Battlefield 2042

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2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4864 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,004 out of 4864
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  1. RussianBear33
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    The worst part of all. Many problems and disadvantages of optimization. Full failure.
  2. TinoV92
    Nov 19, 2021
    5
    Game seems to have a high potential but the release is joke, optimization is trash and there is a BIG lot of bugs and somes of these bugs force you to leave your game...
  3. Serx79
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    unplayable game on release from company that are super politically engaged.
  4. kaJIuka
    Dec 3, 2021
    4
    ну и халтура... Такое от батлы я не ожидал, хотя о чем я говорю, баттлефиелд 1 уже все сделал для смерти серии.
  5. xgatto
    Jun 24, 2023
    8
    Actually really loving this game. Played it because it came to gamepass and was pleasantly surprised. Good shooting mechanics, interesting character abilities.
    Wish they kept some of the old BF charm but it's not too bad. Hopefully they will learn from their mistakes by the next entry. But even with all its flaws, I still play this every day. It's just fun!
  6. Alfredinik
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Che dire? Battlefield solo di nome. È un gioco vergognoso. Pieno di glitch e bug. Quattro mappe in croce, 2 modalità (portal è solo una modalità specchietto per le allodole), ma ciò che mi fa incazzare di più è che con un portatile da Gaming di ultima generazione non si riesca a fare andare il gioco a più di 60fps ma si attesti a 45. CON QUALSIASI PRESET GRAFICO E QUALSIASI RISOLIZIONE!!!Che dire? Battlefield solo di nome. È un gioco vergognoso. Pieno di glitch e bug. Quattro mappe in croce, 2 modalità (portal è solo una modalità specchietto per le allodole), ma ciò che mi fa incazzare di più è che con un portatile da Gaming di ultima generazione non si riesca a fare andare il gioco a più di 60fps ma si attesti a 45. CON QUALSIASI PRESET GRAFICO E QUALSIASI RISOLIZIONE!!! Sto gioco merita 0!… Expand
  7. fastgiga
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    Walking simulation with large empty maps.
    You spawn, walk for a minute or two, get instagiped by a chopper, and repeat. Thats it, nothing else to do in this game. Other BF games allowed for infantry and vehicles game-play to exist at the same time, here its either heli or uninstall. Graphics are bad on a 2070rtx, fps is low, bugs are everywhere and the specialists are annoying tiktok    Walking simulation with large empty maps.
    You spawn, walk for a minute or two, get instagiped by a chopper, and repeat. Thats it, nothing else to do in this game. Other BF games allowed for infantry and vehicles game-play to exist at the same time, here its either heli or uninstall. Graphics are bad on a 2070rtx, fps is low, bugs are everywhere and the specialists are annoying tiktok kiddies. avoid at all cost!    … Expand
  8. Crouch
    Jan 8, 2022
    0
    Game is bad, EA is bad. Do not buy anything from EA!!! The company needs to be taken down for the sake of videogames.
  9. Gor80hd
    Nov 29, 2021
    0
    Я играл в бету, меня укачивало. Играл в финальный билд, меня вырвало. Честно, это нельзя назвать даже бетой игры, даже игрой то толком нельзя назвать. Если такие проекты выходят в 21 году, то что нас ждет в 22?!
  10. Keimpe
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    A disgrace for gamers. To think that used to be gamers turned into greedy numbskull millionair suits, is uncalled for. Turn in your job an this studio, and start working on something you are proud of.
  11. marcolr91
    Nov 20, 2021
    2
    I know that nowadays games can be fixed with patches but this is not a good justification to release a game that is frustrating to play! First of all I am experiencing a lot of crushes and bugs. I am using a xbox serie x controller and it doesn't work if not connected with the cable.
    The game itself is really good looking but also from the gameplay point of view it looks to me a little    I know that nowadays games can be fixed with patches but this is not a good justification to release a game that is frustrating to play! First of all I am experiencing a lot of crushes and bugs. I am using a xbox serie x controller and it doesn't work if not connected with the cable.
    The game itself is really good looking but also from the gameplay point of view it looks to me a little too much chaotic. Winning or losing looks absolutely casual, maybe because of the high number of players. The maps from my point of view have too wide spaces wit no place where to cover and for this reason I believe maps give an advantage to snipers.
    Also, I know that everyone buy a Battlefield for the online and not for the campaign but the lack of this from my point of view is part of the game that has been always present and now is missing without any extra addictions to the multiplayer.    … Expand
  12. SomeAverageJoe
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    People giving this game a 10 because "it will be good in a few months" NO! Paying full price for a game that is only complete months after release is NOT something we should be standing for.
    This is a ****ing joke. This is why games are turning into piles of garbage. Absolute brain-dead ****s condoning this bull****.
    Western games have become god damn lazy, cash grab, passionless    People giving this game a 10 because "it will be good in a few months" NO! Paying full price for a game that is only complete months after release is NOT something we should be standing for.
    This is a ****ing joke. This is why games are turning into piles of garbage. Absolute brain-dead ****s condoning this bull****.
    Western games have become god damn lazy, cash grab, passionless projects solely created too line the pockets of old men in fancy suits and morons continue too lap it up and i'm sick of it.
    DO NOT BUY THIS TRASH! DO NOT REWARD THESE LAZY CARELESS PIECES OF **** FOR MEDIOCRE GARBAGE.    … Expand
  13. SimplyClutch12
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    I have been playing video games for over 20 years now and "Battlefield: 2042" is the single worst game I've ever had the misfortune of experiencing. DICE and EA have launched a game that is borderline unplayable at best. Not only have the player count declined nearly ninety percent in the first two months post-launch. They have already removed my favorite game mode "Rush" due to theirI have been playing video games for over 20 years now and "Battlefield: 2042" is the single worst game I've ever had the misfortune of experiencing. DICE and EA have launched a game that is borderline unplayable at best. Not only have the player count declined nearly ninety percent in the first two months post-launch. They have already removed my favorite game mode "Rush" due to their dwindling play count. Not only that, but the player count is so low I have difficulty finding servers of any game mode. Eventually, when you due they are filled with AI-controlled "bots" due to lack of real players.

    Now let's pretend you DO get into a server.. you're welcomed with server lag, fps drops, guns with horrendous hit registration, and bugs such as your character getting stuck in limbo after a death which is only fixed by closing and restarting the who game making you miss out on everything earned in that round of play.

    Quite simply it is so horrendous there should probably be a class-action lawsuit filed for false advertisement and/or fraud because there is no possibility a AAA developer the likes of DICE and EA should be able to sell a game that is fundamentally broken in every way imaginable. Refunds for this title should come as standard due to the sheer audacity of the developers to sell us an alleged AAA title in this state.

