Battlefield 3: Aftermath

iColdFusion

Some new info

• Urban warfare on four new maps
• Fight through the dust and rubble, use the earthquake damaged terrain to your tactical advantage
• New heavily modified military and civilian vehicles – ingenuity and firepower combined
• New game mode
• New assignments, achievements and dog tags

TheTacticsGuy

Yeah sounds pretty good

grizzly

Released;
27th Nov Premium PS3
4th Dec Premium PC/360
11th Dec Non-Premium PS3
18th Dec Non-Premium PC/360

ktulu123

Not much hype surrounding this release. Im not too pushed with it myself, although I am looking forward to the crossbow & c4 combination

iColdFusion

I got unduly excited when my battlelog showed I had this unlocked yesterday

You can see the new assignments, dogtags, vehicles and crossbow on there now, vehicles look awesome!

Spear

I suspect this will be the expansion pack that'll be most worthwhile. CQ maps were too small, and the modes a bit gimmicky. The AK maps were too big and empty at times. The more infantry friendly Aftermath maps may prove most fun I hope.

Beekay

Looking forward to this, haven't bothered with the previous expansion packs as they didn't really improve the game.
Also have a gamestop voucher to use.

Akrasia

Beekay wrote: »

Looking forward to this, haven't bothered with the previous expansion packs as they didn't really improve the game.
Also have a gamestop voucher to use.

I don't think you can buy DLC at gamestop

danniemcq

Akrasia wrote: »

I don't think you can buy DLC at gamestop

i think you can, pretty sure i seen a cover for it the last day when i was in...

although cheaper in India... nudge nudge wink wink etc etc

iColdFusion

Looks like there will be tanks and heli's in this too

MajesticDonkey

iColdFusion wrote: »

Looks like there will be tanks and heli's in this too

Just little birds AFAIK. Also, tanks will be easy enough to take out I'd imagine, because of the tight narrow streets.

Beekay

Akrasia wrote: »

I don't think you can buy DLC at gamestop

Sorry, meant to say I was gonna use it to get a psn voucher!

Akrasia

Has anyone managed to play this yet?

McGrath5

Downloading now, 1935MB.

At last they have addressed the lag and sound issues that have been plaguing the PS3 since the Karkland expansion.

edit; just noticed this thread is for the expansion, I am downloading the patch.

DeSelby83

just watched the official launch trailer, pretty impressive looking, has anyone played it yet. to be honest im kinda hoping it gets back to the feel of the on disc maps, the last 2 were fine on their own merits, but id rather some of the on disc map feel again. on the video scavanger looks like gun game to be honest, am hoping its a little bit more than that. also a question to anyone who has played it, is there earthquake action during the games. either way its looking pretty impressive.

Glico Man

Just finished installing it now. Other than the 1 and a half games I played earlier, this is my first proper game of bf3 I've had since the end of August.

* its hectic

osheen

Only played an hour on various maps but loving it . nice size maps very frantic with the urban setting

Logical Fallacy

Really enjoying this DLC, hectic as hell, great maps and lots of fun.

A round of Rush below for anyone who wants a peak.

mozattack

Cant download it, first time it was due to take 600 minutes. I ran it overnight to see that it failed.

Have it going now again at 300 minutes but worried it also might fail.

mozattack

Where do you find it... it is not in the PSN store I hear?

Glico Man

mozattack wrote: »

Where do you find it... it is not in the PSN store I hear?

It's definitely there. If you go into the search bar at the top of the store and type "AFTER", it'll be the 6th option on the right.

MajesticDonkey

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Really enjoying this DLC, hectic as hell, great maps and lots of fun.

A round of Rush below for anyone who wants a peak.

Awesome video, thanks. Looking forward to getting back into BF3 when this is released on PC.

kensutz

Haven't played much of BF since AK was released but this has got my interest back in it. Really good maps and game modes seem to suit it well too.

mozattack

Why is there no hit markers when the RPG hits in the above video?

mozattack

Well I got to play Aftermath for a good 3 hours yesterday...



I must say I am very disappointed. Very disappointed that other DLCs couldn't have been as good as this, it is truelly incredible!



Granted at this stage I don't know the maps because they are quite similar and very detailed so there is a lot to know. I played conquest, scavenger and rush on all maps and all were excellent. Scavenger is a great idea and I can see myself playing that more often; it plays like a slower CONQ DOM mixed with Conquest and Gunmaster; very good. Also it is a good test of skill; no assault spamming with revives and M16 here, thank god



Conquest was excellent, a lot of action with the map sizes perfect. Didn't find the maps one bit linear and there are so many alleys, holes, gulleys, side roads it is very varied. Also within the maps there is so much rubble and other objects that enemies could be hiding anyway. Added to that the maps are quite vertical so threats could come from any angle.



Rush was very good, extremely hectic but that so in a good way. Seems even enough with myself winning and losing around the same as defence and attack.



