Battlefield 2042

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2.1

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  1. FauxEden
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Garbage. Maps are garbage. The lack of guns are garbage. The sPeCiAlIsTs are garbage and don't belong. If you want to play this, I hope you like being spawn killed by armored balloons doing 200mph drifting for hours on end.

    I jest, I strongly recommend that you DO NOT buy this. It's barely a game at all The maps are so **** bad that on Breakthrough you spawn dead 90% of the time    Garbage. Maps are garbage. The lack of guns are garbage. The sPeCiAlIsTs are garbage and don't belong. If you want to play this, I hope you like being spawn killed by armored balloons doing 200mph drifting for hours on end.

    I jest, I strongly recommend that you DO NOT buy this. It's barely a game at all

    The maps are so **** bad that on Breakthrough you spawn dead 90% of the time because the spawns are literally 300 meters from any cover and everyone on the map can see you because of this. They're too big and too flat. Ironically the maps you get when you play against bots are about half the size of the official server maps and are 100% better. Still **** terrible because a graphics artist intern made them and not a map designer, but a little better.

    There is just no flow to the game. The audio is garbage. Especially the voice acting and the specialists. 30 of my clones running around in a post climate change world wrought with resource and land wars and they all have dumb ass quips like it's fun to them. The tone of the game is all over the place and it is grating as **** Their dumb ass quips still persist even if you turn off all dialogue volume.

    The game is just garbage, made by people who are DICE in name only (no, this isn't even hyperbole, nobody who made a BF game are on this team anymore, they all quit after BF5)

    I give it a 2/10 or 20% because at least it turns on (0 in reality because 449 people are lying)

    The only good thing about this game is that Crowbcat will have a lot of content to rip this trash heap apart. Looking forward to his videos on Cyberpunk, New World, COD and BF.
    AAA gaming is **** dire man. I can't even refund this piece of **** because I stupidly bought it on CDKeys

    It's not even just the worst Battlefield game ever made - it may actually be one of the worst games ever made. Sure, it works as intended most of the time, but the intended version is like trashcan with arms    … Expand
  2. Coma218
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    I joined meta critic to warn others of this games pitfalls. If you are running a mid to high end PC you will be plagued with issues. To be absolutely upfront I preordered the game in July. I requested a refund three days into playing the game during prerelease. The game became utterly unplayable due to the server side issues. Mirroring what everyone else is stating - no score board
    - no    I joined meta critic to warn others of this games pitfalls. If you are running a mid to high end PC you will be plagued with issues. To be absolutely upfront I preordered the game in July. I requested a refund three days into playing the game during prerelease. The game became utterly unplayable due to the server side issues. Mirroring what everyone else is stating - no score board
    - no voice chat
    - wonky specialists that don’t do anything
    -no destruction
    - horrible lag
    - server issues
    - hit reg on weapons is garbage - glitching - low fps
    - stuttering All around a poor game. EA and Activision have recently proven they do not care about their player base and want to give us half sorry excuses of a game. Until the companies receive massive back lash which ultimately forces them to make the changes that should have been included with the game at launch.    … Expand
  3. VectorX
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    I'm getting tired of rushed releases. I doubt the developers want to deal with angry people trashing their hard work because execs want to meet deadlines so they can report profits to shareholders. If you're expecting people to pay $60+ dollars, the game better be finished. I don't mean all the DLC and everything. I mean FUNCTIONAL. Just because consumers pretty much have to deal withI'm getting tired of rushed releases. I doubt the developers want to deal with angry people trashing their hard work because execs want to meet deadlines so they can report profits to shareholders. If you're expecting people to pay $60+ dollars, the game better be finished. I don't mean all the DLC and everything. I mean FUNCTIONAL. Just because consumers pretty much have to deal with your crap doesn't give you license to keep shoveling.

