Massively disappointed with BF 2042
Have to say BF2042 IS a massive disappointment, not what I had expected or hoped for. I dislike the whole menu system, very clunky and not intuitive at all. I hate not having a server browser and h...
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@FatherDed So I know you retracted this—and I won’t say every time I play it’s great, but I’m having a lot more fun than I did initially. Tuning in controls was a huge hurdle, but now I feel like I’m at least in the realm of where things feel ok. I also think taking the time to feel out how all the different specialists work and contribute to the squad dynamic has been enlightening. When I force myself to use a specialist productively I feel glimmers of previous battlefields’ squad play—I think the biggest problem is not everyone seems to play that way, so the squad dynamic never really develops. The performance issues are obviously still prevalent, but the biggest problem I’ve had is the core gameplay and how the systems work together to encourage team play, and though I haven’t see it totally work yet, I’m starting to see how it CAN. The more I play the more I hope people start to further develop their understand of how everything works together vs separately. I think at that point the game could be pretty fun. I’m rambling a bit at this point, but I’m more positive now than I was after my initial impressions.
@hairy1611 Yeah, it's definitely better than it was at first. It's gone from being jaw-on-the-floor bad to it's bad but I can see some core goodness there. On the few times where things have clicked and everythings come together, it's enjoyable. But it still feels like death by a thousand cuts - just so many annoyances and irritations over the course of a round that they completely overshadow the good stuff that's there.
I've been a software developer for 30 odd years now (on stuff much less complex and much more dull than a battlefield game) and know that you can put so much work into something but if you only get it to even 99% complete, none of that effort matters, all people see is the 1% missing/broken.
@RayD_O1 Good question about the KDR (or any other stat), I was wondering the same thing myself. I'd hope it doesn't count otherwise it would render the stat meaningless. Playing solo is definitely not the battlefield experience but I got to say, it's very enjoyable in a soothing, calming sort of way. There's a pleasure to be had from from mowing down 50-60 AI guys like that 🙂 Plus, like I mentioned before it's a quick easy way to unlock goodies for a new weapon.
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