Battlefield 3

Re: Battlefield 3 (ps3)

Is flying a heli really as hard as they say?

 

Re: Battlefield 3 (ps3)

no.
But since the game lacks tutorials, you have to learn it yourself. Watch some youtube tuts. Practise makes perfect.

 

Re: Battlefield 3 (ps3)

I'll do that, sir.

 

This is now a general Battlefield 3 thread, not ps3 only.
Thanks Loonzles.

 

There will be a huge patch (the original big february patch) on the 27th of March. So far Ps3 only.

Spoiler: patch

FIXES FOR PC SERVER OPERATION
Having the same map occur multiple times in the maplist now works properly
If adding a new map to the servers maplist after a clear and then running “mapList.runNextRound” the serverwill ignore any remaining rounds on the map that it still run since before the clear and move to the new first map in the list. The server will now have reset the current rounds per map and run the map in the list for the number of rounds stated when adding the map.
Maplist can contain up to 1000 entries now
mapList.list will return at most 100 entries. To get the entire list, perform mapList.list repeatedly with increasing offsets (like banList.list)
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 launching 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.
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.

 

i suck at battlefield...

can anyone gimme some tips

 

PTFO
Burst fire.
Look behind you every now and then.
Drop health packs, ammo boxes, tugs, put spawn beacons in useful places, repair team vehicles/ Soflam stuff.
Spot, for the love of god.
If you're the last person alive in your squad find cover to let your squad spawn in.
Supression has been buffed, use it.
Dont revive people infront of the enemy.
Dont waste heli's if you can't fly, there's a coop mission where you can learn.

 

It sucks if people don't spot, crash a chopper and refuse to give you health packs if they are a medic.

 

Just went 31-13 in a round of Squad Deathmatch, I feel kinda sad that my team only got to share 19 kills between them

 

Squad Deathmatch is only fun if everyone is using a headset.

 

nah, it fucking sucks. always seem to get a squad of four people running about doing fuck all or trying to snipe.

 

My favourite mode stays Rush.

 

You're actually bragging about getting 31-13? That's weak man, weak. ( ≧∇≦)

 

I once had 18-0.
and 73-19

 

Score limit is 50. 31 from 50 isn't too bad for someone who is admittedly shit at FPSs

 

lol consoles

 

oh hey, you're doing that pc gamers are superior thing. how original

 

Hmm, soflams are more effective than I thought..

 

who cares about the kits , the itself is good

 

yeah, i like the itself, itself is awesome