In November 2019, EA DICE made some severe changes toBattlefield 5’s “Time to Kill” values. These are metrics by which developers measure how long it takes to kill an enemy with a given weapon. The TTK changes made killing enemies take significantly longer from mid and long ranges. To say theBattlefield 5TTK changes were controversial would be an understatement. EA DICE has spent the time since listening to feedback and evaluating gameplay, coming to the conclusion that it’s time to roll back most of those TTK changes.
Battlefield 5patch 6.2 will be delivered later this week. In patch 6.2, a broad amount of changes are being made that will bringBattlefield 5’s TTKmuch closer to original values. It’s not going to be a full reversal, but it’ll be significant. For example, most machine guns inBattlefield 5took approximately 6 bullets to kill in patch 5.0 at 50+ meters. In patch 5.2.2, the BTK shifted to between 7-10 at those same distances, with the average closer to 9. In patch 6.2, BTK will drop down to 7 for all those values.
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A similar scale is used across the board for most weapons at a distance of 50+. There’s about a 10% increase in BTK compared to beforeEA DICEmade its changes. According to EA DICE, these changes are intended to offer a less “instant or severe” dropoff in TTK at specific distances. Weapons will also be scaled so that they better fit their intended ranges.
To account for dramatic changes to some weapons that would likely result inserious imbalance, EA DICE is making quite a few more targeted changes. These changes focus on recoil, hip-fire accuracy, and muzzle velocity.
“The goal is to keep a high pace in close combat and to have a lower, but satisfying pace at distance,” is EA DICE’s spoken aim with update 6.2. The longer TTK at long distances was the main frustration for players going back to EA DICE’s original changes.Battlefield 5is a game withlarge, sprawling mapsand long-distance gunfights are common.
Whether or not these changes will go over well withBattlefield 5playersisn’t clear. It might be too much of a change, it might be too little of a change, or it might be the right change only it came too late.Battlefield 5players, like most online multiplayer shooter fans, more often than not have criticism no matter the state of the game they’re playing. EA DICE believes it’s the right decision to make right now though. Though they might change their minds again.
Battlefield 5is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
