2042's biggest issue. Poor map design
IMO the biggest issue in 2042 (besides the technical issues) are the poorly designed maps. Many of the games poor balance issues stem from the poor map design. In general the maps are far too open wi...
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@cng82 I can't agree on this one. BF2042 has a lot of issues, but maps aren't one of them. Orbital, Breakaway, Manafest, and Renewal all have plenty of cover, a variety of the kinds of features we were used to seeing in BF2 or BF4, and good symmetry between the flags.
The other 3 are a bit disjointed. For instance, Hourglass has the E flags in the city and pretty much nothing in between them and the C and B flags. But if you stay over in the area between B and the A flags at the Stadium, then there's all kinds of flow and cover.
Discarded has the ships isolated out on their own with not much of interest around. Kaleidoscope plays well in the center areas, but not so much when trying to get to the buildings.
Still, the overall issue imo is vehicles. The fact they aren't on the map magnifies the open space areas. Normally there would be plenty of vehicles at the uncap spawn with a variety at each flag. In BF4, you were never at a loss for a vehicle for long. And I see no real replacement here for the dirt bike like they did the horse in BF1. The end result is you will never see a vehicle unless you do enough to get one called in, assuming the game lets you lol.
The other 3 are a bit disjointed. For instance, Hourglass has the E flags in the city and pretty much nothing in between them and the C and B flags. But if you stay over in the area between B and the A flags at the Stadium, then there's all kinds of flow and cover.
Discarded has the ships isolated out on their own with not much of interest around. Kaleidoscope plays well in the center areas, but not so much when trying to get to the buildings.
Still, the overall issue imo is vehicles. The fact they aren't on the map magnifies the open space areas. Normally there would be plenty of vehicles at the uncap spawn with a variety at each flag. In BF4, you were never at a loss for a vehicle for long. And I see no real replacement here for the dirt bike like they did the horse in BF1. The end result is you will never see a vehicle unless you do enough to get one called in, assuming the game lets you lol.
