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Gun Master is a new game mode included in the Close Quarters expansion pack in Battlefield 3. It was revealed through the assignment Hold the Trigger on the Battlelog after the June update for the site. It is based on the popular "Gun Game" gamemode for Counter-Strike: Source.

Gameplay

In Gun Master, players race to progress through a list of pre-determined weapons by earning kills with them. The first player to earn a kill with the Knife (the highest level) is the winner.

Upon earning the quota for each weapon, the player ascends a level, receiving the next weapon in the list, fully loaded. The initial weapons are typically handguns, on through larger firearms, and ending with the knife. The player has access to unlimited ammo, but is limited to their assigned weapon.

During play, a meter along the bottom of the HUD shows which levels are occupied by players (green icons for the team, white icons for opponents). When a player has reached the second to last level, the "Round ending" music begins to play, and intensifies when the last level is reached.

Gun Master is the first game mode that eschews Battlefield's signature class - and objective-based gameplay. Because players do not choose a class (the player's appearance is randomly selected), they do not have access to gadgets. They also do not have access to hand grenades (used for the M320 LVG) or specializations. Although players are still divided into teams (but not squads), each player is essentially competing with every other player.

Weapon Levels

The default weapon list takes players through ten of the eleven new firearms (leaving out the M5K). Two kills are needed to reach the next level until Level 16, which require only one kill each for the M320 LVG and the knife.

  1. MP443
  2. 93R
  3. .44 Magnum
  4. PP19 with Suppressor
  5. P90 with Reflex
  6. SPAS-12 with Buckshot
  7. MK3A1 with Frag rounds
  8. ACW-R with Reflex and Laser sight
  9. MTAR-21 with Holographic and Foregrip and Laser sight
  10. AUG A3 with Reflex, Foregrip and Laser sight
  11. SCAR-L with Holographic, Foregrip and Laser sight
  12. LSAT with M145 and Foregrip
  13. L86A2 with ACOG and Foregrip
  14. M417 with ACOG and Foregrip
  15. JNG-90 with ACOG
  16. M320 with LVG
  17. Knife


Trivia

  • Finishing in the Top 5 of this gametype is needed to obtain the "Hold the Trigger" assignment.
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