When a developer releases an open beta of a video game still under development, the intention is always to feel out the gamers and generate as many feedbacks as possible in order to fine-tune, tweak, or improve the game.
EA DICE has that in mind when it unveiled the open beta to the first-person shooter video game “Battlefield 1” on August 30.
The open beta will be ending on September 8 and the nine-day testing among gamers has enabled the developer to come to a decision to update the Conquest mode of “Battlefield 1” particularly with regards to match duration, reports Gamespot.
In fact, starting on September 5, the timer for the open beta for “Battlefield 1” has been disabled for the Conquest mode. However, the other mode in “Battlefield 1” entitled Rush, had no changes and unlikely to have any other update up to the end of beta testing.
EA DICE has already announced that “Battlefield 1” shall come out on the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, and the PC on October 21.
A generous amount of time for a beta
The nine-day open beta testing for “Battlefield 1” is considered by critics as a generous amount of time for a beta.
In addition, the developer also provided early access for many players of the latest installment to its popular first-person shooter video game franchise.
While the open beta of “Battlefield 1” will still end on September 8, EA DICE started running the beta under extreme launch conditions, which is basically a stress test, to give the publisher a sense of what day one will be like and prepare accordingly, notes Forbes.
With the removal of the match timers on the “Battlefield 1” Conquest mode, it made each showdown a race to 300 instead of being a race against the clock. But there is still no ticket bleed, which is something that many players of the game are clamoring for. What seems clear with the open beta is that the new system still works pretty well.
To be made available for pre-loading
“Battlefield 1” is set in an alternative World War 1 setting and shall feature a whole new set of user customization, combat features, and vehicles.
With a little over a month to go for the official release date of the latest entry in the “Battlefield” video game franchise, gamers have started to get excited all the more.
Some of them even got more excited when EA DICE confirmed recently that the game can be pre-loaded on October 14 from the EA Origins website, or exactly one week before its official roll out to the gaming consoles and the PC.
The pre-load will give some gamers plenty of time, especially those who have a slow connection to download the game on their PC.
While the pre-load timings of “Battlefield 1” for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 have not been disclosed yet but gamers should expect details for EA DICE as the launch draws near.
Incidentally, those who have early access can also play “Battlefield 1” beginning on October 18 or three days ahead of the rest of the players.
EA DICE can implement some changes to the final game of “Battlefield 1” based on the open beta testing that began on August 30, instead of the earlier reported August 31.
However, only those who have signed up for the Battle Insider program as of August 21 and those who have selected their platform of choice can get the early access code to “Battlefield 1” beta.
Interestingly, EA has also released a beta for another of its games, entitled “Titanfall 2,” on August 26.
“Battlefield 1” comes out on October 21, while “Titanfall 2” lands on October 28. EA DICE said it does not have cannibalization concerns because the shooter market is so massive and each game is different.
Meanwhile, the game developer has confirmed recently that air vehicles shall not be able to dominate anti-aircraft artilleries or weapons in “Battlefield 1.”