I just don't get it. Is this so hard to do in frostbite?
Feels like something they could do early on when there were no new maps. Activision for comparison released like 5 variants of existing maps already including night version for BO4.
External link →Because the maps are only changed for the areas that are being used (thus the first base for example)
DICE would have to go in and change/light up the other areas for use on CQ
Alsoalso,
BF5's maps are generally way bigger
This pretty much. Which basically is possible, but then someone who does that doesn't do other things. Since it's lighting, most of our Lighting guys are busy with other maps.
It's definitely something we are interested in doing, but we heard you guys loud and clear: MORE MAPS. So that's the focus of the people involved with map content creation.
I feel like Dice is just lazy
I rather would say we are too busy. See my other explanation above for more insight. But hey, I am a glass half full kinda guy. ;)
Busy on vacation ;)
Hihi. I am actually on vacation. Don't tell my producer that I spend my time off with work. :P
Yeah, i rather have more maps at this moment.
I know i don't gonna get an honest answer about this but are you guys worried that the new COD is gonna snatch a large chunk of BFV's playerbase?.
20+ maps at launch, no more "hitscan weapons", 100+ players (probably 64v64 modes as well as a 100 player BR) , loads of stat changing customization, loads of cosmetics, loads of weapons.. You get my point.
I am not sure what you want to hear here, but I am hyped as heck. Probably gonna buy the Dark Edition myself. BF and CoD have lived next to each other for years and will for forever and honestly they are very, very different games. Every game can take the attention of a gamer and everyone can play more than one game. I played about 12 games in the last year. Heck, I go back to WoW now and then for the last 15(?) years. So I wouldn't worry too much. I know gaming press and youtubers likes to make big competitions between two games, but honestly we all just want to see people play great games and we want to play great games as well. Besides, each new game of any kind pushes the envelope a bit and inspires us to evolve. It's just great.
But to answer your question directly: I can't speak for my colleagues, but I am as much and as little worried about one game taking the attention off BF as I am worried that the next Netflix show does, a sunny day or a BF gamer meeting his/her new girlfriend or boyfriend. 😅 People play games because they enjoy them, otherwise they do something else. I just try to focus on making games that people enjoy. :)
Busy with other maps... lol...
Here is a link to our roadmap. :)
Damn,I hope it's more than words.I hope we can have more maps than we have now.
There are quiet a few more coming out this year: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-5-updates-roadmap-march-2019
Why does game development have to be so compicated? You'd thing it would take minimal effort to make this since it's already in operations.
Why so complicated? - Game engines literally try to copy the real world. Lighting, physics, audio and so on. We are playing god in a virtual world. They say he did it in 7 days. I have the feeling that's a lie. :P
Why can't we just use the nights we have in Operations? - They only work in the Airborne areas which are at best 1/3 of the map. Meaning that audio and indoor lighting has to be adjusted across the whole map. The more interiors, the more complex it gets.
Ummm, you say that, but the excellent spectator mode lets you view normal conquest at night and I've been all over the map and in houses and it looks pretty damn good.
It's close, but it's not there yet. The Swine farm on Hannut for example needs some work on the interior lighting. I think the church was done a bit ago. Narvik I don't remember from the top of my head. Trust me we are not holding it back because we hate fun. We are just not done yet. :P
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