Battlefield 2042

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  1. OCELOT69350
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game is just a terrible joke. They should be ashamed to release it in its state. Battlefield franchise is officially dead
  2. Terdle
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Paid extra to play early on broken servers with an unfinished game, and to wait an extra week for a day 1 patch. Last time i pre-ordered an EA/Dice game. Utter pile of ****
  3. Tr3vor696
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Not a battlefield game gunplay is awful so many glitches and its so hard to run with decent frames
  4. Bea124
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    After the letdown from battlefield V and shutting down their live service (instead of fixing the game) they were so proud to announce 4 studios working on battlefield 2042.
    With a bittersweet taste in my mouth I left the game in hope to one day return to the beloved franchise I've recently discovered. Waited 3 years and Much to my surprise the very last chance they had to keep their fans    After the letdown from battlefield V and shutting down their live service (instead of fixing the game) they were so proud to announce 4 studios working on battlefield 2042.
    With a bittersweet taste in my mouth I left the game in hope to one day return to the beloved franchise I've recently discovered. Waited 3 years and Much to my surprise the very last chance they had to keep their fans went down the drain...

    Playing the beta, I did not feel that "battlefield" feeling with teamplay and the atmosphere that I felt with Battlefield 1 had. Even if I tried to like Battlefield V it also lacked the atmosphere, even if teamplay at least were there. I thought, maybe it's just in my head.
    Head back to Bf 1 and I felt the Battlefield feeling from the first game when I started the game.
    But then I thought I would give the full game chance.

    If I'm not even talking about the performance with max 60 fps with a Rtx 3080 and all the bugs, this is not battlefield.

    - No one has a certain role, that I think battlefield must have
    - Too large maps, too open or both, and what's up with all the containers?? Is containers the best copy paste this game could offer for every map?
    - No Scoreboard
    - Too many loading screens
    - Bullets don't hit after 30 meters
    - UI is **** needs a total remake from the ground up
    - TTK is waaaay to low and can't hit enemy's because of this and infinite tactical sprint.
    - No nearby medics, people bleed out and waste tickets.
    - No teamplay, every man for himself
    - Doesn't look better than previous titles graphical wise    … Expand
  5. stevedorgel
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Something went horribly wrong with this game’s development. It feels like it was thrown together in 9 months instead of years. So many bad game design decisions, lack of content, tons of technical issues. Absolute disaster.
  6. Baur_
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game missed the mark on nearly everything. DMR's have terrible accuracy and every gunfight is RNG since there is so much bloom on weapons. Vehicles are ridiculously overpowered in this game. Lag is very bad, performance is very bad, not a lot of weapons. Nothing to strive for really besides skins which no one cares about. Overall, the game feels uninspired.
  7. ColinH117
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game is hilariously unfinished.

    Terrible hit detection, game breaking bugs, bad maps, awful UI, cringe-inducing operator quips, no campaign, no real progression/rewards, etc etc. It feels seriously hollow with barely anything to do, hence why there's going to be a season pass with awful and probably extremely overpriced microtransactions (thanks Fortnite). It's also pretty clear    This game is hilariously unfinished.

    Terrible hit detection, game breaking bugs, bad maps, awful UI, cringe-inducing operator quips, no campaign, no real progression/rewards, etc etc. It feels seriously hollow with barely anything to do, hence why there's going to be a season pass with awful and probably extremely overpriced microtransactions (thanks Fortnite). It's also pretty clear that they wanted this to be a battle royale entry too. Random operators, skins, obviously season pass, armor plates (these are criminally overpowered), absurdly large maps (Hourglass is run through the desert simulator), odd animations when you're downed, no scoreboard, no server browser, no map choosing, throwing you out of the lobby after every game, etc.

    Weapons also have bloom which is the strangest thing I think they could have chosen for an FPS. For a game like Fortnite or any third person entry, that is somewhat understandable, but an FPS like Battlefield should not have RNG gunfights.

    If you are considering buying this game, do not. It is soulless and hollow and I would imagine is going to be dead in about a month. The season pass is being added in 2022 and by then I don't think they'll be able to get the original player numbers back.

    If I could get a refund I would. Hats off to you DICE and EA, this game is barely even in a beta state.    … Expand
  8. vidyagamenjoyr
    Nov 16, 2021
    3
    Battlefield 2042 is yet another addition to the franchise that releases unfinished. Rather this time EA and Ripple Effect (a horrible name for a studio) went above and beyond to see how far they can push it.

