are deployed.
-Players may now use their knife to destroy enemy equipment.
-C4 will no longer be detonable after a player respawns, if the player is revived within 5 seconds he can still detonate his C4.
-The player may now have a maximum number of mines which will persist after the player's death. Deploying more than the maximum of 6 mines will remove a previous mine from the world.
-Claymores now live up to 5 seconds after a player dies, the player can have a max 2 claymores planted at the same time.
-Claymores can now detonate from vehicles and can be used to disable jeeps or kill the passengers in light jeeps. Claymores will not do any damage to heavy vehicles.
-Ammobags now stay until the user redeploys them like Medkits.
-Ammobags resupply bullets more quickly, but explosives resupply more slowly, especially 40mm grenades.
-Slightly reduced the effective blast radius of the RPG, SMAW, and 40mm grenade projectiles against infantry.
-Reduced the total number of RPG and SMAW missiles carried from 5 to 4. Players desiring more rockets will want to use the Explosive spec.
-Slightly increased the heal rate of the Medical Crate.
-The MAV now will also descend by pressing the Crouch Toggle key. (PC)
-The M224 Mortar can no longer be deployed in an area that is out of combat for another team like a home base or other protected spawn.
-Tweaked M224 exit points so the player faces in the direction of the mortar when he exits.
-Mines, Claymores, C4 and other deployable items will now only appear on the minimap when spotted by a teammate.


TEAM DEATHMATCH

-Fixed a bug where players would spawn close to the enemy team at the start of the round.
-Tehran Highway playable area has been doubled and is now the same as the Squad Deathmatch set up. Spawn points have been tweaked, and an extra spawn zone has been added north of the footbridge.
-Kharg Island has a new spawn zone layout, along with a bigger playable area and new cover objects. Spawn points have also been tweaked.
-Strike at Karkand spawns zones have been tweaked to improve player flow. Spawn points have been tweaked to improve safety upon spawning.
-Sharqi Peninsula spawn zones have been adjusted to optimize player movement. Spawn points have been tweaked so players spawn more safely.
-Seine Crossing spawn zone set up has been improved. There is a new spawn zone by the alleyway to the northwest with additional spawn points.
-Caspain Border spawn zones have been tweaked slightly.



SQUAD DEATHMATCH

-Fixed a bug where players would spawn close to the enemy team at the start of the round.
-Damavand Peak layout and spawn zones have been tightened to reduce the spread of players across the map
-Tehran Highway now features an extra spawn zone north of the footbridge, along with tweaked spawn points.
-Noshahr Canals spawn zones have been tweaked. Removed unsafe spawn points in the Northeast corner, and in the middle of the container area to the Southwest.

Varik

I'm all for changelogs and it's something sadly missing in many console exclusive games but could they not have spread that out a bit.

aindriu80

the spawns in team death match were a joke. It was a firing squad before you even saw the enemy. I'm really glad they fixed it but its a bit late for me as I got the rank 45. Its just ribbons and co op now.

Glico Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9q70zCJYBc

For now at least. Even took someone down in a jet! :eek: miracle for me

tok9

aaronh007 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9q70zCJYBc

For now at least. Even took someone down in a jet! :eek: miracle for me

I'm planning a bit of a BF3 session tonight myself.

Saruwatari

If my team doesn't fill up you can feckin forget it, five of the BIE lads is just too much when there's only four others on your team...

Glico Man

Well, that was alright. Didn't miss the USAS one bit during my absence at all at all... The MK whatever shotgun is also rapidly becoming a pain. They can't patch this game fast enough.

Good games though lads, delighted to get back online. Probably only two more days of it though until the d/l ers return Would've stayed on but getting kicked is, well, a kick in the stones. Especially after that game anyway.

Won't forget aul tok9/Spud killing us all in the hummer anytime soon. Almost choked laughing

BrianOFlanagan

I feel so ronery without my squad......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaKX9YYHiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Nuri Sahin

Good games last night.