    There is NO WAY QA did not run into the myriad of problems PC users are running into. Assets not loading, people getting stuck in the dying state without any way to die or respawn, not being able to connect sporadically, gigantic lag spikes, poor spawn logic, completely unbalanced weapons (this isn't "minor tweaking" broken), UI glitches that keep you from switching classes, UI glitches that keep you from shooting until you die and swap your loadout, not being able to pick you loadout and be given a random loadout, etc. The list goes on and on and on. At some point, these big studios need to lose a class action that creates a legal precedent of expected level of completeness. You can tell where their heads are at considering there's a Store tab that doesn't even have anything in it. They are just putting out a "game" for the money and profit boost while they work in ways to try to milk money out of their player base.

    This game is not complete, not even close. They'll say "Oh we just need more time to work out the kinks". Great, do open betas and fix your bugs before you expect to get paid for it. Putting out a game like this is a lie. You're not putting out a game, you're QA testing for free by putting your loyal players through frustration. I hope the bad press causes investors to lose faith in the leadership at EA and boots people out. The people who pushed to have this unfinished work released don't deserve their jobs. Give it to someone who cares about the work and not the bottom line.    … Expand
  4. Bf20to42fps
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Biggest Disappointment this year. Been following the series for a long time and was really looking forward to this game. Please do not trow your money on this game.
  5. MowkMeister
    Nov 19, 2021
    3
    This game is meant to sell, not play. They invested all of their efforts into things like pointless weather effects and completely unnecessary scale so they could use them as selling points instead of investing in gameplay. And because of that ridiculous scale, they decided to throw in as many vehicle as possible without thinking of balancing them, Again to use the spectacle as a sellingThis game is meant to sell, not play. They invested all of their efforts into things like pointless weather effects and completely unnecessary scale so they could use them as selling points instead of investing in gameplay. And because of that ridiculous scale, they decided to throw in as many vehicle as possible without thinking of balancing them, Again to use the spectacle as a selling point.

    They swapped classes, a battlefield staple, for specialists because they would be easier to monetize. They got rid of so many great details and gameplay additions from old battlefields, so they could focus on making the game more sellable, not playable.

    They practically got rid of all sense of community by getting rid of voip, scoreboards, clans, and all chat.

    And not to mention how absolutely horrible the performance it. I am fortunate enough to have a pretty solid pc, (10900k, 3080) i get constant stutters ranging from 50 to 90 fps on settings meant for performance. I cant imagine how they expect people who have been getting screwed over by scalpers from getting components to play this game.

    The ONLY redeemable thing about this game is portal. It offers a great nostalgia trip and has a lot of potential. Unfortunately since people went straight to abusing it which i have no clue how dice didn't see that coming, its basically impossible to level up with right now.