    TL;DR DICE ghey & Steam greedy    … Expand
  14. Phalanx39
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Unfinished mess, with tons of bad choices made in order to make money, as well as an incredible amount of missing features and lack of content
  15. FrankMario
    Jun 7, 2022
    0
    Season 1 is not even close to 1/10th content of what we got in BF3 ou BF4...

    I'm mad, after Command and Conquer we all can say : they killed another loved IP i have no hope for the future...

    PLEASE do not buy it, may be just try some old battelfields (3/4/5) they are infinitely better.
  16. BAZZER
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    Bugs glitches no squad chat just don't buy the audio is so bad and can't spawn in sometimes
  17. TKCrits
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    I can not recommend the game in its current state and neither for medium or minimum spec hardware. Especially at this price point.

    My specs: Nvidia Gefore 2060, 16GB Memory, M.2 SSD, 9th Gen Intel i7. Played on High and Low settings @ 1080P. Issues: - Constant rubber banding (similar to lag/latency) even with a ping of 4ms. Mostly happen on certain maps and when there is a lot going    I can not recommend the game in its current state and neither for medium or minimum spec hardware. Especially at this price point.

    My specs: Nvidia Gefore 2060, 16GB Memory, M.2 SSD, 9th Gen Intel i7. Played on High and Low settings @ 1080P.

    Issues:
    - Constant rubber banding (similar to lag/latency) even with a ping of 4ms. Mostly happen on certain maps and when there is a lot going on. Due to this, you experience poor hit reg. For example, shooting someone 3 times in the chest with a shotgun from 5 meters and only the last shot counts. Other examples include teleporting through walls or on top of objects. Flying a Helicopter, teleporting through the air and into buildings.
    - Poorly optimized. Similar framerate on low and high settings. Maybe a 5-10fps difference.
    - No Squad management in-game, can't switch between squads for example. Can't even see members of other squads.
    - No scoreboard.
    - No classes (There will be "meta" loadout and specialist combinations that everyone will use).
    - Un-populated Portal, Breakthrough and Hazard Zone servers. This might be a region issue, as the matchmaking seems to only match on low latency.
    - Dice said if matchmaking fails to find a match, it will start a game with bots. I have yet to see this happen.
    - Can't host portal servers (Global quota reached error)
    - No dedicated / self-managed servers.
    - User interface can be counterintuitive and confusing in certain areas.
    - Numerous balancing issues. For example helicopter AA rocket lock-on jets, you need to be extremely close. Yet infantry AA seems to have a much further range.
    The PP-29 is the most powerful short to medium range weapon. The Assualt rifles don’t compete against it very well. The AK has extreme recoil to the point where it is very underpowered medium range.
    - Hovercraft is the most meta thing in the game. Oblivious to rocket fire and tank shells.
    - It feels like the maps don’t encourage tactical gameplay very much. In comparison to Battlefield 3 maps for example.
    - Most buggy and glitchy Battlefield I have ever played.

    Personal Background:
    Started playing competitively during the Bad Company 2 years and continued throughout Battlefield 3 until the launch of BF4. Took part in many tournaments and competitions. Was looking forward to a good comeback to those modern/future eras, with good tactical gameplay and map layouts.

    Conclusion:
    Overall the game can be fun to play at times (when it works as expected). There are some good innovations and some not so great/confusing. And I can imagine a much better experience on a high-end machine, running a 3080 or 2080 graphics card. There is a lot of potential with Portal, but that feels wasted without dedicated self-managed servers and the inability to host due to "Global quota reached" errors.

    Recommend waiting a while until the game is out of "early access" and also having a high enough spec-ed machine before buying.    … Expand
  18. aeromax
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    I have no idea how they made such a bad /buggy/ generic game. Hot garbage, waste of time.
  19. Motte
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    even if you dont care about the buggs bad performance etc. this game got no visions it feels like this game is only build for selling microtransactions, pls do not buy this
  20. unikrom999
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Зачем вы это сделали мистер Андерсон?

    Ребятки показали хайлайты игроков из прошлых серий, лутанули на этом бабла и все. Карты большие, большую часть времени ты бежишь где ниче не происходит. Толку от 120 игроков на карте когда у тебя 4 челика сидят в танке минимум 2 из них там нафиг не нужны, ибо даже цели подсвечивать он не может. Техники мало для таких карт, если в твоей команде кто    Зачем вы это сделали мистер Андерсон?

    Ребятки показали хайлайты игроков из прошлых серий, лутанули на этом бабла и все.
    Карты большие, большую часть времени ты бежишь где ниче не происходит. Толку от 120 игроков на карте когда у тебя 4 челика сидят в танке минимум 2 из них там нафиг не нужны, ибо даже цели подсвечивать он не может. Техники мало для таких карт, если в твоей команде кто то взял танк и катает на нем по базе своей, ваша команда сосет бибу и бобу.

    Огромное количество багов.

    Оружие все деревянное что пулемет что пп, разницы особой нет.

    На танке зума нормального нет. Судя по всему поведение техники скопипастили из 5 батлы.

    Осталось в игру добавить фифу и наверно получится то что хотели разработчики.

    Игра шедевер нашего века, 16 баллов из 10, брать только по скидке или через год, когда разрабы скажут что вы ничего не понимаете, мы прекращаем поддержку батлы 2042.

    Оно лагает через раз.

    И они удалали спотящие гранаты, сами в это играйте, искать 1 бойца по точке, вы адекватные? Пол времени проводишь бегая от точки к точке так тебе еще и искать надо противника.    … Expand
  21. duhamuk
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Horrible game, designed to make a cheap buck off of 10yo and people that play 1hr a week
  22. r-nck-51
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    The game is a "solid 3 out of 10" but since critique reviewers have been giving this game 8/10 during pre-launch it's a bit of a scandal to not rate the bitterness of it all.

    Battlefield 2042 is a mediocre version of what EA would do if their goal was to launch something in a similar state that Battlefield V had at its launch. It's pretty bad. Apart from the glitches the 128 players    The game is a "solid 3 out of 10" but since critique reviewers have been giving this game 8/10 during pre-launch it's a bit of a scandal to not rate the bitterness of it all.

    Battlefield 2042 is a mediocre version of what EA would do if their goal was to launch something in a similar state that Battlefield V had at its launch. It's pretty bad. Apart from the glitches the 128 players thing is an expensive gimmick that isn't supported by the tech and gameplay design, and all the mishmash just not fun for some reason. Add to that a ton of lacking and absent essential features like server browsers, teamwork indicators and score tracking and movement variety and the list of downgrades would sound like we're talking about a mobile version of a PC game.

