Battlefield 2042

[Mindweaver]

Hey check this out and tell me what you guys think.

BF 2042 Config Utility

 

[outpt]

Somebody has created a 100 person free for all in portal. Called Warfield 100.

 

[jallenlabs]

How is the game coming along. I heard there were many issues, so I decided to wait. Huge BF fan and hope they get it together so I can play multiplayer for the next couple years...

 

[HammerON]

I have been enjoying playingTDM in Portal. More my cup of tea than conquest.

 

[wheresmycar]

Any performance positive feedback from the 25th Nov update? @ https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/news/battlefield-2042-update-notes-2

 

[MarsM4N]

Angry Joe's extended review of BF2042 is just out.

Goes more in the depths than his infamous Angry Rant (which got demonitized for "Nudity & sexual content, LOL).
If you where following the blowup on Reddit, there is basically nothing new for you. If not, it's worth watching.

 

[Octopuss]

Meanwhile, I keep hearing that World War 3 closed beta really looks promising after all, and people even say it's better than 2042 in its current form.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Meanwhile, I keep hearing that World War 3 closed beta really looks promising after all, and people even say it's better than 2042 in its current form.

I think the issue with that game is that the developers disappeared for almost a year after releasing an update which borked the game so bad it lost a majority of its players. Hence why the reviews are 'mixed' on steam.

a lot of people i know who had the game simply forgot about it.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

On a more positive note. The OG CoDfather Vince Zampella is now leading DICE.

I see this as an extremely positive step forward. It gives me slightly more hope for the future of the franchise but I know top floor executives will probably restrict what he can do with the game. So in the end it might be all for nothing anyway.

 

[MarsM4N]

So I guess shareholders got their pitchforks out after EA stock dropped by 18% & player numbers by 70% since the launch of BF2042. Heads are rolling.

Battlefield Franchise Undergoes Major Shake-Up
EA announces a restructuring of its development teams as it looks to grow Battlefield.

"- Oskar Gabrielson leaves and turned down an EA GM Role.
- Rebecka Coutaz to replace Oskar.
- Vince Zampella from Respawn is the head of Battlefield now.
- Halo designer Marcus Lehto is building a new development studio to inject more "storytelling" to BF." Tom Henderson

Don't know how Santa Clause skins fit into this.

To me it looks like they wanna piss the remaining players off, so they can say "Look, the game is dead. We will bury it & move on to the next big cash grab."
Despite restructuring I don't think this dump is salvageable within a year, and without losses. According to Tom Henderson 8 artists already jumped the sinking ship.

 

[wheresmycar]

So I guess shareholders got their pitchforks out after EA stock dropped by 18% & player numbers by 70% since the launch of BF2042. Heads are rolling.

Battlefield Franchise Undergoes Major Shake-Up
EA announces a restructuring of its development teams as it looks to grow Battlefield.

"- Oskar Gabrielson leaves and turned down an EA GM Role.
- Rebecka Coutaz to replace Oskar.
- Vince Zampella from Respawn is the head of Battlefield now.
- Halo designer Marcus Lehto is building a new development studio to inject more "storytelling" to BF." Tom Henderson

Don't know how Santa Clause skins fit into this.

To me it looks like they wanna piss the remaining players off, so they can say "Look, the game is dead. We will bury it & move on to the next big cash grab."
Despite restructuring I don't think this dump is salvageable within a year, and without losses. According to Tom Henderson 8 artists already jumped the sinking ship.

And here's me thinking a couple of new updates will resolve the troubles in the coming weeks.

What's the primary reasons for the 70% drop in player numbers? The recent update didn't address these issues?

 

[HammerON]

The update yesterday broke keyboard/mouse users ability to turn right or left. I joined a match and was confused for a moment as I could move forward and backwards, but couldn't turn in either direction. Tabbed out and searched the issue and found it was the update that broke the controls. Had to go into my BF 2042 folder and delete the ProfSAVE files. It worked, but I had to go back and change my video settings and key bindings. Pretty annoying to say the least

 

[FreedomEclipse]

R.I.P Battlefield...

 

[MarsM4N]

Looks like the backlash did this time reach the EA/DICE headquarters. Santa is back in the sack, at least for this christmas.
Following backlash, EA puts Battlefield 2042 Santa skin back in the sack

Kinda sad, would have loved to see this sh*tshow in action.

Ohh, and if someone is interested, here's a very brilliant & informative clip. The take of an "Youtube philosopher" on the Decline of Gaming (esp. AAA titles).

 

[wheresmycar]

Looks like the backlash did this time reach the EA/DICE headquarters. Santa is back in the sack, at least for this christmas.
Following backlash, EA puts Battlefield 2042 Santa skin back in the sack

Kinda sad, would have loved to see this sh*tshow in action.