    They removed stuff that was deemed great in previous installments, like the more realistic movement animations from BFV eg. wall vaulting, cover leaning, prone positions. An    Battlefield 2042 is yet another addition to the franchise that releases unfinished. Rather this time EA and Ripple Effect (a horrible name for a studio) went above and beyond to see how far they can push it.

    They removed stuff that was deemed great in previous installments, like the more realistic movement animations from BFV eg. wall vaulting, cover leaning, prone positions. An essential part of the entire identity of Battlefield called destruction (yeah, remember that?). Adding to this, the positional audio is completely cocked, the performance is less than ideal on a high-end system (5950X, 32GB, RTX 3080) and even all else aside, this game keeps crashing every single match I get to join if the servers are stable enough to let me connect.

    EDIT 17th November: I have a hypothesis that this game is somehow coded in a manner that it's very sensitive to hardware instabilities, and I think that my ram was a contributing factor because the cpu couldn't keep up at 1:1 ratio as ryzen likes it. Reduced memory speed and no crashes since. Mind you this hasn't happened in other games.

    The only reason I have given this game a 3/10, which I already think is quite generous is, because I love this franchise. After missing out on the previous two games by my own accord I'd like to be back, believe that they're gonna actually deliver on their promise that this game is made for the community, and not a lie.    … Expand
  9. Swirre
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    What the f*ck have you've done Dice this isn't Battlefield anymore... It's a mix of Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Cod. That true BF-feeling isn't there anymore. Pls refund all players and go back to the drawingboard and give us a true BF-game not this **** mix of all other shootergames but Battlefield...Give me back that lovely battleog from BF3/BF4, give us pc-players a own game not thisWhat the f*ck have you've done Dice this isn't Battlefield anymore... It's a mix of Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Cod. That true BF-feeling isn't there anymore. Pls refund all players and go back to the drawingboard and give us a true BF-game not this **** mix of all other shootergames but Battlefield...Give me back that lovely battleog from BF3/BF4, give us pc-players a own game not this **** with all these **** menus, pls scrap this crossplay and give us dedicated servers. And the specialist **** is so crappy why even have it when all specialist can use all weapons/equipments that beautiful sqaud/class system from bf3/4 is what we want..And pls fire all people you've recruited from blizzard who wants to cod-dify BF...… Expand
  10. Jasmith
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    An out of touch battlefield game by people who have never played one. This feels like a last second thrown together mess that misses many key features from past games. Features like the improved movement mechanics from battlefield V have since been downgraded or outright removed for no explanation and have been replaced with floaty fast arcady movements that are blatantly trying to rip offAn out of touch battlefield game by people who have never played one. This feels like a last second thrown together mess that misses many key features from past games. Features like the improved movement mechanics from battlefield V have since been downgraded or outright removed for no explanation and have been replaced with floaty fast arcady movements that are blatantly trying to rip off call of duty. Guns handle poorly and gunfights past 25m are next to impossible. Given that the maps are incredibly giant, flat, boring open spaces with no cover, expect many boring pointless gunfights with inaccurate weapons. Speaking of maps, maps are hugs empty arenas with next to no cover so vehicles can decimate you with little to no effort…. That’s if you can get ahold of a vehicle given that there’s 64 players per team and maybe 6 vehicles if you’re lucky. Destruction, a major component to what makes battlefield great, is next to nothing on the new maps. You can blow out walls here or there but that basically it. If you were looking for destruction like past battlefield games prepare to be disappointed. The only decent destruction comes from the classic maps in the new portal mode. There’s a new mode called hazard zone but it’s a soulless copy of other games that do it better and was clearly just created to salvage what was left of the br game they were clearly making this game to be. The only redeeming mode is portal, which gives players the tools to create their own battlefield experiences with assets from previous games. It genuinely is a fantastic mode that brings back so classic favorites. Overall I’m disappointed with this game, it’s lacking feature list that’s been improved upon up until this point has been scrapped for a more arcady monetize-able experience. DICE has a long way to go in bringing features back to make this feel like a battlefield game again, but until then I recommend passing and waiting a few months to see how they support the game. But given their past record of giving up and moving on, I wouldn’t hold my breath for those required changes to actually come.… Expand
  11. stebbi
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The game that was advertised as Battlefield ended up being anything but Battlefield. With a bunch of bugs, disgusting level design and non-working game mechanics.
  12. HeyImLea
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    Im going to make this a review without going on about how DICE, its support studios and EA are the worst. I have nothing against the people who have spent massive amounts of hours to make this game, I just want to give my opinion on the game.
    apologies if my sentences aren't perfect, English isn't my native language. :)
    first off, I've been a fan of this franchise since I was 7 years    Im going to make this a review without going on about how DICE, its support studios and EA are the worst. I have nothing against the people who have spent massive amounts of hours to make this game, I just want to give my opinion on the game.
    apologies if my sentences aren't perfect, English isn't my native language. :)

