Battlefield 2042

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2.1

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  1. Doss86
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Bf4 epic,Bf1 amazing and still my favorite. And to go from that to this crap ?? I dont get how you can release a game as this on the new gen when what you did on last gen was soo amazing :(
  2. VcNuggets
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    Not impressed in the least. It feels like they totally went arcade mode. Dumb and simple. I keep playing because I spent too much money to not try. Hopefully something happens that changes my mind.

    I can go into some long explanation about some things I don't like but I really just don't feel the game is worth it or worth my time to complain about it. I will say one thing, I rarely    Not impressed in the least. It feels like they totally went arcade mode. Dumb and simple. I keep playing because I spent too much money to not try. Hopefully something happens that changes my mind.

    I can go into some long explanation about some things I don't like but I really just don't feel the game is worth it or worth my time to complain about it.

    I will say one thing, I rarely get much of a sense of accomplishment after a match. Winning or losing, zero, I feel like nothing was gained. This is going to get boring, very quick.    … Expand
  3. NeverWrong
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    Disregarding all the bugs and performance issues. The game fails to deliver the Battlefield experience which we all know and love and instead gives us the feeling of a cheap chinese Free-To-Play knock-off based on Modern Warfare 2019.
    For them to fix the fame they would have to rebuild every single map and reintroduce classes along with make the gunplay actually enjoyable.
  4. Ass_hoho
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    unfinished game，worst bf ever.ridiculous gun play experience, empty map.Only 22 weapon at launch.
  5. Migos76
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Poor optimization, bugs, glitches, bad customization, to large maps… It was very bad experience.
  6. Farcrause
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Its not Battlefield

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
  7. Gradedend
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    No scoreboard, no VOIP at launch in a mass multiplayer only fps, unbalanced specialists, no server browser. This is not the battlefield we all know, this is a cheap knock off
  8. Taserwolf
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Missing half the features. Soulless game that lost the spirit of Battlefield, all for the sake of micro transactions and marketing bullet points. Terrible UI, barren maps, 1/4th the weapons BF4 had, no communications. but LOOK! WE HAVE COOL HERO CHARACTERS
  9. s33s33
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Been a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sureBeen a player since bf3, I’ve adopted every battlefield (except 2042) since then a bit late. I was excited to actually start this one on time. I know how these games are when they first come out so I wasn’t expecting a perfect game but the state of the game was just laughable. Uninspired maps, horrible gun play and customization, massive graphics downgrade, I could go on and on. Not sure what the devs were thinking when deciding the core mechanics for this game. I recently submitted a refund on my purchase and was luckily granted it.… Expand
  10. giantwaste
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Two things this game sucks at:
    1. UI: confusing and not intuitive to use.
    2. Performance on PC. 3080 all low gives you 75 FPS. wtf.
  11. Fifislice
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    My Hardline feeling PTSD returns.. movement feels bad, leveling feels bad, map design feels too open , lacking content lackung gameplay impressions , ps5 controller feeling weird and bad , crossplay kbm vs 0 aim assist at console hmmm… not input based.. hate specialists… teamplay dead AF
  12. sirre0812
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    Take the worst and most hated features from the most popular fps games, And add them up. Remove the lots off the loved features from previous bf games, Release it 1 year to early, and you get battlefield 2042
  13. Rolee
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    **** unfinished garbage please DONT BUY IT. I preordered and regretted it like i never did. this should've been the beta not the full released game.
  14. MrAntiM8
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This game isn't Battlefield anymore. It's a trash game with no optimization at all. Also, it lacks a ton of content. The few available weapons have all the same attachments. Hit reg is worse than Battlefield 4 release times. Feels like a Cash grab. Also, Scoreboard does not exist because a "Lead Designer" praises himself for the new solution. Servers are **** and rocket launchers does noThis game isn't Battlefield anymore. It's a trash game with no optimization at all. Also, it lacks a ton of content. The few available weapons have all the same attachments. Hit reg is worse than Battlefield 4 release times. Feels like a Cash grab. Also, Scoreboard does not exist because a "Lead Designer" praises himself for the new solution. Servers are **** and rocket launchers does no damage at all or may the vehicle are to strong.… Expand
  15. JeanGamer
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    Where to begin...
    I love BF. I have been playing since BF3. I have bought and played every since then.
    This game is bad. It is not only a performance issue. Also, gameplay, in general, is bad. Bullets spread randomly. The object icons block your view. They made the Attachment system so complicated to use. Maps are way too big. Not a server browser for the main game... Like why? You really    Where to begin...
    I love BF. I have been playing since BF3. I have bought and played every since then.

