DICE have released Server Update R19 with the following changes: -

 Fixed the most common server crash. The story behind this one is fairly convoluted: When a player begins the process of joining a server, the server will begin buffering some kinds of information in anticipation of the player completing the loading & joining phase. However, players sometimes get stuck in the loading screen. This makes the server buffer more and more info for that player. A side effect of this is a temporary resource leak in the game server. The leak is immediately restored if the server changes map, or the player completes loading, or the player shuts down the game client. However if a player manages to remain stuck for 30+ minutes in loading on a server with lots of activity and the server doesn’t end the round, then the server could run out of the particular resource – it would then crash.

The new server version will forcibly disconnect clients which are threatening to exhaust that particular resource. With this change in place, we do not know of anything that would make high-ticket servers less stable than normal-ticket servers. - Long banlists will not crash the server: The banlist supports up to 10.000 entries now.

The banList.list command has been modified to return at most 100 entries at a time (similar to how BC2 PC’s banList.list command works). Any administrative tools will need to be updated to be able to see more than the first 100 entries.

A quote from the Battlefield 3 blog.

The DICE team are hard at work supporting Battlefield 3. To date, we have implemented several server updates to improve stability and performance. Next week we are publishing a significant Battlefield 3 client update for the PC. Console patches take a bit longer due to the certification requirements for console content, but it will follow shortly after the PC update. So what’s in the PC patch? You’ll see improved polish, stability, weapons balancing, squad control functionality, user interface enhancements, and several feature enhancements that address feedback the community has provided to date – plus we’re removing the so called “negative mouse acceleration” that some of you have experienced. Regarding cheating and boosting, we continue to analyze data to identify and hold accountable (ban, wipe stats) players that cheat or boost. We’ve received questions about what to do when faced with unsportsmanlike conduct in Battlefield 3 – the best course of action is to click the warning sign next to their profile name in Battlelog, or head to the EA Help Desk and report your issue. These leads will enable us to follow up on the report. We appreciate all the feedback. Keep it coming to help us with future improvements. Check back next week to confirm the patch launch date and the detailed fix list. Thanks for playing and sharing your feedback with us!

 

This December, go back to the four most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined with enhanced destruction in the Frostbite 2 engine. In this trailer take a closer look at gameplay from the Strike at Karkand map, including a number of shots where you can see some of the new Back to Karkand weapons in action. The Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion pack also features new vehicles, persistence, and the return of the classic Conquest Assault..

CLF Battlefield 3 server now updated to R8 version. 

DICE have released Server Update R8 with the following changes:

- banList.add can now ban on player name .

- RCON bugfixes.

- Crash fixes.

- Fix for connection problem when joining password protected servers.

-Fixes for team & squad handling, both during and between rounds .

 

CLF clan has decided to drop Red Orchestra 2 because of the very low player base

and jump back onto the Battlefield train with the release of Battlefield 3.

We are recruiting for Battlefield 3 see forums for info or jump on teamspeak and chat with a member.