A current build of the game, which is why the delay. For those that dont know the state of the technical test was not good....

@Brav🤭ne-PCI will go ahead and lay out the follow-on replies:1. It was made clear upfront that the technical playtest, and any playtest for that matter, is not the finished product and has known bugs. Others will remind you of this as well.2. The true cause for the delay is not known, however it can be inferred from the official message that some elements of the game are not where the team wants them to be.3. Other players, forum moderators, and CMs will likely follow and reinforce the above as well as the fact that the playtest was not the latest build of the game.Everyone is a bit disappointed in the delay, but adding more speculation is not helpful.

@carsono311 wrote:...3. Other players, forum moderators, and CMs will likely follow and reinforce the above as well as the fact that the playtest was not the latest build of the game.Everyone is a bit disappointed in the delay, but adding more speculation is not helpful.Even on the very day of first technical playtest activity, it was noted by the community that the compile/built had been conducted just 3 days before the actual playtest started. (on old source code then or not, we don't know...)Likewise, the actual content of the playtest was not the isolated 'grey box scenario' which EA had touted it earlier to be. Instead, it appeared to be the all-in BF2042 experience, on a chosen full BF2042 map.As we know by now, the technical playtest turned out not to go per plan/expectations.And the deafening silence from EA since then, is the very reason why now the streets are rife with speculations and rumors in all directions on BF2042.Just any kind of decent communication from EA would have put an end to this, but they have chosen instead to remain silent.Honestly, its way past due time for EA to come out of the bush. Don't blame the customers on this one please, EA started the hype train themselves many moons ago.

@Brav🤭ne-PC What do you want the community to do after listening to you? Its like buying a house, you have no control, you either relax and go with the flow or walk away... either way it's not worth fretting over.

@lzilchetl im stuck waiting for the probate to be signed off on the property im buying. That can go on for months and months. "will be at least another month" is a phrase Ive heard a couple times now. Which will come first I wonder. My moving in date or BF2042 release.

And yeah, neither EA nor Live Service gaming in general has a track record that warrants a benefit of the doubt. We've seen this movie repeatedly over the past 5 years or so. I want this game to be good. I really do. But now I pretty much expect the standard "show up broke and drag us out for a year or two fixing the game" Live service model lol..Still, I haven't bailed on it simply because of the 128 player battles. If they pull that off, I would be willing to keep it in a play rotation.

I tried to tell you the technical test was

61 Replies

carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Brav🤭ne-PCI will go ahead and lay out the follow-on replies:

1. It was made clear upfront that the technical playtest, and any playtest for that matter, is not the finished product and has known bugs. Others will remind you of this as well.

2. The true cause for the delay is not known, however it can be inferred from the official message that some elements of the game are not where the team wants them to be.

3. Other players, forum moderators, and CMs will likely follow and reinforce the above as well as the fact that the playtest was not the latest build of the game.

Everyone is a bit disappointed in the delay, but adding more speculation is not helpful.
Prep768
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
Agree with #2 but thankfully the op didn't use the term 'we, the community"......
GrizzGolf
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Lets hope the beta comes in the first of October
infantrypeasant
4 years ago
This can only mean they are adding mod support so I can create Desert Combat 2 and save Battlefield.
BravoOne-PC
Seasoned Rookie
4 years ago
@carsono311 Point 3, of couse they will. Point 2, im telling you the reason. You literally are confirming the message im sending, point 1, the playtest of course wasnt done, duh. but the state of it was bad which is all im saying.

Lastly idk why people still have so much faith in EA or DICE for that matter time and time again posts like mine tried to warn the community and time and time again the community doesnt listen and we get games like BFV
lzilchetl
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Brav🤭ne-PC What do you want the community to do after listening to you? Its like buying a house, you have no control, you either relax and go with the flow or walk away... either way it's not worth fretting over.
SirBobdk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@lzilchetl wrote:
@Brav🤭ne-PC Its like buying a house, you have no control,
Houses have condition reports in Denmark before purchase as well as change of ownership insurance.
kregora
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Brav🤭ne-PC wrote:
A current build of the game, which is why the delay. For those that dont know the state of the technical test was not good....
There are two main areas that may cause the delay.
technical issues
conceptional issues
Category 1 can be fixed with man power, but you could easily communicate about it, and use the obscure knowledge and experience of the battlefield crowd
Category 2 may require a lot more man power, and you maybe don't even want to discuss the potential options, since it may have a major impact on the monetization strategy
So since the last 30 days were dead silent, I go with conceptional issues, and I hope additionally 30 days are enough.
Fringerunner
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Brav🤭ne-PC You've looked at the footage released of gameplay before and after the tech test right?

Just trying to figure out how you came to the conclusion based on the only comparative information you could use.

Don't get me wrong, on the off chance someone in EA/dice though they'd get a pat on the back from the state of the tech demo they deserve to get some interesting "feedback", but absolutely nothing indicates that.

Also, this would be a lot easier to shoot down if the tech test could be discussed on here, but it can't.

We're reaching a damn infinity loop on this topic on the forum, but at this point, if i had a say in it, I'd just drop the NDA on the tech test so this particular bugbear could be squashed.

In *no* way a "oh everything's fine" post, but the use of the tech test as a beating stick is about the least useful indicator.
OkamiToge
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
*Glances over sadly at PS5 that didn't get to try it*
In all seriousness though, they moved their release to the same month as CoD Vanguard which seems like a dumb move. And the leakers are the ones who probably forced their hand to finally damn say something, definitely not giving dice a pat on the back when their communication has been non existent besides announcing the delay.
I think they bit off way more than they can chew adding PC to the crossplay.