Battlefield identity crisis
I think battlefield has an identity crisis going on. Times are changing and they are trying to make money. People have different demands these days. As I see it, they need to choose between two scen...
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@JOGAGATYA wrote:I think battlefield has an identity crisis going on. Times are changing and they are trying to make money. People have different demands these days.
As I see it, they need to choose between two scenarios: either stay true to the battlefield roots and most likely earn less income or go with the hero shooter skin selling crowd demands who loves small maps hallway shooters and most likely make more money.I really really hope the next battlefield succeeds I wish them the best hopefully they can come up with a game that is staying true to the battlefield roots but also can make money. I think because of the changing times they cannot make a game just like BF3 or BF4 was. It would please the veteran crowd but most likely will not make much money because it won't please the youngsters anymore.
They are in a situation where they need to reinvent the wheel and change Battlefield again to adapt to modern days. Dice, I wish you the best. A difficult task for sure.
Wasn't fast paced brain-dead designed Black Ops 6 a failure? I believe that youngsters' favourite game Fortnite is slowerish-mid paced game, isn't it? So I feel that if Battlefield would go to its roots, it could succeed with long term plans for future. These things could bring them money and guarantee us content to enjoy 👇🏻
- Server rental
- Premium DLCs
- Item tier-skip unlock packs
If next game would combine teamwork, general gameplay and sandbox elements of Battlefield 2 with level of destruction of Bad Company 2 — oh my Goodness that would most awesome game ever. No more identity crisis, no more Duty Field. We don't need Battlefield 3 and 4 re-imagined, we need Battlefield 2 re-imagined 😬
I think Dice should not listen to anyone and stick to who they are (If they still can) which is: a company that developed large scale vehicle+infantry combined arms FPS games.
The question is: do gamers still want that? If yes, then why so many players did not like the original Hourglass? Or why is Renewal, Exposure, Break Away etc not good for people?
I think those maps are everything that Battlefield stands for. What was the problem? The specialists? They got back almost all legacy features except the server browser. Would gamers like the original Hourglass if there would be a server browser in the game and proper factions? Honestly the original Hourglass was soooooo Battlefield for me.
Reclaimed, Haven, Stadium, even Redacted is sooooo COD. What gives? What do people want? Dice does not know anymore. As someone above said: they need to pick a lane.
As a firm soldier class enthusiast, I've explained here as detailed as possible what I want from next game. Also personal weapon wishlist can be found there in general section. Comments regarding returning back to more Classic era of Battlefield where teamwork mattered (meaning synergy, community features, communication, chain of command, handicapless game mechanics etc.). Instead of getting play as you want approach with huge customisation potential and perk support systems and automated features.
These are my two cents. I'm out but probably not heard because they'll do another Battlefield 4 clone at best which I am not going to buy. It will once again has boring, uninspiring and highly customisable 4 class system like Call of Duty DNA infecting and injected to roots of Battlefield. Just predicting worst outcome 🙈