Was gutted that you's got the plant on the first area Spud. So wanted to hit the hay asap :pac:

Give us a shout on PSN if anyone is heading on from 3 onwards.

Glico Man

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Good games last night.

Was gutted that you's got the plant on the first area Spud. So wanted to hit the hay asap :pac:

Give us a shout on PSN if anyone is heading on from 3 onwards.

The fecker :mad: I thought he was gone altogether, only to see him bate down the hillside in the hummer and run me over. Your C4ing the mcom was quite funny though Ade. Other than killing and sending the lads skyward, it destroyed all of the surrounding environment :pac:

I was gonna stay on until the end of the match so that I didn't have to quit and could go to bed. Then my prayers were answered and I got kicked

Quite a few funny suicides and team kills last night too... from the missiles meeting a team filled jeep to a plummeting chopper with no pilot, buildings collapsing, C4 going wrong, chopper sliding off the dome on Damavand and killing all on board... good times

Will be on myself in about 15/20 minutes

Nuri Sahin

Just getting some tea and I'll be on Aaron.

marko93

Wouldnt mind playing with some of you guys!

If you guys wouldnt mind of course

tok9

Going to head on myself so. Hopefully the connection will be ok.

Nuri Sahin

marko93 wrote: »

Wouldnt mind playing with some of you guys!

If you guys wouldnt mind of course

Of course we mind :pac:

Joke, yeah just add us on PSN and we'll throw you an invite/you join our game. My PSN is in my sig.

marko93

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Of course we mind :pac:

Joke, yeah just add us on PSN and we'll throw you an invite/you join our game. My PSN is in my sig.

Lovely, havent played in awhile. Try not to mock me.. too much.

tok9

Bloody thing froze on me there. That was going to be my last game anyway so not the worst time to freeze.

Nuri Sahin

Should be on sometime tonight, gonna play the FPS game that shall not be mentioned around these parts :eek:

Glico Man

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Should be on sometime tonight, gonna play the FPS game that shall not be mentioned around these parts :eek:

Medal of Honor isn't that bad is it :P

I originally thought that I'd be on around half 8, but I'd say I'll be on between then and 9. Will only be on until around 11.30/12 as I've a busy enough breakfast shift tomorrow to some sleep for. Not to mention to try and remember to put the tv in the bar onto bbc1 as soon as I can.

Nuri Sahin

I'll try and get on sometime around 9 or 10 so.

McMafia77

holy crap, rugby + the gargle all day + battlefield = complete fooking disaster
Nasty hangover as well

Nuri Sahin

Feckin immense session with Aaron just there.

Sorry about the no mic man, voice was in bits due to shouting at my screen so much earlier on in the day

Glico Man

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Feckin immense session with Aaron just there.

Sorry about the no mic man, voice was in bits due to shouting at my screen so much earlier on in the day

Lol... I was wreaked from today so was probably a good thing I wasn't talking. After Caspian anyway.

Awesome just doesn't describe it tbh. That last game was getting kinda tight on the 3rd phase but we pushed through somehow. MAVing was quality though, especially in the 2nd phase down the alley towards A. As soon as the charge was set they all bate down, and I charged at them and took out at least 5/6 of em in one fell swoop. It was glorious

A couple of games stood out for me tonight. Caspian was tough for me, my connection was starting to go dodgy so wasn't going well. Nailed a few trees when flying the Huey but hey, who hasn't Thought the two Noshahr games were pretty good. The first one (us defending) was heavily swayed by me knicking their chopper after the fella bailed. Took some going (bout 3/4 minutes) getting it outta the shed he landed in though. Attacking was good craic too. Again, I took the chopper creating havoc as I like to put it. Had about 4 guys using stingers to get me. Not to mention that poxy tunguska as well...

Must say the two boys in our team did pretty well too. Fair handy for spawning on and taking out the mcoms.

