battlefield-2042

[soft swallow]

Idunno man, you just like it

A me piace usare la classe d'assalto perché è la più comoda per conquistare obbiettivi

OH SHIT I MEAN

I like to use assault class 'cause i think it's the most confortable for the objectives conquest

[fossil rain]

Its not like I like using the weapons in the medic class, I just like running around reviving and healing my teammates alot

[soft swallow]

It will probably be because it actually has a different purpose than shooting people

[radiant thunder]

Yeah, I play medic on BF 2042 as well

[fossil rain]

Not even just 2042 but for every battlefield game

[tropic mantle]

is anyone else not having their rush weekly challenge not progressing?

im practically confused, i tried doing it in both the official rush mode and in the community tab's rush section

[heavy linden]

yeah goofy ahh

[sleek remnant]

Me too

[arctic grove]

Sexy balls

And bread

[ruby saffron]

2042 keeps getting better but I worry it’s not doing it fast enough

It’s good to see the game claw it’s way back from the grave where it had like 700 players on at one time to 2000+ having about as much as bf4 and 1, but it just came out

Now to see if they can take it and run and make it actually a success in the end

Curious with how they have changed the balance in odd ways though

[radiant prism]

We’ll see. Hopefully season 1 is another step in the right direction. We’ve got a solid foundation to build on now

[ruby saffron]

I hear s1 is supposed to be a soft relaunch

I could see it going f2p with reworked maps and new items sometime

[heavy linden]

completely understandable way and choice of words my dear fellow human

big balls btw

[ruby saffron]

Oh that clown is still talking? I blocked his ass a while back for wasting my time with drivel

[lyric atlas]

I too hope s1 is a soft relaunch

[fallen field]

Xbox game pass coming soon game

[inland creek]

hes a dice shill

[upbeat sand]

dam the tides of war style unlock progression is dead

[idle relic]

Boris players are the most unskilled players in 2042.

[dim hatch]

MacKays run the game

[fallen field]

Hey

[idle relic]

yep

[fallen field]

Xbox game pass ultimate coming soon game

[ruby saffron]

Hopefully that will help boost the player counts

[fallen field]

Yes or not

[ruby saffron]

If anything it should make sure the game at least never fully dies as long as Xbox game pass ultimate owners can play it

[fallen field]

I checked coming may

[idle relic]

not only are Boris mains unskilled and have to crutch the turret because they suck so bad they can hardly get regular kills but they also have the lowest IQ of the player base, followed closely by sundance mains.

[arctic grove]

So are more people starting to play the game or what's happening

[idle relic]

Boris players are also garbage at everything

[ruby saffron]

The player count is going up slowly but it’s about to go to game pass ultimate

[arctic grove]

Ok

[fallen field]

When Xbox game pass coming

[ruby saffron]

May

[fallen field]

Wich date

[ruby saffron]

I believe the 5th

[near hare]

google

[keen swift]

Imagine still playing 2042. Couldn’t be me! I’m here enjoying Vanguard with its state of the art, next level destruction and graphics. Battlefield is dead.

[keen swift]

Stop waiting your time. The game is still shit.

Season one delayed until 2023🤡

[deep sail]

we have a troll wannabe ... nice very nice

[echo oar]

yet your still in here..go to vanguard discord and tell them how good they are...

[keen swift]

I only speak facts.

What did I say that was wrong

[deep sail]

let him be, he needs attention

[echo oar]

👍

[keen swift]

😢 you’re so mean

[arctic grove]

Ye he's only seaking attention

[deep sail]

is it hard to unlock the .50 mm cannon for the condor ???

i want to try pilot but i see some people in game chat saying to equip the .50 because is useless withou it

[ruby saffron]

I’d rather play 2042 for a hundred years than touch vanguard once more lmao

Vanguard is genuinely the worst fps ever made

[deep sail]

fun thing about that is that i dont see people complaining and saying is disrespectful to their grandparents lol

but they talked a lot of trash about bfv

[ruby saffron]

Cod fanboys will defend anything

[deep sail]

that in my personal opinion is way more realistic than vanguard

[ruby saffron]

I remember when people defended the monstrosity that was infinite warfare

[deep sail]

oh

that game is straight butt cheeks

[ruby saffron]

See people who think bf2042 has tone issues never experienced that shit show

[plucky pebble]

yall remember before modern warfare they released another ww2? thats probably worst than vanguard

[ruby saffron]

Cod ww2? Good lord I forgot that shit existed

Even at its lowest battlefield doesn’t even compare to the trashfire that vanguard is

I have yet to see someone fly around like Superman shooting people in 2042, however that is common place in current VG due to a rather complex series of catastrophic bugs

[deep sail]

lol

[plucky pebble]

i mean atleast has tournaments and considered "pros"

[placid echo]

But have you seen someone dodge AA fire in a wingsuit and blow up a vehicle doing it?

[ruby saffron]

AA guns don’t even exist in 2042 imo, they are just a blank spot that should be ignored at all costs

[placid echo]

Well, n... now you can see it
https://streamable.com/byfy2j

[ruby saffron]

Battlefield moment

[deep sail]

badass video

[placid echo]

That PC player is probably very angery at me

[deep sail]

ooh is your video???

[placid echo]

ye

[ruby saffron]

2042 has so much potential for cool shit, greatness is in sight, hopefully dice doesn’t just… give up

[deep sail]

nice broo

[plucky pebble]

yep idk why they made all the vehicles guns shoot marshmallows at infantry

[ruby saffron]

At the end of the day at least it’s not hardline

[plucky pebble]

COPIUM

[deep sail]

heyyy i liked hardline

[placid echo]

Hardline has a surprising amount of character for a cops and robbers game

[plucky pebble]

hardline infantry only was nice

[ruby saffron]

Hardline was a terrible battlefield game, it was a fine fps though

[deep sail]

yeah vehicles were ass but infantry was badass

[ruby saffron]

Which is the main thing with 2042 as well

[placid echo]

Hardline is a good infantry experience

[ruby saffron]

Infantry is fun, fighting the endless horde of tanks is not

[placid echo]

2042 feels like it's made for those Battlefield moments

[ruby saffron]

They made it for moments but forgot to add the battlefield in the process

[placid echo]

I have a lot of good support player moments pushing up towards objectives, healing, reviving, etc. Keeping that rush alive

[ruby saffron]

And for whatever reason DICE has a hate boner for PVE players and has stripped the promised solo mode to its skeleton 3 times so far, must suck being one of the people who got the game to chill in co-op

[deep sail]

i like the vehicles in bf 2042. condor is my fav...is like the ac 130 of the near future warfare

[plucky pebble]

bf3 coop mode was super fun

[ruby saffron]

I have no clue why they dropped the count from 128 to 64 now to 32, can’t wait for them to drop it to 16 next update

[deep sail]

bf fans asked for it, they just listening to ppl

theres 64 and 32 conquest modes

[radiant prism]

I dunno who plays BF for solo tbh

[plucky pebble]

why tho the maps are huge and plain why drop the 128 lol

[ruby saffron]

I know a few people who got the game only for solo

[radiant prism]

I didn’t know there was this much demand for a solo mode in this franchise

[ruby saffron]

And who are extremely angry they got ripped off and had the mode ripped from under them

[keen swift]

Vanguard is literally better than 2042 in every possible aspect. If you disagree you’re a clown🤡

[placid echo]

Let's not throw insults like that.

[ruby saffron]

I’d rather join the circus as a monkey than play that garbage fire

[keen swift]

New cod got revealed and bf2042 still ain’t have its first season 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[deep sail]

ignore him please

[keen swift]

There you go. A clown at the circus.

[placid echo]

Let's respect rule 5

[keen swift]

😢😔

Where’s season one tho

[placid echo]

Soon™️

[plucky pebble]

comparing shit to shit lmao

[ruby saffron]

Yet another for my block list, ain’t got time for that

[keen swift]

Cant believe this game launched without a scoreboard and VOIP😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[white geyser]

Until 2 months is done

[keen swift]

😔😔😔

[white geyser]

DICE is still having a discussion in their office meeting to decide which content are they gonna bring out, for season 1.

