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[BF3] All Premiums has the Aftermaths - Crossbows and gunvans, ho!

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  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    Just got done reading about the adaptive player count plug in.

    That might be the coolest thing ever.

    It's not. We used it for a long time. When people want to play Conquest64, they are looking for a 64 player server. Most people won't see an 8 player server and those that do, tend to ignore them. IMO, it does not help fill the server.

  • MechanicalMechanical Registered User regular
    So, just managed to watch my entire team piss away a 150-point lead in Domination and lose by the same margin. Jesus Christ.

    On the other hand, it fed my MP5 about 40 kills.

  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    That_Guy wrote: »
    Just got done reading about the adaptive player count plug in.

    That might be the coolest thing ever.

    It's not. We used it for a long time. When people want to play Conquest64, they are looking for a 64 player server. Most people won't see an 8 player server and those that do, tend to ignore them. IMO, it does not help fill the server.

    Can't you set the lower bound on the plugin so it doesn't go below 16, or 32?

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  • Lt. FraggLt. Fragg Registered User regular
    So to those that have gotten some good time in with the new expansion, which of the new weapons should I concentrate on working towards?

    There were a few that I felt didn't warrant the unlock from the Karkand, and I don't have all the time in the world to play so just wondering if there were some that stand out in the new set.

  • ShogunShogun Hair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get along Registered User regular
    the concept of spotting has completely dropped off the map with CQ

  • mojojoeomojojoeo A block off the park, living the dream.Registered User regular
    Shogun wrote: »
    the concept of Aiming down scope has completely dropped off the map with CQ

    Chief Wiggum: "Ladies, please. All our founding fathers, astronauts, and World Series heroes have been either drunk or on cocaine."
  • Lt Muffin360Lt Muffin360 Registered User regular
    Shogun wrote: »
    the concept of spotting has completely dropped off the map with CQ

    This is true. However I don't run into too many situations where I can spot and then go after them. Most of the time, if I see them, they are in my face and I need to kill them. If I take time to spot them, they have a huge advantage and will most likely kill me.

    However I am speaking from using an Xbox controller where spotting requires me to hit the select button. I assume this is much more of a movement problem then with spotting on the computer.

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  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    CarbonFire wrote: »
    That_Guy wrote: »
    Just got done reading about the adaptive player count plug in.

    That might be the coolest thing ever.

    It's not. We used it for a long time. When people want to play Conquest64, they are looking for a 64 player server. Most people won't see an 8 player server and those that do, tend to ignore them. IMO, it does not help fill the server.

    Can't you set the lower bound on the plugin so it doesn't go below 16, or 32?

    That's what I'm wondering; like say we set it at 24 at the lowest and run a mix of squad rush and CQ or something, then ramp up to 32 and finally 64.

  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    CarbonFire wrote: »
    That_Guy wrote: »
    Just got done reading about the adaptive player count plug in.

    That might be the coolest thing ever.

    It's not. We used it for a long time. When people want to play Conquest64, they are looking for a 64 player server. Most people won't see an 8 player server and those that do, tend to ignore them. IMO, it does not help fill the server.

    Can't you set the lower bound on the plugin so it doesn't go below 16, or 32?

    That's what I'm wondering; like say we set it at 24 at the lowest and run a mix of squad rush and CQ or something, then ramp up to 32 and finally 64.

    I was thinking that we would run it at 24 for CQ, once we hit the 24th person it will do an on-the-spot switch to conquest

  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    That_Guy wrote: »
    CarbonFire wrote: »
    That_Guy wrote: »
    Just got done reading about the adaptive player count plug in.

    That might be the coolest thing ever.

    It's not. We used it for a long time. When people want to play Conquest64, they are looking for a 64 player server. Most people won't see an 8 player server and those that do, tend to ignore them. IMO, it does not help fill the server.

    Can't you set the lower bound on the plugin so it doesn't go below 16, or 32?

    That's what I'm wondering; like say we set it at 24 at the lowest and run a mix of squad rush and CQ or something, then ramp up to 32 and finally 64.

    I was thinking that we would run it at 24 for CQ, once we hit the 24th person it will do an on-the-spot switch to conquest

    I think we're saying the same thing; I'll install that and the other plugins tonight and we'll experiment.

