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A player character is considered wounded or downed when they lose all of their health points after being deployed. For a period of time thereafter, the player may be revived and help to return to battle. The character is considered dead when the revive window expires, or the character is killed by certain means that do not provide such a window.
Critically Wounded[]
In earlier Battlefield games (first introduced in Battlefield 2 alongside defibrillators) with the defibrillator or an equivalent revival gadget, a player is considered critically wounded for 15 seconds after losing all of their HP. A downed soldier can call for a medic, and very little else. If a medic does not revive the downed soldier in time, the soldier dies and is considered killed. Until those 15 seconds has passed, the player keeps their reinforcement ticket, if used by the game mode.
Wounded player characters will drop their kit, allowing it to be picked up by other players, (sometimes by accident). If revived, the player will recover their kit, no matter where it may have fallen, unless it has been picked up. Otherwise, they will receive the nearest dropped kit.
In Refractor-era games, wounded players may change Customization, and choose an alternate spawn point. This feature is removed from Battlefield 1 onward.
Killcam[]
- Main article: Killcam
Beginning with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, wounded players may see a Killcam. However, the player may still be revived while their revive period is active.
Skip revive[]
Since Battlefield 1, wounded players may choose to skip a revive.
Bleeding out[]
In Battlefield V, the wounded will bleed out, giving them an opportunity to spot enemy players or warn of bad situations. Wounded players can choose to call a medic by pressing Fire, and can briefly prolong their revival window by holding Fire. Should the last surviving player in a squad be wounded, any wounded squadmates will expire, preventing other Medic teammates from reviving them.
In a departure from previous games, both Medics and non-medic Squadmates can bring players back from a downed state, the former using the permanently-equipped Syringe and the latter using the more lengthy process of Buddy Revive.
Also in Battlefield V, Incendiary Grenades can be thrown onto downed enemies to greatly reduce their bleed out time - when burning, text on the screen will indicate a downed player is "burning out".
In Battlefield 2042, players can now warn other players with in-game voice responses if it is safe to approach. Taking no action results in no call-outs; pressing or holding Interact will issue a "medic request" call and chat message; pressing Jump will issue a "stay away" call, and holding Jump will skip to the next deployment.
Killed[]
When killed, the player character has expired or committed suicide, and has been removed from the battlefield. The player character can no longer be revived, and will soon be directed to the deployment screen. On game modes where reinforcement tickets are used, being killed expends a ticket. On game modes where tickets are not used, the player may be allowed to spectate the rest of the match.
Certain scenarios may also cause a player character to be instantly removed from action, with the message "You have been killed," or some variant. The player character cannot be revived by any means.
In earlier games, first-person view is disabled, and the player only sees the surroundings near where they died. At this point, a spawn screen appears, allowing the player to select a spawn point and respawn if possible. The player can also use their loadout screen, text chat or leave the game.
In later games, the player progresses to the deployment screen after a short moment in the killcam stage. Since Battlefield 1, the player can skip to the deployment screen, confirming that they do not wish to be revived.
Spectating[]
In earlier games, players that do not (or cannot) respawn can continue spectating. Certain games, servers, or gamemodes may restrict what a spectating player can see, or may return the player to the spawn screen after some time.
Players who join mid-round are also considered spectating until they use a spawn point and enter battle.
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