    This game is bad. It is not only a performance issue. Also, gameplay, in general, is bad. Bullets spread randomly. The object icons block your view. They made the Attachment system so complicated to use. Maps are way too big. Not a server browser for the main game... Like why? You really can not squad up with friends. The scoreboard is missing...Again, why? Specialists really do not belong to this game. 22 guns at launch? The only good thing I could say about this game, it is portal amazing, but its content is very limited. This is not a game you can play for years. I have been a bf fan since BF3, but I really can't defend this game. It is such a mess. It is like BF lost its identity.


    The thing I hate the most is those YouTubers hyping up this game. They are either in EA's payroll or playing a different game cuz this game is far away from the battlefield I grow with and love.    … Expand
  16. dl_mj12
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Despite how its advertised, this is NOT a game for Battlefield fans. The "love letter" to fans is more like a slap in the face. The game has no soul and has dropped most of its key pillars and lot of its features. Very basic features from previous are no longer present. Not including voice comms in 2021? It has the worst UI I've seen in 30 years of gaming. I'm terribly disappointed. IDespite how its advertised, this is NOT a game for Battlefield fans. The "love letter" to fans is more like a slap in the face. The game has no soul and has dropped most of its key pillars and lot of its features. Very basic features from previous are no longer present. Not including voice comms in 2021? It has the worst UI I've seen in 30 years of gaming. I'm terribly disappointed. I cannot overstate how embarrassed I would be if I worked for DICE and contributed to this mess. Well done champs, this is a huge step backwards for the series. One seriously disappointed fan.… Expand
  17. Paradox4g
    Nov 15, 2021
    0
    "Disappointment" is the best one word description of Battlefield 2042.
    The beta was already rough but I defended DICE because the build was 3 months old and they seemed to address a lot of the areas of concern from the beta. I was really hoping that specialists would just be removed but unfortunately they made it to the release.
    So this is what we got out of a battlefield game: No    "Disappointment" is the best one word description of Battlefield 2042.
    The beta was already rough but I defended DICE because the build was 3 months old and they seemed to address a lot of the areas of concern from the beta. I was really hoping that specialists would just be removed but unfortunately they made it to the release.

    So this is what we got out of a battlefield game:
    No Scoreboard
    No Classes
    No Stats
    No Chat
    No Server Browser
    Hit Registration is abysmal
    All "Specialists" can be a jack of all trades (Yes even medics as snipers)

    No indication of anyone is close enough to revive you or not.

    I was hyped for this game. I was really hoping for basically a battlefield 4 remaster from this but instead got this Call of Duty experience so I had to refund my ultimate edition of BF 2042 :(

    Maybe the game will be better in a year as that is typically par for the course for games nowadays.    … Expand
  18. wrzooz
    Nov 23, 2021
    3
    No scoreboard,
    No classes,
    No destruction,
    Few servers,
    Portal cheated stats,
    Almost no weapons

    That game would be actually good, if it was called something else.
  19. Wheat-King
    Nov 15, 2021
    2
    Just when I thought it couldn't possibly get worse than BFV. EA is completely out of touch with the Battlefield community. Classes are gone, so no rock-paper-scissors anymore. Graphics worse than BF1, Hitreg is atrocious and bugs galore. Poor destruction and too big maps makes it a cross between COD and running simulator. No leaderboard, no thanks. Should have cancelled my pre-order, tookJust when I thought it couldn't possibly get worse than BFV. EA is completely out of touch with the Battlefield community. Classes are gone, so no rock-paper-scissors anymore. Graphics worse than BF1, Hitreg is atrocious and bugs galore. Poor destruction and too big maps makes it a cross between COD and running simulator. No leaderboard, no thanks. Should have cancelled my pre-order, took a chance and got burned.… Expand
  20. Hazah
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    I'll be honest, I was so hyped for this game. This is what led to such disappointment..

    in between the game crashes, server errors, and gameplay bugs and glitches, i managed to get a few rounds in to get a feel for it. I don't know. to me, it doesn't feel like a battlefield should AT ALL. Nothing about it feels right. First off (and this is a major pet peeve) there's no campaign.    I'll be honest, I was so hyped for this game. This is what led to such disappointment..

    in between the game crashes, server errors, and gameplay bugs and glitches, i managed to get a few rounds in to get a feel for it.