  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    Brainstorming time. We need to come up with a server name, 60 Characters or less, that says the following

    Penny Arcade Angry Dome
    1-24 players, Close Quarters
    25-64 players Conquest

    If we took Angry Dome out of the title, we could use

    Penny Arcade |1-24 players Close Quarters|25-64 Conquest

    Lets get the ideas flying.

  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    I think it should just say [PA] Penny Arcade: The Angry Dome Adaptive Playlist 24/32/64

  • ShogunShogun Hair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get along Registered User regular
    If you're going to put Penny Arcade in the title drop the [PA] tag. Do one or the other but not both.

  • TheBenjomonsterTheBenjomonster Registered User regular
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

  • JMT_AOTPJMT_AOTP Registered User regular
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

    Supposedly in the fall.

  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

    September

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  • Lt Muffin360Lt Muffin360 Registered User regular
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

    Two questions:

    1) How is premium a train wreck?

    -It saves you money if you are going to get all of the expansions and then even gives you more stuff on top of that. None of which give you an advantage in game so it isn't pay to win and it is only a one time payment.

    and

    2) Why not give it a try?

    -I can understand that CQ may not be your thing since this is BattleFIELD and not BattleOFFICE. I however love BF3 and was willing to give it a try. It is crazy fun and a good change up. I still like the old maps but something new/different is always good to me. Even if I didn't get it, I would have gotten it for the guns.

    Sorry, not trying to be rude or anything, just genuinely curious.

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  • emp123emp123 Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

    Two questions:

    1) How is premium a train wreck?

    -It saves you money if you are going to get all of the expansions and then even gives you more stuff on top of that. None of which give you an advantage in game so it isn't pay to win and it is only a one time payment.

    Well, it does let you cut in line if theres a server queue (but youre still behind server donors, if the server is set up for that sort of thing) which I find to be an in game advantage (because it gets me in game!). But its totally worth it.

    Also, the M417 is a bit OP.

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  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    Premium should just be called Early Access Pass

    Calling it Premium just gives people the wrong idea about what it actually is

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  • Lt Muffin360Lt Muffin360 Registered User regular
    emp123 wrote: »
    Anyone have ideas as to when the next expansion after CQ comes out? I'm really hoping to just skip over this whole premium/close quarters train wreck. I play Battlefield because it presents a large scale, war games playstyle. CQ seems to have none of that.

    Two questions:

    1) How is premium a train wreck?

    -It saves you money if you are going to get all of the expansions and then even gives you more stuff on top of that. None of which give you an advantage in game so it isn't pay to win and it is only a one time payment.

    Well, it does let you cut in line if theres a server queue (but youre still behind server donors, if the server is set up for that sort of thing) which I find to be an in game advantage (because it gets me in game!). But its totally worth it.

    Also, the M417 is a bit OP.

    Fair enough. Though the M417 isn't crazy terrible and the line cutting thing isn't like a easy win button. (Though yes, that is in advantage as you get more play time.)

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    BigDes wrote: »
    Premium should just be called Early Access Pass

    Calling it Premium just gives people the wrong idea about what it actually is

    You can reset your stats, you get special camos and dogtags, you get into servers quicker because your queue has priority...I think Premium is pretty ok.

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  • HeisenbergHeisenberg Registered User regular
    edited June 2012
    I'm all for shitting on cash-grabbing bullshit but premium is basically just pre-ordering all the expansions early for a slightly lower cost than if you got them separately.

    Karkand was great, people seem to be liking CQ a lot, but I don't know about the rest. I guess they'll probably be good. If I can scrounge up the cash I'll make the dive.

    The real question is whether or not the expansions are actually worth $15 a piece. Though stuff like this never goes on sale so it's either buy it at this price or don't, I guess.

    Heisenberg on
  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    BigDes wrote: »
    Premium should just be called Early Access Pass

    Calling it Premium just gives people the wrong idea about what it actually is

    They should have called it what it really is. Preoder the DLC at a discount.

  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    Seriously, people can shit on Origin and all the other bullshit EA has done, but Premium?
    It is ACTUALLY a good deal. Like, it actually saves you money IF you are 100% certain you will pick up all the DLC.
    There is NOTHING you can complain about with Premium.

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  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    Klyka wrote: »
    Seriously, people can shit on Origin and all the other bullshit EA has done, but Premium?
    It is ACTUALLY a good deal. Like, it actually saves you money IF you are 100% certain you will pick up all the DLC.
    There is NOTHING you can complain about with Premium.

    But, as we can see, people are sure going to try...

