Hi guys, I owned practically every Battlefield game and have been a big fan of the series. One amazing thing, which added to the realism, was the ability to lean, peak around or above a wall, an object. This lead to a very tactical way of advancing with your team : you cover your team member while he looks for another spot, from which he in turn can cover you. Defending objectives for example, feels a lot better and realistic when you can peek over objects. The fact that this isn't included, feels like a throwback to the early FPS shooters, like Medal of Honor or the original BF1942. Nowadays, I think many people, especially Battlefield fans, find it quite unacceptable to see a war theater in front of them full of people running around like chickens. War might look different in 2042 vs 1942, but I doubt people will no longer care for cover. Or reverse prone for example... Please include it again, because you've broken the whole game dynamic. Thanks

@UsainskiSemperFiSoooo true!! Now i wish they would have taken BF5s mechanics and core gameplay and just put it in a modern setting. Was there anything missing in BF5???we always want better and more, but looking back at BF5 it was so much more than BF3/BF4 (and i loved those games as well)

@Daaaf22 DICE doesn't like "legacy" features, it gets in the way of the casual gamer.

It's weird that leaning isn't in the game. It's not like it's even a new feature; it's been in Battlefield games since BF4. BF5 was just the first to let you do it manually.

@Daaaf22 Battlefield 5 movements are the best and i have not seen the Battlefield 5 revive mechanic which is the best ever i've ever seen in Battlefield Game! Revive mechanics in BF2042 just sucks man as many other things in Battlefield 2042 :/

that is not the only problem. I can't build, dig and run crouching

BFV infantry movement mechanics not transferred to BF2042.

11 Replies

Noodlesocks
4 years ago
It's weird that leaning isn't in the game. It's not like it's even a new feature; it's been in Battlefield games since BF4. BF5 was just the first to let you do it manually.
SirBobdk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Noodlesocks wrote:
It's weird that leaning isn't in the game. It's not like it's even a new feature; it's been in Battlefield games since BF4. BF5 was just the first to let you do it manually.
They should probably have BF2042, Portal and HZ finished on time, so everything else had to be sacrificed. Maybe we'll see some of it come back in 2022.
rippedwire01
4 years ago
Bf2042 not having peeking and aiming mechanics is an absolute embarrassment. Especially when noting that bf4, an 8 year old game, has those mechanics that 2042 does not
UsainskiSemperFi
New Scout
4 years ago
@Daaaf22 Battlefield 5 movements are the best and i have not seen the Battlefield 5 revive mechanic which is the best ever i've ever seen in Battlefield Game! Revive mechanics in BF2042 just sucks man as many other things in Battlefield 2042 :/
borroma31
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
that is not the only problem. I can't build, dig and run crouching
SnubbyFighter
Seasoned Vanguard
4 years ago
@Daaaf22 It' funny because there is actual hints that it did having leaning or may still be added. The profile save for pc's has a setting for leaning. I'm guessing since the character animations are already fairly basic they just scrapped it due to poor time/direction management. It should be titled Battlefield Lite 2042.
JOGAGATYA
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@UsainskiSemperFiSoooo true!! Now i wish they would have taken BF5s mechanics and core gameplay and just put it in a modern setting. Was there anything missing in BF5???
we always want better and more, but looking back at BF5 it was so much more than BF3/BF4 (and i loved those games as well)
CPU_UK
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Daaaf22 DICE doesn't like "legacy" features, it gets in the way of the casual gamer.
Flavin913
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
And not to mention the terrible vaulting in 2042, something that should have been priority in this rushed title.
frekwalda1
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@JOGAGATYA problem with this and the last few BF games is they bring in devs that have not worked on BF titles before and everything changes. This game we have 4 companies working on a game and they are from COD and Apex and so they bring what they have done there and not ask the community what they want. Legacy features have been part of BF since the beginning and need to continue.
I like to see a community hub like we had in BF4 were we help the devs with features and get into the game.