Theorry

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As the Tides of War journey kicks off, each of its chapters will evolve and expand the battlefield. What will this mean to you as a player? Starting off in broad terms, below is what you can look forward to post-launch.

Evolving Gameplay: Thrilling ways of experiencing Battlefield V will be added through fresh Fortifications, and Reinforcements. Iconic WW2 hardware like vehicles, weapons, and gadgets will also be added.

New Experiences: Play through a new single-player War Story dubbed The Last Tiger, co-op with a friend in Combined Arms, do battle royale the Battlefield way in Firestorm, experience new game modes and Grand Operations, and hone your skills in the upcoming Practice Range.

An Expanding World: You'll get to deploy on fresh maps as chapters bring new battlefields. Shortly after launch, this starts with Belgium and the Panzerstorm map with tank-focused gameplay, expanding to the battlefields of Greece – and the journey will continue.

Game Improvements: Quality of life updates will regularly improve Battlefield V, fix bugs, and balance the game.


CHAPTER 1: OVERTURE (EARLY DECEMBER – JANUARY)

Roughly two weeks after Battlefield V's release, we kick off Tides of War and its first chapter.

Chapter 1: Overture brings the Panzerstorm map, where the German mechanized war machine plunges into Belgium, smashing into Allied defensive forces. On this tank-focused arena, you'll roll across ridges, ditches, and elevated roads with a massive force of armor, carving a path of destruction through the countryside.

The first chapter also lets you take on an addition to our single-player War Stories: The Last Tiger. In it, a lone Tiger Tank crew begins to question the ideology that got them to this point.

During this period, we'll add the initial iteration of Practice Range to Battlefield V. A seat of learning or just messing around, this area will contain trials to work on your shooting, driving, and flying. Based on the Hamada map, this is an environment that can't kill you – until someone finds the Friendly Fire button, that is.

You'll get to explore Vehicle Customization when Chapter 1 starts, too. Stand out on the battlefield with stunning tank skins and make your mark on the skies with plane skins and nose art decals.

The Overture brings weekly events and rewards that will keep highlighting the finer details of Battlefield V gameplay. Each event brings a series of challenges that lets you earn new Tides of War rewards. Also, look forward to the rewards for each time you level up your chapter rank.

CHAPTER 2: LIGHTNING STRIKES (JANUARY – MARCH)

With Lightning Strikes arriving early next year, the Tides of War continue – this time with a focus on vehicle warfare and rapid infantry movement. The chapter brings to life the fear created by the Axis war machine through original content and challenges built around vehicle play.

Combined Arms: Join forces with up to three friends and take on the co-op experience of Combined Arms. In a series of Combat Strike missions across several maps, you and your squad will fight against AI components in various challenges.

During the chapter, two game modes will be added to Battlefield V. A revamped Rush is one of them. Say goodbye to MCOM stations and hello to bombs as you take on this classic, only available during Lightning Strikes.

Speaking of classic modes, in Squad Conquest, you'll take on the most iconic way to play Battlefield – but in a more intense way. Only 16 players – two squads per team – will fight for map domination.

Like Chapter 1, Lightning Strikes also brings weekly events and rewards, along with chapter rank-up goodies.

CHAPTER 3: TRIAL BY FIRE (STARTING IN MARCH)

Battle Royale comes to Battlefield with Firestorm and the war reaches Greece as the third Tides of War chapter is unleashed in the Spring.

Firestorm: During spring, DICE and Criterion start the fire with Battlefield V's battle royale experience. Firestorm elevates the mode by bringing in the best of what Battlefield is known for. Mix a shrinking playing field with trademark Battlefield elements such as team play, powerful vehicles, and destruction, and you get many unique Battlefield moments coming your way.

Greece map: Join a massive aerial invasion along the Cretan coast. The Allied side is desperate to cling to the island under attack by the Axis, attempting to break through the British defenses air superiority and paratroops. This map brings all-out war defined by a power struggle between tank control versus air superiority.

