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Battlefield 3: Armored Kill Add-On Dated, Servers Quadrupled
Written Monday, August 27, 2012 By Lee Bradley
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Battlefield 3's Armored Kill expansion has a release date. Or a couple of release dates, rather, as dictated by Battlefield 3's Premium service. Xbox 360 Premium subs can download the add-on from September 11th, with non-Premium subs able to jump on board from September 25th.

Armored Kill brings five new vehicles to the game, including tanks, ATVs and mobile artillery. There's also a new mode called Tank Superiority, Death Valley - the biggest map in the franchise's history, and numerous vehicle unlocks.

Meanwhile, DICE has quadrupled the number of official servers for the game, in an effort to make it easier for players to log into matches hosted outside of the rented servers.

"We have heard your wish for more official DICE servers," said DICE on the official Battlefield 3 blog. "As of now, we have effectively quadrupled them on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"Note that you will still be able to get quick matched into any ranked server. For the best results if you want an official DICE server, please refer to the manual server browser and enter 'DICE' as a search term. If you go to the Server information screen, all official DICE servers will have the owner set to 'DICE'. Remember that you can favourite servers that you like so you can easily find them again on your next session.

"Have a great gaming weekend!"

[via Battlefield.com]




 
 

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Comment #1 by JORDAN K 95
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:02:11 AM
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looking foward to some big ass maps!


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Comment #2 by head0r Inc
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:04:19 AM
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Sadly no achievements yet, hopefully they will be revealed soon :)


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Comment #3 by Mrbearsy
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:09:24 AM
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This is what I love about BF!


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Comment #4 by Crazyfulla
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:15:53 AM
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Death valley sounds awesome! although its a pitty we dont have as many total players as the pc version.. still sounds like a blast!


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Comment #5 by Peter File
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:33:04 AM
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more official servers!! good news!!
armoured kill should be good,, proper battlefield


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Comment #6 by M1 Punk
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:33:05 AM
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lol, sept. 11...

I know what I'm gonna do as soon as I hop in a jet.


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Comment #7 by Kraze360
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 06:56:27 AM
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@6 Come to your senses and hop back out ?


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Comment #8 by Dirty130
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:12:57 AM
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@6- Not cool, Bro.


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Comment #9 by pined5551
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:15:59 AM
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@6 Haha, well I laughed! 7/8, its a joke!

Won't the DICE servers become overworked now they have told people how the specifically use them?


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Comment #10 by MustaPastori
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:33:19 AM
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They should make it so that quick match function only throws you into servers hosted by Dice. I tried searching with the DICE -tag, found 91 pages of servers and all were empty.

Looking forward for the new real Battlefield maps, CQ was shit. :)


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Comment #11 by Peter File
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:41:11 AM
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@10 agreed 100%
quick match - rush - and have all maps in rotation - like it was!!
no rules from spoilt little shits lol,,
no getting kicked because youre playing well on the winning team,,
no bans for killing the server owners twice or more in a row!!
most of the servers i save are never running either!!
sick of it,,
and i doubt theyll ever get rid of it on future releases.. shame realy


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Comment #12 by ssbdencitysean
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:41:18 AM
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I got goose bumps is that an AC-130.Can wait even though I havent play BF3 since the rent a server update.Sorry DICE but I aint trying to play servers where the textures dont load and a chopper is in my spawn.Im gunna just buy BF3 for my PC but what is the point since u already announced BF4 fail on ur part EA.Plus the server will be down for BF3 a month before BF4.I have no faith in u EA.


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Comment #13 by Biggest Boss
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:58:44 AM
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@11: I got banned from a server for killing an admin with an EOD bot. It would be nice if they added an option in the server browser to only show official servers.


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Comment #14 by TVC613
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 08:19:40 AM
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@12- First, how does being an unofficial server affect your textures? Besides, you'll only find more unofficial servers if you get the pc version. And BF servers take forever to get shut down, and 4 isn't even out for over a year.


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Comment #15 by Geordiefly
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 08:44:11 AM
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@12 - They've announced Black Ops 2 as-well but we all know there'll be a 3rd, does that mean people won't be bothering with number 2?

OT: Looking forward to this! Love being in the tanks :P


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Comment #16 by Spastic Manatee
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 09:02:13 AM
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AC-FUCKING-130! Goodbye social life.


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Comment #17 by DugDigger
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 09:15:30 AM
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Bandar Desert is going to be the biggest map in Battlefield history...


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Comment #18 by Insomnia5623
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 09:55:24 AM
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@6 you made me laugh so I gave you a thumbs up.

OT: Can't wait to see the achievements for this DLC.


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Comment #19 by SolarFury
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 09:56:57 AM
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"We have heard your wish for more official DICE servers" blah blah blah and we've acted on it.