    I could honestly go on but i think the part that is the most disappointing thing about all of this is that this game was labeled as "a love letter to fans" before it was even revealed, yet here they are ignoring feedback on what fans want.    … Expand
  6. PolarWolf
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    I have not much to add to the amount of criticism that's already written. Everything and more of it is true. This should never have been released in its current state. It's too late for me, but hopefully someone else will see this: Do not buy this game in its current state! If you still can, rerquest a refund. It looks gorgeous, yes, but the gameplay is really bad in its current state. ItsI have not much to add to the amount of criticism that's already written. Everything and more of it is true. This should never have been released in its current state. It's too late for me, but hopefully someone else will see this: Do not buy this game in its current state! If you still can, rerquest a refund. It looks gorgeous, yes, but the gameplay is really bad in its current state. Its only saving grace is Portal, and even there the issues from the main game are present. It's great to see the old classics remastered in the new engine and everything looks gorgeous again, but only pretty does not make a game good.… Expand
  7. Airwick94
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Really disappointed with this entry! Battlefield 2042 is such a major setback compare to BFV and all other BF games. Clearly this game was made in the sole intent to make money through Micro-transactions. Melee in 3rd person? MW and Apex much?! “Specialist” completely ruins the vibes. I think back to BF1. The audio, the atmosphere, the gunplay! The maps! It had it all. And team play! WasReally disappointed with this entry! Battlefield 2042 is such a major setback compare to BFV and all other BF games. Clearly this game was made in the sole intent to make money through Micro-transactions. Melee in 3rd person? MW and Apex much?! “Specialist” completely ruins the vibes. I think back to BF1. The audio, the atmosphere, the gunplay! The maps! It had it all. And team play! Was great. Even tho BFV had it set of problems. The game mechanics were on point! Ex. Crawling on your back! Rolling on the ground when jumping from heights! Medics distance (so you know how far one is) some examples. Heck! Even BF hardline had a feature that BFV implemented. The mechanic where you no longer had to wait for certain roles to provide you with ammo, health. Just simply approach them and take what you need. And this entry here (2042) for some odd reason took all that away. Don’t get me started on the 2042 bugs, glitches and hit boxes and much more. Just get triggered thinking about them. Portal was their saving grace. But as of now they took away the XP and ranking up system within this mode cause people abused the system ( Farming) So now there is no point to play portal after like 3 games. Honestly, if you are reading this and haven’t bought the game and are fan of the pervious BF entries. No need to rush to purchase this game. Until hopefully they fix it. Anyways after three years in development, with numerous of staff and studios. I’m just really disappointed with this entry.… Expand
  8. Vestherian
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Unfinished game that feels like they rushed it out but still needed a year or two in the oven. The major bugs during the early access literally made the game unplayable. For 3 days in a row i boot it up just to crtl+alt+f4 when i can't even hold my gun scoped in during fights, even when i hold right click it goes in and out repeatedly.
    But ultimately even so, IF performance was perfect,    Unfinished game that feels like they rushed it out but still needed a year or two in the oven. The major bugs during the early access literally made the game unplayable. For 3 days in a row i boot it up just to crtl+alt+f4 when i can't even hold my gun scoped in during fights, even when i hold right click it goes in and out repeatedly.
    But ultimately even so, IF performance was perfect, the maps are huge and 128 players is cool on paper but because of this design decision the maps are ALL completely empty, devoid of cover, there is practically NO destruction and there is no levelutions anymore.
    There are barely any guns, operators are happy go lucky but the lore is dark and gritty, barely any skins or unlockables. This makes me think they intend on charging us for it all in the near future since they want this to be a live service game.
    I don't expect DICE to fix these issues any time soon.
    I cannot recommend this to anyone in it's current state. Maybe in a year IF they actually fix the game's lack of content.
    And for good measure, here's a list of ALL missing features compared to previous Battlefield games. This is NOT a "Love letter to fans".

    No single-player story (I could forgive if the base game actually had good content and lore but i see NO story or lore in the game)
    No standard server browser
    Fewer standardized game modes (Can't even play TDM or smaller scale modes without relying on community servers. Really?)
    Fewer base game maps than any other title (even including portal the map count is only 13)
    No persistent lobbies
    Fewer in-game assignments (none outside of cosmetic unlocks)
    No class system
    Less character customization options (than BF5)
    No profile progress/stats page in the menu
    No battle log/stats tracker for other players
    No global leader boards
    No end of round assignment progress screen
    No dog tags (they still sort of exist I guess?)
    No custom emblems
    Fewer achievements
    No medals
    A LOT Less destruction
    No map altering levolution
    No permanent community servers (would be useful for clans and events)
    Fewer guns (even including all the portal guns, BF4 still had more at launch)
    Fewer infantry gadgets
    No manual leaning
    No diving while swimming
    No high wall vaulting
    No crouch sprinting
    No backwards prone
    No explosion knockback
    No rolling after falling from heights
    No ammo or health pickup off teammates
    No scope zeroing
    No thermal optics
    No indirect fire gadgets
    Less anti-tank launchers
    No lock-on launchers (The M5 works with the SOFLAM but that requires 2 people)
    No AP mines/claymores
    No static weapon emplacements
    No fortification building
    No resupply stations
    No suppression mechanic (This one I don't mind but I'm including everything)
    Fewer vehicle types (and separate vehicle progression per faction even though they are functionally identical... why???)
    No squad wipe scoring
    No player damage points
    No vehicle damage points
    No vehicle kill assist points No headshot bonus No long-range kill bonus No assist counts as kill bonus No squad objective play bonus Oversimplified teamplay scoring (i.e. healing a teammate always gives you +5xp rather than the amount of health you give)    … Expand
  9. Xels
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    No serverbrowser for main game
    No Hardcore in maingame
    No scoreboard
    No classes
    No All Chat
    Muffled sounds
    Laggy servers
    Cringy gadgets that belong in Apex, not BF
  10. Daizerdaizer
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is trash for the following reasons

