Here’s Why Battlefield 3 Crushes Battlefield 2042
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The level design in some of BF3s maps were so god tier, especially the Aftermath and Close Quarters DLC ones
They were the business
Close Quarters is the best DLC EA has ever made
Aftermath!😫 I love fighting in destroyed environments, plus you had different models that looked beat up too
Yes it was the turn in the games feel and look was more grittier feeling 🙄
Yup After math was my fav dlc in any BF
2011... what a great time. Coming home from school, playing minecraft and battlefield 3, getting into teamspeak with my friends all day, not worring about anything
man you just unlocked a bunch of my memories with the word teamspeak. Good times
And CoD MW3
The Obama Administration kinda sucked though...🤷♂️
@@giovannibermudezjr nope
@@God-Zax cope + ratio + cringe
Ah BF3, still my favorite Battlefield game of all time. Nothing beats being able to come home from school on a Friday and grind to colonel lvl 100. Battlefield made my teenage years so complete!
My favourite SHOOTER of all time. I'm more of an action game/action rpg gamer but Battlefield 3 is still the fps I played most and remember most fondly
I bought my first good computer to play that game, it was a Sony vaio and it wasn't a gaming laptop but it was a powerful laptop for it's time. I got it set up just in time for the bf3 beta.
@@kodiak138 i remember I couldn't figure out how to get into the beta lol. Then after release I played on 20 fps 800x600 for many many hours, until I got my first gaming hardware just for bf3. Great memories and just an amazing game. Glad to have experienced it in its prime.
How old are you now my man?
BF3's gun sounds and third person character animations are still the best in my opinion. As a console player I really wish a BF3 remastered..
I was hoping they would re-release battlefield 3 and or four remastered but thinking back I'm pretty scared they would screw that up somehow
@@PhillyLittles Sadly yes... we can't even rely on remasters to be good. Just look at the GTA trilogy remaster.
@@digitalcthulhu143 damn I didn't even think about that one. Now I really have no hope. Lol
Nothing beats running down a street and one of your comrades yells, "I'M GETTING FUCKED UP THE ASS OVER HERE!!!"
Why on earth you need remaster if you can play original which is pure perfection
It seems like in older games, a lot of “bugs” like stretchy neck are funny memes in the community instead of literally game breaking
I always love seeing a guy get stretched out like spandex in older games.
The best thing about BF3's map designs compared to 2042, is that you don't get shot from every direction at all times, you actually have possibility to hold a line and defend/push methodically. You don't rely on stupid specialist gimmicks or overpowered run-and-gun playstyle. And you can see that anything that went against this (Saiga12 and grenade tubes etc) were nerfed/banned from general servers. People back then already knew what made the experience great. Now you can do dumb shit like pull out a wingsuit from 10 feet up and glide across an entire damn map. When did Battlefield turn into Just Cause?
I never thought about the Battlefield 3 DLC the way you describe them. But you're right, each one of the BF3 DLCs had a very unique identity and they really felt different. I also remember having a lot of fun with game modes like scavenger.
Meanwhile BF4 had DLCs that kind of blended together and the newer games opted for a live service, which is a huge downgrade in my opinion. The BF3 period was definitely the peak of the Battlefield series.
Good maps but terrible paywalls meant the maps were playable for a few months then it was rare because people are off to the next map pack and every map pack that released meant you either buy them all and play with a small pool of players or play none of them and play with the most players. Paywalling maps is just bad for multiplayer games.
@@airbomb34 Your not wrong, DLC maps does devide the player base and you might not get so many people playing some of the newer maps. However, Dice started giving out the DLCs for free after they'd been out for a while and that really kept the life in the game and got more people playing on the new maps.
BF3 was a masterpiece. I played in 360 at 30FPS using a turtle beach px21 and had the happiest period of my life. Used to play Gears of War 3 too. Two franchises that are not so relevant today because devs are blind. It was a great time. Hi from Brazil, Enders.
