Battlefield V Devs Say Female Characters Are "Here to Stay"

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EA Dice has heard the rustlings within the Battlefield community regarding historical accuracy and playable female characters in Battlefield V, but the devs say that these female leads and more aren’t going anywhere.

Since the reveal of Battlefield V that occurred a few days ago, a vocal portion of the community has expressed its dissatisfaction with some of what was shown, particularly how prominently a female soldier was displayed. That’s where the claims of historical accuracy came into play – despite the fact that it’s true women did serve in World War II – and EA Dice general manager Oskar Gabrielson took to Twitter to address some of these concerns.



Gabrielson continued and said that they at Dice want Battlefield V to “represent all those who were a part of the greatest drama in human history, and give players choice to choose and customize the characters they play.” He also said that one of the company’s goals is to create games that are “inclusive and diverse” while also pushing boundaries and ultimately making a fun game.

In a rebuttal to those who used historical accuracy as their argument’s anchor for why certain elements shouldn’t be included in Battlefield V, one of the most common responses has been to post the famous Battlefield 1 gif of soldiers using flamethrowers from the back of a horse. Gabrielson himself also shared the same reference and used it in his argument.


A female soldier was featured prominently in the trailer above, the preview that sparked much of this discussion since it was the first full look at the game that anyone had received.

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RaubenPosted:

I don't see the whole big issue who cares if they are in ?

XeCookiePosted:

Good to hear, dont know why so many people see something wrong with this lol before COD had all males I always questioned why they didnt have any females. More games need to do this.

ZydrinPosted:

Good. Female characters are always fun to use.

KixaPosted:

B_Ob The trailer is shit should be more mad about that


Most likely we will see more gameplay at E3 and imo the trailer looked great.

FOVPosted:

Do I want female soldiers? Not at all. Am I going to bash the fact that they're there? No. It's not my favorite, but a quick Google search will point out the fact that there were some female soldiers in WWII, thus remaining mostly historically accurate.

KnoticPosted:

I'll bet you'll seeing nothing but female soldiers upon this games release.

& I will love it.

Flat_Earth_SocietyPosted:

The trailer is shit should be more mad about that

KixaPosted:

I don't mind it at all honestly i understand its not historically accurate but this adds more customization imo.

OmittingCoderPosted:

Vancouver_Canucks
Reevy People get upset over the stupidest things lol


I think people find it irritating because it's historically inaccurate and with BF1 literally being a game based upon history and factual information it probably just frustrates people a little bit.


But it's not based upon history and factual information, it takes place during a historic time and that is it. Battlefield isn't meant to be realistic, it's meant to be fun and to do with the game whatever you please. People are literally complaining about MORE customization options in a video game.

GT-RPosted:

No reason to waste time being mad. There are better games to spend your money on anyway.