In your opinion, how is the current state of Battlefield 2042?

Really? It was in a really bad state. So bad that a Battlefield blackout was organized and DICE actually apologized for the state of the game

Well this isn't as bad of a launch as BF4 was, so that's a start, but there are a few issues I have with the game. Maybe Dice has addressed and I have not seen it but I don't understand why there are so few guns in the game right now. I can recall BF3, 4 and 1 having more of a variety of guns at launch then 2042, so that's a disappointment. The biggest grievance I have is the controller layout. For reference I play on PS4 and the first match I got into I ending up spending nearly the whole time having to go into the controller mapping as there was no option to select a classic battlefield controller layout. I have been playing the game off and on since launch and finally discovered yesterday while browsing through the controller settings why, when I put a tank in reverse and look behind me to make sure I don't get stuck on something, the tank instead starts going forward. That has been one of the most frustrating aspects of the game that I have encountered and makes me ask why the hell would that be as a default. I still don't know how one can check the scoreboard during or at the end of the match. The ribbon system is not like that of the best. When it shows that at the end of a match I have no idea if I made any progress on those ribbons or not. One thing I have noticed that I hope Dice puts a fix in real soon is that at the onset of a match, if an enemy is in a jet they can fly that into the deployment area where those of the opposing team are off loading the transport copter and kill a few of those that are on the ground. I've experience this on that Kaleidoscope map and whatever the one is called that has the port with all the shipping containers. The updates they have come out with since launch have improved the game in my opinion, so hopefully after the holiday break they can get some more updates out there.

The state of BF2042 was better than BF4s at launch. The maps in all-out warfare are beyond fixable. I learned my lesson in 2013 and decided never to pre-order again. I strongly encourage people to never hand out their money before initial reviews. This could save up even up to 35% of the money as all of us may witness one-month post-launch. I`m going to wait for my final purchase decision until April. Right now the game needs more patches and content.

I have played for many hours BF2, modded many servers by editing some server-side files. The game has had many problems back then. BF2 truly aged but still I`m prone to come back after some time. 

I haven`t had a strong enough PC for BF: BC2 so I hop onto BF3. The game is a blast when it comes to some gameplay decisions. I felt like BF4 with its verticality was downgraded BF3 version tbh.

BF1 is great. I never liked older WW-themed games as much as shooters in the modern time frame. Someone who stands behind BF1 made this game out of pure passion. The atmosphere, sound, maps, the gunplay feels extremely solid. I don`t understand the people being completely critical about BF1. 

BFV over the years is a decent experience, but I would rather prefer any BF over V and obviously including 2042.

BF4 is my main choice when it comes to fast rounds, the game is still a solid experience.

BF2042. I`ve heard so many complaints from my mates about BF2042 state, mainly barebone game-modes without the possibility to unlock a grip in Portal and so on. I checked the game by myself and everything makes perfect sense. I started to grind during the free weekend... the free weekend has ended so I felt like I`ve seen everything before but it felt far worse. The most frustrating was the ticket counter, the rounds felt too short in TDM by 50 tickets and in Conquest by 150. Dunno, everything felt like a struggle rather than some smoothed-out experience. The gunplay is fine now, needs to be tweaked but to me, this is the strongest thing in BF2042 so far. It`s not like the gunplay is better than in BF3, but in contrast to what's already in the game feels fine. The game needs content ASAP, devs must listen to regular customers rather than turn to COD. Fortnite player base with the solutions that won`t simply pan out in Conquest mode etc. There is completely no control or incredibly less over you choose or play.

All of us, old BFs marauders waited for the next modern Battlefield and witnessing this, not an entirely fleshed-out game completely killed our interest in 2042. Everyone thinks right now and asks the same question - what is the next BF and is worth it? I`m not even concerned about 2042, I feel like the destiny of the game has been sealed pretty much. I only fear for the franchise or it`s a time to move on. Probably nobody reads or cares from EA anyways so xD - give the power to the game development team, that`s for starters for sake of mankind.

