Battlefield 3

tommyboy

I might be on after the pens game

tommyboy

Anyone playing tonight? I will be on tonight after walking dead. So 10 est

And zeros if you are on, hopefully we can play a rush game for once

Zeros

tommyboy wrote: »

Anyone playing tonight? I will be on tonight after walking dead. So 10 est

And zeros if you are on, hopefully we can play a rush game for once

Haha, that sounds good. I played rush with Ohskigpd yesterday for a bit. It was a nice change. Plus I still want to try out this SOFLAM with an engineer running with a javelin or guided tank shells.

There's a 50/50 chance I'll be on tonight. I'll definitely be on tomorrow though.

quadzilla

If anyone plays the PC version, look for mr_fiste. I'm on most nights, and I'm also looking for someone to do some co-op missions with so I can unlock the co-op only weapons.

tommyboy

Zeros wrote: »

I'll definitely be on tomorrow though.

Gym tonight then battlefield. I'm holding you to your word zeros

Zeros

I'm looking for someone on Xbox360 to try out co-op tonight to unlock some of those weapons. Anyone interested? Around 9-10 PM EST.

tommyboy

Zeros wrote: »

I'm looking for someone on Xbox360 to try out co-op tonight to unlock some of those weapons. Anyone interested? Around 9-10 PM EST.

Co-op wasn't really something I was interested in. However, I hear there is a co-op mission which requires you to fly a helicopter and thats something I def want to learn. I have been avoiding fllying them since the few times i did try I crashed in like 10 seconds.

Not sure about tonight, but certainly some time in the future.

shepx2

Matt, I should be on around that time tonight, I'll do them with you.

Evrythngmatters

Anyone here into tanks for BF3? I have been playing here and there as much as I can so I am about to get the canister shell. Anyone here ever use it? What weapon combos are your favorite or have found to be the best so far? Overall I am loving this game. I just wish it was Dec. already so the back to Karkand map pack and weapons were out. Carry on.

Splif

Zeros wrote: »

Plus I still want to try out this SOFLAM with an engineer running with a javelin or guided tank shells.

I'd say it worked pretty well...

Zeros

Splif wrote: »

I'd say it worked pretty well...

Yeah, it is pretty cool to lock on and see you guys destroy helicopters from across the map. I just unlocked guided shells for the tank, so I'm going to try setting up the soflam tonight and then hopping into a tank.

mudwrx

My friend and I just completed the second co op mission with the helicopter (PS3). It is tough but pretty fun. I ended up flying as he is not too good. I actually got pretty good at it myself and was able to keep the bird alive and position it where he needed in order to gun. The trick is keeping the copter level and steady so the gunner can get the aiming/locking.
(I crashed once but that was a panic move on my part)

Also, when you start taking fire the copter will start smoking. I backed away and went high, used the fire extinguisher and/or waited and the smoke cleared. Then got closer to finish the action.

I also use 3rd person view when flying, this seems easier. I go to 1st person view when I try to launch a few rockets from the pilots seat, but usually let the gunner take care of the killing below.

One other thing, I am not sure if this is true or not, but we may have figured out how to choose who is the pilot. I started the mission and initially I was the gunner. Of course my friend crashed right away and wanted me to try piloting. We were able to have me pilot every time by having me press the circle button as the mission is beginning. I do not know if this was just coincidence or it is actually controlling the pilot, but each time it let me be the pilot.

Oh, and if you are not using a headset/mic of some sort you should. Communication is a big part here.

Good luck!

AsSiMiLaTeD

On the PC I've always enjoyed the Battlefield games, and enjoyed BC2 more than Call of Duty MW2. On the 360 though it's a different story. Granted, I suck at console gaming, but I find the CoD games MUCH more enjoyable to play than Battlefield 3. I'm talking single player only here, no multiplayer yet.

I find this game to be much more difficult to play as well. Battlefield 3 for me on Easy is about the same difficulty as MW3 on Hardened. I appreciate that the game is tougher, but there are times when I just want to put it on easy and walk through it without exerting myself too much, that's not possible with this one.

tommyboy

AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »

On the PC I've always enjoyed the Battlefield games, and enjoyed BC2 more than Call of Duty MW2. On the 360 though it's a different story. Granted, I suck at console gaming, but I find the CoD games MUCH more enjoyable to play than Battlefield 3. I'm talking single player only here, no multiplayer yet.

I find this game to be much more difficult to play as well. Battlefield 3 for me on Easy is about the same difficulty as MW3 on Hardened. I appreciate that the game is tougher, but there are times when I just want to put it on easy and walk through it without exerting myself too much, that's not possible with this one.

