Battlefield 4 Gameplay: DICE May Let Gamers Customize Controls in Future Titles

By Justin Sarachik, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Battlefield 4 game makers, DICE, said they are "looking into" allowing the players to customize the controls the way they like them for future game.

"We have looked into it and there is quite a lot of complexity involved in that due to first-party certification issues," said Battlefield 4's executive producer Patrick Bach to Game Informer Magazine. "There is a reason you almost never see this on console games. With that said, we are looking into how we could look into this for the future."

The Battlefield 4 controls have been changed since the 3rd installment, and DICE feels the difference helps along the quality of gameplay.

"When we looked at controls in Battlefield 4 we placed the team play aspect of our controls as the highest priority. We wanted players to be familiar with using spotting and the communication rose in multiplayer as well as the engage and tactical visor in single player," said Bach.

Bach then explained that the default option for the controls were specifically designed to let new players ease into the game while not confusing previous players in the series.

"For people who don't like these new controls [DICE is] offering a Veteran scheme that basically returns the controls to the Battlefield 3 standard, with one major difference--the [Communications] Rose is still married to the right bumper whether you are on foot or in a vehicle, which moves countermeasures and melee attacks," he also explained.

In other Battlefield 4 news, a game play video was released on YouTube Friday that shows off a new multiplayer map that has been flooded out.

"This map is awesome! Exclusive Battlefield 4 Flood Zone footage I recorded this week in Stockholm. Flood Zone Gameplay using a variety of new weapons and gadgets," the video description reads.

See the video here.

A map can be flooded out, changing the whole landscape and strategy for the map. Vehicles are turned into boats, and players are forced to think differently as the level now contains many new obstacles.

The game launches on Oct. 29 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. In November, it will release for the PS4 and Xbox One.