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Anna Koselke

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After an exciting beta period, Battlefield 6 developer DICE is preparing for the new shooter’s full release – but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the team, especially when taking players’ expectations for older series entries’ beloved maps into consideration.

Speaking to PCGamesN in a recent interview, product owner and design director at DICE, Shashank Uchil, reveals as much. Taking the addition of well-known maps, like Operation Firestorm from Battlefield 3, into account, he explains how challenging it can be to hit the nail on the head for longtime fans. “You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is,” admits the lead, “because [of players’] expectations.”
Uchil continues, describing how fans’ expectations build up – and how nostalgia plays a role, too. “People know the map, and people have certain expectations,” he says. “But also there’s rose-tinted glasses, like, ‘this is how it used to be.’ That’s where [the] challenge comes in. How do we make it as destructible as every map in the package? How do we make sure the map works with the weapons, which are different from the weapons in Battlefield 3?”

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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms’ clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

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