Battlefield 5 Battle Royale: What We Know and What We Want

E3 2018 had a lot of big announcements, with multiple companies making the transition towards genres and games that they aren’t exactly known for. One of the biggest stories to come from the event was the confirmation that the upcoming Battlefield 5 would contain a Battle Royale mode. Unfortunately, that’s basically all the information that they were willing to reveal at the time. The lack of anything concrete kind of made the game mode sound a little bit “tacked on”, as if the developer only really decided to include it recently. Whether or not that’s true, we can at least look at what we know about it so far, and what we’d like to see.

What we know about Battlefield 5’s Battle Royale mode

We know that it will not be coming at launch, meaning that we’ll have to wait a bit longer before we get out hands on it. Dice has been pretty quiet on exactly how long we’ll have to wait, so we’re not even sure it’ll come out this year. We do know that it should be free however, with the developer revealing at E3 that they are planning to do away with season pass style content drops, relying instead on cosmetic items for post-launch revenue.

What we want to see in Battlefield 5’s Battle Royale mode

Dice has already revealed that there is a new game mode coming called Airborne that will see players jumping out of planes to fight on the ground. This should definitely be a prerequisite at this point for studios looking to make a Battle Royale mode. There’s nothing like jumping from the plane (or bus, thanks Epic) and looking for a spot to land and start gathering your gear for the coming fight.

Map destruction has played a pretty big role in previous Battlefield games, so it would be cool if that managed to make its way into the Battle Royale mode. Can you image a pitched battle in a town with a couple of squads, and then a dam breaks? Talk about a way to shake up the game.

Vehicles have played a big role in previous Battlefield games as well, so it would be cool to see them stick around in the Battle Royale mode. Some games have opted away from vehicles in their take on the genre, but Battlefield wouldn’t feel the same without some good old fashioned kamikaze jeeps.

Perhaps the most important thing that we want to see is consistency. Dice needs to make sure that they are keeping on top of things post launch. There’s nothing worse than game breaking bugs or hacks sticking around for a long time, and nothing kills an online community faster than cheaters. If Dice can deliver a stable game that promotes skill, and a little bit of luck, then they have a real shot at competing with the titans of the genre, Fortnite and PUBG.

We'll update this piece when more information about the upcoming mode comes in.