Huge List Of Battlefield 3 Features Released

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Lee Bradley

Fans of bullet points rejoice! DICE has released a huge, massive, gargantuan list of everything you can expect to find in Battlefield 3.

When I say everything, I mean everything. All the weapons, all the classes, all the vehicles, all the multiplayer features, the lot. It even ends with a cheeky "and so much more."

The product specification come via Battlefield3Gamer. Here we go.

 

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: DICE

Street Date: October 25 in North America, Starting October 27th in Europe

Category: First Person Shooter

Players: 1-64 (PC) 1-24 (Console)
Platforms: PlayStation® 3, PC and XboxTM 360

KEY MULTIPLAYER FEATURES

  • Epic scale vehicle and infantry warfare
  • Infantry only close quarters warfare
  • Destructible environment
  • Squad based team play
  • Huge persistent soldier carrier
  • Customizable soldiers and kits
  • Customizable vehicles
  • Fully customizable weapons
  • Soldier specializations
  • Supported shooting
  • Suppressive fire
  • Quick reloads
  • Multiple firing modes
  • Reviving team mates (with opt out option)
  • Vehicles with regenerating health
  • Infantry only game setting
  • Hardcore game setting
  • Assist scoring for successful teamplay

THE CLASSES

  • Assault
  • Recon
  • Support
  • Engineer

THE WEAPONS

  • Assault Rifles
    • M16A4
    • AK74M
    • M416
    • AN94
    • KH2002
    • AEK971
    • F2000
    • G3
    • ASVAL
  • Carbines
    • M4A1
    • AKS74u
    • SCAR H CQB
    • G36C
    • A-91
    • SG553LB
  • Machineguns
    • M249
    • RPK-74M
    • M27 IAR
    • Pecheneg
    • M60
    • M240
    • Type88
  • Sniper Rifles
    • Mk11
    • SVD
    • SV98
    • M98B
    • M40A5
    • M82A3
  • Battle Rifles
    • M39
    • SKS
  • Submachineguns
    • P90
    • MP7
    • PDR
    • UMP-45
    • P90TR
    • PP2000
  • Shotguns
    • 870MCS
    • M1014
    • USAS-12
    • DAO-12
    • Saiga 20k
  • Rocket and Grenade Launchers
    • SMAW
    • RPG-7
    • Javelin
    • FIM-92 Stinger
    • SA-18 IGLA
    • M136 AT4
  • Pistols
    • M9
    • PYa MP443
    • G17
    • M1911
    • T44
    • MP412
    • G18
    • M93R

WEAPON ACCESSORIES

  • Optics
    • M145
    • RDS Reflex
    • Kobra
    • Holographic
    • PKA-S
    • ACOG
    • PSO-1
    • PK-A
    • IRNV
    • PKS-07
    • 8x Rifle Scope
    • 12x Ballistic
  • Ergonomics
    • Foregrip
    • Bipod
  • Performance
    • Heavy barrel
    • Suppressor
    • Tactical light
    • Laser sight
    • Flash suppressor
    • Straight pull bolt
  • Underslung weaponry
    •  
      • M320
      • 40mm grenades
      • Bucksot
      • Smoke grenade
      • M26 MASS
      • 12 guage
      • Flechettes
      • Frag round
      • Solid slugs

SOLDIER EQUIPMENT

  • Knife
  • M67 hand grenades
  • M18 smoke grenades
  • Medkit
  • Defibrillators
  • M15 Anti-Tank mine
  • Welding tool
  • EOD Bot
  • 60mm Mortar
  • Ammunition box
  • C4 explosives
  • M18 Claymore mines
  • UG sensors
  • Radio Beacon
  • SOFLAM
  • MAV Micro UAV

SOLDIER SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Sprint boost
  • Squad Sprint boost
  • Flak vest
  • Squad Flak vests
  • EOD EXPL vest
  • Squad EOD EXPL vest
  • Suppression reduction
  • Squad Suppression reduction
  • Marksman training
  • Squad Marksman training
  • Extra grenades
  • Squad extra grenades
  • Extra ammo
  • Squad Extra ammo

