Battlefield V in October [May 23, 2018, 8:30 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Here's the Battlefield V
official reveal trailer showing off the by-now expected World War II
setting in the next installment in DICE's military shooter series. EA
says this
will be released on October 19th, and they are already
accepting preorders
for Standard and Deluxe editions. They note the game will
have no
premium pass, and apparently will likewise feature neither a battle royale
mode nor loot boxes. They do
promise
that in its single-player War Stories, an "untold side of World War 2 comes
to light," that their
Grand
Operations mode is grand, and that
Combined
Arms will add "all-or-nothing online co-op that will test vets and new
recruits alike." They also talk of
new company
appearance options, leading them to call this
the deepest,
most immersive Battlefield yet. Here's more on what to expect from the
official announcement:
In new and classic multiplayer modes, players can lead their own unique Company to victory in a dynamic multiplayer experience where every battle is unique. The Company allows players to create and deeply customize their soldiers, weapons and vehicles that will evolve as they progress, covering everything from the way they look to the way they play. Fan favorite modes like the 64-player Conquest return, with the game’s multiplayer culminating in Grand Operations, an all-new live, event-based experience within Tides of War. These multimap, multi-mode dynamic events take players through vast historical battles to relive moments of bravery and desperation while fighting to the final objective.
The acclaimed single-player campaign mode from Battlefield 1, War Stories, returns for Battlefield V. Witness the conflict through the eyes of men and women of World War 2 and experience untold stories of human drama, filled with Battlefield moments. Experience the freezing Norwegian landscapes as a young Norwegian resistance fighter or come ashore into the desert heat of North Africa - and more.
Tides of War is DICE’s new approach to live services, where players will set out on an epic journey with their Company in unexpected battles throughout World War 2. There will be no premium pass, all players will have access to the same maps and modes, keeping the community unified as they progress through Battlefield V. In Tides of War, their journey through World War 2 will grow through themed experiences that will include events and all-new ways to play like Grand Operations, while also unlocking the latest themed rewards such as weapons and vehicles to further shape their Company.
Scottish Martial Arts wrote on May 24, 2018, 19:51:
While not a huge deal, the female character does rub me the wrong way. I played quite a bit of Battlefield I, and I genuinely liked that the Russians had female soldiers, that the Ottomans were a playable army, and that the Brits, French, and Germans had soldiers from their respective colonial possessions (such as India, Senegal, etc.). Here though, the robot armed English sniper lady is simply ahistorical in a way that makes suspension of disbelief a lot harder than the relative number of Senegalese that would spawn for the French Army or women that would spawn for Russia in BF1. The Brits actually subjected women to the draft during WWII, and were the only nation to do so to my knowledge, but British women service members never came close to serving in an infantry or army combat arms role; think radar operators and air traffic controllers, not snipers.
Had this been a Soviet sniper, or better yet a Sturmovik pilot, I'd be all for it, but as is this is just ahistorical and kinda dumb.
Due to the conspicuous lack of uniforms, I assumed all the characters were partisans. And plenty of women partisans of all nations wielded guns in WW2.
IMO, it's hard to tell from the trailer exactly what's going on. It could be "It's MP, so dress your character any way you like, and BTW, we have these great outfits you can get for $5 each" and the SP "story" missions will adhere closer to known reality. Cosmetic MTs might be a way for Dice to monetize without resorting to the whole lootbox mechanic, which they've promised not to do.
I do feel sympathy toward the argument "it's immersion breaking if it's a bunch of randos running around with WW2 weapons." Hopefully when we learn more about the game things will become clearer.
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