Over at the Battlefield forums the patch notes for the latest Battlefield 1 update have been posted, revealing some new features and tweaks to go with the They Shall Not Pass expansion release.
The first of these new features, and arguably the biggest, is Party Leader, described as follows: "Every party will now have a party leader, usually the party creator, identified by a star. The party leader is in charge of joining a multiplayer game for the party. All other party members will be notified when the party leader has found a game. A normal party member can still join a multiplayer session but other party members will not get notified for it."
In an attempt to reduce grenade spamming, there have also been big changes made to grenades, as listed below, alongside other weapon and gadget tweaks:
Grenade resupply time changes
Frag: 36 seconds
Light AT: 36 seconds
Impact: 36 seconds
Incendiary: 36 seconds
Gas: 27 seconds
Mini: 24 seconds
Smoke: 18 seconds
Resupplies are 3 times as fast near ammo crates
Reduced Smoke, Gas and Mini Grenade ammo from 2 to 1
Ammo pouches currently no longer resupply grenades
There's a lot of other things mentioned in these extensive patch notes, including UI improvements, general improvements, and vehicle changes, so be sure to head over to the forums if you're interested. Do you think grenades were an issue in the first place?