

Those new black uniforms work well for blending into the night. Our focus for this expansion pack is on the infantry game, so the end result is that a lot of the levels feel much closer to something like Maashtur or Karkand as opposed to Kubra Dam. We have noticed that the most popular Battlefield 2 maps seem to be the urban-focused levels. MD: At the time of this writing, our maps are not finalized just yet, but they are getting close. Will Special Forces' maps be more like the former, or the latter, or something else entirely? Meanwhile, the bigger maps, such as Kubra Dam, seem less popular. GS: Are the new maps finalized, or nearly finalized by now? Did you have a chance to work on feedback from Battlefield 2? For example, it seems that the most popular maps are the urban-focused ones, such as Strike at Karkand, Maashtur City, and Sharqi Peninsula. MD: In Special Forces, we have six new armies, 10 new vehicles, 12 new weapons, and eight maps. GS: Could you go ahead and give us a quick rundown of what's new in the expansion, for those who haven't been keeping track? We know that there are six new "armies," and a bunch of new weapons, maps, and vehicles. To be clear, we are actively working on the next patch, and development of Special Forces has in no way affected our continued efforts towards supporting the base product. The expansion pack is being developed by DICE Canada, while DICE Sweden is running the postlaunch support team. The truth is that work on Battlefield 2: Special Forces began several months ago.

Mike Doran: This is a common misconception that we'd love to address. GameSpot: First off, there are a lot of people voicing concern and complaints that current issues in Battlefield 2-such as bugs and balancing-haven't been addressed, but yet DICE is working on an expansion anyway.
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a commando on a zip line! Special Forces is expected to ship this winter. For a quick situation report on the expansion, we caught up with longtime Battlefield producer Mike Doran. There's a wealth of new content in Special Forces, including an impressive six new armies (compared to just three in Battlefield 2), along with a slew of new maps, weapons, and features. With Battlefield 2 burning up the sales chart since its release in June, EA hasn't wasted any time in commissioning an expansion pack for the game in Battlefield 2: Special Forces.
