[DLC] Back To Karkand

UsernameInUse

Back To Karkand will be released in December. Here are some screenshots of the recreated maps - http://stickskills.com/2011/10/30/battlefield-3-back-to-karkand-gets-date-and-new-screens/

I never got the chance to play BF2 so I'm looking forward to these additions. They were the greatest maps of the previous game so seeing them redone here will be fantastic. Strike is now much brighter, Wake Island is not the tropical,lush jungle anymore - now, they've made it darker and grimier. Also, has anyone noticed Sharqi Peninsula when playing Kharg Island? Get in a jet and fly over to the city!

Sisko

Really looking forward to it. While I'm loving some of the maps in BF3 so far, most don'y really give me that battlefield feeling.


Hell it'd be nice if they brought back some 1942 maps. El Alamein.

3 flags, wide open plains and all the vehicles you could want.


Excellent.

omerin

I hope they don't may too many changes to the layout of wake and karlkland, as the old phrase goes - if its not broke dont fix it. Loved the alleys in karland by the 1st base from the south. Fond memories of throwing many grenades at the americans over the building as they made their way down the hill, through the wooden fence, across the street and ambushed in that little square. Jesus I'm getting a bit dewy eyed here as I remanisce

Sisko

I would be very surprised if the maps were exactly the same.

ShadowHearth

I think I still haven't seen all maps that you get as standart.

I played only barely bf2, so I wouldn't be very familiar with those maps. I have to admit that is alot maps for a game just out. Considering there are lots of variations for different mods etc.

Lucutus

Sisko wrote: »

Hell it'd be nice if they brought back some 1942 maps. El Alamein.

Mmmm....



DLC, maybe a 1942 pack and a BFV pack...

Lord Nikon

Karkand is the greatest map ever, I played that 24/7. Let's hope it's not overdone though.

UsernameInUse

neuromancer wrote: »

Karkand is the greatest map ever, I played that 24/7. Let's hope it's not overdone though.

Let's hope they aren't unrecognizable.

Sisko

Lucutus wrote: »

Mmmm....

Imagine that with the modern visuals and vehicles of BF3, awwwwwww yeah. So simple yet so much fun.

Love me some open spaces for lovely tank battles.

Blazer

neuromancer wrote: »

Karkand is the greatest map ever, I played that 24/7. Let's hope it's not overdone though.

Never really got this...always thought Sharqi was a far better map...I've had some really awesome battles on it.

dreamers75

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyN_Zjw4l-s

Trailer for Karkand

HellboundIRL

It looks like Wake Island is a good deal smaller going by the short overview in that video.

grizzly

dreamers75 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyN_Zjw4l-s

Trailer for Karkand

"Extended persistence" what that?

seyeM

No Mashtuur City? It was far better then Karkand or Wake Island imo. Sharqi and Gulf of Oman will be interesting to see.

Lets hope they dont cut these maps down to 5 closely clustered flags :mad:

Spear

grizzly wrote: »

"Extended persistence" what that?

Something called assignments. Which sounds like the contract challenges in CoD: Black Ops.

seyeM

seyeM wrote: »

No Mashtuur City? It was far better then Karkand or Wake Island imo. Sharqi and Gulf of Oman will be interesting to see.

Lets hope they dont cut these maps down to 5 closely clustered flags :mad:

Considering the consoles only have 12v12 I can't see them being any more spread then the maps so far.

Actually wonder how those maps play 12v12, I've never even bothered with 16v16, I only drop to 16v16 for Seine and the likes, 32v32 is too much for the smaller maps IMO.

BULLER

•Wake Island looks smaller or the airfield now takes up a good part of the North arm.

•Strike at Karkand has seven points to capture (one point was lost across the river)

•Gulf of Oman has seven (same as the original)

•Sharqi Peninsula gained one more capturable point

•Buildings and structures have been ported, for example: the TV station on Sharqi Peninsula

Destruction will be more exagerated than in BF3 vanilla.

Karkand pics:


Dust storm looks like its passed, its now a nice sunny day!

http://www.enterbf3.com/news/585-strike-at-karkand-comparison-screenshots-bf2-to-bf3/

ShadowHearth

looks lovely, but i can already see my pc crying from pain...

popflop

Now i really regret not buying the limited edition.. no free dlc for me

Anyone know if the other DLC's will be free for people with the limited edition or is it a one off with Back to Karkand dlc?

ktulu123

Just B2K free for limited edition owners

Sisko

Really looking forward to this now. I too am surprised at the lack of mashtuur though. I thought it was going to be in it.

Looks like the maps are very close to the original.


Whens this out lads any idea?

Shy_Dave!

Sometime December, week early for PS3.

MajesticDonkey

Just realised I'm getting this for absolutely nothing thanks to my Limited Edition!

