Battlefield 3: Screens Reveal New Maps, Base-Jumping

Four Battlefield 3 multiplayer maps have been discussed in detail by DICE, which has also revealed Damavand Peak - the first Battlefield 3 map to include base-jumping from it's high peak.

"Damavand Peak, internally known as Base Jump, is built on the idea that we want players to be able to base jump, and features our most extreme height differences ever in a Battlefield map," writes level designer Niklas Åstrand.

"Attackers in Rush and Squad Rush will start high up on a mountain ridge above a mining facility. The only way down into the valley is to somehow make the 500 meter descent. The further the attackers progress in the map, the more vehicle warfare will be present. There is also a large tunnel section dug into the mountain side at the bottom of the map, and the view when you look up at the starting location is spectacular."

The other maps are Operation Metro - from the BF3 beta - Operation Firestorm and Tehran Highway. Check out screens, left - more map descriptions here.