THE VEHICLES

  • Fast transport
    • Growler ITV
    • VDV Buggy
  • Armored transport
    • HMMWV
    • G3937 Vodnik
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
    • LAV-25
    • BMP-2M
  • Mobile Anti-Air
    • LAV-AD
    • 9K22 Tunguska-M
  • Main Battle Tanks
    • M1 Abrams
    • T-90
  • Scout helicopters
    • AH-6J Littlebird
    • Z-11 W
  • Transport helicopters
    • UH-1Y Venom
    • KA-60 Kasatka
  • Attack helicopters
    • AH-1Z Super Cobra
    • MI-28 Havoc
  • Fighter jets
    • F/A-18E Super Hornet
    • SU-35BM Flanker-E
  • Attack jets
    • A-10 Thunderbolt
    • SU-39
  • Naval transport
    • RHIB
  • Amphibious assault
    • AAV-7A1

VEHICLE SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Coaxial MG
  • Coaxial HMG
  • Canister shells
  • Guided Shells
  • Zoom optics
  • Thermal optics
  • IR Smoke
  • Reactive armor
  • Maintenance
  • Belt speed
  • Thermal Camo
  • Auto Loader
  • Proximity scan
  • CITV station
  • ATGM launcher
  • APFSDS-T shells
  • Guided rockets
  • Air Radar
  • Heatseekers
  • Laser painter
  • TV missile
  • IR Flares
  • Extinguisher
  • ECM jammer
  • Rocket guidance system
  • Below radar
  • Guided missile
  • Beam scanning

THE MULTIPLAYER MAPS

  • 9 total including:
    • Caspian Border
    • Operation Métro

THE GAME MODES

  • Conquest
  • Conquest 64 (PC only)
  • Rush
  • Team Deathmatch
  • Squad Deathmatch
  • Squad Rush

THE RIBBONS AND MEDALS – There will be close to 100 ribbons and medals in BF3

THE DOG TAG CUSTOMIZATIONS

More than 350 personalized dogtags including:

