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By Stress

James O'Leary

Battlefield 3 as a Competitive Game

Thu 26th Jan 2012 - 1:07am Category: Battlefield

Rush-Zone recently posted an extensive article looking at Battlefield 3's competitive scene and what the future holds for Dice and EA's online team based First Person Shooter. Examining aspects from the balance of weapons, maps and vehicles, to the emergence of online leagues, the article breaks down the positives and negatives with Battlefield 3 as a competitive game.

"Fast forward to late 2011 and we’re again wrestling with an as yet unfinished release from DICE, the true successor to Battlefield 2, and after all the back slapping and Game Of The Year awards have been dished out by the unquestioning sluts of video gaming journalism, we have Battlefield 3.

Those who have shuffled their feet in the background, eagerly trying to spot the odd competitive features here and there that might signal the long-awaited and triumphant return of Battlefield to eSports - well, they are still waiting - but there is plenty to be happy about at this early stage in the story of Battlefield 3, and some could argue that Battlefield fans have gained more in these last 2 months than they ever did with Bad Company 2."

As mentioned in the article, Alienware have put up €2000 in prize money for their Alienware Arena Battlefield 3 Invitation, taking place between February 4th and 15th. The top 32 teams from the Alienware Arena ladder will battle it out in 8v8 Conquest mode for one of the largest prizes as of yet for a Battlefield 3 tournament.

You can read the whole article for yourself here and get more information on the Alienware Arena by following this link.

We have also released the first out of five tutorials for Battlefield 3, incase you haven't seen it yet then check it out - "This is Battlefield: Movement - with Keno!".