Top 5 Things We Want to See in the Next Battlefield Game

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While DICE hasn’t formally announced a new Battlefield game just yet, we do know it’s coming soon-ish. Chances are, we won’t hear about it anytime soon, what with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting everyone’s lives, which includes gaming development.

Having said that, this hasn’t stopped the people from MP1st from formulating our own list of what we want in the next Battlefield game. Remember, folks, this is all subjective, so don’t get too riled up if you see something you don’t like, or something that’s important to you isn’t mentioned — that’s what the comments are for.

In no particular order, here are the top five things we want to be included in the next Battlefield game. And note, most of the items here are from someone who doesn’t play with a full squad.

Proper Spotting:

I know, I know, most people hate the idea of spotting and shooting at Doritos (little triangles) in Battlefield games. But let me ask you this: how many random players (non-squad mates or people you know) actually use the spotting feature? In my hundreds — if not thousands — of hours playing Battlefield games, the time I’ve seen randoms spot is rare. So much so, that when I do find these people, I add them up as online friends.

No Attrition:

While the idea of being able to resupply ammo and get health from depots is a good idea, it’s not that good when you’re forced to do it after every respawn. Sure, you do have ammo, explosives and whatnot, but the constant need to run to these depots (especially for those who want to take out tanks) is just an unnecessary annoyance. While this problem might be mitigated by those who play the objective and have proper squadmates, those who don’t are left with another hurdle to jump through aside from taking out enemies and vehicles.

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Modern Military Setting:

Sure, World War-themed shooters are back in style, but it limits the maps, guns, vehicles and other stuff in Battlefield games. By now, I think most Battlefield players will agree that it’s time for us to return to a more modern setting; one where we can use drones, modern equipment and so on.

Better Gun Customization:

Remember Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4’s fantastic gun customization options? You can choose your optics, under-barrel, and other attachments. Once that’s done, you can then choose from a multitude of camos. Along the way, it’s a blast unlocking all the attachments and gun camos while you were ranking up, and discovering which weapon fits your playstyle best.

While Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V both had gun customization, it’s nowhere near as in-depth as it was in BF3 and BF4. It’s a major step back that needs to be amended ASAP.

Full-On (or at least BF3/BF4-level) Destruction:

While we might never get another Battlefield game with the level of destruction as Battlefield: Bad Company 2, we might be OK with at least BF3 or BF4-level of destruction. It seems as, after each game, DICE scales back destruction (remember levolution?) for some reason. Is it because of the current-gen consoles not being able to handle it? Gameplay balancing? Your guess is as good as mine at this point, but I’d really want the next Battlefield game to at least bring back proper destruction mechanics since the franchise is known for it.

Well, there you have it! Do you agree with our/my list? Which ones did we forget and which ones do you not agree with? That’s what the comments are for, so head on below and let us know.


Opinions expressed here are solely of the author’s and does not represent MP1st in its entirety.

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R11
R11
3 years ago

Spotting should stay out and attrition should stay in, it just feels much better like this as Battlefield V showed. I’m not sure about the setting, i really liked the WW1 and WW2 setting while modern day currently feels boring (see the new COD etc.). Back to 2142 would be nice, still one of the best in the series in my opinion. Full-on destruction and Gun Customization would be nice though.

RedKnightOH
RedKnightOH
3 years ago

Here is what it will take for my large online War Clan to ever play another Battlefield game!

1. Complete Clan Support for large groups of friends to play together.
2. A “MODERN WARFARE” only game, as BF3 was.
3. Rented Custom User Private Servers
4. A Communication System like BF3 had with “PUSH TO TALK” to be heard. No more 10 to 20 players all talking at once!

