New Battlefield 3 Patch to Hit PS3 on March 27, PC & 360 TBA

[News Portal]

DICE has announced that the next major patch for [app=5812]Battlefield 3[/app] will be available for the PS3 version of the game from March 27.

The EA subsidiary has also promised to supply more information on the patches for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game 'soon,' though a more precise release date has not been forthcoming...

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[tacitus42]

Yay!

-Added Horns to all Jeeps.

TOOT TOOT

Also: BAIL OUT!
Now those suicide pilots have the opportunity to be courteous suicidal pilots, giving warning for passengers!

[cyclobs]

Yay!

-Added Horns to all Jeeps.

TOOT TOOT

Also: BAIL OUT!
Now those suicide pilots have the opportunity to be courteous suicidal pilots, giving warning for passengers!

here i thought they meant horns like horns from a bull

[InAUGral]

Yay!

-Added Horns to all Jeeps.

TOOT TOOT

Also: BAIL OUT!
Now those suicide pilots have the opportunity to be courteous suicidal pilots, giving warning for passengers!

Finally adding features that were in Battlefield 2. I am always eager for bug fixes and balancing in this game but I sure don't look forward to the next DLC map pack.

[exe3]

Do you have to buy the new DLC or will you gain it if you have the Limited Edition like Back to Karkand?

[AzraelTheCow]

Pretty sure the LE only included BtK

[Artful-dodgeR]

Pretty sure the LE only included BtK

This.

They've stated all 3 expansions are DLC. Hence Dice disappoint.

[exe3]

Me and my friends were thinking the new content might have brought us back as we've all dropped BF3 as it wasn't that good and nothing compared to BC2 (to me BF3 comes across as BC2 with too much sh!t piled on top of it that has killed its focus, BC2 was real focused and consistent with what it was, BF3 is just a mess of casual and hardcore mechanics that breaks the game) but I guess this pack is just going to confirm that we'll never come back. But EA already has our money so I guess that's that. *shrugs* Hopefully BC3 is in the works and it'll be just like BC2.

[GroggDogg]

yeah, BC2 felt more rewarding to me. i reinstalled it the other day, its more fun

[Artful-dodgeR]

exe3: its just suffering EAitis. Unfortunately doesn't sound like it'll improve.

[realOne]

improvements to the commo-rose on PC

Added Horns to all Jeeps.

yay!

[hunterkiller]

Yeah i think i agree with some of the people who said BC2 was more rewarding.

It wasnt until i read those posts that made me think about BC2 and how the game played compared to BF3 and i think i had a better gaming experience with BC2 than i do with BF3.

I think the guns in BC2 were more evenly balanced compared to BF3 where you mainly see a shotty with FRAG and the underslung grenades and thats it, id hate to see the DLC with said guns especially.

It will be interesting to see how the game plays after the update though i just hope it doesnt break it more than what they did with BF2 after the 1.2 patch.

The single most frustrating thing for me about BF3 is the Engineer class, its basically useless against vehicles unless you have a designator spotter with soflam, its only good to kill infantry with the rockets and takes forever to take down any vehicle.

Now i loved Engineer in BF2 and in BC2 and i did really well in that class but moving into BF3 it is pointless in PUB games where you try to take a tank down yourself, too frustrating to say the least and there is no satisfaction or incentive in trying to take down the tank.

If they fix that class then i personally might have a bit more fun on the open maps, as for the small maps i do quite well with infantry but with vehicles forget about it and thats what BF is supposed to be about but it just feels like a generic FPS that wants to be closer to COD that what BF is supposed to be.

[tacitus42]

Me and my friends were thinking the new content might have brought us back as we've all dropped BF3 as it wasn't that good and nothing compared to BC2 (to me BF3 comes across as BC2 with too much sh!t piled on top of it that has killed its focus, BC2 was real focused and consistent with what it was, BF3 is just a mess of casual and hardcore mechanics that breaks the game) but I guess this pack is just going to confirm that we'll never come back. But EA already has our money so I guess that's that. *shrugs* Hopefully BC3 is in the works and it'll be just like BC2.

Man, same here. I got so annoyed playing BF3 it's completely buggered, not to mention the bugs. The game is so clumsy. This patch brings it closer to what it really should be. Hopefully when the Armor whatever DLC comes out we might see come commander action and proper squad dynamics.

[Deserteagle1266]

bc2 choppers = fail... bf3 is way better, its more a mix of the old bf2 and the new graphics and such of bc2. best of both. + you have jets )))

[DodgyGeezer]

Have put nearly 400 hours into BC2 and 100 into BF3. Have stopped playing the latter, and never got the same kick out of playing.

I honestly don't notice much difference between weapons in BF3, whereas BC2 weapons handled very differently from each other.

I also preferred the pins/awards, speed of ranking up and pace of the game - slightly slower, giving more time to understand why you have just died.

Apart from the pretties, the only thing that BF3 has got going for it is suppressing fire, and tripods.

Having gone back to BC2 is like returning home to a faithful wife after a dalliance with a glamorous fruit loop.