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Hands-On With Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
by Matt Bertz on June 06, 2012 at 07:34 PM
We take a tour of the biggest Battlefield 3 map ever created and get the details on the new AC-130 gunship.
Since the launch of Battlefield 3, it feels like the community has splintered into two separate camps -- the purists who prefer the large, open environments jam-packed with vehicles and the fans raised on close quarters games like Call of Duty who prefer a more intimate setting. Fans of the pure gunfights are already indulging in the new Close Quarters map pack (on the PS3 anyway. Xbox 360 and PC players get access in less than two weeks), but come September the old-school fans (like me) get a new dose of classic style maps with the Armored Kill expansion.
Behind closed doors at E3, DICE showed off the first map of the expansion pack, Bandar Desert, the biggest map in franchise history. Here are some details I picked up during a short but sweet hands-on conquest battle.
- Several new vehicles are featured in the expansion, including new tank destroyers, an AC-130 gunship, ATVs, and mobile artillery.
- Taking over a specific base grants the controlling team access to an AC-130 gunship. The gunship travels on a fixed circular path around the bases and it has four seats -- two for shooting 125mm cannons at the ground and two anti-air turrets for defending its airspace.
- Though only four people can man the AC-130 at once, other soldiers can use it as a mobile parachute spawn point.
- The AC-130 is also a great position to spot and mark enemies for your teammates.
- If your team controls the AC-130, the smart strategy is to have all patrolling the aircraft defend it from oncoming attacks so it can continue its forceful barrage.
- The AC-130 is heavily armored, but it cannot be repaired by engineers. This means ground forces can bring it down with concentrated fire.
- The tank destroyers are lighter and more limber than the tanks included in the base game. They still pack a punch, but are much more vulnerable than the conventional tanks.
- Over 20 upgrades are available for the new vehicles, but there is no new infantry weaponry.
- Armored Kill also has a new Tank Superiority mode, but DICE wouldn't go into specifics just yet.
- You should spawn on a squad member near a hot zone or to jump into a vehicle. Given the large size of the map, hiking from your home base to a flag point takes a while.
- The maps are large enough that you can employ new team tactics like positioning your mobile artillery on the ridge and shelling any troops approaching a hotly contested flag capture point from a long range.
DICE plans to reveal the three other maps, the new vehicle upgrades, and details on the new Tank Superiority mode as we move closer to the September launch.
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* Correction from Gustav Halling
Details for AK is coming in from #E3, but I just want to clarify that the Gunship is a 2-seater with 2 weapons each, not 4 seats. + paradrop
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From Mastershake
This screenshot shows the size and flag positions rather well. They all aren't bunched together in the middle like Firestorm. You can also tell that there probably will be a CQS mode with 4 flags with only one left where there are 3 bunched together for infantry combat in this screenshot.
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I REALLY hope they don't do Conquest Assault only again 
At least give the option to make those maps reg conquest.............................. |
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Armored Kill Caspian Sea gameplay and interview
We’ve got some more footage from Battlefield 3 Armored Kill from E3, this time, it’s an on stage preview done by G4, accompanied by an interview with DICE’s Patrick Bach. The gameplay footage this time features a map called Caspian Sea according to Bach, who also said it’ll be the biggest map in the history of Battlefield. Bach said about the upcoming DLC:
“With Armored Kill, we got back to our roots, with really big maps, plenty of vehicles, the classic Battlefield formula — we’ll have the biggest maps ever built in a Battlefield game”
Bach also confirmed that Armored Kill will feature 6 new vehicles, including the ATM, two mobile artillery vehicles, two light tanks, and the AC-130 gunship. Also, not all game modes will be available for Armored Pack, and the DLC will not include any new weapons — only vehicles and game modes such as the new mode “Tank Superiority”. Armored Kill will be released in September.
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http://bf3blog.com/2012/06/armored-kill-caspian-sea-gameplay-and-interview/ |
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Sum map footage from this recent Gamestop vid
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Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:26 pm |
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nice!! I will be back to play once Armored Kill comes out!!!
Big maps here we come!!!! |
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Yay ! I know I can't hold my breath any longer !!!
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all day long baby!!!!
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Launch trailer for AK pak
4 maps for AK - Bandar Desert, Alborz Mountain, Death Valley, and Armored Shield
Prepare for all-out vehicle warfare with Armored Kill! This trailer features never before seen gameplay from all four maps in Armored Kill -- from the beautiful snow-capped Alborz Mountains to the biggest map in Battlefield history, Bandar Desert.
Armored Kill features four new maps, six new vehicles with 20 unlocks, the new Tank Superiority game mode, and more. Armored Kill is available two weeks early for Premium members. Learn more here:
http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/armored-kill?sourceid=bf3-ot-ak-launch-trailer-desc&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=other&utm_campaign=armored-kill&utm_content=launch-trailer-desc
- All-out vehicle warfare on four new maps
- Includes the biggest map in Battlefield history
- New vehicles, including tanks, ATV's, and mobile artillery
- Bring back five new vehicle unlocks to the base game
- Earn 20+ unlocks for the new vechicles in Armored Kill
- Tank Superiority game mode
- All maps playable with all six game modes
Hmm, if they're adding a game mode - Tank Superiority - which 6 game modes of them all are being used ? |
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