14 DAY TRIAL // Battlefield Hardline is just over ten days away from its launch date and developer Visceral Games and publisher Electronic Arts are ready to talk about how they will use the Levolution concept in order to add destruction to the maps they are offering for the first-person shooter.
Evan Champlin, a senior multiplayer level designer, states on the official site that fans of the franchise will not get the same large scale events they have seen in Battlefield 4, but smaller scale ones, and the cop versus criminals theme opens up other possibilities.
Gamers will have options to reshape the battle space in Battlefield Hardline, creating new avenues of advance using a grenade launcher or simply using gunfire to do the same on a smaller scale.
Cover will decay as it is hit by projectiles, which means that gamers will see the level evolve around them and they will need to use the changes to their advantage.
The large scale events that will take place in Battlefield Hardline include:
Downtown - the tower crane collapses, new ways to move between capture points open up;
Bank Job - the vault roof collapses, more ways to get into the vault are created;
Dust Bowl - a dust storm appears, making it harder to conduct long range firefights and to hear enemy movement;
Growhouse - a train car explodes, more ways to enter the grow room open up;
Derailed - a train explodes and the bridge collapses.
Battlefield Hardline also has smaller dynamic moments
The developer adds, "Hardline features several small and medium scale interactive elements throughout the maps. Whether it is quickly closing doors in front a pursuing enemy to give you the precious seconds needed to reload your weapon, or shooting a dangling chandelier dropping it on an opponent’s head, each of these objects has the ability to quickly change the outcome of an engagement."
The game was criticized after the first beta phase, but the second open one attracted more positive attention and gamers appreciated the new modes and the design of the maps.
Levolution is important for players, but when Battlefield Hardline is launched, they will be more interested in the balance of the shooter and the way the connectivity and matchmaking work.
The new title from Visceral Games and Electronic Arts is arriving on March 17 in the United States and two days later in Europe.