Ohh, and if someone is interested, here's a very brilliant & informative clip. The take of an "Youtube philosopher" on the Decline of Gaming (esp. AAA titles).

Same goes with all these movies, tv series, music, apps, any industry really. This stuff sells and if the consumer is willing to comply the profiteering brutes will take advantage. We can't knock the supplier - thats intelligent business... a dream of a job/money making machine if you ask me.... Consumer submissiveness is where the cracks start emerging. Talking about consumerism, it's amazing how people are willing to even sell themselves for instant gratification, a large following, sponsorships, etc etc. All that Sh!t-show on tiktok, youtube, insta, etc.... man, just give me an idea to earn from these people too lol

In short, its just business mate, not the decline of gaming. As a casual gamer i'm not one bit disappointed at all. So much to choose from and yet I don't ever pay a dime for those in-game purchases nor do I have a large games library. So no complaints from me. Everything in moderation is KEY!

 

[ShiBDiB]

Bought the game on sale (played in the EA phase)

They've improved it a ton with patches, but it still just doesn't feel like a very good game.

- There's still a ton of technical issues
- TTK/Gunplay just feels like crap
- I've spent a lot of time in matchmaking and in games with AI (is it that hard to fill servers already?)
- Having gone back to BF4 for a bit, it's laughable how bad the maps are
- Again BF4, it's laughable how few weapons and gadgets we have
- And one more BF4 comparison, there's no sense of community.
-- Matchmaking is awful, bring back a server browser and let users build a community on a server
-- No clan system
-- No all chat
-- No VOIP
- The specialists still just don't fit
- Initially vehicles dominated the game, now it seems to be impossible to survive in a vehicle for any duration of time (side effect of no classes and everyone having anti tank)

Gonna stick with BF4 and Planetside 2 as my big map shooters and refund this.

 

[MarsM4N]

- I've spent a lot of time in matchmaking and in games with AI (is it that hard to fill servers already?)

Player numbers on Steam dropped from 100k to 15k average. Source: SteamCharts

Game will be dead within a year. They even have to push the player numbers with free weekends, one month after release. LOL
Guess only the few who want to get the most out of their failbuy still hang in there.

And playing against bots is just lame. Feels like a "Kill Farming Simulator".


Ohh, and there was a new game popping up on Steam: Clownfield 2042

You know you really fk'd up when people make parody games about your lousy game.

 

[seth1911]

I like the Hardcore Servers on Portal mode, but after a few errors on the ps4 i tough it may be a good thing to reinstall the game,
after i start and this pice of shit install progress where ill need to hold up the shit game mode or play it on ps4, i lastly deinstall this pice of shit and re download BFV on my PS4.

Install ure progress with 74% for anything ill downloading while this shit 50GB of BFV, FCK EA




"unable to load persistence data" bug yeah for sure seems to be a bullshit game iv never bought before

 

[cvaldes]

You know you really fk'd up when people make parody games about your lousy game.

Well the old expression "The only bad publicity is your obituary" (Harvard Lampoon) is still applicable.

I actually bought Clownfield 2042. Regardless of what I think about the actual game I am happy to have contributed a buck to an independent game satirist company.

 

[MarsM4N]

Well the old expression "The only bad publicity is your obituary" (Harvard Lampoon) is still applicable.

I actually bought Clownfield 2042. Regardless of what I think about the actual game I am happy to have contributed a buck to an independent game satirist company.

Bought it, too. Just for the lulz. Before EA getting it removed. It's only 0,71€, so no big loss.
And if BF2042 continues like they communicate, it will down to the same price by the end of 2023.

Instead of fixing the game EA/DICE is more concerned about shutting down criticism:
Battlefield 2042 Subreddit Could Be Locked Over Reaction To Dev Tweets

Well, at least the situation is highly entertaining on social media. Creativity over there is boiling over.

 

[Vicious]

I am guessing it's not worth $40?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I am guessing it's not worth $40?

 

[Vicious]

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Where can I get a copy that cheap? for PC

 

[Totally]

Last of Us part 2 all over again. Let the giveaways commence.

edit: Bringing that up I find it funny one hand a title hailed for is story/narrative is gutted by the fanbase for butchering the story and now on the other a gameplay-focused title also gutted for butchering the gameplay and being buggy as hell. Do these devs/people who make decisions look over at these respective dumpster fires and instead of seeing a cautionary example of what not to do, go "mhmmm, I want me some of that."

 

[Vayra86]

R.I.P Battlefield...

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Lol. When I saw Vince Z I had a similar idea it could regenerate, but this kinda seals the deal. New markets ftw! Bye BF.