Disclaimer 1: This post was originally longer but some of it have been added to the game or getting improved now so it’s shorter. Nice!Disclaimer 2: As my Battlefield experience is mainly around Battlefield 1 and V. (although I’m also play a good amount of 3 and 4) No doubt I based many things a lot from those games.Disclaimer 3: I may not touch some of area that I’m not excel with. (like air vehicles)Disclaimer 4: I may not mention some of the things as I think it’s in the good state or I’m currently satisfy with it. The overall tone of this post will likely be negative because I want developer to change or figure it out for the next game (or current game if it’s possible)GameplayI think having Ammo Station (and maybe Health Station) at an objective would be nice. Sometimes you can’t find Support or just want a definitive place to resupply. Also grenade only resupply there back in Battlefield V help reduce grenade spam.Would love to see the Squad Reinforcements return. Right now Squad doesn’t mean much for solo player.I prefer Battlefield V movement. I miss crouch running and combat roll. Maybe need to disable the crouch run when Dozer use a shield but overall what we used to have still “feeling” better than the Modern Warfare-inspired (same reason for other topics down in this post too) we have now.If there’s one thing I prefer from parachute over combat roll is the ability to jump from high place and then travel across the map with it. (assuming you don’t die first)We have to rely on glowstick and UI to identify teammates and enemies. Not an ideal situation for me. I like how we able to identify enemy and their class from silhouette back in Battlefield 1. I know it’s hard with customization system being monetization method but I think we can compromise and find a middle ground on this. At least add something on their back to make each class more distinct.With the return of 3D Spot and showing your location on minimap when firing, the game (or sometimes I find myself to) feel like the game being minimap/UI shooter. I get that we need to make suppressor attractive but I think Battlefield 1 take is/was better like the directional of enemy on minimap and hide the hit indicator when using suppressor.I like the ability to hold the crate and able to heal/resupply teammates without dropping it on the ground in Battlefield V. Not sure this is remove for balance reason or not.Ability to grab ammo/health from Support teammates. I don’t know why DICE is so afraid of taking good stuff from Hardline.I once suggest to have 5 classes in case DICE is so insist on having Engineer (Assault, Engineer, Medic, Support and Recon) but if we need to stick with 4 classes, I like what we have back in Battlefield 1 and V more (Assault, Medic, Support and Recon).While I like Battlefield V gunplay (except no horizontal recoil on category like Semi-Auto Rifles), this longer time to kill make it a bit more relax to play. Even if it lose the “punchy” feeling.I wish there’s more variants of maps like time of day or more dramatic weather effect. What we have right now look a bit more dull after playing a lot.Tornado really bring nothing to the game. It just there…or ruin some flow.The melee system. WHY. The previous one from Battlefield 1 and V is quick, brutal and satisfy. Now we have weaker one with flair animation that long enough for you to die before killing enemy. There’s no point for using other takedown than default because it’s the quickest one.Turn out I don’t use Plus System much. I usually stick to what I most comfortable with. Maybe with a bit of quick change one like grenade launcher but that’s it.Ammo count on some ammunition types are weird like 21 + 63 rounds for High-Power. I know that dev want to promote Plus System but at least the gun need to able to stand on their own without keep changing ammo.This game remind me how much I hate lift. You almost guarantee to die with that.We lack the amount of destruction. Sure we have the big one like Orbital rocket but it doesn’t provide much value to the game.I think lack of persistent server decrease the value of Squad system. Like when you find the right squadmates but game will send you back to matchmaking after the match end.I don’t like the meta of extended and drum magazine. There’s almost no point to not use it.I don’t like the Sector system in Conquest if you ask me, but later maps seems to throw that concept away too and I like it.Make Breakthrough great again. I mean can we bring back what make Operations so epic from Battlefield 1? like soundtrack that compliment with the match and situation, the storylines and multiple maps string together, the progression of the map as we going battalion after battalion, cutscene, intro, narrative, mission briefing, ending. All of these start to missing with Battlefield V’s Grand Operations and completely gone with 2042.Bring back Battle Pickup. It’s nice to see some unconventional weapon that doesn’t work as primary/sidearm/gadget.I think Battlefield benefits from dividing stuff for rock/paper/scissors mantra than blurring the line approach of 2042.I kinda miss Fortifications especially in Breakthrough. As my friend said it add more layer to the map and be a good counter with destruction that 2042 also lack.Bring back overheat so those bipod and extended mag LMG gang can stop.Would love to see the asymmetrical balance return.Cruise Missile on Spearhead’s Narrative Hunt is nice and I want