Battlefest Hits Battlefield™ Hardline

 

We are glad to announce that a new season of Battlefest – the celebration of our faithful Battlefield players – will hit newly released Battlefield™ Hardline. Kicking off on March 26th 2015, Battlefest will bring over a full month of in-game happenings, competitions, Double XP events, and more.

 

If you are a Battlefield Hardline player, make sure to hit the streets this upcoming month to take part of the celebrations. Stay tuned to Battlefield Hardline News for all upcoming details of the celebrations.

 

Battlefest for Battlefield 4™

 

Of course we haven’t forgotten about you Battlefield 4™ players – there are plenty of Battlefest activities planned for you too. Check out the schedule below and stay tuned to Battlelog for upcoming info and details.

 

MARCH 31 – APRIL 15

 

EASTER SALE ON BATTLEPACKS AND SHORTCUT KITS

 

Battlepacks contain XP boosts, camos, knives and other in-game items. Shortcut Kits will let you unlock all the weapons of a specific variety such as grenades or assault rifles.

 

Now, you can get up to 50% off on Battlepacks and select Shortcut Kits in our Easter Sale. Restrictions and conditions apply. Check your specific gaming platform for details on the offers. Note that some variations on content and start/end times apply.

 

APRIL 15 – MAY 04

 

GOLD BATTLEPACK GIVEAWAY

 

XP boosts, weapon attachments, camos, and more: login starting April 15 and you will receive a shiny Gold Battlepack.

 

APRIL 22 –APRIL 29

 

“BATTLESTEAL” CONTEST

 

Time to get creative – and thievish. Capture your coolest “Battlesteal” screenshot, send it in, and you have a chance to be handsomely rewarded. Find full rules, terms, and conditions here.

 

APRIL 28 – MAY 04

 

ZODIAC COMMUNITY MISSION

 

Show off your skills in the “Zodiac” Community Mission to claim a truly special “Aries” Dog Tag…

 

APRIL 30 – MAY 04

 

DOUBLE XP WEEKEND

 

Ready to climb the ranks? Make sure to jump into Battlefield 4 between April 30 and May 4: your XP will be doubled in celebration of Battlefest.

 

Note that even more Battlefield 4 events will occur after Battlefest. At the end of May the Weapons Crate DLC will drop, containing 5 new weapons and the new Gun Master mode. Also, the Community Map project continues, letting you design a multiplayer level together with DICE.

 

Enjoy Battlefest!

 

* THIS OFFER IS BEING ISSUED TO YOU FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CREDIT, CHARGE, DEBIT OR GIFT CARD. BATTLEFEST IS FROM MARCH 31, 2015 AT 10AM PST THROUGH MAY 4, 2015 AT 2AM PST (“PROMOTION PERIOD”). REQUIRES BATTLEFIELD 4 (“PRODUCT”) ON APPLICABLE PLATFORM, ORIGIN ACCOUNT, INTERNET CONNECTION, AND (FOR CONSOLE PLAYERS) AN XBOX LIVE GOLD OR SONY ENTERTAINMENT ACCOUNT TO PARTICIPATE AND ACCESS IN-GAME CONTENT. DOUBLE XP IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED FROM APRIL 30, 2015 AT 9AM PST THROUGH MAY 4, 2015 AT 2AM PST. ONE GOLD BATTLEPACK IS AWARDED FROM APRIL 15, 2015 AT 9AM PST THROUGH MAY 4, 2015 AT 11:59PM PST AND IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED WHEN YOU LOGIN INTO THE PRODUCT DURING THAT PERIOD. COMMUNITY MISSION IS ACTIVE FROM APRIL 28, 2015 9:00AM PST THROUGH MAY 4, 2015 2:00AM PST, AND UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, GOLD BATTLEPACK IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED AT MAY 5, 2015 AT 9AM PST. ZODIAC DOG TAG WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REDEMPTION ON BATTLELOG (FOR PC) AND BATTLEDASH (FOR CONSOLE) AFTER INDIVIDUAL MISSION IS COMPLETED. VALID WHEREVER BATTLEFIELD 4 IS SOLD. MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED, EXCHANGED, SOLD OR REDEEMED FOR CASH OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES. MAY NOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER, GIFT CARD, REBATE OR DISCOUNT COUPON. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED, TAXED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

Springtime for Battlefield 4 is packing a lot of heat! Read on to learn about what additions and updates the upcoming months have in store.