I'm not sure how there's much difference with the SP between consoles/PC except for graphics and controls. Regardless, I played the first few missions of BF3 SP yesterday, and I seriously can't tell the difference compared to COD. Its the same crap. Shoot enemies with everything exploding around you, move up past a certain point, shoot more. Hold a defensive position and shoot away. Where's the strategy? What happened to figuring out how to defeat your enemy? Why do FPS nowadays have to all be so straightforward and over the top?

I gave up after holding a defensive position then have a 10.0 magnitude earthquake hit with buildings collapsing around and at me.... Uhh c'mon. Maybe this game changes after the first few missions but I'll never know cause I have no interest to continue.

P.S. And why in this game and CODs is there always a 'follow' symbol on top of somone... Why aren't YOU the one leading?.. Sorry for the rant guys, I'm just really disappointed, I thought BF would at least break off from the typical COD Sp junk.

Zeros

My new Xbox comes in tonight finally! I hope some of you are on because I'm going through BF3 withdraw.

mrbiron

My Friday night norm continues tomorrow...

tommyboy

So whos going to be on tonight? As of right now I have no plans and hope I don't since today is my last day of xbox live forever!!

..Ok not forever I have to wait for my live card to be shipped which isn't expected to the 9th. But still, a whole week without BF3.... How do I pretend life can go on

Zeros

tommyboy wrote: »

So whos going to be on tonight? As of right now I have no plans and hope I don't since today is my last day of xbox live forever!!

..Ok not forever I have to wait for my live card to be shipped which isn't expected to the 9th. But still, a whole week without BF3.... How do I pretend life can go on

I'll be on, of course.

Did you get in on the deal today for the 12 month live cards on ebay for $37.99?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Live-12-Month-Gold-Membership-Card/150710672463?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036

SolidSqual

I finally got this game. Totally different from MW3. Much slower pace. Awesome sound. How do I join the Polk Squad? SoundArtillery is my Xboxlive name.

Zeros

SolidSqual wrote: »

I finally got this game. Totally different from MW3. Much slower pace. Awesome sound. How do I join the Polk Squad? SoundArtillery is my Xboxlive name.

log into battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3 and setup a username. After that, post it here and I'll send you an invite.

mrbiron

It's only 1pm!!!!!!!!!!

I will definitely be on especially since i can't drink beer tonight due to blood work in the morning!:mad:
This may or may not increase my ability to effectively play this game.
Also, i will have another person in tow so i see a potential 5/12 spots filled. We might have a whole squad for once!!

shepx2

I should be on as well.

tommyboy

Zeros wrote: »

I'll be on, of course.

Did you get in on the deal today for the 12 month live cards on ebay for $37.99?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Live-12-Month-Gold-Membership-Card/150710672463?_trksid=p1468660.m2000036

Yeah this is about a minute after I got kicked from a good Metro game, but I forgot that my live membership was going to be up tonight, so that was the reason for my sudden exit. But I'll be on sooner rather than later, good gaming regardless tonight fellas..

And no, I didn't order from ebay, I got it off amazon for $48 with a $20 credit so not too bad. But if I knew about this deal I probably would have saved my credit for something else but oh well

Zeros

I'm jealous of you PS3 guys since you get Back to Karkand today, a week before the rest of us. Please let us know your thoughts on the new maps, vehicles and guns. I can't wait till next week.

mudwrx

Zeros wrote: »

I'm jealous of you PS3 guys since you get Back to Karkand today, a week before the rest of us. Please let us know your thoughts on the new maps, vehicles and guns. I can't wait till next week.

I will download after work but not sure if I will be able to play tonight. I'll chime in again when I check it out, hopefully tomorrow.

Face

Zeros wrote: »

I'm jealous of you PS3 guys since you get Back to Karkand today, a week before the rest of us. Please let us know your thoughts on the new maps, vehicles and guns. I can't wait till next week.

For once the PC players are the slow adapters.

Zeros

PC and Xbox360 (me) players. PS3 gets is early because of that whole BF1943 screw up, or the VoIP issues or the earlier beta for Xbox. Take your pick.

Face

I'll stick with PC, thanks.

PrazVT

I'll stick with PC, thanks.

For this game - I agree. But it's still fun playing w/ all these guys on 360 - though lately, with my class I haven't had time. Project due dates are on Saturday so Friday nights I'm workin my **** off after work.

mudwrx

So the new Back to Karkand maps were not available to download until later last night. It was not ready around 5 EST, I then checked again at 9:30 EST and it was there. I downloaded overnight and hope to check it out today.

To get the download you need to go to the in game Store menu and you will see it there.

By the way, the download is over 1300MB (on the PS3 anyway).