  • Rush Ribbon
  • Recon Service Star
  • 40mm Master
  • BF2 Veteran
  • …and so much more
Comments
106
  • oh. my. god... my erection is huge for this game!
  • Looks awesome! Can't wait!
  • i prefer battlefield to cod :>
  • Wow... That *is* huge and massive. And awesome.
  • This cant come out any quicker this looks truly excellent and every artical makes me want it more. The CoD killer is here and its name is Battlefield.
  • Thats one big list, mite get this game after i passed on bad company 2
  • This year i am only going to get PS3 and 360 Exclusives and rent the rest of the new games out from now on it's cheaper and easier.
  • I'm torn between this and Future Soldier on which fps I wanna devote my time to. Will rent whichever I don't buy and rent MW3 as well.
  • And so much more means it isn't everything! :p
  • Battlefield is overrated. CoD is so over-done it's ridiculous. The only FPS I'm looking forward to in the future is the next Rainbow Six. I can no haz flame?
  • @ 5 - Until the next COD comes out. The "BF/COD Killer" rant has been going on since COD4 went up against BFBC. Both have retained their status as highly playable and enjoyable fps'. Quit trying to pit the games against each other. Chances are, half the people in here will be getting MW3 at some point and half the people suckling at the nards of COD will be getting BF3. Hypocrites by the hippopotamus-load much?
  • Already pre-ordered and paid for! Maybe Amazon will do what they did with Halo: Reach and some people will get it a few days early. OT: I cannot effing wait for this game, this will take up way too many hours of my day!
  • Additionally, @5 CoD has killed itself. Releasing mediocre games year after year. There is a 'CoD Killer' It is called Activison, Treyarch, and Infinity Ward. Those are the REAL CoD Killers.
  • nice
  • I'm gonna be playing this for months.
  • Wow. I'm so excited for this game! This has just made my mouth water even more.
  • I sad face at the lack of the spas12 but am uber happy about there being 2 p90s :D COME OUT ALREADY!!!
  • The only thing missing from that list is the Desert Eagle handgun(useless unless you hit something but would be fun anyway,lol)and the kitchen sink. They even have my favourite rifle the Barrett in there,sooo much fun to be had when this arrives!!!
  • @11 cod did not go against bad company at any time. the bad company games have always been spring/summer releases and not been around for the holiday rush like cod is every year. it's different this year
  • Fighter Jets are going to be awesome...brings back memories from BF2.
  • @ 19 - I'm talking in terms of Online Military Shooters. Those two are top billing and admit it, whenever there's one of these announcements, it's usually bombarded with COD vs BF rants. I on the other hand don't buy into the hype.
  • Saw 2 interesting snipers, the rest are the same spray shit from BFBC2... Meh
  • At #11 thank you I'm tired of hearing all the fanboy talk of MW3 vs BF3 both games will sell a lot but hell im gettin both but I'm waiting on gears 3 more then these two games but everyone knows COD Will sell name alone and EA Knows that and keeps releasing statement saying this is the COD KILLER and fanboys are falling right into there hands
  • Um....there are approximately 49 weapons...12 different optics...0_0 Man, I feel so bad so the people choosing Modern Warfare 2.5 over this. Wait, no I don't! :D
  • Will one of the features be that the servers work properly in the first week? I hope so, because I want to be on there 24/7
  • no camos for weapons? shame
  • Wait!! No GOL sniper magnum! :( It was my favourite
  • P FUCKING 90!!!!! YEAH!!!! WOOOOO! TIME TO PUT ON MY STARGATE [SG-1] CLAN TAG AND BUST THAT SHIT OUT. :D
  • @ 23 - There are very few who just accept games as they are and don't put another one next to it every time. The only time I do it is to consider when games "borrow" ideas from another or even another medium. People gave me tons of crap b/c I adored Dead Space with it's Resident Evil controls with smoother movement, Doom3 styled tight corridors and shadow effects and Bioshock's amazing narrative of a great adult twist (ideas from Aliens and H.P. Lovecrat were definitely influences) and the fact that the entire game is done from the players same POV from start til the final scene. But to each their own. While these people hate on and give me crap, I'm out enjoying the game and others as well. It is nice to see other people who can just enjoy gaming and not have to section it out.
  • @25 I think they will, I understand they didn't expect bfbc2 to sell so well hence the shitty servers
  • No GOL!!!! Damn, that gun was a monster... I'm sure I can find another good sniper.
  • @25 i suppose they will turn off the servers for everything but the most recent sports titles to make room for battlefield traffic.
  • got a stonker right now
