Support NeoGAF

DeathSparks · Jun 25, 2016

This might be old news since this article was posted a few days ago, but I just found out about this.

Quite unexpectedly, DICE announced a new Battlefield 4 feature: a user interface overhaul. The new user interface will make its debut on Battlefield 4 and will be applied to Battlefield Hardline and the upcoming Battlefield 1.

The core of the new user interface seems to be to decouple the use of a web browser to find and join games. Instead, players will find and join servers in-game with the new BF4 UI. The way it used to be with all Battlefield games, up until BF3.
The new BF4 UI will also include a recommendation engine to suggest maps, modes, and more, and will make it easier to play and squad up with friends.
As DICE puts it, The new Battlefield user interface is designed to improve the experience of playing with friends and to bring relevant content to your attention.
Last week during the Battlefield 1 E3 showcase, the game did not have an open web browser on the PC, suggesting that it wont be launched and managed from the browser with Battlelog like BF4 and BF3.
The new user interface is currently being tested by a limited group of players and should be added to Battlefield 4 later this Summer.

Source: http://bf4central.com/2016/06/bf4-ui/

Deleted member 325805 · Jun 25, 2016

That's huge, I hated the Battlelog.

darkwing-buck · Jun 25, 2016

I hate battlelog.

KINGofCRA5H · Jun 25, 2016

Cool. Now bring this to Battlefront

Storm360 · Jun 25, 2016

Thank god, battlelog is annoying as hell.

Caesar III · Jun 25, 2016

Yeah nice, the browser stuff was crap

Nokterian · Jun 25, 2016

Well damn dice this is splendid news indeed. I have to say the new UI in battlefield 1 looked slick and clean less cluttered also browsing in game? Yes please!

Brutalitops · Jun 25, 2016

You know what.

Battlefield 4 has been one of the best handled post release games of all time.

Obviously the release itself was something else, but that has well and truly been made up for.

NameGenerated · Jun 25, 2016

Damn, Battlelog is great.

EL CUCO · Jun 25, 2016

Thank God.

Dot-N-Run · Jun 25, 2016

I really hope this means I can actually change my pre-set loadouts in game now.

5taquitos · Jun 25, 2016

We've come full circle.

Pakoe · Jun 25, 2016

Wtf, about damn time. Always said the whole battlelog thing was horrible, glad to see this happen.

Nokterian · Jun 25, 2016

NameGenerated said:
Damn, Battlelog is great.

Battlelog is a mess, always have been why do i need to be in browser like chrome to play a game? It never made sense all shooters i ever played have a in-game browser.

Alienous · Jun 25, 2016

Battlelog was pointless. Plugins and synchronisation issues for what?

A.D. Skinner · Jun 25, 2016

Any pictures? Maybe examples for BF1 to see what we can expect?

I hope this also makes it easier to find shorter games. Loved it at launch with 200 ticket matches but they're all 500+ now and take years.

Protein · Jun 25, 2016

Thank God. Battlelog was garbage. Thank you EA DICE.

THEaaron · Jun 25, 2016

Shame. Battlelog pretty awesome.
But if it is even better I'll gladly take it.

TheRed · Jun 25, 2016

Fuck yes, Day one for BF1. Hate Battlelog.

DeathSparks · Jun 25, 2016

A.D. Skinner said:
Any pictures? Maybe examples for BF1 to see what we can expect?

I hope this also makes it easier to find shorter games. Loved it at launch with 200 ticket matches but they're all 500+ now and take years.

At the BF1 showcase at E3, the game was running on PC's and didn't have a web browser.

Can't find any pictures but I'm guessing it's much like Bad Company 2 where the single player and multiplayer are launched within the game rather than a browser.

sammyCYBORG · Jun 25, 2016

When I said Battlelog was shit when 3 came out a lot of people said it was the future.

Suck it, suckers.

Firebrand · Jun 25, 2016

The one thing I like with the current Battlelog browser setup is that you can queue and the game will let you know when you've been connected and loaded the map.

I think they could achieve the same thing with an in-game browser though.

Ikuu · Jun 25, 2016

Battlelog was fine.

Caffeine · Jun 25, 2016

battlelog was a piece of shit

Megasoum · Jun 25, 2016

Well that's too bad... I really loved Battlelog. Was great to use on a second screen.

jediyoshi · Jun 25, 2016

Huh, I'll miss not having to load up the game to start browsing servers immediately.

sammyCYBORG said:
When I said Battlelog was shit when 3 came out a lot of people said it was the future.

Suck it, suckers.

Only took a bit of time inbetween.

