Battlefield 5’s open beta is scheduled to begin next month, and DICE is planning several major changes from the recent closed alphas. The game’s multiplayer producer, David Sirland, recently responded to several fan questions about the game; specifically addressing vehicles. According to Sirland, the upcoming beta will feature some significant changes to vehicles and anti-vehicle options.

Battlefield 5 Vehicles in the Upcoming Beta

The Battlefield 5 Open Beta will begin on the 6th of September, with pre-loading starting on the 3rd. Fans who pre-ordered the title can start playing on the 4th, as can players with subscriptions to Origin Access Premier, Origin Access Basic, or EA Access. The event will be the first chance that many gamers have to experience Battlefield 5. The title recently won the Best Multiplayer Award at Gamescom 2018, overcoming its key rival, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. While some developers have discussed the notable changes and improvements to gunplay in the game already, David Sirland recently gave fans some indication of what is coming for vehicles.

The frankly game changing changes to land vehicles coming in open beta. Massive depth and very interesting from a balance perspective. — David Sirland (@tiggr_) August 27, 2018

According to Sirland, there will be “game changing changes” for land vehicles in the open beta. It sounds like DICE is ready to implement some changes, or perhaps make certain features accessible which weren’t a part of the closed alphas. Specifically, Sirland refers to “tanks and anti-tank gameplay” as getting notable improvements.

I think you'll be happy with where we are going, open beta has a pretty massive improvement for tanks and anti-tank gameplay that will change the battlefield going forward… — David Sirland (@tiggr_) August 27, 2018

In response to a fan query about bullet penetration, Sirland also added that it would feature in the open beta, while being able to drag teammates is still in development. According to Sirland, bullet penetration is; “not setup everywhere correctly yet,” and there are some; “known minor issues in open beta”. As such, DICE will be hoping for feedback on that feature in particular.

Yes in development. And bullet penetration is in the build. It's not setup everywhere correctly yet (there are some known minor issues in open beta too) – we want feedback on that too, if something feels like it should be penetrable but its not. — David Sirland (@tiggr_) August 27, 2018

Finally, the producer said that there were still features to come for Battlefield 5; “We have many things that we are going to continue to add to or expand post launch,” he states; “more info on that soon!” It has already been announced that vehicle cosmetic customization is one such feature which will be added post-launch.