[ruby saffron]

It appears they are rebuilding most of the game for season one. Lots of reworks and changes. They have my patience but they better not make a fool of it

[deep sail]

lol

[ruby saffron]

I’ve been a battlefield fan since 1942. I’m nearly at my limit

[placid echo]

Me too

I've got the original case

[ruby saffron]

They can turn the ship around but if they don’t I’m just abandoning ship

[placid echo]

Even got the Road to Rome and Secret Weapons of WWII somewhere in my house

[ruby saffron]

Ayyy

[placid echo]

I also got the original Ghost Recon

[ruby saffron]

I’ve been a battlefront and battlefield fan forever, already seen one get destroyed, I’d hate to see another

[white geyser]

I still have wildlands

[placid echo]

Yeah uh, digitally there too

[arctic grove]

Bruh both suck LMFAO

Battlefield went downhill after 2142

[lyric atlas]

battlefront 2 is good

[ruby saffron]

Sure but ea killed it

[lyric atlas]

questionable concept

[arctic grove]

The OG or the trash one?

[lyric atlas]

the new one lol

[ruby saffron]

There won’t be a 3. A twisted repeat of history

[placid echo]

iirc EA said no to the next Battlefront since they didn't see it as profitable since the Star Wars license is actually expensive

[ruby saffron]

Battlefront is fucking allergic to the number 3

[placid echo]

For Battlefield you don't really need a 'license' since it's their own

[white geyser]

I’ll wait how many years until they decide to make,

[lyric atlas]

rip battlefront

[placid echo]

I imagine a new company will try taking a whack at Battlefront but it'll probably be called something else

[arctic grove]

I don't get why EA claimed BF2042 having 128 payers is impressive when BF2142 had servers with 256 players.

[placid echo]

2142 wasn't made with 256 players in mind on those maps

[arctic grove]

It still worked

[ruby saffron]

I feel like dice is being held at gunpoint to fix 2042, dice about to get thrown in the vault of dead studios with visceral games, pandemic studios and all the others if they don’t make it up to the investors

[arctic grove]

Unlike the new Battlefields on launch

[deep sail]

u guys will call me crazy but i love bf2042.

[ruby saffron]

It’s a fine game imo. When it works

[placid echo]

I enjoy it as well. I try going back to other Battlefields but keep coming back to this one

[ruby saffron]

2042 has a more casual feeling imo

Take 5 for example, that game is a miserable sweat fest these days

[arctic grove]

I'ma keep it a buck fifty any Battlefield after Bad Company 2 is mediocre and 2142 isn't worth even pirating.

I'd pay money to not pay it

[placid echo]

Let's not speak of piracy. Please.

[deep sail]

i like changes.... at least bf tries to give us something different..not like cod that is a copy paste every new relese lol

[placid echo]

Yeah the Battlefields all feel very distinct in their playstyles

[ruby saffron]

2042 feels… extremely distinct

[arctic grove]

I wish they didn't constantly change

[ruby saffron]

I suspect over the next year or so it will find its forever audience

[placid echo]

It's why BF4, BF1, BFV and BF3 have some strong player-bases. They're unique to each other, mostly.

[arctic grove]

I liked it better when it felt more like a mil-sim than a arcade shooter

[placid echo]

Honestly to me it always felt like an arcade shooter

Even with 1942 where the characters would say "OOF" or "GERONIMO"

[ruby saffron]

Bf never was arma lol

[deep sail]

2042 is still battlefield, the classes still there we just have more freedom now

[ruby saffron]

The classes are… sorta there in some shadow manifest

[arctic grove]

I never said it was, but now it feels to much like CoD.

[ruby saffron]

My biggest complaint is calling in vehicles. It destroys the flow of the battle

2042 really feels like first person just cause sometimes

[deep sail]

bro why does it feels like cod? just because the tactical sprint? cod is not the first to implement it.

[placid echo]

But then what about moments like these? :(
https://streamable.com/5dweo4

[tiny imp]

1 month left for season 1

[ruby saffron]

Should at least have a gigantic cooldown

[deep sail]

bullet drop is there, recoil is there,vehicles,classes are there,big ass maps.

[placid echo]

It's about two minutes and there needs to be a slot open for it

[ruby saffron]

It should be 10 imo

[arctic grove]

Cause of the time to kill, the neutered commander class, the weakening if vehicles, ect.

In the OG Battlefield's you'd be hard-pressed to find a single infantry unit taking out a tank.

[ruby saffron]

I will say, say what you will about 2042 but when it’s in the groove it looks GORGEOUS.

[placid echo]

glances at Engineer in 1942

[deep sail]

weakening of vehicles yet people is complaining about vehicles dominating infantry

[arctic grove]

Tanks, IFVs, and APCs could steam roll infantry if it didn't coordinate.

[placid echo]

Remember that Engineer in 1942 had AT Mines and Dynamite bundles

[arctic grove]

That's how it should be. It shouldn't be that a single infantry unit can take out a tank.

[placid echo]

One Engie can kill any tank

[deep sail]

u cant take a vehicle by ur self tf

[arctic grove]

That's was the exception class, and even so with that the engineer needed to know where the tank was going and to get close enough for it to be effective.

[ruby saffron]

Iirc it takes 4 missiles to kill a tank? You can carry 3 no?

[deep sail]

u need at least 4 or 5 reociless rockets

[placid echo]

You can carry 4, but they take a while to reload and you need to resupply to get the fourth one

With C5 it takes three, but you need to get up in their face

[arctic grove]

Bruh in BFV I've seen people take out tanks solo.

[ruby saffron]

Bfv has crazy anti tank weapons tbf

[placid echo]

Yeah with Dynamite, PIAT and the Anti-Tank Grenade Bundle. That's three different gadgets

[ruby saffron]

The boomstick is quite the meme

[deep sail]

in bf4 u could take a tank by urself with c4 if i remember correctly..is the same in 42

[placid echo]

Unless it's a light tank then it takes less. But those are light tanks

[arctic grove]

I HATE the boomstick.

[ruby saffron]

Weeeeee

[placid echo]

I mean, you run, you scream, and when you hit something you fall over.

It's got many, many drawbacks, including the decreased turning speed

[arctic grove]

I think the OG Battlefields balanced vehicles better still.

[deep sail]

the ntw need some buff against vehicles tho

[ruby saffron]

One thing I will say in 2042s favor, the particle effects are very good

[placid echo]

The only thing the tank driver needs to do to avoid the Lunge Mine is... back-up.

[arctic grove]

Yeah I'll get the new Battlefields that they pretty as fuck.

Graphics can only bring a game so far though.

[ruby saffron]

2042 looks fantastic, it’s gameplay needs work but it’s got a chance for sure

[arctic grove]

If I want to play CoD I'd play CoD, I don't want my Battlefield to turn into CoD.

[ruby saffron]

If I didn’t think it had a chance to get saved I would have left with the other 90%

Maybe I’m insane but I see a lot of potential.

[arctic grove]

I personally don't, the franchise I think so go back to it's roots.

I would honestly love to see a remake of 2142 and BF2.

Those were awesome games.

[ruby saffron]

That’s where we disagree, I like where the franchise has been, 4 and 5 are great games, 2042 can be one as well

[placid echo]

With V it was the closest it's ever been to it's roots, really. The only thing V really needed to go back truly was transport planes

[arctic grove]

BFV had broken vehicle balancing, it took the flow of combat to far from what the OG Battlefields had.

[placid echo]

Planes were maybe too strong, yeah. Being able to do 90 damage or 100 damage to a single tank was a bit busted. Not to mention how easy it was to hit a target with it

Now I know the Fliegerfaust existed but imo it shouldn't.

[ruby saffron]

I just tried a 32 count bot match, it was surprisingly fun on orbital. Maybe 32 player games were something special after all

[placid echo]

You can use Portal to do 32v32 matches

[deep sail]

whats yall fav weapons in bf42????

[ruby saffron]

Unfortunately not with the new maps but oh well

[arctic grove]

Land vehicles are near useless thanks to broken AT, planes do too much damage to infantry units, and planes are shot down in less than a second with a AA cannon.

[arctic grove]

I don't remember the weapon names TBH

[ruby saffron]

Though I hear breakthrough still has 32v32?

[placid echo]

I haven't checked

[ruby saffron]

I know battlefront 2 reduced it’s version of conquest to 16v16 and so did 2042. Seems to be to avoid bots just grinding each-other to a pulp on choke points

That kinda thing works better on push game modes

[deep sail]

whos up to play 42 in a few?

[ruby saffron]

I would but I gotta get to sleep, got work at 6

[arctic grove]

I think BF2142 should also do what Halo MCC did and have a toggle for EAC at launch.

After the beta was concluded EAC stopped working for Linux(including Steam Deck) users, that and sometimes I just like fucking around with mods, why should I prevented from doing that in private with my friends.

Halo MCC got anti-cheat right.

