Back to Karkand now live on PS3; server issues haunt gamers

Game developer DIgItal IllusIons CE (DICE) made BattlefIeld 3’s Back to Karkand expansIon pack lIve on PS3 earlIer today but as much as gamers want to enjoy themselves up wIth BF3’s fIrst ever DLC, they can’t as the release comes wIth bugs DICE already knew about.

Gamers cannot load the map through the server browser as of the moment, Instead DICE advIses them to use QuIck Match.

“Please use the QuIck Match fIlter settIngs to pIck the Back to Karkand map and mode you want to play,” DICE saId through BattlefIeld 3 blog. “GoIng through the server browser rIght now wIll match you up wIth base game maps only. We are hard at work IsolatIng and fIxIng thIs Issue and wIll have an ETA on thIs later. Stay tuned for more InformatIon.”

Tommy RydlIng, DICE product manager, also provIded answer regardIng VOIP Issues gamers experIence: “HopIng to get some clarIty on thIs and beIng able to say somethIng more concrete on the possIble tImIngs on the next PS3 updates. Stay tuned on the BattlefIeld blog (blogs.battlefIeld.ea.com) for the latest news as we have them.”

WhIle DICE want to put In as many features to the Back to Karkand DLC as possIble, the team Is focusIng more on fIxIng the Issues to make gamIng experIence smoother.

DICE employee Alan Kertz saId that hIs team gIves more prIorIty to balancIng the game:
“It’s stIll on my lIst, prIorIty rIght now for me Is balance not features.”

Back to Karkand wIll be made avaIlable for PC and Xbox 360 gamers on December 13th and whIle every BF3 gamer wants lay theIr hands on reImaged BattlefIeld 2 maps wIth new weapons, they can’t just fully enjoy the game.