Immense lolz.

I just plug in the ethernet. Pain in the arse, as I have to move it downstairs, but it only takes a few minutes then im back upstairs and on in half the time of waiting for thw wifi upstairs.

I've been on the new maps since they came out about half 11.

You don't need another download if you already have the patch, as I suspected they were in that last 2GB+ download.

For the most part I don't mind the maps, I did just find myself running around constantly to start and shooting on site but once we all starting playing as a squad again it really came together. Working as 2x squads of 3 and a squad of 2 seemed to work best. Some of the new weapons are very good, I think the MTar will end up being the next famas and have people calling for a nerd. The Spas12 to me is not better than the M1014 as it's slower rate of fire can be a hinderance in CQB. The L86A2 I think is excellent for support and enables you to run and gun again without having to reply on a bipod, as per M249/M60 etc.

Gunmaster mode seemed like a great idea, but I wish it worked in reverse and started you with the better guns and ended up with pistols and a knife kill. The hit detection now (I'll come on to that in a minute) means you can be docked out of so many kills and find yourself quite far behind very fast. Especially with the random spawn points. Again, running around constantly seems to be the only way to play this game type. That said it can be good when you get going, if not very frustrating.

The hit detection is shockingly bad at times. Whether it's the client side hit detection to blame (I rented a server to ensure we could play only the new maps and removed any non euro players to try and keep this as fair as possible) or something they've changed, like the auto aim (might try turning that off if it's on) but getting massively robbed of kills when you fire 5-6 rounds from an AR at the chest or head to then be one hit killed from a small distance by things like the MP7 really cheeses me off.

Here we go again gun hating.

Thing is, the new weapons are probably set using the original method of calculating power and accuracy.

Whereas due to whining by people who don't like being killed pretty fking quickly by a tank mounted hmg, pretty much all the existing guns that had real stopping power have been nerfed to be more inline with the other guff...

Gunmaster is quite fun, but shouldn't it start with the most powerful weapons and gradually get harder? If you're lucky then you can get a few quick kills with the pistols and then tear through everyone with assault rifles and shotguns while they're still stuck with inferior weapons.

I think the server stays essentially empty until people deliberately choose it, then it starts to fill.

I often go on to find it empty, so load it up, send invites to online persons, and make a cuppa/abuse the missus until there's four players and the game restarts.

It's also good for practicing helis and jets. I seem to have a masterful attack heli run on Caspian, jinking at low level through the little river valley between B and C, but only when there's no-one else on...

Send me a friend request (kittysway) and I'll add you to the VIP list. Although quite what that means I haven't found out yet!

Thanks have done, my PSN is the same as my PH name.

So, is Premium "worth it"?!??!?!

I second that question. Is it a wise buy?

I think it's worth it for premium pack.

Just a heads up, it's double XP this weekend think 7.00am sat - 7.00am sun and it's any server, level and not just premium players.
Great oportunity to level up a bit everybody.