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Addtional Battlefield 3 Details & Limited Edition Info
Some more details about Battlefield 3 came out today as well as some information on the limited edition.

Retailer Pre-order
Amazon, Gamestop, and the EA store all have their pre-order pages up for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 version of Battlefield 3. The description and product features reveals some other new things about the game such as being able to drag your fallen teammates to safety, and being able to mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain.

Another online retailer Webhallen posted a similar expanded description seen below.

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Feel The Battle! This fall, prepare to feel the most physical shooter ever created, powered by the all-new Frostbite 2 gaming engine.

Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite 2, the next installment of DICE's cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York

Features:

• Frostbite 2 - Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights. Built upon this powerful game engine, Battlefield 3 immerses players physically and emotionally to the world around them like never before.
• Feel the Battle - Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain. Battlefield 3's cutting edge animation, spectacular visuals and real as hell battle gameplay attack your senses and make you feel the visceral warriors experience like no other FPS.
• Unparalleled Vehicle Warfare - The best online vehicle warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles.
• Urban Combat - Take the fight to iconic and unexpected places in the USA, Middle East, and Europe including claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns, and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes as you fight your way through the war of tomorrow.

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Battlefield 3 Limited Edition
Users on the EA UK Forums discovered what appears to be a promo image for the Battlefield 3 Limited Edition. The contents of the limited edition are suppose to be revealed "late February", but leaked out. According to the image, which is hosted on Digital River (e-commerce company used by the EA Store), the limited edition will have contain an expansion pack for Battlefield 3. The "Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand" expansion will have 4 remastered maps from Battlefield 2. If you don't grab the limited edition you can buy the expansion pack 1 month after the release of Battlefield 3.

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The Battlefield 3 Limited Edition includes Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand at no extra charge*

This themed expansion pack features four legendary maps from Battlefield 2 boldly re-imagined with Frostbite 2 physics, destruction and visuals. Completing the package are classic Battlefield 2 weapons and vehicles, unique rewards, new achievements / trophies, and more. For those who don't pre-order to secure the limited edition, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion content will be available for purchase approximately one month after the game's release.

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My guess would be Oman, Sharqi, and Wake

They should just bring all the maps.

I think I'm one of 28 people who liked Operation Clean Sweep and Kubra Dam.

Any word on the computer requirements yet?

The hawks are pretty awesome in BC2, just that they're also easy to take out with tracer darts and good AA and shit. The problem in BF2 wasn't the overpowered vehicles, it was the severely underpowered counter-vehicle things like AA.

13/f/taiwan wrote:

songhua lost all it's purposes once they downgraded the bhawk.

best maps in bf2:
karkand
oman
dragon

@last karma, specialist, you logged in just to karma me and logged right back out so you can pretend to be doing something else other than browsing this forum. aren't you the guy who made an extra account so you could agree with yourself on this forum? kys.

I dunno, some of the best inf fighting I had on BF2 was on Songhua.

CC-Marley wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

13/f/taiwan wrote:

songhua lost all it's purposes once they downgraded the bhawk.

best maps in bf2:
karkand
oman
dragon

@last karma, specialist, you logged in just to karma me and logged right back out so you can pretend to be doing something else other than browsing this forum. aren't you the guy who made an extra account so you could agree with yourself on this forum? kys.

I dunno, some of the best inf fighting I had on BF2 was on Songhua.

Agreed! Too bad it was tough to find servers running the map. Clean Sweep was at the top of my list as well.

Yes, totally agree! Songhua was the most fun for little clan matches, too.

It's a shame no decent servers ran the map.

Kubra was also brilliant for squad play if you dedicated your MEC squad to cap and defend the flag right next to the US uncap.

Had many a fun-game revolve around that flag and me and my friends still always bring up one brilliant round we had on that map, even now.

I hope the maps they bring back aren't just Karkand, Mushy, Sharqi and something else. I want variety from BF2's maps.

E: I also love the gun-mounting idea. I also thought of that idea for BF2, years ago. Surprised it took this long to get into a game (That I'm aware of, anyway).

Last edited by FFLink (2011-02-05 11:33:32)

So...just bring back all the damn BF2 maps

Do want 1942 maps

Wake Island (obviously)
El alamein
Battleaxe
Midway
Omaha
maybe even Battle of Britain only with the factory as an uncap rather than a target

etc

Anybody thing my comp will be able to run this game?

specs:

4GB ddr2 RAM
8600GTmobile videocard
2.0 Ghz dual core

Karkand, SHIT YES no need to play any of the BF3 maps anymore!

It's on the Frostbite engine, which eats dual cores for breakfast. No chance of running it on that thing.