DICE has certainly stepped up their game when it comes to plying Battlefield V info to their player base, and it seems the studio won’t be stopping anytime soon.

Over on the official Battlefield website, DICE has announced what’s in store for fans this week, and the weeks to come in terms of info drops, and there’s a lot! For this week, the studio will detail the Battlefield V classes and combat roles! And in October, prepare for a deluge of Battlefield V info as the studio kicks everything into overdrive as we approach the November 20 release date.

SEPTEMBER

Open Beta Aftermath: Last week we talked about what we learned from the millions of you who took part in the Open Beta, and how we’re making updates before launch, along with the release of the second episode of our Battlefield V Dev Talks with UX Designer Nathalie Ek, Franchise Design Director Daniel Berlin, and Multiplayer Producer David Sirland covering it in full.

Classes and Combat Roles: This week, we’ll focus on the Classes and Combat Roles of Battlefield V and how these will give players unmatched choice, control, and the ability to turn the battlefield to their advantage like never before.

OCTOBER

Maps of Battlefield V: We teased all eight multiplayer maps available at launch during our recent This is Battlefield V trailer, but now it’s time to show you more about these maps, their World War 2 historical inspirations, and the gameplay experiences you’ll get across them.

Weapons and Vehicles: You’ll experience an immense arsenal of weapons and vehicles at the launch of Battlefield V, and we can’t wait to start revealing them to you, as well giving you many more details about how you’ll upgrade, customize, and progress them from launch as part of your Company.

War Stories: In our single-player War Stories, you’ll witness WW2 through the eyes of the men and women who were entangled in a conflict that would change the world forever. We’ll tell you (and show you) more from our Prologue, Nordlys, Under No Flag, Tirailleur, and The Last Tiger War Stories.

Tides of War: We’ve told you that there will be no more Premium Pass, but what will the post-launch Tides of War journey be for Battlefield V players? We’ll bring to life our first Chapter, Fall of Europe, detailing themed, timed events within it and a tease of what’s to come in the future as the game evolves and continuously grows.

Combined Arms: We know we’ve barely scratched the surface with Combined Arms, so it’s time to tell you more about what the co-op experience will be and when you’ll get to play it. This mode is the perfect warm up before a multiplayer match, or the place to enjoy the thrills, screams, and laughs that come when playing with friends.

Firestorm: Are you ready for battle royale, reimagined for Battlefield V? Prepare to discover more about the all-out war of survival, where players fight to become the last squad standing. It’s a new and different way to fight, with the massive scale of weapons, vehicles, team play, and destruction Battlefield is renowned for.

NOVEMBER

Grand Operations: As we reach the final stretch before launch, we will tell you more about the ultimate multiplayer experience for Battlefield V – Grand Operations. We’ll tell you about Grand Operations at launch and then how it will evolve during Tides of War, as you’ll fight across other unseen and unplayed battlefields of WW2.

In addition to that, DICE is continuing their free expansions giveaway for Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4! As long as you own the base game, the Battlefield Premium passes of both games will be free!

Don’t forget to read the big Battlefield V info recap we posted yesterday to learn everything DICE talked about in the studio’s Dev Talks web episode #2.

Just a few days ago, DICE held episode #2 of the studio’s Battlefield V Dev Talks web series that dives deep into the game. While we already reported on some key details from the episode, like how enemy visibility is being fixed, you can now read the entire summary of what was discussed!

Thanks to Reddit user JealousDevice, you can watch the TLDW version of the Dev Talks episode below.

Tweaking attrition:

• Devs want to nudge attrition in the right direction but still want it to be fully part of the game.
• More ammo on spawn.
• More max ammo capacity.
• Ammo tweaking will be weapon specific (not all weapons may be affected, some more than others).
• Medpack on spawn.

Improving visibility:

• Adding a haze to the background to make enemies stand out. (Example by /u/CrafterOfSwords)
• Fixing some lighting issues (notably in Rotterdam).
• Fine tuning lighting in specific locations.

Death experience and pacing:

• Devs agree with the community that current death timer made the game feel too slow.
• Devs want highs and lows moments in the game, but find that the high moments are not high enough (this is partially caused by soldier downtime). They want moments of pure chaos.
• Tweaking “bleeding out” timer, you are not punished anymore if you decide to hang on, respawn timer will be reduced accordingly.

Audio immersion:

• Fixed the audio bugs which contributed to make the game too silent. Audio should feel like war once again.

Time to kill and time to death:

• Trying to find that sweet spot to cater to both players who love it or hate it.
• From the data, players have learned to move closer to cover to avoid getting killed too easily.
• Certain weapons stand out (more effective at most engagement distances), “won’t name specifics *cough*STG*cough*”. Those are gonna be tweaked to “bring them into the fold”.
• Confirmed Netcode issues in regards to Time to death, “you receive more damage than you should be in one update, which is due to packet loss, netcode, delays and high rate of fire weapons”. Currently looking into fixing this.

