Armored Kill Review (Battlefield 3 Gameplay/Commentary)

[@WhoWhereWhenWhy]

What a core memories for me this dlc...

[@Kaldosthesergal]

Fr

[@cicero.0209]

i miss those days...

[@mr12wxs]

oh yes the days :)

[@Naburish]

+thecicerobs oh yeah the bf3 dlc's were so much better and interesting than from bf4

[@dereksmallsuk]

hardly anyone on bf3 now. I just got it on ps3. premium edition too. sad

[@dereksmallsuk]

hardly anyone on bf3 now. I just got it on ps3. premium edition too. sad

[@dereksmallsuk]

hardly anyone on bf3 now. I just got it on ps3. premium edition too. sad

[@II-Day-II]

It's sad that you cant find any Amrmored kill servers anymore.

[@satireguy8595]

Day :(

[@ColinBeirneSYR]

😭

[@moisesmyles8340]

A tip : you can watch series on Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.

[@muhammadivan1522]

@Moises Myles Yea, been watching on kaldrostream for months myself =)

[@DaBoXBabY]

This pack is where BF shines, large maps, armor moving in, choppers in the sky, and the guys on the ground doing the hard work with keeping the armor in check. This pack brings me back to BF2 where we were trying to hold a base on Dalian Plant and we had no air support and it was just guys on the ground taking out the APC's, choppers, and tanks. I had a field day as a spec op chucking c4.

[@jacksepticeye]

The AC 130 SUCKS. they're very fragile, easy to hit, have too many blind spots and any decent jet pilot can take it out in one fly over

[@K0LBIE]

What?!.!?-. THE jacksepticeye and no replies??? Bro this is crazy

[@K0LBIE]

Wow you played battlefield 3????

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Jack it’s an honor to be your second like

[@x86-64]

ah, the good days

[@YetiHopscotch]

"Everytime you die is unfun." I'm definitely going to use that quote often. :)

[@nyc1164]

I noticed that on the AC-130, people doesn't seem to realize that there is a gunner seat to defend it from attacking chopper and jets. I was flying a attack chopper and I was like hovering over the AC-130 and shot it down with ease without being shot at. When I was riding the AC-130, I switch gunner seats if a jet or chopper try to shoot me down. But still, the AC-130 is very easy to shoot down especially if your on a LAV.

[@Executi0ner246]

I miss this

[@TheMoopify]

I like that they didn't apply that blue filter on the new maps,they just look much more natural like that.They also all have there own character.

[@benproductions1]

lol, Dice said: "You lvl 100 now... No more points for you!" :P

[@oTryHardz]

Yeah, that is what I really noticed. That even as large as they are. They actually manage to focus, and really highlight areas of interest . To improve gunplay w/out vehicles to center action around the map. Really good job on this DLC.

[@nesnalica]

more deaths than kills.. oh I miss those 1942 days :)

[@lyricsking000]

@Mike Byrne i dont find conquest boring at all on caspian border. rush just doesnt work for me

[@adipalihovici]

9:50 taking no fire damage - seems legit

[@darthveda]

The inability to spawn on squadmates in Tank Superiority is likely to be by design. That way one team doesn't capture the point and dominate it forever. Note that you cannot spawn at the point either. Additionally, people are encouraged to take tanks from the base (in great supply) and discouraged from playing infantry.

[@4z-L_Gaming]

Oi LC, you better pin this comment since I'm going through your old vids.

[@JBW521]

this is the first time i'm here right when it's uploaded. so proud.

[@Nomadic_87]

I love armored kill. I prefer big maps over cluster fuck maps.

[@jacksepticeye]

To me it feels like DICE don't actually play the game they made. They keep adding all these features weapons and maps etc but when real players get in them you can spot the problems very quickly and it just feels like DICE didn't actually sit down and play test it at all and see "oh well this doesn't work right"

[@sharath5381]

Ok Jack

[@K0LBIE]

@@sharath5381 dude im,blown away 8 years ago... And 1 reply?

