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Since this report, several developers from DICE have reached out privately to explain the Battelfield Beta build.

As reported in the original report “This does not mean the build itself is from this exact date.” – This statement is true. According to two developers, the beta branched off from the full game in the second half of August, with both August 19th and August 24th dates provided.

In a direct quote, one developer said “After a branch, it doesn’t matter what the build timestamp is.” Continued by “All that matters is what was or wasn’t in the code and data at the time and date of the branch.”

So, it would seem that the Beta build was around seven weeks old (from the August 19th date). In addition to these current DICE developer comments, a former DICE developer also added to the discussion, by adding that the Beta Build time is irrelevant is this report.

Everyone involved in this update either refused or ignored my request to comment further on other aspects of this report.
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