Battlefield 2042
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- GTPlanet
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- Quattro Saltire
The lack of single player campaign is jarring. Black Ops 4 made a similar mistake.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ll-have-no-campaign-and-no-battle-royale-mode
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ll-have-no-campaign-and-no-battle-royale-mode
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- Kannon33r
For good. I like what they do in BFBC2 and some episodes in BF3/4, but in general it wasnt part of Battlefield. It steal recourses from multiplayer.
MagpieRacer
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- MagpieRacer
I guess the difference between COD and Battlefield is Battlefield built its success and foundation being a multiplayer only game. Battlefield, in my opinion, nosedived when they introduced single player (except Bad Company 2).
So in many respects they're going back to that multiplayer focus the series was founded on. It could go either way but I'm confident this is the right move.
Novalee
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I am willing to give it a fair shot but i have my opinion on few things . My main opinion is they should have remastered bf4 and made it better . To be fair there is alot i like also and i like companys willing to mix things up .
It could just be bf4 set bar so high for me that nothing will ever be like that experiance and that is fine .
It could just be bf4 set bar so high for me that nothing will ever be like that experiance and that is fine .
SestoScudo
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I have mixed feelings about this I really thought we would get a battlefield more in line with bf3, bf4 and bf1 mixed in.
Good:
Dynamic weather
Dynamic destruction made better
Natural disasters
128 players on a single map
All out warfare concept
Varied maps as usual just like the old battlefields in the past
Weapon customisation made better this time
Good riddance to the campaign as BF3, BF4 failed in doing a proper campaign while BF1 was not bad but failed to hit the mark while BFV was medicore at best.
Bad:
Live service model
3rd person takedowns
Specialists replacing the traditional classes from past games. Basically getting overwatch garbage in a military shooter. Nobody cares about some cringy character most just want a infantry soldier.
Battlepasses and the microtransactions that come with it
7 maps is too little we need at least over 10+
No word on team deathmatch, rush, air superiority, carrier assault and various other game modes
No word on dynamic time or night maps
Usa vs Russia again no EU, China or the MEC
Still no word on proper blood and gore
Is the customisation going to be immersive and give us proper military uniforms and gear or will they go the cod or fornite route by giving us clowns and disgusting pink or rainbow camo weapons in a military shooter.
Overall I feel excited but also concerned. This could be the best BF or it could end up like trash.
Good:
Dynamic weather
Dynamic destruction made better
Natural disasters
128 players on a single map
All out warfare concept
Varied maps as usual just like the old battlefields in the past
Weapon customisation made better this time
Good riddance to the campaign as BF3, BF4 failed in doing a proper campaign while BF1 was not bad but failed to hit the mark while BFV was medicore at best.
Bad:
Live service model
3rd person takedowns
Specialists replacing the traditional classes from past games. Basically getting overwatch garbage in a military shooter. Nobody cares about some cringy character most just want a infantry soldier.
Battlepasses and the microtransactions that come with it
7 maps is too little we need at least over 10+
No word on team deathmatch, rush, air superiority, carrier assault and various other game modes
No word on dynamic time or night maps
Usa vs Russia again no EU, China or the MEC
Still no word on proper blood and gore
Is the customisation going to be immersive and give us proper military uniforms and gear or will they go the cod or fornite route by giving us clowns and disgusting pink or rainbow camo weapons in a military shooter.
Overall I feel excited but also concerned. This could be the best BF or it could end up like trash.
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After the disappointment of BF5 I can't wait for this.
I expect great things when it has been in development for so long and all its focus on MP.
I'm glad they skipped BR, battlefield should do its own thing, hopefully keep cheaters away too if it's crossplay.
Only cons for me so far are:
Robot dogs
Battle pass/seasons
Changing attachments on the fly and all guns available for all classes doesn't sit right with me for some reason, might as well not have classes :/
Overall glad the modern setting is back, if it's at least as good as BF3 and 4 I will get my money's worth and then some!
I expect great things when it has been in development for so long and all its focus on MP.
I'm glad they skipped BR, battlefield should do its own thing, hopefully keep cheaters away too if it's crossplay.
Only cons for me so far are:
Robot dogs
Battle pass/seasons
Changing attachments on the fly and all guns available for all classes doesn't sit right with me for some reason, might as well not have classes :/
Overall glad the modern setting is back, if it's at least as good as BF3 and 4 I will get my money's worth and then some!
SestoScudo
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Honestly I would prefered full focus on Drones over robot dogs then again robot dogs do exist like Boston Dynamics robot dog concept in real life.
Also i agree why did they make all weapons available. In BF4 the Engineers got Pdws or sub machine guns while Assault rifles were exclusive to assault class while the support class got lmgs and the sniper rifles were exclusive to the Scout/Sniper class.
Only Carbines, DMRs and Shotguns were available to all classes.
I would have prefered traditional classes like these
Assault
Medic
Support
Engineer
Scout/Sniper
Now they got rid of it for some cringy characters nobody cares about. I honestly fear immersion breaking skins that make soldiers look like clowns look at the example of Cod.
Cod Mw 2019 gave us some great military skins while at the same time utter trash skins, cod black ops cold war is even worse!!! So many great cold war army uniforms especially in the 1980s and they give us clowns and other garbage.
There should be a limit on too much creative liberty.
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All I know is the soldiers from the Midwest would've smelled that there twister an hour earlier, would've either been already gone or on a rooftop a few blocks away, wondering why everybody was running away when we just threw some brats on the grill.
They already had drones in BF3 if
They already had drones on BF3 if I remember correctly, do you remember you could run people over with them though as everyone kept using them at one point lol
Agreed on the classes/specialists, this has been done so they can follow the cod approach and include operators and skins as part of the battle pass.