[@r011ing_thunder6]

Holy crap it’s actually Jack and he has zero likes that’s rare lol. Guess I’ll like 😊

[@pizzanizar]

the ac130 is totally useless on consoles well from my experience

[@xThisGameRx]

Underrated dlc, Armoured Shield was so good

[@cormag590]

I agree with your TDM comments. The size of the maps and the location on the map as a whole was just the perfect decision, and it's exciting and refreshing when you die 7 times to a Tank Destroyer.

[@redtheftauto]

I like how DICE gies on both ends of the spectrum as far as dlc goes. Even though i'm on console this dlc might just get me back into BF3. Nice review LevelCap

[@FiveGuysOneTuba]

Hey lvlcap what do you think about a mode where there was just one large hill that rolled through the map at a slow pace, maybe have it centered around some indestuctable comms van that would first sit still until one team capped it, then start moving in a big circle (or something to that effect). Or maybe it could be a whole convoy of destructable vehicles in an attack defend scenario, that sounds like a real vehicular gamemode with the action on the move.

[@robertt756]

Caspian border and Operation Firestorm are small maps where the maps are clustered together in the center. They are very small compared to maps in BF2.

[@flowless899]

I've seen a lot of action on foot in AK, I think the trick lies in defending only one highly contested objective (say, the AC-130 spawn base). I often times hang out there with a tank destroyer, an engineer and any other 2 classes, and usually we end up fighting many people on foot, after their vehicles get demolished.

[@the1One38]

Call me crazy but I'm a console gamer and I've been having a lot more fun than I initially expected. In conquest for the mountain map, there are key places that people are generally after and I found myself having some skirmishes, particularly on A.

[@Banemobius]

Speaking as mainly a Rush player, Console Rush is really fun... if you're attacking. Take all the problems you just mentioned for the defenders, including dealing with the AC-130, paratroopers, all the other vehicles and infantry, and then try doing it with only 12 players.

[@100hallowed]

i never play anything else than Conquest large because i just love so much vehicles and the fact you have to really play with team to win matches. THIS is what i expected from bf3 in a first place, and im loving it!

[@santanickinhell]

the blue tint is noticeable even in these maps, on lvlcap's videos even (and i saw them on 360p!). just look at armored shield and how red the buildings are. imagine if they had an option to remove the blue tint, they would look like fire houses or something. optional blue tint, dice, optional blue tint.

[@linharesmcphd]

A couple of things i have noticed (on ps3). Locking on to the AC130 with a rocket is difficult if not impossible and you cannot lock on to vehicles shelling you from out of bounds/base.

[@MrDuozhang]

it just crossed my mind: maybe you and matimio, rival,mongol can make one episode on AC130, two of you can be on jets protecting the AC130, and hopefully dominate the sky and ground.

[@Quezacotl]

As someone who plays PS3, my problem with AK is that on conquest it's a snoozefest, and on rush it's damn near impossible to fend off the three types of attack (infantry,land and air) with perhaps 1 vehicle and only 12 players - to have enough stingers to take out the AC130 quickly enough that it's not a problem, you can't deal with the tanks rolling in and vice versa with RPGs. I hadn't thought of TDM though, maybe that will be where I have fun in AK.

[@lyricsking000]

i play ps3 and my favourite gamemode is conquest and favourite maps are all vehicle big maps. even if its 12v12 i can still enjoy the game even with low kills. i just love how conquest is really and i don whine on low players.

[@IGotMelee]

Level at the end of the video you mentioned not being able to spawn on your teammates in tank superiority. You said that you hoped this was a bug, that dice might have overlooked. It's not a bug. They said making the spawn system like this would make players rely much more on working together as a team in the game type, rather then spawning on each other. To me this is stupid, but then again there is only one point to capture, so this might be for balance in the game type.

