Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

ktulu123

A new trailer has been released today showing another map "Donya Fortress". Doesn't look too bad actually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD8HF-AL2yY

Also here's the first trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0Kf9GOgCs

This thread can be the discussion thread for before & after the expansion is released.

_Gawd_

Look unbelievable. I can't wait.

BlitzKrieg

Looks hectic. I know its called close quarters but I hope the maps are still a bit more open then metro


I am actually looking forward to close quarters on some points. I do not see anything wrong with infantry focused maps.

I think there's been a misconception created via Metro that battlefield should not have infantry focused maps. But the truth is that there has been a strong infantry focus streak in the game design since battlefield vietnam and its popular. You only had to look at the sheer number of infantry only karkand maps that was filling battlefield 2 to know this.

Where Metro tripped up was that it did box it in too much and created those horrible chokes. This has resulted in some believing battlefield should be about big vehicle maps only and bitching mostly on the youtube channel to these trailers about how wrong this is. But they are wrong. There is nothing wrong with an infantry focused map pack, but DICE need to give some reassurance that the maps will not cause the same clusterf*ck scenario as Metro.

mick-fitz8585

Awesome stop lying you hate infantry only maps lol.

From that video it looks like there's way to much destruction seems hard to make out people some times with so much exploding going on

ktulu123

mick-fitz8585 wrote: »

Awesome stop lying you hate infantry only maps lol.

I hate infantry only maps when you are on the other team :P

I like them, just prefer the bigger maps

Snowie

Hate it

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

Where Metro tripped up was that it did box it in too much and created those horrible chokes. This has resulted in some believing battlefield should be about big vehicle maps only and bitching mostly on the youtube channel to these trailers about how wrong this is. But they are wrong. There is nothing wrong with an infantry focused map pack, but DICE need to give some reassurance that the maps will not cause the same clusterf*ck scenario as Metro.

What the hell are smoke grandees for? I've been in a the position of being pushed back to C and to the spawn point on metro and its been pulled back and won..
threw the use of lmgs smoke, rpgs and just some hostile playing.. battle field you gotta think on your feet the only reason it turns into a cluster fvck is because you allow it to

Ps I love metro my favorite map

SeantheMan

Fix MASS first before release please

klose

Hate it

Few giving out that its too like cod which is bull**** and are forgetting they'll be releasing the biggest bf map to date later on.

Am looking forward to it

Zomg Okay

whippedcream wrote: »

Few giving out that its too like cod which is bull**** and are forgetting they'll be releasing the biggest bf map to date later on.

Am looking forward to it

Yeah, it's stupid. A bit of close quarters action as a break from huge maps is a great game changer. I mean, they don't have to play the maps. F**k it, they don't even have to buy them. Many of them say they'll do just that, refuse to buy them. But they will anyway. And they'll play them too. :rolleyes:

Nuri Sahin

Looking forward to the maps, while they might have their issues. Can't say no to new maps. Just hope they sort out the suppression before the release of the DLC.

Snowie wrote: »

What the hell are smoke grandees for? I've been in a the position of being pushed back to C and to the spawn point on metro and its been pulled back and won..
threw the use of lmgs smoke, rpgs and just some hostile playing.. battle field you gotta think on your feet the only reason it turns into a cluster fvck is because you allow it to

Ps I love metro my favorite map

I'm honestly surprised by the lack of people using smoke grenades, myself aside of course They are most useful on maps like Metro, Seine Crossing and Grand Bazaar.

Snowie

Hate it

-Ade- wrote: »

I'm honestly surprised by the lack of people using smoke grenades, myself aside of course They are most useful on maps like Metro, Seine Crossing and Grand Bazaar.

Me too its like the one way to deal with pinned down or just confusing the enemy :pac:

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BlitzKrieg

I'm honestly surprised by the lack of people using smoke grenades, myself aside of course They are most useful on maps like Metro, Seine Crossing and Grand Bazaar.

I know I havnt unlocked the smoke for the morter. Not sure if I did it for the m320
I just dont use them much, If I was to take an under barrel I'd be more inclined for the under barrel shotgun (though I havnt done that since the last patch).

Actually I must have unlocked smoke cause I did all the assignments guess I'll dig it out at some point.

SpannerMonkey

Hate it

i see theres a good few new weapons in it

Spas -12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchi_SPAS-12

JNG-90
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNG-90

ACW-R
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Combat_Rifle

MTAR - 21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Tavor_TAR-21


Steyr AUG -A3 :cool:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUG_A3#Variants The one ive been looking forward to

LSAT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSAT_rifle


L86A1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L85A1 LMG version of L85A2


SCAR-L
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_SCAR

klose

Hate it

Spas-12 you say?

I dont get the point in adding the scar-L, isint it and the scar-H pretty much the same gun? Excuse my gun knowledge noobness if im wrong haha

SpannerMonkey

Hate it

im pretty sure the Scar-L is the assault rifle version so its not just limited to the engineer anymore

beno619

Hate it

whippedcream wrote: »

Spas-12 you say?

