Battlefield Hardline’s First DLC Will Add Maps and More

Posted by at 3:32 pm on May 8, 2015

BattleField-HardlineAt least some of the contents of Battlefield Hardline’s first expansion have been revealed. Multiplayer producer Zach Mumbach recently said the DLC pack–Criminal Activity–will offer four new mutiplayer maps (no surprise there), two of which will be set during the night.

The setting for the new maps are California and Florida. Mumbach said the new maps will vary in size and offer “a little bit more” destructibility than existing environments. Even bigger maps are coming later, he teased.

Mumbach also detailed that Visceral has created the new maps with better visuals cues to let people know what’s destructible and what’s not. New vehicles will also be included with Criminal Activity, though planes are not on the list. “No planes,” Mumbach said. “I just don’t see how to work it into the fiction of what we’re doing.”

Battlefield Premium ($50) members will be able to play Criminal Activity two weeks before everyone else. However, Mumbach revealed that Visceral is planning to offer bonuses to everyone at launch (since everyone must apply an update for compatibility reasons, he said) in the form of a free gun.

What’s more, Mumbach explained that Visceral is currently exploring the possibility of allowing non-Premium members to try out DLC before they buy. However, he made no promises, and stressed that such an offer has various technical and policy-based issues that must be overcome first.

Mumbach was speaking during a fan podcast, so it’s not surprising that he didn’t divulge specific details about Criminal Activity. We’d expect those to instead come directly from Electronic Arts through an official announcement.

Looking beyond Criminal Activity, the Battlefield Hardline DLC release schedule includes:

Robbery — Summer 2015
Getaway — Fall 2015
Betrayal — Early 2016

Pricing has not been announced for people who buy Hardline’s expansions outside of the Premium offering.

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