SCAR to be Nerfed, Interim Solutions for Rubber-Banding

[Little Weapon]

BF3 – SCAR to be Nerfed, Interim Solutions for Rubber-Banding, Hardcore Servers Added, and More

We’ve recently seen details of an incoming server update that DICE currently has in the works, but there are still many other issues at hand with Battlefield 3 that need to be ironed out.

We’ve compiled a few things that DICE is currently looking into and that you can expect updates for in the near future here, but you can check also out some earlier details we’ve gathered of things that will be making it into a future patch. These include updates from jets and pistols to aiming and other PDWs.

Many fans have been wondering where all the hardcore servers are! Though DICE has stated that “new BF3 hardcore servers [were] added,” they also mentioned that they are “listening and will keep you updated as [they] bring more online.” They’ve “heard that you want even more!”

Sadly, there is always a presence of cheaters when it comes to online gaming. Rest assured, DICE is looking into the situation. They had this to say. “Online play is the core of Battlefield 3 and cheating will not be tolerated. We are working to remove cheaters and their cheats.” They continued, “please rest assured that we have a dedicated team actively seeking out those users.” Daniel Matros added, “Don’t worry. Might not get them now or in a few days but cheaters and statspadders will have their accounts deleted or stats reset.”

Alan Kertz has also added that “there are some general air balance tweaks planned.” When asked if weapons like the SCAR will get nerfed as well, he replied, “7.62mm rifles will lose a bit of power up close, yes.” Fredrik Thylander mentioned that they are aware of and looking into things like lag issues on Tehran Highway and the issue of not receiving any points when repairing a vehicles from the inside. In a recent FAQ, it was also stated that, “the DICE team is working around the clock to improve the lag and rubber-banding some users are encountering. To help mitigate it in the interim, please connect to servers near you by setting your filter to sort by “ping” and selecting the lowest-pinging server. Also, for pc users, please make sure that you don’t have any programs running in the background that requires internet connection or is streaming data.”

For now, there are some other problems that may have potential fixes that DICE would like you to know about. They have stated that “if you’re having an issue with the Physical Warfare Pack please visit EA’s Help Center and select Talk to a Game Advisor.” If you’re having trouble logging into the Battlelog, DICE suggests that “sometimes if you go play multiplayer for awhile and then come back it will log in.” For those having troubles on Origin, “if you are receiving an error stating you need to reinstall, please try right-clicking the title, and selecting repair.”

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[Sizzler]

Seems like the A-91 is a bigger balance issue, but whatever. Looking forward to the jet buffs

[pooaw]

I have a LOT of lag issues (on a console of all things) whilst I'n Jets. I STILL haven't gotten flares as a get DC'd from EA servers as soon as I start flying around quickly. I hope EA fix some of the downtime issues us console users have been having.

[Sasha Nein]

I have a LOT of lag issues (on a console of all things) whilst I'n Jets. I STILL haven't gotten flares as a get DC'd from EA servers as soon as I start flying around quickly. I hope EA fix some of the downtime issues us console users have been having.

this is why the rest of us play PC

[J0E]

They still arent going to fix the crashing issues it seems, I've heard a few people report this bug:

launch battlelog, join server, crash -> launch battlelog, join server, play
Basically, every other server I try to join crashes the game before i'm even able to play.

The only weird issue that seems to be specific to me is map loading, sometimes it loads in a matter of seconds, some times it takes upwards of 5 minutes. I did some testing on this and when it is haning on loading a map my cpu and gpu are both basically idle (under 5% usage) and my memory is at about 1/4 load whereas while playing my cpu never goes above 51%, memory gets maxed out, and gpu gets maxed out.

Welcome to the wonderful world of DICE

[Magnus]

They also need to make helicopters less like sky-tanks.

[Axis Denied]

For me, I always crash on my first map load of the day. So what I usually do is just join a random server just so it would crash and then find a real server. :S


Also, since the SCAR is getting nerfed, I'm trying to unlock stuff for the G36C, which I find kind of hard since I am so used to my SCAR setup - foregrip, heavy barrel, IRNV. The IRNV is what does it. I hate it when I get too used to being able to see everything through that scope.

[Little Weapon]

is anyone else getting black screens when the map changes, and just ends up crashing?