- Mid-way sensitivity settings (or what ever suits you) - ADS when TURNING CORNERS - Always look for COVER - Don't play like a COD player - Play the OBJECTIVE - FLANK if possible - Try NOT to EXPOSE yourself as much as much possible - Always look for a way out of a tricky situation - Try and hide in DARK AREAS as much as possible - BURST FIRE at medium/long range - Use DIFFRENT CLASSES for diffrent situations/maps E.G. Engineer for Operation firestorm - If there is loads of enemy players/deaths near where you are RUN OR TAKE COVER - CONTROL your gun RECOIL as much as possible - DON'T CAMP... someone will find you eventually - AIM for the HEAD - Keep gun looking straight/slightly upwards forwards... NOT DOWNWARDS - HELP TEAMMATES when possible e.g providing ammo etc. - STAY AWAY from TANKS or any HEAVILY ARMOURED VEHICLES unless you have a SUITABLE CLASS E.G. Engineer - SHOOT enemy vehicles when in CLOSE RANGE E.G. If your in a jet and near a helicopter the try and shoot it down. - Play with headphones - FOLLOW where your team are heading, never stay behind or go to far ahead - Practice your skills/guns on TDM - Play on the map you die on the most. Once you get good at it you should be able to play on most other maps with no problems. - DON'T wait for a vehicle to spawn - If there is a teammate in your helicopter and its being shot at, try and LAND IT, SAVING you and your teammate. - DON'T be nervous or tense, this makes you vulnerable as you might try and out-run a tricky situation or makes your aiming bad. - REMEMBER practice makes perfect, don't expect to be killing everyone in the enemy team easily. - DON'T be scared to TRY NEW WEAPONS, you may find a gun you prefer more. - Play the game how you want to play it, everyone prefers doing different things. - Take a BREAK every once and awhile. Then review what mistakes you made and how you could of fixed them. - Be quick but not to quick, this isn't COD - DON'T run in the middle of roads/clear areas, you will be spotted easily - SPOT ENEMYS helps you see them more clearly for you and your team - DON'T reload in a middle of a fight. Instead switch to your secondary which is much quicker - DON'T blame your weapons or your enemys weapons IT'S ALL ABOUT TACTICS - NEVER GIVE UP no matter how bad your doing - TRY and HIP fire in close counter areas - MAKE SURE no one is BEHIND YOU On a finale note remember this will take time getting use to. You may see you have improved fastley or very slowley. Either way it may take you 3-5 months to master the game fully making you appreciate the game more.
@@jeremiahcouch1477 answering 6 years later lol gg... by the way when you get revived press the crouch button then jump, this way you take no time to get up.
How to survive in BF3. 1) Select Medic class 2) Select m16a3 as your primary weapon, then select Kobra, foregrip and flash suppressor as your gadgets 3) ??? 4) Profit
I am horrible at recognizing the enemy at any reasonable distance in a city setting, or almost any setting for that matter. I constantly find myself getting killed and not even knowing where the fire came from. Am I not looking at my maps well enough?
And to add what affecting said. If you're in a building like Op metro for example and know they are people capping the letter or just around the area. What I like to do is throw grenades around and listen. Usually when a grenade is nearby your character, teammates and enemies would say something.
Honestly, a lot of my deaths come from me running into cover with a guy shooting me and then when I am 6 feet from the edge of the wall where I couldn't possibly get shot by that guy, I still die
+herobrine_trolo I think it is a combination of crappy hitboxes and bad internet connection. I noticed that even on the campaign it is possible to kill retreating enemies and the knife attacks are especially dodgy.
Has he talked about teammates taking your class when you die to revive you? Encourage that. I've lost so many battles because of people not doing that.
***** You do know what Satan means in hebrew right? Just in case anyone who doesn't know is reading this I'm going to go ahead and answer with "The Enemy".
Lvlcap - that has to be THE MOST USEFUL advice ever given for BF3 players. I truly commend you for that. In my case, what made an immediate difference for me was my new graphics card and the fps that came with it. Like magic, I am doing so much better now! Wish my entire 2 year BF3 career reflected what I had in me this whole time.
Hey Level, I started playing Bf3 last year and it was my first BF game . I played FPSs very little before it. Now I have a great time with it and for being a total noob you have been very helpful. Easy to watch, insightful and tailored to all perspectives. I just wanted to say thank you and ill be watching. Later
Secondary weapon on mouse thumbbutton.... thats a really nice tip levelcap. Also what I learned from your vids is the peaking/cornering while ADSing. Thats something that got me killed a lot in the beginning but learned from your tips with that. And thats something I see a lot of people forgetting.
another thing to practice is pay attention to where you spawn on tdm and close quarters maps, where you spawn tells you almost everything you need to know about where the enemy is, and this in combination with knowing the other spawns on the map and paying attention to where your teammates are and what theyre doing can keep you alive for quite some time
Why the hell does it need remastering? Crank up the res on a PC and it holds up perfectly. Sure the camera effects can eat shit, but other than that what I think you mean is that people just need to start playing this fucking game again
LMFAO... "almost every situation in this game where you die can be avoided" BS... Try saying that in TDM... When you get spawned infront of and/or surrounded by enemies.
what I missed: -Squad communication, teamwork and class arrangement -play with team -> no lonley wolf gameplay -not only assault class is good to survive, also support class is good for it -> ammo doesnt regenerate, healt does ;) -use weapons with fast reload time and firerate -wear clothes which fit with the map. for example: Operation Firestorm -> Desert Khaki but you gave me tips i did not consider yet. thx awsome vid!
If your PC isn't really that good bf3 is for you if you have a i7 or 15 with a good graphics card bf4 is for you but I only have bf3 I think it is pretty good
I haven't played in weeks. I used all of these tips, as I always did, but I kept it at the forefront of my mind so I played so much more better. Thanks Level!
