User blog comment:PFC Arkalis/Battleblog 11: Battlefield 3 multiplayer game modes explained/@comment-4092510-20110916014912

I really liked the timer system from Bad Company 2. When you heard the M-COM make that high pitch sound, you knew it was too late. The defenders should be penalized for not being prepared. The attackers will never win if M-COMs can always be disarmed. If the new system had been used in Bad Company 2, the defenders would almost always win. The fact that attackers still have a chance when they arm the charge is encouraging though.