If new maps are released, you can be sure that it’ll be in “booster pack” form, where you pay for a few new maps.

But I honestly think that 8 high quality maps is good enough to satisfy 95% of all players. The top 3 maps in BF2 are played more than all other combined.

Also, you can’t directly compare BF2 and BF3 maps, BF3 maps will be fully destructible, meaning that it’s pretty much a new map every time you play – a house may be blow up etc. – meaning that you need to change your strategy and gameplay all the time.

No more: find a sniper spot, or get a tank and take that route, or camp here, and so on.

Nice show. Realy liked the Bad Company video. Those DICE guys sure know how to make a entertaining video. Hope to see more soon.

How did it go with the “Sergeant Major of the corps” research Ole?

As for the number of maps discussion. I personaly think 8 is quite enough in the begining. Most servers, or at least the ones I seem to play on, never use more than 2-3 even thoug they are “all maps” servers. And with fever maps you learn them quicker =)

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BF3 … I think you missed a major question. Modding. From what I’m told BF2 is not that friendly to modders, despite the number and quality of mods. Will BF3 be any better ?

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This sort of splinter group stuff, we’ve heard all this American macho-man malarchy before, its boring now. Maybe not in the BF series but… man… its everywhere and its off puting to a certain extent.

As for the number of maps, 8 is to little, and more than 16 is too many. Like Heekwon I play all the maps when I have the chance. I don’t like going to servers that only have one map 24/7. I get bored playing the same map all night long.

Ole I did like your idea about release (free) maps every couple of months. That would be cool!

James, yes all the info from PC Gamer (some UK issue, I didn’t create that scan) seemed like old news already. I think I also mentioned that 8 high quality maps would be better than 15 average ones.

What do you guys think of the idea of having less maps to start but having a continuous flow of new, free, high quality maps? I certainly would love that!

You guys mention that 8 maps aren’t enough for BF3, but as the one who originally broke the news, the maps certainly looked to be 8 very high quality maps, imagine 80 players, destructible environments etc. – that takes a while to create

So it certainly appears that they’re going after a few very high quality maps, rather than a bunch of maps no one plays.

Btw, the “PC Gamer BF3 article” (what issue is that?) is a copy from the article I wrote on DigitalBattle last year, I dunno if they even quoted us?

Keep up the great work,
James