[2019] PSA about DICE's communication: how to get ALL the info

Everybody is complaining about the communication of DICE, but it's actually pretty good. And it's totally easy to get it all...here you go:

• have a twitter account and follow EVERY dev, ex-dev, CM and producer...and their spouses, just in case (it probably works without an account, but being able to follow makes it more convenient)
• come to reddit and read EVERY thread and EVERY comment ever made (or specifically look for "DICE Replied" tag)
• go to Twitch and watch EVERY stream from twoangrygamers, Hadz, Shadow6 and maybe some more I'm currently not aware of – especially u/partwelsh is playing with them a lot, but producer Ryan McArthur also sat next to Bongeh from TAG during a Gamescom stream and gave some insights
• don't just watch their streams, but read the chat as well – partwelsh is also sometimes just chatting away
• go to the trello board – on a totally separate website ofc – and see cards with the most pressing issues...and as a bonus, be surprised about the definition of "most pressing" (i.e. the wrong ammo count of a weapon on the test range)
• for additional – but very rare and maybe even inaccurate info – you can also refer to the official Battlefield website, the official Battlefield twitter account and the official Battlefield YouTube channel (forget the official Battlefield Twitch channel...nothing happens there anymore)
• there is also the official Battlefield forum...don't know much about it, since everything that is shared there, is also being shared on reddit, I suppose
• in case of a patch, don't do the beginner mistake of just reading the patch notes...NO! – read the comments below, for stuff that was not mentioned in the patch notes and other important details about delays and cuts

If you follow all of those steps, you will get about 90% of all the information. Easy. Add your own ideas in the comments.

Disclaimer: I am obviously having a bit of a harmless laugh here and I specifically held back this post, until now, when the general opinion is rather positive. I'm a fan of BFV after all and enjoy it regularly. I also don't want to ridicule the CMs u/partwelsh and u/braddock512 (too much), as they clearly try their best. I even really appreciate all the other devs that interact and answer questions here or elsewhere on social media.

It's just hard to follow everything, so some important or just very interesting stuff gets lost in threads, comments and tweets somewhere, while "letters from the front" or "community broadcasts" or "twitter takeovers" etc. are just not coming regularly or at all (I'm sorry, but the info content of the usual two weekly reddit posts is low to not existent).

Just for a quick comparison: I don't play SWBF2, I am also not in their subreddit or follow anybody other than Ben Walke and yet, I think I know all about their updates, hotfixes, balancing approaches and even behind the scenes stuff. And there seems to be a lot.

I just wish that was true for BFV. :)