Multiplayer Goodies!

Here are some descriptions for all of their multiplayer modes.

Team Deathmatch

• Available on all nine maps
• 24 players (12 v 12)
• No vehicles allowed

Pretty straight forward idea.

Squad Deathmatch

• Available on all nine maps
• 16 players (4 squads of 4)
• Includes an Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) which will help break deadlocks

Instead of two teams there are now four, giving players more incentive to work together as a team to win.

Rush

• Available on all nine maps
• 24 / 32 players (console / pc)
• Focusing on Objective based missions such as "Attack / Defend M-Com Stations
• All vehicles will be available (Jets, Helicopters, Tanks, Transport vehicles)

If you played Rush in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 then I got some good news for you. They are refining this mode a bit. Changes include: Players can only arm or disarm the M-Coms (Explosives and bullets will not affect the M-Com). If the attacking team arms the M-Com but runs out of tickets the match will still go on until the M-Com has detonated or has been disarmed. If a defender starts disarming the M-Com right before it explodes the explosion is delayed until the defender either dies or successfully disarms the M-Com.

Squad Rush

• Available on all nine maps
• Only 8 players (4 v 4)
• Same idea as Rush but is much more intimate, only featuring 2 bases with 1 M-Com per base.
• No vehicles allowed

Conquest

• Available on all nine maps
• 24 / 32 or 64 players (Console / PC)
• Focusing on Capturing and holding flags
• All vehicles will be available (An Infantry only option is available as well)

All Multiplayer modes will feature a "Hardcore Mode" setting with higher risks and rewards. Hardcore Mode will remove a lot of external help from the game interface testing your true skills.

Classes

Assault

• For the "Run and Gun" types
• Now has Medic Abilities such as Medkits and Defibrillators.
• Typically found in the front lines
• Can be customized to lean more towards either serious gunplay or being a medic

If you want to pull some "Leroy Jenkins" style game play, then Assault is for you. Run in guns blazing is the way to go! Confused about Assault having Medic abilities? You're not the only one. "It makes sense that the class on the frontline will be able to revive fallen team mates, right?" - DICE

Engineer

• In charge of repairing and destroying vehicles
• Has a freakin' RPG!!!
• Is extremely versatile

If you want to be the big man and take down an enemy vehicle then Engineer is your class. Personally nothing feels greater than slamming a Rocket Propelled Grenade into the side of a tank and having your eyes feast on the results.

Support

• For those who want to be a bullet hose
• Used for Support (who would've guessed!?)
• Uses the new "Suppressive Fire" mechanic

Suppressive Fire in Battlefield 3 feels like a No-Brainer, and you may ask why this was not implemented in just about every military shooter beforehand. "When you lay down fire in close vicinity to an enemy, the incoming barrage will show up as a graphical blur effect on his screen to stress him and let him know it's not safe to pop out from behind cover. Just as importantly, this mechanic also affects his character's in-game firing accuracy, making him less of a threat by using real world tactics. Better yet? You get team play experience points for doing so!"

The Support class also has Bipods for their Light Machine Guns. Bipods can be deployed anywhere by zooming when prone or when standing or kneeling in front of suitable supports such as a window sill. Deploying the Bipod will give players an insane boost to accuracy and recoil reduction. Get ready to tape down those fire buttons and unload a tsunami of bullets.

Recon

• The Sniper Class
• Not much has been revealed about this classes "Teamplay oriented gadgets"

Sorry guys, they don't have a lot of info of the Recon class, but as always they tease with a "We'll talk more about these (recon) toys and how they work in a blog post a bit further down the road"

All classes have a default load out which can be completely customized to fit your playing style.

Showing off some Social Goodies

Battlefield 3 is introducing their new community features of "Battlelog" which is a No-cost social network. "We want to make Battlefield 3 a more social gaming experience and it all starts with Battelog." - Fredrik Loving, Battlelog Producer at DICE. "We are changing how you communicate, play, compete and share content with (your) friends, extending the in-game experience to be accessible from your home computer, on your handheld devices while commuting, or where ever you may be."

Battlelog seems to be a very nice social network resembling Pwned.com and Facebook.com but catered towards Battlefield 3 players. Battlelog will let players be able to "build a network of friends, communicate with other gamers, and compare their Battlefield stats with friends and foes alike." The Battlefeed shows off current events in your network of friends in real-time, where you can give your friends "kudos" for unlocking achievements, or ranking up.

Everyone Loves Co-op

The Co-op campaign in Battlefield 3 takes place in the same world as the single player campaign, but follows a unique series of events that lead up to an "Explosive finish." You will take the role of soldiers that are not tied to a specific branch of the military, due to the huge variety of game play in the different co-op missions. Battlefield 3 introduces their "Man down!" mechanic which is similar to the revive mechanic in Borderlands (if you guys have not played that, it's a basic revive)

The difficulty will be turned up in co-op and since people will be trying missions multiple times Battlefield 3 has a "randomizer" for certain elements in the mission. Score mad points in co-op will help you're Multiplayer career with weapon unlocks and more. Completing certain objectives under certain restrictions will give you and your buddy some nice bonuses such as not raising a single alarm on the way to rescue El Zakir in the Exfiltration mission.

Here is the Battlefield 3 Battleblogs

Also: Here is some "Operation Guillotine" game play for you all.

Now if you will all excuse me, I'm going to run to my nearest GameStop store and shell out $60 for this masterpiece. Leave your opinions and questions in a comment below.