Battlefield V Weekly Debrief - November 30th [ Edited ]

[EA_Atic]

Welcome to the November 30th edition of the Battlefield V Weekly Debrief!

This past week our communications and game improvement updates included the following highlights (which you can learn more about further down the article):

This Week’s Highlights

• TTK/TTD Vision & Clarity – We’ve published an article that dives into our intentions with Time to Kill and Time to Death, and how we are potentially changing these mechanics going forward. This article also provides a glimpse into the upcoming Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update.

• Max Rank Company Coin Accrual Issue – We’ve made progress with the Max Rank Company Coin accrual fix. See below.

• Airlifts Clarity – There has been confusion around what Airlifts are, how you get them, and what they contain. We’ve lightly detailed the takeaways prior to a full blog that will be published soon in this Twitter post.

• Battlefield V 11-26-2018 Server Update – A recent server update was released that resolved unlock issues, server join issues, and more.

• Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Teasers – We’ve released some teasers providing glimpses into Panzerstorm (new map), the Practice Range, Vehicle Visual Customization, and the new War Stories episode: The Last Tiger.

• Shot with GeForce: Battlefield V Ansel Contest – Partnering with NVIDIA, we bring you a sweet opportunity to win a GeForce RTX graphics card. More details here.

Known Issues – Hot Updates

• Max Rank Company Coin Accrual Preliminary Fixes

  • <50 Rank Players - We performed a backend update (no client download needed) that has addressed this issue for players who have not hit rank 50 yet. Once they do, they will continue to accrue Company Coin.

  • Max Rank Players – The issue is also resolved. All Max Rank players will start to get their Company Coin at EoR (though, it won’t show up in the EoR UI, another issue we need to address).

  • Retroactive Awarding – No promises here, but we are working on a solution that will award Max Rank players for the Company Coin they should have accrued per hours played at Max Rank.

Communications Archive for Week of November 26th

• High-Resolution Screenshots

  • Battlefield V Blog High-Resolution Screenshots – Although we didn’t have any major blogs this week, you can access the link to download screenshots and other assets from previous blogs.

• Monday, November 26th

  • Article – This Week in Battlefield V – The rundown of various news beats in a concise communication roadmap.

  • Article – Battlefield V’s Known Issues List Update (Reddit & Forums) – As we track known issues internally and acknowledge major issues brought to our attention we’ll keep our Known Issues list updated frequently.

  • Update – Battlefield V 11-26-2018 Server Update – An update went live that addressed a few issues that we were able to resolve without pushing a client update. Here’s the list of changes that went live on the server side:

    • Fixed an issue where weapons would stay locked even though the rank requirement had been achieved.

    • Fixed an issue which could result in players getting disconnected when attempting to join a server.

    • Daily assignments that have been completed previously can now be completed again if the player would get it again on a separate day.

    • Improvements to the team balance at the start of rounds. Teams should no longer have a larger uneven number of players.

    • Several stability improvements for the server.

• Wednesday, November 28th

  • Contest – The GeForce RTX Battlefield V Bundle & Ansel Contest Are Here – When you buy GeForce RTX, you get Battlefield V. You can also win RTX graphics cards by capturing your favorite War Stories screenshots.

• Thursday, November 29th

  • Teasers – Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Teasers on Social – No need to scour the internet. Here they are:

    • Panzerstorm (new map)

    • The Practice Range

    • Vehicle Visual Customization

    • The new War Stories episode: The Last Tiger

  • Article – Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update Notes Sneak Peek – Dive into some of the more notable game updates that we’re pushing out on December 4th, with more information on TTK/TTD updates, Medic changes, Revive updates, Weapon balancing, and more.

• Friday, November 30th

  • Article - Battlefield V Weekly Debrief – Your one-stop destination for all the blogs, videos, and major news that happened in the week. This is the article you’re reading now!

Surprise! Here’s the deploy screen from the new Panzerstorm map dropping next week.

Sneak Peek into Communications Roadmap for Week of December 3rd

• Coming Next Week

  • Launch

    • Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Launch – On December 4th, the first Tides of War chapter is available! All content can be downloaded including Panzerstorm map, Practice Range, Vehicle Customization, and War Stories: The Last Tiger. On December 6th the weekly missions and rewards begin.

  • Trailer

    • All-New Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Trailer – We’ve been killing it on trailers lately (at least we hope you agree as well)! There’s another one in the hopper for Chapter 1: Overture release next week.

  • Update Notes

    • Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Update Notes – 14 pages of detail around new content and game improvements.

  • Livestreams

    • Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Gameplay Sneak Peek – Join us as we stream to you live on Monday, December 3rd at 1pm PT where we showcase all of the Chapter 1: Overture content.

    • Battlefield Weekly – On Thursday, the Battlefield Weekly livestreams hosted in EA UK continues as we celebrate the launch of Chapter 1.

  • AMAA

    • Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Reddit AMAA (Ask Me Almost Anything) – After you watch the livestream, download the new content, and digest the update notes, we’re sure you’ll have more questions. Join us as we jump in and answer almost anything you throw at us in regards to Chapter 1.

  • Blogs

    • Chapter 1: Overture Events, Progression, and Rewards – Details on what to expect with the new weekly events and rewards coming up.

    • War Stories: The Last Tiger – Full details on the new War Stories hitting Battlefield V.

    • Practice Range – Dive into the nuances and features of the all-new Practice Range.

    • Panzerstorm – Get the full download of everything you should know about the new map.

  • Web

    • Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture Landing Page – Rescheduled from this week to next week. Full details on what’s dropping with the first Tides of War chapter.

Community Feedback Cycle on This Week’s Communications

• Feedback – From the Battlefield V Community

• Foliage

  • There are certain areas on maps that show a lot of foliage when running High video settings, while rendering flat foliage on Low. This creates both advantages and disadvantages depending on your situation. What are you doing to balance this?

  • Dan Mitre (Global Community Manager): We are currently looking into visual balancing between various Video Option settings. Thanks for notifying us!

• Audio

  • When will footsteps audio be addressed? This affects our ability to hear incoming enemies properly.

  • DM: We’re also looking into audio issues that have been brought to our attention, specifically around footsteps.

• Modes

  • Can we expect a Hardcore mode in the future?

  • DM: No word on Hardcore mode at the moment. Sorry.

We hope you enjoyed this week’s Battlefield V Weekly Debrief. Be sure to tune in and discuss more with us on the Battlefield Twitter, Forums, Reddit, and Discord channels.

See you on the Battlefield!

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