Again, just like the other chapters, Trial by Fire will let you tackle weekly events to earn rewards, and as you progress through the chapter, further unlocks await.

WAYS TO PLAY BEYOND CHAPTER 3

Beyond the first chapters, even more experiences will come your way as the battlefields keep evolving. Stay tuned for info on new locations, new weapons, new vehicles, and more. Until then, we hope you look forward to the first exciting months of Battlefield V and its expanding worlds.

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Saint-14

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So two new maps by March?

Firestorm is also coming too late to have an affect on sales.
 

MrS

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Bombshell news. I think this will struggle now, honestly. BR launching late is a blow.
 

Protome

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Yeesh. I was planning on picking this up at launch, expecting the BR mode to hit in like December. I might just wait if it's going to be March...
 

Chittagong

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March is perfect. I was going to miss out on it in November as Blops 4 has all my attention, but come March I will surely be Prestige II or III in MP so I'll be bored and ready for something new.

They should postpone the whole game tbh
 

Raide

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So March will be BR and Combined Arms? Thats some good content right there. Enough time to get into the meat of MP.
 

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So from what I'm seeing, the time to buy this game is in march? As it stands now, the base content is lacking af.
 

Complicated

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Firestorm has to be available standalone coming that late after release. Or maybe it'll be discounted and/or on EA Access at that point.
 

Ausroachman

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Really should have delayed this until next year and released it as a complete package, would have helped the review scores and given enough clear air between other games .
 

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Oh look. Two maps over 4 months. And battle royale in march as well. What a shit show. Well battlefield is now dead. EA killed it.
 

Yaqza

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Or why not just launch the game in March?

The more I read the more I don't understand why EA is so adamant on getting BF out for christmas while BC showed Battlefield sells in March.
Yup, it's pretty clear. And I'm afraid that this way they are going to hurt the game. Instead of launching a complete package they want to spread thin its content.
 

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Was hoping for a more long term roadmap of the new maps and areas. Content beyond March is usually where you know if the game will be well supported or not going forward.

The announced content does look good tho. I love that they are adding a practice range, I missed that a lot from BF4.
 
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Theorry

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Was hoping for a more long term roadmap of the new maps and areas. Content beyond March is usually where you know if the game will be well supported or not going forward.

The announced content does look good tho. I love that they are adding a practice range, I missed that a lot from BF4.
Yeah the stuff looks pretty good to me. Its what i wanted to see from the roadmap.
 

Alienous

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The damn game should be delayed until March.

I think that misses the point behind free post-release content. The idea is that you're able to generate spikes in player interest, which means sustaining overall interest in the game, which makes micro-transactions more effective. All content released at once would mean a player falloff they couldn't combat.
 

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I think that misses the point behind free post-release content. The idea is that you're able to generate spikes in player interest, which means sustaining interest in the game, which makes micro-transactions more effective. All content release at once would mean a player falloff you can't combat.

Correct, but this also assumes there's enough there at launch to generate momentum to get to those content drops.
 

The_Land

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This is going to be the Titanfall 2 of this year. I have never been this disinterested in a Battlefield game in my life. No BR at launch is the nail in the coffin.
 

sibarraz

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Are they scared of competing with BOPS BR mode or they don't have the thing ready yet?
 

SmartWaffles

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Advertise something as big as BR, and something significant as COOP (at reveal event too) and then delay them for 5 months and expect to get away with it? Good luck.
 

MrS

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Are they scared of competing with BOPS BR mode or they don't have the thing ready yet?
Why not both?

If it was ready, they wouldn't hold it back to fit into a 'content plan'. BOBO has a lot of mindshare at the moment and has been received positively - it shouldn't be too surprising that they don't want to go toe to toe with them.
 

Fatmanp

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Welp i'm out. Not paying £50 for an early access game. have they even confirmed how many maps are in at launch?