On January 28/29, we are migrating our Battlefield 3 console servers to optimize our online service. If you’re a regular Battlefield 3 player, this will have no impact except for some downtime during maintenance. Read on for the full details.

8 hour server maintenance starts:
January 28^th 22:00 PST (Click link for start and end times where you live)
Our Battlefield 3 console server migration will start at this time. Online gameplay will not be available on consoles during this operation. We will message once servers are starting to spin back up.

Read this if renting a console server in the “South US” region
For the large majority of players renting a Battlefield 3 server, our server migration is a completely transparent operation except for the planned maintenance. If you are currently renting a console server in the “South US” region, the following applies:

* Your current lease period will run its full course with no change whatsoever

* After the server migration you will not be able to extend your current lease or start a new lease in the “South US” region – we recommend that you use the “East US” or “West US” region instead

For this month’s Premium exclusive competition, we want to find out who is the best team player in Battlefield 3. It’s all about handing out ammo, reviving your buddies and helping by spotting enemies. Read on for the full details and see you on the Battlefield!

Be a great team buddy for a chance to win the January Premium exclusive competition!

How to join the January competition
1. Become a Premium member
Make sure you are a Premium member. This competition is exclusive to our more than 2 million Premium members.

2. Download Aftermath
The competition will run in Aftermath only, so make sure you have downloaded Aftermath (available at no extra charge if you are a Premium member).

3. Join our servers
Find one of the Premium exclusive competition servers. These will all be named “January Premium Competition” and have a number attached to it. You can search for this name using the manual server browser’s filter functionality.

4. Enter the server password
Enter the password for the Premium exclusive competition server. You will find the password when confirming below that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions for this competition.

5. Be a buddy
During 72 hours, we will monitor who can accumulate the most team play score. Be one of the top 5 on your format to win a limited edition, signed and numbered lithograph featuring artwork from Battlefield 3. The score awarded for these in the competition are the same as in any normal game of Battlefield 3. The only eligible team score actions for the sake of this competition are:
Revives
Savior kills
Heals
Ammo resupplies
Spot assists
Squad attack orders
Squad defend orders
Repairs

Competition times
The competition runs the 72 hours of Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 25-27. Note that we use the UTC time zone to decide start and end times. Click this link to see when the start time corresponds to in your time zone. Technically, the competition will start already on Thursday evening January 24 if you are located on the west coast of America, for example.

Maps and modes played
The map rotation will be all maps in Aftermath playing in Conquest mode.

Winners notification
Winners will be posted on Battlelog shortly after the competition ends, and then contacted via email with a winner’s code they can redeem at the DICE Store to claim their prize and have it shipped to them.

Confirming that you have read and accepted the terms & conditions will reveal the password that you need to be able to enter the competition servers.

As part of our January Premium content drops, we have now unlocked 5 new Assignments for all of our Premium members. These Assignments each tie into one new weapon camo for you. You should see them now here on Battlelog and in game. Full details below. Can you get them all?

M416 Specialist

Unlocks Woodland Stripe Camo for this weapon
Get 100 kills with the M416
Get 25 avenger kills
Get 15 Medical Efficiency Ribbons

ACW-R Specialist

Unlocks Digital Woodland Camo for this weapon
Get 100 kills with the ACW-R
Disable 50 vehicles
Get 15 Carbine Ribbons

JNG-90 Specialist

Unlocks Navy Blue Camo for this weapon
Get 100 kills with the JNG-90
Get 50 spot assists with the TUGS
Get 15 Surveillance Efficiency Ribbons

M240B Specialist

Unlocks Woodland Oak Camo for this weapon
Get 100 kills with the M240B
Resupply team mates 100 times
Get 15 LMG Ribbons

PP-19 Specialist

Unlocks Desert Stripe Camo for this weapon
Get 50 kills with the PP-19 as Assault
Get 50 kills with the PP-19 as Support
Get 50 kills with the PP-19 as Engineer
Get 50 kills with the PP-19 as Recon

Want to check out the fast and agile dirtbike from the upcoming expansion pack End Game? All of our Premium members can now go to the videos section here on Battlelog to view our exclusive End Game teaser video.

Check out the new dirtbike in action in our latest Premium exclusive video, available now.

We have now fixed the bug in single player where you couldn’t pick up the Stinger in mission 10. Patches are rolling out on all platforms in all regions as we speak. On console, these updates are automatic and mandatory. Full details below:

PS3 client patch
Delivery:
Mandatory automatic update when you start the game

Fixes:
* SDTV input lag
* Game breaking SP bug in mission 10 (picking up the Stinger)

Xbox 360 client patch
Delivery:
Mandatory automatic update when you start the game

Fixes:
* Game breaking SP bug in mission 10 (picking up the Stinger)

PC client patch
Delivery:
Origin client auto update if you have not un-checked “Keep my games up to date” (in which case you need to tell the Origin client to check for latest update for BF3)

Fixes:
* Game breaking SP bug in mission 10 (picking up the Stinger)
* Additionally fixes bug where world would end on Dec 21