Electronic Arts may be aware that players weren’t especially impressed by the Battlefield HardIine beta, so in an effort to improve the game from top to bottom, EA’s new tactical shooter with the police and robbers has been delayed to next year.

According to the developer of Dead Space: Visceral Games the release date of Battlefield Hardline is now “early 2015” as it was announced today. The game was previously scheduled to be released on October 21.

In a blog post, Karl Magnus Troedsson, VP and GM of Battlefield series creator DICE, explained the reasoning for the move, summing things up by saying, “[W]e want Battlefield Hardline to be the best game it can be, and so that we can create the best environment for a smooth launch for our players.”

Both single-player and multiplayer will benefit from the delay, according to Troedsson. In the case of the latter, the developers plan to add “some new feature ideas direct from the community that will evolve the cops and criminals fantasy into a truly unique Battlefield Multiplayer experience.”