On Twitter today, Battlefield 3 senior gameplay designer Alan Kertz had a few interesting things to say about upcoming balancing being done to the game.

First came this comment:
"Working on rebalancing foregrip, heavy barrel, silencer, and flash suppressor. Less OP combos and more interesting choices is the goal."

Then, after receiving a response from Twitter user Trauma_Hunter asking to be given a reason to use the flash suppressor, Kertz pondered this:
"Yeah, how about it hides you on the map, without a damage reduction like supp., but you have less accuracy on full auto?"
this game is going to be perfect if they keep supporting it. even though i already do think it is. what are your thoughts on this kind of balancing?

I dunno about changing too much around - the shotguns need to be nerfed - well the full auto's do and reduction in range. Frag grenade attachment is a joke with an auto weapon...

I think authenticity is important, there is always going to be OP weapons like rifles etc but maybe reduce the ADS (aim down scope) somewhat of them so that when they get in CQB the smaller easier to shoulder SMG's come into their own.

Im fair sick of getting in SMG range and finding myself smashed by a shotgun but I expect it, the counter balance was if they missed then they were exposed. This doesn't happen when you can hold the trigger down until they die......what i don't expect though is some of the rifles like the FAMAS, AEK or F2000 beating you to the punch or at least killing you so quickly - needs to be better balanced which is one of the things I will give COD. The ADS speeds of rifles was always slower than the SMG's with mobility loss added in there to boot

Edited twice, last edited 27/12/11 - 8:16pm.