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Battlefield 6 Skins Will “Fit the Universe,” Says Producer (Exclusive)

Battlefield 6’s producers spoke exclusively to ComicBook about the approach they are taking to skins and cosmetics.

comicbook.com

At a recent preview event, I got to sit down with David Sirland, Senior Producer at DICE, and Alexia Christofi, Producer at DICE, to talk about Battlefield 6. For my very last question, I asked them pretty directly what their stance on skins will be. Will it be like Battlefield 2042 which was more tasteful and fitting or will it be like Call of Duty that has characters from Dune, Beavis and Butthead, and The Terminator all running around? According to them, they want to make sure things feel grounded and authentic to this game's aesthetic.

"What I will say is what's really important to us is that things feel grounded, and we want people to express themselves and to have cool skins and peacock in a way like 'I look pretty cool and I have this great weapon skin,'" said Christofi. "But we want it to feel authentic to the franchise, that's the approach we're thinking."

Sirland took it a step further and emphasized the importance of how characters look when it comes to classes. Players need to be able to identify who is who on the battlefield and the team has gone to great lengths to create identifiers on the models, so therefore, the skins need to fit their universe.

"That's also part of the class identity, how you look, probably more how you think you look than how you actually see someone," said Sirland. "We have this shoulder identifier [for classes], like with Recon, it's three antennas [near their shoulder], similar to Battlefield 3."

He continued to say certain aspects of different classes aren't allowed to be interchangeable to avoid confusion.

"For example, there is a ghillie material on the Recon skins, and they're not used on the other [classes] to really emphasize the differences," he said. "There are some rules there, but it's looser rules than 'It's always going to look like this.' But it needs to feel like it fits the universe, because part of why I think we're getting good feedback here is because it feels like 3 and 4, in a sense, where it fits. I think that's really important."

 

[HAYA8U5A]

 

[MayauMiao]

Please no celebrities.

 

[demigod]

No more woke bullshit like 5?

 

[ByWatterson]

No I want Doja Cat Tracer Pak

 

[Rockondevil]

I got a mate that's extremely against crazy skins, so he'll be happy.
I personally don't mind either way. I'd rock a Nicki Minaj, but I won't miss it if it isn't there either.

 

[Branded]

Please no celebrities.

But how will I express myself if I can't run around as The Weeknd or the singer of Maroon 5?????

 

[T-800]

Aha till next big patch trailer looks good tho.

 

[salva]

They'll keep it grounded at release... but I bet a couple months later, the bs skins, gun camos and attachments will come in. There's no way they wont wanna sell and make money from the degenerates that buy that shit

 

[Gp1]

I'll believe when I see it.

Still the same Dice that pulled this shit on fans...

Battlefield 5 Launch Party Mocked Fan Criticisms

A large screen at the Battlefield 5 launch party showed a handful of quotes ostensibly from fans who were deeply critical of the game's marketing and presentation.

www.gamerevolution.com

 

[cormack12]

Here we go

 

[MayauMiao]

They'll keep it grounded at release... but I bet a couple months later, the bs skins, gun camos and attachments will come in. There's no way they wont wanna sell and make money from the degenerates that buy that shit

They should make it so that the dumb Cardi B skins only can be seen by the buyer while everyone else will see it as a normal soldier.

 

[digimaster7]

They'll keep it grounded at release... but I bet a couple months later, the bs skins, gun camos and attachments will come in. There's no way they wont wanna sell and make money from the degenerates that buy that shit

there's really only so much variation that you can do to a gun skin to make it "grounded"… even just a stock gun with pink color is not "grounded" anymore.

I think a good middleground is a toggle to disable people's dumb weapon skin

 

[Mattyp]

Eh couldn't give a shit if they do or not, same as CoD I don't spend my money on it or pay any attention to it.

All that matters is the gameplay.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[dezzy8]

I love the character skins in cod. The gun camos is what annoys me.

 

[Codiox]

I love the character skins in cod. The gun camos is what annoys me.

So you are one of the weirdos that love this?

GTFO!

 

[Superposition]

Thank god.

 

[Small John McCarthy]

How will Patrick Söderlund explain this to his daughter? I'm not getting any sleep tonight now.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Good. It completely takes me out of the intense battles when you see some wanker running around dressed as a cat or something from a horror movie.

