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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tyl0413
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
@dragonslayerxxx1 I'm still fine with most stuff on Steam bc even if they're not DRM free they're easy enough to patch, problem is when you get Denuvo, extra accounts, constant connection requirements involved it becomes much harder to fix. If they are not willing to put out a DRM-free version well at least let us fix it ourselves.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@TerofishyIt has been a long time since anyone has 'owned' a game, you own a License to use the software and this can be revoked anytime.
tyl0413
Seasoned Veteran
4 years ago
@Trokey66 and as long as you treat it like that and are okay with it there's no reason for it to change.
ArchAngeL-PCX
4 years ago
@Trokey66 yeah but how many times do you see that happen? Single player games are basically the same, but they don't care as long as you paid them for it lol.
ArchAngeL-PCX
4 years ago
@AristarhUcolov2 My biggest concern as we approach launch is the server performance. It seems like EA games across the board are not performing well online, not to mention hackers. Apex and TitanFall are having serious hacker and server problems. BF4 lags and skips for me on occasion. If this happens in BF2042, then yeah, I'm going to want a way to play this offline to at least feel like I'm getting my money's worth.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ArchAngeL-PCX Very true however some on here think they own the game, they don't, that is the point I am making.
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Trokey66 We own the physical disc/digital download of the game. What you're talking about is Intellectual Property. Pretty much every publisher intentionally treats a game you buy as a service instead of goods, which is why there's DRM and the aforementioned license to run the software on your console. It's dishonest, since we actually paid money to obtain the copy of the game, and things don't seem to be changing anytime soon.
ArchAngeL-PCX
4 years ago
@Trokey66They'll get it when their online only game gets shut down lol.
I played Marvel Heroes Omega for 4 years and in an instant it was gone. One of the main creators talked about how odd it felt because with other games he made he could at least replay it and show someone. But he spent like 7 years on Marvel Heroes, and its just gone. Servers shut down and no game to show for it or anyone to play. And everything players bought in game got shut down with it.
ChrisAWJBethel
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@ArchAngeL-PCX All the more reason for offline bots in Battlefield.
ArchAngeL-PCX
4 years ago
@ChrisAWJBethel Exactly. Like in Battlefront 2. If EA shuts that game's servers down, you can still play Supremacy, Co-op, Starfighter Assault, standard Arcade modes, and the single player all offline.

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

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