14 ways to spot a Call of Duty player in Battlefield 3

OXM UK: "Other than by looking at the bottom of the leaderboards."

[360ICE]

That's racist. Next they'll be writing articles on how to spot minorities in urban environments.

[dirigiblebill]

Chuckles.

[StanLee]

7. They'll never spot people...

So I guess everyone playing Battlefield 3 on consoles is a Call of Duty player.

[saladthieves]

StanLee is pretty much correct. The same thing happened in Bad Company 2. Spotting makes all the difference. If you think there's an annoying sniper across the map who won't die, spot them.

[Biggest]

As with every FPS game, you should always play with people you know. Spotting is never an issue in the games I play.

[Legion]

"7. They'll never spot people...

So I guess everyone playing Battlefield 3 on consoles is a Call of Duty player." - StanLee

I guess that makes me the messiah of console gaming then because my middle name is SPOT.

The IRNV scope and me are married at the hip. It was MADE for spotting!

[lsujester]

I see the non-spotting more in the console versions (well, PS3, anyway) than in the PC. I don't know if it's something to do with types of gamers or what, but there does seem to be a difference. IMO, what little that means.

[Legion]

@lsujester

Well switch over to Xbox 360 and jump on my squad. You will be like a kid in a candy shop with all the candy corn icons over the enemies heads.

You might see me at the middle or bottom of the leader boards because I only get 20 points for spotting bonus. But with a good squad then we get the ACE Ribbon racked up. (note the good squad. Some people aren't smart enough to stay together in squads)

[AKS]

There are plenty of players in the PC version who do very little if any spotting. I experienced an unhealthy dose of that today.

I'd also like to add my pet peeve of getting a knife in the back when I KNOW there are people on my team behind me perched in an elevated position. They don't kill the guy sneaking up on me and don't warn me. I guess they just sit there and watch him do it. Go team!

[Bolts]

Always, always, always. Spot. Spot everything. If I see an enemy, he get spotted. I usually spot guys before even pulling the trigger now.

[stevenhiggster]

Yeah I'm the same Bolts, the first thing I do when I see an enemy is spot him before pulling the trigger. It helps you to aim at them yourself and if by any chance you don't get a kill you'll still get both kill assist points and spot assist points, so its a win win!

[Cenobia]

@lsujester

I do spot people, but I would do it a lot more if I could more easily reach the button.

I play support most of the time, which relies on mounting the gun on something. As soon as you touch the left stick you become unmounted. This happens frequently when holding L1 and reaching over for select.

I wish I could switch the Up D-Pad button to spot, but for some reason Battlefield does not let you configure buttons to your liking.

Also, they never tell you it is possible to spot people as far as I could see. I don't think most people read the digital manual to find out. They probably assume it is some sort of perk or a class feature that makes people appear.

[ChrisW]

Concerning #9 - My sniper rifle reloads super slow, but hey! it puts big holes in walls. And besides, I see nothing wrong with rocket propelled sniper rounds.

[Echo307]

Funny stuff but it's unfair to lump all CoD players together (like the BF die hards seem to love to do). My crew played a ton of BLOPS when it came out, now we're playing BF3. We talk simple strategy, band together in vehicles when it seems appropriate, and always play objectively.

That said, I've spent way more time playing CoD than the BF games. A CoD gamer doesn't always equal a dumb gamer.

Funny article, though.

[Laxman]

"CoD gamer doesn't always equal a dumb gamer."

Not always, just most of the time.

[Echo307]

@Laxman

Haha, fair enough.

[HardCover]

Well they're obviously targeting the generally accepted stereotypes here.

There are die-hard BF fans that shame the community too. They just happen to be the ones screaming at whoever takes a helicopter without being the best pilot in the world.

I ALREADY GOT ALL THE UNLOCKS SO I DESERVE TO FLY THE CHOPPER EVEN MORE. I'M A CREDIT TO THE TEAM! I PAID $60 TO WIN GAMES NOT LET YOU HAVE FUN!

