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Overview
Battlefield 4 is a modern military first person shooter developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game to utilize DICE's Frostbite 3
game engine technology. Battlefield 4 will be available for PC, Xbox
360 and PS3 on October 29th 2013. It will also be available on
PlayStation 4 for the console's launch November 15th 2013 (Nov 29th in
EU), and the Xbox One at it's launch November 22nd, 2013.
Gameplay
Campaign
Battlefield 4's single player campaign takes place six years after the events of Battlefield 3 in the year 2020. Russia and China appear as the opposing factions.
Multiplayer
Battlefield
4 continues the series tradition of both large-scale vehicular warfare,
as well as smaller infantry-only modes. The revamped Frostbite 3 engine
allows for more enhanced destruction and interactive environments. A Spectator Mode
has been added if players simply want to watch the action. Players will
again have the ability to rent servers to personalize the experience.
Levolution
"Levolution"
refers to the dynamic destruction capable in multiplayer, so called
because of the players increased ability to alter & interact with
the physical characteristics of the map. This includes small things like
being able to open and close doors, as well as much larger "events."
Each map has one major Levolution "event" that significantly alters the
terrain of the map, such as a toppling skyscraper in the map Siege of
Shanghai, or a beached destroyer ship in Paracel Storm.
Commander Mode
Battlefield 4 also sees the return of Commander Mode, last seen in Battlefield 2.
In this mode, the elected player (who does not take up a spot on their
team's leaderboard) provides aid to their team through intelligence and
offensive support. Additionally, the Commander can select any player on
their team and see a picture-in-picture view of that player's screen.
Commander Mode is available only in Conquest, Rush, and Obliteration
game modes. DICE is also embracing the capabilities of mobile devices,
allowing players to be the Commander on a team on a tablet without
connecting to the game via console or PC.
Classes
Battlefield
4 retains the same four classes as the previous game, with a few
alterations in available capabilities & gadgets:
- Assault: Largely the same as before, the assault class carries assault rifles & medical packs, with the option of carrying defibrillators or grenade/smoke launchers.
- Engineer: The engineer's main weapon class has been changed to PDWs instead of carbines. This class is again the anti-vehicle class, with the ability to carry RPGs and mines.
- Support: On top of ammo packs, C4, and claymores, the support class also has remote controlled mortars available. They also have an increased ability for suppressive fire than the other classes.
- Recon: The most changed class of the four, recon now has C4 and claymores available to them, as well as throwable motion sensors (last seen in Bad Company 2.) They also have the new ability to adjust sniper scopes to compensate for distance, known as "zeroing."
Game Modes
There
are 7 game modes available at launch. Five return from Battlefield 3,
with two new modes (Obliteration and Defuse) introduced:
| Mode | Player Count (X360, PS3) | Player Count (XOne, PS4, PC) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conquest |
24
|
64
| The classic Battlefield game mode where teams battle for control of flags on the map, with the team that holds less flags bleeding respawn tickets. |
| Rush |
24
|
32
| The staple "attack & defend" game mode, where the attackers try to arm and destroy two MCOM stations in each zone, while the defending team defends them. |
| Team Deathmatch | 20 | 20 | Two teams of 10 players face-off to reach the target score of kills in a round. |
| Squad Deathmatch | 20 | 20 | Similar to Team Deathmatch, except 4 teams of 5 players each battle each other to reach the target score first. |
| Domination | 20 | 20 | Very similar to Conquest, but with smaller teams, smaller maps, and no vehicles. Also, players cannot spawn on flags, capture times are greatly decreased, and ticket bleed rates are greatly increased. |
| Obliteration |
24
|
32
| Two teams battle to pick up a bomb that randomly spawns on the map, and then transport that bomb to one of three enemy control points to destroy it. The first team to destroy all three enemy objectives wins. |
| Defuse | 10 | 10 | In this 5 vs 5 infantry-only, no respawn mode, teams win by either arming & detonating a single objective (similar to Rush's MCOM station), or eliminating the other 5 players on the opposing team. Players can be revived one time before they are permanently removed from the round. |
Maps
There will be ten maps available at launch. All game modes are playable on all the maps:
- Dawnbreaker
- Flood Zone
- Golmud Railway
- Hainan Resort
- Lancang Dam
- Operation Locker
- Paracel Storm
- Rogue Transmission
- Siege of Shanghai
- Zavod 311
Downloadable Content
There
will be five expansion packs released for Battlefield 4 that will
feature new maps, game modes, weapons and more. Each expansion will be
available individually for purchase, or can be bought in a bundle with a
membership to Battlefield Premium.
- Second Assault
- China Rising
- Naval Strike
- Dragon's Teeth
- Final Stand
Battlepacks
Battlepacks
add a new level of persistence to the multiplayer. They can be unlocked
by either playing the game & leveling up, or just purchasing them
outright as microtransactions. Much like the weapon packs in Mass Effect 3,
these packs are a random assortment of items such as new gadgets,
weapons, soldier skins/camos, vehicle unlocks, and more. Battlepacks are
not class specific.
Pre-Unveiling
The game was revealed during a promotion for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, allowing beta access to those who pre-order Warfighter, or purchase the Limited Edition.
At a company meeting on February 19, 2013, store managers and CEO of Gamestop were given a sneak peak of Battlefield 4.
Media were sent an invite via email on March 15th, 2013, to an unveiling event hosted at AMC Metreon in San Francisco.
On
March 20th, 2013, EA created a teaser site that would slowly show
artwork from the game as more members logged into the site. A first look
at gameplay was promised and shown at the March 26 unveil event.
Unveil
Campaign
gameplay was shown to press and developers on March 27, 2013 at 7pm,
during the Game Developers Conference 2013 hosted at AMC Metreon in San
Francisco. A 17-minute campaign video was released to the general public.
Multiplayer reveal
Multiplayer gameplay for Battlefield 4 was first presented at E3 2013
and was streamed live throughout the week. The map "Siege of Shanghai"
was playable for the traditional Conquest mode. The demo showcased
several new features including an automatic cover system, swimming
underwater, "sprint swimming," and more.
Beta
The following schedule for access to the Battlefield 4 beta on PS3, X360, and PC is as follows:
October 1-3: "Exclusive" early access for players who have at least one of the following:
- Pre-ordered the PC Digital Deluxe Edition on Origin
- Purchased Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition
- Purchased Battlefield 3 Premium
October 4-15: Open beta access for all players.
