We just watched the live reveal of Battlefield V and as many of us had expected, it’s a World War II theme. The whole event was live streamed and hosted by the sensational Trevor Noah from the Daily Show.
There’s no denying that Battlefield 1 was an outright success for EA and Dice and now they are ready to release the next chapter in the Battlefield franchise. Battlefield V will be returning to the franchise’s roots and from what we saw in the reveal trailer it looks like the guys at Dice are going to be pulling off another great title. Much like Battlefield 1, Battlefield V will be focusing on squad-based gameplay and will not be following COD with their Battle Royale mode and we kind of like it that Battlefield is staying just the way that Battlefield should be.
One of the biggest reveals was the fact that Battlefield V will not have a Premium Pass, yes you read that right, there will be no Premium Pass. No longer will you have to fork out around $50 more for a pass that will allow you to play the expansions. Battlefield V won’t even have expansions, there will just be new chapters that will roll out every few months. Finally, Dice has listened to the fans and have decided it was more important to keep the community together, rather than making a few extra bucks of passes and single expansions. Trevor also asked the question that many of us were thinking, “Will Battlefield V be play-to-win?” and the guys from Dice answered with a reassuring NO. Clearly EA have learnt from the disastrous Battlefront II scandal that pretty much killed the game in its infancy.
Up next, there is a game play change that might piss off some users, however, I think it will add an exciting new aspect to the game and a feature that has been lost over the years. You will no longer be healed automatically and will have to rely on medics more than ever before. Even reviving an ally will see a huge change from the Battlefield 1 experience. This should make for some exciting gameplay as currently many medics play the class to point-spam and not to play the game as it should be. Another big change up is the fact that the gas mask will be making its exit and in place there will be a toolbox. The guys from Dice said that the toolbox will allow players to setup fortifications such as machinegun nests and foxholes. Though it’s not clear if only the support class will be able to use this feature.
There is a return of a co-op mode called Combined Arms and this will allow you to play online with up to three of your friends. This should be great for those who enjoy playing against AI with their friends. Operations will be making a comeback in the form of Grand Operations, which will be historically inspired, multimatch, multiplayer mode. But if you have played Battlefield 1 then you will know that it’s a great game mode that combines aspects of rush and conquest. An article on The Verge explained that the game mode will in essence cover four days of operation in game or about an hour in real time to play. If there is a stalemate on the third day of the operation then the game will see players getting one life, one primary weapon and limited ammo. How do you like dem apples, this will make the final push that much more important and should add some excitement to the final moments of each game. Either that or it could completely suck and people will flock back to the usual conquest and rush modes that have been so popular for year in Battlefield.
Weapons will also be changing, in Battlefield 1 we had the issue that many guns dealt similar damage and this meant that an LMG and a pistol did about the same amount of damage per shot. But in Battlefield V there will be a shift back to more destruction, which is something the community has been asking for again since Bad Company 2. In Battlefield V, the MG42 will do way more damage and will be able to shoot through certain materials where the pistol round will just get stuck.
Another great feature is the addition of The Company, which will be where you can customize your soldiers’ look and skills, and where you can create predefined characters of sort for your battles online. From what we saw in the live reveal it looks like you will even be able to set your characters’ face paint, and while it won’t affect your game play, it’s still a cool feature to have when making things really custom.
While watching the live stream on YouTube I once again noticed quite a bit of negativity from the live chat and it seems that many were disappointed that it was not another modern shooter like Battlefield 3 and 4. But I also managed to catch a few glimpses of players complaining that there was a British woman in the reveal trailer. And once again EA and Dice or maybe just Dice have decided for political correctness and equality in their game, but it’s not a train smash and most people will just not play the single player or use the female character.
The game is set to release on the 19 October if you are buying the standard edition and three days earlier on the 16 October for those who are buying the deluxe edition. So you know which one we will be getting. As always it will be releasing on PC, Xbox One and on PlayStation, so once again there is no release for the Nintendo Switch planned, which is a bit of a bummer. Regardless of the fact that the Switch has been excluded once again, we are still quite eager for this game to release. And on a final note we want to mention that Battlefield 1 had a way cooler reveal trailer than Battlefield V, and the fans seem to agree as at the time that we posted this article the reveal trailer had 14k likes and 11k dislike.
Watch the full live stream here