 

[MiguelItUp]

So you are one of the weirdos that love this?

GTFO!

It's weird to like dumb fun? That's even weirder to me, personally.

I get some folks may not like it, but it's clear it's making them money, which is why they keep doing them.

Battlefield has never done anything of the sort, sure that could've changed, but I don't really see that happening. Especially in a fully paid title that isn't free. Now, the free component assuming BR will still be present, will need monetization so they can make something off of free players. So, hopefully for the sake of those scared of ridiculousness don't clutch their pearls, lol.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

It's weird to like dumb fun? That's even weirder to me, personally.

I get some folks may not like it, but it's clear it's making them money, which is why they keep doing them.

Battlefield has never done anything of the sort, sure that could've changed, but I don't really see that happening. Especially in a fully paid title that isn't free. Now, the free component assuming BR will still be present, will need monetization so they can make something off of free players. So, hopefully for the sake of those scared of ridiculousness don't clutch their pearls, lol.

To be honest, although I'd rather they didn't lean into the more ridiculous skins. If it helps keep the content (maps, guns etc.) free in the game then sure, make some really shit looking skins. I want an option to turn them off though in the settings, as it ruins the immersion.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Fuck, I had hopes for a Mr Bean Skin with a light up dildo strapped to his head.

 

[MiguelItUp]

To be honest, although I'd rather they didn't lean into the more ridiculous skins. If it helps keep the content (maps, guns etc.) free in the game then sure, make some really shit looking skins. I want an option to turn them off though in the settings, as it ruins the immersion.

The option to turn them off would be nice, is certainly possible, and would be an easy fix for those not wanting to see them. But for whatever reason they don't care to do that.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

Lol. Let's see how long that lasts.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

The option to turn them off would be nice, is certainly possible, and would be an easy fix for those not wanting to see them. But for whatever reason they don't care to do that.

Because people won't buy them if they know others can turn them off. Those skins are for self-absorbed loosers who want to show off in a videogame. The skins also act as an ad for the skin and the shop itself.

 

[cireza]

So these guys actually know what size is the universe ? That's amazing.

 

[mayham2199]

I'll believe when I see it.

Still the same Dice that pulled this shit on fans...

Battlefield 5 Launch Party Mocked Fan Criticisms

A large screen at the Battlefield 5 launch party showed a handful of quotes ostensibly from fans who were deeply critical of the game's marketing and presentation.

www.gamerevolution.com

To be fair in 2021 the head of Respawn took over Battlefield so someone new is in charge at least.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Because people won't buy them if they know others can turn them off. Those skins are for self-absorbed loosers who want to show off in a videogame. The skins also act as an ad for the skin and the shop itself.

That's exactly it. Why would they turn off their ads/money makers?

Still, would be cool if there was an option for players, but you know, they don't care about that, lol. Money over all.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

But for whatever reason they don't care to do that.

Whatever reason?
The reason is so obvious I don't understand why anyone thinks bringing this up is a valid "fix" of some kind.
Spending money on cosmetics that no one will see because you can just turn them off, means an obvious drastic reduction in sales because it makes them pointless.
This means going back to paid update packs, which means going back to fragmenting the player base, which means going back o people dropping the game because their experience is worse than the people paying.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Whatever reason?
The reason is so obvious I don't understand why anyone thinks bringing this up is a valid "fix" of some kind.
Spending money on cosmetics that no one will see because you can just turn them off, means an obvious drastic reduction in sales because it makes them pointless.
This means going back to paid update packs, which means going back to fragmenting the player base, which means going back o people dropping the game because their experience is worse than the people paying.

That's exactly it. Why would they turn off their ads/money makers?

Still, would be cool if there was an option for players, but you know, they don't care about that, lol. Money over all.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

It was directed at everyone who keeps bringing up that option as some kind of "easy fix"; it's ridiculous to even consider.

 

[MiguelItUp]

It was directed at everyone who keeps bringing up that option as some kind of "easy fix"; it's ridiculous to even consider.

I mean, theoretically it is, but in this context it isn't because they don't want to for obvious reasons, haha.