[SkylineR]

I agree. I've been playing both series throughout the years from BF2/Special Forces, to COD2/MW2/Black Ops and if you understand the way these games are meant to be played, you'll be good at both.
I love BF3's tactical side of things, the vehicles, squads, etc - something COD doesn't have. But then I love COD's fast-paced matches, killstreaks and lightning reflex shooting. Very different games imo, but you can be smart about how you play each one.

As for the article, it's actually quite funny as it's true in some regards. I'm guilty of trying to knife people quickly in BF3... :p

[ljh217]

Switching back to CoD can be similarly awkward. I usually end up mashing the back button trying to spot the enemy, getting myself killed =(.

[Autodidactdystopia]

Its easy really Just look for this guy.

or people who sound like this over voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Facepalm )/|O|\(

[TheFirstClassic]

That guy... he's hilarious but he's retarded. The only mode he's played in bf3 is Team deathmatch for goodness sake TEAM FREAKING DEATHMATCH! BF3 is for team based objective games, not for racking up kills.

[Legion]

That was some funny stuff. Had to watch a few of his other videos to enjoy his deaths.

I like how he stays adamant on his idea that he is playing it his way regardless of if he dies all the time. Just running out in the middle of the fight and screaming at getting plugged with a bullet.

I would hate to see how he plays MGS...! He knows nothing about tactics or even stealth.

He needs to be playing some kind of quick draw game where 2 people are facing each other and then pull and shoot.

He is a riot!!!

[Bolts]

HAHAHAHAHAH!!! "Let me throw a grenade, I don't give a shit..." Classic CoD noob.

[RaptorShinRyu]

I half expected it to be ELPRESADOR. Lol.

[DaCandyman]

I cried laughing at that. Hilarious!!! now that is someone who's brain controller is still stuck in Call of Duty mode. He is looking for 1 hit kills, The grenade toss and a prayer kill, the run n gun, the extra aim assist of COD, jumping out of a window from 3 stories up and surviving - only in COD, and of course the the smack raging when his ass gets handed to him. I bet he is a noob tuber in COD.

[Impaler]

Excellent post, hilarious article. Winning!

[Legion]

@360ICE
Ha... didn't know that different gamers where considered races?

So what race are you, where are you from? I'm am BF3 but I have CoD friends so I can't be a racist. So my use of the "N" word (Noob) when referring to them wasn't racist.

Hmmmm... looks like that line doesn't work with gaming races either. j/k

[ChronoJoe]

First one in the article doesn't even make sense. Call of Duty shotguns have less range than BF ones. So why would a Call of Duty player be even using the shotguns on Battlefield?

[princejb134]

this article is funny, he forgot to mention how you think your rambo going for the objective by yourself, thats what i was doing during the beta lol

[xtremeimport]

the title made me laugh.
lol

[rebirthofcaos]

XD

[Wizziokid]

1 way, don't play the objective and go for Kill/Death, oh it's so fun having a team that have no idea what it means to play a team game

[duplissi]

well its fun to play against a team like that

[TheFirstClassic]

Reminds me of the assasin mode in Killzone. It tells us who the target is, me and 6 other people walk around a corner, and this nub comes charging at us guns blazing all alone. We laugh and mow him down, one point for us.

[f789790]

And it seems I'm always on that idiotic team. Friendly tanks are sniping instead of pushing points, enemy copters aren't taken down, people sitting outside enemy flags to get kills causing us to eventually lose all points and get spawn camped. I hate them so much.

[MRMagoo123]

@f789790

You have ppl not trying to take down enemy choppers ??? When i play BF games im usually having to race other ppl to be the first to get the enemy chopper down, it always seems to me everyone wants to do it.

[Jonty]

Gotta be a lot of players who are killing time (and themselves) waiting for MW3, whereupon they're going to trade BF3 in for it.

Cue a lot of moaning about Online Passes when they pick it up pre-owned...

[Laxman]

Yeah it will be good when MW3 comes out so the CoD players get off the servers and things really start to heat up. Might actually manage to get onto the local servers now (in Australia, is almost impossible to find one with an open slot)!

