We all expected BF2042 to continue line 2 like it did with Battlefield 1942, 1972 (Vietnam), 2, Special Forces, 2142. We all want to remove forced internet connection so people can play with bots without connecting to DICE servers . .This will raise online and interest in the game.On behalf of the entire player community: please remove internet connection enforcement and allow people to play with bots offline.

I have to agree with OP. There is no need to buy game separately if it will be online only. Who want to play can just subscribe to EA Play service. In any case you just rent a game, when EA will decide to shut down servers, there will be nothing left.EA has so far failed to reply to a simple question, if game will be playable offline. Developers at DICE take years of hard work to develop such amazing models, mechanics, graphics that Battlefield games contain, just to be everything dumped after several years and there is nothing left for fans to keep playing this masterpiece. Unfortunately i won't be able to buy this game, If there wont be a simple offline mode. And it is quite sad that this is probably where my Battlefield veteran collection also end.

I'm starting to think that a offline mode would be wonderful. I used to be in the boat of having zero internet. I was limited to the games i could play during that time period. Especially how now days almost every game needs to be connected to the internet. Which sucks for certain people that want to play this game, or any other game for that matter, and don't have internet at all or slower internet where online play is practically difficult. Offline would be a huge positive for the game. But, if it doesn't have it. oh well, no real big loss there.

@Forkbeard84 First of all, BF 2042 will NOT have a Singleplayer campaign.But it's been confirmed that there will be new AI Soldiers (aka Bots) included in the game, which means you can play alone or even with a squad of friends (+the rest of you team being filled with AI Soldiers) against a full enemy team of AI soldiers. To test new stuff ect. or just mess around.Even tho if you could play alone with only Bots, we don't know if this is possible completely offline, since you might still play on a multiplayer map.Greets,Trav

sadly I’m with you. Just stupid that we can’t at least practice offline. Battlefield five and battlefield one at least has campaign. But I’ve always hated that we couldn’t practice with bots offline. Especially considering fewer and fewer people playing when the new game comes out. Takes ages to match make if at all. So if they ever want to sale more they really need to think of what op said.

@rouvioThere is absolutely nothing wrong with multiplayer in Battlefield series. This is where Battlefield shine, I totally agree. But some fans, like me, have been asking for the simple offline mode for years. Like dedicated offline sandbox mode/practice range which has nothing to do with progression in multiplayer (like Instant Action mode in Star wars Battlefront 2). We are just tired of "online only" games where developers/publishers decide to shut down servers after few years and we cannot play with game anymore. I want this cool weapons, gadgets and vehicles to stay so I can fool around in some dedicated offline mode, even when multiplayer servers dont exist anymore.If this game will have that mode, than I will instant buy ultimate edition, otherwise it's not worth it in my opinion, because I will be locked out of the content after few years.

Let people play with bots in Conquest mode without internet connection.

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Jesse165
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Trokey66 https://www.ea.com/service-updates

Go ahead. Read that list.

It's the list of servers that EA has shut down deliberately.

Eventually every Battlefield game will be added to that list.

When that happens they will be Completely Unplayable... Unless they have modes playable Offline.

If you don't have a better solution for that than you are better off leaving this thread entirely. Period.
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Jesse165 He's right. It's only a matter of time before Battlefield game servers get shut down, just like the original PC games.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Just because a game is being sunset doesn't make it a failure!
By the God's.......
BF4 and BF1 a failure because xbox servers are having a wobble? Priceless!
And @ChrisAWJBethel comparing a software license to slavery just blows my mind, I mean really?
And you expect DICE to listen with arguments like this?
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Trokey66 Having a license to a piece of software in lieu of actually owning that piece of software is akin to slavery. It's like the Sword of Damocles.

A game's sunset indicates its failure. A game is only successful if people still play it after its life cycle has ended. It doesn't matter how much money the game makes, though it does contribute in a way.
TTZ_Dipsy
Legend
4 years ago
2042 servers are gonna be open for a long time.. like, a LONG time so I don't think you need to worry about them just pulling the plug without fair warning
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@TTZ_Dipsy Yes, but this indicates that sooner or later they will be shut down, and when they're shut down, the game will be unplayable. Offline bots prevent this from happening.
Jesse165
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChrisAWJBethelThat is EXACTLY what we are trying to do. Only those who want the game to fail would disagree with this and call Offline AI Soldiers a bad thing.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Complete and utter Gentleman's Dangly Bits!
And you guys accused me of trolling!
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Trokey66 You will not dissuade us from campaigning for full offline bot support in our video games. Period.
Jesse165
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ChrisAWJBethel Just don't bother replying to him anymore. That is where I am with it.

If EA and DICE truly care about the longevity of Battlefield 2042 they will make it playable offline before the end just like they did with Battlefront 2 🙂

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