A remark made by EA during its call to investors this week appears to suggest new armies are being added to Battlefield 1 sooner or later. But which of them? Westie has a concept.
“Every Battlefield 1 participant could have extra methods to play all year long, with continuous sport updates, new maps, and three extra growth packs including new armies, areas and battlegrounds out there to the entire group,” mentioned EA CEIO Andrew Wilson.
“We’re just getting started with our live service plans for this massive game, and later this year, we’ll introduce new ways for players to get an even bigger Battlefield 1 experience.”
Note the plural use of military within the quote, which has been bolded for emphasis.
We already know the Russian military can be added to Battlefield 1 when In the Name of the Tsar releases in late summer.
But there are two extra DLC expansions coming, one among which takes the battle to the sea in Turning Tides. In it, gamers will “participate in the amphibious warfare of WWI and engage in the daredevil Zeebrugge Raid, the Gallipoli Offensive, and more.”
As Westie states in his video, the Zeebrugge Raid was a battle between the British and German Navies. Both armies are already within the sport. The Gallipoli Campaign befell on the Gallipoli peninsula, pitting the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) towards the Ottoman Empire.
With the northern financial institution of the Dardanelles strait being an internationally-significant waterway in northwestern Turkey, and one which offered a sea path to the Russian Empire, the Allied powers’ intent was to safe it. Russia’s allies Britain and France launched a naval assault and landed on the peninsula. The ANZAC touchdown was already depicted within the single-player marketing campaign, which makes Westie assume the military will play an element on this growth.
Most growth packs include 4 maps, however at current, solely two are lined in Turning Tides. Here’s the place the opportunity of Japanese forces being added comes into play. For one, it’s a chance for DICE so as to add lesser identified battles from Far East into the sport. The studio might have additionally hinted on the inclusion of Japan with the spring replace.
Once the patch was utilized, gamers observed a Japanese-only Dog Tag: Skaura and Murata. The Sakura was a category of naval destroyers utilized by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Murata was a Japanese produced service rifle. While the inclusion of Japan has not been confirmed, the chance is simply an informed guess at this level.
Finally, as Westie states, there have been extra forces concerned than many are conscious. For instance: Bulgaria joined the Central Powers of Germany, Austria, and Turkey in the course of the Balkans Campaign, whereas Romania allied alongside Russia with Britain and France.
The prospects for added armed forces are limitless, particularly since there isn’t a lot identified relating to the fourth growth, Apocalypse. We do know it’s going to embody a few of “the most infamous battles of WWI,” the place gamers will attempt to conquer “bitterly contested ground with brutal tools and unique weapons.”
We’ll simply must see what DICE has in retailer – when the studio’s prepared to speak about it.
Until then, there’s the Russian army coming to the game with In the Name of the Tsar, which can be revealed in full throughout EA Play 2017, which takes place the Saturday earlier than E3, June 10.
EA will broadcast its presentation beginning at 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm UK.
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