Inside Battlefield

Today the team is joined by long-time Battlefield fan and content creator: Squid G! As we prepared for a Season 7 preview livestream together, we chatted about Squid's passion for Battlefield and creating content.00:16 - Intro01:15 - Visiting DICE04:15 - About Squid G10:30 - Favorite Battlefield12:45 - Portal and Squid G's Chaos18:00 - Favorite Specialist21:15 - Favorite 2042 map29:55 - Favorite Battlefield map33:30 - Favorite content clip37:40 - Getting into content creation45:20 - Community and final thoughtsContact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we sat down with members of the Battlefield 2042 team to talk about our favorite Season 7 content and its creation, such as the new map: Haven, the new vehicle: XFAD-4 Draugr, new weapons, and more!00:20 - Intro01:01 - Season 7 origins02:53 - New map: Haven07:22 - New vehicle: XFAD-4 Draugr32:18 - New gadget: Predator SRAW39:07 - Stadium Map43:04 - Final thoughtsContact 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.

Today we’re sitting down with the full Battlefield Community Team to introduce ourselves, talk more about our role, and how we stay connected with our Battlefield players.00:20 - Intro01:20 - Meet the team04:23 - Community Management12:40 - Connecting devs and players25:00 - Capturing feedback 30:44 - Favorite parts about Community Management44:45 - Final thoughts47:35 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season’s greetings from the Battlefield team as the year comes to a close. Thank you for joining us on the Battlefield this year! We wish you and your squad all the best, and we'll see you in 2024.Contact 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) together with Adán Rodriguez (Game Designer - Weapons) and Ross Darvill (Design Director) review the current state of weapon gameplay in Season 6, and which changes are upcoming in the next game update.00:20 - Intro02:55 - State of weapons gameplay18:14 - Recap of vehicle changes39:56 - Upcoming 6.2 changes 48:15 - Wishlist for future changes53:03 - 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) together with Eddie (Game Designer - Vehicles) and Ross Darvill (Design Director) review the current state of vehicle gameplay in Season 6, which changes are upcoming in the next game update, and answer vehicle related questions from the Community. 00:20 - Intro02:27 - State of vehicle gameplay11:30 - Recap of vehicle changes26:28 - Upcoming 6.2 changes 29:16 - Q&A37:46 - 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) together with Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) and Manuel Llanes (Creative Director) are joined by Comet307 for another Community Spotlight! We’ll learn more about Comet’s passion for writing, the Battlefield narrative, how he is connected to the Community, and his work on the Exodus Archives fan-site.00:20 - Intro03:25 - Meet Comet30712:30 - The Exodus Archives27:10 - Narrative Q&A40:19 - Final thoughtsContact 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 Raunaq Singh - Game Mode Designer and Martin Kopparhed - Associate Game Design Director, to talk about the gameplay and design of the Dark Protocol, and Killswitch Limited Time Event and game mode - available for all Battlefield 2042 players on October 31!00:16 - Intro02:55 - Dark Protocol Event05:05 - Killswitch Game Mode10:30 - Event design20:30 - Memorable design moments27:50 - Cookie of the week30:28 - 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 Producers Nika Bender and Bruce Brodie to talk about everything that's new in Battlefield 2042's Season 6: Dark Creations. In this new Season you'll find a new map, 3 new weapons, 2 new gadgets, a new vehicle as well as a new Battle Pass, many improvements to gameplay and more to come!00:20 - Intro02:40 - Season 6: Dark Creations overview05:18 - New map: Redacted12:10 - New weapons: VHX D3, L9CZ, G42814:10 - New gadgets: Ammo & Medical Pouch14:45 - New vehicle: YUV-2  “Pondhawk”22:15 - New Battle Pass24:55 - Quality of life improvements32:15 - Cookie of the week35:35 - 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 Mikael Karnell (Lead Environment Artist), Gabriel Sanchez (Level Designer) and Joel Zakrisson (Environment Artist) to discuss the gameplay and creation of the Season 6: Dark Creations new map, Redacted.00:20 - Intro02:25 - Redacted overview03:50 - Inspiration for Redacted08:55 - Design and gameplay25:47 - Art and research44:10 - Cookie of the week48:35 - 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 Torbis for another Community Spotlight! In this episode we get to know our community member Torbis as we talk through his journey as a Battlefield player.00:20 - Intro05:10 - Battlefield memories11:19 - Favorite Battlefield content16:00 - Content creation22:45 - Playing with the Community26:10 - Battlefield 2042 