Hey,
Something we’ve noted recently is that you folks are super keen to know what the team is working on feature wise, both in the short term and longer term, as well as with regards to balance changes.
The list below is a very high-level breakdown of the features we have planned for DB, a (very) rough timeline of when we’ll be aiming to achieve them, and a list of the biggest balance issues we’re discussing at present.
The list is by no means exhaustive, but we hope it gives you some idea of the volume of work still to do and what we’re thinking about.
This will live on the VIP forum for a short time and then, all being well, we’ll open this thread up to the whole closed alpha.
Last updated 10/05/2013
Balance Work
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[li]Improved map flow, especially for smaller teams
[/li][li]Improvements to team identification and IFFs
[/li][li]Spawn time/mechanic tweaks
[/li][li]Tweaks to escort and carriable objective types
[/li][li]Improvements to differentiation between classes
[/li][li]Greater differentiation between weapons
[/li][li]Improved class viability
[/li][li]Continued movement tweaks
[/li][li]'Trick’ jumping pass
[/li][li]Collision and clutter pass
[/li][li]Improve hit feedback and status UI
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Feature List
Coming Soon
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[li]Store and monetization systems
[/li][li]VFX improvements
[/li][li]Performance improvements
[/li][li]Canary Wharf map
[/li][li]Character set three
[/li][li]Account progression
[/li][li]In-match progression rewards
[/li][li]End game screen
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Coming Later
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[li]Character set four
[/li][li]Maps six and seven
[/li][li]Anti-cheat
[/li][li]Matchmaking systems
[/li][li]Customized character skins
[/li][li]Achievements and Awards
[/li][li]Lobby system
[/li][li]Online profile stats
[/li][li]Server admin system
[/li][li]Context chat system
[/li][li]HUD improvements/re-work
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Coming in the Future
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[li]Demo viewing support
[/li][li]Improved spectator mode
[/li][li]Clan system
[/li][li]In-game tutorial
[/li][li]Party system
[/li][li]Additional matchmaking systems
[/li][li]Custom game sessions
[/li][li]Tournament and Ladder system
[/li][li]Additional game modes
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