Battlefield 4 Multiplayer

While the bulk of multiplayer still awaits to be seen (new maps, guns, modes,etc...) the current multiplayer is a well rounded powerhouse that can rightfully compete with Battlefield 3. That being said its still not up to the level that DICE and EA set for themselves with Bad Company 2.

Here's the breakdown

Graphics: Perhaps one of the best parts of the multiplayer if not the best part of the multiplayer. While most gamers don't necessarily appreciate the beauty of good graphics, I find it helps put me in the games universe. Albeit this game is technically in our universe. Anyways diverging from the point, Ultra settings on the PC are super beautiful; I mean like jizz in your pants kind of good. These graphics are easily on par with medium-high level graphics on a dialed up Crysis game. They're also super smooth provided you have enough VRAM to run all of it I'd recommend getting at least nvidia 600 series x2 cards and above. Graphics easily score a 9/10.

Gameplay: The core of this is beautiful, instead of the rigid class formula that was implemented in BF3; BF4 takes you back to the days of almost full customization. Allowing you to pick the weapons you desire on almost any class you desire. I'm back to using battle-esque rifles on Recon. Not much has really changed on game-play front. Frankly it didn't really need to, some minor tweaks to knifing and gun balance make this iteration a lot more enjoyable than the last. Sniping actually feels rewarding and vehicles are overall very balanced. I do find that mortars are a real pain in the ass at times. I mean they're a good weapon to have but they're completely unbalanced with limitless ammo pool and heavy damage. Some release maps are also really poorly designed for certain game modes. Hainan Resort is a good example, its incredibly hard for attackers to get anywhere past the first objective in rush when its an even team balance. Also in terms of destruction which we've all come to love, this one is still lacking compared to BC2, However, definitely an improvement to BF3. Gameplay gets an 8/10.

 

A clip from one of my favorite players. I do not own the rights to this

Sound: This one takes the cake. The sound is beautiful. Remember those reall unimpressive gun shots from BF3?Well firing that 50 cal M98B makes you feel like a man's man in this game. The sounds are just incredible. High fidelity sounds coupled with powerful gunplay makes you feel like a soldier in the field. It might render you a little deaf if you have your volume turned up high. But, what the hey we do it cause we love it! Sound gets a 10/10 for blowing my expectations straight out of the water.

Replay Value: This is important for any multiplayer game. If something gets old real quick then it loses interest real fast. While many players were disuaged by the horrible releases servers and client errors abound I really feel that in the past week or so EA/DICE have surprisingly delivered some fast and quick fixes to problems. Is that to say all bugs have been eradicated? Heck no and that in my opinion is still effecting replay value for me. But, with plenty of unlocks, achievements and awards to be had. Along with a solid community of friendly players BF4 has a good history to look forward to.
This gets a 7/10 simply for poor handling of release.

Battlefield 4 Multiplayer gets a 8.5/10 . A super solid release compared to perhaps the biggest debacle in the battlefield series BF3.

If you haven't already picked up your copy I highly recommend it this time around. I was disappointed with BF4 Beta but so far this is looking to be a great release both for EA and for DICE.