feedback32:30 - Cookie of the week34:40 - 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 LoganTheBrawler for the first Community Spotlight. In this episode we’ll talk about Battlefield from the perspective of the players, and get to know Logan as a member of the community.00:30 - Episode Intro02:30 - About Logan03:25 - Content Creation07:30 - CLAW Community11:40 - Gaming charity work16:30 - Physical Claw meetup18:25 - Cookie of the week21:05 - Favorite Battlefield content24:27 - Battlefield 2042 feedback26:00 - 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 Ryan McArthur (Senior Producer) and Bruce Brodie (Producer) for a review of the team’s journey as we head into Battlefield 2042's Redux, and a short preview of what's next for Season 6.00:20 - Intro01:20 - Redux03:15 - Season 6 expectations05:40 - The team's journey10:00 - Redux schedule14:05 - Control15:24 - Quality of Life improvements21:25 - Cookie of the week22:58 - 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 Bruce Brodie (Producer) and Nika Bender (Producer) to talk about the upcoming Battlefield 2042: Redux period.00:20 - Intro 03:28 - Redux Overview04:55 - Modes09:00 - Rewards12:40 - Gameplay improvements24:00 - 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 Shashank Uchil (Lead Level Designer) to discuss the completion of reworking all Battlefield launch maps, alongside the arrival of the improved version of Hourglass 2.0 in the next game update. 00:18 - Intro 01:20 - Maps team retrospective07:30 - Map rework recap18:00 - Hourglass 2.0 overview28:50 - Favorite map35:00 - Final thoughts36:49 - 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 Afshin Fahlstrom (Game Designer) and Martin Kopparhed (Design Director) to talk about the Season 5 Arkangel Directive Event, and the new limited-time Control game mode.00:20 - Intro02:07 - The Arkangel Directive overview03:25 - Control overview21:45 - Design and development of Control36:46 - 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 once again by Michael Hartin (Narrative Design Director) and Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) for a short narrative Q&A on questions submitted by the community.00:20 - Intro02:50 - Q&A overview03:34 - Was Reclaimed always set in Zlín, Czechia?04:59 - How does the narrative team select the location for the next map?06:44 - Is it narrative first, or gameplay first?10:16 - Is it a conscious choice to bring in reappearing names such as Tombstone squad?11:54 - Does the team leave many things open to interpretation by choice?13:50 - When and why did the team decide to move ahead 5 years between Season 4 and 5?16:30 - Is the Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC cannon?17:12 - Do you have a favorite character?19:24 - Is the full story planned ahead of time?20:30 - Are there any plans to update the Specialist bios with the 5 year gap between Season 4 and 5?21:40 - Can you talk more about the narrative team's processes when dealing with a story this comprehensive?24:41 - Will we ever see a Lore section in-game?25:33 - Will we see more cameos from previous Battlefield games?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 Michael Hartin (Associate Narrative Design Director) and Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) to discuss the story and writing process for Battlefield 2042.00:20 - Intro01:58 - What does the Narrative Team do at DICE?06:51 - Telling stories in a multiplayer game10:10 - Favorite story moments?17:27 - Where can you learn more about 2042's story?26:46 - The writing process30:32 - Building characters35:40 - Keeping characters authentic40:22 - Recap of 2042's story so far46:49 - 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 Kevin Moore (Technical Director), Sean Merson (Producer) and Erik Pomerleau (Release Manager) for a behind the scenes overview where we discuss how our teams update our Battlefield games in a Live Service environment.00:21 - Intro03:40 - Game updating process overview12:08 - Planning for game updates17:35 - Testing game updates20:23 - Updating without downtime25:15 - Different types of updates28:19 - Quality of life updates32:21 - Bug fixing overview34:53 - Live service tweaks39:33 - Season 5 release overview55:02 - 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 (Game Designer), and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) to discuss everything that’s new in Season 5: New Dawn.01:53 - Vault Weapon improvements03:50 - Dozer and Irish changes05:32 - Squad Management, Squad Orders05:57 - Reworking Vehicle loadouts06:55 - Season 5 Battle Pass07:23 - New map: Reclaimed12:51 - New weapons: XCE Barm GEW-46, BFP.50 16:31 - Weapon balance changes22:43 - New gadgets: Spring Grenade, Anti-Tank Grenade, Mini Grenade28:38 - Map rework: Hourglass 29:28 - 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.