Although barely confirmed in any official capacity, another battlefield The entry received a steady stream of leaks and rumors over the past year or so. Many of these came courtesy of Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson. A Henderson report from February this year made another claim battlefield Will ship with a standalone, Ripple Effect-developed Battle Royale mode, following a similar strategy. Call of Duty And its standalone war zone BR mode.
About a month ago, Vince Zampella finally spilled the beans on something else battlefieldfeatures, confirming a modern-day setting, showing some concept art of the map set in Gibraltar, and citing Battlefield 3 and 4 As a major point of motivation for the team. Shortly after, Insider Gaming posted another report and again claimed that Ripple Effect is creating a standalone Battle Royale experience for the game. If this is true, of the Ripple Effect battlefield Battle Royale mode simply cannot follow in the footsteps of its competition.
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Battlefield hasn't had good luck with battle royale mods
Released in March 2019, roughly four months after the main game's launch, Battlefield Vs Received the franchise's first Battle Royale mode. Called 'Firestorm', Battlefield VsThe BR mode saw 64 players drop into the Norwegian map, Halvøy. Firestorm closely followed the common formula of its competition, with players picking up weapons from the ground and tasking them with surviving the eponymous enclosing ring of fire.
While Battlefield VsThe Firestorm mod was released a year ago Call of Duty: Warzonewas punched by Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Blackout mode. As such, Firestorm was seen as a competent but weak battle royale mode, offering a fun but overly familiar experience. It also didn't help that, unlike most of its free-to-play competition, Firestorm was locked behind. Battlefield Vsof paywall.
The battle royale market is full
The battle royale market has only gotten more crowded since the launch of Firestorm in 2019. Fortnite, Apex Legendsand Call of Duty: Warzone Still BR continues to dominate the market, and although countless contenders have tried to dethrone them over the years, few have stood the test of time. If a Battle Royale game is going to succeed in this crowded market, it needs to offer players something unique, a distinct hook that separates it from the genre's juggernauts. Naturally, this is easier said than done.
Ripple Effect's Battlefield Battle Royale Mode needs to make its own way
While battlefield With brand recognition on its side, Ripple Effect's rumored battle royale mode won't be able to rely on it alone to succeed. Instead, it needs to deliver a BR experience that is different from, and respectful of, its contemporaries battlefieldThe greatest strength is a great place to start.
battlefield Often seen as a little more strategic game than the titles Call of DutyAnd another entry's Battle Royale mode might stand out by focusing on that. While most Battle Royale games have a maximum squad size of four, Ripple Effect's mod can increase that size to six, encouraging more communication and teamwork. Letting players select a class at the start of each match reinforces this strategic focus, encouraging players to match their abilities with their teammates.
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- issued
- November 20, 2018
- publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Multiplayer
- Online multiplayer
- Engine
- Frostbite
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, strong language, violence
- OpenCritic rating
- strong