    first off, I've been a fan of this franchise since I was 7 years old, I'm 23 now. I've like nearly every single release, except for maybe V (except for movement) and now most recently, 2042.

    I've loved how the franchise that I love have moved forward and the movement being less and less static, gunplay being more responsive. learning vouzoiu and zouzou on bf4 was a fun challenge too.
    anyway, my thoughts on 2042 (so far)

    I spent a good amount of time in the beta, that was supposedly a few months old, and according to lots of fans in the community it was all going to be fixed for release. didn't work out great, huh?
    the official release is on the 19th but EA and DICE are selling access to the game already. If you're willing to take my money (even more than standard price if youre not using EA Play) to play your product im going to judge it as if it was fully released.

    Beta was broken, but I managed to put in around 10-15 hours even with the poor performance and almost drowning in bugs.

    around comes "early access" that we're playing now, and credit where credit is due, many bugs have been fixed. elevators work, the sound is better, explosions looks a lot better, the UI isn't as ugly, but its just not enough.

    * lets start with specialists, while it's a nice idea and something I actually would really like. I miss not being able to play as my gender in bf4 and only being able to play as a male for example. the problem for me is that it's not done right here, at all. I think that for most people BF have been about being a soldier among other soldiers, working together to overcome the enemy.

    that's not the case in 2042, specialists are made out to almost be like superheroes and not needing anyone but themselves. They have too much character, they're good at everything and aren't restricted by class. I can be a medic Specialist with a healing pistol but also bring an RPG into the fight. there are no classes left.
    by doing this, I cant tell who's going to be able to give me heals or ammo when running up to them, this was easy in the previous titles, I knew instantly who was a medic or support in BF3 for example, a game that was released in 2011.

    * Teamwork.
    I don't know what to say, it feels like DICE just wanted to rid BF of its identity. there's next to no teamwork here. reviving is clunky, I dont know who's a support or a medic because there are no classes, I don't know if anyone is coming to revive me, healing and helping your team doesnt give nearly enough xp, so you're not really motivated to risk your life to rush to the other side to heal your teammates.

    *UI/UX/settings
    where to begin? what happened here? the UI is surprisingly bad. how did we go from BF3/4/1/V, to this? I get F2P vibes when looking at it, doesnt feel finished at all. there's no indicator in the UI for what firemode I'm on, I cant resize my map, I cant change opacity of the objectives on the map, some settings do not work (crosshairs) and some are just missing (direct x12)

    * Maps
    We got 7 base game maps in total for release, who are all big and focus a lot on vehichles. not one map or mode for the people that enjoy infantry over large scale battles. disappointing.
    I feel like the maps are okay, at best. they're too big imo, even for 128 players and there's not nearly enough spots to hide. you're always getting shot at. the flow isn't there.

    * Performance
    Shockingly poor across most, if not all platforms. Im on PC so that's what ill be focusing since I cant speak for my friends on the console side.
    lowering the presets to low doesnt seem to do much, or anything at all. I dropped my settings from high, to everything low on 1080p on my mid-spec system, I messed around in the config file and gained around 15-20FPS total. going from 25FPS avg, to around 45-50avg. When its not chugging along at under 60, its stuttering, slowing down, or teleporting me back and forth. Other games doesnt teleport me, using fiber with 100/100 uncapped.