[wanton magnet]

M5A3

[tidal hare]

ntw
never
try
whiff-your-shot

im terrible

[deep sail]

XD nice name

[pearl zenith]

Ntw is satisfying when you hit your shots especially quickscopiny

[deep sail]

Totally satisfying

Not satisfying when I get killed by it tho

[plucky pebble]

not when theres a bitch with armour

[pearl zenith]

Or 4 snipers in the same corner aiming right at ya

[tidal hare]

NTW for me is the best feeling gun in the game

[deep sail]

@plucky pebble lmfaooo trueeee

They can take 2 shots with armor xD

[tidal hare]

it shoots wherever i want to shoot it.
i use it with K8 holo as a massively oversized shotgun

[deep sail]

You hip fire with ???

[tidal hare]

no

ads

[deep sail]

I see

[frigid herald]

squad 1 we playing hazard

[tiny imp]

Flashback CQ is so much better than bf 2042 maps

[kindred quarry]

We need more 128 player games

modes

[tepid sable]

i got flashbanged so badly to the point where i had to use particles falling to see where i was going

i was flashed for like 4 full minutes

[tiny imp]

BF 2042 maps are horrible boring. But BF 2042 wapons and gear working well on previously battlefield maps

[frigid herald]

J0HNRAMBL0

[kindred quarry]

we need a fourth person for bf2042 squad 1

[bitter hill]

@foggy tundra yo momma

[frigid herald]

J0HNRAMBL0

[foggy halo]

@opal prismcursed

[wide shore]

Degen hours, huh?

[tepid agate]

No one filling servers on old maps now I get like matches of 5 Vs 5

I don't see they put AI bots in the portal mode matches.

AI is essential for 2042

[wide shore]

In these hours, maybe

I have no issues playing in my normal hours

[kindred quarry]

CapNMaNiC

[fossil fox]

So I can move my mouse but not my gun i just loaded wtf

Can't shoot even if i redeploy

Broken ass game

[prime path]

is this game dead yet?

[fossil fox]

Had to leave the game and rejoin on my friends

Fuck EA for making this game shit. It's amazing when it works and fuck the big 128 game mode

Rush is the only mode people are playing

[grizzled whale]

@fossil fox you should read rule 10

[mighty furnace]

is RUSH finally back up, Rush is the reason I would play and they took it down so I quit.

If they keep the RUSH 2042 badge off the main page I'm done, I would rather play World Of Warships.

[grizzled whale]

Cool

[crisp junco]

Wait was rule 10 made when bf2042 was released?

[glossy storm]

Nope.

It came shortly after, I think.

[radiant thunder]

I actually like the 128 mode

[uncut bay]

i don't mind it, but i prefer 32v32 and 16v16

[wintry iris]

So season 1 should be early June right?

[tame vine]

I've got like 20+ kills over two days in the official rush mode, yet the weekly mission progress shows 6/10?
Wtf is going on here aaaaaaaa

[uncut bay]

summer starts on the 21st of june, so i'm guessing late june is when S1 will start

[wintry iris]

Gotchu thanks @uncut bay

[uncut bay]

many are having issues with regards to challenge tracking, honestly pretty lucky that it's tracking at all for you. Some just straight up don't track

[next onyx]

Oh yeah. They add portal maps to the main 64 player conquest playlist in the main menu and you have some good fun there.

Flashback conquest is actually pretty good.

Hundy boi fellas.

With the PBX of all things.

[uncut bay]

what attachments you using?

[next onyx]

K8 holo with the straight moving grip and a muzzle brake. Ammo wise, Close combat was the primary ammo type with subsonic and standard extended for back up.

Uhhhh the muzzle brake that lessens vertical recoil.

[uncut bay]

nice, thanks

[silk surge]

It's so strange, but I get a lot more 'Battlefield' vibe from playing the specialists on old maps than playing on AOW maps. Makes me wonder if specialists even makes any difference immersion wise or if it's simply the fact that AOW are so immensely huge that takes away from the experience.

[bright wharf]

I feel like the bad map design comes from the whole 128 players thing...

[uncut bay]

i'm just happy to be able to play on the old maps honestly, hearing BF3 music while playing noshahr just brings back so many memories

[bitter hill]

@next onyx yo momma

@uncut bay @bright wharf @silk surge

[azure wigeon]

Whoa..... You got into a game with actual players. Might have to give the game another chance. Been trying off and on and always just get 90% AI

[bitter hill]

yo momma

[next onyx]

It's because they're actually good maps in comparison to the rest.

[silk surge]

Flashback Conquest doesn't have AI.

[uncut bay]

i think they're intertwined, not necessarily one or the other. Larger maps (for whatever reason) needed higher player counts, and higher player counts needed larger maps. Both of those probably made for worse performance and less destruction as a result

[crisp junco]

It makes sense tho
If you clone the same 5 people 60 times the clones are bound to act like bots

[latent gulch]

Finally got the revolver in bf 2042

[silk surge]

The specialists don't really feel like clones anymore as everyone are wearing different skins.

[clear quail]

the future is here

[silk surge]

GJ, That thing counter-snipes 😁

[latent gulch]

Def, its my handhold sniper when my ar can't reach the guy

[silk surge]

Only catch is that it's not viable as a secondary at close and medium range. But that is expected from a revolver.

The MKIV revolver in BFV was insane. It was the only secondary I used. The fire rate was so broken.

[latent gulch]

Yeah, but close and medium ranges are my ars job.

[silk surge]

It almost had faster close range ttk than the SMGs

[latent gulch]

Op asf

[grizzled whale]

@foggy tundra im disappointed in you

[silk surge]

Do you guys think we'll ever get a roadmap?

[ruby saffron]

Probably after season one drops

Right now dice seems focused on being quiet and getting stuff done

[silk surge]

We're so close to early summer now that I feel like we should start getting some info about Season 1. Would be nice to have a trailer at least.

[ruby saffron]

I’d rather them focus on making sure it’s ready to go than dropping flashy trailers, we all know they had the trailers for 2042 but see what they actually gave us

[uncut bay]

different departments, the trailer people aren't gonna be coding

[ruby saffron]

I mean I’d rather them not straight out lie to the player base again

[uncut bay]

me neither

[silk surge]

Yeah, and that makes me worried. If BFV live-service is any indication, DICE tends to be quiet when they don't have much to say. What if Season 1 will end up a small content update, despite coming out 7-8 months after the initial launch?

[ruby saffron]

I doubt it, dice probably has a gun held to them by EA to fix this shit before the investors throw a fit

[uncut bay]

well, the game will die. I've been saying this for a while, S1 needs to be very good otherwise the game might as well be dead in the water already

[silk surge]

Yeah, Season 1 simply can't afford to be mediocre. It has to be massive.

[ruby saffron]

If I know anything about how EA works, studios walk a razor blade when it comes to fucking with the investors

And they did promise the investors they wouldn’t give up and leave it as is.

So the wise move is probably to just not talk shit and just work and bring something really substantial to the table when it’s not in a state to where it draws a ridiculous level of ridicule

[silk surge]

That is true. But they also claimed that Battlefield is a small fraction of their overall earnings in the same investor call.

[ruby saffron]

It is compared to games like the sports games sure

However 2042 is in the spot of if they want to have a franchise to make money with they can’t afford to spite the players further

[silk surge]

I just hope you're right in that they have that much pressure on them.

But yeah, on the long term, it wouldn't make sense to abandon 2042, as that would severely damage the sustainability of Battlefield as an IP. How can they convince people to buy the next Battlefield game if the old one was never fully fixed?

[ruby saffron]

It would make sense that they retreated and started working to relaunch the game with things in the spot where they should have been in the first place, it would be kinda vain if they were out here bragging about map reworks and basic features that should have been in day one, see how people reacted when they made the VOIP and scoreboard announcement

[silk surge]

Yeah, those kinds of announcements are really bad optically. Makes it seem like DICE are moving at snail speed.

[ruby saffron]

I really feel like they are trying to cram as much as they can into season one

[silk surge]

Hope so.

[ruby saffron]

And releasing stuff that they realize HAS to be in. Bug fixes and basic features

Would explain the lack of new content and stuff

If they were releasing guns and skins and maps right now, takes away from a massive relaunch with everything else in one package, and risks making the player base think they are releasing stuff in a drip feed

Short term people are inpatient but if I were the game director I’d take the hit to gamble on a massive re launch

[silk surge]

To be fair, patch 4.0 gives me some inclination to believe that you're absolutely right. 400 bugfixes along with over 100 unlisted features is a really really big deal.

[viscid pewter]

any dedicated sticky goodness servers up , dice?