to see more of it to set the mood of the game. Maybe when we march into final sector.Bring back locking weapons type to classVehiclesI prefer more slower pace of vehicle gameplay from Battlefield V more. 2042 one rely too much on speed. (sometimes I called it Need for Speed)Vehicle call-in sound cool on paper but very inconvenient when actually use it. Prefer vehicle spawn on objective like we used to have in older titles. Sometimes you just want the transport one like LATV4 Recon and you need to call-in and wait. Also for balance reason as well.I prefer the self-repair system of vehicle on Battlefield 1/V rather the regeneration right now but some might say they won’t survive from helicopter and jet with that system.I prefer to have dedicate Tanker/Pilot class again for balance reason. (Screw the Rendezook or give them an option to carry launcher and repair tool)I prefer the upgrade tree for vehicles like Battlefield V rather than “pick what’s best in the game right now” system in 2042.Where is stationary weapons?UI and FeaturesI like the minimal UI of the Battlefield 1/V more but that’s just my preference.Main menu of Battlefield 1 is way better and more beautiful.Server Browser. I think we all know the reason. Really ruin the mood when you jump in and spend the time loading only to end up in empty room for that gamemode. It’s also more convenient in non-peak time like late night to check is there an active server or not.The “megamap” is too big, it take an entire screen.No Spectator mode. RIP to all those cool screenshot. Kinda ironic when we have a screenshot contest held by EA/DICE but people need to find another way around to get a good one rather than official tools.I prefer to have tickets and gamemode related elements to be on the center and top of the screen like how it was in Battlefield 1/V. It’s the core of the mode. You will win or lose depend on this so I don’t know why we downgrade to be on top of minimap like Battlefield 4.We have lost some good amount of quality of life features in this game. At least one I can think of is health indicator when you want to spawn on your squad or vehicles. Right now we only have a message that the vehicle is low on health while we have a clearly better one back in Battlefield V.Personally, I like the 3-piece character customization and the rarity of post-Pacific Battlefield V more. It provide more creativity, opportunity and combo more.For vehicle appearance customization, I like what we have back in Battlefield V that you can put the flag or leaf/camo on any skin. In 2042 if you need the one with foliage, you need to use that skin only which sometimes don’t suit the terrain of the map. Not to mention the foliage color dynamically change based on vehicle skin back in Battlefield V too! That was awesome and provide more value when you need to spend money on.Lack of grind currency. If you ask me some of the cosmetic (like the rare stuff) should be available with something like Company Coins.Ability to create a loadout/preset for cosmetic so we can quickly change the skin based on terrain. (like Snow, Jungle, Desert)PerformanceI don’t know why my game crash a lot. At least once per session and for some reason the visual in 2042 with all low setting kinda worse than Battlefield V’s all low for me so. In short, the performance is not great to me.Ever since moving from Origin to EA app, we lost the ability to track FPS while playing. Would be nice if we have in-game performance tracker at the corner of the screen like Overwatch.Battlefield PortalPortal has potential but the XP farming thing steal all the attention on both player and developer at launch. It’s also sad to see how little content update they got. Especially after knowing some folks who have passion on it. I wish to see Portal on steroid in the next game.The quality like animations for some 1942 weapons look like a downgrade from Battlefield V. Thought 1942 Portal will scratch my itch and make me move on from Battlefield V. (Spoiler: It’s not.)Make the Portal as a separate experience seems to be a mistake. It’s Firestorm and 5v5 situation again where many stuff is not available in the main game and sink in there.Community and Live ServiceI don’t know why we can’t have roadmap until very late cycle. (like Season 7 iirc)CTE. We need it. I know we have the tech to make a balance pass on something on the fly but I would rather try it in test environment first before leaving broken stuff slip to retail. Also to test some of major stuff like the visual recoil update or when making other controversial change like time to kill. If we have a test server back in Battlefield V, I’m sure the momentum after Pacific Update will continue.As Jaqub Ajmal once said “Fill in the survey!”, I think we should have feedback survey along with the CTE.An actual commitment to live service, hate seeing the strategy of “1 year and if it’s not highly popular, we move to next project and charge you for the money again”.Wouldn’t it be nice if we can buy old Battle Pass like Halo or Super Animal Royale? Still only one active at a time but less FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) for all of us.I think how Plus System work made us get less weapons. I actually prefer to have more gun.I think late cycle of 2042 having weird emphasize on infantry only.I don’t know why but I think when the team shift the focus from Conquest 128 to Conquest 64, the map look more detailed.