    * Misc/QoL
    Spread/bloom. - random bullet deviation.
    Mouse Input not consistent
    No server browser for main game
    lobby disbands after every match
    no squad management - cant join/create/leave/lock during games
    no scoreboard
    no all chat - let me choose if i want to see or hide the chat like in previous titles.
    gun customization UI messy
    Soundscape completely broken
    UI/UX customization severely lacking
    Spawns broken
    Specialists - theyre not faction specific.
    No Incentive for teamplay
    lackling destruction

    I had more to say but im at the limit. thank you for taking your time to read about my thoughts on the game. :) please dont harass devs :)    … Expand
  13. AquaberrySkerry
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    It’s a 3 on the basis that a 5 would be average. Bugs, glitches, missing features, only 2 lmgs, overly big and open maps that make you run 5 miles out in the open to get anywhere, bugged audio, no voice chat, no scoreboard, hazard zone is a throwaway mode that no one will touch past launch, hit detection and the net code is terrible, gun accuracy is purposely atrocious to make gun fights aIt’s a 3 on the basis that a 5 would be average. Bugs, glitches, missing features, only 2 lmgs, overly big and open maps that make you run 5 miles out in the open to get anywhere, bugged audio, no voice chat, no scoreboard, hazard zone is a throwaway mode that no one will touch past launch, hit detection and the net code is terrible, gun accuracy is purposely atrocious to make gun fights a toss up for lower skilled players, a very obvious DMR meta, and the lack of a class system in favor of half assed specialists makes for a very underwhelming, half baked, pile of meh. Oh and it runs terrible on pc and crashes a lot. Now if you fix all of this, we’re looking at an easy 7-8, but this is Dice we’re talking about, so I don’t have high hopes.… Expand
  14. SnoMane1172
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    Lack of server browser, no VOIP, unsatisfying and unreliable gunplay, uninspired audio, lack of cover on all maps (map design caters more vehicle play with little ability to play as infantry), specialists are goofy/cringworthy voice lines ruin the modern military feeling we all hoped for, the only gadgets worth using are the launchers and C5, most matches involve 40+ players zergingLack of server browser, no VOIP, unsatisfying and unreliable gunplay, uninspired audio, lack of cover on all maps (map design caters more vehicle play with little ability to play as infantry), specialists are goofy/cringworthy voice lines ruin the modern military feeling we all hoped for, the only gadgets worth using are the launchers and C5, most matches involve 40+ players zerging objectives which is not playable on the receiving end. The first season of content has already been delayed so welcome to another delayfeild like BFV. On the positive side the graphics are fine and the storm does add a cool element of chaos to the gameplay. Maybe after a few updates the game will be better.… Expand
  15. Dude720
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Dont know where to start, Like the game has so many basic features completely removed. All they had to do was copy/paste Bf5 gunplay and movement system in a modern setting and we could've had the best battlefield to come out, But no DICE wants to fix whats not broken by removing class system which is what makes battlefield what it is. What battlefield 5 died for? this game? Thats totallyDont know where to start, Like the game has so many basic features completely removed. All they had to do was copy/paste Bf5 gunplay and movement system in a modern setting and we could've had the best battlefield to come out, But no DICE wants to fix whats not broken by removing class system which is what makes battlefield what it is. What battlefield 5 died for? this game? Thats totally **** up, and I dont care if the game is gonna be playable in 6 months or a year and by fixed I mean add basic features like a proper score board. I'm just gonna end it here cause theres no way i can mention all the problems here.… Expand
  16. Natuk
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    It looks nice, and it is a decently cool game, lots of fights to be had in a big scale war, however it lacks alot on the development side. For example it is absolutely filled with bugs which could have easily been solved if they had a proper QA testing team. And at the moment just feels like a huge laggy mess. Hopefully with time they will decide to do some great patches though. I'm givingIt looks nice, and it is a decently cool game, lots of fights to be had in a big scale war, however it lacks alot on the development side. For example it is absolutely filled with bugs which could have easily been solved if they had a proper QA testing team. And at the moment just feels like a huge laggy mess. Hopefully with time they will decide to do some great patches though. I'm giving a 3/10 (Lot's of room for improvement) I wish days were simple like with Battlefield 2!!!… Expand
  17. moonyza
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    They should of remastered battlefield 3 or 4 and just skip this garbage. Thats it.. needs so much more improvements
  18. Enzi0
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    I just finished up the 10 hour trial and my complaints are in line with what everyone is saying. The fact that they've released the game in this state just boggles my mind, and what's more is that the dev's are doubling down that nothing is wrong or the changes they've made is better for the game is idiotic.

    -No ability to pick your squad: staple for years and suddenly it's removed,    I just finished up the 10 hour trial and my complaints are in line with what everyone is saying. The fact that they've released the game in this state just boggles my mind, and what's more is that the dev's are doubling down that nothing is wrong or the changes they've made is better for the game is idiotic.

    -No ability to pick your squad: staple for years and suddenly it's removed, why what does it enhance about the experience?

