Battlefield 4 Software Update for Windows PC Now Available

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 30, 2014

A Battlefield 4 software update is now available for the Windows PC version of the game.

EA DICE is rolling it out today and it is expected to improve CPU/GPU performance and monitoring and will also introduce DMR balance tweaks. The patch will fix various bugs and other issues such as the risk of crosshairs disappearing and problems with players exploiting the SOFLAM and MAV.

The damage of DMRs in all ranges will be increased and three-hit kills against unarmored opponents at range will be allowed. The penalty to accuracy for sustained DMR fire has been reduced and the developer will continue to monitor DMRs to make it a "viable mid to long range weapon."

The update will also introduce the delayed Mantle patch which will improve rendering making for better visuals overall. More details on the update can be found here.

EA DICE also announced the decision earlier this week to run a special Player Appreciation Month starting on Feb. 1.

The company is running this program to make up for the game's numerous problems that players have had to deal with since its initial launch.

"If you are currently playing Battlefield 4, we hope you enjoy this month long community appreciation," wrote DICE Vice President Karl Magnus Troedsson. "If you haven't played in a little while, it's a great time to get back in the game. Whoever you are, we appreciate the time you spend with Battlefield 4, we thank you for your support and we hope to keep hearing from you."

DICE ran a similar promotion for a week in late Nov. Next month's special will offer daily giveaways for logging in to Battlefield 4 with bronze Battlepacks on weekdays and silver ones on weekends which contain items such as XP boosts and character skins. Gold Battlepacks will also be unlockable in community missions where players will have to work together to reach a particular goal.