Total Battlefield's 'Ask The Producer'

[MrKLM]

Total Battlefield has the chance to talk with Gordon Van Dyke of Dice the producer of Battlefield: Bad Company and we want your questions! Ask them now:

DICE recently announced a major content update for Battlefield: Bad Company if you missed the announcement click here.

Total Battlefield will be interviewing Mr.Van.Dyke this Thursday and we want all your Battlefield: Bad Company related questions!

Submit your questions ASAP! By replying to this thread.

[StoneCold313]

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I guess i'll be the first one to submit a question...

Does DICE have any plans for adding Mute function/button and clan support to BC?

that "reply to this thread" link is just a little bit confusing... Or maybe im just tired..

[Polka]

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Could we see other DLC like, weapons, new game modes, maybe even something like a new faction ?

[RangerXML]

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Battlefield was traditionally a PC franchise and a lot of BF fans really feel left out, will we be seeing a PC version (cross platform support/DX10)? We know there is a major update coming for Games for Windows Live which is rumored to be cross platform with xBox Live. Please leave Battlefield Heroes, its going to be afun game, but no Battlefield in the traditional sense.

[D of Dk]

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Okay ive got a few questions but my englisch isnt the best.

- Im a ps3 user and the whorest problem everybody has is the
voip failure. Is there any chance that this kind of trouble will be
fixed? Me and my friends spending more time on restarting our ps3
and start the game again for talking 2 minutes together than were
able to play. Also on some people the game starts to freeze....


- Is there a chance to get more CLAN support, like adding
a clan tag [ most important ], inveting more friends on a server?

- Can we get a SERVERlist so were be able to choose what we want?
Its getting very mad if you want to play on a special map but you will
be auto switched to a different want for more than 2 hours.

- Inviting friends on plastation 3 is so much work...cant it be quicker?

- Easier stats viewing... I think it would be nice to see an entire list
off all players inclueding kills , kia´s and points instead of just points.
The screen has much space, get use of it...

- Clan ranking as well and maybe support for clan matches while
getting a server for a game....

- These things was most important for me...

Now some other things

- Whats about a transport heli ? Would be nice or some servers with
more tickets in conquest mode?

- Any new weapons comming or gadgets?


PS. : I read this in another forum from GordonVanDyke

[ PS3 VoIP is still a top priority of mine. Anything you guys notice could help a lot and I encourage posting all details you can think of on this in these forums. I'll look into making an official thread. Also, using a USB or Bluetooth headset on PS3 seems to be the cause of screen freezing which is a new issue that we're working with Sony to resolve. ]

Just to let you know :

First i played with Jabra Headset... Worked in the demo for a couple of times,
in the full game just when youre on the top screen while inveting friends..
When the game starts its cutted of with freezing game. So 1. one was bluetooth.
Second one was a cheap USB headset for about 30€ and same **** trouble again.
Now i have a 200€ sennheiser bluetooth headset and ....still the same..
3 Headsets...over 300€ and all for try to play bf with friends.. Nice isnt it?

And ive tryed my ps3 (60gb) and a friends one (40gb) , so whats the problem???

[therealmat]

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Will there be a sequel? If so could there be a new faction? English maybe!?
Will the upcoming trophy patch add custom soundtracks?
And is there any release date for it?

[|D|-Jaws]

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Is Bad Company being used as a test bed for Battlefield 3 content?


Are the folks that created/produced BC working on Battlefield 3 for the PC sector?


Are you planning to incorporate BC gameplay elements into Battlefield 3?

[derrickkolba]

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question__any chance we may get a kick player option?:salute:sir!

[AmushroomSTAMPY]

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Hello and thank you for giving us the opportunity. I have a few questions. Will the weapon damage be updated? Like in Battlefield Modern Combat, the Grenade Launcher killed with one hit (maybe giving us only 2 or 3 for balance, also maybe slowing reload a bit could help).

Also the rocket launcher killed an enemy even when hitting the floor within close proximity of enemy could that be brought back?