The suppression feature of bf3 is still my favorite game mechanic in literally any game ever lol. Getting an LMG out and laying down covering fire actually had value and reward for you and your team. You could actually use shoot and move tactics to push. It was so goddamn good lol I can’t believe it’s one of the most widely hated mechanics from any battlefield. It was so good lol
Same
This is the reply i was looking for, what is a gun fight if I'm not able to pin you down? With no suppression, it turns into arcade point and click bs
But it meant tryhards couldn't just stand there and flick you immediately! The biggest issues with BF3 was DICE trying to cater to esports idiots and make it an esport.
@@Biglongnpainful straight up arcade
It's true!
But "COD" rusher type of players hate it because they are negatively affected by it.
on ps3 this was amazing. me and my buds played 1200h+. was playing for 3 years every day. today my heart breaks every time i see bf3 vids. I miss those days.
BF3 just felt like a giant sandbox, somewhat mechanical and rough around the edges, but everything was possible. You were just put on the map and had to use what was there to win. Some Capture Points had added value beyond their position on the map and the amount of cover they provided, cause they would spawn additional Tanks or IFVs. Controlling Vehicles therefor meant capturing and holding certain points and thus Vehicles felt less like a curated experience/killstreaks and more like a real resource that was fought over and could be denied. This also meant that individuals or small squads that flanked and attacked less contested capture points or stole vehicles could have a significant impact on the battle. I really miss the rawness/unguidedness of the experience.
Weapon balance (IMO low RoF ARs and DMRs have little to no redeeming qualities), Gadget balance and interactions and Vehicle upgrades were not the best IMO, but a massive upgrade from BF2 (my previous Battlefield).
Nowadays most games (at least form the big publishers) feel like they are designed around the monetization scheme, with gameplay as a second thought. They feel more like rides in amusement parks: They sell very specific curated experiences that have to be played/experienced in certain ways.
For example one of my biggest gripes with most of the BRs was how the circle forced you to fight unfavorable/stupid/lost fights and took away your ability to play smart. This feeling of being forced to engage in an unfun/unfavourable fight is something I feel more and more often in modern AAA games. It is in Overwatch(and other Hero shooters) to a certain extend, it is massive in the Corridor/Ship/Stardestroyer sections in EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 (anyone else stuck in a match on Felucia for several hours?) and even in Battlefield 4(Operation Dawnbreaker Rush 1st Objective). These games/maps stopped feeling like games to me. They are not about outsmarting or outmaneuvering the enemy, cutting of their supply lines or using creative positions. They are Meatgrinders by design, they are shallow, uninteresting, boring and unengaging to play.
The games look better, they sound better but they often don't play better.
One of the exceptions to this trend and best games I played in recent times is Hunt Showdown. It gives me the Sandbox feeling like no other game has before.
Sorry, but... What is metro then? xD
I was going to say, BF3 has some very meatgrinder type maps with purposely placed choke points like metro etc. and other maps where the entire server is fighting around a specific corner or corridor. Just because it's a "meat grinder" and more chaotic, it doesn't mean that people don't use strategies. It's all about being a persistent team and knowing when to rush the choke points as a team,. Maps like that were a welcome change of pace that I feel like majority of people loved
TBH the DMRs and low ROF Battle Rifles in BF3 had redeemable qualities. You were probably thinking of BF4 were they got nerfed heavily.
Completely agree, BF3 is easily the best of the series. Gunplay, maps, vehicle balance, BF3 is heads and shoulders above BF4. I was actually shocked how bad BF4's maps were, because good maps make or break the game. BF4's best maps are, to this day, still BF3 maps that were carried over. It's so important and they've just been dropping the ball.
While BF3 had vehicle upgrades where you really had to weight the pros and cons, BF4 started the current trend of lots of vehicles, and EXTREMELY power vehicles.
I'm one of the few people who liked the suppression mechanic. It encouraged you to think more about your positioning, rather than let you twitch-react out of an ambush. It also let you use LMGs for what they're actually meant to do! I got a LOT of long-range M60 kills.
Agreed never understood why suppression gets so much hate
@@finnodriscoll7134 Because people like to cry about things.
Supression encourages team work, is so awesome. But people that just hit-and-run like they where in Cod cry about it.
@@finnodriscoll7134 you're being punished for somebody *missing* you.