    -No voice comm's: In a teamwork oriented game they removed the ability to talk to your teammates to coordinate. I had to type in chat to my tank driver that he had a hostile tank in front of him by the time I was able to finish we already had around into our vehicle.

    No scoreboard: why would you want to be able to see how you're doing in relation to everyone else, that's only been a feature of every FPS forever.

    Weapon bloom: I remember a reviewer once said that gunplay in an FPS is the central pillar of the game since that is how you interact with the media. DICE has completely dropped the ball on this, the spread is ridiculous and takes out any skill gap that should exist in the gunfights. Now getting into a fight with someone is just a random number generator.
    --Weapon bloom 2.0: in portal mode there is a bug with Bad Company 2 that when exiting sprint it retains your hipfire spread when you ADS. The Dev's continue to stubbornly hold their ground saying this existed in OG Bad Company 2 despite numerous videos to the contrary.

    -Portal server search: there is no way to filter out what game modes you want to play outside of a "keyword" search" , not that it matters because the custom game modes are overrun with bot farms or heavily skewed rules that restrict one side to bolt actions only while the opposing teams to whatever they want. DICE needs to find a way to let players narrow down the framework of their search results based on various criteria.

    -Portal Server part 2: There needs to be official servers for other game modes like TDM or Squad Deathmatch.

    -General lack of features. The weapons released for this first person SHOOTER are very few. Only a couple maps when they had upwards of 20 to choose (copy) from Battlefield 3 alone. The game experience is very shallow and not worth the price of admission at this time.

    That is just off the top of my head there is more when it comes to balance issues and the like and I'm sure others can articulate it better than me, but it boils down to this, skip this game for now. It is not worth your $60 (or up) in this current state. If you still are on the fence I implore you to get XBox live or a one month EA play subscription and try it for the 10 hour trial before you buy it so you don't waste your money.    … Expand
  19. DennyBud
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Just here to do my part for the gaming industry as a whole!

    NO SCOREBOARD DEMONIC HITREG I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LIKES OF IN AN FPS LACKING CONTENT 4 AR'S AT LAUNCH COMPARED TO BF4'S 10? MAPS ARE WAY TOO BIG 128 PLAYERS IS A FAILED CONCEPT SPECIALISTS?? ALL OF THE MOVEMENT FEATURES STRIPPED FROM BFV MSSING QUALITY OF LIFE FEATURES FROM OTHER BF GAMES Ignore the    Just here to do my part for the gaming industry as a whole!

    NO SCOREBOARD

    DEMONIC HITREG I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LIKES OF IN AN FPS

    LACKING CONTENT

    4 AR'S AT LAUNCH COMPARED TO BF4'S 10?

    MAPS ARE WAY TOO BIG

    128 PLAYERS IS A FAILED CONCEPT

    SPECIALISTS??

    ALL OF THE MOVEMENT FEATURES STRIPPED FROM BFV

    MSSING QUALITY OF LIFE FEATURES FROM OTHER BF GAMES

    Ignore the critic reviews, join the review bomb army!

    0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10 0/10    … Expand
  20. RougeGunner00
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    This game went 10 steps back. Buildings and environments aren't as destructive. Graphics take ages to load in, something I would expect from 2010. Removal of the scoreboard is annoying, the end round dialog is so poorly done and just cringeworthy. Reviving is almost never an option. Most weapons and vehicles need a nerf or buff. The leveling system is a mess and the grind required for someThis game went 10 steps back. Buildings and environments aren't as destructive. Graphics take ages to load in, something I would expect from 2010. Removal of the scoreboard is annoying, the end round dialog is so poorly done and just cringeworthy. Reviving is almost never an option. Most weapons and vehicles need a nerf or buff. The leveling system is a mess and the grind required for some items are absolutely mind blowing. 20 knife kills in a single life? Get real. The devs said they cut the single player campaign to focus on the multiplayer and honestly this game feels so under developed. The most annoying issue so far is that the servers are constantly crashing and lag is in every game. I don't know why the devs decided to make their games this way. Everything that made Battlefield into the powerhouse that it was seems like it is missing. "It looks pretty but everything holding it together is just duck tape, zip ties, and last years dreams."… Expand
  21. Blind5
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    No VoIP

    No real scoreboard No leaning 22 guns total lol Plus system is clunky ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ UI is clunky ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wrapped in cat ♥♥♥♥. Might be the least intuitive I've ever seen No all chat No server browser outside of Portal No private/rented servers Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant Cannot join friends already    No VoIP

    No real scoreboard

    No leaning

    22 guns total lol

    Plus system is clunky ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

    UI is clunky ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wrapped in cat ♥♥♥♥. Might be the least intuitive I've ever seen

    No all chat

    No server browser outside of Portal

    No private/rented servers

    Doesn't just roll into the next map after a game in AoW, back to matchmaking peasant

    Cannot join friends already in a match (pretty sure I could do this in beta??)

