After seeming the remaining specialist traits. I’m ready to get my hands on the game today. https://youtu.be/rFvZSwHq3nQ

I was no fan of the specialists after the beta and now I am really getting worried about BF2042.After seeing the rest, it seems like this is becoming ApexField, which is not really BF anymore. Giving people "wallhacks" (the worst of them) is bad and can end up being a real 'fun-killer'. Just like the special classes in BF1, it becomes 'stupid' to play against some of these specialists.Hopefully the reveal are just a "showcase" of the specialists and their abilities will have long cooldown-timers to not be a big problem.If the focus moves away from gunplay/positioning and more towards gadget use/special abilities, then BF2042 will probably be another flop in BF community...

It's ok to try something new, like 4-6 specialists instead of classes with access to all weapons and gadgets.I would have been ok with that.But 20+ specialists with more or less weird specialties is just ridiculous and can prove impossible to balance.Again we get a system for the sake of the system and not for the gameplay.

@carsono311 Captain Price will be in the game. They just ripped him right out of CoD and dropped him in, because why not?

Just watched 2/3 of the new Specialists reveal video, then I had seen enough.I can't see myself buying this game.What on Earth have they done to the Battlefield series I used to love??

@cso7777 wrote:The big problem will be balancing specialists.Apex legends is one long journey of balancing/adjusting skills of the legends and this could easily be the same for BFWe know that Dice has this one-size-fits-all approach and things that work in HZ will perhaps be very problematic in conquest.This can also mean that the game is 'half-broken' a lot of the time, because some specialists will be OP, until their skills are adjusted. This will be an ongoing issue especially when Dice introduces more new specialists over time.From history we know that Dice often are very slow to make adjustments to the game and this could end up be very annoying in BF2042. Now they not only has to balance weapons/vehicles but specialists also.Not to mention they have a propensity for over reacting to balance issues that often ends up with them spending several months of work and patches on a single issue.

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79 Replies

carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@BabyraincloudYeah, some looked good, some looked boring, and some were straight COD ripoffs… lol

They will all need some tweaking I am sure…
Babyraincloud
New Adventurer
4 years ago
@carsono311 I’m interested to see how the smart bombs actually perform in game.
carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Babyraincloud Yeah, there is a lot they revealed today and previously that I am quite eager to try out.
Luka156
4 years ago
rumors mention that one of the new specialists will have an aimbot
carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Luka156 Which Specialist would that be?
gruntbrews_vicv
4 years ago
@carsono311 Captain Price will be in the game. They just ripped him right out of CoD and dropped him in, because why not?
carsono311
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@gruntbrews_vicv lol

Have not seen him yet...I guess I need to review it again lol
gruntbrews_vicv
4 years ago
@carsono311 I’m on a roll today, I’m feeling belligerent after reading that.
cso7777
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I was no fan of the specialists after the beta and now I am really getting worried about BF2042.
After seeing the rest, it seems like this is becoming ApexField, which is not really BF anymore. Giving people "wallhacks" (the worst of them) is bad and can end up being a real 'fun-killer'. Just like the special classes in BF1, it becomes 'stupid' to play against some of these specialists.
Hopefully the reveal are just a "showcase" of the specialists and their abilities will have long cooldown-timers to not be a big problem.
If the focus moves away from gunplay/positioning and more towards gadget use/special abilities, then BF2042 will probably be another flop in BF community...
ghinavirus
4 years ago
@carsono311 Its the south korean chick. She has a scanner that can see through walls.

Remember the black ops 4 specialist, I think it was recon. He could lower his helmet and it will light up every enemy player for you and your team to see. its the same thing here.