Battle Royale Begins Labs Testing: 100 Players, 25 Squads
Battlefield Labs began testing a Battle Royale mode built on Battlefield's core mechanics : 100 players, 25 four-player squads, a new destruction-focused map. Key elements: class-based squadplay, tactical destruction, vehicle combat, and an instant-kill ring. Players level up through missions and combat to unlock class traits while looting weapons across five tiers, gadgets, and strike packages.
"There's no jumping in and out of it, no using it for cover, no walking through it — if you get caught in it, you are done." — The Battlefield Team, on the Battle Royale ring
What the Labs test covers:
Format : 100 players in 25 four-player squads
New map : destruction-focused, Battle Royale-specific
Core mechanics : class-based squadplay, tactical destruction, vehicle combat
Instant-kill ring : no tanking it, no hiding inside
Progression : missions + combat unlock class traits
Loot : weapons across five tiers, gadgets, strike packages