    No enemy footsteps

    Enemies look the same as friendlies

    Have to opt out of revive every death, no idea who can actually revive me anyway

    Have to re-select spawn location every spawn

    Poor hardware optimization

    Cutscenes all over the place

    Stupid ass 'look at me' after a match

    Bullet spread / weapon inaccuracy outside of rock throwing range

    Lack of game modes

    No hardcore

    Cannot join, create, or lock a squad

    No military ranks associated with numerical ranks

    No resizable minimap

    Audio is poorly mixed

    The maps, while stunning from both a scale and visuals perspective, lack any real flow for infantry combat. No separate Heli & Jet controls. Horizontal pitch (or yaw) when set to mouse movement is inverted by design and cannot be inverted again like vertical pitch can. So your aircraft goes the other way than your mouse does. Cannot customize loadouts before joining a game. Cannot select loadout or operator before joining a server which, in certain situations, spawn you directly into the game with whatever you had last game. This happens when joining a fresh breakthrough game, mostly. From what I can see, DLSS is not working properly or not making any difference Vehicle crosshairs are pixelated as ♥♥♥♥ UI elements do not have transparency element and distant 2D/3D map markers and UI elements do not fade out by distance and cannot be scaled up or down Obnoxious voice overs, operators are incredibly vocal, every time you do an action they say a line. Spotting system is contextual and misses a lot of the time. For example if you press Q over an enemy tank it doesn't always spot it, but places a go-to marker on that area. The team/squad order menu (or whatever it's called) is a pile of garbage. It covers the entire screen, it requires using the mouse to select the options, but not clicking on them for some reason, you have to depress Q. This needs to be redesigned into a friendlier and smaller semi-transparent wheel. Plus, it's not contextual at all and it doesn't seem to have an impact to other players, I requested ammo constantly and nobody even saw my request. Unnecessary changes to the aircraft flight characteristics from BF4 models On the spawn screen screen tanks/helis use the same icon, you simply cannot tell if that's a transport or attack heli that you are spawning into. When in tank, you don't have this little tank outline which tells you where the driver and gunner are looking at. No maps with water and thusly no boats.. despite there being a big ass boat on the loading screen. No stats page No commander No squad points for issuing orders or following them No HOTAS support No marksman headshot bonus for long range snipes Melee takedown animations have been gutted. All enemies are brought to a standing position before one specific kill is performed. Revive is glitched when downed teammate's head is too close to something. Cannot tell if there is room to enter a friendly vehicle without trying to get in it. Cannot dive underwater Damage dealt numbers, e.g. "VEHICLE HIT 28" after hitting a tank with a rocket, have been removed. This applies to both infantry and vehicles. Non-removable profanity filter Repairing vehicles does not give XP Faction locked weapons and gadgets in Portal No rule editor support for objective based game modes Grappling Hook is afraid of smoke Bullets are afraid of power lines Zoom issues with sniper scopes Inability to switch teams Vehicle entry and exit animations have been removed Weapons can't have different sets of attachments in different loadout presets. Meaning if you want to have a suppressor on the one semi-auto pistol in the game for one preset, you can't have it without a suppressor in your other presets. Lack of destruction/levelution ADS required to change weapon fire mode Cannot move while prone and ADS Crossplay issues on Xbox 'Assist Counts as Kill' has been removed No fixed heavy weapons No zeroing sniper scopes, starting scope (not sure about the others) has no hash marks on reticle for references AA rocket damage appears inconsistent BF5 movement mechanics removed This game is unfinished.    … Expand
  22. Wave2021
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I'm old BF player. I had play BETA BF 2042 and it was much, much, much better then this final version.

    Also, BF2042 is everything but not BF what we had before. No problem about some new changes, but they removed all good stuff what was in BF5, BF1, BF4 had. And Yes this version hadBIG performance problem and BIG LAG issues. In BETA version was much better, never had this problem. I    I'm old BF player. I had play BETA BF 2042 and it was much, much, much better then this final version.