 

Community Map Project Update

 

One of the most exciting Battlefield 4 endeavors is the ongoing Community Map Project where you – the Battlefield community – are designing a multiplayer level together with us. In our first Community Map poll you decided on a jungle high-level setting, and in the second poll the top pick for Point of Interests ended up being waterfall, trailed by ancient ruins and ghost town. For more details, check out the open poll #2 results.

 

This is a great start – and your wishes have truly sparked our imagination going into production. Based on your input, we’re putting together some map concepts, in which we will combine the high level framework, setting (jungle) and several of the top voted for Points of Interests.

 

In the next poll we want you to decide on which of these concepts you think we should pursue and take into production! Look out for more information on that next week, along with the actual poll.

 

Spring Update Brings Weapons Crate, New Game Mode

 

As you know, we’re constantly tweaking Battlefield 4 gameplay with the help of your feedback and participation in the Community Test Environment. On top of this, we’re also adding new features to the game. Hitting late May, the Spring Update will reinforce the Battlefield 4 toy box as well as fill it with new things.

 

For instance, we’re throwing an old favorite from Battlefield 3 into the mix with Gun Master. In this mode, the goal is to earn kills with a set of pre-determined weapons, using one weapon at a time. When getting enough kills with one weapon, the player moves on to the next level and weapon. This continues until players reach the thrilling end round, where a Gun Master can be crowned by getting the final kill.

 

 

The Weapons Crate will contain five weapons new for Battlefield 4, including a classic lever-action rifle and a fan-favorite Russian assault rifle from a previous Battlefield game. Stay tuned for the exact content.

 

Speaking of guns, all the Battlefield 4 weapons have received a balance pass to make your firefights as fair as possible. The image below shows the different effects your weapon has on different ranges.

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New weapon damage ranges and falloff/suppression model. More details on the balance pass can be found on Reddit.

 

More details about the Spring Update and other matters will come in time, so stay tuned to Battlelog. Enjoy springtime in Battlefield 4!

 

THE DEPICTION OF ANY WEAPON OR VEHICLE IN THIS GAME DOES NOT INDICATE AFFILIATION, SPONSORSHIP OR ENDORSEMENT BY ANY WEAPON OR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.

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Here are the results of the community vote for our favorite maps that we want in BF4.

 

We have 4 night maps coming and then these 4 maps coming. That is 2 DLC map packs.

DICE has announced that Battlefield 4 will be getting a new weapon DLC in May, which will include 5 brand new weapons. And two of the new guns have already been confirmed.

 

The first is the Russian AN-94 assault rifle, which was a popular weapon in previous Battlefield games due to its powerful two-shot burst. The second confirmed gun is another Russian assault rifle: the OTs-14 “Groza”. As for the last three weapons, it’s been rumored that the G3 / G3A3 assault rifle will be one of them.

 

In addition to the new weapons, a new “Gun Master” mode will also be released. The Gun Master multiplayer mode was quite popular in BF3. In Gun Master, players start out with one weapon and must score a kill before advancing to the next weapon. The first player to get a kill with the last weapon (usually the knife), wins.

 

Now word on whether the DLC will be free or paid — but as all DLC, it should be free to Premium member at least.

 

DICE also revealed that there will be a new round of Battlefest for Battlefield 4 gamers. It will include free Battlepacks, contests, and double XP weekends. The new Battlefest will run in April and conclude in May with the release of the new weapons DLC.

Weapons chest info

http://mp1st.com/2015/03/31/upcoming-battlefield-4-dlc-weapons-identified-spring-update-due-before-end-of-may/#.VSMBcGjD9SA

 

The five DLC weapons that were promised to appear in an upcoming Battlefield 4 “Weapon Crate” have been identified thanks to a post by Reddit user “Mainfold”.

 

All five were discovered in the latest Community Test Environment update, which Mainfold kindly screen captured and posted in an Imgur album. The five new weapons are mostly bullpup designs, some of which you might recognize from previous Battlefield games. They are:

 

GROZA-1 Carbine 

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AN-94 Assault Rifle

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GROZA-4 Personal Defense Weapon

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L86A2 Light Machine Gun

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 Mare’s Leg Sidearm

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According to DICE Weapon Animator who goes by the name “AnimationMerc” on Reddit, Battlefield 4 “shipped without many bullpup weapons so [the studio added] more to even the playing field and add variety in gameplay and weapon characteristics.”

