Battlefield 4 still the best unfortunately

@Trokey66Well those games kept me hooked and wanting to play, 2042 is a game that seems more like a chore.

Before they ever had any dlc.

ALSO they had paid DLC which was GUARANTEED a good amount of new content.

It's perfectly fine to be critical of something you love, buddy. If they're willing to put out such a mess of a game without being able to take the criticism that comes with it, shame on them. But if you're enjoying it, that's great and I'm happy for you. Unfortunately many of us who've stuck around long enough with the franchise know DICE can do better and are sick of the way this franchise is being treated.

Playing 2042 is painful. Painful because it had potential. Weirdly enough, i like the Specialists abilities. They are fun and allow for some new strategies. But thats about it. 

No patch will be able to save this dumbed down BF experience. IMO. Lots of broken promises as it seems common within the VG industry (See CDPR Cyberpunk 2077). Oh yeah im so glad they mention scoreboard and server browser in their new blog, because those are such premium features. *Sarcasm* with eye roll. 

Where is all of the "next level destruction"? Various interviews in the past, they talk about how the storms destroy everything and it would take levelution to the next level. Currently, most maps feel just flat and uneventful aside from the weather. Destruction seems less then in previews games. Does anyone remember Hardline? You could collapse entire highway overpasses, that would change the map. Hardline is almost 7 years old. I know this has been beating to death but every time i play, I want to love the game but its just at times so disappointing. And surely, now we know why they choose Orbital for the beta because its the only map that has some kind of map altering event (slightly). 

Its even more painful when they get a pass because they proudly post blogs pretending missing core elements are now "legacy features" which is so laughable. And with people already maxing out, without more contend, I dont see this game going anywhere. 

Yeah, im grumpy. Sorry. 

@BuzzfunkIt is indeed bad that what should have been baseline in the game is treated as an add-on or legacy feature.

Also after unlocking all the stuff I wanted I already feel... bloated with this game. At least the way it is now.

I think I will start spending more time on other games while waiting for fixes to land.

DICE does not understand that having a huge grind for gameplay features leaves people burned out after they are done...

@Trokey66True, but the fact an 8 year old game stands as the best currently available after now 4 releases after it? Not good.

BF4 was a catastrophe at launch, but it had a couple things going for it:
1) It was a console launch game for PS4 an Xbox One, so there were other games to play. On PS4, Killzone Shadow Fall became the go to game as BF4 fixed itself and COD Ghost was generally not regarded well.  Xbox One had TitanFall on the way plus it's own set of launch games.

2) BF4 issues were server and connectivity related. The content was there with plenty more on the way in the Season pass. There was no uncertain future of support or how long it will take to get a full featured game, more maps, etc. We have all that and more with BF2042.