# Battlefield V Weekly Debrief - August 23 - Gamescom | Letter from the Front **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 23, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240 "2019-08-23T09:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/braddock512/32/101011_2.png) [@Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Braddock512)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/1 "2019-08-23T09:33:00Z")
It’s been a busy week at Gamescom, let’s review. ![image](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/9/6/967d3d96fdbc9e1c44f057bde895e704cb192975.jpeg) Archive of Week Starting August 19, 2019 Monday, 8/19/2019 - **[This Week in Battlefield V](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/this-week-in-battlefield-v-august-19th-edition-gamescom/107228)**[This Week in Battlefield V - August 19th Edition - Gamescom](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/this-week-in-battlefield-v-august-19th-edition-gamescom/107228)- An overview of this week’s news, blogs, content, and more. As items are added or shifted, this will be updated. Keep an eye on it through the week for redirect links! - **Gamescom Opening Night** - Gamescom Opening Night Live can be watched live on [YouTube](https://t.co/8y5kModtH6?amp=1), [Twitch](https://t.co/3bRkVyigJ3?amp=1), [Twitter](https://t.co/kK6O8EeZmV?amp=1), [Facebook](https://t.co/uq9g4FFOvy?amp=1), and [Mixer](https://t.co/8DhZ2BBkcx?amp=1). Tuesday, 8/20/2019 - **Last Chance for Weekly Mission Reward -** Give the ToW Mission a final push if you haven’t completed it yet. Weekly ToW Storyline ends on Wednesday. - **[Weekly Community Highlight](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-oib-moments-of-the-week-august-20th/107231)**[– Best Only in Battlefield Moment of the Week](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-oib-moments-of-the-week-august-20th/107231) - Hot new OIB moment coming in with a new weekly winner! Think you’ve got a winner? Send it our way on any of the Battlefield channels. Each weekly featured clip will be awarded a Best Community in the World emblem! Wednesday, 8/21/2019 - **[Battlefield V Chapter 4: Defying the Odds Week 9 Overview](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-chapter-4-defying-the-odds-week-9-through-thick-and-thin/107234)** Thursday, 8/22/2019 - **Battlefield V Chapter 4: Defying the Odds Week 9 Begins** - [**Battlefield V Quality of Life Tracker Update**](https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlefieldV/comments/am26c0/battlefield_v_quality_of_life_and_known_issues/)- We are going to be moving away from the QoL Tracker this week as we launch our new Trello Board. More details to come when we launch it. - [**Letters from the Front - Update on Battlefield V from Ryan**](https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-v-update-ryan-mcarthur)[**McArthur**](https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-v-update-ryan-mcarthur)Friday, 8/23/2019 - **Weekly Debrief** - Your one-stop destination for all the blogs, videos, and major news that happened in the week. Notes & Addendums - [Details about Provence & Lofoten Islands](https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/provence-lofoten-islands-maps) - Get some info about the upcoming all-out infantry combat maps. - [**Letters from the Front - Update on Battlefield V from Ryan**](https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-v-update-ryan-mcarthur)\*\*[McArthur](https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-5/news/battlefield-v-update-ryan-mcarthur) -\*\*A frank letter from Producer Ryan McArthur regarding the state of Battlefield V, our goals and dedication to getting the game back on track and improving playability, the rescoping of our competitive initiative and 5v5 mode, and more. **Nvidia Contest** - Judging starts next week. We’ll be reaching out to the finalistss and sharing some of the images that have been shared throughout the week. **August Giveaway** - The winners will be randomly selected and contacted on Monday, with shipping starting by the end of the week. **Update 4.4** - The team contnues to drive towards a release date, and we’ll be sharing that info as soon as it’s locked. We’re focused on delivering this update as soon as possible, but we want to make sure it’s ready (bug-free). This update will include the 2 new maps and the Progression System Update (rank 500), along with a lot of tweaks and fixes (we’ll share some of those in next week’s This Week in Battlefield V). ---
**Author:** ![jroggs](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jroggs/32/106829_2.png) [@jroggs](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jroggs)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/2 "2019-08-23T10:45:00Z")
Letters from the Front is a great idea, even if the topics aren’t always going to be good news. More communication is always better. ---