After reading EA's earnings call today rememberApprantley EA think the battlefield community is "Energised" for the next game....DO NOT PREORDER

@Hudson1531 wrote:After reading EA's earnings call today rememberApprantley EA think the battlefield community is "Energised" for the next game....DO NOT PREORDERLOL - Shows you just how out of touch they are and how little attention they pay to the player community. All that "best Battlefield ever" rhetoric is old news now - we heard it all before 2042 and look what happened. Don't believe the hype - do not pre-order.

I guarantee they are going to tie something valuable to pre-orders, which is going to be complete BS.Previously it was early access game play, or access to test beta testing.I think they know that the incentive to pre-order the next title on previous perks will not be enough this time around. I don't know what they are going to do, but I have a bad feeling they will almost make it pay to win for pre-orders. Either way, I am not biting. It can be the best trailer EVAR, and I am not pre-ordering. I am going to wait and see how the first week or so goes post-launch as by then there will be enough posts on here or Reddit to know where the game is at.If the next title doesn't have a Server Browser (or some option other than Quick Match), I am done with this franchise.OP, you hit on a few things, and they are all interconnected. We need platoons, and bigger squads, and a Server Browser to stitch the community back together. BF2042 felt like they made it for the Lone Wolf who was just playing in parallel with you in their own game on the same map. All the other players might as well be AI or NPCs with fake player names.

If the next iteration of this dying franchise has any hint of "Live Service" then I won't bother.I will never forgive them for what they have done with BF, and the live service is just a gimmick from what I can tell.And the sheer lack of the number of Maps is abhorrent.

MiscMy biggest painful moment was the fact that Battlefield V and Star Wars Battlefront II died for this. Both having potential to redeem themselves but look at what we got instead especially at release. It also getting worse when looking at Q3FY22 Prepared Remark from EA website that said “Through our processes for testing and preparation, we believed the experience was ready to be put into our players’ hands.”. The standard really need to be so low to allow something like that as full release. I stuck at matchmaking loop for like a month.I curious what will be like if Battlefield release it as early access title and let the community and developer experiment with their idea.I also think there’s something wrong with those who represent the community or get sponsored by EA. The people who actually play the game just sitting there waiting for the patch while those who move to other games keep getting money from EA to only play for a few hours. Not to mention the internal tester that happen before launch and for some reason don’t see the problem that lying there.The soundtrack, while it’s up to people preference, seems to be clear that it’s not as good as Battlefield 1/V or even Battlefield 3/4 that closer to the same genre. It’s too experimental and have no place to shine on. It’s great when you listen in quiet place and focus on it but the problem is…Battlefield is a loud game with constant gun fire and action. The distorting world doesn’t need to sound like this. It need to be louder and more dramatic. The launch one probably work with horror game more and it took until around Season 3 for main menu and music theme when playing start to get it right. Also lack of traditional sound on some location. It’s basic trick to use the sound or instrument from that location to give player a feeling that where they’re fighting. (Also happen with Pacific maps from Battlefield V for Japanese team) I was very disappoint we don’t get Sitar and Tanpura in Indian map like Discarded and instead we got some generic soundtrack that feel the same on every maps. Look at this for example (example 1, example 2 and example 3 and all three give the vibe of the Middle East or this one sound Spanish influence to me) but 2042 doesn’t use this despite having a location around the world.It probably sound stupid and unrelated but the flag (the actual flag (I mean the US and Russian one)) look too small to me. I get that some objectives are part of bigger sector but what we have in the game is too small.Although I mention Battlefield V a lot, there’re something that I don’t miss it like Full-on Attrition, Lengthy animation (ironic that the takedown in 2042 suffer from this) and MMG/Anti-Material Rifle bipod mechanic to name a few.I like the theme of Battlefield 1 and V that show the horror of war and also having anti-war message to the player. Definitely better than whatever that is “What a time to be alive” or “War is fun”.Frostbite need to step their game up in many areas. Lately their reputation seems to getting “tarnish”. I think it’s time for some real innovation. As many other games start to catch up from visual to gameplay.I don’t think locking lore behind paid Player Card is a right thing.Sometimes I hate clan stacking, open the scoreboard and see them knowing that we’re losing at the start of the match but at the same time I also know that put them in separate matchmaking will make them never find a full server again lol.I hope developer is not being desperate and try to copy everything (poorly) from Call of Duty like how it was back at launch. This also extend to Delta Force.Imagine still making a Battle Royale mode in 2025 lol. Come on. Do we really need it? Although I adore Firestorm and Halvøy and if I really need to play Battle Royale, I probably go play Firestorm. I still don’t want to see it. I need all the resources to make the core game as solid as possible and maybe the team branching out later if we have time.Now, That's all for me. Thanks for reading!