@@griffin1366 You're being punished for letting someone get the first shot on you. Try getting out of their kill zone instead of shooting it out.
@@jarvy251 so you're encouraging camping and corner cheese? gotch'ya
The dogtags on battlefield 3 is a whole other level of love for a game. I remember chasing on the DICE employees playing battlefield because they had the GOLD Dice dog tag on them.
Back when dog tags mattered
Bf3 for me was a game I couldn't wait to play. The map designs were top notch.
I couldn't wait for school to be over so I could finally get home and play some bf3. I played it so much some days, when I went to bed and closed my eyes I could still see the m16a3. Fun times
I agree. Additionally, I thought BF3 also had a good/appropriate atmosphere in the game.
Ahhh 2011, I honestly feel like that was the year of gaming.. such masterpieces of titles that were released and when life was so simple.
Wish we could turn back times….. to the good old days……
That is facts 2011 was definitely peak gaming when you think about it for real
Im 30 now and every sunny sunday i still remember when i was about 19-20 just chilling playing bf3 having a beer, nothing beats that feeling and will always have huge nostalgia for that game
The sound, the graphics for the time, the music, the map design and weapons selection, god damn this game was fucking awesome. Not to mention the campaign was also cinematic, cheesy and beautiful. Did BF3 have issues? Yeah but what game doesn't?
One thing that really annoys me in BF2042 is that everything is so clean, bright and happy colors 🤮
It's a god damn war going on in there. Did they use some damn Mirrors Edge developers there or what?
Just compare BF3 and BF2042 enviroments and you'll notice that it's like they forgot to add the dirt and all dynamic stuff etc. that should be there...
So true. Even in the Qatar maps literally in a desert it feels CLEAN. But i think it also has Something to do with graphics. I have the same problem with modern movies. Like comparing LOTR with Rings of Power. LOTR = Dark, gritty DIRTY. While Rings of Power just feels clean in a weird way.
What Made Battlefield 3 So Great? everything besides the 10 hz tickrate and suppression
I used to play so much of this game that the incoming bullet hit noise (the one where it impacts you) was haunting my dreams.
Dude I remember when I bought battlefield 3 I started playing it on the living room (on PC).
I was playing metro and as the bullets whizzed past me and gunshots rang out my mom came running in the room and was telling me to get down because there's a shootout going on (there had been some shots fired about 4 months ago in our apartments).
Still one of the most memorable details about the sound design in that game.
BF3 was BY FAR my favorite BF game. BF4 was a very close second but the maps for BF3 put it over the top, IMHO. The stock maps that shipped with the game were OUTSTANDING. Nothing they've done since then has come close to the map design from BF3.
BC2 and BF3 the best BF days
I know it doesn't add anything to the playability of the game/mechanics but Bf3 voicelines/VO are the best... saying that 2042's VO does positively make the game less playable/more annoying
Worth mentioning that VU (Venice Unleashed) can be used for custom Bf3 games/modes and setting up/hosting higher tickrate servers.
5:20 this one section of the map alone showcases how much better bf3 maps are than all of 2042s combined.
You mean a long tunnel with basically two ends where you could easily camp and hold angles? That is literally the worst section of that map imo.
@@Remaq07 yet it's still better than any part of any 2042 map
@@Remaq07 2042 has the same thing, but worse. In BF3 at least the tunnel curves to prevent you from not being grenaded or easily seen. In 2042, that Rocket Launch map has a tunnel, but it's straight, super long distance too, so you can literally just lay prone, in the dark with a stupid skin and just gun people down as soon as they peek the doorway.
This game blew my mind when it first came out. Felt like I was on an actual battlefield. And all these years later it still stands the test of time. What a masterpiece of a game!
Yeah man the times of BF 3 and BF4 those were the days. One of the things I also do miss in BF2042 is the destructability of buildings and stuff to gain tactical advantages. And like what happend to levolution..... It feels like they wanted 128 players SO BAD that the sacrificed alot of the basic features that made the games great
The games back then revolved around fun & casual playing, now it’s full of skill based match making experience as well as focusing on micro transactions
Pretty much everything said in this video and I loved the clutches in rush, solo arming an objective or getting a good squad of randoms.