    I can't give a higher score for copying the older classics in the Portal feature. So there: All out War is pretty bad. Hazard Zone is okay. To continue treating the customer base like greedy bastards is way out of line.    … Expand
  23. Yob_i
    Mar 25, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler alert, save your money. Waste of time and effort all around. will never buy a ea game again… Expand
  24. Avant20
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    an intern made the ui that how **** the ui is. its litterly battlefield 20-42 fps. 22 **** guns ? and Dice what the **** where you thinking with the specialists???????????????????? I want to play battlefield not ****g apex legends
  25. Berke07
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Trash can. You dont buy. DICE, EA are useless company. You are best idiot in the world.
  26. MassiveBS
    Nov 20, 2021
    2
    Sad excuse of a Battlefield game.

    This game is basically a beta of a beta version of the game that should have been released.
  27. Ultrac213
    Nov 14, 2021
    1
    Controls are really bad, guns are also very bad and random, lots of bugs should have just delayed the game.
  28. bigjoint
    Feb 16, 2022
    0
    bruh this game is a joke and dice can suck my dick ************************
  29. Jinx_Salem
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    All I can say is what the ****. EA and Dice can kiss the fattest part of my ass.
  30. freshface
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    bugs, less features, crashes, a literal far cry from the great battlefield we used to love and enjoy
  31. Zek
    Jan 21, 2022
    4
    They should be ashamed.
    Unfinish mess, full 60$ price and no refound.
    Go play every other battlefield game, you'll have a better experience.
  32. JRache
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    Ruhsuz ve optimizasyonu olmayan çöp denilecek bir oyun. Battlefield 4 oyna daha iyi.
  33. luisbortolaso
    Feb 13, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. um lixo , só muié gritando o tempo inteiro forçando a barra , nós todos sabemos que existem mulheres em campos de batalhas mas ficar focando e forçando a atenção o tempo todo à elas da no saco, o que salva um pouco é modo portal mas do resto está muito fraco, fora as apelações a la fortinite e personagens patéticos, e tem as lacrações empurradas guéla abaixo, sem chance ja parei de jogar , finishi hin!!… Expand
  34. blashbuck
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    The specialists are visually barely distinguishable from general models that you'd see from previous games. However, since they ARE barely distinguishable, it makes it all the more noticeable when you're surrounded by 8 wingsuits, 7 identical ghillie suits, and 6 shields. Like a step and repeat background.

    The bugs are bad. Really bad, to the point that even if they all get fixed, this    The specialists are visually barely distinguishable from general models that you'd see from previous games. However, since they ARE barely distinguishable, it makes it all the more noticeable when you're surrounded by 8 wingsuits, 7 identical ghillie suits, and 6 shields. Like a step and repeat background.

    The bugs are bad. Really bad, to the point that even if they all get fixed, this launch needs to factor into the score. But even without the bugs, I'll be REALLY surprised if I'm still being pulled to play this in a few weeks. Customization feels empty. Certain guns have glaring issues with aiming and bloom so you're railroaded into an even smaller selection if you want good results in gameplay. Frustrating lack of small and scattered vehicles means conquest railroads you into an even smaller selection of specialists in case you get stranded and need more mobility. Portal takes older more successful games, and slathers them in pretty visuals, but problematic design in gunplay and audio, and no progression so you're mostly running on nostalgia, which is smothered by, well, yeah, the new game mechanics.

    It has its moments. but 2 good moments for every 3 bad moments is a pretty accurate ratio, if not a little generous. Hope the issues get fixed so it can be passable, but even then, down the road, it'll be remembered as much and as confused as hardline. A weird experiment that ultimately fails.    … Expand
  35. boxfang
    Dec 1, 2021
    0
    Do not buy, it is a cashgrab made very poorly in every aspect. Technical issues and performance problems are the least of this game flaws. DO NOT BUY, I GOT THIS FOR FREE AND I FEEL SCAMMED ANYWAYS.
  36. Kartikeva
    Jan 13, 2022
    0
    Worst game of 2021. Not even Cyberpunk 2077 was as bad as this has been. The people sating this game is not bad or are having fun with it have either not played a battlefield game prior to this one, are either younger than 20 and easily impressionable or come fromither games such as Apex, Fortnite or Vanguard.
  37. Yeah_what
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    I have never had this little fun with a video game ever. For years battlefield has been the one series where i have the most fun; be it working as squad in conquest or being a lone wolf. But 2042 makes neither fun. Nothing is fun everything is frustrating and doesn't work properly. Im sure glad the delayed the game so it was released in good condition oh wait
  38. xeqt3r
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    Hm, EA.... Dice....
    I think EA is the biggest part of this whole release. The game shouldn't have been released this year. But I think EA just wants to grab the Christmas business. They only look for the money. Please do not pre order products of this publisher. That makes no sense. There are many problemes. Mostly performence issues. But i have to say, that i dont have that many bugs and    Hm, EA.... Dice....
    I think EA is the biggest part of this whole release. The game shouldn't have been released this year. But I think EA just wants to grab the Christmas business. They only look for the money. Please do not pre order products of this publisher. That makes no sense. There are many problemes. Mostly performence issues. But i have to say, that i dont have that many bugs and problems everyone says.
    I don't want to defend them, the game isn't finished yet. Some approaches are really well solved and it makes fun to play the game. But DICE has to fix the major problems really fast. Otherwise it ends like battlefield 5. That would be a real shame, because it has good approaches. Pleas DICE - fix the Game. Bring back the good old Battlefield feeling we all had back in the day.    … Expand
  39. Samp127
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Completely broken game. Feels about a year from being complete. Got a full refund after about an hour of playing. Avoid.
  40. mir3llo
    Nov 20, 2021
    2
    I have been playing in Battlefield games for many, many years. This Battlefield it's not the one I was waiting for. And I'm pretty sure that it doesnt' know what type of game it wants to be. This game is a failure of being a true BF game. I'm sorry Dice, but you really should listen to your hearts, not the customers wallets, which is obvious in that case :(
  41. Anti-Dreamer
    Feb 9, 2022
    0
    Maps are too huge to be fun, vehicles just spawn infinitely, no scoreboard, not enough weapons, no story campaign (which could make multiplayer a lot better because having a story helps designers to come up with atmospheric maps not this generic crap), not enough. Only 2 modes... EA killed Dead Space, Anthem, Mass Effect and a lot of others and now it put a bullet in its last good gameMaps are too huge to be fun, vehicles just spawn infinitely, no scoreboard, not enough weapons, no story campaign (which could make multiplayer a lot better because having a story helps designers to come up with atmospheric maps not this generic crap), not enough. Only 2 modes... EA killed Dead Space, Anthem, Mass Effect and a lot of others and now it put a bullet in its last good game Battlefield.… Expand
  42. Skhaarin
    Mar 22, 2022
    0
    So... most of the free to play games out there offer way better content than this. One of the most successful scams I have ever seen
  43. neviusnc
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    I'm not gonna take the time to articulate why this game is bad, since EA Dice didn't take the time to make this game at all. Game absolutely **** blows massive all-inclusive-leftwingnonsense-rushed-mobilegame cock
  44. Wirewisk
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Poorly designed maps with random cables throughout the land since in 20 years we will be zip lining to everything. Tornado's rip through the map I'd guess about 85% of the time, supposedly because the cows don't stop farting in the next 20 years. Can't leave your assigned squad I don't think, I haven't found a way. Less destructible maps than BF4 which speaking of BF4, I'm trying toPoorly designed maps with random cables throughout the land since in 20 years we will be zip lining to everything. Tornado's rip through the map I'd guess about 85% of the time, supposedly because the cows don't stop farting in the next 20 years. Can't leave your assigned squad I don't think, I haven't found a way. Less destructible maps than BF4 which speaking of BF4, I'm trying to figure out why we don't all just go back to that. It's a far superior game. Let's all just log back into BF4.… Expand
  45. Sparky_
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    Game is unfinished, server issue, poorly optimized, you get the point and oh boy please fix hit register
  46. l1nx
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    I remember waiting in line for the chance to obtain a copy of Battlefield 1942 in the store, I've been playing the series ever since that day.