    1. Keeps crashing my device! Not only going back to home screen! But completely overheating it and turning it off
    2. Keeps disconnecting from online play
    3. Hit box isn't consistent and is trash
    4. Voice actor's lines are more appropriate for fortnight or Roblox
    5. Gun play is trash 6. Map design isn't nice maps are too empty
    7. UI is soooo bad you can't customise anything in it as well
    8. Destruction is set back to 1094

    So many more reasons that I don't want to waist my time anymore on this game to okay it or to criticize it    … Expand
  11. Legendary_D17
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    This has nothing to do with Battlefield.

    No scoreboards.
    No classes.
    No destruction.
    No servers.
    No stats.
    No chat.
    The weapons omg. There are literally only 4 ARs. Wtf is this?
    It tries to be a mix of Warzone, Fortnite, R6 Siege, Apex and so on.

    The cringe after game lines.

    This is an unfinished, unpolished and broken game.
    Do not buy this until everything is fixed!
  12. punished_xuxo
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Things we lost in BF2042

    Scoreboard
    CLASSES
    All chat
    A server browser for the main modes
    KD
    A stat page
    more than 100fps
    Teamswitching
    Squad switching that isnt random
    Persistent community servers
    UI info like damage done to infantry/vehicles
    Voice-chat
  13. LukaMagic77
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    Never use a pandemic as an excuse again, EA. This kind of crappy game quality has nothing to do with the pandemic.
  14. Dududustorm
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Ok, i love Battlefield normaly but this is NOT Battlefield anymore

    this is some kind of mix between Apex,Warzone and maybe 15% Battlefield, in a bad way. I can see already the cashgrab that will happen in some weeks... the gunplay is one of the worst i have ever seen in a FPS game. the hardware requiered for it to run in a normal framrate is a joke. i got a 3080 and a 3900x with 32gb    Ok, i love Battlefield normaly but this is NOT Battlefield anymore

    this is some kind of mix between Apex,Warzone and maybe 15% Battlefield, in a bad way. I can see already the cashgrab that will happen in some weeks...
    the gunplay is one of the worst i have ever seen in a FPS game.
    the hardware requiered for it to run in a normal framrate is a joke. i got a 3080 and a 3900x with 32gb ram 3600mhz on a m.2 980pro and it runs so bad on 1440p that you could think my hardware is old, like 10 years old or more. Around 60-80fps, its a joke.

    bugs are everywhere, glitching thru the ground, airborne tanks, crabwalking soldiers, ground snifing soldiers running at super speed.
    the sound is terrible, you dont hear from where someone is coming. you only hear footsteps but cant say the direction. its pathetic, feels like 2006....

    this game needs months to get fixed, and if they "maybe" are able to pull a 180 with that game, i bet the game will be EOL already.

    the only "good" thing about Battlefield 2042 is Portal, and without that i would give the game 0 points. End of Blablabla

