The Battlelog servers are currently under maintenance, so this is the perfect opportunity to write a few lines about the "Back to Karkand" expansion, which became available today for the PC and Xbox players. This expansion features four maps from Battlefield 2 (Wake Island, Strike at Karkand, Sharqi Peninsula and Golf of Oman), along with some new weapons and dog tags. The weapons are unlocked through "assignments", which is also something new. Basically, they're objectives that the player must complete: for example, to get the FAMAS, the player needs to do 10 revives and 10 heals.
I've played it a bit already, going through all the maps. My initial impression is quite positive. The maps are really good, with a massive amount of vehicles and varied gameplay. There's also a lot more to destruct on these maps than on regular BF3 ones. Sadly, it never reaches the level we had seen in Bad Company 2... but it's an improvement nonetheless.
The thing that instantly caught my eye was the tremendous amount of action you see. On my first round, I spawned near a flag, entered a building and saw bits of it flying all around me as an enemy helicopter made it its target. I then exited it and walked straight into a firefight between half a dozen of my team mates and 3 or 4 enemy soldiers backed up by a tank. Pretty much only had time to hit the ground and start providing cover fire, which a couple of my team mates used to their advantage while flanking the enemy. This may be related to the fact that most players on B2K servers are level 15 and above (those who got it with the Limited Edition) and are already experienced, so they know how to properly work as a team. I'm not saying this isn't seen in the regular servers, but the critical difference is that, on B2K maps, most people worked together. This makes for intense games and awesome moments.
B2K seems to be a worthy expansion. I still haven't tried the new weapons, but the new levels are really nice and the increased teamwork we see on the servers boosts the fun, as well as the difficulty level. I'm not saying it'll be like this forever but, right now, seems like the more veteran gamers are improving the quality of each match. This also means that B2K isn't the place for those who are just starting out... you'll be dead in seconds. But, if you've got a few levels on your back, don't wait any longer and hit the B2K servers - well, as soon as the Battlelog maintenance is over, anyway.
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