More official details about the movement system, grenades, and the destructible environment of the latest installment of the series, Battlefield V, are available. We present to you seven of the most important gameplay innovations known so far.
The reveal trailer for Battlefield V was filled with details about numerous new gameplay features. Some were easy to recognize, while others had to be searched frame by frame, and some were only revealed through official Twitter announcements from Battlefield 5. We show you seven of the coolest innovations waiting for you in Battlefield 5.
High-caliber projectiles can penetrate walls: High-caliber weapons, such as the German MG-42 or vehicle armaments, can easily penetrate house walls or other cover and hit soldiers hiding behind them.
Weapons with smaller calibers, like pistols, cannot do this. Armor-piercing rounds tear up the ground upon impact, sending chunks flying through the air.
Grenades can be shot mid-air: In Battlefield 5, you will spawn with fewer grenades, but you will be able to do more with them. You can now shoot them mid-air. You can also throw them back if one lands in your immediate vicinity.
Explosion shockwaves have a direct impact on soldiers: The new shockwave effects in Battlefield 5 can catch your soldiers, toss them around, and even injure them fatally.
If a high-caliber projectile or a rocket hits a wall, it will be destroyed. The shockwave will toss soldiers standing behind it into the air. This effect and physically calculated debris can cause injuries or even death for the soldier, depending on their position within the kill area of the explosion radius.
Tanks can crush walls: Heavy military equipment will be able to crush certain house walls and drive in or through the respective building. This opens up new tactical possibilities for combat in urban terrain – especially when your own troops are inside the house, making the onboard weapons unusable.
Calling for help actively: If you are hit in combat, you can reach out your hand to call for help. Now, any friendly soldier can provide assistance. However, medics will heal you faster. Also, only they can bring your health back up to 100%. Healing now takes longer, and you have to lean over the injured comrade to do so.
Rescue and recover in combat: In Battlefield 5, it will be possible to drag injured comrades to cover by their feet, shoulders, or legs and tend to them there.
New movement system: DICE has reportedly worked on this feature for a long time. Accordingly, they are now proud of the new movement system.
Players will be much more agile with it. It will be possible to jump through closed glass windows and acrobatically escape from buildings in emergencies.
Furthermore, soldiers will also be able to sprint while crouching or shoot while crawling backward. It will also be possible to fire while lying on the side or back.
Soldiers can also throw themselves sideways or roll. When running through water, they will raise their weapons, and in mud, your character might even slip.
What do you think of these innovations? Necessary development or loss of identity for the series?
