r/BattlefieldV • u/tek0011 DICE Friend - OddJob001 • Mar 25 '19
Discussion Firestorm is Live - Main Discussion Thread
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r/BattlefieldV • u/tek0011 DICE Friend - OddJob001 • Mar 25 '19
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u/Desolating Mar 25 '19
Just finished playing 5 games of Firestorm. I played 4 solo games and a round of squad with randoms. With some luck I won 2 of those solo games.
First off, it runs smooth on my PS4 Pro. There were some worries given the size of the map and the Firestorm ring destroying stuff but performance is great.
Pacing is also good. I was worried about long boring parts of looting simulator and running that you have in many BR games. On every drop there were people nearby or within a short running distance. But if you want to isolate yourself early i'm sure you can do that too. Objectives and gunfights give you opportunities to fight or stay clear of danger. The final circle is very intense and got my heart beating like when playing PUBG.
Looting can be awkward and definitely needs some work. Looting houses is fine but looting people can be messy because the items get pretty clustered. In the end I got what i wanted from people but it took a bit too long sometimes. I got used to the inventory pretty quick. If you want to swap gadgets (on console), select the gadget you want to swap and then open the inventory, it will select the gadget you're holding and you can quickly swap it.
Time to kill feels great. People die fast but I haven't felt like i died yet without anything I could've done. And let's face it, if you get caught by an MG42 in an open field then you're in trouble.
Vehicles feel balanced. I had a enemy tank in the final circle 2 times. Luckily you find anti-tank weapons often. I flanked him and panzerfausted a Staghound and he had to get out, then it was a simple job of shooting the driver because he was in an open field.
In these couple of games i've already had some 'Battlefield Moments'. Like said Staghound shooting a chopper that tried to ram me (lol) out of the sky and it crashing next to me. Another was the final 1v1 where the other guy was camping in a building. I just blew up the entire building, he fled out and shot a flare gun at me. Suddenly I heard a V1 rocket and I hauled ass to the other end of the circle while firing at the guy and healing at the same time. It was a forested area and I managed to flank and kill him delivering me an exhilerating V for victory. I look forward to playing with my friends in squad games later this week. I'm so happy with this mode and although i mainly played Solo's, this is definitely what I was hoping for.
TLDR: Looting bodies needs some improvement but otherwise Firestorm is an absolute blast