A matter of taste obviously. I find BF3 to be a quite bland experience, all style and no substance. I doubt 5 years from now people will look back and say "wow remember how awesome and fun BF3 was?". NS always had a more arcade-ish approach that put fun and fluid game mechanics over realism and immersion.
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It all iritated me also in the beginning, but somehow it does not anymore.
I would personally prefer to use BF3 over NS1 as a reference for making an immersive first-person multiplayer experience