In case you weren’t already conscious, Battlefield 2042 is a recreation that was launched in the course of a pandemic with out wherever close to sufficient design work or testing being accomplished for such a flagship launch. Our newest reminder of this comes within the type of an replace which can kinda undo one in every of its main promoting factors at launch.
2042 made an enormous deal pre-release about its new “Specialists”, hero-type characters with versatile loadouts who would exchange the sequence tried-and-tested “Class” system (multiplayer FPS archetypes like ‘Recon’ and ‘Assault’). Those Specialists have been wildly unpopular with long-time followers, each for his or her gameplay implications in addition to their design, and whereas the latter is already being addressed it appears like builders DICE have been satisfied to additionally rework the previous.
In an enormous replace posted by the event group, it’s revealed that they’ve “began work on an enormous overhaul on the best way that you simply’ll play with Specialists”, which primarily goes to separate the distinction between the normal system and 2042’s use of Specialists. The hero characters are going to stay, however they’ll be assigned into class tiers (see above), with some gadget use restricted between lessons to “make sure that Class Identity is extra pronounced”. So solely recon gamers will be capable to use a SOFLAM, for instance, whereas medical crates will solely be out there to assist gamers. As somebody who mains Mackay (within the ‘Assault’ class) however makes use of the SOFLAM rather a lot that sucks, however I suppose we’ll see the way it all shakes out as soon as the modifications go reside (which gained’t be for some time, since DICE say it gained’t be till Season 3).
Other modifications coming in and round Season 2 will likely be three new weapons (two mains and a sidearm), in addition to refreshes to 2 of the sport’s launch maps, Renewal and Orbital, that are coming alongside one other model new map. DICE can even begin including some “vault” weapons to the principle recreation, that are weapons from the time-travelling Portal recreation mode, in addition to persevering with the visible refresh of all of the Specialists, particularly ‘Voices, Body Posture, and Facial Expression modifications”.
You can take a look at the total checklist of modifications and additions coming earlier than and as a part of future updates right here, or within the video under.
