[GameSpot] - Battlefield 5 Update Rolls Out This Week, Overhauls Vehicle Balance, Full Patch Notes Here

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EA has announced the details for Battlefield 5's Update 6.6, which is scheduled to run Tuesday, May 12. According to the blog post introducing it, the patch focuses mainly on rebalancing the game's many vehicles, both in terms of their overall weaponry and their interactions with infantry. The update also tweaks the layout of several of the game's maps, particularly Wake Island, and adds body dressings for vehicles, as well as fixing many small bugs and issues.

The update adds new weekly missions and two more Elites to the game, Akira Sakamoto and Steve Fisher. Elites are playable characters with custom voice lines and cosmetic gear that have no effect on actual gameplay. Additionally, players can now try out the Outpost game-mode on the Twisted Steel map.

Originally, most of the features in this update were intended to come to Battlefield back in April with the 6.4 update, but that patch was cancelled due to production issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. According to the blog post, the next patch for the game will be released in June. It's unclear if June's will be the big summer update that developer DICE has hinted at, but based on their previous comments, it will likely add more weekly community events to the game.

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