My fav will always be BFBC2, but BF3 really did have it all in one package.
Wish Venice unleashed was popular, made bf3 the perfect game by removing suppression, blue tint and custom server tickrate.
Back when developers cared, instead of dumping out a turd for a quick cash grab
I feel like people's inability to see the issues of older games like BF3 undermines how good they actually are. This game is still amazing despite the issues it has. It's tragic how far the series has fallen.
Tragic to say the least. It never recaptured this level of notoriety.
Funny thing is i live in damavand and this map in bf3 had very accurate picture of damavand enviroment
Maps, CQB and Rush were pretty insane in 3. Conquest improvements, namely classes ability to engage across longer distances and anti vehicle capabilities for infantry were improved exponentially in 4, imo. But poorly balanced maps, redzones, vehicles balance means 4 really suffers in a lot of aspects, especially rush can be horrible on a lot of maps.
Edit: Indirect fired weapons was a fucking crime in 4.
Suppression was one of the best part of bf3. It punished players.
Suppression is a real thing in RL. This made BF3 more realistic and fun. So no you are WRONG !
Suppression really made the game for me, as it punished people who went too much videogamey and rushed like a mofo. Also it introduced teamwork as you could actually give your teammates cover fire. It was badly implemented tho, like giving your bullets way too much random spread, making you miss even when you fired on target mid-confusion.
Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 2142 was the peak of the series to me. That 2004-2006 era was amazing. Battlefield Vietnam to this day is still my all time favorite BF, but BF BC2, BF1, and BF3 were great in their own way as well.
Battlefield 2 and BC2 was peak for me.
I think suppression was under rated as a mechanic, it alway felt like it held the best players back just enough that it was annoying but not crippling and worse players were rarely effected. other than that i agree that BF3 was the best BF game.
I liked suppression on the LMGS it actually let me hold back and entire squad from advancing like an LMG should
I think most industries that inspire consumer enthusiasm, from music/tv/movies, to cars to airsoft guns and so many other things has gone wayyy downhill in the last 30 years. Some industries, like computer hardware, have gone way up. It's no longer about making a quality product, it's about min/maxing profits.
If EA Dice was an RPG player they'd want their character (i.e. the game) to be a healer/tank/dps all at the same time instead of focusing down.
you just had to be there man.. miss bf3
Still play BF3 to this day on the 360, not really a conquest player so only games I can get are TDM on Noshair Canals/Seine Crossing or rush on Metro/Damavand (not complaining). The fact that I am still playing to this day since 2011 shows how insanely well these maps are designed, and how well the game functions as a whole. I'll never forget holding out the last rush point in Sharqi Peninsula with player after player running up the stairs and attacking the mcom from every angle.
You're right about the weapon balance, I sweat with the M416 with a 3.4x on top and can dominate a game but its down to play time and predicting that vicious recoil, something that is lost in a lot of games (I didn't even buy 2042 but they look like pea shooters).
I do think it's a masterpiece, and you never even got around to mentioning the theme music and soldier voice lines, absolutely IMMERSIVE,still gives me chills to this day. To think they released BF4 within two years shows how capable these devs were. The glory days are over, a true BF3 remastered with a fresh player count would be great, but I'd nearly be too scared to let the EA and DICE of this era to go anywhere near the legacy that is BF3.
Man VU doesn't deserve to be as dead as it is right now 😔
Suppression wasn't a mistake. BF3 went for sort of a "fake milsim" style (I mean this in a very good way). Try taking fire in real life and tell me that suppression mechanic doesn't fit in.
BF3s campaign and narrative was so fucking good. Still my favorite for mainstream games.
the 2042 situation show us how important map design is it, good video!
Yknow, I appreciate all of this flawless logic as to why BF3 is the best Battlefield. But it's not needed... You only need to say one thing and one thing only. G3A1. That's it.
Real shit tho, imagine a combination of BF4 and BF3 + Removing suppression. As much I do enjoy the engine of BF1 and BFV, BF3 and 4 is just too good and promotes a higher skill ceiling.