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LamicroszX

New Scout

2 years ago

Thoughts on Battlefield 2042 and beyond

Disclaimer 1: This post was originally longer but some of it have been added to the game or getting improved now so it’s shorter. Nice!

Disclaimer 2: As my Battlefield experience is mainly around Battlefield 1 and V. (although I’m also play a good amount of 3 and 4) No doubt I based many things a lot from those games.

Disclaimer 3: I may not touch some of area that I’m not excel with. (like air vehicles)

Disclaimer 4: I may not mention some of the things as I think it’s in the good state or I’m currently satisfy with it. The overall tone of this post will likely be negative because I want developer to change or figure it out for the next game (or current game if it’s possible)

Gameplay

I think having Ammo Station (and maybe Health Station) at an objective would be nice. Sometimes you can’t find Support or just want a definitive place to resupply. Also grenade only resupply there back in Battlefield V help reduce grenade spam.
Would love to see the Squad Reinforcements return. Right now Squad doesn’t mean much for solo player.
I prefer Battlefield V movement. I miss crouch running and combat roll. Maybe need to disable the crouch run when Dozer use a shield but overall what we used to have still “feeling” better than the Modern Warfare-inspired (same reason for other topics down in this post too) we have now.
If there’s one thing I prefer from parachute over combat roll is the ability to jump from high place and then travel across the map with it. (assuming you don’t die first)
We have to rely on glowstick and UI to identify teammates and enemies. Not an ideal situation for me. I like how we able to identify enemy and their class from silhouette back in Battlefield 1. I know it’s hard with customization system being monetization method but I think we can compromise and find a middle ground on this. At least add something on their back to make each class more distinct.
With the return of 3D Spot and showing your location on minimap when firing, the game (or sometimes I find myself to) feel like the game being minimap/UI shooter. I get that we need to make suppressor attractive but I think Battlefield 1 take is/was better like the directional of enemy on minimap and hide the hit indicator when using suppressor.
I like the ability to hold the crate and able to heal/resupply teammates without dropping it on the ground in Battlefield V. Not sure this is remove for balance reason or not.
Ability to grab ammo/health from Support teammates. I don’t know why DICE is so afraid of taking good stuff from Hardline.
I once suggest to have 5 classes in case DICE is so insist on having Engineer (Assault, Engineer, Medic, Support and Recon) but if we need to stick with 4 classes, I like what we have back in Battlefield 1 and V more (Assault, Medic, Support and Recon).
While I like Battlefield V gunplay (except no horizontal recoil on category like Semi-Auto Rifles), this longer time to kill make it a bit more relax to play. Even if it lose the “punchy” feeling.
I wish there’s more variants of maps like time of day or more dramatic weather effect. What we have right now look a bit more dull after playing a lot.
Tornado really bring nothing to the game. It just there…or ruin some flow.
The melee system. WHY. The previous one from Battlefield 1 and V is quick, brutal and satisfy. Now we have weaker one with flair animation that long enough for you to die before killing enemy. There’s no point for using other takedown than default because it’s the quickest one.
Turn out I don’t use Plus System much. I usually stick to what I most comfortable with. Maybe with a bit of quick change one like grenade launcher but that’s it.
Ammo count on some ammunition types are weird like 21 + 63 rounds for High-Power. I know that dev want to promote Plus System but at least the gun need to able to stand on their own without keep changing ammo.
This game remind me how much I hate lift. You almost guarantee to die with that.
We lack the amount of destruction. Sure we have the big one like Orbital rocket but it doesn’t provide much value to the game.
I think lack of persistent server decrease the value of Squad system. Like when you find the right squadmates but game will send you back to matchmaking after the match end.
I don’t like the meta of extended and drum magazine. There’s almost no point to not use it.
I don’t like the Sector system in Conquest if you ask me, but later maps seems to throw that concept away too and I like it.
Make Breakthrough great again. I mean can we bring back what make Operations so epic from Battlefield 1? like soundtrack that compliment with the match and situation, the storylines and multiple maps string together, the progression of the map as we going battalion after battalion, cutscene, intro, narrative, mission briefing, ending. All of these start to missing with Battlefield V’s Grand Operations and completely gone with 2042.
Bring back Battle Pickup. It’s nice to see some unconventional weapon that doesn’t work as primary/sidearm/gadget.
I think Battlefield benefits from dividing stuff for rock/paper/scissors mantra than blurring the line approach of 2042.
I kinda miss Fortifications especially in Breakthrough. As my friend said it add more layer to the map and be a good counter with destruction that 2042 also lack.
Bring back overheat so those bipod and extended mag LMG gang can stop.
Would love to see the asymmetrical balance return.
Cruise Missile on Spearhead’s Narrative Hunt is nice and I want to see more of it to set the mood of the game. Maybe when we march into final sector.
Bring back locking weapons type to class

