Battlefield 4 won’t have customizable preset loadouts for each class, DICE explains why

Battlefield 4 won’t have customizable preset loadouts for each class, DICE explains why

[mewhy32]

Well this isn't such a big deal. No prob.

[excaliburps]

Really? I think it is. When playing a map like Op Metro, you want a CQB loadout, which is very different from a map like Caspian Border.

Heck, even on the same map, sometimes you need different equipment, different guns, scopes, etc. and you'd want that as fast as possible to spawn in -- especially now that in BF4 there are team perks.

[Pandamobile]

Even on BF3's crappy UI, it doesn't take that long to swap about guns and attachments. Maybe 30 seconds to select a weapon and tweak the sights and attachments.

[excaliburps]

30 seconds is a looong time when you're hurrying to help your teammate capture an objective though.

Say you need a grenade launcher ASAP, sometimes going to the menu, fiddling around, etc. will be too late and your teammate (spawnpoint) would already be dead.

[lfPetrini]

Stop complaining, this isn't Call of Duty.

[TI_21]

No need for classes, however I'd like to have 4 presets for each individual weapon.
In BF3 I'm regularly switching between 3 weapon setups. With BF4 on the horizon I expect to change those even more because of the optical additions.

[Razputin]

Shut the fuck up exacliburps. You've obviously been playing BF3. So why complain now?

You want Call of Duty preset load outs, go play that.

So suck it up like your dad tells you too, and keep doing it the same way.

[user7402931]

i want this feature when i pop this in my ps4. dice make it happen.

[wannabe gamer]

its so easy and quick to make a loadout during a game that this isnt a huge deal.

[RobbyGrob]

Are you kidding? Battlefield is all about adapting to the situation with your load-out. Every time you re-spawn you're supposed to go over your last run, think of what you can do better, and change your load-out to reflect exactly what you intend to do this time around. In a game with as many weapons and attachments as BF4 you'll spend more time on the load-outs screen than on the battlefield with the lack of presets. I hated trying to find the perfect load-out in BF3. I just want the game to do this for me so i can focus on the actual fun instead, which is the fighting.

Extreme customization isn't fun for everyone. There is a limit to how small a detail i want to have to bother with. This is why i liked the BF 1943 remake so much; it had three classes with one load-out each. Just choose your play-type and hit the fight. BF: Bad Company 2 had the perfect maximum of stuff to unlock. Each weapon was different enough to actual make it worth it to try them all and find your favorite too.

In BF3 DICE started to add every weapon in existence for the sake of having every weapon in existence. That did NOT add to the fun at all. The actual practical differences between them is so small now that it's essentially like having the same gun with different models. I'd rather play a game where every weapon you have to choose from in each class is very different to use, than have 10 weapons of each "type" of weapon per class that does the exact same thing.

[joab777]

Dont other games do it?

[HeyImBen11]

Do other games have Battlelog?

[dcj0524]

Yes. Well starhawk, Mag, Call of Duty and homefront do.

[qzp]

i dont want to hear from a dev how hard it is. Figuring how how to make it work is what makes studios great

[SITH]

From what I understand, you CAN have preset weapon configurations, just not for each and every map. Just one configuration that would need to be altered for each every map per your needed play style.

Am I the only one reading that way? If that is the case, then nothing from BF3 has changed and I personally am good. Changing it would not be bad at all either.

[BabyTownFrolics]

rabble rabble 900p rabble rabble if killzone can do it rabble rabble holding back the PC rabble rabble greedy Rockstar with their micro transactions

this is the end of the world, if DICE cant make everyone happy they have failed

[TacticAce]

But isn it fun going to the cool 3d models of the weapons and seeing the different mods go on it? I think all of that work is going to lead to us not even using the menus to look at our guns. And I certainly do not want to do all of my changes via battlelog vs the new models they have added.

[GraveLord]

Well that sucks.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

It's all good, this isn't COD guys.. a gun change is all you need, and that takes 2 seconds,..
Certain guns do better long distance vs. close quarters.. and have the scopes, and grip, heavy, or silencer, set up in advance, accordingly.

[xKugo]

Wasn't a problem for me with BF3, isn't going to be a problem for me now. Doesn't take that long to change weapons and attachments in-game manually.

[elhebbo16]

yea I've put 300 hrs into BF3.. it never was problem for me since changing an attatchment or gadget took less than 5 seconds. and tbh preset loadouts wouldnt really work for me, I dont have one ideal loadout for ever class or situation ... if I did I would have over 40-50 loadouts, whats the point in going through all of them when I can just switch a couple attatchments on my m240b and be done with it.

[Bolts]

Would be nice but I guess Battlelog isn't build that way. Maybe something to think about for Battlelog 2.

[KiLLeRCLaM]

going to sleep now so I can wake up at 4am to play the beta!! watch above you Heli is gonna kill ya

[Nicholasgliss]

I just want to customize my clothes, boots and motorcycle.