So what I'm getting is that we will have the 4 Main but with "Specialist" are we gonna have a character for the main class with customizable choices, or is it just specialist for the 4. I'm hoping that we can have our own character, and the specislist?
@PacNbowls wrote:So what I'm getting is that we will have the 4 Main but with "Specialist" are we gonna have a character for the main class with customizable choices, or is it just specialist for the 4. I'm hoping that we can have our own character, and the specislist?
Hi @PacNbowls ,
From what we have seen for real so far, it appears as we will have the 4 core classes being the Assault, Support, Engineer and Recon types. All primary and secondary weapons are available to all to choose from, no matter. Each of these core classes brings a group of gadgets they can utilize on the side. While the specialists brings one or more(?) key abilities that are only available to that single specialist.
Dont know how you consider them becoming 'your own', but you can certainly equip them very much into the details as you want yourself. So pretty much being your own custom design as you prefer it yourself, as the total number of combinations across all loadouts, accessories, skins... are like endless.
Think there will be enough to make most happy!
Ok, I was wondering if we'd be stuck to specialist for the 4 classes. Just waiting for more news on how its fully going onto effect.
@PacNbowls wrote:Ok, I was wondering if we'd be stuck to specialist for the 4 classes. Just waiting for more news on how its fully going onto effect.
Based on what we information we have, i would say there are no classes anymore. We will get a specialist with a unique item and trait and a 2nd slot to pick whatever we want. Dont know how much we can customize the specialists, but i guess it will be worse than in BFV.
If you stillt want to call the system we are going to get a class system, i would move away from the traditional system. IMO it is more like the classic RPG-system:
Assault is now Damage-Dealer and tank (CC) and support characters will be medic and support. But the traditional system is definetliy gone, if Dice is sticking to their plan.
DICE have kept class, yet specialist without classes could work just as well. So why?
Maybe there will be class restricted items.
Like Assault no Anti-Vehicle weapons, Engineer repair tool, Recon C4 or Support Medic/health.
@PacNbowlsApparently at launch there will be 10 specialists to choose from with 1 added every season. Currently only 4 of 10 are revealed, more will be revealed till the launch.
https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/game-overview/specialists
So far the 4 specialists are an assault, a support, an engineer and a recon.
As I understand it, the specialists are tied to the character model, so I assume we will not be able to create our "own" soldier.
@DingoKillr wrote:
DICE have kept class, yet specialist without classes could work just as well. So why?
Maybe there will be class restricted items.
Like Assault no Anti-Vehicle weapons, Engineer repair tool, Recon C4 or Support Medic/health.
@DingoKillr where did you see this? From what I saw the specialists are the classes/specific class roles so the medic class right now far is Falck, but there will be other combat roles later under medic embodied by other heroes.. Personally I'd kill 10 puppies to have the real class system back as I hate hero shooters and want the option to play as a US or Russian soldier like in previous BF games instead of having to play as a No-Pat just because I want to play medic.
The entire Specialist system really kills my hype for 2042.
@ragnarok013I totally understand your concerns.
One of the good things about BF, is the feeling of being 'another soldier' on the battlefield and this will probably change.
If the specialist classes become Hollywood-heroes, with all kinds of tricks and moves, then the game will become something else (more like Apex and games like that). And the focus of the game-play will be less on gun-fights, than we are used to.
We will have to see. Hopefully the 'traits' of the specialists are not too important for game-play and we still have some 'core-gameplay', where players are mostly on a level playing field. Weapon selection/skill and use of cover, are hopefully still the most important factors for infantry play.
But at least the number of upcoming buffs/nerfs for specialist gadgets, will give us several new BF-memes...
What I mean by your own, is the base soldier for the support class, wondering if the base soldier will have customization or if it's just specialist for the classes, I'm not a fan of specialist but it's a new BF
