In an interview with Eurogamer on Tuesday, June 24, DICE’s boss Karl-Magnus Troedsson discussed how the studio finds it puzzling why Battlefield fans seem to really want a continuation of the Battlefield: Bad Company series. According to Eurogamer, some fans were hoping for a Battlefield: Bad Company 3 instead of Battlefield Hardline .
” We hear those comments as well and see them, ” Troedsson told Eurogamer. “There were some people who were saying, ‘why are you building Hardline ? You should build Bad Company 3 instead. ‘”
Even though the Battlefield developer has heard the fans who wish for a new Bad Company title, it turns out there’s a bit of a problem regarding the development a new game for the spin-off series: DICE isn’t sure what players really liked about Bad Company , and so it is not sure how to go about developing a sequel.
” We take all this into account when we think about the future, and do franchise strategy, ” Troedsson said. ” But there’s one thing that lingers with Bad Company that we’ve been asking ourselves: what is it that the people really liked about Bad Company ? ”
” Some people say they found the multiplayer controls faster and more direct, ” he continued. ” Some people liked the single-player and the characters and the humour. People love different things about it. It’s starting to almost get to that place where, if we were to make a sequel to Bad Company , what would than even imply?
It’s scary to go back and try to remake an old fan favourite when actually no-one can really put their finger on what it is people love, ” Troedsson added. “Bringing back the characters and creating a great single-player out of that, sure, I can understand that.
But some people say this: the Bad Company 2 multiplayer is the best you’ve ever done. Okay, why is that? It’s hard for people to articulate what that is, which is actually hard for us. It would be hard to remake something like that. Can we do it? Of course. We have our theories when it comes to the multiplayer, ” he noted.
When specifically asked if DICE would develop another Bad Company title, Troedsson’s response was, “ well you’ll have to wait and see. ”
“The Bad Company sub brand is something we hold very near and dear. We’ll take that into account when we think about the future, ” he added. “ It’s never dead. You can always revive it, as with any TV series, movie or IP. It’s going to come down to, if people really want it and if a team inside my group really wants to build it, then sure. ”
[ Eurogamer ]