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konart · 2012-03-29, 04:17

Finally I'm downloading 1,8Gb update

Kaihan · 2012-03-29, 06:11

I'm slowly coming back to battlefield 3. I hope laser guided weapons is still useful after the update...

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-03-29, 08:10

^^^ lolololol.... 2 second lock on stingers is hilarious. A missile either destroys or disables aircraft, no take backsies.

Vehicles got hit pretty hard. The map I was on, we ended up just sitting in the viper at the base on the ground launching TV missiles towards the enemies. We'd be dead about 2 seconds after leaving the base otherwise. You *need* ECM *AND* Flares to survive, Bellow Radar wouldn't hurt either.

RPG's kill tanks in two to three rounds now. CITV has the same red flare as SOFLAMs do.

Didn't get to play for to long though.

konart · 2012-03-29, 08:37

Still useless against jets, if the pilot is not a newbie.

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-03-29, 08:46

Yeah, probably. TBH though I didn't see many jets after about 5-10 minutes on that map, they just sort of stopped. I don't fly jets myself I like the choppers more. I have a feeling the 2 second lock time might have snuck onto AA guns and laser deg stuff.

JagdPanther · 2012-03-29, 21:34

Well, at least Stingers and Iglas aren't the single most useless weapon in the game anymore.

Kaihan · 2012-03-30, 07:25

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Originally Posted by JagdPanther

Well, at least Stingers and Iglas aren't the single most useless weapon in the game anymore.

I just played a game where i was pretty much using the stinger the whole game. the lock on speed is so overpowered taking out heli and sometimes jets if it gets too close. Dont think i will use javelin anymore at this rate.

Supression(blurry effect) seems to be buffed up. May not be noticable in big maps but when u play a game in Metro, you will notice your screen going blurry very often.

konart · 2012-03-30, 08:07

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Originally Posted by JagdPanther

Well, at least Stingers and Iglas aren't the single most useless weapon in the game anymore.

How can they be useless? 1 shot and heli goes down most of the times.

JagdPanther · 2012-03-30, 20:35

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Originally Posted by konart

How can they be useless? 1 shot and heli goes down most of the times.

They used to be. I think that I maybe got 1 kill with a Stinger/Igla before and I'm pretty sure it was because the pilot was a newbie and didn't yet have Flares. Stingers used to take forever to lock on and any pilot with even a modicum of experience could evade SAMs and ATAMs. The only reliable way to down an aircraft was with AAA or the cannon aboard a helicopter/jet.

I'm not saying that they're useless now.

Kaihan · 2012-04-01, 12:35

what suppression does to you now:

Yep, went to test it out right after watching the videos

SPARTAN 119 · 2012-04-01, 12:45

I'm assuming this update is PS3 only, because I haven't noticed anything when I play BF3 on my 360.

Kaihan · 2012-04-01, 12:52

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN 119

I'm assuming this update is PS3 only, because I haven't noticed anything when I play BF3 on my 360.

not too sure about 360 but I do know the new suppression effects are in PC version and the PS3 got this patch first.

konart · 2012-04-01, 13:10

SPARTAN 119,
The patch is for all platforms, they just haven't released it for 360 (Fisrt was PS3, than PC).

It's ~1,6Gb hard to miss it

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-04-01, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Kaihan

That's... oh lordy that was funny.

"skill cannon"

/snort... lawl..

NorthernFallout · 2012-04-02, 02:07

I'm seriously wondering if DICE doesn't have Q&As for their ptaches. This patch made my mouse unresponsive on certain servers, AA missiles utterly useless as they bug out (and the AA machine guns nerfed into oblivion), and some of the Support LMGs just doesn't work thanks to insane recoil. Helis are doombringers that can't be killed, bar tank shells or sustained gunfire, with OHK TV missiles that hit without warning.

Not happy with DICE atm.

Larthak · 2012-04-02, 02:38

Suppression's still relatively easy to counter, as long as there's some form of cover. Or just shoot first.

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Originally Posted by AtomicoX

..., and some of the Support LMGs just doesn't work thanks to insane recoil. Helis are doombringers that can't be killed, bar tank shells or sustained gunfire, with OHK TV missiles that hit without warning.

Not happy with DICE atm.

Well, LMGs are LMGs...bipod all the way. Gets mad easy once a person sets up in a good spot. Best supporting fire you could get. Run'n'gun was kinda ridiculous with these beefy monsters (though still possible).