Vehicles (Tanks):

• Beta testers felt that the tanks were too slow/heavy and not offensive enough against infantry, but dev says the more agile/anti-infantry tanks weren’t in the open beta, as well as anti-aircraft vehicles.
• Devs were happy with the tuning on the new turret system on the heavy tanks, but plan to make the turret turn faster on the medium and lighter tanks. Light tanks will have a “very fast” turret turning speed.
• Devs want the tanks to be the “dragons of our game”, once they show up on the field, “everyone should relate to that”. If you see a friendly tank, you should push alongside it, if you see an enemy tank, you should cower in fear.
• Heavier tanks are robust, hard to take down, but slow, less effective against infantry, more effective against other vehicles, and the opposite is true for lighter tanks, more agile, used to kill infantry, harass and flank.
• Tweaked systemic damage (such as canon disabled or track disabled), they want to reward players who chip away at tanks without necessarily destroying them, but don’t want to penalize tank drivers too much, leaving them with nothing to do. Added turret damage which slows down turret turning speed, as well as engine damage, which cripples its movement.

Vehicles (Airplanes):

• Beta feedbacks tell that the difference between the two fighter planes was too great and people didn’t like it. Devs are taking step to make them much more similar and better than they were in open beta.
• Overall players found fighter planes not agile enough.
• Not being able to acquire ground targets as easily as in previous titles.
• Players most happy with the BF 109 plane, but devs say even that one wasn’t were we needed it to be.
• Tweaked visibility for pilot and gunner, extended spotting range. “We want planes to participate in the ground combat”.
• Dev excited about the broader spectrum of vehicle classes in BFV, says it was a bit lacking in BF1.
• Talking about anti-aircraft tanks, such as the Flakpanzer and Valentine MK 1 AA, they have “tons of canons and tons of bullets flying through the sky”.

The next episode is said to air within two weeks, and you can be sure we’ll report about it once we know more. Don’t forget to check out the Battlefield V beta stats released by DICE to know which class was the most used and more.

One of the issues we touched upon in our Battlefield V beta impressions piece ere the time to kill, and time to death, and how fast it seemed compared to past Battlefield games. It seems there’s a good reason for that, and it’s due to the netcode.

In the latest Dev Talks episode, DICE Multiplayer Producer for Battlefield V David Sirland confirmed that netcode issues, packet loss are some of the things to blame for the fast time to death experienced by players. Sirland comments that players got more damage than they should have in one game update due to packet loss, netcode and delays and high rate of fire weapons.

The studio is starting a “little strike team” to fix this issue, and their goal is to make it “better” than what players experienced in Battlefield 1. In the developer chat, DICE also explains that the weapon upgrade system is also another attribute that added to the high time to kill (TTK).

This is good news, right? Unless you really liked the Battlefield V beta’s insanely fast time to kill and time to death. This isn’t all that DICE is tweaking based on beta feedback, as the studio also confirmed that they are adding “distance haze” to make differentiating enemies from the background a tad easier. Don’t forget to check out the Battlefield V beta stats released by DICE in order to see which class was the most used, and more.

Did you like the Battlefield V beta’s high TTK? Do you think DICE will be able to resolve this netcode issue before the game hits retail this November 20?

While DICE has already talked a bit about the items the studio wants to change in Battlefield V based on community feedback from the beta, the studio isn’t done communicating with its player base — not by a long shot.

In a press release, the studio made an infographic outling some of the key Battlefield V beta stats that people like reading about. In addition to the usual stats, the studio even jotted down some fun ones like “number of snowmen built,” and whatnot. Check it out below.

Surprised? I’m not. Given how dead versatile the STG was in the Battlefield V beta, it’s no surprise that most players flocked to the gun in order to be effective on the battlefield. Recon coming second is not a shocker too, since, well, players love their kills, and sniping does just that.

In other Battlefield V news, DICE outlined how they’re making enemy visibility better in the final game, and that means adding “distance haze.” Other post-beta changes? DICE has also confirmed that the chat filter can be disabled, and even the reflex sight is getting changed.

As part of today’s Battlefield V Dev Talks episode, DICE talked about how hard it was to make out enemies in the Battlefield V beta — a fact we mentioned in our hands-on impressions piece. Well, thankfully, that will change in the final version of the game!

According to DICE, Battlefield V enemy visibility will be made better by adding what the studio calls “distance haze” which isn’t a fog (they were adamant it wasn’t). And before anyone reacts negatively, DICE says it won’t be noticeable and that it’s “very subtle.” You can judge from yourself with the screenshot below straight from the Dev Talks episode.

In addition to the “distance haze,” DICE is also tweaking the lighting in maps, and mentioned that the Rotterdam level wasn’t “lit properly” in some areas. This issue has been fixed, apparently, and DICE is also looking into tweaking the lighting in some areas (like alleys) “by hand” to make sure the enemy visibility is in tune to gamers’ needs.

As someone who had problems making out enemies in various engagement distances, this is definitely good news! Let’s hope that we’ll get a chance to test this out even though there’s no second beta planned.