There have been increased rumors about EA DICE's upcoming installment, "Battlefield 5." The latest rumors concerns a job listing on the company's website soliciting for a Combat Gameplay Designer, strongly indicating that the combat mechanics will get a revamp.
EA DICE's highly anticipated game is in development, and it is slated for a release in late 2016. There is also information that the game will be set in World War I. However, fans are frequently treated with details from the game developers themselves, including the development director at EA DICE confirming openly that he would be moving on to the next "Battlefield" title after "Star Wars Battlefront."
With regard to the announced position, EA job listing website reads, "We are now looking for Combat Gameplay Designer. As Combat Gameplay Designer at DICE you play a crucial role when it comes to the quality of the combat gameplay and delivery of design specifications for combat systems."
Furthermore, the Combat Gameplay Designer will be responsible for guiding the technical designers and collaborating with level designers, animators, and other disciplines. EA DICE's official website outlines responsibilities someone in such a position would have, such as overseeing the quality of the combat gameplay to make sure that the gameplay space and combat system work in harmony.
Most importantly, the Combat Gameplay Designer has an objective to refurbish the combat mechanics, since the listing asks an applicant to have some experience in "designing core combat gameplay from the ground up." Seemingly, the position is not suited for someone who just plays games in the FPS genre, but is actually for a person who is experienced in designing such games.
In fact, the job listing asks the applicant to possess more than five years game design experience from action/FPS games within that period has shipped AAA titles for consoles for the aforementioned genres.
It does not come as a surprise for EA DICE to set such high standards for the applicants. "Battlefield" is not only one of the company's strongest IPs but also goes head-to-head with "Call of Duty," which will reportedly receive a new game of its own this year.
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