Maybe someone can help me out here. I've been trying to get the hang of BF3 for a couple months now. I understand the basic tactics, and I'm a halfway decent shot. I do my best to move methodically through my environment, and avoid straying from cover too much. I still have a lot of work to do on that front, but I'm getting better. Despite this however, I still get utterly obliterated on everything(excepting Nohshar on TDM, but that's just because I know the map and not due to any additional skill). Between people popping up behind me or beside me in ridiculously improbable ways, and just general weirdness(one guy was on the opposite side of a hill from me and managed to kill me before he even crested the hill), I just can't do anything. The current community is utterly toxic and nobody is willing to tell me a damn thing, or when they are it's some vague bullshit and then they treat me like an idiot when I tell them it's utterly useless. What else do I need to learn here? What do I need to know in order to stop this from happening so much? This entire situation coupled with the utter refusal of anyone to provide any useful information has been so utterly maddening that I have been quite literally driven to tears multiple times(I have emotional control issues, sadly). If you do respond, please don't just say "practice". If that were all it took I wouldn't be having problems anymore.
As much as I hate to say it,your at the bottom of the curve,the people still playing BF3 have been playing battlefield for a while,practice makes perfect
Try locking down one building and staying in cover.if you get shot at go prone. Stay near your teammates.stay in the parts of the map you know well.Use tanks.if you see an enemy make sure your able to take them on.always get the high ground advantage.hope i helped
Alex Kruse No, you really didn't. If I hadn't tried all of that, I wouldn't be here. On TDM, I'm fine. But in Conquest or Rush, despite my playing the objective, I fail horribly. Always. And there's never anything I've done wrong that can explain it, at least nothing plainly evident.
asmcint Canals is one of the better practicing maps. I played that on TDM many times before i branched out. It was great practice for support class I even got my highest Kill streak in one of my earlier matches (Though now i think i have a higher kill streak from another match) Like the others have said "Practice makes perfect" or at least helps a lot. I will go further and give you a few tips. First off I am no pro, (but i do tend to end up in the top 3 a lot) so keep that in mind. So lets start with classes and the guns I use. Note Guns are nothing if you don't have the right scope on it. I cant tell you what scope is right because it's what you are used to for each type of gun. Assault: My "God Weapon" is the AEK, It's a versatile gun, Great rate of fire, good accuracy, Fast reload, and is a "Light" gun. Over all this is the gun that I play with the most. Support: The guns vary, but i really like the M240. I used the M240 a lot when being support great for close to mid range but with a long distance scope and proper firing method you can snipe with it a bit. Engineer: The guns that are exclusive to this class i have trouble with in TDMs, but i do like the G36C it is a lot like the AEK for me. The AKS 74U is also a good one. Sniper: This is a hard class to "Master" as you might know, Sniping does not come naturally it probably takes the most practice to learn. I avoided it fora long time but then tried it out after i got decent with the other classes. I use two sniper rifles mainly, the M40A5 and the M98B. The M40A5 is better at fire rate and feels "light" but deals a bit less damage then the M98B (But head shots should still be one shot kills) The M98B Deals more damage and is a bit more stable, but a bit slower and feels "Heavy." Over all Guns are tools not the deciding factor of your greatness. Many people can run with any gun in the game and still get a great KDR. I just prefer my weapons because I am familiar with them, though i have been trying to use different weapons lately. Again Practice is the key, find a gun and parts you can get familiar with, study the maps, know your enemies movement patterns, And over all Just have fun. Hope this helped a bit GLHF soldier.
Skypost4ever Okay, once again, you're not telling me anything I didn't already know. The problem isn't practice, I have plenty of practice. I tend to dominate in TDM, but when I go into Rush or Conquest, I inexplicably am unable to be effective. Well, with Conquest it's inexplicable. Rush just sucks. The MCOMs are always placed in such a way as to create a massive clusterfuck hail of bullets that you cannot avoid dying in. But Conquest? There's no reason I shouldn't do well, and yet I'm not doing well. There's some trick somewhere here that people refuse to explain, and I'm tired of it.
It's nice to see a video that reminds me at these little but important things in battlefield. It's very good that you made this however battlefield 3 is out for so long. great work!!!
Great tips LevelCap, but you forgot to mention two VERY important things that often trip-up experienced veterans coming from other shooters - Suppression and Hitreg delay (i.e. dying after taking cover, BF3 is the worst). I've clocked hundreds of hours in other shooters (Quake, Crysis Wars, etc) honing my aiming/awareness and while that has helped in BF3, nothing could prepare me for BF3's Suppression and Hitreg delay. It truly takes a LOT of practicing to get used to BF3's "unique" mechanics.
thanks for the tips level, i just started playing bf3 again after taking a break for about 5ish months, since ive come back my game has obviously gotten worse, these tips will help get me back to where i was
One thing you should also mention ,is to also check your Large map(M) ,so that your aware of how the battle is progressing and of any enemies flanking you etc. Whilst playing in a tank on maps like firestorm, i easily go 20-0 or more simply by checking my map and being aware of enemy tank positions, so that i can easily flank them and improve my chances of survival.
I didn't think i was really that good at Battlefield, but then i saw this video and realized that i was using almost all of these tips for my survival.
Good tips Level! Some more people might find useful: * Never pursuit a wounded enemy. * If you get hit badly but you manage to get cover. Drop a grenade and move away * When u're in a really sh*tty team use the silencer by default! * Try not to think of killing as many enemy's as possible but think in ways to gain ground, and sneak to pleases were you are not expected. * Avoid head-on fire fights if possible and look for ways to fire at enemy from behind or the side.
I sometimes record my games, not for youtube but just so i can re-watch it and think about what I could do next time. It's actually quite helpful, I've increased my skills greatly.
One of the most advantageous things in this game is the sound mechanics. The biggest thing I learned early on was to LISTEN. Dice did a phenominal job in this game with the mechanics of the sounds. I can't begin to tell you how many times in an enemy's pursuit of my ass in the wrong place a went prone in cover (not able to see anything) and you can hear them run by chasing you, to then stand up from cover and take out 2-3 guys from behind.
Being more of a cautious player like myself can pay off most the time. Knowing when you have to make that push to win the game or when to slow down is what really keeps you alive.