    This is single handedly the worst Battlefield but non Battlefield feeling game ever made. What was the developer thinking? They really need to go back to the drawing board.. no wait.. they already know what to do to be successful, the problem is    I remember waiting in line for the chance to obtain a copy of Battlefield 1942 in the store, I've been playing the series ever since that day.

    This is single handedly the worst Battlefield but non Battlefield feeling game ever made. What was the developer thinking? They really need to go back to the drawing board.. no wait.. they already know what to do to be successful, the problem is that success is now measured in profit not playability. Don't waste your hard earned money.    … Expand
  47. Sooxzay
    Feb 6, 2022
    2
    This game is disgustingly bad. BF5 had its problems but with several updates and the pacific one they started to make things right. Suddenly.. support for BF5 ended when everyone began to be happy about it. For what you might ask? For Battlefield 2042..

    A game that crashes even more after every patch, a shooter game where shooting still doesnt work after months from release, full of    This game is disgustingly bad. BF5 had its problems but with several updates and the pacific one they started to make things right. Suddenly.. support for BF5 ended when everyone began to be happy about it. For what you might ask? For Battlefield 2042..

    A game that crashes even more after every patch, a shooter game where shooting still doesnt work after months from release, full of bugs, non intuitive UI, super bad performance, unbalanced gameplay, clown specialists that makes me feel like playing a comedy shooter when the exodus movie gave me the feeling this will be even more grittier than battlefield 1. Now that was a fukin lie.

    The missleading marketing was so good that so many people including myself ended up preordering the game.. This should be illegal and is similar worse like CP2077 when it released.

    - No scoreboard as we knew it
    - No Server Browser for AOW
    - No VOIP
    - Crossplay invite friends is buggy
    - U can only join a match with a maximum of 4 people (one squad)
    - 128 players are way to much
    - Way to huge maps that makes me feel playing a copy pasted far cry
    - Almost no cover and IF there is cover it can do electric dmg to you or even explode, like wtf?
    - No Squad play and almost no XP rewards for specific gameplay actions
    - No Content, no battlepass
    - Almost no destruction just scripted stuff like the rocket on orbital
    - No gritty atmosphere but fortnite style saturation
    - Most cringy voicelines ever with voice actors that doesnt even fit to the specialist
    - Netcode is a mess
    - Hitreg is a mess
    - Aim assist for console players is a mess
    - I could continue.. but I wont waste to much of my lifetime for this.

    Portal with restricted XP to 300 a minute and NO ribbons. You can gain 6K XP in 20 minutes while making 25-35K XP in 20 Minutes in a standard AOW round if you are good at battlefield. This is a joke. Who made such bad calculations? No one even plays portal anymore because of the restrictions.

    Hazard Zone.. well I dont even want to start here. There is literally no value in this mode. You try to extract and obtain coins you then can spend to play your loadout you can play in AOW anyway. Just to do THE EXACT SAME THING you did before being able to buy your loadout with coins. No other rewards nothing. This game mode is already dead like Firestorm 2.0 back in BF5. Wasted. They hyped this mode into oblivion. Holy moly..

    Content got delayed to "early" summer. Scoreboard got delayed from february to march. This is a joke. What the heck happened to DICE? This is not battlefield and this is no live service. This is a bad aprils fool joke.

    BUT: They were ahead of schedule.. KEKW!    … Expand
  48. JackD_
    Jan 9, 2022
    2
    I wonder how much money they got for the good reviews. This is still in alpha status. What a disaster...
  49. Pacmarn
    Dec 4, 2021
    0
    No voice chat on launch. Vehicle warfare is the worst of any video game series. They should look to emulate squads vehicular realisitc experience. Maps are too big, dull and boring. The game just doesn't have any realism? It just feels fake. I hope it grows on me but i doubt i will even let it have the chance.

    Oh yeah, bugs. Countless bugs. Another game not ready for release being released..
  50. TheoML
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    List of some of the features that have been removed in this Battlefield.

    Core Features: No single-player story 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    List of some of the features that have been removed in this Battlefield.

    Core Features:

    No single-player story

    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 (seriously why do I have to matchmake after EVERY round?)

    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

    No swelling crescendo of dramatic music near the end of a match (obviously this is the most egregious of the list)

    Less destruction (only a small handful of destructible buildings on each map)

    No map altering levolution (There sort of is but the maps are so big, anything that changes doesn't really affect how you play)

    No cross-game profile screen (BF 4, HL, 1, and V were all linked by a menu if you owned them digitally, was a neat feature.)

