EA on Battlefield 3 Cop Killing: It's Hard Not To

Remember the kerfuffle regarding the ESRB's statement that you can kill police in Battlefield 3? And EA's flippant response: "I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. For God's sake, there is a nuke in Paris! Millions of lives are at stake!!"? Well, it's had a bit of a rethink.

Talking to Eurogamer, Battlefield 3 producer, Patrick Bach, explains:

"The objective is not to shoot the police.

"What I believe is important is you don't shoot at people who aren't a threat to you. You don't shoot at civilians. You don't shoot at people who don't have guns and shoot back at you. There is a moment in the game where you're surrounded by police, yes, but the game is not about shooting cops."

"It's really hard, but you can [complete the objective without killing the cops]. They will shoot at you. It's not that they're policemen giving out tickets to parked cars. It's people shooting you actively. It's a threat."

There we go then. Simple. Do or don't shoot police people or civilians.

Source: Eurogamer