In the absence of a BF2042 Roadmap what are the most important questions that you personally would like answers to.The lack of information surrounding BF2042 has caused a lot of frustration which could be greatly reduced if we received answers to questions which are important to us and to the future of the game.I will list my own, they are not necessarily in order of importance but I think they are all questions we need answers to.1. When can we expect the May Update.? (with only a few weeks left in the month there should be a pretty firm date pencilled in for this)2. When will we get the Season 1 update.? (we have only been quoted early summer which is very vague so would like a more meaningful date)3. How many maps can we expect in Season 1.? (I feel we need a minimum of 4 maps to freshen up the game)4. Will BF2042 be getting a Server Browser / Persistent Servers / Rental Servers, if so when ? and if not why ?5. What is BF2042's shelf life, how long will it receive support. (I read recently that the next BF would be released in 2024)And please keep it constructive / civil, I genuinely would love to hear peoples honest viewpoints on this and maybe it will help send a detailed message to DICE of what's important to the community, thanks.NOTE : If any CM's / DICE team members read this thread please feel free to chip in with any info / updates that would help the community.

@RayD_O1 Would love answers, but I'm expecting continued silence and disappointment.My predictions..."May update" - drops in June"S1 update" - We hear about it in mid-July after it's missed the "early summer" window, with vague promises of more information to come soon when the team is ready."New maps" - Probably just one, with promises that subsequent seasons will totally feature more"Browser" - Continued silence. "We've passed the feedback along and have nothing more to say."Shelf life" - "We plan to support 2042 for many years to come but will not actually give any roadmaps or commitments so it's easier when we ditch 2042 to move onto the next exciting entry in the Battlefield universe built around the Specialist system that everyone loves!"Just waiting for DICE to prove me wrong, which should be pretty easy.

@RayD_O1 I truly would like to hear a weekly update on what’s happening. It doesn’t have to be major or specific in details. Just a simple hey this week we got more done in our roadmap that will be out when we have completed it. Just something to keep those who are on the fence of leaving a reason to stay.

@Sc0tch_Whiskey wrote:@RayD_O1I truly would like to hear a weekly update on what’s happening. It doesn’t have to be major or specific in details. Just a simple hey this week we got more done in our roadmap that will be out when we have completed it. Just something to keep those who are on the fence of leaving a reason to stay.Yes I totally agree, regular updates would work well and as you rightly say it would help players who are struggling with the games problems to have some hope that these things are being worked on.

@edgecrusherO0I sincerely hope DICE do prove you wrong but I am not under any illusions.Only time will tell I suppose.

@edgecrusherO0you already know there won't be updates, especially after 2 missed quarters of earnings. They are not going to say anything about this game because everything will be receive more bad press on how bad the state of the game is. Media doesn't report on nothing.At the earliest, the "May" update will be released on Tue, May 31st, HA!S1 is definitely trending for late-July to early-Aug.New maps will only be 1 new "original" map per season.Browser - not happening. If it took them that long to create a fake passive scoreboard, in-game only no less. I can't imagine how long it would take them to create a server browser and have servers available to support that.Shelf life - they will stop whatever support 3 months after S4 is dropped. There will be zero bug fixes or updates after that.

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OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
It seems to me like EA has already written 2042 off as a 'miss' and they've now turned 2042 into a training session for DICE. Making them go back and fix the mistakes made such as poor map design, performance issues, and mountain of bugs.
I'm sure everyone at DICE is hating it, but it's probably necessary to use 2042 as a learning tool so hopefully the next game doesn't have these issues and is fun to play on day one.
I'm actually rather impressed by EA. It seems they realize if DICE is allowed to walk away from this disaster and start working on the next project. Then DICE will have learned nothing and they'll just create another million dollar flop.
EA doesn't want that and it looks like they're making sure that doesn't happen again.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@OskooI_007 wrote:
It seems to me like EA has already written 2042 off as a 'miss' and they've now turned 2042 into a learning lesson for DICE. Making them go back and fix the mistakes made such as poor map design, performance issues, and mountain of bugs.
I'm sure everyone at DICE is hating it, but it's probably necessary to use 2042 as a learning tool so hopefully the next game doesn't have these issues and is fun to play on day one.
I'm actually rather impressed by EA. It seems they realize if DICE is allowed to walk away from this disaster and start working on the next project. Then DICE will have learned nothing and they'll just create another million dollar flop.
EA doesn't want that and it looks like they're making sure that doesn't happen again.
It will very much depend on just how much work they put in when fixing those mistakes and whether it leaves BF2042 in a playable state in say 6 months time. If it is then there is a much better chance of players buying the next BF.
Like you, I also am glad that EA is not allowing DICE to walk away from BF2042 and as I said previously I genuinely hope that this will not be the end of the BF franchise.
CyberDyme
4 years ago
@RayD_O1 wrote:
In the absence of a BF2042 Roadmap what are the most important questions that you personally would like answers to.
The lack of information surrounding BF2042 has caused a lot of frustration which could be greatly reduced if we received answers to questions which are important to us and to the future of the game.
I will list my own, they are not necessarily in order of importance but I think they are all questions we need answers to. 1, 2, 3,....
Good one @RayD_O1 ,👍
Though personally my first question would be:
What is the date that EA/DICE have decided upon to sunset development and support for this BF2042 game?
So far, it appears as this has already happened, as since Xmas we have only had an absolute minimal trickle of fixes and new contents coming out for this game. So factually like only a handful of developers still assigned to support it...
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
We could all debate this to infinity and beyond but only time will tell, anyway we should know within the next couple of months.
If they do pull the plug we can all move on to other things it's no biggee in the overall scheme of things is it.
We can put it down to experience and learn from it.
TAW_Rinko
4 years ago
Ah, I think I can predict the official answers to all five questions.
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Hope that helped.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@TAW_Rinko wrote:
Ah, I think I can predict the official answers to all five questions.
Crickets
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Crickets
Crickets
Crickets, with a tumbleweed for variety.
Hope that helped.
No it didn't help but it did make me chuckle so all good. 🙂
OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Minimal support to fulfill their legal obligations to season pass owners would be my guess.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@OskooI_007 wrote:
Minimal support to fulfill their legal obligations to season pass owners would be my guess.
You may well be proved right, we will know soon enough.

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