[Laika]

this was pretty funny

[Kinetix]

Lol this is so me. I'm new to battlefield but im getting used to it.

[JellyJelly]

"3. They're trying to navigate Operation Firestorm on foot"

One Rush map is as big as three COD maps. A Conquest map is like ten lol.

[DasBunker]

one gripe i have with bf3 maps compared to those in bc2 is that some have a lot of plain surface without much cover.. and it easier for the enemy to spot you.. unlike in BC2, where you had a lot of trees, hills etc.. to sneak around...

[mrsatan]

It's more realistic that way. If you need to get across wide open ground and you know there is someone waiting to shoot you then get some covering fire going. Once the fire is up, run across, simple. Using realistic military tactics in BF gets you a good score.

[DasBunker]

or i could just grab an ATV to flank th... oh wait..

[rezzah]

that was fun to read.

[Killa_Cobra_ST]

Guess what, this is the first BF I've played (previous CoD player) and I consistently come top of the leaderboard!

[Laxman]

Top of the leaderboard due to high kills, or team work?

[HardCover]

What about your team though? Please tell me they're at least winning.

Because if they're not, then you're not winning either.

[Cenobia]

If he's top of the leader board it doesn't matter. I think it's almost impossible to get to the top if you don't get objectives.

I also frequently hit the top, but one person can't make your team win if the last half is being cut to shreds and not getting captures/etc. If you get stuck on a shit team, prepare for a losing streak until you quit or some of the players are finally replaced by better ones.

I do find that sometimes when I try to provide support in a chopper or fly around for air superiority my team loses all the points. :/

[irepbtown]

Reason i'm top or near the top is because my Squad (my friends basically) each select a different class, noone ever chooses same class, hence we can support eachother and most of the time all of us get the top 4 slots.

[Hockeydud19]

2. They're trying to stab people from the front
Not only have you brought a knife to a gunfight, you've whipped that knife out under the nose of a man wearing a Kevlar T-shirt in the earnest conviction that you can stab his meat off before he pulls the trigger of his pistol. And now you're dead. It was always going to end like this. How deranged would you have to be to design a game where knives beat guns? Oh right. <-----That

[KonGreat]

hahaha pretty damn funny!
I've had it sooo many times when a ammo guy just stares at me while im low on ammo. like they dont know whats going on

[A-Glorious-Dawn]

This!

Drop your ammo guys, if a team mate is shooting your face he usually wants something!

I always run out of ammo when i'm not support.

[HardCover]

And when you finally send a message to them asking them for ammo, they reply with "u mad bro?"

[MRMagoo123]

One of the most childish and stupid comments to ever grace the internet is "umadbro", I can instantly tell just by someone using this comment that they are either younger than 12 or mentally younger than 12. I say we ban it from the world

[Biggest]

Just left a match with a team FULL of support guys. Not one support pack. They were all trying to C4 anything that moved. Extra crispy annoying.

[ian72]

@konGreat,
I had something like that happen last night, ran out of ammo and chasing a guy spamming select for him to realise i need more ammo.

[TKCMuzzer]

It's funny but so true. "They're trying to use a shotgun like a rifle" lol, COD all over.

[04soldier]

Theres sum truth in it.. The battlefield player in me knows how to use one like a rifle. Just switch out the buckshot ammo for slug ammo and ure off to taking out assualt guys from a distance...

snipers...not so much.

[Sc0pe92]

WHO THE HELL CARES! Just enjoy the game how you want to enjoy the game. Is there something in the rule book that tells you how your supposed to enjoy the game? wtf no?

[TheFirstClassic]

Calm down it's just a joke article. But really, if you want to run and gun with no teamwork at least stay out of objective based modes.

[MidnytRain]

I thought I should let you know that a lot of users on this website have no sense of humor.

[Sc0pe92]

17 Disagrees :DD HAHA! I love N4G

[trekka13]

the vehical play in this game is majorly flawed. i dont understand the draw or them in this game. its spotty at best

[04soldier]

wtf are u talking about??? This game is balanced 10 times over when it comes to vehicles..

