[2019] This Week in Battlefield V - April 15th Edition

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

This week is ready to go, and we've got a new Weekly Challenge featuring a new version of Conquest. Let's get to it!

We're changing the format to be a little leaner, a little cleaner, and to showcase some community creations. No more Highlights section (all that info is in the This Week in Battlefield V breakdown.) Also, if you'll notice the image above - this was taken in-game by redditor u/Deathstalker131 (and it's appropriate for this week as this map will be featured in our Tides of War Weekly Storyline for the mode Grind.)

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Monday, 4/15/2019
- This Week in Battlefield V - An overview of this week's news, blogs, content, and more. As items are added or shifted, this will be updated. Keep an eye on it through the week for redirect links!
Tuesday, 4/16/2019
- Weekly Community Highlight – Best Only in Battlefield Moment of the Week - Hot new OIB moment coming in with a new weekly winner! Think you’ve got a winner? Send it our way on any of the Battlefield channels. Each weekly featured clip will be awarded a Best Community in the World emblem!
- Armory Update
- Last Chance for Weekly Mission Reward - Give the ToW Mission a final push if you haven't completed it yet.
Wednesday, 4/17/2019
- Battlefield V Chapter 3: Trial By Fire Week 4 Tips - Complete this Week's Challenge, starting April 18th, and you'll get the Commando Carbine.
- This is Grind Community Blog - We'll share details on Grind, a new take on Conquest featuring three capture points in a tighter, more intense, linear map reimagining.
Thursday, 4/18/2019
- Battlefield V Chapter 3: Trial By Fire Week 4 Starts
- Battlefield V Quality of Life Tracker Update
Friday, 4/19/2019
- Battlefield V #OnlyinBattlefield #Firestorm Nvidia Contest Submissions Close
- Weekly Debrief - Your one-stop destination for all the blogs, videos, and major news that happened in the week.

Notes & Addendums

On behalf of the Battlefield teams, we want to thank you for jumping into Firestorm Duos this weekend. We're compiling all the feedback and back-end data to see how it performed. And we hear you - you want Duos to stay. Will update with info once it's available. Thank you again.

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over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by fireshout81

Is there no client update this week? That's odd, it usually is bi-weekly

The next update isn’t coming this week, but I’ve been reviewing some of the notes. It’s a lot. Tweaks and fixes, gameplay stuff, UI, Combined Arms, Grand Operations, weapons, vehicles. Once we lock the notes this week, I’ll start sharing some nuggets of info about the changes coming. I’m pretty excited about this update.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by fireshout81

I'm assuming next client update, and we're gonna get a new countdown too probably

The team is working to update the Armory more frequently, dropping new items in. I’ll check with the folks that run the Armory and find out when the next Armory update is. Going forward, we’ll add this to the calendar so y’all will have more info on that.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Wilwheatonfan87

So is DICE aware that the "two headshots in one round" is broken for the current weekly?

In-game it only counts as two headshots in one life and I'm not aware if it was fixed yet or anything.

I’m sending an email right now to find out the status.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by xgelite

What is the purpose of the countdown if it doesn't sync with the armory updates?

The countdown indicates when those items are leaving the Armory, for sure. But I want to get to the point where we have a 4-week schedule of when new items are coming to the Armory.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by xgelite

The countdown indicates when those items are leaving the Armory, for sure.

Why remove items if you have nothing ready to swap them out with though? Seeing an empty armory doesn't really encourage anyone to purchase the premium currency.

I want to get a calendar of when the Armory updates so we can share that in our weekly posts.

EDITED: Looks like the Armory is empty right now. Have escalated this.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by TankHunter44

Will new sets in the Armory cycle in and out periodically?

Like if I miss my chance to purchase a specific set say this week, will it be put back in the store at a later date in a future cosmetic rotation?

I believe that’s the plan. As well has having an opportunity to earn items through progression later.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Tyranor

What? It's empty right now though

I just checked and confirmed this. I've escalated this to the team and will find out more. (I hadn't logged into the game yet today, so thanks for the heads-up.)

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by [deleted]

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It is good that y'all let me know. As I mentioned, I hadn't logged in today yet and didn't see any alerts in my email inbox. I have escalated it, but as you noted, it's 5AM in Stockholm so potentially we'll have some info in the next 5 hours. I'll do my best to stay up to confirm what's going on before hitting the sack.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by elijahkit

They cleaned up the post this week, I personally can see that they're trying to be a little more transparent and improve communication. I get that they didn't really say much, but I think it's just because they honestly didn't have much to say. At least they addressed Duos and Jeff answered about the armory. I'd always rather have them just be honest. Community friendliness seems to be on the upswing in congruence to their willingness to be more transparent. Hopefully it keeps trending in the right direction!

This. There's not a ton of stuff to share this week other than the new Grind mode coming on Thursday with Tides of War. Next week we'll have some more details on the return of Squad Conquest, and I'm driving some other top requested items with u/F8RGE to get some news out to y'all. (I have to be a little secretive about exactly what it is, but it's going to be great.)