It is also hard enough when battling another sniper when they are all using a semi-auto could they make body shots from the bolt action 1 shot kill and semi 2-3 shots depending on firing rate?
This would balance snipers, and if they brought back the MC kill cam that would point out the sniper's general direction. That would get rid of campers. Also if they made making getting headshots more rewarding by gaining more points for one then a body shot kill.

In MC it only took about 5 to 8 well placed shots to drop an enemy using assault and even SMGs, depending on distance. Could they bring this back also?
This could be played with, since everygun has a different fire-rate so slower firing could be 5 to 10 while faster firing maybe 8 to 10 (SMGs also, taking more shots depending on distance). Lowering magezine capacity to a normal 30 rounds would bring balance. Maybe increasing firing rate with pump action shotguns but lowering reach could bring balance when comparing to fully auto weapon damage from upgrade.

And last but not least could we finally see some Blood and Gore on the battlefield?
On the next one of course. Im not talking about blood and Gore from Gears of War but maybe a bit blood splash could bring a more realistic feeling. Another cool thing for an upcoming one could be with tanks if you shoot them in the treads it could disable it from moving and one more could destroy it, Making the turret a bit stronger could help a disabled tank from attackers and could balance.

Again thank you all for giving us the oppertunity and sorry if these are stupid questions but I just loved Modern Combat soooo much. I think if they had just kept the damage and everything of MC minus the GTAM and prone with the smooth movement, new maps and better graphics, sound and environmental destructibility of bad company. Then it would of been a 10/10 game.

[imported_Will]

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I gotz a question.

"How come DICE went with humor on a game like BFBC insted of having that tactical kind off feeling?"

[kakashi]

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hey DICE i really want the damage to be a bit more realistic think about it if you are shooting some 1 with a 50 cal and it only 1 lands in the chest well there chest is gone and also with the other weapons they feel so weak most people i real life would be drop with 1 shot from an m16 in game its like 10.

The 2nd question is abolish the squad system for bfbc bring back the old 1 yes everyone might be in a squad but non one will play as a squad unless your a clan and barely anyone is. at least in the battlefield games you could stick together for more than 5 seconds look at project reality they made being with squad vital, you donut have to go that far but bring back the old one is was so much better and in a lot of games i find myself with some arty hog and cant spawn out we need a squad leader who wants to be a squad leader also sometimes i find myself with no squad at all and some team killing guy just hangs out in a squad.

[jayhigh]

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seriously...I would like to ask the producers, WHEN IS BATTLEFIELD 3 coming out? I REALLY hope that BF3 will have jets...also, i hope it dosent have the automatic squad join in which everyone in a multiplayer session is required to be in a squad... i feel BF2 squad system is much better...because some squads end up with players who arent team players, whom were lone wolves in the first place, and they just take up a valuable slot in the squad.

[BLaCKBeaRD_RaW]

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Hi, I've got many questions but I know you don't have time for them all so I will only ask my two most important.

1. The last few weeks when my friends and I join a game the teams are very uneven, if they aren't at first, once we play a game or two the other team ends up having only like 2 or 3 people and we always have to leave to find a new server. Is there any way the game can be setup like MODERN COMBAT was where you could choose side you wanted to play for when you first joined the server? This would keep the servers full.

2. What was the reason clan support was not in the game? Did the squad setup ruin this? Is there a plan to add clan support in the future?

Thanks.

[BLaCKBeaRD_RaW]

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Since there aren't alot of questions as of yet, I've got two more! lol

1. Why can't I squad up / connect with certain friends and I have no problem with others? Everyone seems to be having this problem. (PS3)

2. In MODERN COMBAT, you had the ability to check everyone's k/d during the game and see it on the scoreboard after the game. It would be nice to see what everyone's k/d is, at least after the game, and not just your squad's. I loved seeing how bad the other team did when the game was over. Is this something that can be changed?

[MrKLM]

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[Everyone feel free to ask as many questions as you want we will be selecting the best and most relevant questions to ask. So keep them coming!]