Just try moving a tank/jet/chopper behind enemy lines and you'll be greeted by a bevy of rpgs and be sure to looking at a respawn screen with no new tank/jet choppers spawning for a least a min.

BF3 balance trumps BC2 balance in every way.

[trekka13]

WATCH THIS

http://www.youtube.com/?v=f...

[Biggest]

What's the point of your video? It's just a mash up of gameplay clips.

[04soldier]

we just got trolled...

[irepbtown]

There are problems with the multiplayer, like it lags etc.
But it's worth every penny. Playing with your friends, team work, owning the other team, you actually feel good.

You could however get COD and grab a bolt action sniper then Run'n'Gun. Which you need no skill to progress.

But hey, everyones different.

[f789790]

If your team is competent you can take out any vehicle quickly.

My only complaint is the idiotic LAV. When it's sitting in the middle of nowhere, the only thing that can kill it is a tank that hunts it down. Rarely happens so anything in the air gets shot down pretty quick.

[grahf]

You won't see a CoD player playing BF3, because they're too busy playing MW2 and BO.
http://majornelson.com/2011...

[Elyxir-pSx]

You should know that showing facts on N4G will get you disagrees. lol

[grahf]

Wait, a disagree w/o anything to back it up? Yeah, I'm used to it!

[MRMagoo123]

Thats the thing the bad bf3 players are just that bad players no matter what game they are on, it just seems to me ppl that play bf think they are some kind of step up the chain of gaming elites compared to cod players which is pretty funny really. I play bf and i play cod and i def play them differently, i play a sniper most times on bf and i play with assault rifles in cod.

[rustyspoon80]

I play COD quite a lot. But I'd say I'm more of a FPS player than a COD player (Team Fortress 2 is probably my Fav). But you can really tell people who have only played COD.
I've so far (8hours) only played rush (loving it) and some games you cant defend the Mcoms as everyone is running up the the attackers base. You just cant kill everyone.
People need to learn you can actually get to the top of the scoreboard without even killing anyone.
Loving BF3, but will be buying MW3 also....& Skyrim

[HeavenlySnipes]

One of them should be

"They aren't camping in bushes and instead running about"

[lukasbolander]

So, 14 ways to spot an FPS player in an FPS?

[KonGreat]

Hah, nice pic! ;p

[Brownghost]

the thumbs up were for the pics

[_Aarix_]

(.)(.)

[venom06]

another one should be, "they're person complaining/whining in your headset about the maps being too big and they can't find anyone to kill... whenever one else has kills in double digits"...

[duplissi]

lulz....

i love how everyone assumes your average call of duty player is relatively dumb....

[Laxman]

Its because he/she is.

Please note you said the word average. I know some are not, and you may be one of them, but the average player is.

[Hicken]

If we're talking average, then yes.

[MRMagoo123]

@laxman

Ide like some research of some kind to back up your statement of the "average" cod player having lower intelligence pls, and make sure the people you reference that did the research such as surveys is accredited in doing so.

[J3j3m0n]

but me and my friends who play cod a lot.and this is our first battlefield.
we can still manage to come up in our team and win a lot.maybe in 10 matches we won 8-7match.
Btw in rush mode.:)

[BuLLDoG909]

hes right about alot of that stuff, ffs drop ammo and health for your team m8's, you can easly make a couple thousand points in a conquest match with supplying ammo/health and reviving/repairing.

and wait for your team m8's when u get into a vehicle first..

[Emilio_Estevez]

Spot on. Except it seems that I am always the only one spotting people. It is so damn useful, especially when your far away and not using a gun equipped for the distance.

[TopDudeMan]

I'm a call of duty player and the only one you'd catch me doing is 7. Nah, I'm a good enough shot to take down targets myself. Who needs team mates to do it for you?

I see someone, and I shoot them. If I fail to shoot them or get killed I might tell someone else where he is.

[Cosmo811]

There are many who claim that MW3 is 'just a rehash'. It's 'the same as the last one!".