I dont get the point in adding the scar-L, isint it and the scar-H pretty much the same gun? Excuse my gun knowledge noobness if im wrong haha

Yeh the Scar-L will have 31 rounds in a mag and be more effective at medium range ..

Zomg Okay

whippedcream wrote: »

Spas-12 you say?

I dont get the point in adding the scar-L, isint it and the scar-H pretty much the same gun? Excuse my gun knowledge noobness if im wrong haha

The SCAR-L is a lower calibre than the SCAR-H.

PhlegmyMoses

Hate it

Looking forward to the Aug and the ACR. Not a big fan of the Scar-H in BF, maybe the Scar-L could be a happy medium.

iColdFusion

Hate it

Just saw the achievements for this pack are online, looks pretty straightforward but there's one "Complete a round of Gun Master", whats that?

klose

Hate it

iColdFusion wrote: »

Just saw the achievements for this pack are online, looks pretty straightforward but there's one "Complete a round of Gun Master", whats that?

Judging from the new trailer it seems to be like gun game in cod where when you kill someone the weapon is automatically cycled to a random new one.

ktulu123

whippedcream wrote: »

Judging from the new trailer it seems to be like gun game in cod where when you kill someone the weapon is automatically cycled to a random new one.

That's exactly what it is. For those that have premium look in the videos section, there's a full reveal of the Close Quarters maps. They look class! A lot of vertical game play which is what i was hoping for.

Varik

Got a load of kills with carbine, game finished fine but not added to new assignment.

Glico Man

whippedcream wrote: »

Judging from the new trailer it seems to be like gun game in cod where when you kill someone the weapon is automatically cycled to a random new one.

Thats exactly what it is. You start off with the MP443, then the 93R, magnum and so on...

Never a fan of Gun Game so Gun Master is not my type of thing at all.

ktulu123 wrote: »

That's exactly what it is. For those that have premium look in the videos section, there's a full reveal of the Close Quarters maps. They look class! A lot of vertical game play which is what i was hoping for.

Only played 2 maps, but its class. Really fast paced, twitch shooting. Vertical gameplay is definitely the selling point. Can't remember the name of the map but there's basically 3 different levels per map, 8v8 and basically chaos. Shooting lads through walls, hopping off a balcony on the 3rd floor down to a guy below to stab him, C4ing myself a new pathway... just 3 of the highlights of my first game of Conquest Domination.

Varik wrote: »

Got a load of kills with carbine, game finished fine but not added to new assignment.

Like the assignments for B2K, you have to have CQ installed for the stats to count.

Varik

aaronh007 wrote: »

Like the assignments for B2K, you have to have CQ installed for the stats to count.

Did have it installed, they showed up an hour or 2 after the game even if the assignments page on the ps3 did not show them filling up as normal.

Glico Man

Varik wrote: »

Did have it installed, they showed up an hour or 2 after the game.

Ah k. Mine didn't show up straight away either. Close to unlocking the Spas though ^_^ I'll be running around with my magnum out more than normal to get that asap

Varik

aaronh007 wrote: »

Ah k. Mine didn't show up straight away either. Close to unlocking the Spas though ^_^ I'll be running around with my magnum out more than normal to get that asap

Trying for the stuff that need assault kills and f200 kills, never used that and have no unlocks for it so getting that over with. The rest were for guns i tend to use anyway.

Blazer

Hate it

Buying premium does this mean we now get CQ the same day as the PS3 owners who were getting it 2 weeks early due to some previous fúckup on DICE's side?

ktulu123

No, premium ps3 players got to play CQ yesterday. PC & Xbox premium owners get to play next week

Blazer

Hate it

ktulu123 wrote: »

No premium ps3 players got to play CQ yesterday. PC & Xbox premium owners get to play next week

c0cksuckers :mad:
I reckon this early access is a con already

Kingpin187

@ktulu123, I played CQ yesterday, and even had some games this morning. Where are you getting your info lol

mick-fitz8585

Kingpin187 wrote: »

@ktulu123, I played CQ yesterday, and even had some games this morning. Where are you getting your info lol

On PS3 ya not on pc or xbox, watched E3 show live yesterday and the head of EA said only ps3 for the first week

ktulu123

Kingpin187 wrote: »

@ktulu123, I played CQ yesterday, and even had some games this morning. Where are you getting your info lol

What format did you play it on?

Also what mick said.

Glico Man

Something annoying is occurring in the games I've played... people putting C4 all over the flags and just camping one spot the whole game. Even if you kill them it doesn't deter them from camping. Granted, it was 7 easy kills for me, but it might become a major annoyance.

Varik

aaronh007 wrote: »

Something annoying is occurring in the games I've played... people putting C4 all over the flags and just camping one spot the whole game. Even if you kill them it doesn't deter them from camping. Granted, it was 7 easy kills for me, but it might become a major annoyance.

Is that on the new maps

Glico Man

Varik wrote: »

Is that on the new maps

Yup, Operation 925. And Scrap Metal as well I suppose. Donya Fortress isn't that easy to camp imo, unless you find yourself glitching your legs into the walls

Scrap Metal is easily my favorite of the new maps, although I haven't played Zuba Tower yet.