  • AF-IXAF-IX (LGKAOS) Whiteman AFBRegistered User regular
    edited June 2012
    Klyka wrote: »
    Seriously, people can shit on Origin and all the other bullshit EA has done, but Premium?
    It is ACTUALLY a good deal. Like, it actually saves you money IF you are 100% certain you will pick up all the DLC.
    There is NOTHING you can complain about with Premium.


    Except the fact that DICE once said:
    ahhh I'm just kidding, I know it was the BC2 dev team that said the infamous "will not charge for maps" quote.

    I just wanted to troll THAT GUY & imagine the vein start popping out of his forehead.



    Also, "members" is spelled wrong on the DOME description. Bad grammar/spelling reflects ill upon our refined image of quality mans-shooting gents.

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  • SatsumomoSatsumomo Rated PG! Registered User regular
    Ok, work is dead. I think I'm going to leave 2.5 hours early and get my game on.

  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    That_Guy wrote: »
    BigDes wrote: »
    Premium should just be called Early Access Pass

    Calling it Premium just gives people the wrong idea about what it actually is

    They should have called it what it really is. Preoder the DLC at a discount.

    That's what I said

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    Conquest Domination is ridiculous for points, had a few 10000 point rounds from game score alone, and they were normal ticket counts. This expansion feels like it was made for console players, because for once the maps work great with player counts the consoles can handle.

  • Mr.SunshineMr.Sunshine Registered User regular
    Klyka wrote: »
    Seriously, people can shit on Origin and all the other bullshit EA has done, but Premium?
    It is ACTUALLY a good deal. Like, it actually saves you money IF you are 100% certain you will pick up all the DLC.
    There is NOTHING you can complain about with Premium.

    But one of the 5 expansions focuses on close combat! EA is turning Battlefield into CoD!

    Also, Satan may be involved in there somewhere.

  • John ZoidbergJohn Zoidberg Registered User regular
    I love the new maps but Gun Master is shit from a butt.

    No sir, I don't like it.

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  • Lt Muffin360Lt Muffin360 Registered User regular
    I love the new maps but Gun Master is shit from a butt.

    No sir, I don't like it.

    Yeah, I'm not a big fan of it either. It is a good idea, it just doesn't work well in BF3. I also think that some of the guns (see: MK3A1 w/ frag rounds and Grenade Launcher) make it worse than it actually is. This is one thing that CoD does better.

    Excuse me while I go take a shower now for saying that because I feel really, really dirty.

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  • GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
    I liked how in MW3 you could actually run Gun Game with whatever progression you wanted. I kind of wish you could do that with server settings in BF3.

  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    Klyka wrote: »
    Seriously, people can shit on Origin and all the other bullshit EA has done, but Premium?
    It is ACTUALLY a good deal. Like, it actually saves you money IF you are 100% certain you will pick up all the DLC.
    There is NOTHING you can complain about with Premium.

    It's an ok deal, but it's nothing spectacular.

    - Everyone owns Back to Karkand already
    - CQ, Armored Kill and End Game are $15 each a la carte
    - LOL more single player Battlefield (Aftermath)

    So assuming you do want every real new expansion pack, then it's $45. So $5 gets you 5 new weapons, more stupid single player crap, and slightly early access.

    For me, I can skip the 5 extra weapons. Early access is fine, but I don't need it. And lol battlefield single player (though it'll probably come with a co-op mission or something...whatever).

    Steam: CarbonFire MWO, PSN, Origin: Carb0nFire
  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    I want to have custom vehicle loadouts for maps so bad

  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    Aftermath is confirmed single player?

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  • That_GuyThat_Guy I don't wanna be that guy Registered User regular
    BigDes wrote: »
    Aftermath is confirmed single player?

    There is nothing released by DICE that would indicate it's single player only content.

  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    BigDes wrote: »
    Aftermath is confirmed single player?

    The way it was originally described, it sounded like it.

    But now I found elsewhere that it may also include MP maps.

    I suppose if that is the case, then Premium IS a really good deal.

    Steam: CarbonFire MWO, PSN, Origin: Carb0nFire
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    That_Guy wrote: »
    BigDes wrote: »
    Aftermath is confirmed single player?

    There is nothing released by DICE that would indicate it's single player only content.
    I didn't think so, just wondering by what Carbon was saying

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  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    Gah, I'm going to have to buy premium now, aren't I?

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