[bright wharf]

Hopefully you're right. Also, if the battlepass has nice looking skins I'm buying it. Not the multi colour kind of skins but hoping for some more military camos

[viscid pewter]

the turrent stays

[bright wharf]

Like Bf4 had tons of cool looking skins, unlocked almost all of them

[ruby saffron]

You can’t add content when the foundation of the game is fractured, it’s obvious to me that they are making sure the base of the game works properly before they cause even more problems with a broken foundation

[silk surge]

Like, the game went from broken to feeling like an actual AAA game in one update.

[viscid pewter]

yes its tasty

if you know battlefield its a miracle

[ruby saffron]

It’s why the player base crawled back from the grave, it was impressive seeing a update bring a game back from about 700 players to over 2000. On steam anyways and for whatever reason battlefield always performs like shit on pc numbers

[silk surge]

Yeah, people don't seem to realize that Battlefield is mostly a console FPS with PC as an afterthought.

[ruby saffron]

There was a time battlefield 4 was doing better numbers than 2042, that was sad

If I were to guess I’d say 2042 probably has about 10-20 thousand active players across all platforms, probably soon to dominate on the Xbox side due to going to game pass ultimate may 5th or so

[silk surge]

Yeah, watching the steam chart makes me depressed... but also a bit confused. I'm playing with crossplay off on PS5 and I'm still perfectly able to play full 128p games and rarely come across any bots.

[ruby saffron]

Because nobody plays it on pc

[arctic grove]

What a civilized conversation

[ruby saffron]

Battlefield has always been a ghost town on pc, this more severe than usual

[arctic grove]

No shxt I thought they always were

[silk surge]

You can only have those here. In any other platform, any conversation about 2042 immidiately turns into a shitshow.

[vale gale]

im not getting any mission progression on rush kills

[arctic grove]

Since the game itself is a shitshow theres no surprise there

[ruby saffron]

Dice tried the drip feed model for live service content, see how the Santa Claus skin went.

[silk surge]

True, but we can still be adults about it.

[arctic grove]

Been playing BF1 for the past 6 years since the new BFs have been trash

[ruby saffron]

2042 is a funny game in that it has some of the best and some of the worst parts of any bf ever

It’s impressive they made it so polar

[silk surge]

BFV was based. And you'll never convince me otherwise.

[uncut bay]

BFV was really good after the fixes, best vehicle gameplay of the series imo, not to mention the crazy good movement system

[hazy ruin]

whats the best parts of 2042

[arctic grove]

Teaches you an imporant life lesson, not to pre order 😂

[silk surge]

Yeah, like the game has severe flaws. But it still scratches the Battlefield itch for me. The formula is still there.

[hazy ruin]

true

[hazy ruin]

imo it goes completely against the formula with the removal of classes

[ruby saffron]

Graphics, core formula, (when they work) the guns, and I enjoy the freedom of choice you get.

[arctic grove]

Ik they fcked up when they said it was gonna have specialists

[grizzled whale]

the specialists are fine

[hazy ruin]

imo graphics are a stepdown from bfv

[arctic grove]

Its not even close to the formula true

[ruby saffron]

Well they did say season one will address the specialists to have classes built in

[silk surge]

I don't like specialists either, but they're absolutely not a dealbreaker for me.

[grizzled whale]

no they didnt

[ruby saffron]

Didn’t see the livestream?

[grizzled whale]

source

[ruby saffron]

https://gamingintel.com/battlefield-2042-leak-teases-specialists-rework-classes-returning/

[silk surge]

I think Temproyal datamined some files that hinted that specialists will be heavily reworked.

[grizzled whale]

so this is false

[ruby saffron]

Plus in a stream they accidentally showed a combat medic tab.

[grizzled whale]

a leaker said something, not dice

[arctic grove]

Leakers were pretty accurate with how BF2042 was gonna be so I rather trust them than DICE

[grizzled whale]

leaks mean nothing untill its confirmed by an official source

[ruby saffron]

When the files are in the game and being added as we speak that’s pretty trustworthy

[silk surge]

Not really a leaker, Temp is a dataminer. Very different.

[grizzled whale]

Still, many games have a shitload of stuff in the game files that arent even used

[ruby saffron]

Stuff added in updates with tags referencing season one? Doubtful

[vale gale]

how do you complete the killed in rush weekly mission?

[silk surge]

He doesn't have some insider guy at DICE feeding him information. He simply goes through the game files to find possible future content.

[grizzled whale]

who knows the term "combat medics" can just be refering to people playing falck or people that just focus on healing and reviving people

[vale gale]

can someone help me out?

[grizzled whale]

get kills in rush

[vale gale]

in portal right?

[silk surge]

It's all speculation of course. Temproyal never confirms anything, he just shows some things he discovered in the game files.

[ruby saffron]

Well considering “class selection” menus were added into the backend as of the most recent patch…

[grizzled whale]

this mode

[grizzled whale]

you realise theres class selection in portal?

[vale gale]

this is in portal ?

[ashen perch]

yeah rush is fun if you get a full server

[grizzled whale]

the featured portal mode

[vale gale]

ice played this mode i dont any progression on my weekly mission

[ruby saffron]

Sure, but when it’s referenced outside portal

[ashen perch]

i progressed last night on rush

[silk surge]

Sure, but why were they added after 4.0? It might as well be an addition to BF3/BC2 classes, but what if it could be something different. Nothing wrong with speculating.

[vale gale]

why tf is it not working for me every other mission works

[silk surge]

Would be amazing if they added ski elevators to this map. Would be something new and unique.

[next onyx]

Of course a news site picks it up and takes it out of context.

[runic prism]

Not really . Some things were inaccurate , tom henderson was saying that bf2042 would have a lot of destruction

And that was not the case i see 0% destruction in this game which is sad

[uncut bay]

"a lot" is subjective, and there is destruction on almost every map. Leakers aren't always accurate but at least be honest when critiquing them

[cyan spire]

I hope we actually get to use the water too, we already have amphibious vehicles and it’d be cool to have boats too. Honestly, I was kind of let down that there wasn’t any water utilization and specifically no aircraft carriers like bf4 like bro they’re my favourite thing 😭

But yeah main point is water

[runic prism]

Ye only mini things like the walls . It’s funny how u call that destruction on every map . Bf4 that big tower that was a destruction

[uncut bay]

so you mean levolution, which is still present in 2042, just in less significant ways

[runic prism]

Thats what i call a downupgrade lol . Maybe they can change orbital a bit because it have’s a lot of water

[cyan spire]

You mean… downgrade? Also wdym I get ur point I mean every map but I’m talking about the new one specifically too

[runic prism]

I mean they could’ve did a lot of destruction on these towers were it could fall that would’ve been really sick. The towers with a flag

On hourglass

And also the stadium and on orbital

[uncut bay]

if the map was smaller and had a smaller player cap, yeah, probably. Point is you said there is no destruction when there clearly is

[runic prism]

A wall wauw

[uncut bay]

i guess the destructible houses on all previous games were also just "a wall" then

[next onyx]

They should add the portal maps to the 64 player conquest / breakthrough playlists on all out warfare.

5/6 play really well and can help with the content drought a bit.

[runic prism]

On bf1 and bf5 whole house get’s destroyed if a tank shoots that’s not a wall

[next onyx]

Flashback conquest showed me how much fun it can be.

[uncut bay]

so do the ones here? There are houses that completely collapse once you destroy all supports

[next onyx]

Destruction does exist but it isn't as widespread.

It's there but not as obvious.

[uncut bay]

yeah clearly, but saying there's 0 destruction is completely dishonest

[runic prism]

On kaleidoscope i don’t see a thing only those mini things on that tower maybe

[next onyx]

The signs.

[runic prism]

Ye that’s nice but on the ground everythine is just like a warzone map

[uncut bay]

literally an entire antenna tower that falls from a building

[runic prism]

Read my message again

[runic prism]

.

Antenna tower is a nice detail not gonna lie

[uncut bay]

you can't say "i don't see anything" after excluding all the destruction on a map lol. On shanghai i don't see anything other than the tower

[ruby saffron]

The problem with massive levoloution events on the 128 maps is it would probably demolish performance. If they end up making all the maps 64 players they could rework them to have more explosive events

[runic prism]

But that’s a big destruction and a fun place. I also want a map like that in bf2042

[runic prism]

Yeah they should do that

[uncut bay]

yep, that's what i've been saying. The lack of destruction is probably directly related to the increased size of the game

if 1km maps and 128p already ruined performance this much, imagine what it'd be like with BFV destruction and levolution

[ruby saffron]

They really need to cut the maps down to the solo co-op size

[runic prism]

I don’t even notice the 128 players because the maps are to big for 128 players on conquest.

[ruby saffron]

32 players on the solo orbital feels infinitely more explosive than 128 on the massive version

When you have maps the size of a battle royale map, 128 still feels like a ghost town

[runic prism]

Yeahhhh omgg

[next onyx]

Honestly Kato I don't think bf5's destruction would have killed it more.