Myself and Spud had a good few games earlier before my net went tits up. Had good fun taking out choppers, tanks and jets... and my highlight, not unlocking the final Karkand gun, but me swimming from the spawn for about 5 minutes while he was capping flags for fun. That did in fact take forever to swim that distance. Next time I'm just gonna go for the boat.

tok9

aaronh007 wrote: »

Lol... I was wreaked from today so was probably a good thing I wasn't talking. After Caspian anyway.

Awesome just doesn't describe it tbh. That last game was getting kinda tight on the 3rd phase but we pushed through somehow. MAVing was quality though, especially in the 2nd phase down the alley towards A. As soon as the charge was set they all bate down, and I charged at them and took out at least 5/6 of em in one fell swoop. It was glorious

A couple of games stood out for me tonight. Caspian was tough for me, my connection was starting to go dodgy so wasn't going well. Nailed a few trees when flying the Huey but hey, who hasn't Thought the two Noshahr games were pretty good. The first one (us defending) was heavily swayed by me knicking their chopper after the fella bailed. Took some going (bout 3/4 minutes) getting it outta the shed he landed in though. Attacking was good craic too. Again, I took the chopper creating havoc as I like to put it. Had about 4 guys using stingers to get me. Not to mention that poxy tunguska as well...

Must say the two boys in our team did pretty well too. Fair handy for spawning on and taking out the mcoms.

Myself and Spud had a good few games earlier before my net went tits up. Had good fun taking out choppers, tanks and jets... and my highlight, not unlocking the final Karkand gun, but me swimming from the spawn for about 5 minutes while he was capping flags for fun. That did in fact take forever to swim that distance. Next time I'm just gonna go for the boat.

This is no lie. I had driven over to D, captured it, made my way to C, captured it and drove over to B and while capturing it Aaron was just capturing A! That was some swim.

Same thing happened to me at the end of the game, B*stards took down my chopper before I got it anywhere.

Sounds like I missed some epic matches!

Nuri Sahin

aaronh007 wrote: »

Lol... I was wreaked from today so was probably a good thing I wasn't talking. After Caspian anyway.

Awesome just doesn't describe it tbh. That last game was getting kinda tight on the 3rd phase but we pushed through somehow. MAVing was quality though, especially in the 2nd phase down the alley towards A. As soon as the charge was set they all bate down, and I charged at them and took out at least 5/6 of em in one fell swoop. It was glorious

A couple of games stood out for me tonight. Caspian was tough for me, my connection was starting to go dodgy so wasn't going well. Nailed a few trees when flying the Huey but hey, who hasn't Thought the two Noshahr games were pretty good. The first one (us defending) was heavily swayed by me knicking their chopper after the fella bailed. Took some going (bout 3/4 minutes) getting it outta the shed he landed in though. Attacking was good craic too. Again, I took the chopper creating havoc as I like to put it. Had about 4 guys using stingers to get me. Not to mention that poxy tunguska as well...

Must say the two boys in our team did pretty well too. Fair handy for spawning on and taking out the mcoms.

Yeah that game at the end went right down to the wire. I whipped out the trusty MAV after not getting much success in the 3rd area of Grand Bazaar. They really had that main road locked down and were taking out the tank fairly swiftly thanks to stupid teammates on our team. Our squad mates were not bad alright. Not great, but not terrible but were excellent for spawning on. Watching from the MAV though, they certainly shone there by planting it. You're MAV helped me big time in the 2nd area, A M-Com too.

Caspian Border I was buzzing I won't lie. 2 flawless jet games is not something I'am used to. 1st game was just hilarous as some guy on the enemy team (KAMIKAZE-COONDOG) refused to do anything but spawn in their jet, and I must have killed him at least 8 times, half a dozen of those times he was on the runway lol. He finally learnt his lesson but I proceeded to take him and 4 of his teammates out in the Venom lol. I would have gone more than 15-0 (still can't believe we lost that! ) and 6-0 the following game had I not had issues with spotting. It made things more difficult that it should have been. Caspian Border really is my map for flying though, unlike Kharg Island where it's VERY hit and miss when it shouldn't be comparing the maps and spawns! You were beasting on Canals though in the Little Bird. Really is your turf :pac: You're man flying and leaving the shopper was hilarious, as was you spending a few minutes trying to get it out ha!

