Battlefield 3 Weapon Attachments to Receive Big Changes

 Frome intelblog.com:

Alan Kertz, Senior Gameplay Designer at DICE, has some significant weapon balance changes in mind that might be making its way to Battlefield 3 soon.
Recently on Reddit, Kertz threw around some ideas for various weapon attachments and came up with a few suggestions. The primary goal is to “focus on improving the under performing and under used attachments.” He also mentioned he wanted to give more weight to unmodified weapons so that they will “offer the best balance of Recoil, Accuracy, and Stealth.” Based on feedback and other discussions among the community, Kertz came up with a list of changes he would like to make to weapon attachments in the future. This, however, is not guaranteed and is subject to change. Keep reading for a summary of each attachment, whether they are being nerfed or buffed, and how the developers at DICE feel they should be used.
Foregrip (Nerfed)
The foregrip’s purpose is to reduce vertical recoil by 34% while giving a -20% penalty to base accuracy while aimed down sight. Generally, it should be used for close quarter situations when firing from the hip would me much more beneficial.
Bipod (Buffed)
The Bipod is meant for players who want to take the time to set up in a good position and defend said position or objective. It will reduce horizontal and vertical recoil (percentage depending on the weapon) as well as bullet dispersion (again, depending on the weapon and ammo type).
Suppressor (Slightly Nerfed)
The Suppressor’s main function is to provide stealth (keeping the player from showing up on the minimap when firing as well as reduce sound and visual muzzle signature) as well as provide an additional 25% accuracy bonus when aiming down sight including a 10% reduction in vertical recoil, due to it’s weight. However, the drawback here will be a reduction in minimum and maximum range (not damage) as well as a -50% penalty to base accuracy when firing from the hip.
Heavy Barrel (Greatly Buffed)
The Heavy Barrel will allow players to increase their maximum range (not damage) as well as benefit from a 50% bonus to base accuracy when aimed down sight. However, due to the barrel’s weight, it will make firing from the hip -25% less accurate as well as increase the dispersion per shot by 25%.
Flash Suppressor (Greatly Buffed)
The Flash Suppressor will give players some of the benefits of the suppressor but without as many penalties. It will only provide players with a reduction in visual muzzle signature as well as a 20& reduction in vertical recoil. The penalty here will be a -20% decrease in base accuracy when firing from the hip.
Target Pointer (Unchanged)
The Target Pointer will greatly benefit those firing from the hip by providing a 33% increase in base accuracy. On top of this, it will still be able to slightly blind opponents but will also give away the players position more easily.
No Attachments
It was not mentioned in Kertz’s Reddit post, but we can assume that a base weapon would be ideal for players who wish to avoid any negatives of any attachments, provided that they feel the bare state of the weapon is fine.
SOURCE: MP1ST

PS3 Owners Sue EA Over Battlefield 3

 No 1943 means litigation, soldier!
From IGN:

Back at E3, Sony took the stage and announced that Battlefield 1943 would be bundled exclusively on the Battlefield 3 Blu-ray for PlayStation 3. Then, months passed, Battlefield 3 came out without 1943, and everyone kind of forgot about it.

Everyone except the folks in the class action lawsuit from the law firm Edelson McGuire. BF3blog.com reports the suit alleges EA was "making a promise they could not, and never intended, to keep." BF3blog.com didn't report on the number of people involved in the class action suit.

Of course, since the release of Battlefield 3, EA has attempted to make amends by promising PS3 players DLC early, but PS3 players were already getting at least one DLC pack early.

Modern Warfare 3 Achievements List (contains spoilers) Be warned

Modern Warfare 3 Achievements

From imodernwarfare3.com:

