# A message from Creative Director Lars Gustavsson **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835 "2013-11-08T09:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fungusdread](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@fungusdread](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/fungusdread)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/21 "2013-11-08T12:02:00Z")
Hi there Mr Lars 😃 As an avid Batllefield player (Not a very good player) who participated in the Beta i was wondering, as you do on a Friday morning-ish, whether you have any of those old, new Origin Pc’s that are gathering dust in the depths of DICE HQ, somewhere…you would like rid of, i would like to offer a good and loving home for one of them. Missus Fungus has allowed me a small corner of the living room, next to the telly, that i could use for said PC. Many thanks. Fungus. It’s a good game BF4, well done. ---
**Author:** ![Asura\_Kinkaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@Asura\_Kinkaid](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Asura_Kinkaid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/22 "2013-11-08T12:06:00Z")
still no acknowledgement of constant stutter / cpu spikes? ---
**Author:** ![NoTouchGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e8c25b/32.png) [@NoTouchGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NoTouchGoon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/23 "2013-11-08T12:28:00Z")
non-english win 8.1 user are getting error from DirectX. It’s Unicode-related problem. they can solve the problem by changing system locale to english then they,however, get another error from another program. ---
**Author:** ![cestcomi](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@cestcomi](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/cestcomi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/24 "2013-11-08T12:37:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _NoTouchGoon said:_ > non-english win 8.1 user are getting error from DirectX.It’s Unicode-related problem. they can solve the problem by changing system locale to english then they,however, get another error from another program. My stuff: Windows 7 64b UP-TO-DATE - 8GB DDR Corsair - Asus GTX 770 - SSD Samsung 840 pro 256GB - Corsair HX650W **EDIT IN REPLY TO:** \* \* > [@](#): > > _NoTouchGoon said:_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _cestcomi said:_ > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > _NoTouchGoon said:_ > > > _non-english win 8.1 user are getting error from DirectX. **It’s Unicode-related problem. they can solve the problem by changing system locale to english then they,however, get another error from another program.** _ > > > > \ ***My stuff:** > > > > Windows 7 64b UP-TO-DATE\*\* - 8GB DDR Corsair - Asus GTX 770 - SSD Samsung 840 pro 256GB - Corsair HX650W\* > > _your problem is not my own. different one. our problem is messaged by "m\_dxgiFactory-\>CreateSwapChain( m\_device, &sd, &screen-\>swapChain"_ THOSE ASSHOLES HAVE DELETED MY PREVIOUS POST. THIS COMMENT HAS NO MORE SENSE. ..I.. ---
**Author:** ![NoTouchGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e8c25b/32.png) [@NoTouchGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/NoTouchGoon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/25 "2013-11-08T13:05:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _cestcomi said:_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _NoTouchGoon said:_ > > non-english win 8.1 user are getting error from DirectX.It’s Unicode-related problem. they can solve the problem by changing system locale to english then they,however, get another error from another program. > > My stuff: > > **Windows 7 64b UP-TO-DATE** - 8GB DDR Corsair - Asus GTX 770 - SSD Samsung 840 pro 256GB - Corsair HX650W your problem is not my own. different one. our problem is messaged by “m\_dxgiFactory-\>CreateSwapChain( m\_device, &sd, &screen-\>swapChain” ---
**Author:** ![Pixelinsanity](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@Pixelinsanity](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Pixelinsanity)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/26 "2013-11-08T13:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _NoTouchGoon said:_ > non-english win 8.1 user are getting error from DirectX. > > It’s Unicode-related problem. they can solve the problem by changing system locale to english then they,however, get another error from another program. that message comes on all OS’s. I have windows 8.1 my other PC, windows 7 error. ---
**Author:** ![jeffb7](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jeffb7](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jeffb7)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/27 "2013-11-08T13:30:00Z")
Thank you, I really appreciate everyone at Dice working on fixes to resolve these issues that people are experiencing. Thus far I haven’t had many problems myself apart from the occasional crash on the Shanghai level, some sound issues and other than a bit of stuttering etc this game has lived up to my expectations and I feel once these issues are ironed out this game could be the best in the franchise. I really mean that. Gameplay feedback: Squad play has definitely improved, some players just haven’t figured it out yet. As a suggestion perhaps have some sort of squad tutorial for new players which could help people to use this feature correctly, especially for the commo-rose as I find a lot of players just ignore it which can be frustrating. A tactical rose may also help. As I play more I’ll see if I can find other issues that could be improved or fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Blocky262](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Blocky262](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Blocky262)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/28 "2013-11-08T13:43:00Z")
Attack helicopters need major improvements in all aspects Scout choppers need balancing issues, repair teams are OP… 25 mm guns don’t do enough veh damage. ---
**Author:** ![branfIakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@branfIakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/branfIakes)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/29 "2013-11-08T14:07:00Z")
Netcode!! The AC130 needs some work. The minigunner seat (F3) is completely useless. All seats need splash damage range increased. Every shot from any seat needs to be darn near exact for it to be effective in the least. Right now its only a noisemaker and screenshaker, for those on the business end of its weaponry. ---