Best thing about yesterday... serious lack of USAS and Frag Rounds. When that's not a massive, highly annoying factor we are fairly sorted.

I'll be on earlier today, so long as my obsession with FIFA Ultimate team and being a wheeler dealer doesn't get in the way. Had to get me Gameiro last night... funny as I was going in for M'Vila but was not arsed waiting 5 more minutes to probably sign him! :pac:

Saruwatari

I'll be on in an hour or so later

Glico Man

That first game on Seine was horrid. Every death I had was by USAS frag, except Dreadaxe's claymore. Just pissed me off too much. Came back then cos I was bored of waiting and even still, all I heard around me were frag rounds.

Firestorm was lag central for me. Could do feck all. Tried flying but jesus, it was glitch city. One second I was going left up high, then I was heading towards a crane the next. I'm gonna reset my router and see if that helps. Will be on again around 9.30 for a few games.

Just sh!te sick of that overpowered shotgun and those poxy rounds and everyone using the damn thing. You'd think that people might try and mix it up, but no... k/d trumps different everytime. The new patch can't come soon enough for me

Nuri Sahin

Sorry but I had to tactically rage quit as I put it ie: wait till after match to quit. Refuse to let that BS (frag rounds) ruin what's been a very good day. Should have messaged though to let you know but I needed a beer pronto I'll try again tomorrow anyway.

Glico Man

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Sorry but I had to tactically rage quit as I put it ie: wait till after match to quit. Refuse to let that BS (frag rounds) ruin what's been a very good day. Should have messaged though to let you know but I needed a beer pronto I'll try again tomorrow anyway.

I just can't stand it anymore. I used to just grin and bear it, but after the night before being entirely frag round free I just can't play in a match that has most people running round with them.

One of the games I was in was frag free for the most part until one guy started using it, then everyone was. Ruined the whole match for me and I'd imagine everyone else. Kunt.

On a side note, check out the leaderboard under multiplayer on battlelog and have a look at the team section, then the Best Squad ribbons. No surprise that you, spud and myself feature in the top five. When we're in the same squad we barely lose. I'd take a guess that Remi and Mac wouldn't be far off either.

tok9

I should be on tonight anyway lads and I'm in a determined mood after looking at the leader board.

Didn't realise how much of a beast Remi is in a vehicle! No wonder he always gets in a jet first!

Nuri Sahin

Oh Aaron, you silly, silly fool. What can be seen, can't be unseen. I'm setting my sights on you

Only just had a glance at the leaderboard stats just there, but what's top skill based on exactly 2 other points..

My W/L still grates on me

Half my jet kills came on Sunday, and I'd say 90% of them were on Caspian Border lol. The only map where I'm really capable and fairly reliable in a jet.

@ Spud - remi is from Carlow. He is, and always will be a very shady individual. That's been established as far back as in 2009 when I started playing CoD with him. I reckon he uses hacks for vehicles *whistles*.

Only in college till 3, so should be back around 4 or 5 if anyone is on around then.

Glico Man

El LoCo Ade wrote: »

Oh Aaron, you silly, silly fool. What can be seen, can't be unseen. I'm setting my sights on you

Only just had a glance at the leaderboard stats just there, but what's top skill based on exactly 2 other points..

My W/L still grates on me

Half my jet kills came on Sunday, and I'd say 4/5 of it was on Caspian Border lol. The only map where I'm really capable and fairly reliable in a jet.

@ Spud - remi is from Carlow. He is, and always will be a very shady individual. That's been established as far back as in 2009 when I started playing CoD with him. I reckon he uses hacks for vehicles *whistles*.

Only in college till 3, so should be back around 4 or 5 if anyone is on around then.

