Battlefield 3 PS3 server rentals priced

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• I don't know if anyone else will encounter this issue, but following the patch on PS3, I had to re-downlo... : eorlas
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  The PS3 update also includes some paid kits to unlock content... Today, we are also offering 10 differ... : GrimmyD
  • Dice/EA has become a monster. : ant_hillbilly
  • goddamnit : deject
  • Oh man. :( : Creepin_Jeezus
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    It's not pay 2 win because you earn all of those unlocks by playing anyway. This is great for people like... : OverloadUT
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      Oh I know, it's just I see that term thrown around a lot. : GrimmyD
      • Well... just because you see people using a term doesn't mean you should randomly use it when it doesn't ... : OverloadUT
    • the whole concept of unlocks for this already unbalanced and volatile gameplay experience is a fucking jo... : Hoax
    • fuck, i can't even do anything to get plane unlocks because i have nothing to use and instantly get shot ... : dantastic
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    I think it's totally valid. How many people post here about online games where they don't want to start p... : geedeck
    • Yeah. I think people are assuming that you can buy stuff that can't normally be unlocked which would be a... : OverloadUT
    • What about the poor people who wasted their lives to get ahead!? Now they have nothing left to live for. : Haxim
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      how did mp games work before the days of unlocking weapons and abilities? : cptstern
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        Skill won, not poopsocking. : saunders45
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          skill is developed through playing the game. poopsockers = skilled players : cptstern
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            not necessarily. I've seen some SHITTY high level people in BC2. the only reason they're high level is th... : vertdang
            • And yes, shitty was an unintentional pun for poopsockers :) : vertdang
          • No, not always. : saunders45
        • Also there were only 2 shooters to choose from, unlike today where if you don't have some kind of treadmi... : Haxim
        • But back then you were able to dedicate tons of hours perfecting your skills, fewer players and shooters.... : Nitrium
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        i would get bored after 2 days and shelf the game for something else : dantastic
        • Yeah, that's the real answer. Giving people some reason to play other than winning the round really keeps... : HockeyJohnston
      • They good ones were actually good and had replayability in the form of awesome addictive gameplay and eng... : pyide
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      This is why I'd prefer that multiplayer games just get rid of unlocks entirely. That said, I do acknowled... : BlackCat9
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        Yeah I'm really torn about the unlocks. I genuinely find them fun to unlock, but at the same time I recog... : OverloadUT
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          I think CoD handles it a lot better than BF. If it's handled well it can be excellent while not being unb... : Dontdrop
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            That's true; it all comes down to balancing it properly. I don't like that in BF you need some of the unl... : OverloadUT
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              Yup ridiculous. Also med kits and other essentials (even if it takes just a round or two, it really shoul... : Dontdrop
              • You do start with med kits; just not the revive paddles : OverloadUT
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            call of duty 4 was pretty fair with the unlocks. I mean right off the bat you got the m16, and in like 2... : -=kodiak=-
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              I think they managed to improve it too as the series went on. One thing that bothered me about CoD 4 was ... : Dontdrop
              • yea that was insane with the extra grenade. The grenade spam on maps like downpour was legendary. Most... : -=kodiak=-
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          They should tie those unlocks to the rank as well as use. Because if you suck set flying but can level up... : Sailor of Fortune
          • So, like, you can unlock IR flares when you get your flying rank to 10, but if you get any other skill to... : BlackCat9
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      how abot a simple "unlock all weapons" option for unranked servers? the unlock system is a huge part of... : Hoax
      • Yeah other games have had that happen in unranked servers and I thought it was a good compromise. : OverloadUT
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        BF3 has this option, doesn't it? I could've sworn some of the srs bsns shackbattles had it turned on. : Haxim
        • Yeah it does. You can choose to unlock everything for everyone and it's pretty awesome. I believe you can... : pyide
    • By increasing the price of the game. : Ebu
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      unlockable weapons in multiplayer is one of the worst ideas to come out of modern game design. : Modulus
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        What if the stock weapons were all around the best you can use in most situations? Look at those playing... : sukabljat