I dunno.

[uncut bay]

yep, and that's exactly what it was meant to be. A battle royale is meant to have small, isolated battles, not one huge battle. Gigantic maps like breakaway are perfect for it and that can be seen through hazard zone

[grizzled whale]

nice

[next onyx]

It's more CPU reliant due to the players so I believe destruction wouldn't have clogged it more.

[ruby saffron]

The 32 bot tutorial map on kaleidoscope feels more action packed than the 128 version

[uncut bay]

could be, i'm not an expert on it, just assumed that more moving parts overall would've had an impact on framerates

[next onyx]

Oh yeah for sure.

Come to think of it, It probably is more CPU side.

But that destruction was pretty minimal.

Performance wise.

[ruby saffron]

I’ve found cpu load scales very quickly

[next onyx]

CPU handles the skeletons, The GPU handles the meat in a way if I'm correct. :D

Yeah.

[ruby saffron]

I really just hope they can turn this ship around

Before everyone jumps off for good

[next onyx]

Not being raided by nightbirds and such leaves the shitty maps and already the game is playing better.

[ruby saffron]

The game is a lot better now

[next onyx]

For once I don't want to burn down someones house LOL.

They need to adjust specialist balance to be more even and you're set.

Vehicles and maps too.

But one of these would already fix it massively.

[ruby saffron]

I may be mistaken but didn’t bfv suffer a very similar dip in player count before it eventually came back from the grave? Not as severe but still similar

[next onyx]

Not really.

It did slow down but not this hard.

[ruby saffron]

I thought it was hanging around 2k for a while on steam

[next onyx]

To be honest, For bf5 I never payed attention since the game for OCE was healthy.

We had 10 to 15 servers daily throughout its life cycle and that's pretty good.

Well, Xbox OCE.

PS OCE would be way better, Especially since bf5 got added to ps plus for a month and so those boys at 50+ servers. Crazy.

[ruby saffron]

I’d imagine 2042 even now has a pretty alright player base on consoles

[next onyx]

Crossplay wise with what we can scrounge up it's doing pretty alright.

[ruby saffron]

It always does better on consoles

[runic prism]

On bf2042 pc has more players i think

On crossplay it’s 70% pc and 30% console

And without crossplay i can’t find a match anymore after the newest update idk what happend

[ruby saffron]

I doubt that heavily. Unless origin is beefing it out

[next onyx]

It would be nice if we could get numbers for platforms.

Official numbers.

[runic prism]

Yeah lol

It would be nice if we just have a server browser for all out warfare

[next onyx]

If we got a server browser that'd be nice too. It's good for gouging out what servers are up and how many people are playing at once.

Oh lol.

Believe it or not, Black ops 1 on PC has a server browser.

[runic prism]

And that i can choose my maps ✨

[runic prism]

Oh cool haha but i missed the most old cod’s since i jumped from ps2 to ps4 directly and now ps5 lol. I only played mw3 on my cousins house survival mode was my fav

[ruby saffron]

2042 probably has an active player base across all platforms and all regions at around 100k+ with a concurrent of probably 7-10k at any given time

That’s about half what bfv had iirc

[runic prism]

Nahh 100k was at the launch bf2042 lost 90% of his playerbase

[ruby saffron]

That’s concurrent

Player base means how many people play monthly

[runic prism]

Owh

[ruby saffron]

I’d wager about a hundred thousand people play off and on right now

[runic prism]

So u mean now it has 10K players or something in total ?

[next onyx]

All games hit peak at launch but what matters it's the average mean.

[ruby saffron]

At any given time it probably has about 7 to 10 thousand online

Steam has 2 thousand of them at any given time at the moment

[runic prism]

Jup but it’s also not meant to lose a lot of players when it’s not even 1 year old

[ruby saffron]

It’s going back up on steam right now, hopefully it stays that way

[runic prism]

I think it’s more like 5K across all platforms

[ruby saffron]

Doubtful, consoles usually have the majority of battlefield players.

It’s the same with cod. Does dismal numbers on pc

Plus come may 5th or so Xbox is going to give the game a really big boost by putting it on game pass ultimate

[runic prism]

Yes

[ruby saffron]

At this point they should just make 2042 f2p but whatever

[runic prism]

It would’ve been even better if we could play with last gen. Maybe in 64 players matches

[runic prism]

Nah that’s gonna make everyone angry since we bought it for €80 or more

Maybe if it comes to the playstation pass in may

[ruby saffron]

At this point? I’m more interested in the games long term success

[vale gale]

i dont see any progesssion on my kills on rush weekly missions ive done it mutliple times already

[grizzled whale]

do it on the featured mode

[ruby saffron]

I’d rather have a game I can play than a 70$ paperweight

[vale gale]

is there a report channel here

i did do it in the featured mode

[grizzled whale]

then it should count

[vale gale]

it still says 0/10

[silk surge]

Nothing more fun than a solid jet round with AG missiles

[grizzled whale]

https://tenor.com/view/disgustang-disgusting-disgusteng-havinashet-shet-gif-12520181

[ruby saffron]

It must suck to be a solo mode player with how dice gimped the ai count three times in a row

[arctic grove]

the game is filled with bots

[open escarp]

I have never played a battle field game before, should I buy bf 2042 or bf 4

[arctic grove]

it's hard to find a real player at this point

[grizzled whale]

not really

[open escarp]

I have heard nothing good about bf2042, and nothing bad about bf 4

[grizzled whale]

ok cool

[glossy storm]

BF4. And maybe, after a few years, BF2042.

[hollow verge]

Buy bf1

[dusky blade]

ayyy the rumours say the game might go on gamepass

[ruby saffron]

May 5th yea

2042 is finally on track but it’s going to be a rough road

[grizzled whale]

emphasis on rumors

[sacred depot]

https://youtu.be/UgHTehCBLMg

this video perfectly sums up the game tbh

[grizzled whale]

https://tenor.com/view/superstore-amy-sosa-im-not-gonna-watch-it-im-not-going-to-watch-it-im-not-watching-that-gif-18269110

[sacred depot]

ignorance is bliss i guess

[upbeat sand]

Game defiantly needed at least 6months- 1 year before release

[clear quail]

we know man, we know

[sacred depot]

someone else should buy ea or dice

[ruby saffron]

I’m not sure why people want to give up on a game they should be demanding to be fixed, I mean did they not pay for it or what

[grizzled whale]

nah, its just that i dont care what other people think is wrong with the game

[upbeat sand]

Microsoft owns the world

[grizzled whale]

make up your own opinion

[clear quail]

angel says it again

[sacred depot]

EA are utterly incompetent and have no chance in redemption at this rate after so many failures

[glacial ingot]

How come when I own battlefield 5, it says I have to purchase it?

[ruby saffron]

#battlefield-legacy-titles

[upbeat sand]

Currently it's more about pleasing investors than the consumer

[sacred depot]

im sure the investors aren't pleased either at this moment in time

[ruby saffron]

4.0 changed a lot for the better, it’s on a decent track right now. The investors want the game to be finished according to the earnings call

[upbeat sand]

Welp least the game is improving

[ruby saffron]

Since yknow, a live service can’t exist if nobody plays it

[sacred depot]

its improving but at what cost lol

[ruby saffron]

It’s perfectly serviceable as of now

[sacred depot]

the 6 people playing 2042 will enjoy season 1

[ruby saffron]

Well as of now the player count is going up

[upbeat sand]

The cost is not having eastern front in bfv

[sacred depot]

the ultimate edition promised a years pass for seasonal content and from what we can see, all we'll get this year is season 1 and maybe a midseason update like how CoD does it

[ruby saffron]

I mean, they are rebuilding most of the game apparently

[upbeat sand]

I think it means4 seasons

[analog fractal]

BF2042 doesn't meet the live service criteria imo, game has been out for half a year and there's been no new content at all

[ruby saffron]

The data miners seem to show they want to have a full class system among other things, plus the map reworks

[upbeat sand]

When it eventually does and it's in 2 months basically

[sacred depot]

absolutely no chance for 2042 to get 4 seasons this year

hopefully season 1 has actual content and isn't just the regular bug fixes

[ruby saffron]

I’d rather them fix the game before stapling content into it

Imagine if they had stuck with launch day and just added even more broken shit

[sacred depot]

they fix it slowly every month with those small updates

[upbeat sand]

A years pass usually means 4 seasons since well you know, seasons

[sacred depot]

content updates have to be content updates and bug fixes have to be bug fixes

[ruby saffron]

Season one seems like they want to soft relaunch the game

It’s getting the reworks, probably a class system, new guns and maps.