So here are the best new features:

- Three strike packages make for much better, much fairer and varied team play.
- Two awesome new match types
- Epic storyline
- Awesome standalone Co-Op missions
- Zombies-on-steroids Survival mode looks to be addictive as hell
- Fairer, more balanced matches (Noob-tubes nerfed etc.)
- Improved graphics that, unlike BF3, run at a constant 60FPS.
- New Killstreak and Pointstreak system, specific to Strike Packages, making it a fairer game.
- Proficiency system for weapons
- Prestige shop
- Much better control of hackers (they can remove highscores, ban users etc.)
- Revamped Private Matches where you can customise every detail of the setup, perfect for clan matches and competitions.
- Call of Duty: Elite is a great addition to the game and will surely help many players improve their skills and learn more about the game.

So, when we list the new features, we can see that the game actually does have a rather impressive amount of new features.

However, to those who complain about 'its the same as the others' and then point to BF3 and say how much better it is, I ask: what is there in BF3, besides improved graphics, that is not in Bad Company 2?

From what I can gather, the only new features are Prone, Jets and new guns. They honestly haven't added anything new to the game, they've just redesigned and slightly refined what was already there.

What I see a lot of people doing with CoD is saying "Hey, they haven't built a new engine from scratch and it's still an FPS! It's the same as the last one!" and it just doesn't make sense.

I also think it's worth noting that BF3 launches with 9 maps and CoD is going to launch with 16.

I'd genuinely love someone to point out to me the other MAJOR (read: major, such as prestige shop) features that Battlefield 3 has added since Bad Company 2, because I can't find many.

Battlefield 3 is much slower and much larger experience, while MW3 is a much tighter, streamlined and explosive experience. While that's totally down to opinion (and I thoroughly respect anyone who chooses BF3 based on this) I'm sick of hearing them attempt to justify their purchase with the excuse that BF3 somehow adds something to the FPS genre that MW3 does not.

[damnyouretall]

you have your points i guess. but why give a shit really? i cant say which is better, i just prefer bf3. i honestly havent had this much fun in mp since rb6vegas. sounds like youll have more fun in mw3 so have at it

[Cosmo811]

And that's totally cool, I respect that. I guess I'm just fed up of many of the BF3 fanboys lashing out at CoD for a perceived lack of innovation when, if you just open your eyes, you can clearly see that they've done a great job of it.

[UKRush]

Only, no, we can't see that they've done a great job of it, it's not out yet. From what I've SEEN, it looks near identical, with changeable scopes added. YOU may have seen a lot more, and the shher dedication with which you shamelessly plug a "rival" game on the comments of a jokey article seems to suggest why you may have such deep insight...

[PotatoClock]

"From what I can gather, the only new features are Prone, Jets and new guns. They honestly haven't added anything new to the game, they've just redesigned and slightly refined what was already there."

I don't care about opinions on what people perfer between the two, but you should actually play BF3 before commenting like that.

Your've researched MW3 to the absolute point but your've not bothered to actually play a game that has been released and you sound like your just going by what you can read instead of actually experiencing it.

What would you do if a friend had never played COD and asked what its like, would you tell them to read about it or actually play it?

BF3 is a massive change from BF2. Not just with graphics and Jets but the core team based gameplay has been refined so well. But thats not to say that its an innovation on the FPS genre, just the best BF experience yet.
Same as what MW3 will be compared to MW2.

I'd say while your waiting for MW3, rent out and play BF3 so you know what both sides have to offer.

[Cosmo811]

So you agree with my point, that it is not what many fanboys claim it to be, ie. an example of innovation that MW3 does not follow. You agree with me that it's a refinement and tightening-up on an already great game, but that it honestly doesn't revolutionise the genre or be an example of innovation that spits in the face of MW3's 'stagnancy'.

Also, I own the game on PC and have played a good few hours on it. I know what I'm talking about.

[irepbtown]

Problem with COD, it has disappointed me every year (except COD4). I dont know if I should risk it with MW3, yeah there are new features which will improve the game, but it's still COD.