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          i picked up bf3 the other week after i finished mass effect 3. For some reason all my loadouts switched t... : -=kodiak=-
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            Do you mean AKS-74U? Because the AEK is the fifth medic unlock. : comiekazie
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              yes thank you. Got them mixed up. the 74u. Yep, good gun. You get it from the start. : -=kodiak=-
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                How is that compared to the M4(A1) and other engineer guns? I haven't used anything outside the A91 since... : comiekazie
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                  the m4 is pretty equal to the 74u. It's still a damn good gun. as for the a91. Haven't used it in a LONG... : -=kodiak=-
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                    Mind if I crawl your battlelog? Mine is the same as my shackname. : comiekazie
                    • mine is darkkodiak. Fuck battlelog. Go to bf3stats.com same name on there. But you've gotta reme... : -=kodiak=-
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                      http://bf3stats.com/stats_360/darkkodiak#360 but hey, don't take the stats as 100% gospel. I do a lot ... : -=kodiak=-
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                        oh, pay attention to my #2 gun used. Ever. Yes, it's a pistol :) : -=kodiak=-
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                          I try to keep the MP443 in the top five, but I keep edging it out every time I pick up a new favorite gun... : comiekazie
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                            Yea, I'm a g18 whore. Mainly because i play recon quite a bit. But i have that suppressed version of the ... : -=kodiak=-
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                              I feel like a nook would be appropriate to read that post. Its harder to do those sort of tactics on the ... : comiekazie
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                                so don't play 64 player games on maps that can't support it. Don't worry. notice how my 870 mcs has wa... : -=kodiak=-
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                                  All maps support 64, we have on average two or tree more cap points than you on the console. The only one... : comiekazie
                                  • that is true. I'd love to play kharg island with the point B where the pc versions' point B is at. WOu... : -=kodiak=-
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                          I've found the pistols to be fairly effective...I tend to use my suppressed M9 a lot when I'm fucking aro... : Vorlonesque
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                            yea can't be bothered to go back to single shot pistols after mastering the g18. The only other pistol i ... : -=kodiak=-
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                              I've put 900 kills into the MP443, I wager I could go against you g18 in a friendly game. :) : comiekazie
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                                yea trust me... won't happen, you won't win. you forget the g18 has 2 options for firing mode ;) : -=kodiak=-
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                                  I guess we'll never find out. : comiekazie
                                  • eh ask the other 360 shackers that use to play with me Besides that. Now i'm in the mood to play this ... : -=kodiak=-
              • I still use the 74u and I have everything unlocked on the engineer class...I love AK's though: http://... : Vorlonesque
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          I just recently picked up the AK74M and the RPK74M and have been using them as my mains. The AK74M is sur... : comiekazie
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            the an94 is really only good to medium/short range. Just stick a grip on it, fuck the heavy barrel. It's ... : -=kodiak=-
            • A91 with PKA, HB and foregrip lets me perform at all ranges. I've 1400~ kills on it. I tried using the QB... : comiekazie
      • but don't you see how some people like them? : geedeck
      • New weapons really just offer new ways to play. Here is a weapon chart so you can see what I mean: htt... : comiekazie
    • Then just make unlocks like planetside did with its cert system. Get unlocks, but you can pick which o... : Beady
  • This was in BC2. : saunders45
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    At some point (a year?), anyone buying new should be granted either a majority of weapons per class, or a... : sukabljat
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      No. All of the unlocks for a class / vehicle should be available to all within 3-4 hours of gameplay w... : dedgecko
      • Yes, exalted brother. This is how it should be done. : BigT
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  all I want to know is if there are a couple more maps. : Downforce
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 : pyide
    • FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU : Downforce
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  lol new patch didn't fix the MAV exploit. You can still lie down on top of it to go up in the air. Exce... : ant_hillbilly
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    Hope it gets ironed out before it goes live for PC. : My Documents
    • yeah, it has to. MAV riding is a bad exploit. : Downforce
  • So stupid. People who do that should be executed. : saunders45
  • So is this how people are getting on the overpass in the tehran map? : TheArtMan