Vehicles

I prefer more slower pace of vehicle gameplay from Battlefield V more. 2042 one rely too much on speed. (sometimes I called it Need for Speed)
Vehicle call-in sound cool on paper but very inconvenient when actually use it. Prefer vehicle spawn on objective like we used to have in older titles. Sometimes you just want the transport one like LATV4 Recon and you need to call-in and wait. Also for balance reason as well.
I prefer the self-repair system of vehicle on Battlefield 1/V rather the regeneration right now but some might say they won’t survive from helicopter and jet with that system.
I prefer to have dedicate Tanker/Pilot class again for balance reason. (Screw the Rendezook or give them an option to carry launcher and repair tool)
I prefer the upgrade tree for vehicles like Battlefield V rather than “pick what’s best in the game right now” system in 2042.
Where is stationary weapons?

UI and Features

I like the minimal UI of the Battlefield 1/V more but that’s just my preference.
Main menu of Battlefield 1 is way better and more beautiful.
Server Browser. I think we all know the reason. Really ruin the mood when you jump in and spend the time loading only to end up in empty room for that gamemode. It’s also more convenient in non-peak time like late night to check is there an active server or not.
The “megamap” is too big, it take an entire screen.
No Spectator mode. RIP to all those cool screenshot. Kinda ironic when we have a screenshot contest held by EA/DICE but people need to find another way around to get a good one rather than official tools.
I prefer to have tickets and gamemode related elements to be on the center and top of the screen like how it was in Battlefield 1/V. It’s the core of the mode. You will win or lose depend on this so I don’t know why we downgrade to be on top of minimap like Battlefield 4.
We have lost some good amount of quality of life features in this game. At least one I can think of is health indicator when you want to spawn on your squad or vehicles. Right now we only have a message that the vehicle is low on health while we have a clearly better one back in Battlefield V.
Personally, I like the 3-piece character customization and the rarity of post-Pacific Battlefield V more. It provide more creativity, opportunity and combo more.
For vehicle appearance customization, I like what we have back in Battlefield V that you can put the flag or leaf/camo on any skin. In 2042 if you need the one with foliage, you need to use that skin only which sometimes don’t suit the terrain of the map. Not to mention the foliage color dynamically change based on vehicle skin back in Battlefield V too! That was awesome and provide more value when you need to spend money on.
Lack of grind currency. If you ask me some of the cosmetic (like the rare stuff) should be available with something like Company Coins.
Ability to create a loadout/preset for cosmetic so we can quickly change the skin based on terrain. (like Snow, Jungle, Desert)

