fpbf3originbannerOver the coming months we will be publishing a few tips and guides for some games, Here is the 1st part of our Battlefield 3 Guide written by RZ-CoRE

Infantry Tactics:

Movement and positioning.
In Battlefield 3 it is really importand how you move around. When standing behind a corner and you have to pop out do it really fast. Because if an enemy is holding that corner and you come around that corner and just ''stand'' there you will die, what you allso could do is prefire around that corner to get him supressed or get some bullets on him.

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The patch was expected to drop earlier this month, but according to DICE's community manager Daniel Matros, the patch was never given an official release date. Matros also went on twitter to further solidify the rumor

In This Year's Clanbase Nations Cup, we more than welcome the Battlefield series back with open arms. It's always great to see Battlefield featured in the Nations Cup, and this year marks a historic moment as the world?s first major Battlefield 3 competition. The level of competition is intense, with strong teams like Russia and Spain performing exceptionally well in the 8v8 ladders. Thankfully, we won?t have to face them in the qualifiers?at least for now! :D However, despite the excitement surrounding Battlefield 3 in the competitive scene, there is one major issue that continues to hinder esports broadcasts?the lack of a spectator mode. This has been a significant roadblock for us at RushTV, as we rely on proper in-game tools to provide high-quality live streams for ESL and ClanBase events. Without a dedicated spectator mode, broadcasting matches becomes nearly impossible, limiting the exposure and growth of Battlefield 3 as an esports title. We have been actively pushing DICE to introduce a spectator mode, emphasizing how crucial it is for the competitive community. A proper spectator feature would allow for professional, high-quality streams, better coverage of matches, and an overall improved viewing experience for the audience. We hope that DICE listens to the community?s feedback and implements this much-needed feature to ensure Battlefield 3?s place in the esports scene. Despite these challenges, the competition is in full swing. The UK, placed in Group B, faced Serbia in their first match on Grand Bazaar, completely dominating both rounds. The final ticket count? 426 - 0?a decisive victory that sets the stage for the UK?s campaign in the tournament. Here?s the in-game footage from our very own RZ Scribbles and RZ Mazi Fix?bringing you all the action straight from the battlefield! Not a bad start to the tournament! What are your thoughts on the Nations Cup? Do you think Battlefield 3 can thrive in esports without a spectator mode? And who do you predict will walk away crowned Champion?
IDGroupTeam 1vsTeam 2Win ProbabilityDate & Time
11235086AHUNvs ESP67% - 33%Monday 23 Jan 20:00 CET
11235659B SRBvs UK25% - 75%Monday 23 Jan 23:00 CET
11231140A NORvs NED25% - 75%Tuesday 24 Jan 20:00 CET
11236850C BELvs AUS33% - 67%Tuesday 24 Jan 22:00 CET
11232057C FINvs RSA33% - 67%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11237611B ROMvs POL67% - 33%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11237610A GERvs CRO67% - 33%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11237614A RUSvs POR67% - 33%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11233605D CYPvs SWE25% - 75%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11237615D LTvs ITA33% - 67%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11231327D BULvs SVK33% - 67%Sunday 29 Jan 21:00 CET
11231957B DENvs CZE75% - 25%Monday 30 Jan 20:15 CET
Battlefield 3: What's The Story?

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Martin nKM? Bowman takes a deep breath and jumps into the depths of eSports' latest emerging scene to ask the questions that matter.
Oh no, you're writing about competitive Battlefield again!?

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DICE’s lead gameplay designer Alan Kertz posted on Battlelog where he revealed a list of possible future changes to Battlefield 3. The items listed aren’t 100% certain to make it to a future patch — DICE is simply looking for player feedback on the list, which you can find below:

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Check out this gameplay trailer from Dice's reimagined version of Gulf of Oman. Like in previous Back to Karkand trailers, you can see some of the new vehicles in action here. The three combat vehicles that we are bringing back from Battlefield 2 in Back to Karkand are the STOVL fighter jet, desert buggy, and one of the APC’s.

"I wanted to complement what we already have in the base game, plus I wanted to bring back some of the classic vehicles from Battlefield 2 that we know players loved, such as the Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing fighter jet and the desert buggy. In today’s trailer, you can also get a first glimpse of a hitherto unannounced fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. See if you can spot it!", said Back to Karkand Lead Designer Niklas Fegraeus.

Come back later for more details on Back to Karkand. We have more videos coming your way, and more details on the new Back to Karkand weapons that you can bring back to the base game.

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Major client update for the PC version Battlefield 3 as well as a server-side update for all platforms.

The update will be made on Nov. 22nd 7:00 AM UTC / Nov. 21st 11:00 PM PST.

---- Client-Side Changes:

-- Visuals, Stability and Performance Fixes:

• General performance and loading time improvements
• “Black Screen” fix for an issue occurring on some PC Configurations
• Stereo and Rendering Support for Nvidia and AMD Graphics Cards
• Adjusted the “stuttering” encountered on some PC configurations.
• Fixed several Crashes when joining MP and Co-Op sessions
• Fixed multiple problems when using multiple monitors (Eyefinity / Surround).
• Fixed visual corruption issues on certain Nvidia Cards
• Improved loading times for certain textures
• Added console command “GameTime.MaxVariableFps” to limit max FPS
• Added console command “UI.DrawEnable” to hide UI for screenshots / videos

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Battlefield 3 taken into the next dimension by UK technology programme, “The Gadget Show”

fpbf3originbannerBattlefield 3 open beta is six times larger than the previous Battlefield beta: 2010's Bad Company 2's open beta, to some this was to be expected as a majority of the Battlefield fan base have waited for a long time for the Battlefield 2 sequel.

Karl Magnus Troedsson also gave us further insight into the beta  saying "The beta players are playing with early game code, which is over a month old since DICE had to submit it to validation at Microsoft and Sony. The main purpose of the beta is to stress test the game servers."

Many will be hoping that many if not all of the issues that are currently cirulating the battlelog forums will be addressed before the retail version of BF3 is released. Here is a list of the top 10 issues.

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