    Also, BF2042 is everything but not BF what we had before. No problem about some new changes, but they removed all good stuff what was in BF5, BF1, BF4 had.

    And Yes this version hadBIG performance problem and BIG LAG issues. In BETA version was much better, never had this problem.

    I can't believe they make this game so bad, and so poor, without so much things what miss so much from old Battlefields.    … Expand
  23. Db100
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    An absolute disgrace to the Battlefield heritage and a complete joke for one of the biggest publishers in the industry.

    Playing Battlefield 2042 has felt like trying out a game from a small indie studio where you expect it to be buggy and messy and just overall mediocre. But EA/DICE is all but a small indie studio and has 20 years of experience with Battlefield series alone. The most    An absolute disgrace to the Battlefield heritage and a complete joke for one of the biggest publishers in the industry.

    Playing Battlefield 2042 has felt like trying out a game from a small indie studio where you expect it to be buggy and messy and just overall mediocre.
    But EA/DICE is all but a small indie studio and has 20 years of experience with Battlefield series alone.
    The most basic features that have been in all Battlefield games for years are suddenly either missing or broken.

    To release a game in this state and then charge extra just to experience this garbage a week early is a slap in the face to all the fans of the franchise.    … Expand
  24. Craftedpixels
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    This is the worst part of whole BF series.
    After couple of hours I don't want to play it anymore.

    A taunt from DICE - take ugly boring battle royal maps, make tons of bugs and release it as a AAA-shooter.

    Ok, DICE, good job.
  25. Until_Valhalla
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    I know a 0 is harsh but I am completely fed up with broken unplayable games at launch, and stripped or missing features we expect as battlefield fans. If you want a different still a game make a different game and leave our battlefield alone.
  26. Toxic_Hound
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    **** game, honestly. Sure there are a ton bugs and features are missing right, that's horrible, but I am literally unable to play the game. if i get the bug where your teammates see you as an enemy, and then you die, you just lie there on the ground for whole game- no one can revive you, you cant respawn. Horrible and unplayable at that.
  27. 10WNU1337
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    The framework has potential but by God, does it have many flaws:

    It tries so hard to be a flavour of the month game that it forgets to be a Battlefield game. We live in the days of the "hero shooter" so, of course, they try to be a hero shooter. Gone are the classes, everyone can be a medic, an assault, an engineer. You have a total of 22 guns to chose from in the actual game of BF 2042    The framework has potential but by God, does it have many flaws:

    It tries so hard to be a flavour of the month game that it forgets to be a Battlefield game. We live in the days of the "hero shooter" so, of course, they try to be a hero shooter. Gone are the classes, everyone can be a medic, an assault, an engineer. You have a total of 22 guns to chose from in the actual game of BF 2042 (averaging at around ~3 per category). The operators are all different forgettable stereotypes that toss around cringy one-liners when you select them and after the game ends.

    And this doesn't even touch on the technical state of the game. Right now, when you join a match there is a 50% chance that the enemy team won't spawn and your team is stuck in spawn. Or the map loads infinitely. Characters still glitch out of their vehicles (especially air vehicles). Sometimes you cant exit a vehicle you are in. Framerates drop for no apparent reason...Absolutely do not buy this game in its current state. Maybe pick it up on sale in half a year once they have maybe fixed it.    … Expand
  28. cjenkz
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    Seems like they spent the last 3 years making a tornado , also feels like a running simulator.
  29. bl4ckOut
    Nov 15, 2021
    1
    Biggest Problem:
    Many bugs for too much money. Even if the day-one patch fixes a few things, I can't imagine that the performance will be that better. It's unoptimised, unfinished and unpolished in every aspect and I can't get it to run constant 60 fps. Frame drops all over the place and input lag way too high. Thereby my GPU runs just with 40-60% (5700XT) and my CPU Xeon E3-1231 v3 works    Biggest Problem:
    Many bugs for too much money. Even if the day-one patch fixes a few things, I can't imagine that the performance will be that better. It's unoptimised, unfinished and unpolished in every aspect and I can't get it to run constant 60 fps. Frame drops all over the place and input lag way too high. Thereby my GPU runs just with 40-60% (5700XT) and my CPU Xeon E3-1231 v3 works as bottleneck with 95-100% CPU utilization.