  • damn...xbox is seriously getting on my nerves now....they are officially making me bankrupt with all these games...
  • So.. Much.. Stuff..
  • I wish Infinity Ward would release a list like this for MW3! Yes COD haters, I like Call of Duty better than Battlefield!
  • I'm seriously considering getting a flight joystick just for the jets, just to make sure I kill you all.
  • It all sound brilliant with the exception of 'Vehicles with regenerating health' not sure i like the sound of that
  • @30 LOL BC2 has the best servers in FPS history. No lag, hacking, host quit/migration etc. Only little problem are the stats disappearance.
  • Oh, too bad there isn't a single player campaign in this. That would be great. (reads the list over again) Yea, too bad...
  • @13 CoD has killed itself yet it sells more every year? Please explain.
  • #5: I eat both fruit and vegetables. On a normal day in the fridge, my fruit does not engage and kill my vegetables. When going to the store, I see everyone buying fruit AND vegetables, making them equally popular. Alot of dishes contain fruit and vegetables in perfect harmony. Fruit cannot replace vegetables, nor can vegetables replace fruit. Some might like one better than the other, but they're never the same thing. That's how they make little kids understand things, by making fun analogies.
  • @41 agreed.
  • they said medal of honor was the COD KILLER but that didnt work out to what they expected when COD has over 1.000.000 pre orders battlefield has over 500.000 its safe to say who has already won it happens every year im getting both this game looks good, but you probably dont even get planes in the xbox version thats put me off a bit i will always buy cod first thumbs down if you are gay :/
  • i havent bought a game in like a year and now theres about 8 games that i want to buy from september to march lol
  • @44 Well both games target a different audience and BF will never outsell COD unless millions of children grow a pair of balls. But anyway, are you saying that there won't be planes (jets) on the console version?
  • I can't believe DICE are getting away with being so fucking sneaky, there constantly at it, ANY game would look impressive if every single thing about it is listed in bullet points. Saying that, this will be a good game and I'm definitely going to pick it up :) Oh, and to add another opinion into the mix, COD games may not be technically better, but I honestly prefer Cods' online multiplayer. Battlefield fanboys are clearly ignorant and jealous of Cod superior popularity...... I AM NOT A FANBOY OF EITHER GAME, BUT PLAY BOTH.
  • This and gears is gonna keep me busy for a long ass time
  • @44 I could of sworn BF3 had more preorders than COD this year? Maybe I'm wrong.
  • Why is it that Battlefield games can't ship with a decent amount of game-modes :( Not to say the ones there aren't great.
  • @47 We are not jealous of COD's superior popularity, we know COD will outsell BF the next few years. I think it's pretty obvious that anyone in their right mind knows that BF3 will be the superior product but the quality of the product doesn't necessarily mean it will sell more than COD. DICE targets a more mature and skilled audience and we're few in numbers compared to the COD audience. The Battlefield Community may not be as big as COD's, but we enjoy the Battlefield games and we respect the developer for supporting their products and raising the bar for FPS's yet again with BF3. If you really think about it, COD is a cancer to the gaming industry. Developers who are trying to do something different and unique or tell a great story will always be crushed by COD. Games these days are all about shooting things.
  • @49 BF3 did have the lead but mw3 caught up n took the lead.
  • People need to stop comparing BF3 and MW3. They're two different games by two different developers. I'm sure they'll both be incredibly great games. And I'm excited to play both. They both keep me occupied for a very long time.
  • @ 39 - I find that highly unlikely. Why, people lagged out when I was playing it. No server/online game is 100% safe and accurate. Especially in the opening week(s).
  • Well, my cocks out after reading this. Having looked on the Dice website it seems this is only the list of confirmed features SO FAR and yet more is still to be announced. Most anticipated game of the year hands down. People need to stop trying to compare this with CoD - the only real similarity is that they are military shooters, and they play completely different. Plus, Battlefield is actually good.
  • Holy shit, thats some stuff right there :) Cant wait for this game, and MW3, and Skyrim, and Dead Island, and FIFA 12, and so on so on lol O.T - People really need to stop comparing the two games, BF is not a COD killer ok, im not saying COD is better its just there both really good (probably the best?) games out there but you children cant accept that. I hear BF fans saying the people who play COD are all kids, well hardly any of them come on here and rant about the other game like you childish immature twats. Enjoy both games please, Or stop moaning about the others. Thank you :)