Helicopters; just soflam/jav that stuff. Yeah right, good luck finding cooperative teammates.

Btw, what's your username on BF, AX? Wanna play some games together?

...who else is in Europe anyway? I didn't really follow this thread much, for some damn reason.

Renegade334 · 2012-04-02, 03:56

Not really happy with DICE either...

First time I tried the revised MANPADS, I indeed got lucky and downed a chopper in one go - so far so good, but then it seemed as if it was becoming harder to lock onto targets - and that wasn't just due to the incessant use of flares to evade other incoming SAMs or launcher-to-target distance. I just kept losing the lock.

But my biggest gripe is with the nerfed LMGs. Greater recoil is only part of my beef - it now appears I have to pump more bullets into a target to make it buy the farm - and in the meantime, I'm turning into a sieve as the other side isn't exactly willing to be stay still and die quietly. Oh, well, just a little bit more and I'll have the Pecheneg unlocked (I am not a frequent gamer, so it does take me time to secure all the nifty tools of the trade) and I'll see whether the caliber increase can counterbalance the patch's effects on my own gameplay.

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-04-02, 05:19

Yeah the recoil is crazy on LMG's now, my '88 kicks like a mule on 'roids. Even deployed it kicks way more then it used to. Might have to try a different one, which is a pity cause I like the '88.

Oh, sneaky tip.. of sorts... Pistols do not suffer from suppression, the bullets still fly straight and true.

NorthernFallout · 2012-04-02, 08:08

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Originally Posted by Larthak

Well, LMGs are LMGs...bipod all the way. Gets mad easy once a person sets up in a good spot. Best supporting fire you could get. Run'n'gun was kinda ridiculous with these beefy monsters (though still possible).

Yeah the bipod is insane, but other than that, not so much.

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Originally Posted by Larthak

Helicopters; just soflam/jav that stuff. Yeah right, good luck finding cooperative teammates.

Exactly. My mate and I sometimes run with this combo though, and it works. Sometimes. It isn't often we do it though.

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Originally Posted by Larthak

Btw, what's your username on BF, AX? Wanna play some games together?

Sure thing. I'm NorthernNuke. Though beware, my PC is very slow to load with BF3 (especially quitting which takes up to 10 minutes before I join another server), and I tend to *cough* ragequit *cough* servers if the teams are stacked to oblivion.

But BF3 is much more fun with teamwork.

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Originally Posted by Renegade334

First time I tried the revised MANPADS, I indeed got lucky and downed a chopper in one go - so far so good, but then it seemed as if it was becoming harder to lock onto targets - and that wasn't just due to the incessant use of flares to evade other incoming SAMs or launcher-to-target distance. I just kept losing the lock.

The combo of flares + ECM/Below-Radar is the most frustrating exercise in any BF game to date. It's where they went wrong with the nerfing/buffing.

JagdPanther · 2012-04-02, 08:44

I guess it's a good thing that I'm out of BF3 until I get my video card back from HIS... I'd be pretty pissed along with the rest of you, too.

The thing with some LMGs is that they are designed to NOT have that much recoil if you fire them properly. The M249, I'm guessing, now has a lot of recoil, but if you fire it properly, it's not supposed to (IRL) have very much recoil because of its calibre, weight, and design. If DICE made it significantly harder to use, that's really unfortunate. I can't remember what I have my Support gunner equipped with right now (may be the M240), but the 249 was definitely my favorite LMG to use.

So, did I follow right that helicopters are even worse now?

2012-03-29, 04:17	Link #641
konart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Moscow, RU Age: 35	Finally I'm downloading 1,8Gb update __________________

2012-03-29, 08:10	Link #643
Mr Hat and Clogs Did someone call a doctor Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 40	^^^ lolololol.... 2 second lock on stingers is hilarious. A missile either destroys or disables aircraft, no take backsies. Vehicles got hit pretty hard. The map I was on, we ended up just sitting in the viper at the base on the ground launching TV missiles towards the enemies. We'd be dead about 2 seconds after leaving the base otherwise. You need ECM AND Flares to survive, Bellow Radar wouldn't hurt either. RPG's kill tanks in two to three rounds now. CITV has the same red flare as SOFLAMs do. Didn't get to play for to long though. <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/S0VbE27zU7Y">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

2012-03-29, 08:37	Link #644
konart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Moscow, RU Age: 35	Still useless against jets, if the pilot is not a newbie. __________________

