Battlefield Studios is seemingly attempting one thing totally different with Battlefield 6’s subsequent patch, which everybody assumed could be a normal, mid-season replace not supposed to alter the sport considerably.
Nonetheless, it seems that it could convey extra to the sport than we realised, sufficient that the developer sees it as an excuse to convey again the pre-launch Battlefield Labs testing initiative.
The December 9 patch kicks off the ultimate part of the sport’s first season, which is ready to take the sport by way of the vacations and into the brand new 12 months. We’ve identified about its content material for some time, and it’s positively the lightest, in comparison with the 2 earlier phases.
Battlefield Studios introduced a bunch of recent modifications that might be included in the identical patch, that are apparently vital sufficient to require participant testing. The developer is reviving Battlefield Labs to assist it achieve this, however just for three two-hour periods, break up throughout the sport’s three major server areas (EU, NA, APAC).
All assessments are scheduled for right this moment, December 2, they usually stay underneath NDA. Battlefield Labs can be sticking with PC as its chosen platform but once more, although it is possible for you to to affix by way of Steam this time, alongside the EA app.
The main focus of the take a look at might be on three key areas that the December 9 patch might be touching. First, there’s footstep audio, a problem that was actually introduced into focus with the launch of Redsec Battle Royale. You may anticipate to listen to enemy footsteps from farther away, and intuitively know the kind of floor they’re shifting on.
The patch additionally brings one other move to hit registration and netcode, which BF Studios says ought to enhance responsiveness in close-quarter conditions. Lastly, there are broader modifications to different fight areas that the announcement didn’t elaborate on.
All testing will happen on Eastwood, and Operation Firestorm, rotating between Conquest, and Escalation.
Going ahead, Battlefield Studios mentioned to anticipate Labs to be open to extra gamers, and for the method itself to be smoother. The developer desires to have sooner turnaround instances, in spite of everything, in order that the initiative can take a look at smaller modifications and be extra attentive to participant suggestions.
Among the extra concerned, future periods will embrace experiments with map format modifications and numerous different non-standard compositions of participant and automobile numbers. After all, you can even anticipate new maps and modes to be examined in Labs, just like how the CTE was utilized in Battlefield 4’s lengthy life.
