Originally posted by TheDizzle87

I know the team just got back so I'm not expecting much, but any news on the ttk changes? I love the game as I have over 700 hours into it but it has gotten to a point where I struggle to get multiple enjoyable hours in at a time where I would've been able to play for double that before the 5.2 update without much frustration. Anyway I'd love to get some feedback as I'm sure many others would as well!

Originally posted by TheDizzle87

My bad I missed that for some reason. Will there be another community post after talking with them on friday or will something like that come at a later date?

Originally posted by nkonrad

Are there any future plans to expand the Operations mode in BFV? There have been two greek maps in the game for about half a year now, and I'm surprised there hasn't been a Mercury/Marita grand op added. Same goes for the Pacific.

Also, is Firestorm still on indefinite hiatus, or are there any plans to continue updating the mode?

Originally posted by Lur7z6

Good to have you back Braddock, and I hope you and your family had a safe and happy holiday season! Looking forward to a new year of BFV!

Originally posted by TechnicallyLew

Welcome back Jeff! Hope you and the family had a lovely break

Originally posted by ASilentPartner

Forget all this and just fix your game.

/edit - enough with the fluff, TTK, Netcode, anti-cheat, Team balance should be the shortlist of your discussions for their return. I don’t care about some dumb skin, fix the actual game.

Originally posted by Lur7z6

Oh what kind of chips did you use for the brisket? We just had a lot of success with hickory for our brisket.

Originally posted by pyrozerker

Hope you had a great holiday! So just curious, did you happen to look at this subreddit at all over holiday break? I would imagine you'd try not to, but was there any temptation?

Originally posted by MyCatIsNotReal

Hey u/Braddock512, are the “art work books” only available through giveaways or is there a place where I can buy one for myself?

Originally posted by MyCatIsNotReal

Damn, never payed to much attention to the giveaway but is like you guys randomly choose or via some screenshot contents? (If this the case can console players take part in?)

Originally posted by driveways

That sounds delicious.

Originally posted by Letsfacepalmtogether

Are you alone at the office?

Is it spooky?

Originally posted by ItsTritium

How was your break?

Originally posted by ItsTritium

Sounds great man! Any special gifts?

Originally posted by stinkybumbum

You mean stuff none of the community wants but DICE are going to implement anyway and break the game further? 😉

Originally posted by VeggieTalesFacts

When do we find out then nvidia competition results

Originally posted by veekay45

I haven't talked to anyone from work since December 20th

Woah that's some nice holiday, 18 days or so. In here we only get 7 days.

Originally posted by Se_7_eN

What games have you been playing?

I just finished Death Stranding (GOTY) and am now playing through Control.

Originally posted by skelly0099

What is the actual point of your job? Why can’t the devs just tell us what’s going on? I mean you guys have been away 17 days and nobody has noticed!

Originally posted by stinkybumbum

I thought you meant Stockholm, I wasn't bashing DICE LA, they are the only team left who have a clue these days.

Originally posted by Lewzephyr

Long time smoker here. May I suggest trying some Hickory or Oak for your wood. It is typically better for long smokes than Mesquite.

Mesquite is much better for quick cooks like steak or chicken breast.

Good luck on your next smoke.

Originally posted by kapselrr

u/Braddock512 very important note that I think can be back-end fixed or just checked if works - this week's TOW challenge for TYPE 2A we were tasked to get 200 kills or revives as a squad. As it turned out, it only counted squad effort for the squad leader - other members counted only own kills and revs. The challenge 9th January features: 20 revives in a squad (that worked properly before as I remember) but there is also task to get 160k squad requisition points. The point is to make sure that all squad members will get their progress.

Originally posted by skelly0099

Ye I can across as rude but it’s just my frustrations with the game atm sorry for that! And I appreciate the reply! I just feel that the we are being left in the dark about So many things! Everybody deserves time off and know that has ended we still are in the dark about almost everything!

Originally posted by WebDBA11

I notice from reading all the comments that a few thing were skipped. First thank you for your hard work on our behalf. Now onward to the nitty gritty. Since the 5.2 update the server browser has become almost useless. On PS4 you select your search criteria and get a list of servers matching your request. This still works... but when you try to select a server 90% of the time the game cannot connect to the server. Also, the snap to aim assist has seriously screwed up my sons ability to aim. At first we thought it was his controller. But after swapping 3 controllers we have concluded it is the game. He gets massive slowdown in his ability to turn and aim with no target. So while the aim assist helps you aim at targets it seem to have effected general aiming overall. Tank to tank combat is insane taking literally 10 plus rounds between medium tanks and between medium and heavy tanks it takes almost 15 rounds. Dusting is back with a vengeance for tanks... so the netcode is trashed again. The disable mechanic for tanks is acting odd... I had 3 item on my tank get disabled by a standard grenade all at once. And while I hate to mention it I am taking more dmg from rifle grenades on average then RPGs. Infinite death screen is back. Respawn delay is back where you sit and wait for bleed out to start. Oh and some of the shrubs on the Pacific theater maps have an attribute issue infantry can run into and through them but a tank hits them and they act like you hit a rock making the tank have to climb over them. It's the plants that have short fat thick leafs. They also stop bullets and cannon shells. Wake island is ridiculously unbalanced in all modes. US has to many tanks that can spawn in safety where the Japanese tank spawn points can be taken leading to an issue where the US can have as many as 8 tanks at a given time in a round of conquest. Hope I didn't boor you to death with my post there are more issues but I will stop for now.

