An update regarding Veteran Status in Battlefield 3
I posted this on the Battlefield 3 subreddit and I thought I should share this information here too.
Everyone, I am pleased to announce that IT IS STILL POSSIBLE to unlock the M1911 in 2023, as I just got mine today.
Last time I talked to EA support about this was around october last year (I think), and none of their advisors was able to help me... Until now, when I decided to give it one more try.
I contacted EA India, and this advisor (God bless his/her soul) was able to grant me max veteran status.
Chat Started: Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 20:50:08
Agent ***
( 3s ) EA advisor: Thank you for contacting EA HELP, my name is ***, may I start with your first name please?
( 15s ) Me: hi my name is ***
( 24s ) EA Advisor: Hello ***! Nice to meet you. Hope you are doing well!
( 25s ) EA advisor: How may I assist you today?
( 41s ) Me: thanks, hope you are doing well too
( 54s ) Me: I have a problem in Battlefield 3
( 1m 8s ) EA advisor: Please share so that i can look into it for you.
( 1m 23s ) Me: Battlelog does not detect my veteran status to unlock the M1911 gun
( 2m 3s ) Me: I talked to people on the EA forums with the same problem as mine, and told me they got their veteran status increased by an EA advisor
( 2m 30s ) EA advisor: I see that you are unable to unlock the M1911 gun as the battlelog is detect your veteran status, correct?
( 3m 17s ) Me: yes, I am a veteran because I played Battlefield Bad Company 2, but Battlelog still doesn't show it
( 4m 47s ) EA advisor: No worries, I'll try my best to help you with it.
( 4m 54s ) EA advisor: Could you please share the registered email address of your EA account and username with me?
( 5m 16s ) Me: sure, thank you
( 5m 22s ) Me: ***my email***
( 5m 30s ) Me: ***my username***
( 5m 37s ) EA advisor: Thank you.
( 5m 42s ) EA advisor: May I put the chat on hold for 2-4 minutes while I look into your issue?
( 5m 52s ) Me: yes, no problem
( 10m 11s ) EA advisor: Thank you for the patience.
( 10m 24s ) EA advisor: I am looking into the matter for you.
( 10m 40s ) Me: thanks
( 13m 5s ) EA advisor: Sorry for the wait it is taking longer than usual.
( 13m 25s ) Me: it's ok, no problem
( 15m 26s ) EA advisor: I have added the max vet status on to your account.
( 15m 32s ) EA advisor: The issue should be resolved now.
( 15m 38s ) EA advisor: Apart from this, Is there anything else I can help you with at the moment?
( 17m 19s ) Me: It worked
( 17m 25s ) Me: Thank you so so so so so much
( 17m 29s ) EA advisor: Perfecto!
( 17m 41s ) Me: You're a hero, for real
( 17m 43s ) EA advisor: Thank you for the patience and cooperation throughout the chat session, glad to be able to have a conversation. For any future query please feel free to contact us back.
Thank you for contacting EA Help.
Chat Ended by: Agent
Chat Duration: 17m 43s
The Battlefield Veteran coins show up on my Battlelog profile now. I also checked the veteran status in Battlefield Bad Company 2 and it shows me the max number (13).
I guess you just have to be extremely lucky when it comes to EA support.
Best of luck to everyone else trying to get their M1911.