Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

Dcully

Ill be avoiding this like the plague,far too much like COD which is now a series i hate with a passion.

ShadowHearth

Undecided

Dunno, I like the idea of some infantry only bf stuff.

My favourite game mode is squad deathmatch anyway and this look like perfect for it.

klose

Hate it

The new grenade launcher is already in game on the xbox

Varik

Haven't played on the new maps much, been trying for the assignments and there easier on maps i now.

Spear

whippedcream wrote: »

The new grenade launcher is already in game on the xbox

Eh? What new grenade launcher?

Zomg Okay

Spear wrote: »

Eh? What new grenade launcher?

M320 LVG. There's nothing about it in Battlelog. I only know about it because it unlocked when I got my 30th M320 kill. The LVG means Low Velocity Grenade.

Basically, the M320's grenade is timed like a standard frag rather than detonating on impact.

klose

Hate it

Yeah it basically saves you the bother of throwing a frag and shoots it. It's pretty awkward to get a kill with

ShadowHearth

Undecided

servers are up with new maps, but i cant join any (PC)... anyone can join them?

mozattack

cambo2008 wrote: »

Don't get your hopes up.Unless you like a barrage of RPG's flying down corridors,90% of people using shotguns(it makes sense because almost everyone you meet will be in range),claymores around every second turn and everybody and I mean everybody with their finger on sprint from start to finish,then it will disappoint.

I played it for a couple of hours the first 2 days and have not gone near it since.
Everything that sets Battlefield apart from other shooters is stripped away from this.
No need for teamwork as the maps are too small to organise anything,no vehicles,nothing.
It's basically people running around like headless chickens for the entire game.

I thought the same on the second night of playing but strangely enough I am big into this now, so much so that it is the only version I have played since getting it.

Yes it can be headless chicken stuff and yes there are C4 campers but it is exciting and fun which is surely the point of games...

I don't play team deathmatch but it was on a rotation in a server and it is actually very good in this game.

I think it is a good addition, I reckon it will be far better for PS3 user that Armored Kill which is gonna be ****e with 24 players.

Spear

ShadowHearth wrote: »

servers are up with new maps, but i cant join any (PC)... anyone can join them?

Yes, already spent an hour on there, they've been open for several hours now.

dreamers75

Undecided

8 minutes on Scrap metal..... couldnt play it anymore.

Spear

dreamers75 wrote: »

8 minutes on Scrap metal..... couldnt play it anymore.

What was the player count though? I really don't think these are workable with more than 16.

iColdFusion

Hate it

Played a few hours through the different modes and quite like it, really fast paced and pure sweaty mayhem at times
Maps seem well laid out and the new assignments & achievements are fun too :pac:

They're not maps/modes I'd play full time but I wouldn't quit from a server that rotated to them either if you know what I mean.

cherryghost

Maps are ok, thought they're well thought out. K/D ratio of beyond 3 on most of them... people just running and gunning like cod games, really doesn't work like that most of the time.

Gun master is good fun. 8 player gun master is about perfect imo, maybe even 12. Enjoyable change from the other modes, I'll definitely be putting more hours into this game mode.

klose

Hate it

All are good enough bar scrap metal that just dosent have a middle part to it just the 2 connecting bridges. Acw-r kicks ass too, have 5 of the 10 assignements done, will crack on with the other 5 tomoro, getting a kill with an eod bot should be hella frustrating..

Glico Man

whippedcream wrote: »

All are good enough bar scrap metal that just dosent have a middle part to it just the 2 connecting bridges. Acw-r kicks ass too, have 5 of the 10 assignements done, will crack on with the other 5 tomoro, getting a kill with an eod bot should be hella frustrating..

Yes, yes it is... granted it took me 3 matches to do it, but being taken out of the action/ptfo-ing is something I didn't/don't like nor enjoy.

I would advise a conquest map like Tehran, Bazaar or Seine to get it done. Tehran is probably the easiest due to its relative flatness.

TheTacticsGuy

Hate it

I really enjoyed the 2 hours that I spent playing Close Quarters, it was frantic non-stop action. A bit different from the BF3 norm but I liked it. It looks alot easier to end up with a better K/D ratio too.

klose

Hate it

Yeah the eod bot kill is driving me nuts, hate how most of the assignements involve explosives too!

Is there a glitch with the m320 smoke now or something? Lotta people using it.

MajesticDonkey

Hate it

whippedcream wrote: »

Is there a glitch with the m320 smoke now or something? Lotta people using it.

When attached to an AUG, the M320 smoke kills on impact.

klose

Hate it

I see ain't no dart glitch. Just got a double kill with eod bot there, forgot it can destroy vehicles too

TheFairy

DayZ....that is all!

SirLemonhead

Decryptor wrote: »

When attached to an AUG, the M320 smoke kills on impact.

It always did that. I think it just has no drop now so it's incredibly accurate at range

cherryghost

64 player is hilarious.

mozattack

cherryghost wrote: »

64 player is hilarious.

U can play 64 player Close Quarters on PC?

Ah jesus, would love to see a clip.

Spear

mozattack wrote: »

U can play 64 player Close Quarters on PC?

