PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed

The Windows edition of the Naval Strike DLC for Battlefield 4 was to have launched today for premium members today alongside the console editions of the military shooter expansion. The Battlefield Blog, however, explains that the PC version's release is being delayed until they work through an issue they've discovered:
On March 25, Battlefield 4 Premium members on consoles will be able to experience the ultimate sea-to-sea warfare in the third expansion pack for Battlefield 4. Battlefield 4 Naval Strike takes the intense and dramatic water-based combat introduced in Battlefield 4 to four all-new maps set in the South China Sea while introducing a new game mode and vehicle.

However, we are delaying the launch of Battlefield 4 Naval Strike on PC. We’ve detected an issue and it needs to be solved. Quality is our number one priority and we will not release Battlefield 4 Naval Strike on PC until we feel it meets the highest quality level possible. Once we have a confirmed date for PC, we’ll be sure to update those players on our official channels. We appreciate your patience and look forward to seeing everyone on the Battlefield.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 23:24
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 23:24
Mar 25, 2014, 23:24
 
About to pick up Titanfall and when that happens.. BF4 is leaving my SSD.. no thanks.
i had too many headaches, frustrations, issues, unplayable times, disconnects etc.. i should be more than 90% happy with the game, and i am at 50%.. that's way too low.. bye bye.

--at least I enjoyed the Titanfall beta.. so when i find it for cheap.. i'll nab it...then switch to Wildstar.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 17:54
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 17:54
Mar 25, 2014, 17:54
 
Ship happens.
"The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!"
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 17:46
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 17:46
Mar 25, 2014, 17:46
 
I was hoping this would be more naval than it turned out to be. I miss the old naval maps from 1942. But it's been so long since then I guess those days are gone.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 17:14
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 17:14
Mar 25, 2014, 17:14
 
DangerDog wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 15:43:
Task wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 13:43:
fix an issue, yeah ok

the titan mode in 2142 was better

In this Naval Strike mode they had to cut content due to console limitations that PC's don't have.

I'm not sure that's due to a console limitation, from the videos it seems the aircraft carriers are really cramped quarters with long tight corridors. Getting out of the carrier would just be a long boring walk back out again. It's really just conquest with a rush mini-game that you can play or not, it's it's not like 2142 where you actually had to blow up the reactor.

The real console limitation is that almost all the maps are designed around max 24 players on older consoles, they make no concessions for 64 player matches for modes like Rush. Unless the teams are stacked it's hard to get a win on the Rush maps.

Rush is supposed to be 32 players max. Server operators can set it higher, but it's not balanced for that many people. On the PC, the map sizes change based on population limits, up to a max of 32 people.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 16:54
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 16:54
Mar 25, 2014, 16:54
 
DangerDog wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 16:31:
Cutter wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 16:18:
Wildone wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 09:59:
LOL it didn't stop them before!

Yeah, but things change when you get sued...by your own shareholders.

Not really, that went nowhere fast.

Regardless, it's still the sort of thing that makes corporate sit up and pay attention. That can hurt share price and that's the ultimate taboo.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 16:31
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 16:31
Mar 25, 2014, 16:31
 
Cutter wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 16:18:
Wildone wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 09:59:
LOL it didn't stop them before!

Yeah, but things change when you get sued...by your own shareholders.

Not really, that went nowhere fast.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 16:18
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 16:18
Mar 25, 2014, 16:18
 
Wildone wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 09:59:
LOL it didn't stop them before!

Yeah, but things change when you get sued...by your own shareholders.
"The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip." - Henny Youngman
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 15:43
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 15:43
Mar 25, 2014, 15:43
 
Task wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 13:43:
fix an issue, yeah ok

the titan mode in 2142 was better

In this Naval Strike mode they had to cut content due to console limitations that PC's don't have.

I'm not sure that's due to a console limitation, from the videos it seems the aircraft carriers are really cramped quarters with long tight corridors. Getting out of the carrier would just be a long boring walk back out again. It's really just conquest with a rush mini-game that you can play or not, it's it's not like 2142 where you actually had to blow up the reactor.

The real console limitation is that almost all the maps are designed around max 24 players on older consoles, they make no concessions for 64 player matches for modes like Rush. Unless the teams are stacked it's hard to get a win on the Rush maps.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 15:35
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 15:35
Mar 25, 2014, 15:35
 
Well at least they actually delayed it rather. Too bad about launch, but my friends and I have been having a great time since the sound loop crashing got fixed finally.

Looking forward to this DLC and their take on Titan Mode once they release it. It won't be as good as 2142 from the preview clips I've seen, but should still be a good amount of fun for a DLC pack.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 13:55
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 13:55
Mar 25, 2014, 13:55
 
Creston wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 11:26:
Quality is our number one priority

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Damn, you stole my post
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 13:43
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 13:43
Mar 25, 2014, 13:43
 
fix an issue, yeah ok

the titan mode in 2142 was better

In this Naval Strike mode they had to cut content due to console limitations that PC's don't have. At the every end of Titan Mode, the defender team had a chance to try and escape the ship and bail out. In BF4 Naval Strike, it immediately goes to a round over screen. No epic ending.

balance is still wonky, catering to COD infantry focus. Don't get me wrong though, the infantry aspect is pretty good, but they keep messing up the vehicle balance. Aircraft and Helicopters for instance are crap (mainly attack Helicopters) that get lock on missiles thrown their way every 2 seconds and when they are critically hit, its all over. Attack Helicopters are also extremely slow, again stupid game balance design.

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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 13:33
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 13:33
Mar 25, 2014, 13:33
 
Agent.X7 wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 12:54:
Hurray, because I don't have time for this yet!

They've been attempting to "CODify" the Battlefield experience, which really doesn't work with the Battlefield universe. BF has always been a more deliberate game, which is what I liked about it.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 12:54
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 12:54
Mar 25, 2014, 12:54
 
Hurray, because I don't have time for this yet!
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 12:52
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 12:52
Mar 25, 2014, 12:52
 
Not a big deal for me as I just installed BF4 last weekend. Came free with my AMD 280X and its graphics are as smooth as butter. So far I'm getting used to the game play, its a lot more busier than BF3.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
 
Quality is our number one priority

AhahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAA.

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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
Mar 25, 2014, 11:26
 
Good to see EA hard at work on that worst company in America award. With this level of service they are sure to get that coveted number one spot again.

Congrats EA!!
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 11:18
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 11:18
Mar 25, 2014, 11:18
 
I always love how it's this sever issue, but they're not going to announce the delay until the day of release. I get it you don't want more bad press so you work until the last min hoping to fix it... but still you can at least tell us WHAT the problem is. Acting like the PC players have no idea of what goes into game dev/fixing still after all these years is a huge joke.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 11:17
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 11:17
Mar 25, 2014, 11:17
 
Haven't played 4 so take my opinion with a grain of salt but this sounds like typical Dice. I remember the absurd amount of time it took them to kill the highly annoying red/blue nametag bug in BF2.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 10:16
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed Mar 25, 2014, 10:16
Mar 25, 2014, 10:16
 
Whiskers wrote on Mar 25, 2014, 09:23:
Can't say I'm really surprised. I still enjoy BF4, but damn, they have some of the worst QA I've ever seen. Every patch just introduces new issues. I don't remember BF3 having nearly as many problems.

Maybe we'll get another month of free battlepacks!

The hilarious thing is when they reintroduce older bugs that were already fixed, has happened several times already.
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Re: PC Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Delayed
Mar 25, 2014, 09:59
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Mar 25, 2014, 09:59
 
LOL it didn't stop them before!
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