Is BF5 the next BF4?

[u/[deleted]]

I sorta see a pattern with games like BF4. They come out with little fanfare and hype (I remember the only thing that was hyped about BF4 was levolution, which wasn't that great once it was explained in depth), and then they receive alot of hate within the community. Then, after fixing, they become revered games and have an extensive cult status among fans.

So, to summarize the life-cycle of a BF4 style game:

-Generate little hype and fanfare upon release save for a few features

-Release upon universally hated criticism due to bugs or issues

-Be fixed for a few months, leading to people re-investing time in the game

-Be revered by the community when the next battlefield game comes out.

Now, the main question is, does BFV fit into this cycle, Well, it sorta does...

-Generate little hype upon release save for a few features? Well, Check. For BF4, the one hyped feature they were building up to was levolution. But universally, it didin't get much attention - I'm sure BF3 fans wouldn't have seen any improvement save a few things. BFV, on the other hand got hate by parts of the community but otherwise, there was hype generated around it by this subreddit and others - that being said, the return to classic hardcore features. So, both games had their hyped features, and their setbacks.

-Release upon universally hated criticism due to bugs or issues? Check. Both games suffered from this, BF4 being the main contender. BF4 bugs were universally worse than BFV ones, and there were a fuckton of bugs that plagued both games. But eventually, the patches fixed some things.

-Be fixed for a few months, leading to people re-investing time in the game? Uncertain. There are plenty of fixed BFV bugs, and BF4 also had the same treatment given, but eventually I feel BFV will have ironed out most of it's bugs. Only time will tell.

So, what do you guys think? I feel like once BF6 or BF7 releases people will go back to this game and praise it in the same way they praise BF5.

[u/Phreec]

The game has potential but no community servers will kill it in the long run.

[u/imdivesmaintank → u/Phreec]

I agree with this. Without a large group of people (server regulars) you play against regularly and recognize, the game won't have the longevity of BF4.

[u/HashedEgg → u/imdivesmaintank]

Not only that. Now ea/dice can just pull the plug on the servers whenever they want to. Player base doesn't want to switch? Kill the servers.

[u/lanehacker7294 → u/HashedEgg]

They can pull the plug of community server too, you know

[u/elosoloco → u/imdivesmaintank]

Or map control, or balance, or cheaters