14 DAY TRIAL // The developers working at DICE on the upcoming first person shooter Battlefield 3 are saying that all the problems that players have seen during the beta stage have been solved for the launch version of the game.
Speaking to Destructoid Lars Gustavsson, who is the creative director working on Battlefield 3, has said, “It wasn’t like when things surfaced in the beta we were caught by surprise and started fixing the main game. The main game was more or less done. It was more validating what we knew. We just checked our lists of already implemented fixes and said ‘Yeah, yeah we know about that one’ or ‘Oh yeah, that old one.'”
The beta was mainly used by DICE to get information on how its multiplayer infrastructure is working and also results on how the players are using and abusing the game.
Gustavsson added, “There were things we found. The pace of scoring, that people were scoring so quick took us by surprise. A lot of good findings that will make it a better experience.”
Those who took part in the Battlefield 3 beta have criticized DICE for the bugs present in the testing period, saying that they should have been solved quicker.
The developers have defended their process, saying that the gamers were using an old build of the game and that they misunderstood what a beta stage was used for.
The developer added that DICE will continue its long standing tradition of offering massive support for their games long after the official launch.
The Swedish developer has already confirmed that it has big plans for downloadable content for both the single player campaign and for the multiplayer side.
Battlefield 3 will be launched on October 25 in North America on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC and will battle with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for the shooter crown of 2011.