I love battlefield for what it is, last thing I want is for it to copy cod.
They already had drones on BF3 if I remember correctly, do you remember you could run people over with them though as everyone kept using them at one point lol
Agreed on the classes/specialists, this has been done so they can follow the cod approach and include operators and skins as part of the battle pass.
I love battlefield for what it is, last thing I want is for it to copy cod.
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- Russian Federation
- Kannon33r
There are classes - Recon(Casper), Medic(Falk), Engineer(Boris), Assault(McKey). While all weapons will be shared between classes, some gadgets wont. Looks like, Active Ability(Turret, Grappling Hook, Drone and Syringe pistol) will be class specific, while perks will be tied to specialists.
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- merseyxshore
This looks pretty cool, but really I’m still waiting for them to bring out another game based on the Battlefield 1943 concept of simplicity. It’s still hands-down my favourite shooter I’ve ever played. Three classes, locked loadouts, no perks, no upgrades or unlocks, just perfectly balanced gameplay every single time. It had great maps (only three of them, plus Air Superiority, but very good), aircraft carriers, AA guns, mounted weapons, boats, fighter planes, air raids, jeeps and tanks etc so there was massive depth, but without anyone being at any in-game disadvantage to those who have unlocked all the best weapons and upgrades etc.
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- neema_t
@SestoScudo I don't really have a horse in this race since I'm officially "Too Old for PvP" (a title I've bestowed on myself), but it seems to me that you can't really have 128-player matches on huge maps *and* loads of maps and modes because you'd end up fragmenting the player base too much to be able to fill any of the servers. The fact that there will be bots to fill up any not-full servers makes me wonder if they expect this to be an issue, or if they've just done that to make up for the lack of PvE modes.
Also let's not forget the maps are really big now, from what I've seen it looks unlikely that all players will contest all the zones in every game so there's a lot of scope for each map to take a long time to learn. In BF3 my regular squadmates and I chose to get really good at Kharg Island, specifically points B, C and D, and we got to the point where we became basically telepathic and people knew us on the servers we visited regularly as "those guys" so even people we didn't know knew we'd be hogging the middle. For us, choosing to attack or defend A or E would've been like an entirely new map... Given that Kharg was small, it'd take forever to gain that kind of knowledge of the big maps in 2042 (in theory, anyway).
In short, it sounds bad on paper but in practice it might not be.
Also let's not forget the maps are really big now, from what I've seen it looks unlikely that all players will contest all the zones in every game so there's a lot of scope for each map to take a long time to learn. In BF3 my regular squadmates and I chose to get really good at Kharg Island, specifically points B, C and D, and we got to the point where we became basically telepathic and people knew us on the servers we visited regularly as "those guys" so even people we didn't know knew we'd be hogging the middle. For us, choosing to attack or defend A or E would've been like an entirely new map... Given that Kharg was small, it'd take forever to gain that kind of knowledge of the big maps in 2042 (in theory, anyway).
In short, it sounds bad on paper but in practice it might not be.
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- FuriousDemon
Definitely giving me BF3 vibes. That was the first and last BF game I played tons of and for a good reason. It was seriously fun. BF4 was ok, and it’s been downhill since then, IMO. Let’s see if it delivers.
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- happycorey
Haven't been real excited for BF in a long time and this is going to be great.
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- GreatnessRD
Cautiously optimistic, but I'll reserve judgement until it gets closer to release and see some major gameplay videos.
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- Ridley-X4
Mistake? I think FPSes, much like racing games, are inherently competitive, and it's completely understandable that a multiplayer-only installment would come into being. I'd even say that another popular EA property, Need for Speed, could benefit from a similar model as BF2042, where it's a "living game" that's online-only. The events for an NFS equivalent of BF2042 basically make themselves, considering how many "character cars" have been in the series.
At any rate, I think it has real potential, but I'll wait for the reviews first. The only Battlefield game I've played was 3, but I had a figurative and literal blast playing it.
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- happycorey
I think a single player could be fun but at this point I'm not interested in the cinematic storyline. I know A LOT of people are, but after the last few forcing your to play the campaign for multiplayer perks, it's become a chore.
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- happycorey
This should be veryyy interesting.
Wow... battlefield is back!
Day one for me and I haven't bought at game at launch since GT Sport!!
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- happycorey
It's crazy how they have combined all these attributes and I haven't seen any negative comments regarding it. Just hype.
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- linksracer
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/open-beta
BF2042 open beta dates have been released: 6-9 October 2021
If you've pre-ordered you get early access to the beta (6-7 October) while everyone else gets free access to the beta (8-9 October).
Will be available on both PC and console. Also looks like it will be available on both old and new gen consoles (Xbox and PlayStation).
Maps available: Orbital
Modes available: Conquest
Specialists available:
Gameplay trailers have looked pretty good so far, fingers crossed this translates into the beta.
BF2042 open beta dates have been released: 6-9 October 2021
If you've pre-ordered you get early access to the beta (6-7 October) while everyone else gets free access to the beta (8-9 October).
Will be available on both PC and console. Also looks like it will be available on both old and new gen consoles (Xbox and PlayStation).
Maps available: Orbital
Modes available: Conquest
Specialists available:
- Webster Mackay (Grappling Hook)
- Maria Falck (Combat Surgeon)
- Pyotr "Boris" Guskovsky (Sentry Gun)
- Wikus "Casper" Van Daele (Recon Drone)
Gameplay trailers have looked pretty good so far, fingers crossed this translates into the beta.
