Battlefield Hardline patch coming soon, fixes TDM spawns, reduces flinch, more

Battlefield Hardline is due for a patch soon and most of the fixes and changes have been finalised.

A lot more details have been revealed about Battlefield Hardline's next patch. We previously learned about a few of the balance changes, and it appears most of them are now in place.

The patch is currently in testing and certification, so expect a date soon.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a server crash in Rescue
• Increased the character limit in the MapList to support up to 150 maps in a rotation
• You can now set the time limit to 0 and it disables the time limit instead of instantly ending the round in Blood Money
• Various fixes for server crashes with rental servers (multiple issues addressed)
• Fix for the timer in Conquest freezing when the user set the time limit higher than 800
• Fix for MP squad join issue where after the squad leader gets disconnected, a new leader cannot kick members or disband
• Fix for the patch awarded in released game for reaching Rank 10 in the Beta
• Fix for Derailed Levolution where players were teleported to origin of Point B and killed in some circumstances
• Fix for crash if the UI is disabled in the .cfg file
• Fix for Bloodmoney exploit in HH where players could access the money pile through the floor/roof
• Fix on XB1 for players using invite/join on friend after Quickmatching
• Fix for the Uzi's weapon license cost, setting it to the correct value of $50,000
• Fix for X360 players being unable to invite friends while playing Rescue
• Fix for a rare crash in the Customize screen
• All platforms, miscellaneous low frequency crash fixes

Gameplay changes:

• Conquest tickets increased (CQL 999, CQS 600)
• Greatly decreased nearby bullet impact flinch; your aimpoint will not shift from rounds striking the environment near you
• Fixed some issues with FLIR/IRNV
• RPG reduced to 1 ammo from back of cars, with smaller explosion radius overall thus requiring more skill to use effectively
• TDM friendzones have been adjusted for better spawning
• Rescue / Crosshair exploit where players could skip the round start time by hitting START or ESC has been fixed
• Couch health reduced and repair rate decreased to a miniscule amount, making the Couch the one-off it was intended
• Player should no longer Quickmatch into servers with unsupported numbers of players
• K10: Reduce max damage to 33 and min damage to 8
• Saiga and PTR: reduce recoil to bring more in line with Cop faction DMRs
• HCAR and HK51: reduce recoil to bring more in line with SCAR-H and SA-58
• .410 Jury: Increase damage per pellet to become more effective
• FMG-9: increase damage per round to 25 and push out falloff start range to make these weapons more effective
• Battlerifle min damage increased to 25 across the board
• AKM min damage reduced to 24