2012-03-29, 08:46	Link #645
Mr Hat and Clogs Did someone call a doctor Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 40	Yeah, probably. TBH though I didn't see many jets after about 5-10 minutes on that map, they just sort of stopped. I don't fly jets myself I like the choppers more. I have a feeling the 2 second lock time might have snuck onto AA guns and laser deg stuff. __________________

2012-03-29, 21:34	Link #646
JagdPanther WE ARE.... PENN STATE.... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Age: 36	Well, at least Stingers and Iglas aren't the single most useless weapon in the game anymore. __________________ A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future. –General George S. Patton, Jr. Avatar v. 37.0: Fighter Squadron 31. The VF-31 "Tomcatters."

2012-03-29, 06:11	Link #642
Kaihan Barrel! Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: still under a rock Age: 34	I'm slowly coming back to battlefield 3. I hope laser guided weapons is still useful after the update...

2012-04-01, 12:35	Link #650
Kaihan Barrel! Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: still under a rock Age: 34	<p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/OxsbTjPe2fs">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> what suppression does to you now: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/NPP5OHk5s6w">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> Yep, went to test it out right after watching the videos

2012-04-01, 12:45	Link #651
SPARTAN 119 Unleashing the Homu-Rage Join Date: Apr 2010	I'm assuming this update is PS3 only, because I haven't noticed anything when I play BF3 on my 360.

2012-04-01, 13:10	Link #653
konart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Moscow, RU Age: 35	SPARTAN 119, The patch is for all platforms, they just haven't released it for 360 (Fisrt was PS3, than PC). It's ~1,6Gb hard to miss it __________________

2012-04-02, 02:07	Link #655
NorthernFallout The Interstellar Medium Author Join Date: May 2008 Location: [SWE] Age: 34	I'm seriously wondering if DICE doesn't have Q&As for their ptaches. This patch made my mouse unresponsive on certain servers, AA missiles utterly useless as they bug out (and the AA machine guns nerfed into oblivion), and some of the Support LMGs just doesn't work thanks to insane recoil. Helis are doombringers that can't be killed, bar tank shells or sustained gunfire, with OHK TV missiles that hit without warning. Not happy with DICE atm. __________________

2012-04-02, 03:56	Link #657
Renegade334 Sleepy Lurker Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nun'yabiznehz Age: 38	Not really happy with DICE either... First time I tried the revised MANPADS, I indeed got lucky and downed a chopper in one go - so far so good, but then it seemed as if it was becoming harder to lock onto targets - and that wasn't just due to the incessant use of flares to evade other incoming SAMs or launcher-to-target distance. I just kept losing the lock. But my biggest gripe is with the nerfed LMGs. Greater recoil is only part of my beef - it now appears I have to pump more bullets into a target to make it buy the farm - and in the meantime, I'm turning into a sieve as the other side isn't exactly willing to be stay still and die quietly. Oh, well, just a little bit more and I'll have the Pecheneg unlocked (I am not a frequent gamer, so it does take me time to secure all the nifty tools of the trade) and I'll see whether the caliber increase can counterbalance the patch's effects on my own gameplay. __________________ << -- Click to enter my (dead) GFX thread.

2012-04-02, 05:19	Link #658
Mr Hat and Clogs Did someone call a doctor Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 40	Yeah the recoil is crazy on LMG's now, my '88 kicks like a mule on 'roids. Even deployed it kicks way more then it used to. Might have to try a different one, which is a pity cause I like the '88. Oh, sneaky tip.. of sorts... Pistols do not suffer from suppression, the bullets still fly straight and true. __________________

2012-04-02, 08:44	Link #660
JagdPanther WE ARE.... PENN STATE.... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nazareth, PA Age: 36	I guess it's a good thing that I'm out of BF3 until I get my video card back from HIS... I'd be pretty pissed along with the rest of you, too. The thing with some LMGs is that they are designed to NOT have that much recoil if you fire them properly. The M249, I'm guessing, now has a lot of recoil, but if you fire it properly, it's not supposed to (IRL) have very much recoil because of its calibre, weight, and design. If DICE made it significantly harder to use, that's really unfortunate. I can't remember what I have my Support gunner equipped with right now (may be the M240), but the 249 was definitely my favorite LMG to use. So, did I follow right that helicopters are even worse now? __________________ A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future. –General George S. Patton, Jr. Avatar v. 37.0: Fighter Squadron 31. The VF-31 "Tomcatters."