prepare to get owned for the first week until you get some decent unlocks/weapons and learn the maps.

Haven't had that problem, probably thanks to the beta and bc2.

Rank 21. Want my squad perks!

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Haven't had that problem, probably thanks to the beta and bc2.

Rank 21. Want my squad perks!

Squad perks????

The perk boosts that extend to your squad such as better sprint or extra explosives or more ammo or less suppression effect (best one imo).

Cool I like the sound of that

Yea, I just unlocked the last of them - am looking forwards to when all 4 can have them. A lot of my clan mates are just getting the first one. Squad ammo is a must and squad flak when mortars are around is very good too.

I didn't know about the squad perks either actually. Sound good though. Very clever unlike the excessive unlocking of basic vehicle functions like flares/smokes and alternate fire.

I am still unsure about all that relentless unlocking. Okay to have it for personnel but it's a real drag trying to configure your load out each time you go into battle. More so the choosing of your primary gun accessories actually but jaysus, do we really need so many options? I realise I might be in the minority here but enough is enough.

I've been trying the static AA again. IF you get kills with it then it can be upgraded. BUT it is impossible ti get a kill. I've had a few assists and some destroyed vehicles but they just bail out before you get the kill.
IMO AA guns are a complete waste of time and the skies are safe from anyone on the ground.
First upgrade is smoke. Brilliant just what you need on something that doesn't even move .

DICE needs to patch this otherwise it's a pointless addition to the game

You are the minority.

I think the weapon unlocks are p poor copy and paste job. Pretty much every weapon can have a reflex sight or flashlight or flash suppressor. Very odd.

Also key to victory is the IRNV, I don't use it, but seen lot's of K/D chasers with it.

In what sense do you mean I am the minority as my reading is you're more or less on the same page as me from what you just wrote.

My comment meant that I feel the unlocks are unnecessarily complex and convoluted and I assume it's a minority view as I imagine, from the success of COD MW and the unlock system in that that the majority view must be favourable of that kind of thing; the marketing formula is right, the game sells, the kids love it and that's why the developers have gone to such lengths to expand the silly unlock/perks bs to the extent they have and then BF3 have essentially (to my far less informed) mind, essentially copied it.

I don't like it particularly and from what I just read, you don't like it much either? I prefer the system in BF2, at least it was clear (from BF2stats.com or whatever it's domain was/is not in game) what was coming next and when it would all end. In BF3, it's fubar and a distraction. So, please elucidate as I'm not sure what you mean and want to make sure I'm reading you right. I'm seriously sleep deprived though so might just be totally braindead so please bear that in mind for why I'm asking if it's obvious. Thanks.