Former dice developer says don't count on Star Wars: Front 3, despite the surge in players,
Blog Andrew Joseph 25 May , 2025 0
Star Wars: Robbery 2 may be enjoying a revival of a playerbut fans should not expect a release of Robbery 3 soon.
This is according to a former employee who worked on the live operation of the developer dice in Star Wars: Robbery 2, who has been answering player questions reddit.
Star Wars: Robbery 2Originally released in 2017, its player count has risen rapidly since the beginning of this month, thanks to the team's annual May 4 celebrations and the acclaimed return of the Star Wars TV series Andor.
The game's new popularity has attracted more fans, and to be fair, eight years later, you might want publisher EA to stand by. However, according to Mats Holm, a former field producer of BF2, the situation is unlikely.
“I don't want to announce Battlefield 3 at the end of this rally,” Holm wrote. “But overall, yes, I think someone is talking about it. ”
According to Holm, the biggest problem with holding the new game is that most Robbery 2 teams are no longer on the dice.
“We're everywhere,” Holm revealed. “Some people went to Ubisoft, some went to Kings, Avalanches, Sleds, Paradox, Starbaryrez, Mojon, to name a few. Some people also left Stockholm and joined game companies abroad.
“Empark has a lot of people who make basic games, but the people who make live games don’t leave one.
Asked if the dice can still play a new front-line game without its former team members, Holm admitted he was “skeptical”.
“The live team ended up being very different from the original developers,” Holm wrote, referring to how the team continued to make Robbery 2 content after a shaky start, how the team turned the game's fate around after the team's shaky start. “If they operated in the same way as before, they wouldn’t get the way we could bring the game back from the abyss.
“So if their goal is ‘let’s learn everything from their work’.
As of now, the developer continues to say that only “about three people” are the live broadcast team of dice. There is still a problem now Dice is busy putting all its development weight into getting big new battlefield games Finished.
Still, in a perfect universe, developers say they want to see the series continue – though they won’t attribute Battlefield 3 to the next.
Developer suggests: “There is no Wartime 3 right now, but Warfield Style 2's Remaster arrives for any future consoles coming in 2027-28.” “Development time is about 2-3 years. I think this game may get a list of improvements, and updating it is always our wish list.
“Once you've succeeded, then start working on 3. You have a team that is familiar with the engine, assets, and you can really develop 3 in a shorter time and give feedback from the fresh Battlefront 2 audience. It's going to be a 5-6 year plan, but it could be successful.”
The developer concluded that the improvements to Battlefield 2 will include slides, daytime/night cycles and dynamic weather for all planets, 1-VS-1 mode and more.
The developer concluded: “The list is endless, but (these options) are in the case of our live streaming, not the (original game) production.”
Tom Phillips is the news editor for IGN. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on the Blues @tomphillipseg.bsky.social