It’s a great time to play Battlefield 4. Starting February 1, we are launching the Battlefield 4 Player Appreciation Month, filled with daily giveaways, community missions, developer chats, and more. This is our way of saying THANK YOU to all players for your dedication and support.

Among the announcements you’ll find the introduction of Platoons, and further enhancements to the multiplayer experience in Battlefield 4.

All details on the Player Appreciation Month can be found on the Battlefield Blog. Remember to check out the blog regularly for all the goodies you’ll get by just joining a game.

Learn more of the Player Appreciation Month

In a new article series on the Battlefield Blog called “Balancing BF4″, you can catch up on some of the core gameplay tweaks that we are planning for Battlefield 4.

So head to the Battlefield Blog and learn about the fine-tuning of the core gameplay elements and the tweaks that are in the pipeline, based on your feedback.

Balancing BF4: Upcoming Vehicle Tweaks

There are a wide range of tweaks planned to further balance the core gameplay of Battlefield 4. But we need your feedback in identifying the next steps. We would love to hear your opinions on some of the additional balancing ideas that we could add to the mix. Let us know by voting on the Battlefield Blog.

Battlefield Blog: Battlefield 4 Balancing Tweaks

You may very well know all the nooks and crannies of Paracel Storm already. But to truly master these tropical islands, you should check out Prima Games’ strategy guide to the fan-favorite map. Learn the best tactics for ground, air, and naval warfare, and what control points you should focus on in Conquest.

What are your best strategies for Paracel Storm? Share them on the Battlefield 4 Forum.

Today we are rolling out a new PC update for Battlefield 4. This patch will address several stability and balancing issues, graphical glitches, repair rate speeds, and more. You will find the full patch notes below, and as always, in the Control Room.

Jan 13 PC Game Update Notes

• Various fixes for improving general stability
• Fixed a memory leak issue occurring after level shutdowns, which could result in a out-of-memory crash in longer play sessions
• Additional fix for the “sound loop” deadlock when running High/Ultra graphics settings
• Added a warning for using Legacy AMD drivers that were out of date
• Fixed a player feedback timing issue where blood was appearing before other damage indicators, and before damage was actually done
• Fixed a bug where players’ rank icons on the scoreboard would not be updated
• Fix for Asian users unable to start Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on Windows 8.1
• Normalized repair rates across all vehicles. Vehicles with lower health points, like aircraft and transport vehicles, now repair more slowly than before
• Fixed problem with killer health in kill card not being correctly updated (showing 100% health even though the soldier was hurt)
• Fix for friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members
• Fixed a bug where a M1 Abrams Coaxial HMG ammo box was occasionally blocking the driver’s camera
• Increased damage by 25% for the Stealth Jet 20mm cannons.
• Stealth Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other. F35 & J-20 are slightly more agile, Su-50 is less agile.
• Attack Jets now have more similar handling attributes to each other, and all 3 are now slightly less agile than earlier
• Fixed camera glitch when switching weapons while moving in crouch
• Fixed an occasional bug where players could experience intermittent engine sound dropouts when driving wheeled IFVs
• Fix for player spawning under the map when deploying on Lancang Dam
• Fixed flickering in map and minimap on Rogue Transmission and Operation Locker