We have since resolved this issue, and we’re not anticipating that you’ll experience this same problem after the Open Beta. This is unintentional, and for those who have access to extra hardware that enables you to record and share gameplay, please do! Our Beta is fully open to be posted and shown online, even through Early Access.
We’re confident that we’ve addressed the underlying issues that caused this to take place in our full release testing, but during the Open Beta if you run into this rare issue, please just leave the server and rejoin so that you can get back to experiencing our gameplay. There are very specific, and rare circumstances in which players can find that the visual effect associated with the EMP Blast will persist after death, and can last through the remainder of the round.We otherwise encourage you all to make use of the Ping functionality in the game, as well as to Squad up in Parties on Console, or join us over on the Battlefield Discord if you’re looking to chat whilst playing. We’re working to have this available in the full release, including for Players who are squadding up Cross Platform.
Console players will otherwise find options for this in the Video Settings, and we’re tracking positively against restoring this on PC ahead of time for the full release. We observed that it was causing issues that we weren’t happy with. We’ve disabled this feature on PC for the Open Beta.If all goes well, we’ll look to show you the complete Commorose that otherwise didn’t make this build. In the Open Beta, you’ll be able to play with our Ping feature, and use the Right Shoulder button, or Q on PC, to ping locations, and enemy targets, with supporting VO that helps to reference to your Squad what’s being highlighted. Battlefield Veterans will be familiar with this staple of the gameplay experience.
You will not experience the full range of supporting functionality for PlayStation 5 controllers during this Open Beta, which is otherwise presently being developed and tested for possible inclusion later down the road.We’re making great progress on our plans to have this feature fully available at launch, and we’ll keep you updated on our progress towards that goal. During the Open Beta, you will not be able to squad up with players on different platforms, but you will encounter players from other platforms.