@GRiPSViGiL 

I BEG TO DIFFER .... Your memorries does not line up with reality dear ... The vehicles in BF4 were even easier to use easier to farm with and inanely powerfull in semi capable hands .. Same as BF3 BFBC 2 BF2MC BF2 and so on and on and on ..

I am really tired of peoples " forging " souvenirs as if they were real and never look back and realise that what they were thinking was like this or that wasnt .. 

BF2042 is in a more balanced state than any BF before it ... and pretending otherwise isnt real .. 

Feelings are not rooted in reality most of the time .. And the fact is the BF4 liittle bird was easier to decimate peoples with than the Night bird as its stand right now . But the thing is the access to it was hard to get because there was always someone getting it so no ones were able to try it out .. Now in BF2042 they give more opportunity to try it out so more peoples get it and the Training mods with bots have also help peoples to forge piloting skills 

I call it fun. Just wish the maps were better 

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@filthy_vegans wrote:

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@zschillzz wrote:

I'm curious to know what everyone's opinion is on the current state of Battlefield 2042. I have come across many issues playing the game, and constantly find myself coming back like an abused spouse. Clearly this isn't a great relationship right now. Furthermore I figured if enough people comment on this thread we can get EA's attention and see if we can get some changes faster. And if the game doesn't start changing things up, I'm going to start shorting EA Stock and get my money back from the pre-order. 

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As you've seen, opinion is rather divided on the game.

Many, many comments I've seen (not on this thread, I would add) seem to suggest that the posters basically wanted BF4 on Frostbite 3. I think a lot of players were expecting BF4 due to the similarity in setting and hardware.

Personally, I never really liked BF4 all that much - I much preferred BF2, BF3 and BFV. In that respect, I'm not disappointed in the game because I'm not... fundamentalist about BF4. It's still active, it plays amazingly on contemporary hardware (thanks, Moore's Law!) and if I want to play BF4, I'll just... go play BF4.

I'm not particularly fussed about the specialist system, although I do find the end-of-round lines to be pretty cringey. I just view it as an elaborated class system anyway - the individual perks and features are within broader "classes," but you have more freedom of loadout. I don't think specialists break teamplay either; there are more direct causes of that, namely the lack of VOIP and, initially, the 'balance' decisions made around certain vehicles, weapons and team actions (I'm looking at you, revive animation that could be used to tell when your boiled egg was going to be ready).

The early game balance was a mess. As the devs have tweaked, players have learnt, and weapons and gadgets have been unlocked, it's become much more playable. Even Hourglass can be pretty fun as infantry if you equip the SOFLAM and your team actually run M5s. In that respect, the dunes in the centre of the map make sense from a gameplay perspective. Initially, the bowls around the B, C and D flags were just a deathtrap for infantry, but now there's a definite risk-reward relationship for armour or CAS that might want to farm there.

You might have inferred that I love the SOFLAM. This is correct; my love for it is proportional to my hatred of low-skill helicopter farmers. Seeing multiple rockets climbing up and obliterating the Nightbird is something I like rather too much

Overall, I think 2042 is all right. It's not, in its current iteration, the greatest Battlefield installment, but it's by no means as bad as is claimed. Can it be improved? Sure! There are many areas where it can be made better. Did the developers murder my family while they slept? No.

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Spot on and pretty much reflects my thoughts.

Since I have only played the beta, I can not comment on the current state of the game.

But I can state that at least 2 critical things are still missing before I buy the game

• Server Browser
• Joystick support

As a 50% pilot Joystick support is a must. It's possible to use K / M, it's just not any fun.

Server browser is also a must. I really do not like matchmaking and the lack of choice it brings.

I like to chose what map to play and the rotation.

I don't like it , this is not battlefield , I don't like the specialist the maps are terrible , there is no scoreboard and no server browser and I can't find a game with cross-play off .