Not quite, 'our wish' has been for you to revert back to how the game was BEFORE the rent-a-server came into place. Please don't act like you've done us a huge favour... I can't even be bothered to think of a similar scenario/metaphor. :/

Anyways, I will wait to see what the general view from the community is before I throw my MSP DICE's way. Hope it turns out swell.


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Comment #20 by BS411
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:07:38 AM
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Can't wait to get this DLC. But I guess i'll have to wait till September 25th to actually play it since I refuse to buy BF Premium and the fact that this is really the only DLC that I want to get for this game.


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Comment #21 by Th3D00mV1ru5
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:07:54 AM
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@6 as messed up as it sounded, it was pretty funny.


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Comment #22 by The Kingslayer
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:19:50 AM
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Pity this had to come out right before Borderlands 2, August would have been better.


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Comment #23 by secretkaos187
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:26:09 AM
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@6 I also thought of the irony. I am glad to see it has a release date. There is a forum on this site that shows the new tags as well. I also think there should be a way to leave negative feedback for a server also.


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Comment #24 by TerraRazoR
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:33:21 AM
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Don't be angry @6, be angry at the US Govt. They're responsible.


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Comment #25 by seanie455
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:50:01 AM
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Can not wait for this add-on :)


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Comment #26 by RobotHacker
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 11:13:52 AM
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Looking forward to this, but as i'll be on holiday in Florida when this hits on 11th...i'll wait till end Sept to play ;)


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Comment #27 by Andreas_loel
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 01:35:17 PM
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If only it had that amount of action in the actual game...


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Comment #28 by ll Mr Bubbles ll
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 01:35:40 PM
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Although a great addition I don't see the special hype for the ac130 you know you can't fly it right ? It's just a transport vehicle so you can drop anyway across the map. Still can't wait until this releases as its finally a reason to put bf3 back in after the garbage close quarters dlc ... I mean after a few days I think everyone stopped playing the maps lol

But then borderlands 2 is only 10 days after this ..... an we all know which I'm gonna be playing sorry dice.


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Comment #29 by oO Triple G Oo
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 02:17:19 PM
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@15: I actually think Black Ops 2 will be the last in the trilogy that started with World at War.


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Comment #30 by Venomized
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 03:04:31 PM
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@7 @8

If people makes jokes about other world events outside of America you guys laugh, but if its about America then you guys take it serious. It was a joke, lighten up.


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Comment #31 by jaysfan14
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 03:59:42 PM
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@30 I'm American and I don't make jokes about stuff like that. I don't think its funny at all to make a joke about something so serious. If you have directly heard Americans telling jokes about terrorist attacks, than I apologize, but the fact is is that many people outside the U.S. have a negative view of Americans, with nothing but the media to base it off. I just don't find the humor in a crazy terrorist flying a plane into a building and ending thousands of lives, not to mention all of their family members. To me, some things just cross a line.


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Comment #32 by WalterWhite
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 04:08:20 PM
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This game is dying a slow death and it's because DICE has horrible timing with their DLC calandar, something they claimed they were going to address after how poorly it was handled with Bad Company 2. All this premium non-sense after people have bought previous DLC, then releasing a bundle for it after hardcore fans paid for it in full. Rent-A-Server pissing everyone off and then way after the fact adding official servers back in. Massive updates and constant weapon balancing/unbalancing. According to last week's Xbox Live numbers there were more people playing Modern Warfare 2 than Battlefield 3. Factor in Black Ops II, Borderlands 2, and Halo 4 which are releasing in a couple months and this game is a ghost town by years end.


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Comment #33 by Lukedawg
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 04:27:34 PM
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Amurikuh! Fuck yea!


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Comment #34 by General Boredom
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 04:35:43 PM
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Yes, they quadrupled the amount of official servers, but 99% of them are empty. Guess it seems most people just got used to playing five hour Conquest matches with 300% tickets.


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Comment #35 by Venomized
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 04:35:58 PM
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@31 I can see your point and I agree. I don't find the situation itself, or the concept funny or humorous. But people joke about things, and its not because they don't care, that's just how some people deal with the situation, or how they are as a person. Personally I didn't find the joke funny, and I guess the way I worded my last reply made it look like I was generalizing. I don't mean all Americans, so I apologize about that. I can also see ur point on some things are too serious to joke about, but I disagree that joking about then is a bad thing. Some people have different humor. And just because people joke about things that others find offensive, does.not.mean that person cares any less than the other person. Also, sometimes u can't help laughing. Anyways have a good one


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Comment #36 by EMPEROR GUNNER
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 05:23:15 PM
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You know what else is funny, the terrorists attacks on the trains in London.hahahahah Stfu 911 wasnt funny you dicks!!!!!!