Varik

aaronh007 wrote: »

Yup, Operation 925. And Scrap Metal as well I suppose. Donya Fortress isn't that easy to camp imo, unless you find yourself glitching your legs into the walls

Scrap Metal is easily my favorite of the new maps, although I haven't played Zuba Tower yet.

You need to be close to capture on these maps, maybe that's why.

Glico Man

Varik wrote: »

You need to be close to capture on these maps, maybe that's why.

You do indeed, right on the flag in most cases is about the extreme of the burn zone. It'll start grating on others quickly I'm sure. Try capping a flag and some camper hiding in a corner has C4 lathered all over it.

_Gawd_

LOL...the BF forums created this in protest at Close Quarters.... :pac:

iColdFusion

Hate it

aaronh007 wrote: »

Something annoying is occurring in the games I've played... people putting C4 all over the flags and just camping one spot the whole game. Even if you kill them it doesn't deter them from camping. Granted, it was 7 easy kills for me, but it might become a major annoyance.

One of the new assignments is 10 kills with C4.

Is there anyway to turn off the friend bar on battlelog?
Its completely useless for console players and screws up the size of everything else :rolleyes:

Also I'm noticing a nice trend of game breaking glitches being solved by patches that include new DLC, seems a bit convenient...

Varik

Spent a long while getting shotgun kills for the 2 assignments, got more kills than i needed but the game was going well with it so i just kept going.

Only noticed to day that while i got the 20 kills done the 25 kills one needed to be done as an engineer.

Will I Amnt

Undecided

Not one bit impressed with close quarters,it's call of duty without the killstreaks.
Far too hectic for my liking.

mozattack

I like CQ but after an hour or so I am feeling like a child, it is very arcadey but is fun I suppose.

The C4 trick is so easily done:

1. Cap a flag
2. Lob 5 C4s down
3. Hide
4. Wait for enemy to cap flag
5. Explode C4
6. Take flag

= easy kills.

Also the SPM should go through the roof because of the action etc. Makes your SPM on normal BF3 seem very small.

darrenw5094

_Gawd_ wrote: »

LOL...the BF forums created this in protest at Close Quarters.... :pac:

I can see why. The CQ was supposed to be based on the Metro, now it looks like the maze type maps in MW.

SeantheMan

I won't be buying it anyways - BF to me is Tanks, Jets, Choppers etc. ..it's what seperates it from the other bunch of shooter out there

grizzly

Does this unlock tonight?

ktulu123

Hopefully, but knowing DICE it will be midday tomorrow I recon

Will I Amnt

Undecided

grizzly wrote: »

Does this unlock tonight?

Don't get your hopes up.Unless you like a barrage of RPG's flying down corridors,90% of people using shotguns(it makes sense because almost everyone you meet will be in range),claymores around every second turn and everybody and I mean everybody with their finger on sprint from start to finish,then it will disappoint.

I played it for a couple of hours the first 2 days and have not gone near it since.
Everything that sets Battlefield apart from other shooters is stripped away from this.
No need for teamwork as the maps are too small to organise anything,no vehicles,nothing.
It's basically people running around like headless chickens for the entire game.

DeWinterZero

For release time for your area go into Origin and click the i icon on BF3. Hover the mouse over the expansion name for release time.

And the result for Ireland is Close Quarters unlocks at 18:00GMT 12th of June.

PS From looking through the release notes for the latest server update it looks like all the new maps are designed for a maximum of 16 players even for the PC. 64 players probably means spawn, drop a C4, kill half the enemy team

Glico Man

cambo2008 wrote: »

Don't get your hopes up.Unless you like a barrage of RPG's flying down corridors,90% of people using shotguns(it makes sense because almost everyone you meet will be in range),claymores around every second turn and everybody and I mean everybody with their finger on sprint from start to finish,then it will disappoint.

I played it for a couple of hours the first 2 days and have not gone near it since.
Everything that sets Battlefield apart from other shooters is stripped away from this.
No need for teamwork as the maps are too small to organise anything,no vehicles,nothing.
It's basically people running around like headless chickens for the entire game.

While I agree its headless chicken stuff, most of the RPG/LMG stuff is about getting the assignments done. I'd rarely seen a PKP until the new assignments came out. Now its everywhere -___-

Will I Amnt

Undecided

aaronh007 wrote: »

While I agree its headless chicken stuff, most of the RPG/LMG stuff is about getting the assignments done. I'd rarely seen a PKP until the new assignments came out. Now its everywhere -___-

Ah right,I didn't know there was an assignment that required RPG kills.
I might go back to it at some stage.

Glico Man

cambo2008 wrote: »

Ah right,I didn't know there was an assignment that required RPG kills.
I might go back to it at some stage.

You can get them done in regular maps. CQ just seems handier for some due map size.

I'm doing them outside of CQ obviously. Try getting an EOD bot kill on those maps :mad: