Delays are typically never received with a warm reception. When developers settle on a release date, it’s always subject to change. However, there’s a good share of people out there that don’t take change well at all. Battlefield V developer, EA DICE, announces the game’s delay today with some meaningful insight as to how the team arrived to this point.

In short, the development team concluded that it needed more time. Based on feedback from players around the world at Gamescom and E3 2018, there’s more work to be done. Despite the fact that they won “Best Multiplayer Game” at both shows, multiple sources of critique on gameplay features have driven the delay. Here’s their full statement:

Today, we’re announcing that Battlefield V will have a new launch date – November 20, 2018. I wanted to give you a little bit of insight into how we arrived at this new date. Over the summer, we’ve had tens of thousands of players get their hands on the game during our Closed Alphas and at E3 and Gamescom – where we were honored to receive the awards for Best Multiplayer Game at both shows.

You have told us that you are seeing an increased focus on squad play come through, you are also feeling the difference in our revamped player movement and we are getting a lot of positive feedback for our improved weapons handling. You’ve also spurred us to make some meaningful improvements to the core gameplay experience, including adjusting the gameplay tempo, improving soldier visibility and reducing player friction. You’ll see a lot of these reflected in our Open Beta that starts on September 6.

We believe we have one of the best Battlefield games ever on our hands.  A game that will deliver on an emotional journey through the return of unseen single player War Stories, a deep multiplayer experience, Battle Royale, along with our new live service, Tides of War – a journey across multiple theaters of WW2 and designed to keep our community together.

With the Open Beta just around the corner, we are excited about the millions of you who will join us and experience the game. And we fully expect to see even more feedback coming our way. And that’s why we’re moving our launch date. We’re going to take the time to continue to make some final adjustments to core gameplay, and to ensure we really deliver on the potential of Tides of War. We know moving the launch date means that we all have to wait a little longer. But we’re going to take our time to make sure we get it right.

Thank you for your continued passion and support.  We can’t wait to see you on the battlefield in just a few days.”

This isn’t completely terrible news. First things first, developer DICE is focused on making Battlefield V the next biggest entry in the franchise. They’re focused on giving the community the best they have, and if that means the launch date has been moved to a later date – so be it. That does take more patience however. Furthermore, Battlefield V will arrive as we head into the holiday season. So why not treat yourself or a loved one (yourself, duh) with an advanced edition of the game?

Based on the announcement made by EA DICE, are you furious about the delay or do you see where they’re coming from? Should the Battlefield community received an earlier warning? Let us know what you think in the comments section below or start a conversation on DFTG Facebook page. To stay up to date on gaming news as it happens, follow us on Twitter! Here’s some of our latest:

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Battlefield V will arrive on November 20th, 2018 instead of its original October 19th date.