User blog comment:Zephalian/Battlefield DLC TBA/@comment-24.211.84.232-20120211034621/@comment-770363-20120214200729

Yeah, Razor's right, in BF3, "reliability" is about as much a factor as the weight of the equipment you're carrying (lookin' at you M224 mortar). So why not put the XM8 family in? The DMR variant could function opposite the SKS, and DICE has already used the other members of the family before.