official Battlefield 3

[trag3dy]

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The PC Battlefield 3 update goes live tomorrow. It includes a smattering of fixes, tweaks, and additions. Read on for the full details.

On March 29, we are rolling out the big Spring game update for Battlefield 3 on PC! The focus of this massive package is to make the game more stable, fairer, and more balanced. You can find a comprehensive change list in this earlier post.

The ~1.6GB update will start rolling out at around 9AM UTC / 11 AM CET March 29. Below are some of the highlights.

I'm pleased to read they are actually changing the commo rose and minimap though. Those things weren't in the old patch notes we got a while back.

[rajputwarrior]

just out of curiousity, are all the updates/patches this big or did they finally resolve that issue that BC2 had were every update was like 2 gigs?

[trag3dy]

just out of curiousity, are all the updates/patches this big or did they finally resolve that issue that BC2 had were every update was like 2 gigs?

They haven't all been that big. The first big one we got was because it contained a lot of the assets for the Karkand dlc. I'm not sure why this one is so big. It might contain stuff for that close quarters dlc? Who knows.

I say that but there has only been like 3 patches, and 2 of them have been really big.

[Miuku.]

Don't care if it's 50GiB as long as it delivers.

[Knife Party]

looking forward to the new patch

[madd-hatter]

I'm pleased to read they are actually changing the commo rose and minimap though. Those things weren't in the old patch notes we got a while back.

What is "the commo rose"?

[trag3dy]

What is "the commo rose"?

You hold down the q button and it gives you some quick communication options. That is, if your team pays attention to that sort of thing. I think they changed it so it shows up after you hold and release the q button when the patch goes live though.

It was a very important feature in Battlefield 2 and 2142, non existent in Bad Company 2, and reintroduced again in Battlefield 3. Although with slightly different (worse) functionality. Everyone questioned why dice didn't just copy battlefield 2s to begin with which is what I think they've done now.

[madd-hatter]

Ah ok, I use it, I didn't know it had a name.

[Muhammad Farrukh]

[+Matthew S. Subscriber²]

^ that'll be nice

[trag3dy]

The patch is officially out and playable.

[TheLegendOfMart]

Lets hope it fixes my "You have been kicked from the server" every 2 min problem.

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Downloading now :woot:

[philcruicks]

Grrr :angry: where is my 360 patch!

[Dot Matrix]

HOLY COW! This patch is legit! :o Where do I begin!?

[Muhammad Farrukh]

What do you mean legit? lol

[YouSuck]

Downloaded :p

They have completely changed the way the game used to be. Less Checkpoints, helicopter are so easy to shoot down. Got pawned when I usually don't.

You people need to check out this patch. :p The game has gotten even harder.

[trag3dy]

Downloaded :p

They have completely changed the way the game used to be. Less Checkpoints, helicopter are so easy to shoot down. Got pawned when I usually don't.

You people need to check out this patch. :p The game has gotten even harder.

I disagree with it getting harder. If anything it's gotten easier since they've removed so many crutches people relied on so heavily.

[Crisp]

Lets hope it fixes my "You have been kicked from the server" every 2 min problem.

Nothing can fix admin stupidity.

[TheLegendOfMart]

It's fixed the kicking problem I've had for months, or at least it seems to have.

[TheLegendOfMart]

Nothing can fix admin stupidity.

It didn't have anything to do with admins, I would be kicked regardless of server or admin. It's stopped doing it now.

[Dot Matrix]

What do you mean legit? lol

It feels like the game it SHOULD have been on day one. Shame it took them this long to fix it, but better late than never, I suppose. It feels more in line now with Battlefield 2.

[trag3dy]

It feels like the game it SHOULD have been on day one. Shame it took them this long to fix it, but better late than never, I suppose. It feels more in line now with Battlefield 2.

It's not surprising at all. Every single battlefield game has been fairly buggy the first 6 months to a year of it's life, if not longer than that.

[Dot Matrix]

It's not surprising at all. Every single battlefield game has been fairly buggy the first 6 months to a year of it's life, if not longer than that.

True. But I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. The helicopters feel more in line, and I'm loving the fact that I don't have to fight to get a heat source lock on anymore. I haven't had really any time to test out the soldier's weapons yet, but I look forward to playing tonight, and get a better feel for the patch, but I'm loving what I see so far.

[madd-hatter]

That looks awesome.

I'm downloading the patch now and I'm excited to play again. I had neglected the game in favor of basketball, Skyrim, and the D3 beta. I haven't played BF3 in a month but I've eagerly awaited this update.