Performance

I don’t know why my game crash a lot. At least once per session and for some reason the visual in 2042 with all low setting kinda worse than Battlefield V’s all low for me so. In short, the performance is not great to me.
Ever since moving from Origin to EA app, we lost the ability to track FPS while playing. Would be nice if we have in-game performance tracker at the corner of the screen like Overwatch.

Battlefield Portal

Portal has potential but the XP farming thing steal all the attention on both player and developer at launch. It’s also sad to see how little content update they got. Especially after knowing some folks who have passion on it. I wish to see Portal on steroid in the next game.
The quality like animations for some 1942 weapons look like a downgrade from Battlefield V. Thought 1942 Portal will scratch my itch and make me move on from Battlefield V. (Spoiler: It’s not.)
Make the Portal as a separate experience seems to be a mistake. It’s Firestorm and 5v5 situation again where many stuff is not available in the main game and sink in there.

Community and Live Service

I don’t know why we can’t have roadmap until very late cycle. (like Season 7 iirc)
CTE. We need it. I know we have the tech to make a balance pass on something on the fly but I would rather try it in test environment first before leaving broken stuff slip to retail. Also to test some of major stuff like the visual recoil update or when making other controversial change like time to kill. If we have a test server back in Battlefield V, I’m sure the momentum after Pacific Update will continue.
As Jaqub Ajmal once said “Fill in the survey!”, I think we should have feedback survey along with the CTE.
An actual commitment to live service, hate seeing the strategy of “1 year and if it’s not highly popular, we move to next project and charge you for the money again”.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we can buy old Battle Pass like Halo or Super Animal Royale? Still only one active at a time but less FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) for all of us.
I think how Plus System work made us get less weapons. I actually prefer to have more gun.
I think late cycle of 2042 having weird emphasize on infantry only.
I don’t know why but I think when the team shift the focus from Conquest 128 to Conquest 64, the map look more detailed.