 

“Otherwise we’d just have a bunch of M4 variant, 30+1 5.56 NATO rifles and that’d get boring after a while,” he added.

 

DICE LA is currently working on Battlefield 4’s Spring Update due for launch before the end of May which will include the new Weapon Crate, the return of the Gun Master game mode, and more updates to Battlefield 4’s weapons.

 

Both the new weapons and game mode are now available to test in the CTE.

 

UPDATE: YouTuber DANNYonPC sent us a gameplay clip he recorded of all five weapons in action. As you can see, a lot of them are still missing textures, but are at least fully-functioning in the CTE.

 

 https://youtu.be/JKlipsebZd8

 

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This is what the next patch is going to do. DMR spammers are going to cry.

 

Weapon Updates

 

VFX: Muzzle smoke opacity tweaks and fixes to positioning when ADSing, shell eject positions updated on all 5 guns.VFX: adding bolt action vent smoke to Mare’s Leg, adjustingGroza-1 casing eject position.Fixed alignment of pistol iron sights (M1911, Taurus44)Removed burst UI for CBJ PDWFixed magnifier and variable zoom FOV’s to align better on the Mare’s legAdded new magazine for Groza-1, rerigged animationSet 1P weapons to on demand loadingTweaked muzzle lights on Mare’s leg, and updated textures.Fix Groza-1 on menus to indicate that it has a heavy barrel standard instead of the normal barrel.Final polish tweaks to camo and AN94 modelSFX: Adding weapon crate weaponfire soundpatches and first pass tuning;Adding latest mix tweaks to soldier bullet impacts (headshot, body, limb should be more audible now!)

 

Fixed issue where RCON vars.unlockMode caused subsequent commands to be offsetFixed the annoying issue where soldier camo was reset each game session Requires a Battlelog update to work properly with the battlelog loadout functionality, might affect your currentcustomization setup.Added several bug-tracking code changes to be able to reproduce our top crashes

 

WEAPONS BALANCE UPDATE

 

In this release we have a pretty massive list of changes to our weapons and their handling.

 

Please give us feedback in this reddit thread: Spring Patch #3 weapons balance feedback

 

Suppression now affects weapon recoil. The following values are at 100% suppression and linearly scale from zero. This means weapons that suppress more quickly (High ROF) are also affected by suppression more (SIPS/SDPS).

 

Most weapons

 

Vertical Recoil +50%First Shot Multiplier +25%Spread Increase Per Shot +100%Spread Decrease Per Second +100%ADS Max Spread +0.5 degreesBoltAction Only: ADS minspread +0.2 degrees

 

Shotgun, DMR, Sidearm Only

 

Vertical Recoil +75%Spread Increase Per Shot +50%Spread Decrease Per Second +50%ADS Max Spread +0.5 degrees

 

ARs

 

Increased max spreadGenerally slightly harder to control recoil

 

PDWs

 

General spread improvementsAttempt to improve PDW for their role as close range on the move weapons

 

Carbines

 

Generally more recoil/harder to controlAttempt to place carbines more in-between AR and PDW

 

LMGs

 

Mag fed spread improvements vs belt. Attempt to separate belt fed vs mag fed vs AR.Mag fed LMGs should feel like a middle ground between AR and Belt Fed.

 

DMRs

 

ADS spread increase raised making it harder to countersnipe a bolt action over long distances.Heavy barrel should be more relevant past 100 meters.

 

G18 and 93R Sidearms

 

Improvements to spread and recoil to make them more viable

 

Corrected magazine sizes

 

G18(20->18)M93R(21->16)CZ75 (12->13)U-100 (46->31)RPK74M (46->41)

 

Miscellaneous fixes

 

Reduced spare magazine count on revolvers(5->4) and DEagle(4->3). To reduce the use as a “primary” weapon due to their high damage potential.Increased damage falloff start range for 9mm sidearms (8->10)Corrected 9mm PDW suppression (Had 9mm sidearm values)Changed JS2 to 9x19mm 31/5New bullet created for RPK74M, 30-20dmg 8-65meters.Removed zeroing component from Mare’s LegIncrease suppressed velocity for Mare’s Leg and corrected headglitch zeroing (310->330)

 

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