[@hortonhearsajew]

i am very impressed with this map pack, i feel like its the best yet it handles the 64 player servers so much better than previous maps, the map designs are better, and the maps are way more colorful and vibrant. i hated how the back to karkand maps had a dismal bluish-grey color to it

[@TheMadhatter2561]

I know how you feel, but I'm also very glad that dice is focusing on the PC community more, it is what put them on the map, gave them flexibility on their design needs and it is w hat made them famous. Could care less about console conversions... been a BF player since 1942.

[@cranakis]

Heya Lvlcap. Our clan has set up a server with the maps that you reccomend as the most fun in this video as an experiment to see if the server will populate better with those maps. It was set to conquest AK maps and was hard to keep full. We shall see. Search battlelog for [FIST] with all other boxes deselected and choose "F is for Fisting" from the list if you or others want to join.

[@MrDwieszopyjackson]

Watching this in 2021: Look how they massacred my boy...

[@MrTeddygear]

Levelcap walking in the fire... like a boss

[@Yendor078]

You don't have to die in the AC130.. you can bail out before it blows up. It's not like abondoning other vehicles because the enemy can't steal it.

[@Vmt16]

Yes, but the problem is that a developer can't assume that you will always have a vehicle. I feel like if I don't have a vehicle or there are no armored vehicles in my base for me to take when I spawn in, I might as well not spawn in at all because I'll just die so fast if I just go running around or driving in an ATV.

[@555misio]

No. There isnt an impact sound on the tank. It's only the sound that RPG makes when it blows up near to you while you are in a tank. Hit sound for Tank destroyers is bugged right now. Everyone can't hear it.

[@CostcoDunkin]

Jet game play on Alborz Mountain is the best imo.I'll go 30-0 if they dont have a good air squad.I think the 'ceiling' is higher on the new maps because I can get in 3 full rocket pod clips in one pass before I have to pull back up.

[@syrianization]

At 7:45 a enemy recon runs right in front of you, with out you noticing, and he goes on to knife your team mate in the back on the bridge in plane sight of you.

[@LoftySoup]

Sure I see your point, but you aren't taking into account the other expansions, in close quarters it was completely centered around fast, infantry based non vehicle maps. That was DICE's experiment into CounterStrike/COD style play. This is their experiment of new vehicles, huge maps and large scale battles. You just have to adapt.

[@isakneergaard]

What do you think about the design of the iPhone 5 ? rememer the old iphone games on your channel outro ...:D:D:D

[@nERVEcenter117]

I don't have Premium, but to LvlCap's concerns about Conquest, BF1942, Vietnam, 2, and 2142 were pretty much mostly that. Huge maps, sporadic firefights, lots of trucking around in vehicles, and infantry pretty much playing a support role. For people who loved the old Battlefields, or are still playing Project Reality to this day, it sounds like this is The One™.

[@TDogthe3rd]

New outro thing is a nice touch! And a great video too!

[@xtremeguy55]

Have you found the dino skull on Alborz Mountain

[@notoriousmsb]

Extremely intrigued to see you and Matimio raising hell in the chopper with the nerf's... I'm on console.. but it seems that below radar doesn't exist, and not having the gunner with flare's makes it so there isn't that last ditch effort to avoid the chao's of an entire team trying to take down the chopper. You said it yourself: 30% of the time the gunner's flare's actually worked.. why nerf it? Love to see that epic 2 person perspective of the chopper.. keep up the good work and thanks!

[@MrTacticalinuit]

i love parashooting from the mountain straight into the cave flag on albroz. its awesome it could be in an action movie.

[@QU67Reacher6]

I know i just commented, but thank you sir. I love to see a console player that doesn't gripe and looks at the facts.

[@Vmt16]

Are you sure about that? I joined a random server today where everyone was below rank 40 (most were 35 or less actually) and while their K/D sucked, they still PTFO'd like crazy so it was still a good challenge to win against them.

[@KleylaFamilyBand]

LevelCap, I've been playing Battlefield 3 since beta, and I own all the previous battlefield games. Is there a reason why you play normal mode as opposed to hardcore? Could you do a video demonstrating the differences and why you choose to play normal. Thanks.

