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CyberDyme
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BF2042 BattleHub - Are we off to a good start of retro-maps picked by EA?

Sr EA Developers met at EA Play Live and shared their session with us.  DICE LA/now named Ripple Effect Studios lead by Vince Zampella and Christian Grass GM of this studio confirmed that we will get a Battlefield Hub featuring classic maps from past BF titles.  And that we could expect to see this presented live at EA Play Live session on the 22nd this month.  They referred to this as BF2042 Redacted, and we can now signup for further notifications on this here:

https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/game-overview/modes#redacted

So the BattleHub is the place to go in BF2042 for experiencing the remastering of classic maps now powered by the modern BF2042 game engine.  Expected also to be with the past vehicles and weapons in those map settings.  Tom Henderson shortly after leaked these maps to be part of the launch pack:

So all looking to be maps picked from past BF games that all had modern gameplay/weapon choices.

They also hinted that the maps would retain their past layout/sizes and max number of players.   

Are we off to a good start with EA this time around? 

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  • CyberDyme's avatar
    CyberDyme
    4 years ago
    @PacNbowls wrote:
    @CyberDymeI bet you anything they probably dug through replies for years and are giving the maps with the most mentions in that's my guess

    Hahaha yes @PacNbowls ,

    But that sounds almost to be too rational a way of doing things for EA to do just that for prioritizing what maps their veterans want back in BF2042? 😁

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  • Teal_Pipo_Fredo's avatar
    Teal_Pipo_Fredo
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    4 years ago

    I play most of these maps whenever playing Battlefield. Hoped really old-schooled veteran favourite maps which I and many others haven't experienced. From games where official servers aren't available and those were PC exclusive.

  • Trokey66's avatar
    Trokey66
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @CyberDyme Interesting, especially the bit about 'retaining max player numbers. Arica Harbour was only 32(?) players so how would that work in a map rotation?
  • CyberDyme's avatar
    CyberDyme
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    4 years ago
    @Trokey66 wrote:
    @CyberDymeInteresting, especially the bit about 'retaining max player numbers. Arica Harbour was only 32(?) players so how would that work in a map rotation?

    Indeed @Trokey66 ,

    It certainly puts some limitations on how those maps can be used on mixed maps servers, but maybe EA's plan is to be unilateral when hosting these servers for us?  And likewise, if/when we get rented servers, we can foresee some harsh limitations then for our sandbox experience.  Though think most agree that 128 players on a Locker server or Metro server would be madness, then some players maybe want that madness.  So why then not simply let them???

    The fun thing is with Battlefield that just minor adjustments to number of players, what vehicles or weapons are allowed on a certain map, then suddenly the gameplay and dynamics can change dramatically.  And that is why it stays interesting and entertaining!

  • Noodlesocks's avatar
    Noodlesocks
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    4 years ago

    Would have preferred underground to metro. It's a better designed variation of metro.

  • Doo-Doo-Draws's avatar
    Doo-Doo-Draws
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    4 years ago

    If true, I sure hope to see more classic maps than that. I want to see Strike at Karkand, Gulf of Oman, and Dragon Valley, to name a few. 

  • OkamiToge's avatar
    OkamiToge
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @CyberDymeDepending on how gun attachment unlocks will work Metro/Locker will be good for that, but I am happy to see Caspian Border and Arica Harbor as some of the first few maps, Shanghai has some good ground vehicle combat when there isn't a unkillable attack chopper flying around, hopefully they balance the out of bounds areas a bit just for that.

    I definitely want to see some more when Metro/Locker are kind of the same maps being a meat grinder essentially, I've got my fingers crossed for Seine Crossing.

  • PacNbowls's avatar
    PacNbowls
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @CyberDyme I bet you anything they probably dug through replies for years and are giving the maps with the most mentions in that's my guess
  • TTZ_Dipsy's avatar
    TTZ_Dipsy
    Legend
    4 years ago

    Let's uh, take things with a grain of salt when it comes to ol' Tommy boy, yeah?

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