Vital Tundra · Jun 25, 2016

Finally. Battle log was such an odd decision.

InquisitorAles · Jun 25, 2016

Thank god, i didn't played in battlefield games much mainly because batllelog, i want to play game without using browser.

Visualante2 · Jun 25, 2016

This was the most moronic thing DICE has done since they dropped mod support. Glad they gave up.

NullPointer · Jun 25, 2016

Megasoum said:
Well that's too bad... I really loved Battlelog. Was great to use on a second screen.

As an optional use for a second screen it would have been great. Forcing the issue is what made it a problem.

Rygar 8 Bit · Jun 25, 2016

battlelog is rad i leave it open all the time and if i feel like playing a match i just pop over to that and join my favorite server play a match or two and quit out its very convenient

Megasoum · Jun 25, 2016

Rygar 8 Bit said:
battlelog is rad i leave it open all the time and if i feel like playing a match i just pop over to that and join my favorite server play a match or two and quit out its very convenient

Agree... It's so much smoother and faster than a clumsy ingame browser.

Mixolydian · Jun 25, 2016

Brutalitops said:
You know what.

Battlefield 4 has been one of the best handled post release games of all time.

Obviously the release itself was something else, but that has well and truly been made up for.

Yup. For all the hate it received, it deserves equal amounts of praise IMO.

OrlanisWorks · Jun 25, 2016

Better late then never, I guess.

BaronMonstro · Jun 25, 2016

Really pleased by this, never really got the hang of Battlelog and always just seemed to not work and give me issues.

Blam · Jun 25, 2016

It really shouldn't have taken this long to do this.

Kysen · Jun 25, 2016

Years too late, using a web browser to find servers was always a bad idea. They finally came to their senses.

Unknown One · Jun 25, 2016

Good, Battlelog was a useless piece of shit.

MrTroubleMaker · Jun 25, 2016

paperspace · Jun 25, 2016

Battlelog is the best server browser I've dealt with, imo. It's a shame if a slow and basic in-game browser replaces it, but yeah that remains to be seen.

I see a lot of complaints regarding Battlelog though, what are people having issues with specifically?

jediyoshi · Jun 25, 2016

Kysen said:
Years too late, using a web browser to find servers was always a bad idea. They finally came to their senses.

What are the benefits of needing to load up the game and have it running to actively search for servers? I found that trade off ontop of running scripts over Battlelog preferable to any ingame customization UI/server browser.

LelouchZero · Jun 25, 2016

I love that they're going back to an in-game UI.

The browser based server browser has bothered me since Battlefield 3, I always wished they would go back to an in-game one like in Battlefield Bad Company 2 and now they're finally doing it, I'm very happy about this.

TheAssist · Jun 25, 2016

So whats the complaint about battlelog?

That its fast and efficient and has more options than any other server browser I know?

I mean honestly? What the problem. I just dont get the complaints.

Its incredibly fast. Its easy to navigate. It plays into all the strengths of the PC platform considering its a multi platform release. You can have a huge amount of customization for your search. It offers you the option to do all the stuff you can do in game (character customization, load out. etc.) in your browser.
It also serves as a stats, news and community hub.

I dont understand people.

SOR5 · Jun 25, 2016

Hey, thats really cool, good on you DICE

Elitist1945 · Jun 25, 2016

I actually like Battlelog and searching for servers on the web. No complaints about this change, though.

P44 · Jun 25, 2016

Brutalitops said:
You know what.

Battlefield 4 has been one of the best handled post release games of all time.

Obviously the release itself was something else, but that has well and truly been made up for.

It's like when I thought, yeah they've made up for it, they keep going

Mathezar · Jun 25, 2016

While I prefer an in-game server browser, I really like Battlelog for what it offers on top of this, like you can tinker around with options and look over your stats while you're away. I hope the two can co-exist in some form.

Amauri14 · Jun 25, 2016

Good. Battlelog was trash anyway.

ipukespiders · Jun 25, 2016

PS4 player here. So what I am reading is that PC users had to browse for games outside of the actual game, in a web browser?

Elitist1945 · Jun 25, 2016

ipukespiders said:
PS4 player here. So what I am reading is that PC users had to browse for games outside of the actual game, in a web browser?

Yup. You'd search for a match on the website, click join, and then the game would load right into the multiplayer match.

Support NeoGAF

Battlefield 4 is getting a new UI (Will also apply to Hardline and Battlefield 1)

Member

Deleted member 325805

Unconfirmed Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Had his dog run over by Blizzard's CEO

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Jaguar 64-bit

Banned

Member

Banned

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Similar threads