DICE’s game can’t simply reuse maps from previous Battlefield installments because the situation is more complex than that.

Following several popular public beta tests, Battlefield 6 has become one of the most highly anticipated games of the fall. Many people are paying attention to it and have high expectations. One of those expectations is the return of fan-favorite maps. In an interview with PCGamesN, Shashank Uchil, DICE’s design director, said, “We wouldn’t believe how difficult it is to ensure that an old map works in the new game and meets players’ expectations and memories, including those distorted by nostalgia.” He made this comment in relation to the return of the Battlefield 3 Operation Firestorm map.

Uchil asks how the developers can make the map as destructible as the others in the game. How can they ensure that the map works with Battlefield 6‘s weapons, which are different from those in Battlefield 3? It’s much more complicated than people think. Jeremy Chubb, a producer at DICE, noted that players have very specific opinions about the original Operation Firestorm and how it should be redesigned. However, they may be disappointed if the developers don’t embrace the new ideas and features of Battlefield 6 and continue to develop it.

Battlefield fans are sure to have strong opinions about its maps. Many were disappointed by the smaller maps featured in earlier Battlefield 6 open betas. However, Operation Firestorm is different because it is a full-fledged, full-size Battlefield map. As such, even the slightest change could upset fans because they probably remember every pixel with pinpoint accuracy.

Electronic Arts, the game’s publisher, is banking heavily on the success of Battlefield 6. The publisher’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, certainly set the bar high for the game, which will be released on October 10 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.

Source: PCGamer, PCGamesN