6:20 that's a good idea, what I do if for instance I know someone's coming before I can finish my reload, but I still have half a clip or at least enough bullets to reliably take them out, I double tap switch weapons and it cancels the reload on your gun allowing you to still use your main weapon against the enemy. This technique comes in very handy if you have a belt fed lmg since the lmg likely has at least 30+ rounds left when you decide to reload
True. I wouldn't mind it if it were just a hardcore setting, or a setting that could be turned on or off at will on servers. I just hope that it isn't a mandatory rule for multiplayer in general if you know what I mean. As long as they have an option to switch between being able to reload and still have the ammo in your inventory, or lose the rest by changing magazines then I'm cool with it.
Another thing is to have a kit to fit the map, game type and team standing. Like say Assault with F200, M320 Smoke and G18 for Grand Bazaar Rush or like Engineer with SG553, MP443, Javelin and Mines for Nebandan CTF.
I've official transitioned from battlefield n00b to fully fledged battlefield veteran. My journey started on this very video a couple of months ago. Thank you levelcap, you were the Mr Miagi to my karate kid, the bacon in my sandwich and the little voice in my head telling me to kill them all...
I as a pilot can really relate to most of these tips mate :) its amazing how completely different aspects of the game are connected by 'Common Sense' :P good vid lvl ...
Hey LevelCap, really awesome tips there, spot on. But I think you did some mistakes of your own in this video. At 0:14 and 0:23, you cleared the enemy before reviving your teammate which is the right thing to do; but at 0:40 and 1:00 you revived your teammates before checking your corner which caused them to get killed immediately by the enemy looking. So another tip that you should add here is check your corners before you revive your teammates
Just a small tip here, sometimes people shoot directly at the beacon or TUGs and it seems to have infinite health, the thing is, you must shoot the bottom of it and the hitboxes will then register.
Excellent information and sound advice. I'll admit not implementing some of the simplest strategies and I'm one of those who does run A to B in a straight line. Its perhaps just a sense of impatience/laziness and a desire just to spew out rounds while having some fun.
hey level,try this loadout: PKP with kobra,foregrip and suppressor. MP443 suppressed Ammo box c4 squad cover great for stealthing,play tdm or conquest!
Before: 0-2 kills at most and that was just luck. After: I put your tactics to work I had 17 kills. Proof this works. I am at a big disadvantage being color blind (even color blind mode dont help much) and I have poor eyesight so its very hard for me to first even be sure its an enemy, then line up my sights, fire and hope he doesnt move much or else I lose sight again. All said and done most players have me dead before I can even aim. Thanks for your advice.
1)I really wouldnt know what you are thinking.To know that would mean to lower myself to your level in order to understand it.I dont even know how to do that if i wanted to. I was simply pointing out yet another one of your "i fail at reading"moments. 2)Telling me to stfu only because you stoped making any sense 2 comment ago,really warms my heart,keep the mad rant coming i am enjoying it :D
Im just progressing up through the ranks in BF (pretty new at it) and the number one thing I have noticed that has had the most dramatic effect on my survivability is KNOWING THE MAP and your surroundings. When you get that feeling of being exposed... you are, and you need to get into cover. I started to notice I felt uneasy at times during a game and I realised that I was not confident I was in cover. And felt more comfortable when in a good safe location... HEED THIS FEELING. Running from point to point? Get your back against a wall asap. :)
on the contrary, some of my and my friends best games are on these servers, what allows you to survive in these games is the lack of randomness, you will almost never be shot in the back, you know where the enemy is, and although they know where you are, it is quite easy to pop out of cover for a split second, get a kill, then return to cover, rinse, repeat. If an enemy is flanking, they will have to mow down several teammates to get behind you, giving you time to realize they have flanked
Hey, Level! Would you consider doing a video on how you got started on youtube? I'm interested in getting a channel going for Battlefield 4, and I would love to know how you got into the game! Thanks for the great videos. Keep up the awesome work.
He has used the ak-74m. He has even said in a video that he would use that gun over the M16A3, in range. But since you can't tell the future of the battle, he uses the M16A3 because it's versatile.
Just switch to Hardcore mode. Less health means taking down targets one-on-one is easier, enemies don't get away with low or single digit health bars after firefights, and groups of enemies can be taken down with much ease. Not having to put a whole clip into one guy is nice too.
I have a lot of problems with lag deaths(from my side, when my shots don't register or i die instantly, happens 80% of the time). I slowed down my play style and I don't have that much problem with that anymore(unless someone from France or Russia joins). And I am now training myself on using single fire, I have a lot of fun with it and now I know that I can rely on my aim(it isn't that good, I am decent at it), even winning CQB fights against AEK and M16A3 with L85A2 or AUGA3 on single fire.
Two minor issues in that strategy 1:The is no .50 sniper in BF3. I believe that largest sniper round is the .338 magnum, but I'm not the most knowledgeable on the topic 2:You have no vantage point in the base. It's better to go 600 meters out on a mountain, because you'll be way more helpful for your team there. The only exception is the aircraft carrier on Gulf of Oman, which is the best position in the game for general usefulness Can you guess which comment was sarcastic?
Having a LMG means you can't really move around much. Being a support player usually means staying back and helping your attackers by dropping ammo, or stay back and suppress. Lvl likes to be the attacker rather then the suppressor,based on LMG's.
I really have to say that your tips helped me a lot in my BF matches, I'm quite better now instead of just running around like a chicken! Thank you very much!
To see your enemy is practice. It's different in every game and you have to learn it over and over again. Situational awareness is even harder... it's experience and conscious gaming. Experience you get over time, and I mean not a week or a month, it takes years. And conscious gaming is a step you can take when your basics are well developed (aiming / movement) It's like that saying: "Easy to learn, hard to master", situational awareness is like the mastering of gaming.
Most of the rules which applies to PC version applies to console version too. Sure, stuff like gun compensating is totally different with a controller, but general movement and planning applies to consoles as well.
