Inside Battlefield

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ali Kaporchali (Producer), Ross Darvill (Design Director) and Jim Fagerlund (Game Designer) to discuss how we’re reworking the loadouts for all vehicles in Season 5, alongside further vehicle Quality of Life changes.00:24 - Intro, Ali01:07 - Vehicle loadout rework overview05:20 - Intro, Jim and Ross06:00 - Vehicle loadout rework details21:48 - Jet improvements26:07 - Bolte and LATV4 vehicle changes29:46 - Stationary Anti-Air31:38 - Cookie of the weekContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield.www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ali Kaporchali (Producer),  Jac Carlsson (Game Designer) and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) to discuss the Quality of Life changes coming to Dozer and Irish during Season 5.00:19 - Intro01:30 - Soldier camera movement07:55 - Irish Changes16:47 - Dozer changes27:05 - Dozer and Irish summary30:33 - Cookie of the weekContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield.www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Isabelle Grimborg (Game Designer) and Qassim Obeid (Development Manager) to discuss the new Squad Management and Squad Orders features in Season 5.00:21 – Intro01:58 – Squad Management, Season 4 review03:10 – Squad Management, Season 5 preview11:15 – Squad Orders15:50 – Cookie of the weekContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield.www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Alexander Formoso (Weapons Game Designer) to discuss the changes coming to Vault Weapons during Season 5.00:21 – Intro01:00 – Season 5 QoL preview01:39 – Vault Weapon attachments06:10 – Attachment balance08:48 – Attachment rollout12:53 – Gameplay expectations14:55 – Universal weapon skins17:10 – Vault weapon balance21:29 – Season 5 weapon teaser22:23 – Cookie of the week24:26 – OutroContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Matthias Wagner (Lead Game Mode Designer) and Raunaq Sokhi (Game Designer) for Season 2 of Inside Battlefield. In this episode, members of the team reflect upon the launch of Update 4.1.0 and discuss what to expect with the Mid Season Event, Leviathan Rising.00:42 - Guest introduction03:59 - Shutdown21:32 - Team Process30:51 - Cookie of the week33:01 - Design Process56:14 - OutroContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Nika Bender (Producer) and Amo Mostofi (Producer) to discuss the release of Season 4: Eleventh Hour for Battlefield 2042, and to answer listener questions! 00:20 - Intro 01:37 - Weekly radar 02:32 - Season 4 Reception 07:44 - Q&A Start 07:52 - All-chat 09:37 - Breakthrough in Portal 11:23 - Transport Helicopter Balance 12:45 - XP in Solo/Co-op? 19:48 - Assist Counts as Kill 25:11 - Vault Weapon Skins & Attachments 26:18 - Thermal Scopes for Tanks 28:35 - Future Gadgets 30:31 - Favorite Developer Moments 40:16 - Season 4 Mid-Season Event 42:22 - Cookie of the Week 45:57 - Squad Management 47:03 - Medical and Ammo Crates 49:07 - Multi-Flag Sectors on Maps 53:09 - End of Round 56:06 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Alexia Christofi (Producer) and Alexander Formoso (Game Designer - Weapons) and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) for a deep dive on what’s new in Season 4: Eleventh Hour for Battlefield 2042. They’ll chat about the new Map, Specialist, Vehicle, Weapons, Gadget and more! Chapter Notes:00:18 - Introductions 05:00 - Weekly Radar 06:29 - Map: Flashpoint 11:48 - Specialist: Camila Blasco 19:00 - Vehicle: CAV-Brawler 21:08 - Weapons: AC9, RM68, RPT-31, Super 500 29:58 - Gadget: SPH Explosive Launcher 33:40 - Cookie of the Week 37:36 - Season 4 Battle Pass 40:41 - Changes & Improvements 49:11 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Kit Eklof (Producer) and Shashank Uchil (Lead Level Designer) to discuss how we have designed, built and reworked Battlefield 2042 maps. Chapter Notes:00:20 - Intro 01:43 - Weekly Radar 02:48 - Launch maps 09:52 - Season maps 20:19 - Container memes 21:40 - Spearhead 34:55 - How we build maps 46:01 - Cookie of the week 47:58 - Map reworks 64:04 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ben Walke (Producer) and Alexander Formoso (Game Designer - Weapons) to discuss design and balance for the Weapons of Battlefield 2042 as we head towards the release of Season 4. Chapter Notes: 00:19 – Intro 01:55 – Weekly radar 03:17 – Weapon Balance 07:00 – Weapons Meta 09:08 – Weapon Proficiencies 19:08 – Weapon Attachments, Drum Magazines 22:45 – Vault weapons 32:40 – Choosing Feature Designs 39:24 – Cookie of the Week 47:55 – Team Collaboration 51:00 – Season 4 53:22 – Final Thoughts 56:18 – Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Nika Bender (Producer) and Amo Mostofi (Producer) to discuss the recent Update 3.2 for Battlefield 2042 and take a whole bunch of listener questions! To read more about the Core Feedback overview around map design in Battlefield 2042 mentioned by Tom in the Episode, please visit the Community section of our website. Chapter Notes: 00:00 - Introduction 04:18 - Q&A Overview 05:17 - Q&A Start 05:25 - Priorities for developing new content 10:23 - Who is your favorite Battlefield 2042 character 18:27 - Penguins 24:16 - Specialist balance 27:28 - Discarded and Hourglass Reworks 32:16 - Tutorial and Match Intro flow 37:48 - Helicopters in Breakthrough 39:06 - Cookie of the week 40:54 - Philosophy behind new features 42:52 - Continuation of 2042’s narrative 43:18 - Breakthrough 128 44:25 - Pineapple on Pizza, yes/no 48:20 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. www.battlefield.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.