Overview
- EA’s 1.1.1.0 update is live to set up Season 1 on October 28, reworking movement and weapon dispersion and improving visibility, audio, UI and map stability.
- Developers outlined pre‑launch battle royale tuning from Battlefield Labs feedback, including slower close‑range TTK, two‑plate armor capacity, lighting/visibility upgrades and vehicle balance changes.
- An EA App datamine flagged a content drop codenamed Granite dated October 28, and leakers including Tom Henderson report a battle royale shadowdrop that remains unconfirmed by the studio.
- Battlefield Labs is on hiatus for the Season 1 rollout after informing the battle royale adjustments, with test footage circulating from earlier sessions.
- Progression is being overhauled with major challenge reductions (for example, 30 to 3 Adrenaline Injector kills and 150 to 5 long‑range headshots), while matchmaking alignment, a vehicle spawn fix and Portal XP rules are already in effect; Season 1 delivers free content in three waves starting October 28.