re: BF3 Discussion Thread - Squad Sign Up In OP

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The sun flares are awesome.

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I like the sun flares.

I don't like the flashlights.

The lasers are fair.

I think that indicates Hardcore servers. Not sure if that means the same thing as it does in COD, but I was told it's somewhat similar.

ETA: Here.

60 health, rather than 100
Health does not regenerate unless healed by a Medic'sMedkit.
Team killing or "Friendly fire" is enabled
The lack of a in-game map that the player can view or use (The player can still use the pause map, which will show the location of spotted enemies, and the map shown while respawning also shows any spots.)
When spotting an enemy a red dot does not show up above their head. Instead the player just shout something like "Eyes on enemies" or something similar to that in Russian. This renders the Recon's Sniper Spotting Scope or Motion Sensors nearly to completely useless, since it will only be seen on the map screen, yet the players will score points for spotting.
Guns don't have crosshairs. This includes emplaced machine guns but doesn't include the Tracer Dart Gun and shotguns with 12 Gauge Slugs.
There is limited HUD, which forces the players to use their instincts.
Hardcore elements do appear in the level Airborne when the player needs to terminate Kirilenko.

Explosive spec and claymores everywhere is a good way to watch your back as support.

really digging all the maps... Damevand peak least favorite... Norshair canals prob my fav...

Yeah I agree. Metro is so easy for the US side, being able to cap that B flag from behind the wall is ridiculous. Then the US side pushes out the RU side to A.

Ok. Some hints for you gamers on servers:

-Servers aren't full during the day
-Servers get full around rush hour and remain full until about 9pm
-Servers have better players in the daytime
-There are more noobs at night in that 4-5 hour window

I am say this to let you know about server traffic, so if you are trying to play with friends it's better to do so after 9. If you are playing solo and want to rank up, then peak server time is your slot. If you want to be challeneged and earn some specialty points then daytime is your time.

Oh and weekends are a mixed bag.