Battlefield 3 - Discussion Thread

I have maintained a list of Favorites for the servers where I could play without much lag. Use the filters, set region to Asia and Europe and sort by ping.
 
When Indian servers were alive I even used to see ping 40-50. Greenery everywhere. Now it's over.
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Guys, why doesn't anyone here ever play on hardcore servers? Till now all the games I have played with everyone on TE, each and every one has been on a normal server! More damage, no 3D spotting, no HUD & no crosshair....hardcore is much more challenging and enjoyable!
 
Guys, why doesn't anyone here ever play on hardcore servers? Till now all the games I have played with everyone on TE, each and every one has been on a normal server! More damage, no 3D spotting, no HUD & no crosshair....hardcore is much more challenging and enjoyable!

most of the time I played on hardcore 64p conquest server, esp in open maps, the moment you peek out you'll be killed
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you have to be in cover most of the time, cannot also be very twitchy as you might kill a teammate who pops around the corner... I have did it a few times initially. and forget it if there's a competent heli pilot+gunner in the enemy team
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in 64p HC TDM, there will not even be time to breathe.

32p HC is good. will be very enjoyable if there is a good medic in your squad.

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Hardcore servers are good hunting grounds for aggressive snipers, the one hit one kill guarantee makes for some good sniper kills.
 
most of the time I played on hardcore 64p conquest server, esp in open maps, the moment you peek out you'll be killed
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you have to be in cover most of the time, cannot also be very twitchy as you might kill a teammate who pops around the corner... I have did it a few times initially. and forget it if there's a competent heli pilot+gunner in the enemy team
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in 64p HC TDM, there will not even be time to breathe.

32p HC is good. will be very enjoyable if there is a good medic in your squad.

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Hardcore servers are good hunting grounds for aggressive snipers, the one hit one kill guarantee makes for some good sniper kills.

Well, yeah 64 does seem a little crowded but I guess it feels the same in normal as well. Most of the time when I play at night I'm in a party with friends and we all play together in the same squad so there is good co-ordination and we pick different classes so it turns out to be good fun. As for the sniping, the M98B (the most powerful sniper) does 95 dmg with with a 2x multiplier for headshots and 1.05x for chest shots so u can kill in 1 shot in normal servers as well, provided you get a good shot in. At maximum range however the M98B does 59 damage and since our health in hardcore is 60 that still leaves the enemy with 1 hp, meaning it can take 2 shots to kill in hardcore as well with the most powerful sniper. Same is the case with the SV98, L96 & M40A5 snipers which have damages of 80 & 85 with multipliers of 2x for headshots and 1.25 for chest shots. I'm not sure about the M39R (semi-auto sniper unlocked by playing co-op), I will have to confirm.
 
I am facing a lot of latency issues in the last week or two...damn rubber banding all over the damn map...BTW, am on Airtel.
 
I am getting 95-125ms max depending on the time and server load on all the singapore servers and they all are pretty good servers imo...

these are the best pings i get in very recent times and the best of the pings i get from my "rubberband" connection (MTNL)
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Thanks Aman & DD

However my local cablewala if i go to him to explain latency issues, it would be like Bouncer to him.