We’ve previously heard from EA that Battlefield 3 has aggressive DLC plans, and even DICE said that the company was restructured around DLC and has “massive DLC plans” for Battlefield 3. It’s been a few months since the release of Battlefield 3, and we’ve been wondering: where is all the promised DLC?
It’s been a few months since the
release of Battlefield 3, player numbers have steadied, and yet, there hasn’t
been a single DLC announcement besides Back To Karkand, which we knew about
long before Battlefield 3′s release.
Battlefield 3′s main competitor,
Modern Warfare 3, will be getting no less than 20 DLC packs
over the next six months, according to Activision. 20 DLC packs is no doubt
overkill, but at this point, EA needs to respond with something, some kind of
announcement regarding Battlefield 3 DLC plans.
What do you think? Is it too early
to announce new DLC?
By James Hyde
Post tags: DLC
Battlefield 3 core gameplay designer Alan Kertz, whom we’ve featured many times here on BF3Blog, has been very active in sharing his thoughts and ideas about Battlefield 3, most noteably, future updates and weapon changes. Now Kertz has revealed via Twitter that he has left the Battlefield 3 team, and has moved on to other projects at DICE. He didn’t mention what projects those may be, but one could speculate on a possible sequel to Battlefield 3 (Battlefield 2143, perhaps?), or even Bad Company 3. Kertz said that the Battlefield 3 team is still “diligently working on BF3″.
Future updates on Battlefield 3 are being speculated and the core designer of DICE, Alan Kertz has provided some details on areas that needs to be improved. All fresh nerfs are however being debated.
The first was the debate on the Tactical Light and IRNV scope patch, which is still being debated by gamers as something that should not have been changed right from the start.
The other nerf concerns the FAMAS assault rifle. Though not yet implemented, it seems that DICE will lower the power of the FAMAS when pairing it up with its foregrip accessory. A lot of changes are expected on the accessory front also. Changes could include providing bipod, suppressor, foregrip, flash suppressor, laser pointer and heavy barrel.
The next nerf that could be changed is the javelin. It has the ability of taking down ground targets when locked on and also damage air targets by combining with laser designators like SOFLAM.
Some gamers, particularly those who pilot helicopters & jets have expressed displeasure about the javelin, which they feel should have primarily been restricted to targets on the ground and should not be able to take out air targets with 1 shot.
However, this claim is also debatable. DICE has already nerfed its stinger missile, which reduces the damage to air targets and many do think the javelin will be experiencing the same fate.
This move may prove more beneficial for PCs than for video consoles. This is because there are more casual console gamers compared to PC gamers who play BF3. Requiring more teamwork to take down an air target may prove more advantageous to PC gamers.