    No spectator mode

    No permanent community servers (would be useful for clans and events)

    Infantry Gameplay:
    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 (Come on man only one?) 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) Vehicles: Fewer vehicle types (and separate vehicle progression per faction even though they are functionally identical... why???) No naval vehicles (Except I guess the hovercraft technically) No vehicle gunner direction indicator No lock on direction indicator No vehicle enter/exit animations No tank turret decoupling (This was so great in BF4!) Less vehicle driver/pilot customization options No tank zoom customization options No tank gunner customization options No heli gunner secondary weapons No separate heli/fixed-wing controls No control input while looking behind/free looking in aircraft (BF1 and V pilots, this one is gonna absolutely suck for you guys) Scoring System 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) Squad and Teamwork No commander No special squad call-in abilities No squad field upgrades No in-game VOIP Fewer factions (with almost nothing to give the 2 factions any distinction) No cross-team chat No "create new squad" option No "promote to squad leader" option No clans No view of squadmates while in the spawn screen No "Medic incoming" indicator in downed state No rank names/icons, just a number. UI and Quality of Life Less control customization options Less UI customization options No HUD/icon opacity customization No HUD scaling customization options No gunsight reticle customization options No network performance graph No individual player scoreboard Less detail in the 'who killed you' screen No ultrawide monitor support Very poor friend joining system No console aim assist (big fat **** you to console players there, dice)    … Expand
  51. gamer_bunny
    Jan 31, 2022
    1
    What a bad game EA, DICE. Pretty bad graphics it looks like a PS2 game. The multiplayer is broken. Battlefield 3 looks more better. I see a lot of bad Project Management here. I feel sorry for the developers.
  52. micke87
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    5800x + 6800xt = 30-60 fps lowest settings. Crashes all the time. Fastest refund in the west.
  53. th4
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    This game is ridden with bugs. They sold us a beta for a full price. A piece of software that forces me to hard reset my PC every time it bugs the living hell out of the crouch key is not worth a penny.
  54. GalaxxyRanger
    Nov 21, 2021
    2
    El juego esta plagado de bugs, pesima calidad del audio, los vehiculos tienen un pésimo control.
  55. MalechiE
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    i don't know how this is back to the roots from Battlefield.... This is call of duty
  56. Grekus
    Jan 13, 2022
    0
    Trash, do not buy, Beta had better performance that full release, in beta on medium settings I had 50-60 FPS, in full game I have on low settings 20-30, Unplayable. And they cannot fix it. Bugs all over.
  57. AcidCasual
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    What has happened? The Battlefield franchise is going through a serious mid life crisis with this one. Such a shame because they always had the ‘cool guys’ approach to FPS’s. But with this new game, all the traits of a good Battlefield experience have been lost.

    Too many standard features are missing, the game is nowhere near finished in terms of gameplay and it’s aesthetic glitches    What has happened? The Battlefield franchise is going through a serious mid life crisis with this one. Such a shame because they always had the ‘cool guys’ approach to FPS’s. But with this new game, all the traits of a good Battlefield experience have been lost.

    Too many standard features are missing, the game is nowhere near finished in terms of gameplay and it’s aesthetic glitches galore.

    The concept is great, but the execution is lacking in all areas. It’s not competitive because progression purely around unlocking guns. Even winning a match basically means nothing.

    There’s no team focus anymore because you can’t rely on anyone in your squad. Past Battlefields used the class system to balance the fact you may not be talking with anyone in your squad, you certainly depend on them. No, free for all.

    Because there’s no squad focus, you’re left traversing massive maps on your own, no incentive to mob up with a squad.

    The gunplay is inconsistent, guns used to feel powerful, and balances to a class, now, guns that have the same stats (literally) the same, feel vastly different. The sound design has flourishes of what we’ve come to expect. But for a 2021 game, it’s a massive step back. All the weapons have this low bass tone.

    The UI is one of the biggest let downs. All the tried and tested elements from previous games are gone. They’ve remastered it from the group up, problem is, they’ve not done a good job. The colour choice create accessibility problem, the control mapping is all off and lack of features you need to have a clear idea of focus and progression. Gone.

    _

    All they had to do was remaster BF4 with all the things they learnt on BF1 and 5 and package it up with the new No Pat lore, big maps and it would have been the best BF game ever.

    They tried something new and it’s opened up cracks I don’t think Dice or EA have the capability to close.    … Expand
  58. Glamniga
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    Lots of bugs. Plese fix. Not enough maps for portal.
  59. lolpo904
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    Las voces son asquerosas, las armas suenan como la mierda, el puto juego se bugea y crashea cada 5 minutos, además de tirarte un "tutorial" de media hora del modo conquista que no sirve de nada, es una vergüenza de juego y una vergüenza que EA trate así a los fans de la franquicia, siendo un fan acérrimo de esta saga, se siente una completa decepción, al inicio, viendo que va por seasonsLas voces son asquerosas, las armas suenan como la mierda, el puto juego se bugea y crashea cada 5 minutos, además de tirarte un "tutorial" de media hora del modo conquista que no sirve de nada, es una vergüenza de juego y una vergüenza que EA trate así a los fans de la franquicia, siendo un fan acérrimo de esta saga, se siente una completa decepción, al inicio, viendo que va por seasons me hizo recordar mucho al cod, despues de 2 horas de juego, no pude aguantar más y desinstalé, no tiene nada de lo que hace a la saga lo que es, DICE se unió al tren de copiarle al COD cuando battlefield era LA SAGA que no hacía lo que el puto cod, ojalá la mierda de empresa esta recapacite… Expand
  60. GAMRKNIGHT
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    Oh boy oh boy what can I say what hasn't been said about FortntieField 20-40 FPS. This game is garbage. Plain and simple. Don't give the incompetent losers at DICE a cent for this. This HAS to be a joke. EVERYTHING about this game is GARBAGE. Portal is the one OKAY thing with this game. Worst Battlefield game, and hard contender for worst 2021 game, only rivaled by CoD Modern Warfare:Oh boy oh boy what can I say what hasn't been said about FortntieField 20-40 FPS. This game is garbage. Plain and simple. Don't give the incompetent losers at DICE a cent for this. This HAS to be a joke. EVERYTHING about this game is GARBAGE. Portal is the one OKAY thing with this game. Worst Battlefield game, and hard contender for worst 2021 game, only rivaled by CoD Modern Warfare: Vanguard and Balan Underworld.… Expand
  61. SoulessSenpaii
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Locked in about 10 hours of play in early access.
    Game is a broken mess with no clear identity, tries to play with new trends just to attract new people but leaves the veteran players to a "demo" of past games, with that said, Portal is a great addition but it's not enough to waste $60-$110 and just stick into one game mode.. It's just not worth it.
    Hazard Zone is hot trash, that is all.    Locked in about 10 hours of play in early access.
    Game is a broken mess with no clear identity, tries to play with new trends just to attract new people but leaves the veteran players to a "demo" of past games, with that said, Portal is a great addition but it's not enough to waste $60-$110 and just stick into one game mode.. It's just not worth it.
    Hazard Zone is hot trash, that is all.
    Like I said before, the game lost all it's identity, it shouldn't even be called "Battlefield" anymore.
    Besides that the myriad of things EA DICE has decided to cut from the game it's just foolish and laziness at it's highest.
    I cannot and will not support this game anymore, not in the state it is right now.
    And for those who just say "Just wait 6-12 months and it'll be fine and dandy" it's not a good enough excuse, game should've been delayed 6-12 months if that would've made it better.
    You screwed over your community, and nothing will redeem you.    … Expand
  62. ydzero5
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    После Battlefield V разработчики так и не поняли что что-то делают не так.
  63. ChilledTony
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    Absolute disgrace made by DICE/EA (eternal shame on you) with all of the bugs, lags, glitches..., overall game perfomance and mechanics: poor grafics, big empty maps, primitive UI, tons of what was removed or downgraded from previous BF games. This game is not made by the old team of old school developers. I'm sure that this "crap" was made by crooked hands of developers from theAbsolute disgrace made by DICE/EA (eternal shame on you) with all of the bugs, lags, glitches..., overall game perfomance and mechanics: poor grafics, big empty maps, primitive UI, tons of what was removed or downgraded from previous BF games. This game is not made by the old team of old school developers. I'm sure that this "crap" was made by crooked hands of developers from the generation of snowflakes.… Expand
  64. KevLooney
    Sep 14, 2022
    6
    Vehicles are a huge pain in the ass. ammo is always a problem. regeneration is too slow. 6/10
  65. officialtk53
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    I am **** done. DICE, EA, you're **** dead to me. This game is absolutely atrocious, and I hate this game. I am going to get a refund on this game (I love Steam), and fix your **** in the meantime, and I MAY play the game on Xbox Game Pass whenever you decide to put the game on there, or if it's free-to-play. **** You.
  66. Vittle
    Jan 23, 2022
    0
    22 Weapons-3 pistols
    19 Weapons