    2/10 Pathetic    … Expand
  15. nevelele
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    Way too many bugs in the game. Is this the **** you sacrificed BF5 for??? Seriously??? I can't move my crosshair vertically in the game once, and some others like can't change the lens. In addition, did the designers even play their game?? Did they ever try to run without any vehicle in such a big map? People keep wasting time running between objections just because you guys didn't putWay too many bugs in the game. Is this the **** you sacrificed BF5 for??? Seriously??? I can't move my crosshair vertically in the game once, and some others like can't change the lens. In addition, did the designers even play their game?? Did they ever try to run without any vehicle in such a big map? People keep wasting time running between objections just because you guys didn't put enough vehicles in the game!… Expand
  16. propetya
    Nov 14, 2021
    0
    The worst "BF game" I've seen .
    DICE and EA.
    You really do everything you can to kill the FPS game.
    Shame
  17. bthaxton1990
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    I am kind of shocked at how bad this game is. No score board, like 4 guns per class, lackluster specialist who remove the sense of true customization, bad servers, unresponsive controls, sometimes can't revive teammates for no reason at all, some of the worst gunplay in modern gaming. This game was not ready for release at all. Also why is there armor in this game? It needs to go. Lastly,I am kind of shocked at how bad this game is. No score board, like 4 guns per class, lackluster specialist who remove the sense of true customization, bad servers, unresponsive controls, sometimes can't revive teammates for no reason at all, some of the worst gunplay in modern gaming. This game was not ready for release at all. Also why is there armor in this game? It needs to go. Lastly, the sound effects are the worst in BF history. Literal tanks right on you and you won't hear them. Overall 4/10. Needs a big update.… Expand
  18. s3xsy
    Dec 24, 2021
    4
    "We ArE aHeAd Of ScHeDuLe" - DICE

    1. No content: small list of weapons, 22 primaries, 3 sidearms, only 2 launchers. Both feel like abilities, not stand alone polished weapons 2. Pathetic customization: ~10 skins for every weapon, only 4 slots for attachments, some of them have similar stats, ~customization of vehicles is EQUAL to the 8 y.o. game and EVEN WORSE, for example, there is no    "We ArE aHeAd Of ScHeDuLe" - DICE

    1. No content: small list of weapons, 22 primaries, 3 sidearms, only 2 launchers. Both feel like abilities, not stand alone polished weapons
    2. Pathetic customization: ~10 skins for every weapon, only 4 slots for attachments, some of them have similar stats, ~customization of vehicles is EQUAL to the 8 y.o. game and EVEN WORSE, for example, there is no TV rocket on assault heli.
    3. Poor performance on high-end PCs: my rig is 5800x and 6900xt 16gb of b-die ram and I'm getting 70-110fps on medium with huge drops)
    4. Specialists gadgets don't contribute to teamplay, just takes the slot, thats' why being an engineer means you can carry additionally only a torch or landmine or launcher. Also the design and voice lines of specialists are cringy.
    5. Absolutely disgusting UI/UX (really counter-intuitive management of customization, weapon tuning etc althought overall visual style is practical and minimalistic), unusable commo-rose, which fire mode am I using? Why Sundance's grenade is shown like the incoming flak rocket, although it damages 70% less. Why do I cant make objective markers and other UI elements more transparent?
    6. All the problems they had in bfV are repeated: tearing camera, collisions, disproportion inside buildings, insensibility of weapon impact, what's wrong with c4/c5/dynamite throwing in every bf game? Meanwhile they managed to lose all good things: smart UI, variety of vehicles, vehicles tuning, towing, classes, destruction, leaning. After every spawn your character inspects a weapon (in comparison in mw19 it inspects only at the begging of the match) that takes some time and if you spawned in front of enemy you dont have time to kill him due to this animation
    7. Lack of competitiveness and balls: no scoreboard, no KD/SPM stat tracking, no chat, no insults, can't switсh team, can't switch squad, can't speak with squadmates even in Haha-zone, no spectator's mode. But you had a lot of time to work on and announce a non-binary character to placate some, huh?
    8. Bloom aka bullet spread. I know DICE is not IW and nobody was waiting the best shooting experince but implementing mechanics from 8-10 y.o. games (that weren't the best idea even back in the days) is a complete misstep. Moreover this random spread is even worse than it was in beta and previous games
    9. Season one is already delayed
    10. Bugs and errors are the least important thing as Im sure they will be fixed someday but still: invisible teamtag (both sides share the same list of specialists, so you can't really distinguish a friendly player w/o it), omitting animations of nade throwing, infinite reinforcement points and impossibility to spawn, to die, to ADS, to revive a teammate that died near the wall, awful hitreg (seems like the bloom was increased form beta to hide this), bugged reload notification, octogonal sun glare on Caspian border, broken fov, broken zooming on snipers and many many more. And Im not talking about kernel things like BSODs, crashes, mouse input lag etc. There are also a lot of things you don't understand are they bugs or features, like this aforementioned bloom or inability to invite the fifth player to party. Accidentally I had noticed the review of this guy https://www.metacritic.com/user/rosstergut and he is surprised that there are no wall running. Well, there is actually a hovercar which is able to climb

