I stopped my pre-ordering plan

I mean it seems great for me so far, and if there's no crossplay with the amount of players on PlayStation I'm sure it will be getting the player pool will be more than fine for me.

It's been close to 8 years since the last modern Battlefield game EIGHT YEARS, so I will be supporting this game seeing as how I personally don't buy that many full priced games a year so I don't think the price is that bad, especially from how many 100's or possibly 1k+ plus hours I'll probably get out of this game. 

The only valid complaint I see is the crossplay between last gen and this gen, so I guess you have to wait for more clarification on that.

Hi @DaizerNation ,

All good a fair points you bring up there!

 

From what I have observed and seen confirmed by DICE and the reveals we have so far, then these would be my commets to each point that you raise: 

 

@DaizerNation 

1. There is no clarity on backwards compatibility! I don't know if I need to purchase a different game to play with my Xbox 1 friends! From the pre-orders it seems that this is the case! I need to buy the 90$ game just to be able to have the XSX & Xbox 1 game? Rip-off much?

That is not how it is being promoted in the pre-order description that I see for my PlayStation world.  On the contrary.  The two GOLD and ULTIMATE EDITIONS both give access to the cross gen gameplay for the BF2042 game.   I see that it is the same also for the Xbox world.  So but this and you will be able to play in both.

@DaizerNation 

2. Bots that can't be disabled! This shows that DICE don't really believe the base game will have a lot of players or be successful! Also that can potentially imply no cross play! With cross play you will have enough players for sure! 

If bots can be disabled or not has not yet been formally confirmed.  (As haven't community run servers either btw...)  But we also have to recognize a large part of the player community have asked for the bot features, aka to help making gameplay possible for players with no internet, or in regions where they have less servers/players.   It not like just black or white here, cant satisfy one group without apparently disgruntling another.  So lets see first what it really means with those AI bots.  Maybe they are just in some game modes?  Maybe they are just on some maps?  Maybe we even get the option to search for servers where they are disabled?  Maybe the rented server owners can disable them?  All fair options I think, so lets hope that EA have considered these.  I definitely do not see this as a sign that EA are not sure on the game's success in rolling it out to millions of gamers.

@DaizerNation 

3. Battlepass is just not clear, what are the perks? Do I get in game coin? If I buy 1 battle pass can I have enough coin to buy the one after (like APEX LEGENDS & Fortnight)? If so then why do I need to pay a premium for year 1 battlepass.

What you get from the battlepass, is access to the first 4 seasons of the game and the 'specialists' each of these brings to the game.  I see it more as like the DLC packs that you purchased in previous BF games.  Which gave you access to more maps/weapons types that you can unlock and use in the game across all seasons/maps that you have purchased so far.   So I would directly compare it to the BF4 Premium, which you may remember was like a pre-purchase of all the coming DLCs in the game.  Because you with the GOLD and ULTIMATE editions already pre-purchase the first 4 battlepasses.  Whereof the first battlepass is containing access to the first 4 seasons and the first 4 specialists.

I definitely preferred the BF4 Premium Edition versus buying the base program, and subsequent each individual DLC as they released.  But yeah, it takes a bit of blind faith.  But hey, from what we have seen so far, the BF2042 looks like what we all have been waiting for:  The real successor to BF4!   So I have taken the leap.  😊

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@CyberDyme wrote:

Hi @DaizerNation ,

All good a fair points you bring up there!

 

From what I have observed and 

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@CyberDyme It does help a lot. Thank you.

Just one note: the 60$ game on Xbox mentions that it includes only compatible with XSX.

And as for the battlepass I thought that all maps/specialist will be free for everyone right?

I still can't decide if the Battlepass is worth it. I bought APEX battlepass once and I always put in the hours so I can have enough coin for the next one without needing to pay again.

Thanks again 🙂

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@mrdoom500 wrote:
@DaizerNationwell you can always expect changes the game didnt release tell now so yeah who knows

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Yes that is true.. this is why I'm waiting.

I hope more will be clarified in the July 22nd viewing

Why preorder in the first place?

We have no idea how this game will be at release, just wait it out.

You don't want to throw money at a company with a trackrecord like DICE/EA.

And if you really need the preorder bonuses preorder it a couple of days before release.

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@DaizerNation wrote:

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@CyberDyme wrote:

Hi @DaizerNation ,

All good a fair points you bring up there!

 

From what I have observed and 

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@CyberDyme It does help a lot. Thank you.

Just one note: the 60$ game on Xbox mentions that it includes only compatible with XSX.

And as for the battlepass I thought that all maps/specialist will be free for everyone right?

I still can't decide if the Battlepass is worth it. I bought APEX battlepass once and I always put in the hours so I can have enough coin for the next one without needing to pay again.

Thanks again 🙂

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Yes @DaizerNation ,

As I wrote, then it is only the GOLD and ULTIMATE EDITIONS that contains the full cross-gen package for you!

While the cheapest baseline version that you refer to there does not.  So the cheap baseline version will only be valid for the specific console that you bought it for.

You can clearly compare and observe this when checking on the Xbox store:

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/battlefield-2042

From what I understand then all maps will be available to all.  But the (incl future) specialists are belonging to each of the battlepass/seasons that will be released going forward.  This is also obvious when looking at the license options for sale now:  "Year 1 Pass: 4 New Specialists (1 per Season), 4 Battle Passes (1 per Season)".

When buying the GOLD or the ULTIMATE editions, then you get already the pass to the first four seasons expected to be released during year 1.  And you can clearly see that the specialists are each connected as one new Specialist for each season.  I would as minimum expect that EA have planned 4 years out, so we will see 16 specialists being released going forward.  Expect therefore also some specific season/year passes to coming out as 'add-ons' gong forward.  (I am not judging if this is an acceptable 'pay to win' model or not.  But yes, it will add to total price if wanting them all).