Hey LevelCap, have you ever addressed the hardware that effects good gameplay? The size of your TV, monitor, and sound system really matters. Along with my PS3, I have a Panasonic 50", a 7.1 DTS surround sound system, and I've been recently using the Sony pulse elite headphones. So I can see and hear very well. If you have a crappy little monitor and 2.1 speakers, you may not do as well as you'd like.
Dice is still unsure how they are going to manage the whole ammo thing. It is be possible that we're going to stay in current ammo pool system, unlikely though. And you are correct, it would be nice if it was server side option. But I'm sure that when makes their choice they just makes it unoptional and says Deal with it.
3 extra tips: 1. never try and challenge a sniper onless you have a sniper rifle. 2. never be the first one to enter a position where you know there is a high chance the enemy will be. 3. Always revive your team-mates, not only is it important to have team-mates supporting you (even if it means they are there to catch bullets) but it also means that if you revive them they may begin to revive you back.
Something I want to see in battle field 4 is wind involvement so like if your sniping you have to compensate for the wind so it really challenges you and not just fire of a pot shot and get lucky
Hey LvL, perhaps you can do a video about when to shoot? I know it sounds daft, as you theoretically should kill as many enemies as possible, but I've found that sometimes, when flanking or sneaking to an objective, it's best to leave a few enemies be (and at least spot them for my team), as if I were to open fire I can be found on the map and ruin a good tactic. Thoughts?
frogot to mention having a good connection also helps you survive better. Cant stand getting blooped backwards while running forward then dying because of a bad connection...
Because HC is essentialy ezz core. Damage and TTK can always be argued which one requires more skill, IMO low damage requires more skill but there are many who think otherwise. However removing the minimap makes TUGS less useful (therefore making recon less useful) and it takes away from the potentiality that could be minimap related such as suppressors... I can hear them just fine and locate the shooter nearby without minimap. I also think limited/removed HUD is not 'HARDcore" at all All IMO
I personally like M16A3 for assault, and G36C or ACW-R for engineer. Everyone has a different play style and different guns are suited for different play styles.
Mhm. Support class is best used with one or more people alongside you. You can pin people back behind their cover with sustained fire, and also help pick off a few people that the other members of your team/squad couldn't quite finish off. I play support a lot, and have always felt better with a few people alongside me; alone I can get a couple of kills but ultimately get trounced.
The thing that kills me a lot is spawning. Especially on squad mates. It seems whenever I spawn on one they start taking fire and I don't have time to react and die instantly. This often happens in a row time after time until I just spawn in deployment or at a random spawn point.
I think above all the result of a lot of deaths in battlefield can equate to poor tactics as you state level but also poor teamwork. In fact it may be pretty level between the two. A lot of guys I see are just running around hoping, rambo reviving, but squad tactics usually don't exist. The squads I see running together are usually the ones I see doing best and winning the game for the their team.
Hey Level Cap, I was wondering what you thought of three-faction battles in BF4 or future Battlefield games. This would be similar to Planetside 2 in some ways but with small maps. I would ask this question in mailbox comments but you haven't done any lately.
On that first with the aug i swear i was watching myself play, i do the exact same things, but i need to expand my knowledge of maps cos i try to play maps like firestorm or wake island but i just get bored or die too often, this vid i think will help a lot!
- Mid-way sensitivity settings (or what ever suits you)
- ADS when TURNING CORNERS
- Always look for COVER
- Don't play like a COD player
- Play the OBJECTIVE
- FLANK if possible
- Try NOT to EXPOSE yourself as much as much possible
- Always look for a way out of a tricky situation
- Try and hide in DARK AREAS as much as possible
- BURST FIRE at medium/long range
- Use DIFFRENT CLASSES for diffrent situations/maps E.G. Engineer for Operation firestorm
- If there is loads of enemy players/deaths near where you are RUN OR TAKE COVER
- CONTROL your gun RECOIL as much as possible
- DON'T CAMP... someone will find you eventually
- AIM for the HEAD
- Keep gun looking straight/slightly upwards forwards... NOT DOWNWARDS
- HELP TEAMMATES when possible e.g providing ammo etc.
- STAY AWAY from TANKS or any HEAVILY ARMOURED VEHICLES unless you have a SUITABLE CLASS E.G. Engineer
- SHOOT enemy vehicles when in CLOSE RANGE E.G. If your in a jet and near a helicopter the try and shoot it down.
- Play with headphones
- FOLLOW where your team are heading, never stay behind or go to far ahead
- Practice your skills/guns on TDM
- Play on the map you die on the most. Once you get good at it you should be able to play on most other maps with no problems.
- DON'T wait for a vehicle to spawn
- If there is a teammate in your helicopter and its being shot at, try and LAND IT, SAVING you and your teammate.
- DON'T be nervous or tense, this makes you vulnerable as you might try and out-run a tricky situation or makes your aiming bad.
- REMEMBER practice makes perfect, don't expect to be killing everyone in the enemy team easily.
- DON'T be scared to TRY NEW WEAPONS, you may find a gun you prefer more.
- Play the game how you want to play it, everyone prefers doing different things.
- Take a BREAK every once and awhile. Then review what mistakes you made and how you could of fixed them.
- Be quick but not to quick, this isn't COD
- DON'T run in the middle of roads/clear areas, you will be spotted easily
- SPOT ENEMYS helps you see them more clearly for you and your team
- DON'T reload in a middle of a fight. Instead switch to your secondary which is much quicker
- DON'T blame your weapons or your enemys weapons IT'S ALL ABOUT TACTICS
- NEVER GIVE UP no matter how bad your doing
- TRY and HIP fire in close counter areas
- MAKE SURE no one is BEHIND YOU
On a finale note remember this will take time getting use to. You may see you have improved fastley or very slowley. Either way it may take you 3-5 months to master the game fully making you appreciate the game more.
Hitman Y. You deserve a like thanks for this
Hitman Y. You just cured my drepression. +1 subscriber
Thank you so much
Hitman Y. Thanks bro !
Ty bro you gived me hope to play more and master the game
I hate when someone revives me and than I get shot before I ever even get up..