Originally posted by slendermanxd

I just picked up a small detail, on the way, I am not that active on reddit. So "Braddock512" works from LA, ergo this mains he mostly talks to his collegs via VoIP, Mail/Chat and this stuff. So no small talk in the kitchen while get a cup of coffee. Isn't this a bit of problem regarding the overall accessibility of informations? I can only imagen, I main I also work in a few Project each in a other country, and man this can get hard. I even do not want to blame anybody, just think of the barrier of language even if all employees & managers at DICE speak English. Are all Com. Managers from LA for BFV or all over the place?

Also I wish all a happy new year

BR

Originally posted by RainOfAshes

They should consider getting chairs!

Originally posted by mythix_dnb

wauw, the hard ignore on all ttk comments, impressive and depressing at the same time.

Originally posted by mythix_dnb

Why can’t the devs just tell us what’s going on?

why do you ignore this core part of the question?

Originally posted by NoWhole4

Can we get Wake Island fixed please there are way too many vehicles??

Originally posted by NoWhole4

There we go figured out how to reply finally LOL it's Corey C somehow different username on here 😆my comment is below but tanks on attacking side once attackers Concord Airfield I end up 1 v 4 in the air a lot when defending... but yeah just Vehicles over all way too many on Wake Island but love the map they did a smashing job... like I said man I appreciate responding so quickly hope you enjoy your break brother hope you got to do some jamming it's good to have you back!! Yeah I absolutely love the map just sometimes the vehicles take over and it gets frustrating if you're on a terrible team you know team balance hasn't been this game strong point!!

Originally posted by cmasotti

Just a bit of feedback here. I don't think the first point of official communication post-break needs/should include everything you guys have planned. I think the community is starved for some kind of discussion/post addressing the main concerns that have been being discussed since the release of patch 5.2 here and on other social channels. I guess a post that is basically "we hear you" kind of thing might go a long way, as I think the core community just feels a bit left behind (Not saying that has or is the DICE team's intention, just an observation).

Upcoming content is always great, but when the core gameplay experience is being heavily scrutinized, people will have tunnel vision and look past the hard work of maps, weapons, ect. Wake Island was a good example of this unfortunately (although it was and is a great map).

Originally posted by junkerz88

Hey u/Braddock512, I’ll pass along a few QoL things I’ve noticed the past few weeks playing.

Medic: Healing while reloading your weapon will no longer interrupt the animation but will also cancel the reload, has gotten me killed more than a handful of times.

Tanks. I’m torn here. I really like that they are powerful now, I often get to push up and help the fight which is amazing. Tanks are slow and a bit clunky and deserve to be powerful. But maybe AT weapons don’t do quiteeee enough damage, P-faust seems to do 12 damage on average. Maybe bump it up to 16-20 per decent hit?

Also the number of tanks available on Wake Island breakthrough is a bit too many. (I think the amount of tanks on Iwo is just right, there are a lot but the Japanese can focus the LVT’s to get rid of those)

Type 2A: This gun has broken CQB combat. I honestly don’t think it would have been much of an issue with the previous TTK (as all weapons were incredibly lethal) but this gun up close is absolutely nuts and doesn’t fit the current global damage model IMO.

I played TDM on Iwo with a shotgun and struggled to get kills, as everyone with a Type 2A can delete me before I get in kill range of the shotgun.

These are just off the top of my head, you may have heard these already but thanks for reading through these comments, welcome back!

Originally posted by NjGTSilver

Hey Jeff, someone posted a screen cap from Iwo Jima where there are 6 tanks pushing a single objective and the Japanese have ZERO tanks to defend, and not even any fixed AT canons.

It’s, let’s just say “not fun” 😵

Originally posted by Phroggo

Hey u/Braddock512 , IDK if you'll see this, but I have a quick question. You operate out of the DICE LA's offices, right? With the whole thing about Respawn taking over and rebranding, will this impact your relation to Battlefield and DICE Sweden at all? I'm not really sure how any of this works, but I'd really hate to lose one of our favorite CM's. Thanks!

Originally posted by IFrike

What happened to these giveaways? I was looking forward to it and have been on the look out all day!

Originally posted by insanity_sea

u/Braddock512 About the Artbook giveaway. Does it has some limitation about country shipment? Must I live in USA or UK? Thanks!!

Originally posted by Shadou_Fox

I have yet to see emblems work for me in BFV on PS4. Every once in awhile I see someone with them working, but trying to equip them in game doesn't appear to work for me.