**Author:** ![ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/elliotlh/32/101030_2.png) [@ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ElliotLH)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 11:08am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/3 "2019-08-23T11:08:00Z")
Why do “full-tilt, infantry-only maps” need to be for smaller gamemodes? Argonne Forest, Fort de Vaux, Locker and Metro, for example, are all infantry only (unless you count the ebots and similar gadgets in Locker/Metro) and they were great fun with 64 players. Is there a confirmation that we’ll eventually see these two maps in larger gamemodes, such as Conquest and Breakthrough, or by stating that these maps will “…initially feature two modes” does that mean that they will only (eventually) be added to time-limited lower player-count modes like Frontlines, Rush and Domination? ---
**Author:** ![johnkapa1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@johnkapa1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/johnkapa1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/4 "2019-08-23T12:51:00Z")
@Braddock512 ; Has there been any discussion on bringing more authentic uniforms to the game? I know its fun to mess around with some stuff here and there but mermaid skin’s is pretty weird for a WW2 game. ---
**Author:** ![X\_Sunslayer\_X](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/278dde/32.png) [@X\_Sunslayer\_X](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/X_Sunslayer_X)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/5 "2019-08-23T13:22:00Z")
> [@johnkapa1](#): > > @Braddock512 ; Has there been any discussion on bringing more authentic uniforms to the game? I know its fun to mess around with some stuff here and there but mermaid skin’s is pretty weird for a WW2 game. thats a good one so shush it and enjoy the mermaid-weapon ---
**Author:** ![infected\_ink](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/898d66/32.png) [@infected\_ink](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/infected_ink)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/6 "2019-08-23T15:07:00Z")
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**Author:** ![RayD\_O1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RayD\_O1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RayD_O1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/7 "2019-08-23T15:42:00Z")
Lol sounds painful. ---
**Author:** ![Noodlesocks](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/noodlesocks/32/101045_2.png) [@Noodlesocks](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Noodlesocks)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/8 "2019-08-23T19:50:00Z")
Will lofoten island"s" and provence be adapted for conquest or is BF5 really going to have more Team Deathmatch maps than Conquest maps? ---
**Author:** ![crapjon](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@crapjon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crapjon)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/9 "2019-08-24T05:24:00Z")
The two interns working on the game can’t fumble fast enough to make a map that’s bigger than a 5v5 map. It’s a pathetic state of affairs. EA/DICE is a joke. ---
**Author:** ![tempo\_rarity](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@tempo\_rarity](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/tempo_rarity)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/10 "2019-08-24T06:02:00Z")
The Bomber pilot realized that he had great air cover with whoever was on the Flak Gun and so he started drawing his chasers towards it as a solution . After being saved in this manner but still being badly damaged , the pilot paid a surprise salute to him with a really low flyover-and-landing , skillfully plopping down in the field next to the Flak Gun , making quick repairs and then taking off again farther afield . The Enemy Pilot who’d been thwarted returned with a vengeance though , killing the Flak Gunner three times in a row as he tried to repair it and regain the seat . Persistence and sheer determination paid off handsomely though , as he soon got another Double Kill with yet another Bomber downing . The two-man ‘hit squad’ who sneaked in soon afterward made his assassination their main goal , and almost certainly , they were flying not too long ago . . . yours truly , Yourlettersmakemine KeepEmComing ---
**Author:** ![infected\_ink](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/898d66/32.png) [@infected\_ink](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/infected_ink)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/11 "2019-08-24T11:07:00Z")
I guess it ain’t. 😢 How is that a foul word?? ---
**Author:** ![Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/braddock512/32/101011_2.png) [@Braddock512](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Braddock512)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-v-weekly-debrief-august-23-gamescom-letter-from-the-front/107240/12 "2019-08-26T21:44:00Z")
@infected_ink How about you read the forum rules before you post again so you don’t lose the ability to post completely? And don’t ask dumb questions like “is (term for sexual toys) inappropriate?” Also, and I would estimate this is like the 3,480th time I’ve said this on Battlefield Forums since the OLD forums back in Bad Company 2 days, the ESRB/PEGI rating of the game has ZERO to do with the language allowed on these forums. So that’s a super weak argument that will never win. Oh, and lastly, if you have a question about moderation - you can reach out to the mods directly. Discussion of moderation on the threads is a violation. Glad we could clear ALL of that up and I’m sure we won’t have to address this again in the future. -Braddock512-