I know the feeling,its the ppl that revie you at the wrong time.happens to me all the time🤣
@@jeremiahcouch1477 answering 6 years later lol gg... by the way when you get revived press the crouch button then jump, this way you take no time to get up.
I too know this annoying pain.
@@akwaz91113 yrs. later thx for that tip :D
Went back to this game recently. Absolutely beautiful game, just great
How to survive in BF3.
1) Select Medic class
2) Select m16a3 as your primary weapon, then select Kobra, foregrip and flash suppressor as your gadgets
3) ???
4) Profit
Heavy barrel instead of flash suppressor
+Briar Robbin The flash suppressor makes the m16a3 "recoilless" but I prefer the heavy barrel too
Is the m16a3 that good ???
Muhammed Tutuk Yep, broken op.
Jecoral tx ok gonna try it 😂
I am horrible at recognizing the enemy at any reasonable distance in a city setting, or almost any setting for that matter. I constantly find myself getting killed and not even knowing where the fire came from. Am I not looking at my maps well enough?
idk man cause I have the same problem
Patrick Dean you both just need more FPS
IslaGames I'm pretty sure I just suck.
And to add what affecting said. If you're in a building like Op metro for example and know they are people capping the letter or just around the area. What I like to do is throw grenades around and listen. Usually when a grenade is nearby your character, teammates and enemies would say something.
I don't look at my maps ether but just keep moving around if someone shoot you closed and u didn't die its always a chance they will come your way :D
am I the only one who thinks the latest battlefield games are much easier than the earlier ones
No
Honestly, a lot of my deaths come from me running into cover with a guy shooting me and then when I am 6 feet from the edge of the wall where I couldn't possibly get shot by that guy, I still die
Yea me to
+herobrine_trolo same here, i dont know if they are hackers or this game has shit hitboxes or hit detection
just make sure that the servers you play on you have a great connection to
+herobrine_trolo Probably the internet connection delay. for them you're still a few inches behind cover than you actually are.
+herobrine_trolo I think it is a combination of crappy hitboxes and bad internet connection. I noticed that even on the campaign it is possible to kill retreating enemies and the knife attacks are especially dodgy.
Has he talked about teammates taking your class when you die to revive you? Encourage that. I've lost so many battles because of people not doing that.
I guess that is why you lost
***** I make a single comment about video games, and get hate. What the fuck even?
Satan Check your name, Sa'teen
***** You do know what Satan means in hebrew right? Just in case anyone who doesn't know is reading this I'm going to go ahead and answer with "The Enemy".
Tyler Garrett you know what tyler means in chinese? it means "somebody that gives too many shits about other people's names"
I'll give it a try, thanks.
still watching, still playing, still no regrets
you know getting over excited and exposing yourself is illegal in some states:). In all seriousness though great video and tips.
Singlehandedly the best BF3 vid I've seen on basic tactics so far. Dice should make this mandatory viewing for players. Well done level cap!
Damn man, this guy spots everyone so well
its called having no life and being a virgin
Lvlcap - that has to be THE MOST USEFUL advice ever given for BF3 players. I truly commend you for that. In my case, what made an immediate difference for me was my new graphics card and the fps that came with it. Like magic, I am doing so much better now! Wish my entire 2 year BF3 career reflected what I had in me this whole time.
For those who get killed from behind, look around on occasion. Who knows where the enemy is...
Also find a wall where you can keep your back and sides covered
Hey Level, I started playing Bf3 last year and it was my first BF game . I played FPSs very little before it. Now I have a great time with it and for being a total noob you have been very helpful. Easy to watch, insightful and tailored to all perspectives. I just wanted to say thank you and ill be watching. Later
Thanks for the tips, came here after rage quitting a round of TDM on canals...
Secondary weapon on mouse thumbbutton.... thats a really nice tip levelcap.
Also what I learned from your vids is the peaking/cornering while ADSing. Thats something that got me killed a lot in the beginning but learned from your tips with that. And thats something I see a lot of people forgetting.
I'm watching in 2016....just realised i had this game on PC lol
Dude me too lol
another thing to practice is pay attention to where you spawn on tdm and close quarters maps, where you spawn tells you almost everything you need to know about where the enemy is, and this in combination with knowing the other spawns on the map and paying attention to where your teammates are and what theyre doing can keep you alive for quite some time
I want a remastered version of BF3 for PS4 and Xbone......
YES!!!
Crazy Gilos why not bad company2? best battlefield ever.. exactly like it. no snipers lighting up for aiming bullshit
Why the hell does it need remastering? Crank up the res on a PC and it holds up perfectly. Sure the camera effects can eat shit, but other than that what I think you mean is that people just need to start playing this fucking game again
+TheSquidNinja you are dumb...
for the same reason BF4 WAS!!!!! better graphics and 64 player matches make a big difference idiot
LevelCap has the most chill attitude. Cannot see him actually losing his cool and getting 'excited.' he is too beast!
LMFAO... "almost every situation in this game where you die can be avoided" BS... Try saying that in TDM... When you get spawned infront of and/or surrounded by enemies.
You still play bf3?
Clayton Nixon lol tips for noobs
Crashing Chip I watch the tips currently for use in my other fps games...
yea actually its still useful even if u'v been playing for awhile
goddammit he said almost
what I missed:
-Squad communication, teamwork and class arrangement
-play with team -> no lonley wolf gameplay
-not only assault class is good to survive, also support class is good for it -> ammo doesnt regenerate, healt does ;)
-use weapons with fast reload time and firerate
-wear clothes which fit with the map. for example: Operation Firestorm -> Desert Khaki
but you gave me tips i did not consider yet. thx
awsome vid!
is battlefield 3 better than battlefield 4
If your PC isn't really that good bf3 is for you if you have a i7 or 15 with a good graphics card bf4 is for you but I only have bf3 I think it is pretty good
In some ways but my opinion its way better than bf4
bf4 sucks ass in consoles i don know about pc version but i heard some pc gamers said bf4 was a rush game their like cod franchise now
Franz Pogi Because it is. The only 2 I enjoyed were bad company 2 and bf3.
