I spent hours on falck and now they have taken the rockets out of her hands and given them to the engineer class. Those outside the engineer group were left completely defenseless against tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and planes. congratulations, I applaud this great mind.
Of course, restricting what is already limited is a very brilliant invention, Elon must learn from EA-Dice.
Was 2042 your first Battlefield game?
If that is the case, then I can understand your frustration for the classes.
But from the PoV of those who have associated some gameplay features as part of the Battlefield brand, this is a (very late) attempt to course correct.
Too late now, but they had a fairly easy way to do this.
They should've just added the class gadget, a class perk tied to gadgets, and a weapon proficiency for the class. So you could still play the same way you did before the patch if you wanted to, but, if you were "out" of class, you would not get any of the benefits of being "in" class.
Examples:
Support class gets defib + ammo and med packs on a cooldown, but any other class that uses them would only get one (and would need to respawn or use an Angel's crate to reload them).
Engineer class gets repair gun + be equipped with extra M5 and/or FXAA storage and could hold 3 at a time, but any other class would only get one.
Class gadgets work better in class (faster/shorter cooldown) than gadgets used out of class.
So Sundance could still use M5, but would only get one. Mackay could use an ammo pack, but would only get one.
My thing is they only went halfway into classes anyway, so if they were going to just do that, then they could've done what I described above.
Tradeoff from previous titles = (+all weapons accessible + Specialist Gadget + Specialist Trait) = +3
Tradeoff from launch of BF2042 = (+Class gadget + Weapon Proficiency - access to specific gadgets) = +1
What this update has shown me is that Classes and Specialists don't mix. Simple as that.
It feels very forced and, after a year of loadout freedom, feels very restrictive. Of all the things the community has been crying out for, why did DICE prioritise this?
1) Server Browser
2) Persistent Servers with full rotation of maps, keeping players, squads and teams together over multiple rounds
3) Squad management tools and the ability for more than 4 friends to join a game
How many hundreds and hundreds of posts are there asking for these three fundamental BF game mechanics to be returned to the game? And instead we get an update that messes up a map, messes up controls, messes up loadouts and leaves players feeling like the last year of gaming has been for nothing.
DICE seem unable to stop themselves screwing this game up, over and over and over again. I can honestly say, since this game first launched, this is the closest I've come to calling it a day. I'll keep playing, and I'm sure I'll get used to the changes, but Christ, can DICE either add what we've been begging for since launch or just admit that they can't, or don't want to.
Teammates can already do so in the original system. In-fact because of loadout diversity on original 2042 there would be more teammates available to destroy tanks or act as healers, and you can mix and match how exactly you want go go about each of those roles. I don't understand the recent changes. I bought 2042 because it was 2042 not because someone else told me to buy it.
@SoMuchHard wrote:People need to understand a thing: battlefield class system is a main thing of the entire franchise. A basic trait. If you don't like this, isn't the game for you.
Like the autor of the post: 64h on 2042 and probably his first BF in all time. What are talking about?
But don't come here and say ''class is a complete disgrace'' 110% wrong.
i've been playing since battlefield 2 and have over 650 hours in game (2042). do i meet your qualifications to chime in? (don't really care if i don't)
this is the 2042 forum. this game was fundamentally changed. you need to understand that this is a different game from launch. the game that was in the beta, that we paid money for (i paid 100 bucks) has been fundamentally changed and the way we have been playing since launch has been destroyed and i agree with the OP. between the half measure classes (that didn't get rid of specialists) to the kick in the nuts with the controller layout change, this update is trash
@SoMuchHard I agree that Classes are a fundamental part of Battlefield. But this game didn't launch with Classes, it replaced them with Specialists.
Players have spent over a year adjusting to them and getting used to playing BF in a very different way to previous titles. Now DICE have decided that Classes need to be added back to the game, presumably in an effort to appease long term BF gamers, but for me it hasn't worked because we still have Specialists. They don't mix. They just don't.
I will continue to play BF2042, but this change is a backwards step. Yeah, in a few months we'll wonder what the fuss was about, but for now players who have enjoyed complete freedom about how they set up their preferred character are left with a very restricted set of choices.
@UP_Hawxxeye wrote:Was 2042 your first Battlefield game?
If that is the case, then I can understand your frustration for the classes.
But from the PoV of those who have associated some gameplay features as part of the Battlefield brand, this is a (very late) attempt to course correct.
Referring to me? Was it because Novice tag forum or whining about 2042?
I played since BF4 when I finally could afford strong PC and comfortable internet, I left out BF3 because I played on peasantry console with dial up internet.
For years I've been through bad netcode BF4, horrible TTK BF1 and attrition in BFV, I can assure you I'll survive dreadful class in BF2042.