    Also:
    - Graphics worse then in BFV
    - Maps way too big and steril, running is not worth in 99% of all situations
    - Worse destruction then in BFV
    - No Scorebord ?!
    - No Squad change, creation etc. in-game; ALSO no Teamchange possible
    - No server list
    - No global chat
    - No voice chat
    - No possibillity to change the minimap size
    - No stats page
    - No persistent community servers in portal (Why create servers anymore?)
    - UI is too intrusive and large and cannot be customized

    This game is just a cash-crab, released unfinished before christmas and I'm only waiting for the day one patch, before (maybe) refunding it    … Expand
  30. izais
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Candid Analysis of a Battlefield Player from 1942:

    Well, I would like to start the analysis taking into account the immense amount of expectation and hype that this game generated, in the first trailers the hope had been created that BF would return to its classic origin where it was most successful (set in modern warfare), with elements of the new graphics engines and new mechanics, it    Candid Analysis of a Battlefield Player from 1942:

    Well, I would like to start the analysis taking into account the immense amount of expectation and hype that this game generated, in the first trailers the hope had been created that BF would return to its classic origin where it was most successful (set in modern warfare), with elements of the new graphics engines and new mechanics, it had everything to go right, well, if only the basics were done, maybe it could have been the best game in the series, but DICE did absolutely everything wrong (or almost everything), for every 1 right, 9 mistakes.

    Starting with the main thing that completely escapes from what Battlefield is: System of classes that were TOTALLY removed from the game, "oh but it's still there only called experts", no, no, there's no class, you don't know who does what, no limitation, anyone can take a specialist, equip an ammo box and AFK on top of some high place with sniper and 12X scope, no medics in game, no support, no AT soldiers in short? Complete chaos, but not in the good sense, before when it was said that BF is a chaotic game, you imagined destruction (as it was in BF3/4/1/V), a lot of shooting and a vehicle falling, exploding, but in this one, it's a COMPLETE JOKE, the chaos here refers to DISASTER, I wonder, how is it POSSIBLE that in 10 years of evolution (BF3 to BF2042) many aspects have regressed so much? It was supposed to continue to evolve, not regress, destruction in the game simply doesn't exist, if before in BFV you took a tank, and went over everything destroying walls, fences and houses, in this game you have more chance to climb the wall of a house with the tank than destroying it has no destruction, and the destruction it has is freakish.
    There are dozens of points I could mention here, scoreboard (there is no scoreboard), animations (which are not that bad, but are extremely buggy), movement (this is among the main points, the movement of the game is simply one of the biggest setbacks of the series that have ever existed), graphics and performance (if the horrible performance was explained by the surreal graphics, that's fine, but at various times the game seems to have PS2 graphics and even so the performance remains horrible, it's not uncommon for cases of people with high-end setup running the game at less than 80FPS), drivability of aerial vehicles (seriously, if you get to play, don't touch a jet/plane, it's horrible and you'll give up right away and probably ask for a refund) , as I was saying at the beginning, there are SEVERAL negative points, but I won't mention all of them or would I end up creating a book here, but BF2042 doesn't have positive points? of course there is, but it doesn't pay to buy a R$300 game just for hurricanes and the Portal game mode.

    BF2042 deserves a 3/10 grade, I still think it's a generous grade, which should vary between 2/10 and 3/10, I don't recommend this game if you've been playing any titles before this one in the series, Battlefield 2042 is NOT Battlefield, it's a FAIL copy of Call of Duty Warzone.    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 29 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 74
  3. Negative: 11 out of 74
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    All in all, Battlefield 2042 has been a real labour of love for me. The initial launch was remarkably underbaked, but I can’t deny the enjoyment that comes from firing a rocket launcher into a tornado. This may not be the best FPS multiplayer game available, and there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out, but there are occasionally some thrilling moments that you won’t be able to experience in the likes of Call of Duty or Fortinte. It remains frustrating having to pay full price for a multiplayer game, but if you’re already a fan of the franchise and don’t mind missing out on the campaign, you’ll likely enjoy yourself here. The nostalgic aspect of Portal mode will also draw fans in, and of course, the 4K graphics make it very pretty game, even if it has its cracks.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2021
    40
    The weakest first-person shooter in the history of DICE. Even, by some miracle, the studio manages to fix the most glaring mistakes and reanimate the abysmal netcode, this game will not become Battlefield at its core.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Dec 16, 2021
    65
    Despite the promising Portal mode, Battlefield 2042, which uses players as a tester, still gives the impression of an incomplete game with its errors and important problems.
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