[upbeat sand]

Game is still in its 0.0 pre 1.0 so yeah I think so

[ruby saffron]

I’ve been a fan since 1942, I’m tolerant of dice’s mistakes but season one is my make it or break it, if it sucks im done.

[analog fractal]

Well, the issue is that they're way too slow to fix this game

[ruby saffron]

4.0 fixed most of the issues, game works fine now

Is it good? Meh but does it work as intended? It does now

[analog fractal]

But the actual core design of this game is bad

That's the real issue

[upbeat sand]

If ea lets them have time to fix it it can be extremely good, but ea being ea will shut down the game in its prime and best state

[ruby saffron]

Again I’d rather it be functional than non functional with features that don’t fuckin work

[sacred depot]

it could be as dysfunctional as can be but have good core gameplay and it would be better recieved

[ruby saffron]

I dunno about that

[analog fractal]

Way too few guns, few maps and they're all mediocre or straight up bad, specialist system that is antithetical to BFs paper, rock, scissors class system etc

[sacred depot]

bf4.. a game with a dictionary defintion of a broken launch, launched with more weapons and content than it

at this point in its lifecycle, bf4 had 12 major content updates

[analog fractal]

BF4 was a phenomenal game at launch, its issue was the horrible bugs at launch

When it was fixed, the community loved the game

[ruby saffron]

Again they can have as many content patches in 2042 as they want but if the game is buggy as shit I’d refuse to play it

I’d rather them fix the game first, add shit later

[analog fractal]

The fact that BF4 got so much content while they fixed the game at the same time is incredible

Meanwhile BF2042 gets fuck all while they fix this game slow as crap

[sacred depot]

older games didnt have ea shove their noses into them

[analog fractal]

I'm not even sure what all the support studios even do for BF2042, they probably moved on

[sacred depot]

dice did their thing and ea did publishing

[ruby saffron]

Doubtful, the investors demanded they don’t abandon the game

They were pissed

[analog fractal]

I guess we'll see if they're serious about the game when Season 1 is shown

[sacred depot]

surprised there's still investors tbh

[ruby saffron]

If it goes anthem mode and gets ditched, I’m done with the franchise for good.

[sacred depot]

guys are wasting their money keeping that hunk of junk keep legal limits

[analog fractal]

So far, I'm not hopeful. Minimal changes made to 2 maps is all we know

[ruby saffron]

If I were dice I would shut my mouth and just bring the game to the table when it’s done, I’ve seen enough of their bullshit over the years

[analog fractal]

I guess that might be what they're doing

[ruby saffron]

If I see another fake ass gameplay trailer I’ll lose my mind

[analog fractal]

If we're lucky

[ruby saffron]

Ea is probably holding a gun to the studio, “fix the game or join visceral games and ghost games and pandemic studios and all the others cast into the vault”

BioWare is on thin ice as well

[silk surge]

19 caps and I didn't even get outstanding play. Wtf.

[ruby saffron]

It upsets me because I genuinely like 2042, I see so much potential

They better not mess up s1. Because there will be no s2 if they do

[tropic geyser]

I honestly like this game as well aside from the specialist system

But regardless I found the beta fun

[analog fractal]

I'd be over the moon if they actually shown passion about fixing and improving the game wirh season 1

Because I love BF and I want the franchise to thrive

[ruby saffron]

I’d they turn it around I’ll become the biggest dice shill out there

[analog fractal]

But DICE and EA are constantly testing their fans and not listening to us for some reason....

[ruby saffron]

But if they don’t? I’m done with it

It’s aggravating because 2042 has genuinely great moments

[umbral island]

Bro that General Grievous pfp is cursed

[ruby saffron]

Thanks, I made it

[umbral island]

Lol , it looks nice but also cursed at the same time

[ruby saffron]

It’s supposed to have like googly eyes

[umbral island]

Oh ok

[ruby saffron]

I’m really hoping to see classes return

[tropic geyser]

How is it that between Infinite, Vanguard and 2042, Vanguard is the one that pulled ahead

The cod community doesn't even like Vanguard

[ruby saffron]

Because cod fans have zero standards and will play a flaming turd

The bf community leaves until it’s fixed

[tropic geyser]

Eh, I think it's more that give them guns to level and camos to unlock they'll play anything

[ruby saffron]

I went back to 4 and 5 until 4.0, now I’m pretty happy

[tropic geyser]

They know what they want

I like the cod community, they're a pretty good vibe

Halo community makes me wish I wasn't a Halo fan

[ruby saffron]

See I can enjoy 2042, vanguard I cannot enjoy. That game is abysmal

It has the most broken spawns I have ever seen in a game

[tropic geyser]

oh yeah 100%

sometimes I'd spawn with an enemy looking at me

point blank standing in front of me

[ruby saffron]

Im hopeful 2042 can take this second wind and actually run with it, but I suppose even worst case there’s always the bot lobbies lol

[tropic geyser]

most of the cod players I talk to on their discord don't like Vanguard, they just play it because it's the most recent title and support for the games after 1 year is little to none

it's like playing the new expansion of your favourite game but it's shit

you don't like it but eh wait for the next one I guess

[ruby saffron]

Meanwhile it’s gonna be 4 years at least until the next bf

[tropic geyser]

yeah

[ruby saffron]

Buckle up boys, it’s gonna be a rough ride, but hopefully it’ll be a fun one in the end

[tiny imp]

Is going to be 4 seasons for bf 2042, right?

All 4 drops before 2023?

[ruby saffron]

Maybe.

Depends on if s1, ya know… works

[tiny imp]

okay

[cunning plume]

No content

[ruby saffron]

Hopefully things will work out for s1

[tropic geyser]

plot twist season 1 is delayed till 2042

[ruby saffron]

Now that would be immersive

[tropic geyser]

the name is literal

[ruby saffron]

I unironically think season 1 is the actual launch of the game and we have been playing early access

[grizzled whale]

i unironically heard that joke 47128 times before

[topaz field]

Ewww Angel face

[slim quiver]

The moment players realize new content and QOL fixes is the only thing coming, you will feel a lot better

Do not expect entire mechanical shifts

[ruby saffron]

I just want new guns lol

[tiny imp]

Yeah, Angel is the new face for a whole Battlefield Franchise

[ruby saffron]

The map reworks might be great, but gotta get more weapon variety

[tropic geyser]

I wonder if the game will go on sale for S1's launch

[edgy oriole]

yeah. they should be doing marketing and a sale

[tropic geyser]

I've decided I will pick up a copy of it cause what the hell, but I don't particularly feel like paying full price for it

[gray comet]

Hopefully they dont start 3 years from now

[glacial ingot]

All recent cod games are bed, warzone, it takes 3 years to kill somepne when thwy just one tap ypu, cold war still has way too many bugs, vangaurd, steals updates to cold war. I spent 50$ on cold war, i'm not buyihg vangaurd for the same price

[tropic geyser]

understandable

I hope MWII will be good since it's got a 2 year support lifespan instead of 1 year support but then again all their recent games within the past 5 years or so have had fairly abysmal launches

BO4 was a buggy mess, MW had no content, CW was a buggy mess and had no content, and Vanguard is just meh

[hardy leaf]

i had a bf2042 disc in my car, someone broke my car window and threw his disc in too and ran away

[gray comet]

MW was great by the time they’d added everything and balanced a bit

[tropic geyser]

I think I've heard something like that before lol

[gray comet]

Then it got totally abandoned and fell into complete disorder.

[cedar turtle]

There's a new game coming out called Leap

I'll play Leap with you

[gray comet]

By the time I stopped playing it, maps stopped fully loading, NATO operators were rendering as Russians, there was blatant and open cheating, weapon models stopped appearing on screen, and I could barely load into matches

[tropic geyser]

mhm, that's simultaniosly the best and worse thing about the cod series, A) it means there's always content to look forward to and even now the community is considerably active when compared to BF and Halo but B) it means if there's one entry you particularly like you really only have a year to enjoy it before it gets abandoned

[hardy leaf]

whos the publisher behind it

[tropic geyser]

ok, the game has improved a lot since that point

[gray comet]

What, MW??