I probably will end up getting it some way or the other, but right now i'm sticking to BF.

[Daoshai]

No Infinity Ward game has disappointed me. Tryarch...... that's a different story.

[Elyxir-pSx]

I agree with Cosmo. I didn't buy BF3 even though I know It may be a great game, I just prefer COD games. I know I'll still buy and play BF3 at some point because I had a lot of fun with BC2.

[damnyouretall]

@cosmo

yeah it does look solid though. i dont have the money, but if i did id dig into the campaigne. i cant deal with the play style of the mp

[damnyouretall]

so far i think ive spotted the cod players. it can help and hurt your stats at the same time. theyre always fkn running, whether its in front of you or behind you

[Relientk77]

1. They're trying to use a shotgun like a rifle

haha, this is true, and so are many from that list actually

[Cosmit]

How is that true? I use the shotgun with Slug Rounds and its a beast at close to medium range. I can take out most people before they take me out even if they have an assault rifle.

My K/D is like 2.80 with a W/L ration of 2.80 as well in Battlefield with like 620 points a minute. I'm not bragging by the way. I played the hell out of CoD Black Ops, CoD4, and MW2. I love CoD. Its what has gotten me into shooters. Played a hell of a lot more COD than Battlefield. And I'm still better than most dedicated BF Fanboys lol.

More than half of the players in a game are never doing their part. It's sad. You can't tell me that 3/4 of battlefield players are all CoD noobs right? Can't be.

[Daoshai]

It's a joke article, there's idiots in both games.

[WorldGamer]

This article is great. 1st time BF player with BF3 and I find myself doing some of these things. They are really different games, BF seems more rewarding in teamwork and overall strategy. Def a steep learning curve.

It's a wonder the BF series has passed under my radar all this time. Very cool game.

[IAmNotAMonster]

I know the "They're completely different games" argument is about one swift kick away from being beaten to death - but it's valid, especially in this instance. The reason you think you can "spot" Call of Duty players in Battlefield is the same reason you can spot Battlefield players in COD. People adapt to the style that a game requires; meaning sprinting full speed towards enemy flanks is a legitimate tactic in COD, while it could be an exercise in futility for Battlefield. The same could be said for the guy lying down at their spawn trying to cover the center capture point in COD, it's a Battlefield staple and doesn't necessarily apply to the pace Call of Duty.

It's the same reason new players suck for the first day or two, in either title. They haven't yet adapted.

[Brownghost]

i laughed hard for the team death match one lol, also i absolutely HATE it when that person never gives you any thing to help

[0neShot]

"Other than looking at bottom of the leaderboards"? Really? so how come I always end up at the top in conquest and rush modes?, ah yeah, this article is a joke written by a Joker.

[Karum]

I think it's wrong to lump in all COD players into these stereotypes, but it sure as hell does apply to a shitload of COD players.

[FlareDReborn]

They forgot one

"They're noob tubeing"

[Cosmit]

I love how every bad BF player is considered a CoD player lol /s

Half the so called BF fanboys suck at their own game!

[rattletop]

i haven't played Cod online but have played MoH. Still i'm new to Bf series. when i'm not having fun with the vehicles, i go for neutralizing and capturing flags. dunno whats the use of squads yet. lol

[eak3]

Ill have to argue about #9. Ive used the RPG effectively in maps like Operation Metro when 3 or 4 of them are jammed in a hallway can take all out in one shot.

[Stewie2k8]

everytime i go to that website a giant ugly MW3 ad pops up covering nearly the whole page... i need to download that ad blocker again.

[darksied]

I love #7. So true. But a lot of people are guilty of this.

[lcrkz0023]

Seriously!!...14 ways! This shit gets old. Im beginning to see a pattern. Same ol shit recycled! This is dumb if u think about it. Str8 dumb.

[Saleem101]

This article is a complete joke!! The same shit been happening on all battlefield games on consoles don't have nothing to do with cod players lol...

[Saleem101]

Bf3 sucks bigtime game ain't that good, I think bad company2 better game...