[@cfox109]

Hey Level, just wondering (or any body on here) what the cannon HE shell is good for, or its strengths and weaknesses. Ive been using it and it feels like a normal round. Just wanted to see if im handy-capping myself or not. So maybe some new vehicle review vidz in the near future?

[@unaidedj10]

you hit the pin right on the head man. just a question, what do you think of tank destroyer mode, i've only played on 2 maps. bandar desert seems really bad for it.

[@MrjiimmyTARD]

@OliverMD15 Explain to me where you got the "32p in bc2". There were 24, just as battlefield 3 has.

[@TheRiotpirate90]

Armored Kill on console turns into a ghost town, with between 4-7 people on a 12 man team in air vehicles its almost a surprise when you get to shoot at infantry for a change

[@Seanctk10001]

I have an idea on how to fix the gunship, they should remove the paradrop option and instead of a spawn timer, it should just be one gunship per set of objectives.

[@DBGray345]

very thoughtful review. I play on PS3, and I have to say, conquest on Armored Kill with only 24 players is the worst: the action is spread out too thin, and if there are 4 vehicles on the map, then half the players are in vehicles, and that leaves hardly any infantry. You spend most of your time looking for a fight. TDM, on the other hand, is AWESOME. and i agree, the teams seem to back each other up more, very frantic, and very hard to get the spawns to switch, so action is always close by.

[@HealthTruthMovement]

My mate was talking about the contrast awhile back. Saying how metro has a "bluish" ting to it but it never used to be like that back in the beta and alpha. Tbh, I've never noticed it and BF3 looks incredibly beautiful to me :)

[@JumpToTheSkyJason]

Luckily as I play conquest the majority of the time the DLC has been amazing for me. The maps are amazing. There seems to be a good balance between vehicles and infantry. Tank superiority is good.

[@sasuke12131415]

Love the russian red dot and hold sights. What is the gun that he's using?

[@trademark310]

Conquest on AK is only good to get points for the new vehicles. You can just do the circuit and get capture points.

[@teddyblam]

I agree i think of myself as decent in a chopper but sense the patch i havent managed to keep the thing in the sky for more than a few minutes. Sometimes i genuinely wonder if anyone at Dice ever plays this stuff before release

[@hexum88]

9:48 is there a new flame retardant suit unlock I don't know about?

[@KingTwili]

It may be an issue with the hardware in the consoles, unless calculations etc are done server side.

[@Redfox2153]

If the defenders in rush have a half decent pilot he can kill the AC130 in 1-2 passes depending on how far away he starts and if uses rocket pods or heat seekers. So the AC130 cannot really kill him if he stays somewhat below the AC130 if anything they should just make the respawn timer longer everything else is fine for me

[@FlipsGTS]

Yup i agree, they need to change the ac130 in rush mode. I like your idea. They should make it invincible, but without guns and only paradrop, maybe change it to not circling around, but like every 2 Minute do a flightpass over the Mcoms

[@LLL74123]

Well since lvlcap have started using coaxial LMG for almost every tank now i think that answers the question

[@Ueberprivate]

They could have done something that would resemble a real Tank-Battle. Every Team starts with an equal amount of tanks. Round is over after one side has lost all of them. Of course it would make sense to play several of these rounds (7?) on one map at a time.

[@jackwickham2]

DICE have said (and don't ask me for a source, I can't remember) that they deliberately removed spawning on squad mates on Tank Superiority, but I really don't see the benefit of removing it. Lots of people wouldn't use it, but that doesn't mean it should be turned off.

[@BlackEagle9676]

I like how you fell off the bridge and were all like "totally meant to do that".

[@Falcon31kc]

I initially agreed with your opinion that Conquest is a little boring, I found myself running very long distances and never seemed to be where the action was. Then I remembered that I need to be PTOing and not seeing how fast I can get the quad in Bandar Desert lol. Once I started fighting at each map's focal points I found even infantry aren't as vulnerable as it originally seemed, just need to keep going back. Though I play 64p Conquest with high tickets and on Hardcore mode.

