DLC #83 - Battlefield 3 - Close Quarters

Very close quarters

The Close Quarters DLC adds a further 5 trophies to the Battlefield 3 list, and focuses around small maps emphasised by close quarters combat and hectic, fast paced action.

Despite some of the trophies being extremely straight forward, including completing a game in the new Gun Master mode (A carbon copy of the Call of Duty Gun Game mode) and winning in a round of Conquest Domination, the 2 newly added game modes for this package, this is the first time a genuine challenge is presented within the Battlefield 3 DLC.

Even after you're done with launching yourself off the edge of the new Ziba Tower map, and earning that particular trophy, the 2 silver trophies in the set are where the challenges lie;

Show of Force - Got 10 kills with all ten CQ weapons
Deadly Tools - Without dying, got a kill with a Carbine, Pistol and a Rocket Launcher

The "Show of Force" trophy might not seem too difficult upon face value, but this package also adds a new feature called "Assignments", which are a series of objectives the player must complete in order to unlock each of the 10 new weapons in the Close Quarters DLC bundle. This means you'll only be able to rack up the 10 kills with each weapon once you've completed the relevant assignment attached to it, and some of the tasks are both time consuming and difficult.

For the more time consuming side of the trophy, you'll need a cumulative total of over 300 kills with a wide variety of the games weapons, including explosives, guns and weapons attachments, and for the harder side, you'll need to complete tasks such as, finishing within the top 5 in Gun Master, and obtaining a kill with the EOD bot.

Even then, you still need 100 additional kills on top in order to actually fulfil the requirements of the trophy and unlock it, and this trophy can easily take you anywhere into the region of 10-12 hours. It is alot easier to amass a high kill count on the new maps, due to their very compact nature, but it's still alot of time to spend on a solitary trophy.

The "Deadly Tools" trophy isn't a time consuming, and not exactly as difficult either, but definitely has the potential to cause a few slips ups. Chaining together 3 kills in a row with 3 different, and slightly more awkward weapons, is a tricky task, and there is a bit of trial and error with this trophy.

It is much better suited to fulfil on any of the new Close Quarters maps, because there is always a greater tendency to run into more enemies, but that can work both ways and cause you to die quicker than you can get the 3 kills you need. The Pistol and Rocket Launcher are also much easier to get kills with at a closer range, so playing games in more confined environments just naturally makes more sense.

I always find it easier to start with the tougher weapons and work in reverse (Rocket Launcher, Pistol, Carbine), but that's just personal preference. It isn't as tough as a similar trophy in another, yet to be mentioned, DLC package, but it does have the potential to test your skills and patience.

The "Show of Force" trophy is the meat of this package, and even though 3 of the trophies in this set are complete throwaways, there is enough from the other 2 trophies to give you both a time consuming and challenging venture. Some of the weapon assignments will provide stumbling blocks along the way, and the "Deadly Tools" trophy can potentially notch up some extra time on it's own due it's own difficulties. 

An estimate of anywhere between 10-12 hours is a realistic one, but definitely flexible beyond the higher limit depending on skill and luck.