    4 AR
    3 DMR
    2 LMG
    4 SMG
    3 Snipers
    3 Shotguns

    7 Bad and to big maps
    Calling in tanks as turets on a builing

    WTF?
  67. IsMaEaSy
    Dec 3, 2021
    1
    Toooooo muuuuuuuuch features that were there in previous battlefields games removed.. tooooo muuuuch bug and lag and really really really poor PC optimization... I'm rewlly disapointed. This game was supose to be a love letter to the fans... feels more like a F.U letter ...
  68. DrYamy
    Jan 4, 2022
    0
    One of my favorite online games is Battlefield 4, and I've played it for many hours. I've been waiting for a long time
    Battlefield 2042, but when I bought it and installed it on my PC, I was unpleasantly surprised by the low quality of textures, a lot of bugs, for example, your squad is running and I see only guns running to its place! Pixel bushes, pixel trees, disgusting detailing of    One of my favorite online games is Battlefield 4, and I've played it for many hours. I've been waiting for a long time
    Battlefield 2042, but when I bought it and installed it on my PC, I was unpleasantly surprised by the low quality of textures, a lot of bugs, for example, your squad is running and I see only guns running to its place! Pixel bushes, pixel trees, disgusting detailing of weapons, equipment, and this is on ultra settings !!! And many, many different bugs! I'm just disappointed! This game is not worth the money they ask for! It's not even beta this is alpha!    … Expand
  69. Swager187
    May 21, 2023
    6
    As someone who never really played the Battlefield series, I was excited when I saw the trailer for 2042. I even got a chance to play the beta, and I have to say that the beta has proved to be a more complete experience than the full release.

    Unpolished, sloppy, buggy, glitchy, uninspiring, lackluster, and disappointing are only a few of the words that come close to accurately    As someone who never really played the Battlefield series, I was excited when I saw the trailer for 2042. I even got a chance to play the beta, and I have to say that the beta has proved to be a more complete experience than the full release.

    Unpolished, sloppy, buggy, glitchy, uninspiring, lackluster, and disappointing are only a few of the words that come close to accurately describing the game. From the unbalanced weapons, to the horrible cross-play situation (I mean really? PC can't play with PS4 and XBOX One?) this game proves that appearances can be deceiving. It certainly could be great, but in its current state, I would never pay $60 dollars for it.I wouldn't even pay $30-$40 for it. You are better off spending your money on Halo Infinite than this game. Maybe in a couple of months they'll release the game in the state it was supposed to be in. User Score:2

    Update:

    I played this again in 2023 and after several much needed polishes the game is close to being what it should have been. Weapon balancing appears to have been more fine tuned and bugs are much less common. However, the poor cross play experience and addition of several uninteresting game modes, as well as the launch experience, still leave a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully EA learns from this mistake with the recent comment on Battlefield's future, but with EA you never know.    … Expand
  70. Lucastorm
    Nov 20, 2021
    4
    It’s a very strange feeling to have bought 2042, but find Portal 1942/BC2 and especially BF3 more enjoyable.

    2042 feels bare bones. The specialists are lame. So lame. Lack of a class system actually leads to less variety. Everyone looks the same. Small number of weapons and attachments compared to BF3/4. Movement has been downgraded. Those god awful specialist quips need to go. It all    It’s a very strange feeling to have bought 2042, but find Portal 1942/BC2 and especially BF3 more enjoyable.

