The Battlefield 3 beta is currently underway, and if you think "Rush" is the game's only mode, think again! Battlefield 3 will ship with five modes in total, all of which are playable on all nine initial maps. Returning players will undoubtedly know the ins-and-outs of the list below, but for you newcomers, here's what you can expect come October 25:
- Team Deathmatch
- Kill the opposing team a set number of times
- 12 v. 12 teams
- no vehicles
- "...a good place to start" for newcomers
- Squad Deathmatch
- Kill the opposing team a set number of times
- 4 squads of 4 (16 players total)
- "...a larger and more dynamic variety of deathmatch"
- adds Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)
- Rush
- Attack-and-defend M-COM stations
- 12 v. 12 teams, 16 v. 16 teams (consoles, PC)
- "...features a large variety of vehicle setups tuned to the map's landscape"
- Attacking team has limited number of respawns
- Squad Rush
- Attack-and-defend M-COM stations
- 4 v. 4 teams
- "...extremely tight duel between two squads"
- Infantry-based--no vehicles
- Conquest
- Capture and hold flags, kill opposing team set number of times
- 12 v. 12 teams, up to 32 v. 32 teams (consoles, PC)
- "...the most classic of Battlefield game modes"
- Capture enough flags, the opposing team will "bleed" tickets, or respawn count
Battlefield 3 is launching late October, and if you are having a bit of trouble in the aforementioned beta, check out our list of fundamentals one should know when playing.
For more information on each game mode, check out the official Battlefield blog.