ThomasMcd1994

Decryptor wrote: »

Just realised I'm getting this for absolutely nothing thanks to my Limited Edition!

I know right?

I really do hope these maps are kept the way they used to be in BF2.

ShadowHearth

I just wonder now. They add new weapons and tanks etc. will they be only playable in expansion or they will add them to original bf3 too?

AnCapaillMor

Shy_Dave! wrote: »

Sometime December, week early for PS3.

Now thats a proper christmas present.

dreamers75

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I just wonder now. They add new weapons and tanks etc. will they be only playable in expansion or they will add them to original bf3 too?

Will carry accross for those that have them, ie i unlock a new gun in Exp pack i can use it in Vanilla. Vanilla cant get it.

mozattack

I think the weapons etc are seperate in Karkand expansion pack, like Vietman to BC2 for example.

Any reviews on how these will translate to PS3?

I am finding the bigger maps on BF3 to be pointless on Conquest for PS3 (Kharg Island, Caspian Border and Operation Firestorm) but they work fine on Oper. Metro, Seina, Canals, Damavand Peak and Grand Bazaar.

Luckily Rush works on all maps so it isn't much of a complaint.

UsernameInUse

Any update on a release date yet?

rcazzy

Not yet. Still saying 'Coming December' everywhere.

BlitzKrieg

mozattack wrote: »

I think the weapons etc are seperate in Karkand expansion pack, like Vietman to BC2 for example.

-considering that one of them is already available in BF3 if you bought it on origin as part of the physical warfare pack (type 88 lmg) I think it will incorporate into the full game

Any reviews on how these will translate to PS3?

I am finding the bigger maps on BF3 to be pointless on Conquest for PS3 (Kharg Island, Caspian Border and Operation Firestorm) but they work fine on Oper. Metro, Seina, Canals, Damavand Peak and Grand Bazaar.

Luckily Rush works on all maps so it isn't much of a complaint.

Gamespot put up gameplay footage from the ps3 of a few maps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZz0ygyZ0A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxZ5bq74Hg

Single best thing I am looking forward to is at 2:50 in the first video.

You can finally after 3 games shoot the roof out from underneath people. I really want them to bring this back to the bf3 maps. How much fun will it be to plant C4 under a sniper nest and drop the f*ckers down a few storeys.



especially in operation firestorm.

KilOit

Well the guy in the second vid clearly never played Battlefield before, he's obviously used to those magical bullets that don't obey physics

Washington Irving

Anyone know if the DL on Origin includes the Back To Karkand DLC?

ktulu123

Nope its just a patch with bug fixes. Karkand is out in December. No date given yet

Washington Irving

No, I haven't bought BF3 on PC yet and was wondering does buying it on Origin entitle you to the free DLC like the limited edition

ktulu123

I would say so, it will tell you if it's the limited edition or not and what is included(Physical Warfare Pack + Karkand). If it is then yes you will get it when its available.

Shiminay

I've played about 20 mins of Strike at Karkand at a media event and really enjoyed it. It's Karkand Jim, but not as we know it The destructible scenery in particular made the old tried and trusted routes through the map now a little less certain.

ktulu123

Were all of the capture points the same? I heard that the area over the bridge near the train yard was changed!

Auvers

ktulu123 wrote: »

Were all of the capture points the same? I heard that the area over the bridge near the train yard was changed!

I too would like to know this,

if they are the same clustered flags as vanilla BF3 I am selling the game asap

Shiminay

I honestly can't recall for certain - we were playing 16 Player, so it was the smaller map, but I'm pretty sure the cap points were in the same locations as the old BF2 map.

ktulu123

Fair enough. Did they give any indications regards a release date?

Shiminay

December was all they had for us I'm afraid.

UsernameInUse

So how is it?!@?!?!?

SeantheMan

Does RU have an uncap base ? , or is it possible for US to capture everything and secure early victory through teamwork ?

Sisko

Downloading this atm , find it odd theres not much chat about it

Zillah

Sisko wrote: »

Downloading this atm , find it odd theres not much chat about it

The PC master race have not gotten our hands on it yet.

Sisko

Yeah I just back from a session. Guess it was just a massive patch. Disgraceful altogether. The console peasants just would not be able to appreciate it on the same level. :mad:

BlitzKrieg

I wonder if the add on is unlocked like the full game was with a specific time & date? Can we do the proxy trick again and get access half a day early by pretending to be from korea again?

ShadowHearth

So what do ps3 people think of it so far? I can't wait for tue!

Zomg Okay

Sisko wrote: »

The console peasants

Well, excuse me for not having the time nor the money nor the inclination to work on keeping a computer up to date for gaming. "Console peasants"? Christ, you're worse than the PS3/360 fanboys.

If there's more people like you on the PC, I can certainly see why so many people play consoles.

dreamers75