    2042 feels bare bones. The specialists are lame. So lame. Lack of a class system actually leads to less variety. Everyone looks the same. Small number of weapons and attachments compared to BF3/4. Movement has been downgraded. Those god awful specialist quips need to go. It all just feels like a massive downgrade from BF4. Hopefully Dice can make some changes to make this more like the BF we know and love. I’ll stick with Halo and dabble with BF3 portal for the time being.    … Expand
  71. Nest20
    Nov 27, 2021
    2
    EA decided to release an unfinished game... AGAIN. The second i saw the operator system and classes being deleted i already knew this is going to turn out bad. EA has forgotten what what battlefield makes battlefield. Maps are too big (even for 128 players) so there's not a lot of actiion compared to other games, too many open spaces, bloom fire system which makes gunfights RNG based,EA decided to release an unfinished game... AGAIN. The second i saw the operator system and classes being deleted i already knew this is going to turn out bad. EA has forgotten what what battlefield makes battlefield. Maps are too big (even for 128 players) so there's not a lot of actiion compared to other games, too many open spaces, bloom fire system which makes gunfights RNG based, destruction of surroundings is poor, leaderboard doesn't make any sense now, BF V ttk and of course a lot of bugs.
    I have to say that graphics and models look good + sound design is great.
    When it comes to portal and hazard zone, I'm not really interested in them.    … Expand
  72. TxSCORPIONxT
    Jan 26, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 130hr. of gameplay, my verdict is:
    This is the worst Battlefield of its history    … Expand
  73. danilichqqq
    Sep 15, 2022
    0
    the worst game in battlefield series:a lot of bugs,bad optimization and garbage maps.But the worst its a little green man
  74. adneska
    Nov 17, 2021
    5
    вообще то игра не настолько плохая и надо учитывать что Батлфилд это долгострой
  75. DUOROUPUTAO
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    I’m so disappointed, I pre-ordered a few months ago
    The recoil is suck, the bullets is fking randomly, and I can't kill people at all. The game experience is far less than COD, DICE disbanded plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  76. majorgamer
    Nov 18, 2021
    4
    Beta version still. Until this game is updated to fix the game breaking bugs I can't recommend buying it.
  77. aSK4ALL
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    Listen. This is not the worst game ever. But it's just... so... mediocre. "But if you say that it's mediocre, why did you give it 2 out of 10?". Well... BECAUSE NO F#####G PC CAN RUN IT, I'M SERIOUS. RTX 2060, I5-7400, AND IT RUNS SO BAD. MY BUDDY'S GOT A 3080 AND HE CAN'T RUN THIS GAME SMOOTHLY, WHAT THE HELL, DICE?!

    Oh, and BFV is better. In every way.
  78. julian_apostate
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    I played this for about 10 hours, and its just not fun. I love the buggy **** but the average battle is too impersonal, TTK is BFV level of ****house and the gunplay has reached eurojank level of floatiness.

    ****canning ooskar ain't gonna fix it. The fish rots from the head, any EA suit that thinks they can use battlefield to steal fortnite players is **** in the head ****
  79. PiZdr0T
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    Hello people!! This is most Biggest Disappointment in this year. Please do not spend your money on this game.

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  80. somedevsaregood
    Jan 13, 2022
    0
    This game is **** and the game devs of this game deserve to be killed for not giving refunds!!!!
    Take money and no refund with a broken game yes they deserve to be killed. DEATH pentalty for lying and asking for money~!!!
  81. Mojjek
    Nov 28, 2021
    6
    It's really sad to see this game in such a bad shape. It buggy as hell, weapons feels weak, no story and the destruction is laughable. I'm having fun with the game but it's mostly because I'm a longtime fan of battlefield games. I have hopes for it in the future but it's sad that it has to take time after release to be good.
  82. dan365
    Nov 21, 2021
    5
    минусы
    разрушаемость минимальная
    до точки идти минуты две стрельба говно хуже чем в 5 и 1 и 4 системы аля калда ну и конечно же системные требование нету таблицы показателя игроков килы на смерть(так тяжело её сделать?или добавить что бы можно была включить и выключить два вида?)то же самое можно сделать с чатам отключить цензуру? плюсы я в душе ни знаю что и написать весело играть    минусы
    разрушаемость минимальная
    до точки идти минуты две
    стрельба говно хуже чем в 5 и 1 и 4
    системы аля калда
    ну и конечно же системные требование
    нету таблицы показателя игроков килы на смерть(так тяжело её сделать?или добавить что бы можно была включить и выключить два вида?)то же самое можно сделать с чатам отключить цензуру?
    плюсы
    я в душе ни знаю что и написать весело играть с друзьями и рофлить над багами    … Expand
  83. DieHertz
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Give us BF V back. Give us BF1 back. Give us BF4 back. This is **** and not a Battlefield game we love
  84. Feckgesiit
    Nov 21, 2021
    0
    Biggest disappointment in a very long time.
    -Worst maps in franchise history
    -Specialist system sucks donkey balls
    -the game itself is a broken piece of **** (lags,bugs,cant chose loadout,vehicles feel trash, balancing problems, etc..)

    Do not buy this game now, wait until it id fixed and CHEAPER
  85. Litomaikel
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Una pena cómo se han cargado esta saga. Si en el Battlefield 5 ya bajó el nivel, en este el nivel está por los suelos.
    SI algo funciona no lo cambies, y si aún así cambias algo, no lo hagas al tuntún.
    Juego absolutamente vacío de contenido y con gravísimnos problemas de jugabilidad
  86. DerEinheimische
    Nov 18, 2021
    2
    Well theres nothing to say. Isnt even worth to talk about it. Dont understand how this game was able to realse.
  87. joe656x
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Battlefield 2042 is a game that I want to like. However, I’ve played it over and over again and it just is not fun for me. I tried to think of the primary reason why the game was not fun. I’m sure there’s many reasons but the primary reason for me was that it lacks an incentive for players to work together. Kind of defeats the purpose of having teams of 64 people if none of them have toBattlefield 2042 is a game that I want to like. However, I’ve played it over and over again and it just is not fun for me. I tried to think of the primary reason why the game was not fun. I’m sure there’s many reasons but the primary reason for me was that it lacks an incentive for players to work together. Kind of defeats the purpose of having teams of 64 people if none of them have to work together. Feels like a COD game. The audio is also horrible on this game.… Expand
  88. makalope
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    Update 4/24/22: Game was free for me and I am still bothered by it wasting space on my drive. This game's player base has dropped to laughably low numbers, the only people that still play this are too good at this game for it to be fun for any casual player as the casual player base has left to go play literally anything else. Complete lack of games modes or any real substance that makesUpdate 4/24/22: Game was free for me and I am still bothered by it wasting space on my drive. This game's player base has dropped to laughably low numbers, the only people that still play this are too good at this game for it to be fun for any casual player as the casual player base has left to go play literally anything else. Complete lack of games modes or any real substance that makes you want to come back to play this game. Only positive I can come up with is that it is much easier to run now than at launch. I am deleting this game after this review update. I hate it. F**k you EA for making this.

    This game was free for me and I feel ripped off.

    My friend gave me a code for this game that came with a part for his pc so I got this game completely for free.

    Wow this game is just horrible. Not even going to touch on the lack of features since that seems to be the #1 complaint. This game runs absolutely horrible on a 2070s and 3700x. Had to drop the settings hard to get a stable frame rate. Servers are terrible, hit detection is non existent, and lots of game breaking bugs.

