Battlefield 3 gets stealthy with brutal knife kills and upgraded dog tag system

[Jarrod_38]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/08/01/b...utal-knife-kills-and-upgraded-dog-tag-system/
Brutal new knife-kill animations and a revamped dog tag system will reward players stealthy enough to get behind their enemies in Battlefield 3. In Bad Company 2, dog tags were straightforward trophies, in Battlefield 3, they?ll act as each player?s personal calling card. Each tag can be customised with a selection of designs, and engraved with a stat of the player?s choice.

A new post on the Battlefield blog outlines the new tag system. Every time you kill an enemy, they will see your tags, making them the perfect place to brag about your proudest stats. Killed 700 people with a knife? Carve that fact into your iron ID. The numbers update dynamically, too, so your enemy will know if they?re knife kill number 701.

New knife kill animations add extra incentive to hunt for dog tags. You can see one of them about 15 seconds into this video. Stealing your enemies? tags will certainly be harder in Battlefield 3, but that just makes them that much more valuable. A picture from the Battlefield blog below shows what you?re stabbing for.

Battlefield 3 will be out on October 25 in the US, and October 28 internationally.

 

[Death]

That makes knifing even more rewarding and I do like the skulltank dog tag. It's nice looking

 

[InkSix]

BF3 is supposed to have TDM right? It's sad, but that's probably what I'll purchase it for. I'm not good at Conquest or Rush.

 

[l4d2bob]

LOL THIS PICTURE IS HILLARIOUS

 

[featherfoot07]

I have always been a skilled man with my knife, this game shall be no different.....

 

[Believer]

Epics

 

[Hendu]

Knifing is way slower now, not as easy to get the kill and you're a sitting duck for the 3 seconds it takes to complete it. But it's much more ejoyable.

 

[BetterDeadThanZed]

I've never liked knives in FPS's. I spent 7 1/2 years in the Army and never carried a knife. I don't know why all these soldiers are running around with knives.

 

[Death]

I've never liked knives in FPS's. I spent 7 1/2 years in the Army and never carried a knife. I don't know why all these soldiers are running around with knives.

They are just well prepared, what else is there to do when you run up behind someone? shoot them? how bland

 

[remorath]

I am relieved to hear stabbing is harder in BF3. I am always getting stabbed when i am shoting somebody at close range. It has annoyed me to no end! Anyone else annyoed???

 

[AZSLIMJIM]

see but if youre cool, you have like 5 knives and you throw them like a badass

 

[PBJ]

I sortof liked how it worked it BC2, but there's no amount of complaining from either side thats going to sway DICE now. I like the idea, since it means I'll have to to shoot that sneaky ass soldier before he knifes me in the face, but it also means I won't be able to rush enemies with knives either...