[tropic geyser]

yeah

[cedar turtle]

Blue Isle

[tropic geyser]

I mean there's still cheaters but less so since they added an anti-cheat

and for PC at least they fixed up quite a few UI and loading bugs

can't vouch for console though

[grizzled whale]

i mean, ricochet bans more legit players than hackers

[gray comet]

MW had some great game modes. 64p infected, infected at night with 20 seconds of NVGs, 12v12 search and destroy, etc

[cedar turtle]

Yep

[tropic geyser]

it's a special anti cheat

I'm not gonna say "omg guys they added an anti cheat game's fixed now it's amazing again"

[gray comet]

Nope

[tropic geyser]

but from playing it recently it seems to be in a better state than what it was like a year ago

[wet urchin]

Is there no one playing this game anymore? lmao, I cant even find a game

[gray comet]

Whats your region

[wet urchin]

EU

[crisp junco]

What mode?

[gray comet]

That may be your issue

[wet urchin]

Literally any, I get into games with like 8 people

And no one joins to fill up the games

[tropic geyser]

oh shit, I just realized since I'm AU 2042 might be too dead for me to enjoy anyway

[crisp junco]

Its pretty dead ya

Either that or the matchmaking is fucked

[tropic geyser]

probably both tbh

[ruby saffron]

Don’t bots fill up games anyways

[runic prism]

Im level 89 and it takes a couple matches to level up pff(8-10 matches)

Im getting around 14-18K xp

[grizzled whale]

thats a skill issue

[wet urchin]

Wtf is this shit, theres only 1 game in the entire server pool and its fucking hourglass

[runic prism]

Noi€e

[soft swallow]

Cod MW is everything but not balanced

Weapon imbalance is the only cause I stopped playing with it

[ruby saffron]

What region?

[grizzled whale]

whats the best g57 loadout

[uncut bay]

extended mags, burst, profit

[soft swallow]

At this point I think that EU servers are the most populated

[arctic grove]

Bro why does this game suck so bad

Mfkerz couldn't make bf4 again with bfv graphics

[edgy oriole]

good

[arctic grove]

no.

[gaunt swift]

Ayo why isint me killing man in rush count?

[edgy oriole]

why would i want a 35 year old game again lol

[uncut bay]

poor management, infamously difficult engine, money

[arctic grove]

Because it's good

[gaunt swift]

Ive done so much of the weekly mission in portal but none of it is counting. The FUK?

[arctic grove]

Sadly

[gaunt swift]

And theres no rush in all out warfare to my knowlegde.

[edgy oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/no-bugs-bunny-nope-gif-14359850

[arctic grove]

wrong.

[arctic grove]

br0 u must be a fortnite player

[edgy oriole]

i did get 2 kills in fortnite on the switch a few years ago

br are trash af tho. only played bc at my buddy house they all were playing and they forced me. pubg was only good br.

[arctic grove]

BR trash indeed

[runic prism]

Ok so i joined 3 matches in 30min nice

I join a match that is almost over fucking

[tropic geyser]

I liked Minecraft Hunger Games back in 2014

never thought it would be what every other game wanted to be

[low timber]

9 833 more damage to Boris T1
Most likely wont make it before Flashback Conquest leaves again.

[upbeat sand]

Mario 99 limited time switch online is where its at

[edgy oriole]

good luck. he was the hardest for me to t1

[low timber]

He would be my 5th specialist at T1.

[edgy oriole]

turret sucks so bad and its so weak. had to be lucky and hope people that dont pay attention to their surroundings would run face first into the turret for 4 seconds just for it to start shooting at them.

[low timber]

Next might do Paik as her new passive makes it easy, then Falck most likely.

[edgy oriole]

and even that may not work bc it take 6 shots to blow it up.

[low timber]

Thats why I’ve been running with the repair torch

And don’t forget the instant explode bug on the turret.

[edgy oriole]

honest question. have you even put it down and it immediately blows up?

[low timber]

Lol

[edgy oriole]

well that answers my question

[low timber]

once 5 times in a row

I did leave the server after that

[edgy oriole]

i remmember when the game released i was all up in chat trying to figure out who tf was blowing it up i was like "what specialist blows up turrets right away" nobody answered

[low timber]

Btw, hat does the Sentry Operator actually do?? Ive heard that some say it increases its range and fire rate and some say it just targets the same person you are shooting at. And both of those options sound underwhelming especially when the range is only 3m.

[edgy oriole]

I think it just makes it overall better, faster spot, shooting.

[low timber]

And ingame description only says:

more effective.

[edgy oriole]

like if its by itself it would beep, ........, shoot and if you are next to it it will beep, .., shoot.

[uncut bay]

the environment does way too much damage, feels like no matter where i stand i'm in danger of dying from something that explodes or electrocutes me

whose idea was it to make it so cover can fucking damage you

[edgy oriole]

I kinda like the electrocute enviro. reduces camping and forces them to make a play instead of sitting there. *specifically on renewal.

[uncut bay]

all it's done for me is force me into the open where i get shot immediately and die

[upbeat sand]

And then there are the zip line tower shits

[low timber]

But as I’ve been using the repair torch lately, i think it need an indirect buff, so if I ping an friendly vehicle while its on my hand and the vehicle is damaged, I wont request pick up but tell I’m coming to repair.

[edgy oriole]

Im a gamer that pays attention to my surroundings so tower people dont bother me. specifically the sundances. i love seeing them fly so slow trying to flank just for me to look up and pop them

[edgy oriole]

ive noticed that they decreased the overheat time. (i think) compared to launch it seems like i can repair way faster than before.

[upbeat sand]

I think the Gvt needs a buff

Since there's just better options overall

[uncut bay]

holy shit i just hit the sickest clip and then got the secret pbx reload

what a feat

[upbeat sand]

Now you only need to get every apex heirloom 1 after another in a row

[low timber]

Ive noticed that it won’t repair sometimes, like when my Wildcat was half health and i repaired to over heat and it still didn’t go to max.

[uncut bay]

goddamn i wish i had image perms to send the clip, genuinely one of the best pro gamer moments i've had

[tiny imp]

I have never done completed weekly mission except one, mckay cowboy skin

[edgy oriole]

i havent noticed that on land vehicles only air when that happens. like a buggy repair.

[low timber]

I also got the secret PBX reload, was aimed in and the clip just popped in front of the sight.

[gray comet]

Hence the “a bit”

[edgy oriole]

ive done all 20 of them

[gray comet]

I recall they did nerf some stuff and buff some others, like slugs and whatnot

[low timber]

SWS-10 skin best so far.

[soft swallow]

Reminds me Valorant where they nerf bad operators and buff the op once

[gray comet]

I dont recall any of that, per say. I remember hearing about that one wetsuit bitch getting indirectly nerfed because of the lighting getting improved, and I also remember the AS VAL getting slightly weaker too

[wanton magnet]

So the shoot down sentinel for Irish stops 40 mm and 50 mm cannons but not 30mm? Curious, I kept getting destroyed by Boltes even when I have the sentinel down.

[low timber]

It blocks 40mm and 50mm?

So far the only vehicle projectile I’ve seen it ”block” was nightbirds anti infantry missiles as i got the xp from it, but the missiles still broke the APS.

But that was loooong ago

[wanton magnet]

Oh, well I’ve been using it and yeah when I see the hind or condor with their 50mm I just put the sentinel down and they can’t kill me.

Also worked on the MAV. Blocked all the shots

[uncut bay]

just found out that sometimes your specialist will name another specialist in your squad. Requested orders and sundance said "i need an order, mackay"

[low timber]

What about wildcat? It also has 40mm and 57mm

[wanton magnet]

But boltes nope, just get slaughtered 🤷🏼‍♂️

[wanton magnet]

Not sure gotta test it.

[low timber]

I don’t think it’ll even block normal tank shells

[edgy oriole]

it does

ive had teammates that put 2 trophy infront of a vehicle as it camps.

[low timber]

Then its been buffed, once got a tank shell to the dome even inside the APS zone.

[arctic grove]

Man this ice pick camo kinda goes hard tbh🥵🥵

[edgy oriole]

it couldve been rao hacked or drone emp'd before tank shot. ive done that for a tank teammate before too.

[gray comet]

My guess would be that they’re too high velocity maybe? 30mm can be zooming but 40x46mm grenades are pretty slow, like <100m/s

[low timber]

Drone, possibly. Hacked, no chance.

But i don’t remember seeing it spark.

[gray comet]

Could just be a 2042 moment

[ruby saffron]

The game is clawing it’s way back from its shallow grave but it’s got the grip of the devil itself holding its heels

[edgy oriole]

literal definition of cringe is what you just typed.