**Author:** ![ikilledabug](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/cab0a1/32.png) [@ikilledabug](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ikilledabug)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/30 "2013-11-08T14:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Vincent0K said:_ > Hi everyone, > > **Participate in the discussions and get a Battlepack** > That’s why we’ve decided to award the best fan made forum threads here on the Battlelog forums each week. We will give a way a Gold Battlepack to one original poster each week where we feel that we get constructive feedback or creative input. I’m pretty much flabberghasted. I almost believe that our oppinions matter (sorry if I sound a bit jaded, but I hardly trust huge companies). Anyway, just for the initiative I’ll happily overlook the rough launch. ---
**Author:** ![TheHidde](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@TheHidde](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TheHidde)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/31 "2013-11-08T14:16:00Z")
Hope you guys can find a fix for the shangai map crash :c.. I want to play that map but i cant right now. ---
**Author:** ![yanjarra](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8797f3/32.png) [@yanjarra](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/yanjarra)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/32 "2013-11-08T14:32:00Z")
Thanks for the contact. One thing I would like to suggest that is of relevance to the post is doing more of the same in regards to the thread you highlighted. I for one have a bit of an attitude of “what’s the point posting on here as what I say will likely go unnoticed or snowed under a heap of other cr@p”. If DICE could pinpoint like they have done here from time to time some threads that have caught their eye or issues they are looking closely at than I think it would encourage people who may have some great ideas that otherwise remain quiet to make a post in the thought that it will be a good chance of being seen. The main issue for me at the moment I would like to see resolved with the game is NETCODE and frame drops/spikes. The fact the netcode issues haven’t been fully officially acknowledged yet especially in this post by Vincent is of real concern…as it is a big problem, I would imagine the next biggest beyond the crashes. ---
**Author:** ![WDA\_GAMESinHDTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@WDA\_GAMESinHDTV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WDA_GAMESinHDTV)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/33 "2013-11-08T14:53:00Z")
I like the game, there is still issues and we know you are working on it. I can deal with crashes on my client from time to time, but server crashes and the netcode is the biggest problem right now. So that is what you need to focus most on. Then i’ve got that said, i can just say i love BF and i always will UNLESS you get a company like Infinity ward to help you out. ---
**Author:** ![Zloteusz](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/zloteusz/32/105344_2.png) [@Zloteusz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Zloteusz)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/34 "2013-11-08T14:55:00Z")
Patch for PC on 29 november ? Day one next-gens? ---
**Author:** ![JonnyMorrow](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c4cdca/32.png) [@JonnyMorrow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JonnyMorrow)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/35 "2013-11-08T14:59:00Z")
First the netcode for the love of god lol it’s shite ---
**Author:** ![Pixelinsanity](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@Pixelinsanity](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Pixelinsanity)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/36 "2013-11-08T15:00:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Zloteusz said:_ > Patch for PC on 29 november ? Day one next-gens? WTF, you wanna tell me we need to suffer these crashes 18 more days till there’s a fix for PC? ---
**Author:** ![TurtleBAQ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TurtleBAQ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TurtleBAQ)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/37 "2013-11-08T15:04:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Cognitivs said:_ > 2- stop argumenting : we know that a game like this one is really hard to create but please, work seriously BEFORE releasing it (the beta didn’t help you ?) > > 6 - please : don’t begin to throw bones to us when we are despited seeing you eating caviar, we are not dogs you can buy with gold battlepacks. We are clients who paid 100 € for a BETA game > > 8 - I love battlefield, but this time, I won’t forgive. One major problem is still around. Mouse buttons 4 & 5 are not working for gadgets or for VOIP. This had a fix in beta. Oh and the first DLC is free to anyone who pre-ordered actually ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Inkvizitor](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sir\_Inkvizitor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sir_Inkvizitor)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/38 "2013-11-08T15:12:00Z")
Would suggest that in the battlelog server browser sorted by ping like in BF3. I installed the newest audio driver, and my game is freeze with direct x error. I installed back the previous driver and the error is discontinued. I suggest dice can look after that. Best Regards ---
**Author:** ![FelixLighter](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@FelixLighter](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FelixLighter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/39 "2013-11-08T15:18:00Z")
Will PC client patches by delayed until the console patches pass certification? ---
**Author:** ![Blazur](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@Blazur](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Blazur)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835/40 "2013-11-08T15:19:00Z")
Hi! Really enjoying this game so far. Just wish some of the bugs were smoothed out on the PC. Thanks for your hard work on the client patches, and looking forward to seeing what the future holds for BF4. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/a-message-from-creative-director-lars-gustavsson/154835.md?page=1)