Playing Battlefield 3 for the first time

Question

I have recently downloaded the Battlefield 3 beta on the Xbox 360 and have a couple of questions about the game:

• Are there any flash/stun grenades in this game? If yes, how do you use them?
• How do you spot an enemy?
• Do you have an unlimited amount of medic kits in the assault class?
• Can you cook grenades?
• How do you pick up a kill opponents or teammate's weapon?

Answer

• No, stun/flash grenades are not in Battlefield 3. There are however smoke grenades (fired from a grenade launcher) and a flashlight which can blind enemy players.

• Spotting an enemy involves pushing your "Spot" button while aiming at an enemy. The default spot button on Xbox/PS3 is "Back/Select". The default on PC is "Q".

• Yes you have an unlimited amount, however there is a 3 second cooldown in between throwing them, and you can only have one deployed at a time (your old one will be removed when you throw a new one).

• No you cannot. You can hold a grenade for longer buy holding the button used to throw the grenade (left bumper/L1 on consoles), however this is not really "cooking" the grenade as it doesn't shorten the time it takes for the grenade to explode (which is what cooking a grenade really does), it will always take the same amount of time to explode from the time it comes out of your hands.

• Stand near the weapon and hold your reload key. A side note here is that you don't just pick up their weapon, you pick up their whole kit. That means that if you're a recon, and you pick up an assault class's weapon, you'll also receive their med pack and defibrillators if those were the gadgets they chose.

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