    I don't know. to me, it doesn't feel like a battlefield should AT ALL. Nothing about it feels right.

    First off (and this is a major pet peeve) there's no campaign.

    You bring IRISH back, a major character in the series, as a "specialist" and that's it? lame.

    BF has CLASSES, not specialists....This isn't COD.

    Where's all the shouting and talking amongst the players characters when they're getting shot or spotting an enemy?

    Where is the voice chat? i wanna talk to my squad!

    Why can't I chat to the enemy team?

    WHY IS THERE NO SCOREBOARD? if you're so worried about feelings being hurt, offer some commendation system at the end of each round.

    Don't even get me started on the customisation menu. like what is even that?

    my weapons don't even unlock 9 times out of 10 I have to physically exit the game and sign back in for them to appear... and even then.. there is so few weapons to choose from. I've kinda just stuck with one kit the whole time because none of the unlocks jump out at me as being worth it.

    There's nothing in your store, shouldn't that have been made ready prior to launch?

    The list goes on and on........

    DICE you should have looked at bf4, gone off everything that game has and just beefed it up and you would have had your self a perfect love child. what ever you think 2042 is.... it is not. All the promises you made and have fallen through with, your director should have run for president.

    In summary: All I can say is, I'm grateful for EA play PRO at this point. I spent $20 and 30+ hours of game time to give it a red hot go, but It saved me wasting $150 on an ultimate edition that would have given me instant buyers remorse and ULTIMATELY refunded :(

    I hope you can rectify all these issues in the future. Because you have a lot of frustrated fans.

    2/10 because it has so much potential, but sadly, as of this date. It is very much wasted.    … Expand
  21. Junglist724
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    Performance on pc is god awful. 5950X/3090 here and the framerate is wildly fluctuating between 40 and 150 fps. The In game performance overlay you can enable in the developer console shows CPU frametimes are terrible.

    Aside from performance and bugs there's still so many bad design decisions too: No scoreboard No all chat No leaning for ADS near cover No choosing a squad No    Performance on pc is god awful. 5950X/3090 here and the framerate is wildly fluctuating between 40 and 150 fps. The In game performance overlay you can enable in the developer console shows CPU frametimes are terrible.

    Aside from performance and bugs there's still so many bad design decisions too:

    No scoreboard
    No all chat
    No leaning for ADS near cover
    No choosing a squad
    No server browser
    No map rotation
    No traditional scoring system
    Confusing UI elements
    No clear indicator of fire mode
    No nearby medic indicator when downed
    No way to inform allies you are going to revive(unless specifically playing support)    … Expand
  22. Tactimal
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    I tried to like it but to many things seem off for this game. Core 2042 got ruined with the introduction of specialists but even without them i still wouldn't like the game. However the lack of decent faction vs faction does keep troubling me and especially because beside Casper, all those specialists are really cringy and have some lame airsoft-like customization. Maps are also way toI tried to like it but to many things seem off for this game. Core 2042 got ruined with the introduction of specialists but even without them i still wouldn't like the game. However the lack of decent faction vs faction does keep troubling me and especially because beside Casper, all those specialists are really cringy and have some lame airsoft-like customization. Maps are also way to big, empty and miss a lot of atmosphere i'm just running and running to get killed by a tank, a chopper or a sniper. Guns are also really bad and it almost seems impossible to hit an enemy, like as if the high ttk wasn't already annoying enough. I tried portal as it looked like it could be the best part of 2042 and the nostalgia is awesome but again it misses soul like the old ones. And Hazard Zone is just a wannabe warzone clone and i don't need any more of that. Battlefield 2042 is just a soulless, buggy mess and tries to be call of duty way too much. I think Portal is the only mode selling this game and they knew the nostalgia would "force" people into buying their abomination. I know It's easier to focus on the bad and i do like the concept, the next-gen experience and vehicles in 2042 and i would want to like the game but you can't really ignore an elephant standing in your house either.… Expand
  23. KiefChris
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Basically have turned a good war game series into a reskin of Modern Warfare but it with way less guns and maps and no voice chat or in game chat?

    If you're looking for a game to fuel the void that's been left by battlefield 4 or 3, well I'm sorry to say this will not fill it. Probably make the void worse since when you play it you realise the Battlefield genre we once knew is dead...    Basically have turned a good war game series into a reskin of Modern Warfare but it with way less guns and maps and no voice chat or in game chat?

