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Operation Métro is the Battlefield 3 launch map that became the game’s most-played and most-argued-about: a linear map from a Paris park into the metro station tunnels and out into the streets, with almost no vehicles and 24/7 servers that ran for the game’s whole life. It was remade in Battlefield 4’s Second Assault.
Last verified: November 2026 · Game: Battlefield 3 · Type: map
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Battlefield 3 | EA |
| Added | Launch, 25 Oct 2011 | EA |
| Setting | A Paris park, metro station and streets | Game |
| Size | Medium, linear, infantry | Game |
| Vehicles | Light vehicles at the ends in Conquest | Game |
| Returned in | Battlefield 4 Second Assault (2014) | EA |
Link to section: What it isWhat it is
Operation Métro was the beta map in September 2011, and it defined what players expected of Battlefield 3 for better and worse. Rush attackers start in the park, push into the metro station, fight through the tunnels and the ticket hall, and emerge into the streets. Conquest on the same layout squeezed 64 players into tunnels built for 32, and the result, endless grenade and rocket spam at the escalators, was either the best or the worst thing in the game depending on who you asked.
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault remade it with a flooding station.
Link to section: How it playsHow it plays
The escalators are the chokepoint and the trap. The side tunnels and the ticket hall’s flanks are where rounds move; the main stairs are where tickets die. Support with ammunition and suppression holds; Assault with medkits sustains the push. In Rush the park stage is the fairest and the tunnels the slowest. Vehicles exist only at the Conquest ends and matter little.
Link to section: Changes by patchChanges by patch
| Date | Update | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2011 | Launch | Available at launch | DICE |
Link to section: SourcesSources
- Battlefield 3 forum on this site
- Battlelog and Origin help on this site, 2011 to 2016
- Battlefield 4 Second Assault page (remakes)
Link to section: FAQFAQ
Was Operation Métro in the beta?
Yes. It was the Battlefield 3 open beta map in September 2011.
Is Operation Métro infantry-only?
Effectively. Light vehicles spawn at the Conquest ends but the map is infantry.
Was Operation Métro remade?
Yes, in Battlefield 4’s Second Assault, with a flooding station.
Why is Operation Métro controversial?
Its tunnels concentrate 64 players into chokepoints, producing endless grenade fights that players either love or hate.
Which class is best on Operation Métro?
Support for suppression and ammunition.
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