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Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand gameplay trailer debuts

Sean Ridgeley - Friday, November 4, 2011 10:19am (PST) Like (1) +my favourites

See Battlefield 2 re-imagined and in action

The first official screenshots for the Battlefield 2 quasi-remake Back to Karkand debuted last week, and now a trailer is in, showing all four maps in their newfound glory.

PC players should note Sharqi, Oman, and Karkand each feature seven flags, so if you were let down by the vanilla maps, these should please you. Also, Conquest Assault mode is back. For those unfamiliar, in this mode, one team has to capture all flags to prevent the other from being able to spawn; the other team has to defend the flags.

Karkand, it seems now, is free to anyone with Battlefield 3 Limited Edition, not just those who pre-ordered.

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omnious Nov 4, 11

yay free stuff

can't wait

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chautemoc Nov 4, 11

Updated with some info on flag count and Conquest Assault mode.

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T160 Nov 4, 11

Looks good! Very nice to see karkand AGAIN in action! DICE FTW!

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Gangsta692 Nov 5, 11

I think it's a nice detail that they show the trailer/preview played on a PC

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Xenctuary Nov 5, 11

This game looks stunning on PC!

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BlackLabel Nov 6, 11

quote Gangsta692
I think it's a nice detail that they show the trailer/preview played on a PC

It wouldn't have made much sense to show this on consoles. In the run up to release only 2 out of the 12+ trailers shown were on console the rest were PC only footage. DICE don't care about the consoles for this game.. EA are probably the only reason Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 have the game.

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chautemoc Nov 7, 11

BlackLabel Quite a few DICE employees play on console (some in addition to PC). They've also noted they're committed to the quality of the console versions, and it shows. They don't match the PC version, certainly, but they seem to be all they can be. If the console version isn't satisfying you, look into the PC version and/or a gaming PC.

The reasons for showing mostly PC footage are simple: it looks best on PC, and it's a sequel to Battlefield 2, a PC only game.

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Hellfire29 Nov 7, 11

Isn't the limited edition what the pre-order was called? I know some shops are selling it now, but I thought that would just be left over pre-order copies.

BlackLabel Getting footage for PC is easier as most of the game's developed on a PC, plus as Chautemoc pointed out, better graphics.

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Gangsta692 Nov 21, 11

quote chautemoc
The reasons for showing mostly PC footage are simple: it looks best on PC, and it's a sequel to Battlefield 2, a PC only game.

Reeeeally? So you don't think there is ANY connection at all with the furious rage directed towards games like Call of Duty (sry for comparing, but I am) that are almost directly made for consoles and only shown on consoles through trailers? I'd say DICE is gaining something from the PC community. Hence my last comment to this article, but I guess that is just a once in a lifetime reaction? I think not, I think many PC gamers appreciate the attention DICE is giving the PC, outside of the obvious better graphics argument.

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Gangsta692 Nov 21, 11

quote Hellfire29
BlackLabel Getting footage for PC is easier as most of the game's developed on a PC, plus as Chautemoc pointed out, better graphics.

Yet games like MW3 and NFS: The Run are shown on consoles. And for example, The Run is based on the Frostbite 2 engine.

-My point.

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chautemoc Nov 21, 11

quote Gangsta692
quote chautemoc
The reasons for showing mostly PC footage are simple: it looks best on PC, and it's a sequel to Battlefield 2, a PC only game.
Reeeeally? So you don't think there is ANY connection at all with the furious rage directed towards games like Call of Duty (sry for comparing, but I am) that are almost directly made for consoles and only shown on consoles through trailers? I'd say DICE is gaining something from the PC community. Hence my last comment to this article, but I guess that is just a once in a lifetime reaction? I think not, I think many PC gamers appreciate the attention DICE is giving the PC, outside of the obvious better graphics argument.

COD is made primarily for consoles and is targeted as such; BF3 is made primarily for PC and is targeted as such. No great conspiracy...

And that's not to say the console versions of BF3 aren't great, but PC has the edge and is the lead platform. PC version of MW3 actually seems pretty good too, though the unranked dedicated servers thing kind of kills it.

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Xenctuary Nov 21, 11

quote Gangsta692
quote Hellfire29
BlackLabel Getting footage for PC is easier as most of the game's developed on a PC, plus as Chautemoc pointed out, better graphics.
Yet games like MW3 and NFS: The Run are shown on consoles. And for example, The Run is based on the Frostbite 2 engine.

-My point.

Those two games are geared toward consoles and look similar across all systems. There's also a lineage with the previous Battlefield games being PC releases. Not to mention the PC version has awesome graphics, of course!