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by Andrew Yoon, Mar 07, 2012 5:00am PSTWhereas Call of Duty fans are paying for a year-long "season of content" with Modern Warfare 3, things have been quiet on the Battlefront side of things. The game's first expansion pack--Back to Karkand--came out in December and was available for free for everyone that purchased an early edition of the game. But, isn't it time for some new maps?
You'll get exactly that when Battlefield 3's next DLC arrives in June.
Close Quarters will be the second expansion pack for DICE's shooter, with one week exclusivity on PS3. But what can you expect from it? The infantry-focused add-on will expand the online mode with four new maps and ten more weapons. A first-look at the new content showed an indoor apartment environment and a penthouse suite. The close quarters gameplay did a great job of showing off Frostbite 2's destructive capabilities, as walls were quickly being torn apart by gunfire.
But that's not the only piece of DLC EA announced last night. There are two more expansion packs coming. ""Back to Karkand set the bar for what an expansion pack should be," DICE general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson said. "It's so much more than just a new map. We're trying to theme all our expansion packs."
Wheres Close Quarters will focus on tight infantry battles, the next add-on will focus on vehicular combat. "Armored Kill" will add new vehicles and boast the "biggest maps DICE has ever created... for a very Battlefield experience." It will be available in fall.
Finally, DICE announced "End Game." Unfortunately, that's all they're saying about the (seemingly) final piece of the Battlefield 3 post-release puzzle. "It's a secret right now," Troedsson teased. That pack will be available in winter.
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EA and DICE announced three new DLC packs for Battlefield 3, with content starting to release in June.
EA and DICE announced three new DLC packs for Battlefield 3, with content starting to release in June. : Shacknews
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for example in battlefield2 it was certain guns/flashbang, in bf3 the dlc gives you 10 weapon amongst them utensils like the famas which like the m60 in bc2 had to be nerved because its plain too powerful.
its also a game that lacks any balance to begin with with a huge randomness factor which is even reinforced y the stupid unlock progression. someone who starts late and buys/the game late starts with gear that is practically unusable.
its a joke that you have to unlock the defibrillator as a medic, or flares in the vehicles.
a buddy of mine didnt buy the game when it came out, we talked him into joining us later and he practically has to eat a bucket of shit to unlock a few half-decent weapons in the first few hours to remain competitive.
he has practically given up getting in any vehicle because he will have any means to survive for any extended period.
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