[zeph94]

Idk about you guys but CoD helped my infantry game, as far as reaction time when getting shot at goes.

[SITH]

Number 9. Who the heck doesn't fire rocket at infantry!? I kill multiple people doing it. RPG's and soldiers on foot do not mix and that is a good thing. I killed 5 people who were all standing on a bunch of landmines last night.

[RyuCloudStrife]

guess how you can spot battlefield gamers on CoD.

Lol.

[thespaz]

2 totally different styles of games.

Comparing CoD to Battlefield is the same as comparing need for speed to grand tourismo.

Both games have a place in the industry. Why can't people accept that? There is no better game. A game is only as fun as you make it and much of your individual personality determines what games you find enjoyable.

I don't like Harry Potter but I'm not going to call out people who do saying they like the wrong thing.

[The_Kills]

We'll see if you find one COD player in BF3 after MW3 hits, so don't worry much about your ammo not being shared.

[m2stech]

This made my day!

[Eromu]

"9. They're using a rocket launcher on infantry"

Yes, all the freaking time.

[Commodore]

"other than by looking at the bottom of the leaderboard"

heh....that's funny. I play CoD and I'm the one who's always at the top of my team. I always gotta put the team on my back to get sh*t done. Blowing up M-Com stations like its my job. Top 5,000? (last time I checked I was top 500 but took a few days off). So this article is B.S. (cept the ones about not waiting for anyone and not giving out ammo/ health). **I do wait and hand out ammo**

[Gamerita]

they will never spot me,that's for sure.

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becuase i'm only buying MW3. :)

[NeloAnjelo]

"Why the hell should I let you know where the enemy is? You might shoot him first."

"Make yourself useful. Go get killed somewhere so I've got something to run towards on my radar."

GREAT STUFF.

[Rifkens]

Both games can use no. 1

[RIPSKATEDESTROY]

this is written by a child, and the only ones find this funny is bf fanboys. im not a fanboy of mw or bf i like both, but i dont think bf should shout as loud as they do since the multiplayer crashes...and crashes....and crashes...

[Rahim92]

Spot A call of duty player? lol almost everyone on earth has played call of duty

[Zichu]

I have to agree with some of these, mainly:

1. I see a reasonable amount of people with shotguns. Irritates me, pure one shot kills from a far distance.

2. I've had people do this a few times. It's quite funny tbh. You just spray and pray while they are trying to knife you lol.

6. Had this happen to me a few times. They also don't know how to use them. Went into a Heli and the pilot decides it's a good idea to crash into the water...

7. Hell yeh this is true. I spot every person I come across. I would like to win the match, making sure everyone knows that the enemy is there. My mate is the opposite lol. He spots and complains that everyone is stealing his kills...

9. This irritates me quite a lot. If I see a played using an RPG on me, I switch classes and get revenge on him. Once I have, I will switch back to my original class. It's childish, but he/she deserves it.

12. Although they don't drop that often, I'm a Supporter anyway so I can drop my own ammo.

13. I do this sometimes, like an idiot... Sometimes you just get frustrated. Lagging on a terrible connection and the enemy some how kill you even though you were shooting him first. You just start spawning where the action is and die instantly...

14. I play Rush and TDM. TDM if my mate's aren't on, like to rack up some kills and have a bit of fun. Rush is fun with my squad, plus they don't play TDM lol.

[nano88]

on the 11 8 11 all battlefield 3 players will move over to MW3

[__Dante__Sparda__]

Hahahaha :P . True. this is how you spot em ;)

[Blackdeath_663]

cod players really do drag the multiplayer down. soon enough they will leave or adapt to bf3

[TABSF]

"1. They're trying to use a shotgun like a rifle"

If you have played Battlefield Bad Company 2 then you would know any shotgun with buckshot rounds will kill people from over 200 Meters away.

I did it in BFBC2, I literally used the USAS12 like a sniper rifle and it worked extremely well, plus it was beast in CQC

[Kahvipannu]

Spotting is number one thing you need to do, a lot of new players don't realize how important it is until they learn to use it. I pressume it's still select/back button on consoles (?), it takes some time to adjust yourself to push that before firing button, but totally worth it.

