The latest Battleblog is up and called “Build your weapon of choice”. Sadly, if you were hoping it was actually a new video of Christopher Walken dancing to a certain Fatboy Slim song, you will be disappointed. However, if you’re a gun nut or at least interested in shooting your virtual enemy with a virtual weapon, you will be thrilled to bits.
While not quite hitting Borderlands’ bazillion weapons, there are at the very least “thousands of weapon customization options” available to suit you and your killing style.
We have well over 50 weapons in Battlefield 3. But each weapon in itself can be tailored to wildly differing play styles and combat roles. Read on for the full details on our deepest weapon customization ever.
Two weeks ago, we detailed the general design philosophy behind the gun play in Battlefield 3 together with Senior Designer Alan Kertz. Today, we are delving deeper into the thousands of weapon customization options you will have in the game.
Basically, each main weapon in the game has three accessory slots, where you can attach weapon accessories you have unlocked. Weapon accessory unlocks are received on a per weapon basis, meaning that the more time you spend with a particular weapon, the more options you will have to customize that weapon to fit different your combat role and play style.
A rifle in Battlefield 3 can be customized for wildly different combat roles. The carbine directly below has been equipped with a heavy barrel, bipod, and a 4X magnification combat scope. This would be ideal for a soldier who wants to engage targets at medium to long range and use suppressive fire to support his team mates.
In the picture above, the same carbine has instead been equipped with a suppressor, foregrip, and quick acquisition holographic scope. This setup would be well suited for Close Quarters Battle, especially indoors where stealth can be a vital factor.The unlockable weapon accessories include an assortment of optics, suppressors, bipods, barrels, underslung grenade launchers, underslung shotguns, foregrips, flashlights, laser sights, and more.
While the class and model of your weapon will determine a number of basic values (like muzzle speed, energy, and fire rate), you can always modify it to tweak it towards anything from long range to close quarters combat.
So. Are you a long range sniper or a close quarters combat type of player? The neat thing is, in Battlefield 3, you can easily switch between both. With our powerful weapon customization features, there are no limits to the types of gameplay we support.
Stay tuned for Battlefield 3 Battleblog #9 soon
Did you miss the previous stories in the Battleblog series?Battleblog #1: Lars Gustavsson on DICE’s new multiplayer philosophy in Battlefield 3
Battleblog #2: With a bit of class
Battleblog #3: With an army by your side
Battleblog #4: Up close and personal
Battleblog #5: Years’ worth of unlocks and rewards in Battlefield 3
Battleblog #6: Building Battlefield 3 from the gun out
Battleblog #7: Battlefield 3 introduces themed co-op campaign
For more information on Battlefield 3, visit the Official Site.
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