I haven't played in weeks. I used all of these tips, as I always did, but I kept it at the forefront of my mind so I played so much more better.
Thanks Level!
Maybe someone can help me out here. I've been trying to get the hang of BF3 for a couple months now. I understand the basic tactics, and I'm a halfway decent shot. I do my best to move methodically through my environment, and avoid straying from cover too much. I still have a lot of work to do on that front, but I'm getting better. Despite this however, I still get utterly obliterated on everything(excepting Nohshar on TDM, but that's just because I know the map and not due to any additional skill). Between people popping up behind me or beside me in ridiculously improbable ways, and just general weirdness(one guy was on the opposite side of a hill from me and managed to kill me before he even crested the hill), I just can't do anything. The current community is utterly toxic and nobody is willing to tell me a damn thing, or when they are it's some vague bullshit and then they treat me like an idiot when I tell them it's utterly useless.
What else do I need to learn here? What do I need to know in order to stop this from happening so much? This entire situation coupled with the utter refusal of anyone to provide any useful information has been so utterly maddening that I have been quite literally driven to tears multiple times(I have emotional control issues, sadly). If you do respond, please don't just say "practice". If that were all it took I wouldn't be having problems anymore.
As much as I hate to say it,your at the bottom of the curve,the people still playing BF3 have been playing battlefield for a while,practice makes perfect
Try locking down one building and staying in cover.if you get shot at go prone. Stay near your teammates.stay in the parts of the map you know well.Use tanks.if you see an enemy make sure your able to take them on.always get the high ground advantage.hope i helped
Alex Kruse
No, you really didn't. If I hadn't tried all of that, I wouldn't be here. On TDM, I'm fine. But in Conquest or Rush, despite my playing the objective, I fail horribly. Always. And there's never anything I've done wrong that can explain it, at least nothing plainly evident.
asmcint Canals is one of the better practicing maps. I played that on TDM many times before i branched out. It was great practice for support class I even got my highest Kill streak in one of my earlier matches (Though now i think i have a higher kill streak from another match) Like the others have said "Practice makes perfect" or at least helps a lot. I will go further and give you a few tips.
First off I am no pro, (but i do tend to end up in the top 3 a lot) so keep that in mind.
So lets start with classes and the guns I use. Note Guns are nothing if you don't have the right scope on it. I cant tell you what scope is right because it's what you are used to for each type of gun.
Assault: My "God Weapon" is the AEK, It's a versatile gun, Great rate of fire, good accuracy, Fast reload, and is a "Light" gun. Over all this is the gun that I play with the most.
Support: The guns vary, but i really like the M240. I used the M240 a lot when being support great for close to mid range but with a long distance scope and proper firing method you can snipe with it a bit.
Engineer: The guns that are exclusive to this class i have trouble with in TDMs, but i do like the G36C it is a lot like the AEK for me. The AKS 74U is also a good one.
Sniper: This is a hard class to "Master" as you might know, Sniping does not come naturally it probably takes the most practice to learn. I avoided it fora long time but then tried it out after i got decent with the other classes. I use two sniper rifles mainly, the M40A5 and the M98B. The M40A5 is better at fire rate and feels "light" but deals a bit less damage then the M98B (But head shots should still be one shot kills) The M98B Deals more damage and is a bit more stable, but a bit slower and feels "Heavy."
Over all Guns are tools not the deciding factor of your greatness. Many people can run with any gun in the game and still get a great KDR. I just prefer my weapons because I am familiar with them, though i have been trying to use different weapons lately. Again Practice is the key, find a gun and parts you can get familiar with, study the maps, know your enemies movement patterns, And over all Just have fun. Hope this helped a bit GLHF soldier.
Skypost4ever
Okay, once again, you're not telling me anything I didn't already know. The problem isn't practice, I have plenty of practice. I tend to dominate in TDM, but when I go into Rush or Conquest, I inexplicably am unable to be effective. Well, with Conquest it's inexplicable. Rush just sucks. The MCOMs are always placed in such a way as to create a massive clusterfuck hail of bullets that you cannot avoid dying in. But Conquest? There's no reason I shouldn't do well, and yet I'm not doing well. There's some trick somewhere here that people refuse to explain, and I'm tired of it.
level cap your videos changed my bf3 play style I am now seeing myself move up the log 1 space at a time and its all thanks to you.
is anyone else watching this after getting bf3 for free on origin? :)
well i mainly played bf4 but i got bf3 for free because (meh, why not)
InfinityAssassin how did you get bf3 for free?
it was free for a limited time :)
:(
Croat_ Plays i created like 2 extra accounts during that period lol
It's nice to see a video that reminds me at these little but important things in battlefield. It's very good that you made this however battlefield 3 is out for so long. great work!!!
pc is to easy
Level cap is too good
vsauceisepic Also
xXEnderPvpXx Also have you actually BF played on PC
vsauceisepic Ive played on ps4 and pc
Says the fucking minecraft player, PC rocks!
Great tips LevelCap, but you forgot to mention two VERY important things that often trip-up experienced veterans coming from other shooters - Suppression and Hitreg delay (i.e. dying after taking cover, BF3 is the worst).
I've clocked hundreds of hours in other shooters (Quake, Crysis Wars, etc) honing my aiming/awareness and while that has helped in BF3, nothing could prepare me for BF3's Suppression and Hitreg delay. It truly takes a LOT of practicing to get used to BF3's "unique" mechanics.
thanks for the tips level, i just started playing bf3 again after taking a break for about 5ish months, since ive come back my game has obviously gotten worse, these tips will help get me back to where i was
One thing you should also mention ,is to also check your Large map(M) ,so that your aware of how the battle is progressing and of any enemies flanking you etc. Whilst playing in a tank on maps like firestorm, i easily go 20-0 or more simply by checking my map and being aware of enemy tank positions, so that i can easily flank them and improve my chances of survival.
bruh, you have NO CLUE how much this vid changed my battlefield skill, and level, THANK YOU!
I didn't think i was really that good at Battlefield, but then i saw this video and realized that i was using almost all of these tips for my survival.