I just can't get into battlefield on PC. I'm too used to it on console. That's why I mainly play BF4, because BF3 is 30 fps and 20 players while BF4 is 120fps and 64 players on console. Back in the 360 days, I played the shit out of BF3.
Suppression was a fundamental part of what made Battlefield 3 so good. You cant say you like the gunplay of battlefield 3 but disliked the suppression because suppression is what made the gunplay what it is.
Yes, BF3 was simply a milestone in many areas for its time and is still a lot of fun today. I can hardly remember that an FPS game before or after had so much variety to offer as BF3 now, because no matter what you preferred (large maps with vehicles, close combat maps without vehicles, the large selection of game modes and even a halfway reasonable single player campaign with good storytelling as well as the coopcampagne etc.) there was something for everyone and that has also largely contributed to keeping motivation high without losing interest in the game. In short, it's perfectly balanced and in my opinion I didn't find the Premium Pass bad at all for this game, because you got really good content for your money, not like today where DLC's are carelessly thrown out and that's it.
yeah idk man, i installed bf3 after wathcing this cause it got me hype and the game just does not hold up well at all. the suppression mechanic alone kills any enjoyment i may have gotten. the game overall just feels so dated and clunky. im sure it was great back in the day, but i'd rather play 2042 or literally any other battlefield past 2015. it feels awful
For someone who didn't play much bf3 it would have been nice if you showed clips and images of the stuff you're referring to. Such as surpression, bugs etc
I actually enjoyed suppression because it felt like a realistic game to me as I was 11 years old when BF3 Dropped
I'mma just say that BF3 actually having all the modern Russian guns in it (unlike COD) is a victory in and of itself.
Battlefield 3's vanilla maps are far better, than Battlefield 4's.
However, Battlefield 3's class balance is extremely broken. Assault is clearly the best of all the classes.
BF3 is just better... DICE will never make something like this again.
Battlefield 3 tanks were better because they had 3 seats not 2, driver seat, extra gunner seat and a laser painting seat. Battlefield 4 tanks just 2 seats. Battlefield 3 was the game that got me into online multiplayer.
Map design. BF3 had some incredible maps (my personal favorites: Seine Crossing & Grand Bazar)
it's very nostalgic remembering the good old BF3 times, thanks for the analysis and for the gameplays
I can't even look at this video, seeing what they did to my beloved BF.
lmao
Bf3 had to best dog tags. Also in the thumbnail you have my favorite dogtag from the game. I'm a huge tank player and so I used that dogtag lol
You missed out the Soldier Appearance Camos. God they looked so good compared to the BF4 ones. The SPECACT uniform was the best one
for me the maps are top tier theres an actual path you can take around all maps and not get sniped by someone sitting at the back of the map they way they did in battlefield 2042
This video is so great. The battlefield 4 comments especially. even the dog tags! wtf, people today would pay money for those, EA is missing so much here
I couldn't agree more man.
Spot on analysis. Biggest thing for me has been the “everyone gets a participation trophy” mentality dumbing down the vehicles so everyone can succeed
PREACH !
Battlefield 3 was a game where u could be a "hero" now so called specialists just with the regular guns and equipment if u play well enough u can do pretty insane stuff (movie like) and makes u feel great... theres no special atributes or equipement that make u stand out .. ur the one that has to do it with what you have. its war baby
With Skill the options are endless (and as u play the game and discover them its amazing)
Next to bad company 2, battlefield 3 was one of the best battlefields
I think that to repair the mistake made with 2042 dice and EA should make a remaster of this game
4 was the best overall. 3 has some great maps, but 4 is my favorite after BFBC2
I bought bf2042,played it for weeks and it was boring...
Definitely the best BF
Surpreshion was awsome. Gives the idea that your scared and about to die.
Stop ripping out good game mechanics that made battlefied great simple
extremely based 😎
The fact you mentioned uncharted 3 warms my heart ❤️🙏
Amazing how DICE learned nothing from Hardline
4500 h in the game and still counting in EU servers.