The only stats I care about are my stabbings (almost double Remi's, which is my target), MVP ribbons and tank kills... the rest you can have

Top skill is based on killing in one on one situations. The higher the rank of the guy you kill, the better your score will be. Also goes for the reverse, if you get killed by someone on a low rank, your top skill will drop like a stone.

I'll see if my housemates are around, if not, I'll be on.

aindriu80

i added most of that clan that was posted so hopefully you all play often

aindriu80

tok9

aaronh007 wrote: »

The only stats I care about are my stabbings (almost double Remi's, which is my target), MVP ribbons and tank kills... the rest you can have

Top skill is based on killing in one on one situations. The higher the rank of the guy you kill, the better your score will be. Also goes for the reverse, if you get killed by someone on a low rank, your top skill will drop like a stone.

I'll see if my housemates are around, if not, I'll be on.

I'm gunning for that.

Tommy_NDX

Just looking at those leaderboards there, I should probably spend more time on the ground. Give yis a chance to catch up:D

And im an upstanding citizen, not shady:cool:

Nuri Sahin

Think I'm gonna stick with Squad Rush for now on lads. Only thing I can notch wins in I feel now. Rather take a hit to my K/D (which keeps on rising somehow which really baffles me) for wins tbf.

kensutz

Didn't miss much after you left. Seriously poor games.

Glico Man

Froze again... perfect timing if I'm honest cos I was just getting sick of it.

kensutz

0 and 9 in my last round. What a disaster!

Nuri Sahin

Anyone up for a few games later, probably Conquest? 3 nights out in a row would be too much for my wallet lol.

Nuri Sahin

Controller won't charge Will have to pick up a USB wire possibly though I probably have one spare lying around the house. Can't be arsed checking atm. Good games though, and welcome Sir Badger of Portlaoise aka Cody.

crazyFeet

great to c player who know the game. Only got my own ps3 recently (used to play for brothers acc), if anyone is willing to accept a new squad member please add me as i'm sick of playn' with idiots who just frag

RussianVtec

Nuri Sahin

crazyFeet wrote: »

great to c player who know the game. Only got my own ps3 recently (used to play for brothers acc), if anyone is willing to accept a new squad member please add me as i'm sick of playn' with idiots who just frag

RussianVtec

Heya,

Yeah of course you can join the clan. It's free for all Boardsies. Just post you're name and PSN in the comment section in the link below and myself or one of the lads will add you. You'll just have to add BIE to your clan tag via the site then and wolla.

You can add all the lads or how many you like from the squad list of players in the clan to play with.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/platoon/2832655241014733965/

Glico Man

Hey man, was trying to fly the jet in the last game so couldn't message straight away, had to land on the runway (trickier than I thought) before I could send you a reply...

Weird game, lots of low rank folks on my team meant I was running round like a headless chicken trying to defend the mcoms and ultimately failing. Then I took to the skies to try and improve my pilot skillz... I failed at that too. Trying to go sideways through the first phase of attack/defend ended in me colliding with one of those evil aerials.

Should be on again tomorrow afternoon/evening

Nuri Sahin

Was lagging like a bitch as were the other two lads in the two lobbies. Reset router and hopefully it'll be good otherwise I'll head back onto FIFA Ultimate Team. Heading back on in 5 mins or so. If you do wanna play, you can sign in. Seen loads do it despite down time for PSN.

6/7 VS 12 for large amounts of the game on OP Firestorm was kinda crap hence why me and the other 3 left.

Glico Man

Lol... my housemate switched off the router so he could use it in his room, can't sign into PSN now :rolleyes:

Like I said above, should be on again tomorrow afternoon and for a while in the evening

Micky Dolenz

Lad reallt ruins a good session. Tried resetting router but problem stays.

Glico Man

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Lad reallt ruins a good session. Tried resetting router but problem stays.

Could be that you're playing EA server games, avoid them at all cost as they're beyond sh!te. Look out for official DICE servers, they seem to be the most stable.