Battlefield Play4Free/Version History

This page is a Version History of all of the updates regarding Battlefield Play4Free.

2011/02/14 Web and Game Update
A forum post was made by Silvanoshi (Chris Murphy, the community representative for Battlefield Play4Free) on the Battlefield Play4Free Official Site concerning what was changed in this update, fixing server connectivity issues that players were having during the closed beta.

2011/02/24 Web and Game Update
The second update, as posted in the forums by Silvanoshi, was geared towards improving the user HUD in-game and fixing some minor bugs that were found.

2011/03/10 Web and Game Update
A third update was released in preparation for the Open Beta that would start on April 4th, as posted by Silvanoshi, mainly ironing out over 85 bugs that were found.

2011/03/10 Web Update
Another post was made the same day by Silvanoshi about an update for the site, making it easier to locate friends on other servers.

2011/03/17 Game Update
A fourth update to the game was released, as Silvanoshi posted, that fixed client and server-side issues in performance that were addressed.

2011/03/31 Web Update
An update to the web browser was released, as Silvanoshi detailed, that updated the appearance to the game menu, as well as making the weapon store easier to understand. Veterans of Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 1943 were also granted access to the closed beta.

2011/04/01 Game Update - Bug crush Splatterhouse
The game was updated again to remove around 100 bugs to improve stability as the Open Beta was just days away. Silvanoshi gave an overview of the changes in this post.

2011/04/05 Game Update
Silvanoshi posted in the Forums that many updates would be occurring over the next few months as the game moves from beta to release, with this update fixing minor bugs in the site and game.

2011/04/26 Web Update
This update, as Silvanoshi noted, improved the game's store menu and added a hover effect for weapons and items in the store.

2011/05/03 Game Update
This patch improved game performance, and added in tweaks like HUD icons for player requesting service like ammunition, medkits, or repairs that would show up on player's screens that had what the requester needed and it also brought the return of the Motion Sensor's ping when enemies are discovered in its range.

2011/05/10 Game Update
This update fixed issues players were having with gaining XP in-game, but not receiving it once they exited.

2011/05/16 Web Update
This update focused on updating the menu system and store to improve its use and also to fix issues players were having with not being the correct level.

2011/05/17 Game and Web Update
This update brought in 10 new weapons into the game, including Holosight versions of the STG77AUG, the UMP45, and the M249 SAW, as well as an Enhanced Scope M95 with two magnification levels on its scope, with an addition of six regular-sighted Elite weapons including the SCAR-L, the MP5, the SVU-A, the MG36, the SPAS-15, and the P226.

2011/05/31 Game and Web Update
This update added four new weapons: the M4A1, the UZI, the M240B, and a Holosight-scoped M14 EBR. It also added new scoring functions such as receiving points for planting tracer darts, spotting kill assists, and passenger kill assists.

2011/06/09 Basrah Update
The new map, Basra was moved out of the PTE and made available for the regular game for all players.