Looks like EA, DICE & Visceral will be delaying Hardline until early 2015, can’t really say we’re surprised here. After receiving players feedback from the E3 Beta it was only a matter of time. EA doesn’t want or need another release like Battlefield 4, which was almost an unplayable game for most upon release. In a recent blog post, DICE VP, Karl Troedsson released a few fixes that they will be working on, which you can read below. Battlefield’s Community Manager Dan Mitre also let it be known that they will be working on the single player portion of the game to make it better.
1. Multiplayer Innovation: Coming out of our E3 beta, internal focus tests, and work with our community, we have received a lot of great Multiplayer thinking. We’re going to be adding some new feature ideas direct from the community that will evolve the cops and criminals fantasy into a truly unique Battlefield Multiplayer experience.
2. Single Player Story Depth: In order to ensure our Single Player experience delivers on player expectations, we’re spending more time polishing our core features, as well as adding a few new ones that will support a deeper “crime revenge” story experience.
3. Stability: This has been a focus for our team since day one and we’re going to be using the extra time to continue to optimize the game for a stable launch. We have learned a lot from Battlefield 4, are continuing to learn from our Community Test Environment and will learn more from another Hardline beta. More time allows us to surface issues that the team can attempt to fix prior to launch.
We are doing all of this for one reason. Because we want Battlefield Hardline to be the best game it can be, and so that we can create the best environment for a smooth launch for our players. We will give you updates on our progress and we’ll regularly share updates along the way viaBattlefield.com/Hardline as well as the Battlefield social channels.
In addition to the ongoing development of Hardline, it’s important to note that the DICE teams continue to drive Battlefield 4. We continue to explore new opportunities for improvements and we are still releasing new content, including “Dragon’s Teeth,” the fourth expansion pack that launches worldwide on July 29, and “Final Stand” coming later this year. We remain committed to giving you the best BF4 experience possible.
Karl Magnus Troedsson
DICE VP & Group GM