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Comment #37 by Dirty130
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 05:39:22 PM
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@30- I'm not American. I just think some things shouldn't be joked about.


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Comment #38 by TheBiohazard187
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 07:50:35 PM
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lol 9/11


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Comment #39 by MajorMercyFlush
Monday, August 27, 2012 @ 10:41:35 PM
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@those who didn’t find @6 funny and got bent out of shape over it.

I laughed at the irony of it before I even saw the comment.

Humor is a natural mechanism to counter the horrific. Stand up comics were back in NY doing shows after a week because that is what people wanted, what they asked for; laughter to counter the sorrow. Within a month the first public 9/11 joke was told by Gilbert Gottfried who apologised for needing to leave early because he couldn't get a direct flight and had to go via the Empire State Building. Humour runs the full spectrum; some things are funny because they are clever, some because they are wrong and your reaction is to laugh because you can't process what just hit you "hahaha...that's not right". Gottfried’s joke made some laugh and many boo; it’s subjective and the opposing view shouldn’t be scorned and reviled either way. If we could all just walk these things off we would be half way to Utopia by now.

9/11 wasn't funny, nor was the London or Madrid train bombings, nor was the Bali bombing that killed my fellow Australians and neither is civil war, genocide et al. There are more and bloodier things in human history than there are things to laugh at; some people can find humor in anything and there are times I envy them.

...also, Armoured Kill is going to be awesome.


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Comment #40 by Wing X Custom
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 @ 11:46:28 AM
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It's kinda Dirty how far apart non-premiums get their pack. Moves like That are just another way big companies shoot themselves in the foot. Are they trying to split their playerbase further or is it just me? It Feels like theyre saying "Get the pass or we punish you" directed to the more casual crowd. And they shouldn't have removed most of the Dice servers they did in the first place just to make a quick buck, and given ppl options. Companies like this aboudont give a shite about their fans once they have your money. Your lucky Death Val looks good EA.


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Comment #41 by ISnakePIisskenI
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 @ 03:07:04 PM
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@6 if its anything other that putting a gun in your mouth ill be very disappointed.

@39 Just because some morons let out a little laugh when someone makes a 9/11 gag doesnt mean it gives carte blanche for people to tell them (comedians included)Please by all means go to one of the vistims houses and explain that to their families.

But yes I do agree with you that Armoured Kill is going to be awesome :)


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Comment #42 by MajorMercyFlush
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 @ 12:34:45 AM
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@41 - No, it doesn't give them carte blanche, freedom of speech does. If you baulk at that notion please don’t speak again; if you can’t accept others see the world differently to you and express it, you have nothing worth to say worth listening to.

I hear things every single day that I don't agree with or are upsetting but I don't suggest people kill themselves over them, that is just as repugnant as you found the joke, to me more so.

I’ve had close friends die needlessly, one murdered heinously, I’ve had cancer, my mum had cancer, my brother has been missing for 12 years and my father is terminal; everyone is a victim of something. If you need to be shielded from the world every second because it hurts to the point that you rebel at others having a view that touches on your experiences that you don’t like, you need to find a deep hole to crawl into because you aren’t equipped to handle the realities of life.

How about you go to victims family homes and tell them you are doing your part to stamp out other people thoughts on their behalf. That's the freedom we are fighting for isn't it?

Nothing is taboo and nothing is sacred.



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Comment #43 by ISnakePIisskenI
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 @ 08:30:03 AM
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@41 lol yes because me jokingly telling someone to put a gun to their mouths is just as bad as them taking the piss out of the 9/11 tragedy.

"If you baulk at that notion please don’t speak again; if you can’t accept others see the world differently to you and express it, you have nothing worth to say worth listening to" and yet you tell me to do the same thing to me stop being such a hypcrite, freedom of speech is such a wonderful thing after all XD


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Comment #44 by MajorMercyFlush
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 @ 11:07:30 PM
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@43

"...and yet you tell me to do the same thing"

...you were so close, it's called irony [ironic that we need a smiley for irony] Points though because you did recognise that it is what you were doing, which is a good start. [which smiley is for condescending?]

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Armour Kill FTW!


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Comment #45 by ISnakePIisskenI
Thursday, August 30, 2012 @ 12:47:53 PM
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I guess they dont do a smiley for a smarmy twats huh

I agree Armored Kill FTW! :)


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Comment #46 by MajorMercyFlush
Thursday, August 30, 2012 @ 10:51:34 PM
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I think it's...


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Comment #47 by MajorMercyFlush
Thursday, August 30, 2012 @ 10:53:13 PM
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noooooo formatting fail hahahahhahahahahahahahhaa


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