BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

[WolfAlmighty]

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-3/1392330-what-maps-back-karkand-discussion-2.html#post19094653

Obviously Karkand was a given and Wake was almost as certain. Glad they put in Oman (was one map I was hoping to see) and I'm happy they chose Sharqi over Jalalabad.

[Spik3d]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

Dragon Valley should've been in there.

Definitely were more 24/7 DV servers than Sharqi or Oman...

[*FMJ*Power]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

I had a sneaking suspicion wake would be in there since it was the very first 42 demo map......definitely one of my favorite maps and sharqi is a perfect fit with it's urban environment. With wake and Oman confirmed at-least we can get an idea of map size.

Dragon Valley should've been in there.

Definitely were more 24/7 DV servers than Sharqi or Oman...

I wouldn't count it out, this is the new EA, DLC is their back bone, I wouldn't be surprised if we see some $10 asian influenced DLC pack that has fushee and dragon valley or maps heavily influenced by them.

I think we are going to see more DLC for this than all other battlefield games combined since they plan on taking COD head on, they are going to want to keep it fresh.

[WolfAlmighty]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

I figured Oman would be in because it was the demo map, and Wake was the 1942 demo map. They should have put Sidi Power Plant in as well, but that'd be harder to justify.

I wonder if that means BF3 will have the Chinese again, or if it'll be some other faction on Wake.

[Vreki]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

I wouldn't count it out, this is the new EA, DLC is their back bone, I wouldn't be surprised if we see some $10 asian influenced DLC pack that has fushee and dragon valley or maps heavily influenced by them.

I think we are going to see more DLC for this than all other battlefield games combined since they plan on taking COD head on, they are going to want to keep it fresh.

As long as they don't cripple the core game Mapwise, and then expect us to buy DLC a month after release.
But haven't most of the BF expansions been failures? In the sense that there was very few servers running them

[Spik3d]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

As long as they don't cripple the core game Mapwise, and then expect us to buy DLC a month after release.
But haven't most of the BF expansions been failures? In the sense that there was very few servers running them

BF42 Road to Rome and BF2:SF were successes, as far as I remember. Secret weapons and BF2's booster packs didn't get as many people though.

[Kylee!]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

I'm cool with those choices.

[MrChris_CJ]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

glad that sharqi is in there :)

oman as well

wake would be good as long as the air is balanced hehe, hope they add a bit more to the islands though in terms of buildings etc

[WolfAlmighty]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

As long as they don't cripple the core game Mapwise, and then expect us to buy DLC a month after release.
But haven't most of the BF expansions been failures? In the sense that there was very few servers running them

The way they've been implemented was poor. SF was a 'mod' and as such had to be launched as separately but the fact that it had a point farming level in Warlord and a snipefest level in Ghost Town there was a reason for some people to play it (never mind that Night Flight and Leviathan were absolutely brilliant maps but nobody played them). AF and EF both ran with the core game and could be played in a rotation with the regular maps but if the map came up in a rotation then everyone who didn't have it would be dropped from the server, usually leaving about 1/3 the server population. BF2142 and Northern Strike did this as well with similar results. Now that all the maps have been released as free content its fine but it so far into BF2's life that most people have already developed one-map-itis or a server with just two or three maps in rotation. Hopefully they'll find a way to better integrate DLC maps so they aren't just a waste of money and are actually played beyond the first week they were released. The AF maps, especially, were great. Road Rage is spectacular.

[Vreki]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

Yes, its the old "split community" problem.
And to be honest, I doubt that they have a solution for it.

I think I would do something like release a new mappack every 2 months, and make all previous mappacks free when a new was released.
There will always be someone willing to pay to get the new stuff at day one, and making them free after two months would ensure that they stay in rotation.

[DTPleeoswald]

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SF was pretty good. I enjoyed it. Just hard to find servers to play on it.

[Rambo]

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Dont know why people want to play the same maps over and over agian for ten years?but whatever floats their boat.:shakehead:

[muffinmn100]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

Yes, its the old "split community" problem.
And to be honest, I doubt that they have a solution for it.

I think I would do something like release a new mappack every 2 months, and make all previous mappacks free when a new was released.
There will always be someone willing to pay to get the new stuff at day one, and making them free after two months would ensure that they stay in rotation.

Actually, for the first couple of weeks it won't matter because most people will have owned the limited edition.

[CptainCrunch]

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Dont know why people want to play the same maps over and over agian for ten years?but whatever floats their boat.:shakehead:

Because they come from BF2!!!!1111!!oneone!

Crunch

[WolfAlmighty]

Re: BF3 map pack to include Karkand, Sharqi, Oman, and Wake

Because they come from BF2!!!!1111!!oneone!

Crunch

I'm sensing some judgment...