A classic Battlefield 2 map getting remade for Battlefield 4

DICE has finally revealed which classic Battlefield map will be getting remade for Battlefield 4 as part of the Classic Map Project.​

Following an open poll that included a number of classic Battlefield maps, the developer has decided that Battlefield 2‘s Dragon Valley map will be getting the upgrade treatment.​

“With the Community Map Project catering to the wills of the majority (which tend to like predominately infantry based play) – we wanted to make sure the classic map project would cater to our equally important veteran & vehicle-players,” the developer explained.​

The decision was made based on a number of factors (not just the poll): The map has not been re-imagined before, is a truly classic map (before Bad Company 2), and is a large vehicle-based map.​

“We spent some time playing all the maps at the top of the poll results to get refreshed on just how these maps felt in-game as well as what they looked like,” DICE explained. “We were not only looking to just re-imagine the maps visually – we also would like the gameplay of the map to be similar to the old version. You should get that same feel for the game as you did back then.​

“One issue with our Dragon Valley pick was Battlefield 2’s really limited draw distance & fog, which enabled players to sneak around and get that “classic” conquest flag cap rotation in a relatively narrow map. This posed some problems to us as our draw distance in Battlefield 4 more or less covers the full map. We were able to address this through the use of more foliage, a cloud layer and a taller, more fitting terrain.​

It was also confirmed that repairable bridges will also be included in the reimagined version.​

Dragon Valley is currently available on the Community Test Environment in Conquest Large. The map will be released across all platforms for free once testing is complete.


Source: Reddit​