Where are the Game Modes for 2042?
Sorry if this has been discussed, but I couldn't find a post on the topic. Where are all the game modes for 2042?? We have Conquest and Breakthrough in All Out Warfare. In my mind, that's supposed ...
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@LithosMikeBattlefield 2042 “All-out Warfare” includes two game modes: Conquest and Brealthrough.
https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/game-overview/modes
I would expect more popular game modes to come later or (what I think is coming) as limited-time, seasonal offerings.
EA DICE did this with Battlefield 1 (and/or Battlefield V, can’t remember…) and I suspect they will do it again.
Hi @carsono311 and @TrasteTh ,
In the Portal Creator area we already here from get-go have these options for game modes:
So quite great that we already now have both the classic "Large Conquest" and also "Conquest" on the smaller map size for intense gameplay. Next to this we also have the all-time-great "Rush" mode!
I would think that the "Custom" mode probably refer to all the server designs that are with custom game parameters that we can 'program' in the portal game logic editor, so they do not match any of the default game modes we know from previous BF games. So it makes sense to put them in a separate bucket.
So game modes 'missing in action' are so far classic modes like: Obliteration, Domination and Death matches for both squad or team.
Fingers crossed that these also will be added as we move forward, as don't see big hurdles for tech team to enable those based on what we already have. 👍
- @CyberDyme Was perhaps "Custom" renamed to "Free-for-all"?
Is that a recent screenshot?
@TrasteTh wrote:
@CyberDymeWas perhaps "Custom" renamed to "Free-for-all"?
Is that a recent screenshot?The screenshot is from yesterday's Portal reveal from EA.
(but maybe that is then from a branched off "build", that was made many many months ago? 😀)
- @CyberDyme That is correct, however I was making a distinction between “All-out Warfare” and Portal.
I would also expect to see more game modes on offer than the few have seen in either “experience”…
We will see…
Like others have mentioned, we'll possibly see more gamemodes added after launch.
Considering so many modes fell by the wayside on BFV (Rush, Domination, Frontlines, Fortress and Grind to name a few) I think it's a reasonable assumption that Dice will want to try to focus on modes which in their eyes draw in the most players.
We need Domination, Frontlines, TDM plz ☹️
