Battlefield 3 Developer Reveals Further Patch Details and Updates

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You may have seen a recent list of upcoming weapon changes making its way to Battlefield 3 floating around. If not, check it out right here. However, there are still some other patch details you may not yet know. Luckily, we’ve gathered a number of fresh pieces of info straight from Senior Gameplay Designer, Alan Kertz, as well as some updates to the already existing tweaks.

It was brought up via a reddit conversation that the jet guns vs helicopters should be nerfed. Added to this statement was the concern of a jet’s ability to simply ram into the helicopter if it happens to be unsuccessful with its cannon. Thankfully, Kertz responded that “both issues are addressed.” In response, one fan mentioned that both aircrafts being destroyed in the crash would be great. Kertz answered, “bingo.”

Speaking of the usefulness of the underbarrel grenade launcher attachment, some agreed that there’s currently not enough of a time difference in switching to the launcher between a weapon that has the underbarrel attached, and one that doesn’t. However, Kertz clarified, “not after this update it’s not.” Meaning, the switch to the underbarrel grenade launcher will likely see an increase in speed in the next update.

When it comes to weapon stat updates, Kertz mentioned that he “found a way to keep 95 damage on the M98B without making it OP.” (These numbers are soon to be updated in the tweak list.) One fan asked, “what makes a bolt gun with 5 round mag cap so OP you have to nerf it?” Kertz answered, “new mechanics. But it wasn’t ever a nerf and now it won’t look that way either.”

Few have been worried about the SCAR-H carbine, which is to receive an accuracy buff in the next update. Before some of the latest patches, this weapon was considered to be rather over-powered and it is hoped that it will not end up being the case again. It was asked if the SCAR-H would keep its current max damage which is at 30. Kertz clarified, “it stays at 30. When it was at 34 it was clearly superior to other carbines. It’s more accurate, has longer range, and with the recoil buff it’s more controllable.”

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Source: http://mp1st.com/2012/02/20/battlefield-3-developer-reveals-further-patch-details-and-updates/

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BlakeaphobiaPosted:

iSquanky
xBMx the M98B is a varient of the 50 calliber sniper in real life 1 50 cal round would take out god himself the m98b is not op why would they even think about nerfing it? #STUPID


This isnt twitter bro -_-

Lol seriously!^ I can't stand when people use hashtags on Facebook. So dumb.

And most guns would kill or seriously injure ppl in 1-5 shots IRL. If they did that in video games it'd be no fun. Everyone would die way too fast

iSquankyPosted:

xBMx the M98B is a varient of the 50 calliber sniper in real life 1 50 cal round would take out god himself the m98b is not op why would they even think about nerfing it? #STUPID


This isnt twitter bro -_-

TheBrownGuyPosted:

Damn thats a lot of updates

BALLISTIC_SP00NPosted:

xBMx the M98B is a varient of the 50 calliber sniper in real life 1 50 cal round would take out god himself the m98b is not op why would they even think about nerfing it? #STUPID

No. It's made by Barrett, that doesn't mean it's 50 cal.
Its actaully .338LM, learn your stuff. But yor right, it isn't op.

JoRdAnXX3Posted:

the M98B is a varient of the 50 calliber sniper in real life 1 50 cal round would take out god himself the m98b is not op why would they even think about nerfing it? #STUPID

-Robin-Posted:

seems like we have a lot of updates coming for us in the next patch...

DarkDisciplePosted:

-Kraze Take away frag rounds from the USAS-12 D:


I don't think they should be done away with completely. In normal mode, they're quite manageable-- actually less effective than standard buckshot. However, they really should be nerfed in hardcore mode. I mean, going from 4-5 rounds per kill in normal to 1 hit in hardcore is pretty ridiculous; it's nothing but two teams going at it with nothing but Pocket LAV's in hardcore. Especially on Metro.

iDubzyPosted:

don't both aircrafts already blow up if it gets rammed into? i'm certain that when i'm in a helicopter and jet flies into me, we both blow up.

ImmortalTechniquePosted:

cant wait to see this new updates

ConnorHamiltonPosted:

-Kraze Take away frag rounds from the USAS-12 D:


I agree with this but they never would