    If you're looking for a game to fuel the void that's been left by battlefield 4 or 3, well I'm sorry to say this will not fill it. Probably make the void worse since when you play it you realise the Battlefield genre we once knew is dead... R.I.P Dice & Battlefield series 1992 - 2013.    … Expand
  24. hoonix
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    i've been a day 1 fan since 1942 and loved BF3 the most so far. I was super excited about portal and the modern setting but boy oh boy... i don't want to make this too long but the major things are not even tiny glitches etc. but the main features are broken.

    - hit detection/ bullet spread is ridiculous... absolutely no fun at all - maps - what a unimaginative and plain mess... every    i've been a day 1 fan since 1942 and loved BF3 the most so far. I was super excited about portal and the modern setting but boy oh boy... i don't want to make this too long but the major things are not even tiny glitches etc. but the main features are broken.

    - hit detection/ bullet spread is ridiculous... absolutely no fun at all
    - maps - what a unimaginative and plain mess... every building is empty and sterile - so are 80% of the maps open areas

    those are the two things that break it for me.
    Portal is a tiny bit "less bad" than the 2042 but it's still far from being good.

    I have hopes for patches but i fear that the game will be dead by then...    … Expand
  25. gdmatt
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    I can't play only get the below error.

    Have reinstalled drivers and the game without any luck.

    DirectX function "m_d3d12PipelineLibrary->StorePipelineStrDx12(key),pipelinestate)" failed with E_UNEXPECTED ("unexpected failure.")
  26. speedfreakz
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This has to be the biggest joke and insult in modern gaming. It was obvious that dice/EA doesn't care about the player base ever since Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, the place was a breeding ground for hackers and devs- just didn't care. The reporting system was useless, no one even read those reports, and most of the profiles that I reported remained active year after initial reports-This has to be the biggest joke and insult in modern gaming. It was obvious that dice/EA doesn't care about the player base ever since Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, the place was a breeding ground for hackers and devs- just didn't care. The reporting system was useless, no one even read those reports, and most of the profiles that I reported remained active year after initial reports- so no action was taken. That was a clear F***k you from their side.

    And then it comes this battlefield, don't even know where to start. Lets just say don't waste money on this, better give it top some homeless person to buy drugs or something- that way you are doing something useful.

    There were so many red flags, and in the future if there is no proper gameplay of at least 10 minutes, I will not buy the game.
    I refunded mine today, and it will probably be the last game I ever preordered.

    Screw u dice.
    These big companies deserve to die out, leave the floor for new companies.    … Expand
  27. Losiu
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Game is broken. Releasing game in that condition, for that amount of many is some sad joke.
  28. samstylle
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    I was expecting the best battlefield then released this trash.
    The worst graphics !!!!
    The whole game is recycled!!!
    DAMN YOU STOP WITH THIS METHOD OF RECYCLING.
    I Don't recommend it. Isn't worth even though half price. the worst battlefield game ever.
    What a trash game
  29. WhiteWidowFR
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    The game has great potential.

    The problem is that it is currently untapped and unusable. I sometimes target players who are not affected. Map & physics bug galore Specialists too strong compared to others. The vehicles which and the character who self-heal far too early and far too fast Too many areas where we are uncovered No vocals ... But are they serious? An FPS game    The game has great potential.

    The problem is that it is currently untapped and unusable.

    I sometimes target players who are not affected.
    Map & physics bug galore
    Specialists too strong compared to others.
    The vehicles which and the character who self-heal far too early and far too fast
    Too many areas where we are uncovered
    No vocals ... But are they serious?
    An FPS game without vocals? What's wrong with you DICE / EA?

    The project for me will deserve testing for another 6 months.

    And read worse in all that, they are the lags, the backrolls, the most deplorable optimization with passages of FPS from 70-80 to 10-15 fps when there are too many people in the zone, that is to say in the phases most interesting and crucial (GTX 1650 Super ASUS Strix).

    I hope they will work and quickly, because the rating that users deserve.
    The metacritic score of 77 does not reflect reality at all.

    I let you discover on Youtube the reviews left by many players, you will not be disappointed with the trip    … Expand
  30. Coyot
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    EA lives in some kind of parallel reality. Who is the game for?! For players or for effective managers ?! The spirit of Battlefield is distorted and turned into some kind of circus with goofy mechanics. The technical component is somewhere below the belt again. It's a complete failure!
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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