Is Battlefield 3 really worth buying?

first of all - Stick to PC. PC's are for real men, consoles are for weak people. Except the Wii. gotta love the Wii!

second, I don't have Battlefield 3 but as much as i know Battlefield, you just need to buy the premium pack. Shortcuts and seasonal passes (What ever they are) are not even needed for this game. Tho, if you wsnna wait to spend big sum of money, i suggest you to wait couple of more months and get BF4.

Edit: You can pre-order Battlefield 4 here and also get Premium pack for free when it comes out. Costs same as BF3. in my opinion, much better price ;)

Shortcut packs are packs of weapons- or vehicle-upgrades. But you can unlock all of those upgrades as you play the game, its just a shortcut for people who want all of the upgrades NOW. So you can ignore those packs..

BF3 is a good game, ofcourse if you want to play multiplayer. But then you almost 'HAVE' to buy Premium, beacuse 80% of new game modes and 50% of unlocks/achievements come from the 4 DLCs. You do not have to buy another pass or DLC besides Premium, you get all there is (excluding shortcut packs) for buying it.

If you don't care about game modes alá capture the flag, air battles only or gunmaster, then you're good to go with BF3 only. There are enough weapons you can use if you do not have Premium.

PC-User here

It's a blast to play, but yeah BF4 is on the way. This does mean that BF3 will be cheaper soon enough though. You can probably pick up the Premium on PC for around 25 to 35 euros, keep an eye on sales.

It needs a decent rig to run smoothly though.

i feel the game has hardly any players when i go on there is like only 3 servers

Don't buy it, BF4 Release soon.

also look like same.

No way it is an awful game.

Battlefield 3 is the best shooter out there right now hands down.

Nope.

battlefield 3 premium edition was half price a while ago on origin, that was a great deal, battlefield 4 does not look impressive at all so far though just battlefield 3 with naval combat and better graphics.

I wouldn't bother. Don't get me wrong it's a really great game. I played like 120 hours but you're a little late. I suggest waiting for Battlefield 4.

BF3 is an amazing game to play on PC! It's not really good on consoles cause the servers are only 24 players (or 32...? Don't think so) but on pc you can play up to 64 people. Since BF3 maps are HUGE, 24 players really suck on it. so Yeah go for it.

I'd say buy it for PC. And yes it is worth it more than any other of its style, at least for multiplayer. I do not know how good it is for PS3 or Xbox 360.

It's really nice game, especially if you play with friends. I have the ordinary version without Premium, and i really feel "bad" that i haven't bought it in 2012. Wanted to buy it in march 2013, but then BF4 was showed and i changed my mind. Gonna pre-order BF4 Deluxe.

Why not wait for BF4 since it's already on it's way?

It has Great Multiplayer , but sinlgeplayer is crap full of copy and past from other shooter. they do not even have skirmish mood just like in BF 1 and 2 , so if you are not going to buy the online version I suggest you buy it Preimum Edition or wait for BF 3

No.
BF3 was a major let down to veterans of the series. All the awesome features that were removed, and all the lies too (PC lead developed, 2 weeks after release said it changed mid way through dev).
It should have been called Bad Company 3, Bad company 2 is better than BF3 anyway, so get that if the older titles don't pick your taste.

I don't have Premium or any of the expansions, and I think the game is great. Multiplayer is really fun without having to pay anything extra. Maybe if I played more I'd buy some more maps/expansions but for now (and I've had the game for probably about a year) I have plenty of fun with the base game.

I paid 24 bucks for bf3: premium edition when it was on sale. Dont play it much but for 24 bucks, cant complain

Battlefield 3, is the best in the series, but still not good enough for me. For a console, it's not worth buying. I would be more interested in CoD or some PS3 exclusive shooter.

you came late to the party now jus w8 for BF4

Just to clarify (since it was asked), I'm looking at BF3 for PS3 because a local store has a copy for $8.99 and that's something I can afford. I won't be able to even look at BF4 until it's lying around used, and then everyone will say, "nah, screw that, get BF5!" lol

I'm not a huge console fan, either, but like I said, they do have their moments. Sometimes it's nicer to sit in the living room with actual friends, playing games on the big screen, instead of being hunched over a little monitor by yourself. Being a veteran Thief player, I'm not knocking the small screen or solo play, of course, but honestly, I just need a change for awhile. :)

The big thing I still need to know is whether or not I'd be able to use a webshop-purchased (Gamefly, GMG) premium upgrade on a PS3 version of BF3, or if those are intended only for PC versions and I'd end up having to buy the upgrade through the PSN Store. I hate that store; everything's so flippin' expensive, and their idea of a sale is 5 or 10% off at best most of the time.

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Great multiplayer but singleplayere....... i had more joy when my rabbit died