    This just feels like another soul-less EA cash grab, I can't even say this game is fun or worth my time even if it were free. No amount of patches will save this awful mess. I am deleting this and going back to BF4/5 or Vanguard.    … Expand
  89. Mustafaiq
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    the game need to fix and bring basic features asap , the graphics is like a Cartoonic game for **** sake just use the same graphics as bf1
  90. Agrail
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    Все кто предзаказал этот кал получили что заслуживают, пока есть такие дурачки игры ни когда не будут делать качественно.
  91. Bluduck
    Nov 25, 2021
    0
    Buggy, poorly optimized, interface sucks, balance is way off, operators suck, character models seem to be weirdly short, it's just a pile of trash at the moment.
  92. geme9999
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
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  93. MowMow
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Battlefield 2042 is a game with potential, but that's just it. There are very big issues in its current state which is why I think the game definitely needs more time to fix.

    So what are some of the game's biggest issues? First, optimization for PC is bad. There are many moments where I would get massive FPS drops downwards to -48FPS in 1440p. I've lowered the settings to low, but even    Battlefield 2042 is a game with potential, but that's just it. There are very big issues in its current state which is why I think the game definitely needs more time to fix.

    So what are some of the game's biggest issues? First, optimization for PC is bad. There are many moments where I would get massive FPS drops downwards to -48FPS in 1440p. I've lowered the settings to low, but even then it still wasn't enough. The game is very CPU bound and unfortunately does not utilize it properly.

    Second, there are gameplay decisions that are questionable. Of course, I'm talking about the Specialists which replaces the classic Battlefield classes that many fans and veterans are used to. Unfortunately outside of Hazard Zone, it does not work. Specialists essentially promotes a more lone-wolf playstyle in Conquest or Breakthrough contributing to a more selfish playstyle. I would argue it severely underhanded a lot of the teamwork elements that Battlefield was known for.

    Third, the base game lacks content. Outside of Portal mode, vanilla BF2042 only has a few selection of weapons and customization. There are a total of 22 weapons currently. While I have no doubt that more weapons will get added over time, I just wished we would have more selection and variety right from the start. Hazard Zone is also VERY lackluster at the moment, there are very serious balancing issues within the game mode. However, I think Hazard Zone can be salvaged with a series of balancing passes and content updates to add more depth to the game mode.

    Fourth, the menus and UI is atrocious. Navigating the menus is very clunky and at times frustrating to use. There is too much clicking I need to do just to customize my weapons.

    Fifth, the game is missing features from previous Battlefield games. There is no stat tracking page which means no scoreboard or leaderboard systems. Mechanics from previous games are also missing such as the movement system from BFV (i.e. rolling, grabbing high ledges, etc). Also the removal of All Chat is just unnecessary.

    With all this being said, I truly believe that a person CAN have fun playing this game. Yes, the game has major issues. YES, the game has bugs. Does the game deserve a score equal to that of Ride to Hell Retribution with 0-2 scores? No I don't think so, because there is potential for the game to be good. For example, Portal mode is where I spent the majority of hours into and it is incredibly amazing reliving the classic Battlefield moments. If DICE ever decides to fix many of the core issues of the game such as removing the Specialists (which I don't think they will) or reworking the Specialists to fit more into their designated class roles as well as fixing bugs and adding content. I believe the game CAN get better over time. I only wish that DICE would get things right from the beginning. It's clear the game needed more time in development.

    In conclusion, would I recommend someone to buy Battlefield 2042 now? Hell No.
    I think it is better to just wait and see if the game does indeed get better in the future. Only until then, can they make an informed decision as to whether to buy the game.    … Expand
  94. makneybl
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Это ужас, говорить что игры должна была выйти через пол год даже не буду, оптимизации нет, баг на баге, лаг на лаге. Всё господа, шутеры мертвы, те, кто их делает бездарны, это не профессионалы, а лгуны чистой воды, не тратьте свои деньги, не поддерживайте.Это ужас, говорить что игры должна была выйти через пол год даже не буду, оптимизации нет, баг на баге, лаг на лаге. Всё господа, шутеры мертвы, те, кто их делает бездарны, это не профессионалы, а лгуны чистой воды, не тратьте свои деньги, не поддерживайте.
  95. Hecticryry
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Another video game release from a triple A game company which focused on the money, not their players
  96. Kayyy
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    So many CLASSIC features are missing wow..
    For me this is not a Battlefield and you should wait a couple of months before buying this game .
    In one word : Disappoint.
  97. XGluonX
    Nov 14, 2021
    2
    Pour un fan de la série Battlefield, une DÉCEPTION TOTALE.
    Un "jeu" Bâclé!
    Un mauvais mix de COD, BF4 et BF5, tout ça sans aucun fun. Le jeu n'est pas beau, fade et se permet de demander des pc ultra performants. Des plantages, bug, lags à répétition. Des hitbox pourries. Des maps géantes vide d’intérêt. Des combats brouillons. Un menu surchargé avec des répétitions d'options dans    Pour un fan de la série Battlefield, une DÉCEPTION TOTALE.
    Un "jeu" Bâclé!
    Un mauvais mix de COD, BF4 et BF5, tout ça sans aucun fun.
    Le jeu n'est pas beau, fade et se permet de demander des pc ultra performants.
    Des plantages, bug, lags à répétition.
    Des hitbox pourries.
    Des maps géantes vide d’intérêt.
    Des combats brouillons.
    Un menu surchargé avec des répétitions d'options dans les sous-menu.

    Je fini par le seul point positif la modification de son arme en cours de partie.

    A presque 100€, c'est juste inadmissible pour un Jeu AAA.    … Expand
  98. SmokeMyJohnson
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    Pretty fun game ruined by incompetent Company. Not to much content, bullet hit reg doesn't work half the time, barely any guns, no campaign, specialist are awful and bland, controller doesn't work, unnecessary high CPU usage, Pretty poorly optimized and the list go on. It pretty sad a AAA company puts a game out in this sort of state.
  99. madzen
    Dec 2, 2021
    0
    They added a Santa skin. Bf2042 is officially a horrible copy of cod and Fortnite.
  100. Saoodisticall
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    The game is alright. I had enjoyed the beta despite the terrible optimisation. However when I played the early access I had still faced the terrible performance, I am on a ryzen 9 3900xt and a 3070ti with 16gb ram on an nvme ssd yet i still get around 65-90fps on 1080p whether that's on low settings or ultra. I had the same issue on the beta and I thought that they would've fixed it. OtherThe game is alright. I had enjoyed the beta despite the terrible optimisation. However when I played the early access I had still faced the terrible performance, I am on a ryzen 9 3900xt and a 3070ti with 16gb ram on an nvme ssd yet i still get around 65-90fps on 1080p whether that's on low settings or ultra. I had the same issue on the beta and I thought that they would've fixed it. Other than that there are many things that are bad, eg. the scoreboard, the gun play, the lack of guns and team switching. I just hope these things get fixed/changed soon with updates as despite these issues I still had fun playing so far.… 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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