Good tips Level!
Some more people might find useful:
* Never pursuit a wounded enemy.
* If you get hit badly but you manage to get cover. Drop a grenade and move away
* When u're in a really sh*tty team use the silencer by default!
* Try not to think of killing as many enemy's as possible but think in ways to gain ground, and sneak to pleases were you are not expected.
* Avoid head-on fire fights if possible and look for ways to fire at enemy from behind or the side.
I found that recording my games and watching them back helped me eliminate a lot of mistakes.
I sometimes record my games, not for youtube but just so i can re-watch it and think about what I could do next time. It's actually quite helpful, I've increased my skills greatly.
One of the most advantageous things in this game is the sound mechanics. The biggest thing I learned early on was to LISTEN. Dice did a phenominal job in this game with the mechanics of the sounds. I can't begin to tell you how many times in an enemy's pursuit of my ass in the wrong place a went prone in cover (not able to see anything) and you can hear them run by chasing you, to then stand up from cover and take out 2-3 guys from behind.
Being more of a cautious player like myself can pay off most the time. Knowing when you have to make that push to win the game or when to slow down is what really keeps you alive.
6:20 that's a good idea, what I do if for instance I know someone's coming before I can finish my reload, but I still have half a clip or at least enough bullets to reliably take them out, I double tap switch weapons and it cancels the reload on your gun allowing you to still use your main weapon against the enemy. This technique comes in very handy if you have a belt fed lmg since the lmg likely has at least 30+ rounds left when you decide to reload
True. I wouldn't mind it if it were just a hardcore setting, or a setting that could be turned on or off at will on servers. I just hope that it isn't a mandatory rule for multiplayer in general if you know what I mean. As long as they have an option to switch between being able to reload and still have the ammo in your inventory, or lose the rest by changing magazines then I'm cool with it.
Another thing is to have a kit to fit the map, game type and team standing. Like say Assault with F200, M320 Smoke and G18 for Grand Bazaar Rush or like Engineer with SG553, MP443, Javelin and Mines for Nebandan CTF.
Watching this for the third time in half a year, and it's still an awesome reminder!
I've official transitioned from battlefield n00b to fully fledged battlefield veteran. My journey started on this very video a couple of months ago. Thank you levelcap, you were the Mr Miagi to my karate kid, the bacon in my sandwich and the little voice in my head telling me to kill them all...
I as a pilot can really relate to most of these tips mate :)
its amazing how completely different aspects of the game are connected by 'Common Sense' :P
good vid lvl ...
Hey LevelCap, really awesome tips there, spot on. But I think you did some mistakes of your own in this video. At 0:14 and 0:23, you cleared the enemy before reviving your teammate which is the right thing to do; but at 0:40 and 1:00 you revived your teammates before checking your corner which caused them to get killed immediately by the enemy looking. So another tip that you should add here is check your corners before you revive your teammates
Just a small tip here, sometimes people shoot directly at the beacon or TUGs and it seems to have infinite health, the thing is, you must shoot the bottom of it and the hitboxes will then register.
haha, love 0:28 when he says not to peek to much at the same time as he exposes his whole soldier :P
Excellent information and sound advice. I'll admit not implementing some of the simplest strategies and I'm one of those who does run A to B in a straight line. Its perhaps just a sense of impatience/laziness and a desire just to spew out rounds while having some fun.
hey level,try this loadout:
PKP with kobra,foregrip and suppressor.
MP443 suppressed
Ammo box
c4
squad cover
great for stealthing,play tdm or conquest!
4:36 It twas in this moment LevelCap knew he was screwed for a second XD
Before: 0-2 kills at most and that was just luck. After: I put your tactics to work I had 17 kills. Proof this works. I am at a big disadvantage being color blind (even color blind mode dont help much) and I have poor eyesight so its very hard for me to first even be sure its an enemy, then line up my sights, fire and hope he doesnt move much or else I lose sight again. All said and done most players have me dead before I can even aim. Thanks for your advice.
1)I really wouldnt know what you are thinking.To know that would mean to lower myself to your level in order to understand it.I dont even know how to do that if i wanted to.
I was simply pointing out yet another one of your "i fail at reading"moments.
2)Telling me to stfu only because you stoped making any sense 2 comment ago,really warms my heart,keep the mad rant coming i am enjoying it :D
Definetly the best video you've made really useful
Can we get remakes of the aftermath and close quarters dlc in 2042. Holly crap man! These maps are fantastic.
This has really helped me alot. I get more kills and I don't die as often. Thanks levelCap. Keep up the good videos
Im just progressing up through the ranks in BF (pretty new at it) and the number one thing I have noticed that has had the most dramatic effect on my survivability is KNOWING THE MAP and your surroundings. When you get that feeling of being exposed... you are, and you need to get into cover. I started to notice I felt uneasy at times during a game and I realised that I was not confident I was in cover. And felt more comfortable when in a good safe location... HEED THIS FEELING. Running from point to point? Get your back against a wall asap.
:)
on the contrary, some of my and my friends best games are on these servers, what allows you to survive in these games is the lack of randomness, you will almost never be shot in the back, you know where the enemy is, and although they know where you are, it is quite easy to pop out of cover for a split second, get a kill, then return to cover, rinse, repeat. If an enemy is flanking, they will have to mow down several teammates to get behind you, giving you time to realize they have flanked
Hey, Level! Would you consider doing a video on how you got started on youtube? I'm interested in getting a channel going for Battlefield 4, and I would love to know how you got into the game! Thanks for the great videos. Keep up the awesome work.
He has used the ak-74m.
He has even said in a video that he would use that gun over the M16A3, in range. But since you can't tell the future of the battle, he uses the M16A3 because it's versatile.
Just switch to Hardcore mode. Less health means taking down targets one-on-one is easier, enemies don't get away with low or single digit health bars after firefights, and groups of enemies can be taken down with much ease. Not having to put a whole clip into one guy is nice too.