It's not just CoD players, but most of new players too, but yeah they drop in same category.

Played a lot of BF:BC2 last month, and it was total blast even with strangers, but that's becouse 90% of players are above level 29. People ask ammo/health, give it if you ask it, wait squad spawns if last one alive in frontline, wait people to get in vehicles, spot enemies, repair vehicles when needed, and so on. You can't be on top of list in that game now if you don't adapt and take new roles all the time, what situation requires at the moment.

BF3, new game that have more new players to begin with, you will see "BF-noobs" a lot, but every online game has it's learning curve.. and MW3 is coming out, expect a part of players switch to there for more arcade experience who are just overhelmed by the "complexity" of BF when compared to it.

#number 15
And of yeah, one more point how you spot CoD-player:
They whine if you "steal theyr kill", lol. I have heard it couple times, kids tought as expected, but that is just something you can't do in BF, it belongs to games that reward inviduals for invidual actions, like CoD. In BF you play for the objective, and do everything to accomplice it, not stare some K/D ratios.. You don't get AI controlled jets or game ending nukes here.

See you all on battlefield^^

[Snowii]

i played call of duty for tons of hours

and when i went into bf3 beta i figured out everything graphics amazed me and i loved throwing med packs for my teammates

but no one ever helped me

and those 200m far away campers that keep killing you

[stragomccloud]

Good stuff.
I especially love no. 14.

[manitobawpg]

yes level 33 with just team deathmatch play.

I have to switch gameplay types i love pretending we are swat doing a drug raid.

[MischievousIQ]

Ah, so the COD players who camp in the corners waiting for a kill to run by must be the BF gamers. =D

btw, this is a joke. I shouldn't have to say it but this IS N4G. :-\

[LegendZelda]

100% accurate. Especially the knife and rocket launcher comment

[J86blum]

lul. anyone who is mad at this post all I gotta say is,"Why you mad bro?"

[cesardrgn]

i agree with that!

[ATi_Elite]

Yeah you gotta spot the enemy. That's the whole glorious teamwork appeal of BF. You can slack on infantry unless they are at a flag but snipers, tanks, and aircraft you gotta SPOT.

Also I drop a medkit or ammo pack dam near every 30 seconds. I hate stupid idiots who never drop ammo or health.....it's so annoying. Don't wait for a teammate to shoot you in the head just to get you to Drop a kit just drop one every 30 seconds.

and last......Engineers! If your not a good team player than don't be an engineer cause that is a really important role and takes a dedicated person to sit there and repair tanks while being basically defenseless. Only the best players should be engineers.

I will jump out my tank to cover an engineer while he fixes it cause that is teamwork.

Thank You to all the GOOD Engineers out there who have fixed my vehicle. I salute you!

*Screw you to all the ones that have blown it up*

[PetitPiPi]

How to spot a COD player in BF3? It's the douchebag running across the open parking lot with a shotgun!

One last thing. Conquest is garbage! Rush & TD for me.

[SwampCroc]

once again... pretty stupid... as a veteran of a real war in the this real world...

I believe these games aren't comparable outside of the fact they are FPS's...

that is it... that is the only comparable statistic...

for one... Battlefield on the overall scale of what it is like to be in the middle of a war wins... HANDS DOWN...

Call of Duty has the aspect of Fire Fights... or Small Arms Fire down.... that's what COD does well... the raging gun battles...

Battlefield is mean't to be exactly like the name... You are in the Battlefield of War.... and in WAR it is more than just Small Arms Fire and Street Shootouts....

IMO these games are not comparable.. the only thing they have in common is they are both First Person Shooters...

[heyitsmichelle]

LOL this is sooo true. The only online FPS that I really got into was Black Ops, so when I jumped into the Battlefield 3 beta, I did every single one of those things listed lol

[Tzuno]

there is a three way with some guys if you want, mwuahahahahhh!!!

[tonywood]

It's good that BF3 and MW3 are different.....reason to buy both.