Re: Current BF2042 Content Pacing, rant and the Future
Agree on almost all the points you guys are making, after a rough start it IS getting better even though, as you say, it is painful SLOW to get there.
Premium model in my opinion was/is the only way to go, the quality and quantity of that system speaks for itself. Live service just is a way to monetize and deliver incomplete games and spend much of the "live service" fixing the game or adding stuff in that should have been in there to begin with. So ya, give me the premium model any day of the week over that.
The Specialist system was a radical departure from what long-time BF fans/players were expecting and turned off a lot of those players to this game. Agree or disagree, the numbers speak for themselves and are irrefutable. Reintroducing them into classes at this point probably isn't going to bring any of those players back, I hope it does, but I think ultimately, it's just going to aggravate the current players rather than attract new players. Again, I hope I am wrong but only time is going to tell.
Battlefield 2042 is still missing a lot of CRUCIAL and VITAL game features like server browser, persistent servers, squad management, all-chat just to name a few but they do seem to be listening and implementing some of the stuff the customers have been asking for, so there's hope on that front.
I am cautiously optimistic about some of the recent move's EA/Dice has been making lately with the addition of Marcus Lehto, Vince Zampella as well as bringing back David Sirland, it really gives me a little hope, if not for BF2042 then for the next BF title anyway.
