Battlefield Hardline multiplayer is 'going to work' at launch

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The online aspect of Battlefield Hardline will not suffer the same issues as Battlefield 4 at launch, according to its creative director.

Visceral Games' Ian Milham told Game Revolution that Hardline is already benefiting from Battlefield 4's post-launch travails and ensuing updates.

"What you're basically asking is, 'Is your game going to work?'", Milham said, "and the answer is yes, it's gonna work.

"We actually started on this more than a year before Battlefield 4 came out. We've been working with the DICE guys for a long time; some of our engineering work is actually in Battlefield 4 and things they've been doing since then. It's in pretty great shape now and all that work is gonna come into what we're doing.

"We already had one very successful beta, we're going to have another beta on every platform we ship on. We take shipping a working game pretty seriously. So, yes, the game will work."

Battlefield 4 was met with a hostile reception from fans of the series after it launched with a number of multiplayer problems. By two months after the game's release, DICE was forced to suspend all DLC development until it could address the issues.

In June, EA CEO Andrew Wilson labelled Battlefield 4's bungled launch "unacceptable", promising that EA has made a number of changes to development processes in order to avoid a repeat situation.

"For me, the situation we had was unacceptable," he said. "For the team it was unacceptable. We have worked tirelessly since then to make sure the gameplay experience got to where it absolutely should have been at launch and we're focused on that and we continue to deliver value to that player base."

Originally planned for release this October, Battlefield Hardline has been pushed back to early 2015, with DICE VP and group GM Karl Magnus Troedsson saying the studio plans to "continue to optimize the game for a stable launch" after having "learned a lot from Battlefield 4".



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adeptskillsPosted:

Battlefield always works

ZipsPosted:

I'm not too sure about this to be honest, still indecisive as to whether i think its good or not.

1989Posted:

Beet This looks bad. I did not like the beta. It should have been an expansion pack to BF4. This is such a cash grab.


Lol the beta was alright.

This game looks good even though its kinda different

BeetPosted:

This looks bad. I did not like the beta. It should have been an expansion pack to BF4. This is such a cash grab.

AstronautsPosted:

Hopefully it will be really fun.

OrthoPosted:

I hope so, I really want to play this

1989Posted:

I honestly cannot wait for this battlefield

TomPosted:

Well hopefully it wont be lagging and servers crashing.

MaggardoPosted:

The Battlefield Hardline beta was fantastic, it was so awesome. I am 100% positive, that I am this game at launch.

DeluxeHazardPosted:

Finally. A major title game that will work fine during launch.


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