    I can clearly see how much work was done by concept designers who were resposible for overall visual style, music, the idea of proxy wars during global ecologic crysis, and I understand what this game could be, how ambitious it was initially, but everything went wrong. I believe, after 6 years of ambiguous installments in questionable settings, this one is the last nail to coffin lid. Thx to EA, DICE and pathetic attempts to please anyone rather than BF core audience    … Expand
  19. MPGSpotter
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    Pretty much all concerns everyone had were true: the specialist system makes no sense and defeats any cohesion that may have existed, making every single soldier on the battlefield play and build their class solely for themselves. The UI is absolutely atrocious and doesn't build on any UI customization from the previous games, from the awful tiny minimap to flag markers not disappearingPretty much all concerns everyone had were true: the specialist system makes no sense and defeats any cohesion that may have existed, making every single soldier on the battlefield play and build their class solely for themselves. The UI is absolutely atrocious and doesn't build on any UI customization from the previous games, from the awful tiny minimap to flag markers not disappearing while aiming and covering up enemies to the fact that the only way to identify enemies is by a color of a dot over their head, which leads to laughable situations where players run past their enemies thinking they're friends, and a remarkable amount of friendly fire. The gameplay is stiff and controls unresponsive, the gunplay is awful and the (admittedly, not all will agree) terrible weapon accuracy/bloom system is so much worse than in any game before. Graphically impressive, but ruined by vaseline TAA you can't turn off, and terrible framerate on a 9900k + 3080ti. The sound design is very good, but once again marred by some of the worst directional sound I've heard in a videogame, with a range of bugs from hearing footsteps of someone 300 meters away like they're directly behind you to not hearing tank cannon shots right next to you. Increase in player counts is a great idea in theory, but ruined by both the developers (completely unfitting map design) and the players themselves (the match turns into two blobs of 64 players running between capture points, with the only gunfights really happening when they meet or when helicopters come into play). Adding AI to multiplayer matches is an absolutely baffling idea, and the half-braindead artificial teammates make each match look even more like a bunch of headless chickens running around an open field. Map design, while absolutely gorgeous to look at, is atrocious for gameplay, with huge open areas where infantry is practically useless, while snipers and vehicles have a field day. Portal as it is is woefully lacking in content (much like the rest of the game), and the server browser won't even tell you the rules of any of the bazillion servers beyond tags like "custom points" or "changed movement". Protagonist specialists don't shut up, other specialists scream from both sides of the trenches in all kinds of languages throwing me off. The guns are laughably low quality, from attachments misaligned with the gun itself to 7.62 firearms using 5.56 suppressors to animations being incorrect for the specific firearm (see the bolt on the ACR during firing or the preparation/initial spawn animation on the AK74U), DESPITE BEING CORRECT IN THE PREVIOUS GAMES. I downloaded it genuinely hoping it'd be great despite the terrible beta and baffling design decisions, but I just couldn't bring myself to like it. Maybe in a year or so when portal receives enough content and the game goes 50% off I'll give it another shot, as I really want to like this game. The whole experience feels like it was build from scratch by someone who was described what Battlefield should feel like, but all they played is other popular modern shooters. Very glad my favorite Battlefield 4 servers are still full to tide me over until this game gets good, if it ever gets to that point.… Expand
  20. Dusanlosic
    Nov 13, 2021
    5
    No scoreboard??? Really??? Just not to hurt someone feelings??? WTF The world is going to ****
  21. MuxieeeeeYOMAMA
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    the game give me 10 fps with my 1050ti!!! exceeded expectations so halal mode!
  22. Cooksey
    Nov 17, 2021
    0
    Controls are rubbish, marking enemies is near impossible, the time it takes you to use the marking system. weapons you have to unlock all and all attachments which by my reckoning would take 10 hours per gun maybe more, move ability is weird like on a boat or some weird moon with dodgy gravity , every time yourespawn it does a animation with your gun so yoi can't see down site even thoControls are rubbish, marking enemies is near impossible, the time it takes you to use the marking system. weapons you have to unlock all and all attachments which by my reckoning would take 10 hours per gun maybe more, move ability is weird like on a boat or some weird moon with dodgy gravity , every time yourespawn it does a animation with your gun so yoi can't see down site even tho it will plank you in middle of a fight , Multi player like 16v 16 you might as well play any cod from 2010 would be better, the maps are beautiful and huuuugge , but that's it. I'd rate it a 1 for maps. Server are the worst ever all any spams in chat is servers ate terrible.
    Already aim bots on it with PC you won't get a gam with it off and you have to reboot it ever few games or you won't get a game too.
    : I take my 1 back.
    [Team work is non existent , nobody talks nobody marks as its to hard    … Expand
  23. TimtheWizard7
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    I've been a Battlefield fan for years, but this year they have taken Battlefield out of the game.

