Re: Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Discussion
BTW.. BF3 was my first Multiplayer game, you can play better when you keep a constant eye on the mini map. trust me it changes the skills a lot. For new comers don't try to engage targets which are long range, keep watch of the surroundings, listen to the sounds, BF3 has the best sound design in FPS gaming. like if you are not sure there are any soldiers in a room, just throw a nade and then will scream "Holy $hit!!!! Grenade!!" etc etc..
Tips for newbies :
These tips are basically for the Base BF3 game. there are some better guns in DLC's but not always.
try avoiding scopes which have magnification, use Red Dot sights (kobra, HOLO, RDS), you unlock attachments for a gun when you get kills with them.
Q button - spots enemies when tapped, hold for Commo rose, shows a menu for requesting things like medic/ammo etc. ALWAYS SPOT THE ENEMY. you get 10 points if anyone kills your spotted enemies.
ADS - Aim Down Sight - like when you are looking through a scope or sight for aiming . this is more accurate. but don't just spray and pray, fire in 5-8 bullets each time, this will help control the recoil.
Hip Fire - this is when not aiming down sight. but this will have more spread i.e., many bullets may miss the target.
Foregrip - This attachment gives better accuracy when hip firing, but reduces aimed(ADS) accuracy.
Heavy Barrel - increases ADS accuracy. also enables long range targeting/firing.
Flash Suppressor - reduces recoil, good if you are burst firing and engaging only medium to short range targets.
Suppressor - suppresses sound coming from your gun, keeps you off the minimap. without it firing a gun will show you on the mini map for a few seconds.
Bi-Pod : used to mound a gun on a flat surface. mostly used with Light Machine Guns(LMG) in support
Types of Guns/Classes:
Assault Class: Assault Riffle: Assault class has this, usually high damage , needs 4-5 bullets to kill a enemy. M16A3, M416, AEK-971 are the most popular as its easier to control, use these with Heavy Barrel, Fore grip and any RDS sight. G3A3 and AN-94 are for skilled players. try to avoid Famas due to its high recoil and low magazine count.
Defib is the first unlock for this class, one can revive dead teammates with this. medpacks heal players, other equipments include M320 grenade launcher, M26 Mass shotgun.
Engineer Class: Usually runs with Carbines (shorter form of Assault riffle), has different equipments like repair tool, EDO BOT, Mines. also has Rocket launchers. unguided ones like RPG/SMAW, Anti air Lockon missiles (IGLA and Stinger) and anti ground vehicle missile the Javelin. Guns, use M4A1,A-91 or G36C with Heavy Barrel and Fore grip. MTAR takes skills as it has high rate of fire. SCAR-H is also good (has max damage in carbines) , but has heavy recoil and only 21 round magazine. still a beast.
Support Class: LMG or Light Machine guns are the ones used in this class. most come with 100 round magazine and bipod. and has extended magazine (200 rounds) as unlocks. the PKP , M240 and M60 are beasts due to high damages. use M249, IRA, RPK for run and gun situations. you get ammo pack as standard, used to replenish ammo for players. equipments include C4, Claymore, Mortar(quite useless)
Recon Class/The sniper class: guns are divided into two types , bolt action and semi auto. bolt action riffles are slow firing but has high damage, a player will get killed if you get a headshot at any distance, at shorter distance like 30 mtrs etc, a body shot will kill the enemy. M98B is the most powerful ones and for very long range sniping, but has less ammo capacity. M40A5 has faster chambering of rounds but has slower bullet velocity, SV98 is also good. I use L96 and JNG 90 ( same features like M98B but with higher magazine capacity) the last two are available in DLC's only. Equipments: Spawn Beacon for spawning at different locations where it is placed. if the beacon if outside then the player will parachute down the spawn point. will spawn indoors in placed indoors. other equipments are Tugs, Mav , both detect moving/running enemies, mav is a drone so it can fly and also destroy enemy beacons, tugs, mavs, claymores. when mav is in the air, you need to manually spot the enemies hitting the Q button.
use 4X or less powered scopes for short range sniping , use 7x,8x or 12X scopes for long range sniping. high powered scopes have scope sway, you need to hold the shift button to steady it. stick to one particular scope so that you get used to it. changing scopes will take more time to adjust to the bullet drops etc. I usually use 8X for sniping. RDS or 3.4X scopes for short/mid range sniping. Max I can snipe is 500 mtrs that's all.
PDW: Personal Defense weapons also know as SMG or sub machine guns. these are available for all classes. its useful only in close quarter combat, like when the target is inside building <75 mtrs. Many prefer the P90 cause of the massive 50+ round magazine. I use the MP7 due to its 41 round extended mag and awesome hipfire when used with a laser sight.
Use PDW with Extended Mag and Laser Sight.
ShotGuns: Pump Action ones are the most power full - 870MSC and Spas 12(DLC) , use buck shot for CQ, Slug rounds for longer range like 50 mtrs etc, but you need to be more accurate with slugs as its a single slug. there are semi auto and full auto shotguns, I hate those, USAS is okay which I am currently using.
When playing with friends stick to your squad. when you want to improve your skills with guns play TDM or Team Death Match cause there is no objective.
Hope this helps.