discussion

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LamicroszX
New Scout
2 years ago
Misc
My biggest painful moment was the fact that Battlefield V and Star Wars Battlefront II died for this. Both having potential to redeem themselves but look at what we got instead especially at release. It also getting worse when looking at Q3FY22 Prepared Remark from EA website that said “Through our processes for testing and preparation, we believed the experience was ready to be put into our players’ hands.”. The standard really need to be so low to allow something like that as full release. I stuck at matchmaking loop for like a month.
I curious what will be like if Battlefield release it as early access title and let the community and developer experiment with their idea.
I also think there’s something wrong with those who represent the community or get sponsored by EA. The people who actually play the game just sitting there waiting for the patch while those who move to other games keep getting money from EA to only play for a few hours. Not to mention the internal tester that happen before launch and for some reason don’t see the problem that lying there.
The soundtrack, while it’s up to people preference, seems to be clear that it’s not as good as Battlefield 1/V or even Battlefield 3/4 that closer to the same genre. It’s too experimental and have no place to shine on. It’s great when you listen in quiet place and focus on it but the problem is…Battlefield is a loud game with constant gun fire and action. The distorting world doesn’t need to sound like this. It need to be louder and more dramatic. The launch one probably work with horror game more and it took until around Season 3 for main menu and music theme when playing start to get it right. Also lack of traditional sound on some location. It’s basic trick to use the sound or instrument from that location to give player a feeling that where they’re fighting. (Also happen with Pacific maps from Battlefield V for Japanese team) I was very disappoint we don’t get Sitar and Tanpura in Indian map like Discarded and instead we got some generic soundtrack that feel the same on every maps. Look at this for example (example 1, example 2 and example 3 and all three give the vibe of the Middle East or this one sound Spanish influence to me) but 2042 doesn’t use this despite having a location around the world.
It probably sound stupid and unrelated but the flag (the actual flag (I mean the US and Russian one)) look too small to me. I get that some objectives are part of bigger sector but what we have in the game is too small.
Although I mention Battlefield V a lot, there’re something that I don’t miss it like Full-on Attrition, Lengthy animation (ironic that the takedown in 2042 suffer from this) and MMG/Anti-Material Rifle bipod mechanic to name a few.
I like the theme of Battlefield 1 and V that show the horror of war and also having anti-war message to the player. Definitely better than whatever that is “What a time to be alive” or “War is fun”.
Frostbite need to step their game up in many areas. Lately their reputation seems to getting “tarnish”. I think it’s time for some real innovation. As many other games start to catch up from visual to gameplay.
I don’t think locking lore behind paid Player Card is a right thing.
Sometimes I hate clan stacking, open the scoreboard and see them knowing that we’re losing at the start of the match but at the same time I also know that put them in separate matchmaking will make them never find a full server again lol.
I hope developer is not being desperate and try to copy everything (poorly) from Call of Duty like how it was back at launch. This also extend to Delta Force.
Imagine still making a Battle Royale mode in 2025 lol. Come on. Do we really need it? Although I adore Firestorm and Halvøy and if I really need to play Battle Royale, I probably go play Firestorm. I still don’t want to see it. I need all the resources to make the core game as solid as possible and maybe the team branching out later if we have time.
Now, That's all for me. Thanks for reading!
Hudson1531
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
After reading EA's earnings call today remember
Apprantley EA think the battlefield community is "Energised" for the next game....
DO NOT PREORDER
MADMAC50K
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Hudson1531 wrote:
After reading EA's earnings call today remember
Apprantley EA think the battlefield community is "Energised" for the next game....
DO NOT PREORDER
LOL - Shows you just how out of touch they are and how little attention they pay to the player community. All that "best Battlefield ever" rhetoric is old news now - we heard it all before 2042 and look what happened. Don't believe the hype - do not pre-order.
GrizzGolf
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Hudson1531 wrote:
After reading EA's earnings call today remember
Apprantley EA think the battlefield community is "Energised" for the next game....
DO NOT PREORDER
But I dont think we are....like you are hinting at. I dont like the sound of that.
I mean make a fancy trailer but we better see Gameplay.
Also I wish they would listen to the community and not streamers
SharpGoblin
Legend
2 years ago
A fancy trailer would be nice for a start though.
Adamonic
Legend
2 years ago
I guarantee they are going to tie something valuable to pre-orders, which is going to be complete BS.

Previously it was early access game play, or access to test beta testing.

I think they know that the incentive to pre-order the next title on previous perks will not be enough this time around. I don't know what they are going to do, but I have a bad feeling they will almost make it pay to win for pre-orders.

Either way, I am not biting. It can be the best trailer EVAR, and I am not pre-ordering. I am going to wait and see how the first week or so goes post-launch as by then there will be enough posts on here or Reddit to know where the game is at.

If the next title doesn't have a Server Browser (or some option other than Quick Match), I am done with this franchise.
OP, you hit on a few things, and they are all interconnected. We need platoons, and bigger squads, and a Server Browser to stitch the community back together. BF2042 felt like they made it for the Lone Wolf who was just playing in parallel with you in their own game on the same map. All the other players might as well be AI or NPCs with fake player names.
sk1lld
Legend
2 years ago
I don't know what the next Battlefield will bring but if it doesn't have a real anti-virus, Server Browser, Classes, platoon tools and rental servers they can keep it.
JennyB_010
Seasoned Vanguard
12 months ago
If the next iteration of this dying franchise has any hint of "Live Service" then I won't bother.
I will never forgive them for what they have done with BF, and the live service is just a gimmick from what I can tell.
And the sheer lack of the number of Maps is abhorrent.
MADMAC50K
Seasoned Ace
12 months ago
@JennyB_010 I think the Live Service aspect has already been confirmed to be part of the next game by some EA bigwig recently....
Hudson1531
Seasoned Ace
12 months ago
I just played Delta Fore-hawk ops alpha test for the last two hours.
EA better pull a rabbit outta their magic hat for the next BF.