Whats up people

So I'm very interested in getting into this game, I just need to know whats up with a few basics and avoid making a noob move

Thought I'd ask here before I go spending

I used to play BF1942/BF2 quite hardout back in the day so if you recognize me, whats up!


Is everyone thats playing BF3 online playing the expansions? or are people just playing the original BF3? In BF1942 there were expansions but multiplayer for them was never really that popular

Whats the best possible thing for me to do/buy/cheapest way of getting the whole package with everything I need?

I'm pretty adamant on NOT buying this through Origin and want buy a physical copy as I don't want to download the whole game.

I went into the Warehouse the other day and noticed BF3 premium for like $60 or so, was gonna buy it on the spot but thought I'd ask on the innernets first if its worth getting all the expansions as I am mainly interested in playing online

Is there much of a clan scene? are there pugs or clan matches going on? tournaments? What are the pub servers like? people still use Vetrilo or TS? Basicly just interested in a "heads up" on the NZ scene, are there any other forums/websites that cater for BF3 rather than this forum? (aka clan websites?)

Cheers bois!