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PS3 patch details...

General fixes

  • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface, full details in this earlier blog post
  • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option
  • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members
  • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM
  • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad
  • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player
  • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen
  • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad" line
  • Squads that are currently empty will display as white -- if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text
  • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen
  • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders
  • Fixed and issue with some weapons' sounds in first person view
  • Fixed a swim sound loop error
  • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
  • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it
  • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies
  • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM
  • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone)
  • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun
  • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed
  • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op
  • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV/EOD bot
  • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill
  • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server
  • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag
  • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing
  • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound
  • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot
  • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots
  • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags
  • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters
  • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice
  • You should now be able to spot explosives
  • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn)
  • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead
  • Fixed several client crashes
  • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue
  • Fixed the repair icon on the minimap
  • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles
  • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode
  • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game
  • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI
  • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border. It should now more instantly kill anyone in its falling path
  • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow
  • Fixed a bug on co-op mission "Exfiltration" where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission
  • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected
  • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound
  • Fixed a hang in terrain streaming, causing the user to get stuck on black screen under special circumstances in single player
  • Fixed a problem where the enemy would not be able to get a road kill on a user that was using the SOFLAM
  • Fixed soldiers disappearing in the mortar kill cam
  • Fix for Type88 and MG36 zoom in animation offset when in supported shooting mode (using bipods)
 
Balance changes...

  • Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns, AA guns, and jet cannons against infantry
  • Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns against jeeps
  • Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and jet cannons so players under attack from these weapons no longer should lose control
  • Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly
  • Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex
  • Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons
  • Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R
  • Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range
  • Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles
  • Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons
  • Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft
  • Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds
  • Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against helicopters
  • Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
  • EA said earlier this week that Battlefield 3 has sold eight million copies since its late October launch.
 
Nova-Force said:
Balance changes...

  • Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns, AA guns, and jet cannons against infantry
  • Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns against jeeps
  • Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and jet cannons so players under attack from these weapons no longer should lose control
  • Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly
  • Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex
  • Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons
  • Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R
  • Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range
  • Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles
  • Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons
  • Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft
  • Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds
  • Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against helicopters
  • Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells
  • EA said earlier this week that Battlefield 3 has sold eight million copies since its late October launch.
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That's an important fix right there :lol
 
Crap. They nerfed the Scar. I hope they didn't make it useless. It's my go to gun when I need to get things done.
 
Update = 787mb, so i'm guessing it's Karkand included, to be unlocked later on.

EDIT: yep, it is, the soldier menu has the assignments listed (but greyed kut) and the new guns are shown in he customize section.

I'm glad the PDW-R and MP7 are being beefed abit and for these ones...
  • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position
  • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it
  • You should now be able to spot explosives
  • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn)
  • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow
  • Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly
  • Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R
  • Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range
 
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I'm loving the updates but still no option to back out of the game lobby in between matches and return to the main menu. It's so annoying having to completely turn off the system or quit the game via dashboard if you want to switch game types or pick up another player. I have no clue why they can't put such a simple feature in an update.
 
The IRNV is pretty useless now, even in low light sections like the tunnels of Metro it retains the outdoors effect. There arent many indoor & dark locations to utilise it even if it did, they shoukl of kept it the way it was IMO
 
MClass said:
I'm loving the updates but still no option to back out of the game lobby in between matches and return to the main menu. It's so annoying having to completely turn off the system or quit the game via dashboard if you want to switch game types or pick up another player. I have no clue why they can't put such a simple feature in an update.
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I struggle to understand it too. They say it was the same in BC2 though, which I've never played, and that people complained just as much then and yet still it remains and so it seems unlikely then that it'll change. As well, from that it seems they must hold some bizarre reason for its inclusion. I'd be curious as to whether they've given any answer to it or if they've ever suggested it might be changed. I don't recall ever seeing it addressed.

All I can think is maybe they think they're encouraging people to play as a team, not just quit every time they lose or whatever. Or maybe it's to better ensure large numbers don't abandon after the match. I don't know what else they could be thinking.

My fix for it is that I pull the ethernet cable out for a second and then plug it back in. I have ADSL and am on a PS3 and so it's pretty easy to do. It takes me back to the menu instantly. It's still a hassle but at times it's better than waiting.

I haven't played since the update. I'm going to go play now.
 
Just got this game, pretty amazing. Finished half the campaign and started multiplayer. At first it was a little difficult, but got the hang of it. I've been playing mostly as Assault, just wondering how to drop the med pack? I'm only up to Rank 3 so far. And only two guns :(
 
tigerslash51 said:
Just got this game, pretty amazing. Finished half the campaign and started multiplayer. At first it was a little difficult, but got the hang of it. I've been playing mostly as Assault, just wondering how to drop the med pack? I'm only up to Rank 3 so far. And only two guns :(
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Med packs are on the d-pad. I can't remember if it's left or right though. Stick with it. It gets more fun as you go IMO.
 
I know this is highly unlikely but, are there still any good deals out there for this game? Unfortunately I missed out on that $30 deal a few days ago.
 
MClass said:
I'm loving the updates but still no option to back out of the game lobby in between matches and return to the main menu. It's so annoying having to completely turn off the system or quit the game via dashboard if you want to switch game types or pick up another player. I have no clue why they can't put such a simple feature in an update.
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If you just wait press start and quit that way it takes you to the main menu so you dont have to go all the way to the dash board. Then you can go into a different game type from there and start a party or invite a friend.
 

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