Post by Dan @ 05:07pm 29/03/12 | 40 Comments
The PC Battlefield 3 patch is due to roll out "at around 9AM UTC / 11 AM CET March 29", which translates to 8pm AEDT tonight in Sydney and will hit your download quota to the tune of approximately 1.6GB.
A new post on the official Battlefield Blog details the main changes, which are mostly just higher-level summaries of the PS3 patch notes including the improved commo-rose and minimap, however there is one elaboration that wasn't previously explained -- the Recon's SOFLAM accessory can now paint targets without active control:
Now, when a Recon player places it and then leaves it, it will continue to paint targets entering its area of control, continuously giving the Recon player a passive points income. This means a Recon player can place a SOFLAM in a strategic position, then leave it to find a good sniping spot. Combined with fixing a few scoring error in the SOFLAM, it should now be a much more viable source of experience points for Recons. This balancing change is also present in the PlayStation 3 update that went live yesterday.The controversial weapon unlock purchases are also supposed to launch with this patch, however contrary to the BF Blog claiming that they are now available on Origin, we haven't been able to locate them on either the AU or US store, so cannot confirm prices. Here's what to expect though:
The 10 shortcut items are available now from Origin and include:Similarly, an update the server software will also be deploying tonight and a list of fixes can be found in this forum post by DICE's Mikael Kalms.
- Kit Shortcut Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items unique to the four playable classes
- Vehicle Shortcut Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items for all vehicles
- The Ultimate Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items from all other available shortcut packs
Update: The Australian Dollar unlock shortcut prices are now online:
Air Vehicle Shortcut $9.99At $40 for the lot, these unlocks sure don't come cheap for Aussies. For reference the Ultimate Bundle is only US$24.99 (currently AUD$24.17) on the North American Origin store. I guess it must be all that distribution and shipping overhead.
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle $17.99
Ground Vehicle Shortcut $9.99
The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle $39.99
Co-op Weapons Shortcut $4.99
Support Kit Shortcut $6.99
Assault Kit Shortcut $6.99
Engineer Kit Shortcut $6.99
Buy now from Green Man Gaming Only GBP£12.99!
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Posted 05:36pm 29/3/12
Posted 05:54pm 29/3/12
Horns!
Posted 05:59pm 29/3/12
Posted 06:21pm 29/3/12
The points adjustment is welcome too... a bit more incentive to use the damn thing. I know engys will be happy with that!! Nothing worse than being dominated by choppers and no fker will deploy a damn SOFLAM...
Posted 06:21pm 29/3/12
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Posted 07:25pm 29/3/12
i dont get the pay for unlock thing, half the fun/satisfaction is playing well to get unlocks.
Posted 08:05pm 29/3/12
Posted 08:17pm 29/3/12
Edit- Just checked for an update on Origin and it's downloading! Yay!
Posted 08:40pm 29/3/12
I thought that, but then remembered that stuff like the IR Flares are an 'unlock' which makes this game fkn HORRIBLE to new players...
(remind me of having to unlock 'grenades' in BF2142... stupid unlock is stupid...)
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Posted 10:46pm 29/3/12
While years ago I disliked player unlocks (and the people that used them), these days I simply don't have the damn time to play and grind away.
I don't know if I'll get back to BF3 with the old clan anytime soon, though if I do.. now that the upgrades are available and far cheaper than the money I would have lost had I stayed at home and not gone to work instead, the asking price is a pittance.
As good as this game is, I can't ditch my workload for it just at the moment, though if I won lotto tomorrow it'd be nice to know I could catch up.
Someone throw me 45 mill so i can test this theory.. and maybe some others as they come along in days to come.
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Posted 02:25am 30/3/12
Step 2) Wait for this to become the accepted norm
Step 3) Allow players to pay to bypass the wall
Step 4) Profit from allowing players to bypass a grind that you added, that wasn’t even there 5 years ago
Notice how there’s no ???? step."
Saw this posted on another site and thought it summed up the situation perfectly
Posted 02:43am 30/3/12
Posted 09:38am 30/3/12
Please Ausgamers get a real response from EA/Dice as to why they can justify such a premium for us, don't roll over on it.
Posted 01:13pm 30/3/12
Posted 02:14pm 30/3/12
Battlefield 3 - $79.99
Battlefield 3 Promotional Items - $5
Battlefield 3 SPECACT Kit & Dog Tag Bundle - $5
Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand Expansion Pack - $23.95
Close Quarters - $23.95
Armored Kill - $23.95
End Game - $23.95
The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - $39.99
Total = $225.78
If you bought the shortcuts individually that's a total of $52.93
Bringing the Total to $238.72 AUD.
248.226 USD
185.937 EUR
That's insane!
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