  • You had me at A10's...
  • Vehicles with regenerating health is the stupidest idea ever
  • @ 55 - People have this uncanny ability to take the low road when it comes to comparisons. Ironically enough, it's mainly Video Games that get this kind of comparison attention and in the end, the ranting fans/haters really change nothing but their own opinions or diapers. It's not enough to be a gamer anymore and this is why I lament for the generation of "Yoots". The rest of us old schoolers grew up on so many games in so many genres. It's all for solely entertainment. It could be the greatest game of all time and even acknowledged the world over as such...but there will always be a vast amount of people opposed to that idea. it's the way of the world and it ain't changing.
  • I did not see: deticated servers for 360/ps3....this will be my first battlefield game so I dunno if the others had it or not...I haven't played black ops in months because of the lag being so bad and my internet connection is great and all I get is 3 bar and it has to be what seems to be the lowest 3 bar available before its a 2bar lol...
  • I would've replied faster but my jaw hit the floor and I had to pick it up and put it back in place. I am stoked
  • E.P.I.C. A.S. T.I.T.S.
  • Now I buy both CoD and BF religiously,and have done since CoD and BF:1942, and they are both awesome in their own right. And this is because I grew up in a gaming world where every game was considered on it's own, not as a rival to another game. The hardcore are supposed to be a minority of people who enjoy gaming and games, regardless of who makes the game or, which game we played first. The big companies are already making it hard enough for all of us who part of this minority, by trying to make games for the 'causal' gamer. The last thing we need is to be arguing amongst our selves. Can we get back to being a group of people who can all come together because we all enjoy the same things!?
  • @ 63 - Spoken like a true gamer. It's totally against my sexuality...but would you marry me?
  • Gonna be epic. So glad to see infantry only and hardcore modes. And flechettes! That's just awesome. Everything I see for this game just gets me more excited. Great news; great list. I've been playing each CoD game online since CoD4, and have only gotten to mess with BC2 a little. Was really disappointed by MoH. Since I have to choose, I'm picking BF this time. Looks amazing, and I'm just ready for a change of pace. I still don't understand all the fanboy animosity over these, but I want no part of it, so flame at me if you must, but don't expect much of a response. Peace.
  • Where is the beta? One of the reasons I got Medal of Honour.
  • @66 An open beta on all platforms will be made available sometime in September. No details have been announced for MoH owners, but I imagine they'll release some information soon as September is nearly upon us.
  • Clever marketing from DICE here, this game is going to be somethign seriously special. This is the next-gen of current-gen console gaming. Every topic related to either BF or CoD ends up the same. It's a self-conflicting argument: "CoD is crap 'cause so many people like it". Actually it's just got accessible gameplay and is the best reflex shooter out there, even if it hasnt changed much since CoD 4. "BF Fanboys are ignorant" Some can be, generally they just hate the unjustified CoD worship nowadays, although it's far too faashionable to hate CoD now. I find BF gamers are generally slightly older, and as a result I find it more enjoyable to play but by no means do I slag off CoD. I do share the sad lamentation of a time when gamers enjoyed a plethora of entertaning titles, not the childhood slayer that people are turning CoD into. P.S Medal of Honour FTW
  • He-he!
  • So, I take this is yet another addition to the all about multiplayer screw story genre?
  • I am happily surprised at the amount of comments from people that seem to get the point of gaming. It's about having fun with a game you enjoy, not doing everything you can to trash what others like.
  • @ 71 - You and Furl (63) are going to turn me into a polygamist.
  • @29,42 and 63 Amen Brothers!
  • HOLY.FUCK. OMG. lets see your piece of crap eotech w/ amplifier beat this infinity ward! mwhahahahahaha
  • Ah, 74 ruined the good vibes I was getting from this thread. Looks great. My PC is more powerful than my Xbox, but not enough for me to run this anywhere near maximum settings. Still... not sure if it's worth foregoing the comfort of playing games on my sofa to have 64 player multiplayer.
  • @ 75 - IMO, it all boils down to comfort and bathroom/fridge distance.