    Instead they are chasing recent trends in a desperate attempt to profit off microtransactions. CoD and Siege are making billions from cosmetics why can't we get in on the action. So they added Operators which completely destroy the class system we all love. Now we have 100s of the same    I've been a Battlefield fan for years, but this year they have taken Battlefield out of the game.

    Instead they are chasing recent trends in a desperate attempt to profit off microtransactions.
    CoD and Siege are making billions from cosmetics why can't we get in on the action.
    So they added Operators which completely destroy the class system we all love.
    Now we have 100s of the same person running around and I can't tell who my teammates are.

    Teamwork is gone since nobody has a role anymore. Snipers running around with rocket launchers. I've got no idea who is doing what anymore. Even have a hard time figuring out where I am on the map. It's just a confusing mess.

    As a mostly infantry player there are way too many vehicles. Hovercrafts are everywhere just running me over and gunning me down. Meanwhile the maps are so open there is no cover for me anywhere. Some capture points are so poorly designed that they are impossible to capture. One was on a roof with only 4 little elevators to get on top. Waiting up there are 3 hovercrafts and dozens of infantry already firing as soon as the door opens. It's a damn death trap.

    Back to the Operators I did not find the abilities very useful and did not use them most of the time.
    The lame quips they make at the end of the round makes me hate them even more.
    They have designations as assault, recon, ect. but that's meaningless since they can use everything.
    I don't even like the way most of them look. Only use the ones who look like normal soldiers.
    Feel like they are only a detriment to the game and a unnecessary addition.