Do you remember falling thru the map into the abys? :D
How to make millions, revive this game and give it a better net-code lol
Image if Battlefield 2042 looked like Battlefield 3
I just creamed my pants seeing this glorious BF3 gameplay again. BF3 was the game I simply put the most hours into any BF of the entire series and also my absolute favorite. For me the gunplay is the best in the series and the maps also. BF4 had rather weak maps with either too little cover or simply bad designs for example.
I remember coming home from school and after getting some lunch could play the game until 1 am without ever getting bored or tired of it. Good times.
Also gotta agree on suppression being stupid but it should stay in the game in a way at least against snipers because gaysnipers can then ruin the game like in BF V. Granted, the headshot hitbox in BF V is simply absurd, could also be why there is so many scum gaysniping as it's horrible in Breakthrough.
At least snipers need skill. The worst thing in BF gamee BY FAR are frag shotguns. Those shits are literally snipers too but they have aoe, higher fire rate and hit you behind cover
i can only fully agree with what this mans said right here
BF3 is by far the best bf game to date,great video 👍
Bf3 also had 1 viable class in almost every situation. Assault was stupidy OP. Recon was a downgrade with a spawn beacon and maybe a tugs in certain situations. Engineer was a downgrade with a rocket launcher for vehicle maps eith the m4 as a slightly inferior m16. Support was nerfed out of the game like it always is. So bf3 had flaws. Bf4 did little to change this.
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We hated it back then, but I always vastly preferred Premium over live service and BF5 and BF2042s future will prove that statement right to be honest.
i never really cared about premium, didn't complain about it personally
Everything about this video... yes!
Boomer gamer here.
BF3 was the best BF game of all time. In my mind it's one of the best FPS ever to hit the PC.
It's a great game
Battlefield 3, the last good BF game. Sad times.
My favorite thing to do was sit in the back of metro with an M60 with 200 round mags. You nailed it with the weapons. They all had their own character, and people could seriously use the gun they liked and actually do well with it.
bf4 with maps from 3 would be a dream
Battlefield 3 is a masterpiece it's the best
Battlefield 3 was the best Battlefield
So I will say this,
For the last week, for some reason, I’ve really wanted to watch some old bf3 videos. And I asked the same question. Why was it so good? Why do I want it so bad? And after quite a bit of thought I believe I can tell you it is 80% the aesthetics of the game. Along with the mechanics and everything else but the aesthetics are very special to this game. No other game looks like bf3 does, not even bf4.
The game was created with a “cinematic” feel in mind. Meaning; lense flairs, blur, suppression, color grading and even the blue filter that was added. All of these things have one purpose. To make you “feel” a certain way. To illicit a feeling while you look at them. Unlike now instead of “cinematic” the new goal is “realism”. Which has lead to all of those things I’ve listed before to be toned way down or removed entirely. This desire for “realism” is a mistake. I don’t play games to have my life in a game in the same way I don’t watch a movie to experience what I already do in life. I watch/play to feel, to experience something that *is not reality*. Something that in my mind I would like to believe would look like when I imagine it in my mind not how it really is.
The aesthetic. The graphics, the gritty feeling, the blur, the distorted feeling, the dust and dirtiness is what made this game special. And I can prove it. Watch a video comparison of bf4 to 3 and you will see exactly what I mean. That game has very little or toned down versions of bf3’s feel. So much so that it literally has no feeling. It’s flat. But imagine if bf4 had the exact art direction bf3 had. It instantly feels different. It has character. It has life. It has feeling.
Aesthetics are the reason bf3 is the best
I always found that bf3 had something visually unique, more immersive, that any other bf game have been able to reproduce. People used to hate suppression, light flair and the blueish filter, but I think that a part of what’s make the game look so good
@@JeuneF absolutely. That’s what makes it “unique”. Sure it’s definitely not the “best” for maximizing gameplay and competitiveness. But that doesn’t matter. It’s not about competing it’s about experiencing. All you have to do if watch some videos of bf4 to see the big difference between this pursuit of “competitive” gameplay and “immersive” or cool/nostalgic gameplay. Bf3 was so good because it wasn’t trying to maximize being a shooter. It was trying to maximize the fantasy of what you think in you mind war would look like.
