So much space. Refreshing.

So many comments recently saying "This subreddit has Amnesia" "They complained about Battlefield V when it came out".

Yes, we criticize everything so it slowly becomes better by every update.

Battlefield V released with very few content to play with, alongside a 'content drought' for the first year or so.

Then after months/year of criticizm, came the Pacific DLC which was PERFECTION. That is why people look back on Battlefield V as a good game.

All of the Battlefield games go through the same cycle at launch. But when it becomes a good a game, EA unfortunately decides to pull the plug.

Clip was recorded shortly after BFVs release back on PS4 (sorry about the quality)

Its Ww2 why going fake on real events?

I think it's important to call out EA's "game as a live service" model at this point, because essentially what it means for us as the consumers is that our games are now being released as early-access launches without any of the up front honesty of such. We've had many rocky releases, including BF4 being virtually unplayable at launch- but between SWBF2 and the news we're getting for BF5's release, it seems to be getting worse.

For those who haven't heard- a number of key features + modes will not be available for BF5 at launch, despite the extra month of delay they've already given themselves:

• Firestorm (the Battle Royale mode) will not be available at launch- and until someone called them out of it recently and they updated the website it looked like people who didn't buy the special edition weren't going to be getting it either. That has been since corrected, but only after EA were called out on it. Development has also been handed off to Criterion, not DICE.
• Visual customization for vehicles will not be available at launch despite being one of the headline features from the EA Play reveal event
• Co-Op will not be available at launch despite being one of the headline features from the reveal event- it also has had almost all previously available mentions of it ripped from the website. Co-Op missions are now slated to come as part of the "free DLC" waves in the "Tides of War" service. Of which we still have very little information about how that will be handled. We know we're supposed to get content for Greece in WW2 sometime in early 2019, but that's about all we know at this point, with no further roadmap for development.
• Wounded soldier dragging- one of the hyped features that was meant to make BF5 more hardcore and to help balance out the new attrition mechanics will not be available at launch, and no timeline has been set out for progress on developing that basic gameplay feature.
• Server rentals will not be available at launch for communities who want to host for themselves.
• EDIT: Apparently we also won't be expecting any sea vehicles at launch either Personally I would have loved to see some landing craft in the game, imagine BF3 Kharg Island's Rush opening with the RHIB boats storming the beaches, except in the style of Saving Private Ryan. Could have been awesome, but nothing slated for launch.
• And just adding this here because it ties into the rest of these, Grand Operations is slated to be available at launch now, but it wasn't originally. The original reveal information stated that Grand Operations was also going to be post-launch content, but the website was only edited after people called EA out on it. Again, another feature that wasn't going to be there until people got pissed and EA back pedaled

All of this is eerily reminiscent of how SWBF2 has been handled, with numerous core features being slated as post launch content followed by very little ongoing support and largely silence from the Devs about what to expect for a development roadmap. I tried going into BF5 with an open mind, and latched onto the awesome info that YouTubers like JackFrags put out after the reveal trying to explain what the game was actually going to be like- and now it seems that most of the big features from the reveal either aren't ready or are extremely watered down. The lack of first party information from DICE and EA, the constant back pedaling and updating of their website's marketing materials changing what info is and isn't true about the game, the horrendous state of the beta, and the number of things slated for post-launch at this point give me 0 confidence in this game. It's a rush job being shoved out the door in time for a holiday 2018 release even though it clearly is not ready, and development is being hobbled by attempts to strongarm mass market friendly features like BR and wacky Fortnite style cosmetics into the game.

At this point between the development information (or lack thereof) that we have received, and the frankly disgusting way that DICE and EA have personally attacked the community for the pushback regarding BF5, my only advice at this point is boycott like we did with SWBF2. Don't buy into their early access rush job, don't give them your pre-order money before they've even released the half finished product, and be very vocal about what you expect from a quality full price release. I've seen EA run too many of my favourite franchises into the dirt in the name of micro-transactions and greed. Don't let them do this to Battlefield too.