    This no longer feels like Battlefield to me. They have removed the soul of what makes these games different from the competitors. Might as well just play Call of Duty. If you are a old fan of the series this will disappoint you.
    Save your money.    … Expand
  24. Elzr
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    Totally disappointed with this game, I come from the previous games, and this release was a total downgrade compared to the last 2 games, several mechanics were removed, this game is more like a mobile game than a pc game, the sound of steps are artificial, interface is a mess, no server list, random bullet deviation was put on weapons, weapon accessory system totally broken, ugly andTotally disappointed with this game, I come from the previous games, and this release was a total downgrade compared to the last 2 games, several mechanics were removed, this game is more like a mobile game than a pc game, the sound of steps are artificial, interface is a mess, no server list, random bullet deviation was put on weapons, weapon accessory system totally broken, ugly and heavy graphics, horrible performance, removed platoon system, no way to increase the minimap, removed the level patents, now it's just numbers. the characters are without charisma and cringes, a lot of stalling to start a game, you must go through at least 5 totally unnecessary animations before you actually start playing. I could stand here listing a bunch of other **** they put up. I don't recommend this trash bucket to anyone. EA and DICE in this ****ty release = lack of respect for their community, lovers and old players.… Expand
  25. Exorgistis
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    If it was an indie game or a game from a company that "enters" the shooter market now, it would be a nice try. After Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, with Call of Duty as a rival and with a brand called Battlefield you don't release these:
    1) 25-100 fps on 1080-2k on 2080Ti
    2) 4 ARs / 4 SMGs / 2 LMGs / 3 Marksmans / 3 Snipers 3) 10 low design quality characters (female ones are worst    If it was an indie game or a game from a company that "enters" the shooter market now, it would be a nice try. After Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, with Call of Duty as a rival and with a brand called Battlefield you don't release these:
    1) 25-100 fps on 1080-2k on 2080Ti
    2) 4 ARs / 4 SMGs / 2 LMGs / 3 Marksmans / 3 Snipers
    3) 10 low design quality characters (female ones are worst even from "Rogue", 3 of the make ones are either Granpas or Barbie's boyfriends....)
    4) Huge maps that servers cannot support (FPS drops, de-syncs, Stutterings.... )
    5) Confused Roles
    6) UI/UX design from 1986.....
    7) No Scoreboard.....
    8) Rubberbanding
    9) no VOIP....

    Devs & Managers please...
    Seriously consider a career change.
    Shepherds are needed worldwide. Get back to what you were good.    … Expand
  26. Yatko
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    Going back to the roots? This game does everything that hasn't to do with "going back to the roots" all marketing hype, unstable, underdeveloped game. Such a pitty that this has become the new normal, you should be ashamed. This game pretends to be this big thing but its hollow on the inside. When you take a look and compare yourself to Bad company 2 or BF3 you should be ashamed cause theGoing back to the roots? This game does everything that hasn't to do with "going back to the roots" all marketing hype, unstable, underdeveloped game. Such a pitty that this has become the new normal, you should be ashamed. This game pretends to be this big thing but its hollow on the inside. When you take a look and compare yourself to Bad company 2 or BF3 you should be ashamed cause the quality isn't on pair. Ps: The real ratings are from the user's don't look at what companies tell you.

    Extra sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/qsv5te/2042_is_a_terrible_breakaway_from_the_core_of/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share    … Expand
  27. Mike3
    Nov 25, 2021
    2
    No classes. No scoreboard. Bugs. Game created for future cash grab.
    -AND REMEMBER WHEN DICE/EA SAID THIS:
    "...you have two choices: either accept it or don’t buy the game."
    -"Ok sure, challenge accepted."

    Just re-release BF4 with updated graphics.
  28. llllDjigiTllll
    Nov 16, 2021
    1
    Negative emotions. I have been playing BATTLEFIELD since Bad Company 2. I am actively playing BF4. I can say that a huge minus to the game is that there is no TV missile for the helicopter, there is no ATGM missile for the helicopter, there is no BMP (LAV, BTR) for the 2042 branch of the game. The turret of ground vehicles makes a turn extremely slowly; even in the modern world, tanks areNegative emotions. I have been playing BATTLEFIELD since Bad Company 2. I am actively playing BF4. I can say that a huge minus to the game is that there is no TV missile for the helicopter, there is no ATGM missile for the helicopter, there is no BMP (LAV, BTR) for the 2042 branch of the game. The turret of ground vehicles makes a turn extremely slowly; even in the modern world, tanks are more maneuverable. It is better to completely cut the tanks out of the game than to leave them like that. There is no thermal imager in technology either. The game has much fewer features beyond content than the old BF4… Expand
  29. Yavielsito
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Just No, negative, never, declining, disapproval, dissatisfaction, refusal, red light, red flag, dis allowance, non acceptable.. 2 hours of game play, already refunded.
  30. ntzd
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    The stupid game worse than a piece of sh*t ! No scorebored,No stats,No classes,No Servers lists,Failed innovation,unless interface,Complex UI,Low performance and More bugs...

    This game is unfiniahed .unpolished and broken game
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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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