I have a lot of problems with lag deaths(from my side, when my shots don't register or i die instantly, happens 80% of the time). I slowed down my play style and I don't have that much problem with that anymore(unless someone from France or Russia joins). And I am now training myself on using single fire, I have a lot of fun with it and now I know that I can rely on my aim(it isn't that good, I am decent at it), even winning CQB fights against AEK and M16A3 with L85A2 or AUGA3 on single fire.
Two minor issues in that strategy
1:The is no .50 sniper in BF3. I believe that largest sniper round is the .338 magnum, but I'm not the most knowledgeable on the topic
2:You have no vantage point in the base. It's better to go 600 meters out on a mountain, because you'll be way more helpful for your team there. The only exception is the aircraft carrier on Gulf of Oman, which is the best position in the game for general usefulness
Can you guess which comment was sarcastic?
Having a LMG means you can't really move around much. Being a support player usually means staying back and helping your attackers by dropping ammo, or stay back and suppress. Lvl likes to be the attacker rather then the suppressor,based on LMG's.
One of the most informative videos yet !!! Thanks !!!
I really have to say that your tips helped me a lot in my BF matches, I'm quite better now instead of just running around like a chicken! Thank you very much!
To see your enemy is practice. It's different in every game and you have to learn it over and over again.
Situational awareness is even harder... it's experience and conscious gaming. Experience you get over time, and I mean not a week or a month, it takes years. And conscious gaming is a step you can take when your basics are well developed (aiming / movement) It's like that saying: "Easy to learn, hard to master", situational awareness is like the mastering of gaming.
I thought this was a great video, I hope you continue with Pro Tips as a series!
Most of the rules which applies to PC version applies to console version too. Sure, stuff like gun compensating is totally different with a controller, but general movement and planning applies to consoles as well.
Finnally tips that worked normally I find videos were they don't work but these are good tips
Hey LevelCap, have you ever addressed the hardware that effects good gameplay? The size of your TV, monitor, and sound system really matters. Along with my PS3, I have a Panasonic 50", a 7.1 DTS surround sound system, and I've been recently using the Sony pulse elite headphones. So I can see and hear very well.
If you have a crappy little monitor and 2.1 speakers, you may not do as well as you'd like.
Dice is still unsure how they are going to manage the whole ammo thing. It is be possible that we're going to stay in current ammo pool system, unlikely though.
And you are correct, it would be nice if it was server side option. But I'm sure that when makes their choice they just makes it unoptional and says Deal with it.
3 extra tips:
1. never try and challenge a sniper onless you have a sniper rifle.
2. never be the first one to enter a position where you know there is a high chance the enemy will be.
3. Always revive your team-mates, not only is it important to have team-mates supporting you (even if it means they are there to catch bullets) but it also means that if you revive them they may begin to revive you back.
good advice.....i also like the fact that you use a different weapon in each segment.
what a time to be alive
Something I want to see in battle field 4 is wind involvement so like if your sniping you have to compensate for the wind so it really challenges you and not just fire of a pot shot and get lucky
Hey LvL, perhaps you can do a video about when to shoot? I know it sounds daft, as you theoretically should kill as many enemies as possible, but I've found that sometimes, when flanking or sneaking to an objective, it's best to leave a few enemies be (and at least spot them for my team), as if I were to open fire I can be found on the map and ruin a good tactic. Thoughts?
Also the grenades throw up and decent puff. Tossing one is a great distraction
Thanks for the tips LVLCAP it's definitely help improve my game!
I needed this video so much. I just bought this game on PC but I had it on PS3 and Xbox.
Thanks
I see you're quite the fan of the AUG. I've started using it myself, and I quite like it:)
frogot to mention having a good connection also helps you survive better. Cant stand getting blooped backwards while running forward then dying because of a bad connection...
Thank you levelcap! This improved gas helped my gameplay to the next level!
Best thing about LvlCaps vids? Reading the chat box xD
the world needs more players like you
Because HC is essentialy ezz core.
Damage and TTK can always be argued which one requires more skill, IMO low damage requires more skill but there are many who think otherwise.
However removing the minimap makes TUGS less useful (therefore making recon less useful) and it takes away from the potentiality that could be minimap related such as suppressors... I can hear them just fine and locate the shooter nearby without minimap.
I also think limited/removed HUD is not 'HARDcore" at all
All IMO
I personally like M16A3 for assault, and G36C or ACW-R for engineer. Everyone has a different play style and different guns are suited for different play styles.
I agree it is really enjoyable to watch you with that f2000 at the airsoft courses.
Thanks for the tips. I play a lot of Halo and I catch myself playing Battlefield like it's Halo far too often!
Mhm. Support class is best used with one or more people alongside you. You can pin people back behind their cover with sustained fire, and also help pick off a few people that the other members of your team/squad couldn't quite finish off.
I play support a lot, and have always felt better with a few people alongside me; alone I can get a couple of kills but ultimately get trounced.
The thing that kills me a lot is spawning. Especially on squad mates. It seems whenever I spawn on one they start taking fire and I don't have time to react and die instantly. This often happens in a row time after time until I just spawn in deployment or at a random spawn point.
I think above all the result of a lot of deaths in battlefield can equate to poor tactics as you state level but also poor teamwork. In fact it may be pretty level between the two. A lot of guys I see are just running around hoping, rambo reviving, but squad tactics usually don't exist. The squads I see running together are usually the ones I see doing best and winning the game for the their team.
Being humble enough to know you don't know everything, is the key to improving in anything you do in life.
ah dude thanks for this video!I love to come back and watch this video when I'm getting rusty on the battlefield.
Hey Level Cap, I was wondering what you thought of three-faction battles in BF4 or future Battlefield games. This would be similar to Planetside 2 in some ways but with small maps. I would ask this question in mailbox comments but you haven't done any lately.
I never thought of setting my secondary to my thumb button on my mouse. thanks lvl cap!
On that first with the aug i swear i was watching myself play, i do the exact same things, but i need to expand my knowledge of maps cos i try to play maps like firestorm or wake island but i just get bored or die too often, this vid i think will help a lot!
Levelcap does exist