Finallly the xbow is not OP, well it isn't with the first bolts you get anyway. I killed around 7 people with it over the night but come the end of the night I had dropped it as an option (I only got killed by it once BTW)

dr.bollocko

Can I buy this DLC without being premium on 360?

kensutz

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Can I buy this DLC without being premium on 360?

Should be able once it's released on 360

PlainP

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Can I buy this DLC without being premium on 360?

I think so, you just won't be able to get it till around the 14th December (I could be wrong with that date) I just know its after Premium members get it on the 4th.

EDIT: just seen post #3 its the 18th for non-premium members

tcjpmcd

How much is BF3 Premium with the game cost's on Xbox 360? I'm thinking of buying that instead of just buying the DLC. OT- The aftermath DLC looks excellent, the crossbow just makes me want to buy it...

PlainP

tcjpmcd wrote: »

How much is BF3 Premium with the game cost's on Xbox 360? I'm thinking of buying that instead of just buying the DLC. OT- The aftermath DLC looks excellent, the crossbow just makes me want to buy it...

4000 MS Points, its well worth it though if you play BF3 regularly. Can't wait for the new maps....

tcjpmcd

PlainP wrote: »

4000 MS Points, its well worth it though if you play BF3 regularly. Can't wait for the new maps....

BF3 is my favourite game on the xbox. So buying this soon. And thnaks for the input!

Nuri Sahin

Been nearly a 2 month break away from BF3, odd TDM in September aside. I had a feeling this would been more in line with B2K maps in that they'd be excellent, I'm delighted to see that is indeed the case despite playing on my own for the most part so far.

mozattack

Nuri Sahin, where have you been this season?

MajesticDonkey

PC gameplay:

mozattack

Played again last night and the one thing i'd say is that they did take a short-cut on Rush? For example most of the rush activity happens within the conquest areas of the map, it is very small.

I played a lot of games and the rush round lasted 5 minutes a few times in a row.

On vanilla a quick game of Seine would be 15 minutes while I have had games of Rush lasting almost an hour. 5 minutes? I am referring to Epicentre here and I just think the gaps between bases are so tiny that it is a clusterf**k.

It is disappointing that some MCOMMS are not out of bounds on map area specifically designed for rush - e.g. Metro, Seine, Caspian,

Logical Fallacy

mozattack wrote: »

Played again last night and the one thing i'd say is that they did take a short-cut on Rush? For example most of the rush activity happens within the conquest areas of the map, it is very small.

I played a lot of games and the rush round lasted 5 minutes a few times in a row.

On vanilla a quick game of Seine would be 15 minutes while I have had games of Rush lasting almost an hour. 5 minutes? I am referring to Epicentre here and I just think the gaps between bases are so tiny that it is a clusterf**k.

It is disappointing that some MCOMMS are not out of bounds on map area specifically designed for rush - e.g. Metro, Seine, Caspian,

I love Rush on these maps I have to say. I think a lot of the fast games are because people don't know the maps yet...it's easy to get through or let someone through onto an MCOM. Add that many MCOMS can be close together and it can be a frantic race to the finish.

My full review is up now if anyone would like a peek, the DLC is a homerun for me.

the_syco

How do I find servers with Aftermath maps for the PC? I can't seem to find any

moonboy52

the_syco wrote: »

How do I find servers with Aftermath maps for the PC? I can't seem to find any

It is not out until the 4th AFAIK for PC

hypermuse

I did not even realise this was out now.. Been so busy I have hardly touched my console!

Hurry on relaxing xmas time!

DeWinterZero

The Aftermath DLC is downloading on my PC in preparation for tomorrows release. According to twitter it'll be 3,810 MB in size.

danniemcq

oh am i glad i opted for the larger ssd now!

mozattack

Back again, I mentioned above that Rush is over too fast but fast forward a week and we are on track.

What a DLC; 9.5/10.

DeWinterZero

Not sure if the DLC in todays patch or is it just a normal bloated DICE patch.

Latest server update changes Gunmaster.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2832654788828785695/

Patch changes/nerfs. The PS3 got these last week.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/news/view/2832654788585875743/

Mantel

I got this at 17:00 on battlelog



Is it actually out or is it just pre-load?

Spear

Mantel wrote: »

I got this at 17:00 on battlelog



Is it actually out or is it just pre-load?

Servers are certainly showing at least.

the_syco

I downloaded a patch that was a few GB's. I see people playing Aftermath on PC servers, but when I try to join, I get;



any ideas? I can't find any "install DLC" option.

ktulu123

We will have to download the DLC tomorrow morning. You will have to click on Battlefield in Origin and go to expansions then right click aftermath & install. That's the way it worked for armoured kill.

The people on that server are just trying to join i'd say

Mantel

Looks like it's 9am for us.

danniemcq

hurry up 5 o clock.....

stupid work letting me afford games but giving me no time to play

ShadowHearth

so... whats the story with this ****? i get same thing with expansion needed to be installed....

Mantel

danniemcq wrote: »

hurry up 5 o clock.....

stupid work letting me afford games but giving me no time to play

Don't be in a hurry to get home today, it still hasn't been released to everyone.