Ah jesus, would love to see a clip.

Yeah, the maps may be meant for 16 players, but there's no player count limit, so 64 is an option.

I dislike scrap metal though, it's very generic.

MajesticDonkey

Hate it

DICE already said they don't give any support to servers than run the CQ maps with more than 16 players. That's how much they're suited to 16 players. Although, Craggy was full yesterday for a few hours with 48 players.

dreamers75

Undecided

Spear wrote: »

What was the player count though? I really don't think these are workable with more than 16.

64 it doesnt work at all, especially with the random spawn.

Glico Man

dreamers75 wrote: »

64 it doesnt work at all, especially with the random spawn.

Spawn, drop C4, blow it up, kill 20 odd guys

AdventRises

Just bought this for the xbox 360 ...

there is no rush mode?!?!? :eek: what gives. Any server I saw was not rush.

Spear

AdventRises wrote: »

Just bought this for the xbox 360 ...

there is no rush mode?!?!? :eek: what gives. Any server I saw was not rush.

There's no rush, only conquest domination and gun master.

cherryghost

Spear wrote: »

There's no rush, only conquest domination and gun master.

And the usual TDM and SDM.

Relevant: Here's myself and some other lads playing 64 player Scrapheap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKzQf3j8bCY

AdventRises

Spear wrote: »

There's no rush, only conquest domination and gun master.

Ahh thats a rip off
Wish I knew that earlier. Would of just waited till the next dlc pack came out.

klose

Hate it

AdventRises wrote: »

Just bought this for the xbox 360 ...

there is no rush mode?!?!? :eek: what gives. Any server I saw was not rush.

Theres literally no room for rush crates! And no place for safe spawns

Brian_Zeluz

Hate it

So lads is it worth getting this?
OP Maybe add a poll?

BlitzKrieg

It's ok...

My main issue would be that the maps dont feel like the other battlefield infantry focused maps and do lean very heavily in the COD complainers being justified. But they are well designed *cod* maps and the lack of killstreaks means the games dont get stupid anytime soon.

Conquest Domination is nothing to celebrate and gun master is fun enough. I think if they didnt introduce the premium service a lot of people would be justified in skipping it, but the premium service makes it easier to swallow with the excitement being more towards the later add on packs.

mozattack

My issue about it is that it wont be on any server rotations due to the maps being 16 people and not 24.

Reminds me of Vietnam, I loved it but people didnt quit 'vanilla' BC to go and play it so ignored it.

Will I Amnt

Undecided

Brian_Zeluz wrote: »

So lads is it worth getting this?
OP Maybe add a poll?

Depends on the individual.There's no getting away from the fact that they are more cod than battlefield.If you like fast paced hectic run and gun type games you will be right at home.
If rush is your thing then there's no point bothering with it,if you prefer the likes of Caspian and Kharg then don't bother either.

I'm not a fan of the big maps but definitely not a fan of these either.
I'll be sticking to Bazaar,Seine,Metro,Noshar etc. for the time being.

ktulu123

Brian_Zeluz wrote: »

So lads is it worth getting this?
OP Maybe add a poll?

Done, im really undecided about it. It just isn't battlefield but I like the maps. Anything over 16 players is a bit stupid. I'll give it a few months

mick-fitz8585

Its nothing special and not something i will see myself playing often, could of been great but for the spawns and no team play/tactic game modes

Spear

I've gone for undecided in place of "meh". It does provide a nice enough variant for gameplay, but the small maps end up repetitive, and I seriously doubt its longevity.

Joeface

Seriously not selling this for EA/Dice anyway lads. every thing i read even those that like it are more meh about it than go out and get this. . may be I'm lucky I haven't picked it up yet. form the sound of it this will be out of the map rotations in a week or 2.

ktulu123

Put it this way, when armoured kill comes out this wont be played again unless it appears in the map rotation and im not arsed leaving the server. :P

B.A._Baracus

Am I the only one who sees alot of rehased assets in 'CQ'?

The level "Comrades" (from the bf3 campaign) comes to mind ...

mossy95

Undecided

Dont want it looks like COD

beno619

Hate it

GunMaster is a lot of fun even tho there are some retarded weapons you have to go through.
I think tactical squad play is still needed, revives and tugs in a squad can still be game changing.

cherryghost

beno619 wrote: »

GunMaster is a lot of fun even tho there are some retarded weapons you have to go through.
I think tactical squad play is still needed, revives and tugs in a squad can still be game changing.

8 player gunmaster is excellent. Really suits the map sizes. 16 player is too much sometimes for any of the modes. Either way DICE now have much bigger expectations on the next expansion as most die hard BF fans have been disappointed.

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klose

Hate it

Mtar 21 sights ahhhh it burns...

Glico Man

whippedcream wrote: »

Mtar 21 sights ahhhh it burns...

Rivals the famas for worst iron sights... Hip fire all the way

SpannerMonkey

Hate it

ktulu123 wrote: »

Put it this way, when armoured kill comes out this wont be played again unless it appears in the map rotation and im not arsed leaving the server. :P

just because you dont get the same Buzz C4ing infantry , is it ??