  • WOW. for once, I read some sensible comments in a new article pertaining to the one of the big FPS games dropping this year. Props to the two articles i read.. you know who you are xD But this looks good! Not sure if im buying yet though.. I hate how i have to enjoy this on console and i hate buying games period.. but im gonna play it somehow.
  • God it just keeps getting better. Only 2 more months! :D
  • this will be by far the best and most realistic war video game known to mankind. i am so pumped. this game makes MW3 look like childs play. bye bye CoD. bye bye
  • *fap fap fap fap fap....
  • Vehicle Health Regeneration???? Give me a break, how stupid. It's a long list of nothing impressive. Those of you speaking about "realistic" might want to look at the list again. In case you hadn't noticed, there's NOTHING realistic about BF, or COD. You want a real experience...enlist. Bring on the "Thumbs Down" bitches. My goal is at least 50.
  • Holy crap....Don't think I can wait til Christmas for this...
  • Nice, glad to see they have the Javelin and Stinger launchers to use against the jets and helicopters, should be alot easier to take down. @44 Console versions have already been confirmed to have jets in the game. @60 They used dedicated servers for BC2 and will be doing the same thing for BF3.
  • OM*G... I Just Fainted At The Listing, "Sorry But MW3 Can Go Sit In a Corner, because Dice Are Rolling On Though, And Are Taking No Prisioners" Day One Release ! Must Have Might Book Couple Days Of Work, It Looks That Awesome, Now Just For Videos to Show How Much Your Classes Can Be Customised, And I'll Be 1000% Happy.
  • Wow PC has some edge over consoles huh, not to mention wya better graphics... Still no word on sniping ability with shotgun? Will tha be fixed or will ppl still headshot me from 200ft with their shotties?:-)
  • From what I had seen after I bought MW2, I saw the Multiplayer as mediocre and overused and included a community that I truly didn't care for. I bought Bad Company 2 thinking it would be alright and just wanted to try it out. However I ended up loving the game for it's well developed team system and awesome community that Call of Duty seemed to lack. BF3 is now coming out and including fresh materiel on top of the team system. I believe that it wins the battle for me. At least basing everything on game play over graphics. Don't get me wrong though I thought Modern Warfare 2's single player was very well developed and I'm probably going to end up getting MW3 just for the single player. But for the multiplayer battle I believe BF3 wins. So both games have their charm to them, but Activision really needs to stop releasing a COD every year. It's starting to give me a headache.
  • P90! I'm sold.
  • Never played BC2. had BC1 never played it. but this THIS just looks amazing 1st day buy
  • *sign*.. man, im going to need a towel.
  • @40 this is multiplayer features, not single player...DICE has already announced that there will be a singleplayer
  • @76 I am screwed my can and food are the same distance from my PC and XBOX!!!??!?!?
  • man i wish they put a game mode like air superiority from battlefield 1943
  • Quote: When I say everything, I mean everything. Quote: # 40mm Master # BF2 Veteran # …and so much more That is not everything....
  • "Claymore mines" nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! **** **** this ****
  • Impressive list,few missing things i wanted to see...IMO BF3 And COD are two different types of styles to playing,different strokes for different folks
  • Battlefield 3 is looking great. But I am really getting sick of Military shooters.
  • When I read "A-10 Thunderbolt" I gasped and just sat there for a minute, with an erection.
  • @69 The MOH owners will get the beta(get this) 2days early.After that it becomes open to everybody.
  • cant wait to play it!! I have it preordered on XBOX360! Super yay. pwnn
  • @ 91 - I recommend a lengthy extension cord hahaha
  • Ah I have been praying for the day that an A-10 Thunderbolt II was in a Battlefield game. I will be using it to strike on locations designated by a friend who will be using the SOFLAM (A powerful laser designator) Oh and for the whole fanboy debate, I really couldnt give a shit about it. Those like me who love battlefield, play the absolute crap out of it. For those people who like CoD, I hope you enjoy your game. This childish negativity gets us nowhere.
  • i think i just jizzed!
  • soooooooooo looking forward to this!!! what i have seen so far = amazing
  • cant wait 2 blow shit up :D
  • I wonder how accurate the shotguns will be in this game. Shotguns have NEVER been portrayed accurately in any game ever. The Saiga on BFBC2 for PC was done somewhat correctly but just a tad too far on range.
  • #105 i say long range but realy weak at long range like 15% damage
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