Here is the full Modern Warfare 3 Achievements list. Modern Warfare 3 gets 50 Achievements for a total of 1000.
CONTAINS SPOILERS
Back in the Fight 5 Start the Single Player Campaign on any difficulty.
Too Big to Fail 10 Destroy the Jamming Tower. Complete “Black Tuesday” on any difficulty.
Wet Work 10 Take back New York Harbor. Complete “Hunter Killer” on any difficulty.
Carpe Diem 10 Escape the mountain safe house. Complete “Persona Non Grata” on any difficulty.
Frequent Flyer 10 Defend the Russian President. Complete “Turbulence” on any difficulty.
Up to No Good 10 Infiltrate the village. Complete “Back on the Grid” on any difficulty.
One Way Ticket 10 Make it to Westminster. Complete “Mind the Gap” on any difficulty.
Welcome to WW3 10 Save the US Vice President. Complete “Goalpost” on any difficulty.
Sandstorm! 10 Assault the shipping company. Complete “Return to Sender” on any difficulty.
Back Seat Driver 10 Track down Volk. Complete “Bag and Drag” on any difficulty.
We’ll Always Have Paris 10 Escape Paris with Volk. Complete “Iron Lady” on any difficulty.
Vive la Révolution! 10 Reach the church. Complete “Eye of the Storm” on any difficulty.
Requiem 10 Escape the city. Complete “Blood Brothers” on any difficulty.
Storm the Castle 10 Discover Makarov’s next move. Complete “Stronghold” on any difficulty.
Bad First Date 10 Find the girl. Complete “Scorched Earth” on any difficulty.
Diamond in the Rough 10 Rescue the Russian President. Complete “Down the Rabbit Hole” on any difficulty.
The Big Apple 25 Complete “Black Tuesday” and “Hunter Killer” on Veteran difficulty.
Out of the Frying Pan… 25 Complete “Persona Non Grata”, “Turbulence”, and “Back on the Grid” on Veteran difficulty.
Payback 25 Complete “Mind the Gap”, “Goalpost”, and “Return to Sender” on Veteran difficulty.
City of Lights 25 Complete “Bag and Drag” and “Iron Lady” on Veteran difficulty.
The Darkest Hour 25 Complete “Eye of the Storm”, “Blood Brothers”, and “Stronghold” on Veteran difficulty.
This is the End 25 Complete “Scorched Earth”, “Down the Rabbit Hole”, and “Dust to Dust” on Veteran difficulty.
Who Dares Wins 40 Complete the campaign on any difficulty.
The Best of the Best 100 Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty.
Strike! 20 Kill 5 enemies with a single grenade in Single Player or Special Ops.
Jack the Ripper 20 Melee 5 enemies in a row in Single Player or Special Ops.
Informant 20 Collect 22 Intel Items.
Scout Leader 35 Collect 46 Intel Items.
This Is My Boomstick 20 Kill 30 enemies with the XM25 in “Black Tuesday.”
What Goes Up… 20 Destroy all the choppers with only the UGV’s grenade launcher in “Persona Non Grata.”
For Whom the Shell Tolls 20 Destroy all targets during the mortar sequence with only 4 shells in “Back on the Grid.”
Kill Box 20 Kill 20 enemies with the Chopper Gunner in a single run in “Return to Sender.”
Danger Close 20 Take down a chopper with an AC-130 smoke grenade in “Bag and Drag.”
Ménage à Trois 20 Destroy 3 tanks with a single 105mm shot in “Iron Lady.”
Nein 20 Kill 9 enemies with A-10 strafing runs in “Scorched Earth.”
50/50 20 Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game with the same number of kills as your partner.
Birdie 20 Kill 2 enemy helicopters without getting hit in a Special Ops Survival game.
Serrated Edge 15 Finish a Juggernaut with a knife in Special Ops.
Arms Dealer 20 Buy all items from the Survival Weapon Armory.
Danger Zone 20 Buy all items from the Survival Air Support Armory.
Defense Spending 20 Buy all items from the Survival Equipment Armory.
Get Rich or Die Trying 25 Have $50,000 current balance in a Special Ops Survival game.
I Live 10 Survive 1 wave in a Special Ops Survival game.
Survivor 20 Reach Wave 10 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode.
Unstoppable 40 Reach Wave 15 in each mission of Special Ops Survival mode.
No Assistance Required 20 Complete a Special Ops Mission Mode game on Hardened or Veteran with no player getting downed.
Brag Rags 10 Earn 1 star in Special Ops Mission Mode.
Tactician 20 Earn 1 star in each mission of Special Ops Mission Mode.
Overachiever 40 Earn 48 stars in Special Ops Mission Mode.

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievement 20 Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
[Via xbox360achievements]