5. PS4, PS5, xBox, and PCs all playing in matches together as CoD Modern Warfare 2019 is doing today.
6. 16 vs 16 player large maps
7. 32 vs 32 player large maps
8. 50 vs 50 player large maps
9. A Complete Squad Teamwork, Strategy and Tactics game play system for TEAM players.
10. 5 man Squads. With the same Communication system as BF3 had
11. A Private and Public Clan Wars and Tournaments system
12. The same vehicles and aircraft BF3 had. A Landing and takeoff system of all aircraft.
13. Pre-game lobbies before a match starts for players to chat. Then a player GREEN UP system to start the match.
14. Being able to Choose maps to play for Clan Competitions as BF3 had
15. A player and Clan tracking system online to track matches and player goals.
16. OR…. just make a re-mastered Battlefield 3 to run on the PS4/PS5 exactly as it was on the PS3.
17. The exact, outside non-player viewing system to watch a match being played as BF4 had.

Give us these options in the next BF6… and I’ll buy BF6… as well as all my 150 members in our Clan. So instead of selling 1 game disk to me… they will sell 151 games at once on release day… assuming the game works as advertised. Remember, BF3 and BF4 were broken on their release days.

If the next Battlefield game comes out no better than BF4, BF1 and BF5… we’ll find something else.

Alex
Reply to  RedKnightOH
3 years ago

Not a bad list. Push to talk or proximity chat? I find that most gamers (including me) just want BF3/BF4. Haha!

RedKnightOH
RedKnightOH
Reply to  Alex
3 years ago

Push to talk & proximity chat…. both! Sony’s SOCOM games had both years ago. Loved SOCOM’s communication system!!

Waylon Hall
Waylon Hall
Reply to  RedKnightOH
3 years ago

Jesus dude, why don’t you and your 150 member war clan just go back to playing bf3/bf4. I don’t think the Swedish producers are going to get all that done and make it perfect for only you and your gang members

RedKnightOH
RedKnightOH
3 years ago

Here is what it will take for my large online War Clan to ever play another Battlefield game!

1. Complete Clan Support for large groups of friends to play together.
2. A “MODERN WARFARE” only game, as BF3 was.
3. Rented Custom User Private Servers
4. A Communication System like BF3 had with “PUSH TO TALK” to be heard. No more 10 to 20 players all talking at once!

5. PS4, PS5, xBox, and PCs all playing in matches together as CoD Modern Warfare 2019 is doing today.
6. 16 vs 16 player large maps
7. 32 vs 32 player large maps
8. 50 vs 50 player large maps
9. A Complete Squad Teamwork, Strategy and Tactics game play system for TEAM players.
10. 5 man Squads. With the same Communication system as BF3 had
11. A Private and Public Clan Wars and Tournaments system
12. The same vehicles and aircraft BF3 had. A Landing and takeoff system of all aircraft.
13. Pre-game lobbies before a match starts for players to chat. Then a player GREEN UP system to start the match.
14. Being able to Choose maps to play for Clan Competitions as BF3 had
15. A player and Clan tracking system online to track matches and player goals.
16. OR…. just make a re-mastered Battlefield 3 to run on the PS4/PS5 exactly as it was on the PS3.
17. The exact, outside non-player viewing system to watch a match being played as BF4 had.

Give us these options in the next BF6… and I’ll buy BF6… as well as all my 150 members in our Clan. So instead of selling 1 game disk to me… they will sell 151 games at once on release day… assuming the game works as advertised. Remember, BF3 and BF4 were broken on their release days.

If the next Battlefield game comes out no better than BF4, BF1 and BF5… we’ll find something else.

Kyle Lambert
Kyle Lambert
3 years ago

How about a working game i.e. audio, UI, physical game play. Actually an implementation of anti-cheat on PC. Dedicated in-house servers at higher tick rates than 30 and NOT rented Amazon servers. No attrition. Proper ttk/btk. Optimization across all platforms. The game needs these core things working properly before you start egging on about customization or spotting. For a “top 5” you certainly prove you don’t give a shit about a fun experience.

schmunk
schmunk
3 years ago

+1 for weapons that actually unlock at the right level, still can’t use lvl 8 or 14 stuff!

大王 アレクサンダー
大王 アレクサンダー
3 years ago

After Battlefield 5 the first 2 things that are top priority are: working team balancer and anti cheat.

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