This game is still absolutely terrible and i want a refund.
Now listen before you all cry this is coming from a battlefield die hard fan ive LOVED this franchise since bad company 2 bf3 has some of the best memories in gaming for me but with that all being said lets get on to why bf2042 is still just a * game unfortunately but i really don't think it needs to be this way.
infantry, simple put the game would be infinitely better if you just added more cover and bad a bit more time to focus on bun balancing. in bf3 and many other titles there were so many viable choices of guns that you could use that were all quite strong in their own regards while obviously a couple being the best of the bunch. Not having cover for the majority of these maps running from place to place is really what makes this game fall flat. even if the maps are smaller for more objects in the game to play around this would be better.
Vehicles. Now I for the most part play this particular game in the skies only because ground play is just so unbelievably bad I don't know how anyone tolerates it. But somehow some way you made this game SOO much worse from release. i have logged onto this game after a year only to find out that even some of the best maps from the original set are just * awful now. Only 1 attack heli/jet per team in ALL maps is just so * terrible whoever made this decision needs to be fired immediately. the idea that well certain individuals are having too much fun in this aspect lets practically take it away entirely is just *. it doesn't make any sense and its completely anti fun. i have played two whole matches in the spawn menu and i have alt f4 the game and uninstalled it. This was a * waste of a 70 gig download and like an hour of my time. im literally sitting here spamming the attack helis and i don't get it. There is no one in the * air to contest each other so the attack helicopter or jett never goes down in the first place. how do people even play this game? and im positive even after seeing the 1 heli only per team that they are also probably so weak its not even worth playing. again the idea to TAKE AWAY THE FUN from one group because a seperate one isn't enjoying the game isn't a good idea in any way shape or form. instead of removing helicopters from the game practically which is like WHAT MAKES BATTLEFIELD BATTLEFIELD ITS A * BATTLEFIELD. PUT MORE * COVER IN THE GOD DAMN GAME. LOWER THE MAP SIZE GIVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO HIDE. sure the long excuse of "well i mean if two virgins are in an attack helicopter infantry dies" yea yea yea but the thing is with 4 attack helis on some maps you don't have time to mow down infantry for days because your being chased by infantry with rockets other helis jets etc. more then half the time you spend understanding whats a threat to you and running away or avoiding it. (this is about roughly 70 hours of pure helicopter gameplay in the first two weeks of the game release). its just stupid that this is the direction the game went towards.
final thoughts. I really want this game to be good so I can say it was worth spending 90$ on this company but I fear that this is the final title I will ever support. There is certainly time to redeem yourselves and make a higher quality game easily. Some steps i would suggest would be
1. add more cover and building in and outside objectives
2. add the vehicles back and maybe even more especially in 64x64
3. make gun balancing actually good have multiple options for high value primaries
4. improve sniping
5. improving the first point will make tank play more fun and add value to them as blowing down buildings through the course of the game and having to fight tanks as infantry will be more interesting as you have more areas to hide with a gorilla warfare like style
6. stop all development on cosmetics and balance the "specialists" or completely remove them and add them as optional characters and redo the original "class system" my idea would be to go with the old assult/medic/support/scout system and make certain "specialists" only able to be played in certain factions making it easier to understand whos on what team in just a glance without the confusion of 9 angels in 1 fight.
7. once all gameplay features are fixed and people actually play the game you have a stable player base that is enjoying the fundamental gameplay that you have refined begin monetization with skins/battle pass etc. a company has to make money i understand this very well. But making a game to be monetized is a * nightmare and you have seen it first hand. Making a game thats FUN fundamentally and ENJOYABLE gameplay wise will bring many many players and attract large audiences to THEN AFTER YOU CREATE A GOOD GAME should be monetized.
You will lose me and im sure sooo many other people if you continue down this road of making an over glorified call of duty with no fun aspects of battlefield allowed because people cry about dying to an attack helicopter. in ALL OF YOUR PREVIOUS TITLES PEOPLE HAVE * SPAM DIED TO HELICOPTERS IT NEVER KILLED YOUR GAME. people still played those games so much more. Why? BECUASE YOU MADE A GOOD GAME