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Tyranor

Fair enough, thanks

For sure. And again, thank you so much for giving me the heads-up. Much appreciated. #teamwork

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Braddock512

For sure. And again, thank you so much for giving me the heads-up. Much appreciated. #teamwork

Just got into the Confluence page. Armory should update tomorrow, April 16th.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by xgelite

Yeah I hear ya. It's just what has happened the last two times the countdown has expired. Look forward to hopefully getting the calendar updates, thanks!

Armory should be updating tomorrow. Some of the outfits/items look pretty cool, personally.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by peanutmanak47

Conquest going to get any sort of love? All these other game modes and stuff but conquest seems to be getting no love which makes no sense since it's what the majority play

What kind of updates are you looking for? Any specific pain points you're experiencing?

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Skruddy

Aye, thanks for the info, Brad. Your tolerance is something to behold.

With that said though, it's really awkward to basically have MTX be practically deleted for a day. Sub wouldn't be screeching as much if you guys kept the armory open and extend the cosmetics on rotation for a day instead of straight up emptying the store out.

This is exactly the point I made to the team.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by quechucha

quality of life tracker did not have an update last week... was this also a temporary thingy?

It actually did get updated. We moved some items to Confirmed Fixed/Fixed in Next Update and added 3 new items.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by konlorgg

Can you atleast tell us how long it will take to analyse the data regarding firestorm duo mode?

Can we expect informations in the first half of this week or is this taking longer?

I'm delivering a report tomorrow AM and the team is pulling data. I'm hoping that we have an update before Friday. (I'm on PTO on Thursday/Friday, but will jump in if I get an update.)

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by quechucha

the date is showing that it was not updated...april 8

It says "Week of April 8th" meaning, the week that started with April 8th (last week). Also, you can see when it was updated by scrolling to the bottom. "Updated by u/Braddock512 4 days ago."

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by ASTRO99

Tuesday, 4/16/2019

Armory Update - as in new content or are you gonna fix that mess that it currently is?

New content.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by veekay45

Oh so caps matter. Thanks

I escalated this to the Dev team. I don't have anything to share yet.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by 8rummi3

It normally drops the end of the day Pacific Time, so they have extra time to make changes and still drop it on a Monday

Exactly. With a couple big things still TBD, I've been waiting until the end of my day (6PM PDT) to start posting it.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by JayhawkGunner

It’s painful to read that. How do you not know what we would want? This game is a scam.

So, I don't try to assume I know exactly what every person is talking about.
For example, in the above post - when they were referring to updates to Conquest, they could've meant changing spawns, team balance, etc.
I would think you'd rather I ask clarifying questions rather than just assume. But that's just me.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by ItsTritium

Please stop posting these late. Should be Monday morning every time.

It wasn't posted late. It was posted on Monday, at around 8PM PDT.
Thanks for your feedback, though.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by thegameflak

Is it just me, or does Grind basically sound like another version of squad conquest/ domination?

Squad Conquest was 8v8. This is 32v32. It's got a similar linear setup like some of the maps in BF4 & BF1. Thus the name, Grind.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by ItsTritium

Sorry I didn’t see that, it was stickies late. But I would appreciate a little earlier. This was my bad though.

All good, bud. When it is posted a little later in the evening, it’s usually due to me rounding up any new information or confirming stuff so I don’t accidentally leak items or mention things that may be slotted for the following week. But I feel ya. I prefer to have it done around 6pm PDT if possible so I can start my evening and play some games, cook dinner, or hang out with my wife and pup.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Edgelands

Any plan to fix PS4 graphic pop-ins and extremely pixelated "minecraft" trees? When dropping in on Firestorm, it's exceptionally bad, I won't see buildings and objects til I'm nearly on the ground, so it's hard to see what I'm landing close to. I often don't see other soldiers' parachutes til I'm nearly landing right next to them, which is also a problem if I don't want to get into a fight immediately.

I also have graphic freeze-ups for 1-2 seconds occasionally when a firefight is getting hot, especially if I'm near the ring of fire. If I'm lucky, the freeze-up happens right after I kill the other person, if I'm unlucky, it happens in the middle of the fight which often leaves me dead.

The graphic freezing issue when in a firefight is something the team has mentioned. Let me see what the status is.

The visual texture pop on PS4, can you share a clip so I can see? What version of PS4 are you on?

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by EzekialTargaryean

Why is there no specific details on grind or even a trailer/ guide

The blog comes out in 103 minutes.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by BFzoneFB

This is Grind Community Blog , at what time on the site

91 minutes from now it will be posted on Reddit and Forums and a Tweet will go out.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by PintsizedPint

What's the point of waiting when the thing you wait for are always in the additional notes?

If those additional notes aren't resolved until 1 or more days later then you might aswell post sooner. You can mark things as "uncertain as of yet" and edit later, like you are partially doing anyway already.

I fairly confused. "What's the point? Do this. You're doing it already."

I'm not being saucy or snarky, but this seems like you're complaining about wanting me to do something that I'm already doing, so I don't understand what more you want. I'm definitely willing to hear out your thoughts. Please clarify.

over 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link