Prime example, the suppression. Everybody bitches about it because they can’t see or whatever by yet that effect alone makes you “feel” so much while playing the game. And not only does it make you “feel” it forces you to play the game differently.
The difference between bf4 and bf3 are staggering when you know these truths. Bf3 is like a movie, cinematic shooter that is worthy of nostalgia because it makes you feel something. While bf4 is merely a game that decides to get rid of all the features that simply don’t streamline “gameplay” and everything to make it a “shooter”, just another game with guns. Simply a game, not an experience
@@WhoIsJohnGaltt and yet I always heard people saying bf4 looks better than bf3. They don’t understand the nuances between graphics quality and artistic direction I guess… Nice to see someone aware of this ;)
@@JeuneF it only took me a decade to realize and then appreciate
@@WhoIsJohnGaltt I can relate, i always found bf3 visually attractive but couldn’t describe why
Gotta love 'v850r's' shotgun aimbot there
thats me, and thats my aim, but you can feel free to cope however you'd like
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I remember downloading the BF3 Beta on Xbox 360 and just rubberbanding on spawn on the first day. I couldn't move, shoot, do nothing, it was a terrible bug. I was severely disappointed, but because it was a Beta I was a bit forgiving. The next day I jumped on and had the absolute time of my life on Xbox, they fixed the rubberbanding and I could actually play. I remember playing Metro Rush and sniping, trying out the laser, learning the bullet drop and also I found an exploit in the map. Back then you could put down Spawn Becons as a Recon in the Beta and they were incredibly hard to see in the dark, also the map boundaries were a bit different on Metro in the Beta you could go further in the first area to the undergorund metro, deeper into the tunnels, not only that but I don't think the spawn beacons exploded if the Recon who put it down spawned on it. So essentially, it was a free spawn to keep using. So what I used to do on attack was sneak through the backlines to the broken metro tunnel underground and put a spawn beacon there, the enemy team of defenders used to spawn on the surface far in front of the spawn beacon underground. So I would basically put our troops behind enemy lines and pincer them in to take the first point rather easily. It was also fun for getting knife takedowns or simply to just ruin a sniper squad's day. You could still do this on BF3 in the live version, but they changed the map boundaries so it became much harder to do, plus the beacon could be seen as it was highlighted, it also exploded on spawn in the live version of the game so if you somehow got caught on spawn you had to re-do the whole process of sneaking behind them and it became progressively harder as they locked down the defense and your team was losing tickets.
But BF3 was so legendary, this is coming from someone who was a huge CoD fanboy at the time in 2011, but man what can I say, I didn't touch MW3 for two whole months because of the close quarters DLC, gungame and Canals TDM were lit and made me love Battlefield. I was playing it on Xbox 360 too, so a gimped version of the game running at 30 FPS. Mind you I had played BFBC2 before that and really enjoyed that game too, but it just didn't have the variety of content that BF3 had. The fact I could play small maps like CoD and also large scale ones like BFBC2 or even bigger made me love the game.
More so than anything, the maps were just so great to play, they were designed for rush and had a particular flow and predictability. You knew where the "danger zones" or "conflict areas" would be. I bet if you gave me the map overviews and the Control Points, even today I could draw the "hot zones" for where gun battles would most likely occur just off memory. I also miss Metro 24/7, stuff like that was just ridiculously fun, the fact I could spend hours playing only Metro or Canals just proves the maps were so well made that you didn't get bored of them. The fact we had custom servers, a server browser and even that being available on console was a huge advantage over any other game at the time. I don't know why they ever strayed from the BF3 formula, it was a little rough but all it needed was a bit of polish and it became basically a perfect game. The only things I would change were the "blue filter" on your screen and also the whole suppression thing being so blurry and punishing. But other than that, the game was goated.
Agreed. Also i would like to add that BF3 was the most immersive Battlefield game. The sound design and overall atmosphere really just made the player felt like they are in a warzone. In my opinion part from BF1 all the sequels felt too "sterile", especially 2042. Also i really liked the faction specific weapons like the starter weapons for the US and RU.