Battlefield 4 Premium Members Get Naval Strike Today, New Battlelog Update

With the exception of the PC version that we recently is being delayed with no ETA as of yet, Battlefield 4’s third multiplayer expansion centered around intense naval combat is arriving today for Battlefield 4 Premium members.

Users on the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3 can expect the new content, a 4.3 GB download, to roll out throughout the day. Non-Premium members will be able get their hands on Naval Strike April 8 for $14.99.

As of this writing, Battlefield 4’s social stat-tracking service, the Battlelog, has also undergone a bit of an update to reflect the following changes:

Battlelog now supports the Naval Strike expansion pack for Battlefield 4. The content will be enabled as the release is rolled out on the various platforms.
The video background has now been enabled by default; you can turn it off for specific computers by going to Settings
Carrier Assault will not display scores in Live Scoreboard and BattleScreen; this will be fixed with the next Battlelog update in 2 weeks

Features & Improvements

Added a new background and video background to celebrate the release of Naval Strike
Added a refresh button to all the Multiplayer pages (except for Play Now), including Favorites and History
15 new ranks have been added to Platoons, so you can now reach rank 25 with your Platoon
Console Rent-a-Server owners (once released for the respective platform) can now upload their server banner image on Battlelog
The Battle Reports dropdown in the header now shows the platform that the round was played on.
You can now see Gadgets on the Unlocks -> Weapons page
You can now see if items are unlocked by Premium or Battlepacks on the Stats -> Weapons and Unlocks -> Weapons pages
You will now see a confirmation prompt when trying to leave a Platoon; for the original founder, the button will now instead say “Disband” and will also see a confirmation prompt when trying to disband the Platoon.
Various pixels pushed for better looks and alignment on the Server Info page
Various minor improvements and tweaks

Fixes

No longer possible to equip AA mines alongside rocket launchers in Loadout
Fixed an issue where code would be written to chats under some circumstances
Fixed an issue where the new player experience flow would show on every login for some console players
Fixed an issue with Platoon feed sticky posts that weren’t set correctly; the page will now also instantly update to reflect the change
Fixed an issue with the details box on Unlocks -> Vehicles, where it would sometimes overlap the footer
Fixed some emblem shapes default colors, that were shown as black instead of white
Various fixes for the unlock requirements shown in Loadout, which wasn’t always correctly set
Fixed an issue on launching, when using the Tablet Commander app with a non-ranked soldier
Fixed an issue where some emblem shapes weren’t always named correctly when opening Battlepacks
Various pixels pushed on the Missions page to better accomodate for long user names and scores in the nemesis sections
Fixed an issue where the UCAV was listed twice in the list of vehicles for Soldier Equipment
Fixed an issue with the expansion pack icon not showing correctly for items in Loadout, if they had the “cannot equip” style
Various minor fixes

Improvements to the Battlelog’s mobile app have also been made:

Battlelog now supports the Naval Strike expansion pack for Battlefield 4. The content will be enabled as the release is rolled out on the various platforms.

Features & Improvements

We have now added Battlepacks to mobile where you can open Battlepacks and see the content of those you already opened
Added Emblems to Settings where you can see your created Emblems and select a new active Emblem
Added Privacy Settings, so you can e.g. toggle invisible mode or who can see your stats
Added Soldier Portraits in Settings, so you can set a new Soldier Portrait
Expansion pack icons are now shown in Stats -> Weapons, Loadout and in the maps list when creating a Mission
Added expansion pack icons to the Server Browser filter

Fixes

You can no longer equip AA mines alongside Rocket Launchers in Loadout
Fixed an issue where Service Stars wasn’t shown in the Stats -> Weapons view
Fixed an issue where the Soldier area in the menu couldn’t be collapsed
Fixed an issue where an error popup in Safari on iOS would show, when going to m.battlelog.com
Fixed an issue where you could write empty comments for Missions
Fixed an issue where the progress bar for Assignments in Suggestions didn’t properly consider all criteria
Ensured that completed assignments will properly show as completed
Better handling when clicking certain notifications, so you go to the user’s profile page instead of an empty feed event
Fixed an issue where you could use the Track button for already tracked items
Fixed issues with missing localizations on the Server Info page
Fixed an issue in the Unified Game Manager, where the “Set as Active” button wasn’t properly shown
Fixed an issue with the campaign friends leaderboards not showing the right scores for specific levels
Changes and tweaks to the Detailed Stats page, so it matches the categories on the web
Fixed various issues with some of the links in the Help & About section
Better handling of pages when using an account that doesn’t own Battlefield 4