[@jmick8]

i think there should have been an anti material rifle for recon with this expansion such as the m99 bigshot which would take forever to reload and only has one round in the gun at one time. the recon class is still kinda exposed when it comes to armor at and are the only class without explosives.

[@Lunumbrus]

I notice you're using the 7.62 LMG, I thought standard was Canister rounds? Rationale?

[@Nemz]

i know the player count for console is bad but if you play on servers full of high ranks, it tends to move smoothly because everyone seems to know whats needed to be done, i for one think that the level of survivability and tactics for armored kill on console makes the game feel a bit more matured than just having to run into the enemy aimlessly. i also think because of the way the maps are designed it gives more of a concentrated action feeling where there are different fights at the same time.

[@cleansocks75]

sure. why not change the flight path (so you can't parachute on the objective), take away it's guns, and just allow people to spawn out of it. Also, why not give the defenders more vehicles so they are more evenly matched vehicle wise.

[@B1GM0N3YG4LL3XY]

In my opinion, the AC130 servers its purpose perfectly. It is designed to make the enemy never feel safe, its called the "Angle of Death" for a reason.

[@BoboNL1]

The guy just blends in with the enviromnet

[@da_kine_awakens]

I like the review. But i think helpless situations is how war should feel sometimes. Even in a game. Also, I think the 'no spawning' in Tank Superiority was on purpose. It is just like TDM. It forces you to use recon for spawning since the maps are small.

[@tellis9844]

Exactly how i felt bout the AC-130 level thought your reveiw was spot on.

[@nimrodery]

Then the defenders would get a chance to shoot it down long before the time it's useful: shelling the m-com after the charge is planted. Though I kind of like your idea.

[@WButterTBWButter]

they should only make the ac130 respawn when there is a new pair of mcom stations to destroy for the attackers. when it gets destroyed, it it gone until the attackers push forward to attack the next two mcoms. this would be my solution for the ac130 problem. they should also nerf the gunship paradrop a bit

[@spar0mast]

Damn Level, you were ON FIRE in this clip 9:47

[@Crusina]

Your K/D does matter at all. You can't help anyone dead. And when you die, you lose tickets for your team. Your K/D doesn't matter AS MUCH as you W/L is the correct line of thought.

[@jehosafatify]

Ive heard that its XBL and PSN that limit the player count. It's not that DICE wouldn't be able to make more players work, it's that the consoles' respective networks don't allow for more players.

[@fsj194]

Ac130 on rush should be really really tough to take down but never respawns once it is destroyed. Also the flares on it are so crap.. Needs a buff since it takes like 30 seconds for a new set of flares but by then you are pretty much dead

[@UpYoursMW2]

I like how the support character wears a tshirt in the snow map...

[@myanriles3185]

TDM on the map armored shield is so badass! i feel like a cowboy in a town try it man

[@mrchillyphilli]

I like the Alborz Mountain TDM Map, but I definitely think putting it down by the side of the lake would've been way cooler..

[@iHeartKillzone3]

I think lvlcap just eloquently explained the dilemma of AC-130 on Rush mode. Its not op but the map design and armor balance can make it hard.

[@DrCheddarCheeze]

LevelCap, what are your thoughts on the canister shell after the recent patch. Now you are unable to shoot two shells, only one at a time. Do you still think canister shell is still better than coaxial LMG/HMG? Please respond. :)

[@Crit-Chance]

Lvl I see you're using the LMG on your tanks. How do you think it performs compared to the coaxial HMG?

[@POTUS_FGC]

One thign i like about the AC:130 is when it dies it looks really cool, and when it flares

[@Nemz]

if they were to up it it has to be a multiple of 4 for complete squad efficiency in a full server. but i do know what you mean

[@Maxwaehrens]

TDM on Armored Shield is probably the most fun map for TDM

[@KillFoxx]

Somebody told me that the Cannon HE ammo has a small drop, but I'm not sure of it..