DICE is taking up the now-gen buzzword with Battlefield 3 being all about “accessibility”. I can hear the groans already, so don’t get your combat panties in a bunch just yet – the game modes you know and love are still in, now there’s just something for everybody.<\/p>\n
“The mindset at DICE during the development of Battlefield 2 was pretty much: ‘Play the game our way, or play something else,’” lead multiplayer designer Lars Gustavsson says in a Q&A over on the Battlefield Blog.<\/a><\/p>\n “Now, we have made a conscious effort to reverse that mentality. The goal with Battlefield 3 is to offer a vast variety of gameplay experiences and to be inviting to everyone. We’re not telling you how to play the game. You choose.<\/p>\n “We’re still super proud of [Rush and Conquest], but going into Battlefield 3 we had a frank discussion about our mindset. We discussed the strengths of Battlefield and ended up with a lot of interesting questions.<\/p>\n “Does teamplay have to be squad based, or can it be in a more general sense of playing together? Am I less of a gamer if I don’t want to play in squads? If I want Team Deathmatch? If I want infantry only gameplay?<\/p>\n “Conquest and Rush game modes are back, bolder and more beautiful than ever. Complementing these with Team Deathmatch means there are now even more ways to play Battlefield. From all-out vehicle warfare to tight infantry combat, it’s all about your current mood and your preferred play style,” he adds.<\/p>\n As long as they haven’t nixed squads altogether, I’m cool with that.<\/p>\n