The latest blog entry for Battlefield 3 breaks down today's update for PlayStation 3 gamers. Probably the biggest change, at least for console players, will be the ability to rent servers to play on.
At present, you can rent servers in chunks of 1, 7, 30, or 90 days at a time. The corresponding prices for those days are $1.49, $6.99, $24.99, and $64.99 respectively.
The server rentals will also allow you to give your server a custom name, description, and logo. Server rentals, while technically starting today, will actually be rolling out throughout the next week. This is to ensure there is enough hosting power to go around to meet the growing demand.
Also new to PS3 owners today is the 5-flag Conquest Assault for Wake Island. Tweaked for this mode is the fact that the mobile anti-air now spawns at the Beach base location.
Finally, new players to the game (at least on the PS3), can pick up "shortcuts." These ten different items are available through the PlayStation Store and include the following:
Ok, so those actually sound really damn lame. The rest of the changes sound good though.
At present, you can rent servers in chunks of 1, 7, 30, or 90 days at a time. The corresponding prices for those days are $1.49, $6.99, $24.99, and $64.99 respectively.
Having your own server gives you the power to create your personal gaming experience. You can either tweak every setting or choose a preset configuration and publish your server in just a few seconds.
What maps and modes do you want to play? Do you want to show the mini map or not? Do you want to turn off HUD elements and tweak respawn times and tickets?
What maps and modes do you want to play? Do you want to show the mini map or not? Do you want to turn off HUD elements and tweak respawn times and tickets?
The server rentals will also allow you to give your server a custom name, description, and logo. Server rentals, while technically starting today, will actually be rolling out throughout the next week. This is to ensure there is enough hosting power to go around to meet the growing demand.
Also new to PS3 owners today is the 5-flag Conquest Assault for Wake Island. Tweaked for this mode is the fact that the mobile anti-air now spawns at the Beach base location.
Finally, new players to the game (at least on the PS3), can pick up "shortcuts." These ten different items are available through the PlayStation Store and include the following:
Kit Shortcut Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items unique to the four playable classes
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items for all vehicles
The Ultimate Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items from all other available shortcut packs
Vehicle Shortcut Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items for all vehicles
The Ultimate Bundle: Immediately unlocks all items from all other available shortcut packs
Ok, so those actually sound really damn lame. The rest of the changes sound good though.
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