[ruby saffron]

Ea is dragging it back to being dead with its zero communication stance

[mental delta]

Lol their startegy of 0 communication with players is the shit that killed the game

They took us for fools by not giving any infos about the game, they are getting what they deserve

[ruby saffron]

I’m giving them one more chance with s1, I’ve been a fan since 1942 and my patience is ice thin now

[slate meadow]

When are they going to fix the exiting vehicles bug

[mental delta]

Me too because I am patient but it's like they are mocking us lol

They didn't even give any info about season 1, no date, no pictures and 0 infos about the content

[ruby saffron]

Give me the 2 new maps and the guns, if they play well I’ll be happy

[mental delta]

At this point they just think we are dumb

[mental delta]

I don't know if they are clever enough to understand we need at least 2 new maps

[ruby saffron]

We know we have at least one for normal mp and one for portal

Perhaps more, they keep adding files referring to “locker”

[slate meadow]

Two maps?

[mental delta]

But we need at least 2 maps in AOW

[ruby saffron]

It’s possible they just don’t want to talk about it and just get it ready to go first

[mental delta]

I mean portal is cool but who gives a fuck about it it's kinda deserted anyway so they should just add at least 2 maps in AOW

[mental delta]

Yes it's more intelligent than talking about it like they did for the main game but release shit finally, however we still need infos to be satisfied

[ruby saffron]

If I see another fake ass gameplay trailer I’ll be done for good, I’d rather see actual changes

[mental delta]

Fake gameplay trailer ?

[ruby saffron]

The first gameplay trailer for 2042 was completely bogus

[hearty flame]

I dont think we've had areal gameplay trailer since 3? or 1

[arctic grove]

The one on hourglass?

[ruby saffron]

Yeah

The one that yknow… looked good

[hearty flame]

You can tell it was fakeish because the elevators didnt desync everyone

[arctic grove]

Pretty sure that can happen in game except that one part of calling in a quad

[mental delta]

Yes and even lying on the actual gameplay

[arctic grove]

Ngl you can probably say that to every other trailers featuring gameplay

[fierce imp]

battlefield trailer overhyped the game imo

[mental delta]

Lol it completely did

We all thought the game would be good while it completely sucked at launch

[uncut bay]

what did they lie about in the gameplay trailer?

[ruby saffron]

That the game worked

[arctic grove]

I feel like the game’s working rn, atleast for a console peasant like me

[ruby saffron]

Now the game is in a somewhat decent state it’s fine, is it enough no

[mental delta]

Lol pretty accurate

[uncut bay]

the game did work, and not showing bugs in a gameplay trailer is pretty typical

i mean we literally saw frame drops in it lol

[ruby saffron]

But it’s player base is fucking barren because the game was a total bug fest at launch that failed to even meet the lowest expectations, and now that it’s alright it’s at such a knife edge that it cannot afford another failure

[uncut bay]

that it is

[ruby saffron]

Season one is like atlas carrying the franchise on its back, if they drop the ball it’s done

[arctic grove]

I’m gonna miss Angel’s voice lines in the future😔

[mental delta]

They are dumb enough to release more skins than actual content

[hearty flame]

the memes will never go away though

[mental delta]

I do not I hope this mf dies in season 1

[ruby saffron]

They have a chance they better not waste it

[arctic grove]

Dayum chill man

[mental delta]

This is Dice

[mental delta]

He has to die or to become mute

[arctic grove]

It’s just a game, why u have to be mad

[mental delta]

I play Angel all the time but I need him to die

[gray comet]

Don’t be sad, this is just how it works out sometimes

[ruby saffron]

I can see the game getting popular if they do it right, and I can see it hitting 100 concurrent players if they don’t

[gray comet]

I want to beat him to death with a lead pipe ngl

[arctic grove]

Nah man he’s the best character we’re just too nieve to see it

[hearty flame]

I dont see 2042 getting popular. itll be another hardline in the series

[mental delta]

I actually never thought about that thank for this great idea

[ruby saffron]

Popular is subjective at this point, 2000 concurrent players on steam is abysmal

[gray comet]

5.5months after release too

[mental delta]

Yes he's not arrogant at least but he's so cringe

[arctic grove]

Debatable

[ruby saffron]

If they play the cards right I can see concurrent players around 10k maybe hell just make it f2p at season one, I truly don’t care anymore

I just want a game that feels complete

[mental delta]

We have to wait like at least 8 months after release to get content while this is supposed to be a live-service

[arctic grove]

Uhh 1 month* actually

[mental delta]

?

[vale pier]

Only thing that could save this game would be going a no man's sky

[ruby saffron]

Thankfully season one is close, unless dice has a dice moment and delays it again

[arctic grove]

Season 1 starts in June

[hearty flame]

We've seen dices content pacing with V. and we know that the current dice is worse than V dice so Im not expecting too much from s1

[mental delta]

It could be july or august because they said summer and do not give a fuck about us

[runic prism]

@vast folio Yo u was in my match lol

[ruby saffron]

At least the player count is stable now, I can’t see it dropping to pre April patch lows

for now

Still at least better than hardline’s 200 player count peak

[runic prism]

Well on playstation it’s still alive

[robust stratus]

ah yes compare it to the game that is 7 years old and rereleased on a platfrom it wasnt originally on

it didnt come out on steam until recently like the last year or so. It was origin only for a while

it came out on steam 5 years after its initial pc release date

[uncut bay]

my hatred for armor plates grows stronger

[tidal hare]

ngl, kinda wish we have some obrez type gun in 2042

[ruby saffron]

It’s more of a joke that the most hyped release of the franchise scrapes numbers of a game that was a port released years after it came out on a platform it was never meant for.

[gaunt swift]

Ayo how do i get the 10 enemies in rush mission?

[near hare]

by playing rush and killing 10 people

[pearl zenith]

lol

[uncut bay]

not tracking for some people, rip if that's the case for you

[gaunt swift]

Ive killed like 30-40 people at this time in the ripple effect offical portal mode. Doesn't count.

Neither do any of the other two when i do them in portal mode

[edgy oriole]

have you done the other challenges already? last week sometimes it wouldnt track but you could still unlock the skin.

[copper fulcrum]

First time I did all the weekly challenges in a single match ngl

[uncut bay]

this vehicle exit bug is driving me insane

[soft swallow]

This month 4.1?

[soft swallow]

My keyboard be like : E E E E E E E E E E E E

[gaunt swift]

Oh its a bug. I thought it was just my shitty internet

[edgy oriole]

i wanna say its server lag. from what i noticed is that im not the only one having that problem at that point in time.

[runic prism]

Yeah i keep having that lag symbol

[grave prism]

someone called mav in on the big ship being dismantled in that map in india, think they were tryna get it up top where people snipe from but it fell off and got stuck sideways and nobody could jump out. people kept spawning on it not realising, nobodysaid anything in chat it was so beast

[thick copper]

is there a quick button to switch between variations of your "special persons" ability? or do we just have to hold T and switch that way?

[edgy oriole]

what variation of ability?

oh nvm i know what you talking about i dont remember tbh

if anyone knows he prolly talking about irish.

[tepid agate]

I just got reminded of a quote the EA CEO said about battlefield before realising it:

"The next addition of Battlefield takes all the destruction, player agency, vehicles and weapon combat that the franchise is known for and elevated it to another level"

💔

[uncut bay]

if you press the ability button it'll cycle without needing to use the plus menu @thick copper

[thick copper]

that was the first thing i did and it didnt do it

[uncut bay]

well, it should work

[silk surge]

There's almost no point in selecting jet if you're on the American side. The SU-57 is just so immensely better at dogfighting compared to F35 Panther because of it's turning speed.

I literally haven't lost a single dogfight on SU-57 today.

[slate meadow]

the amount if times i get locked into a vehicle and no matter the amoutn of times i smash e it wont let me leave is a joke
[5:55 PM]
is it a bug or a network code issue?

[pearl zenith]

bug

[pine roost]

They were changed so they are now the same rates

[vale pier]

Just found out the major stuttering issue that happens on Xbox still isn't fixed. Massive issue since launch. DICE really are useless.

[tiny imp]

one map season 1

[pine roost]

well we don't know that for sure. If that is the case I will be severely disappointed but I don't see how it's possible for them to only have made a single map after almost a year

[fossil rain]

Bruh vehicle campers are the worst for both sides

[arctic grove]

Think they’re supposed to have 2 new maps per season

[fossil rain]

Oh wait wrong bf chat

[elder patrol]

No no, you have a point

[arctic grove]

Yea all they gotta do is go forward it’s not that hard

[amber kelp]

I think we'd have heard about a 2nd map right?

[fossil rain]

Like bruh I’m not even talking about enemy vehicle campers, I have that one teammate that took the only tank on our team and just sit on a hill

[mental delta]

2 maps ?

I would say at least 3 with 2 portal maps

Or they are really mocking us

[amber kelp]

we are likely getting 1 map

[uncut bay]

other priorities would make it hard to create several new maps. Regardless, i'll be surprised if we get more than one map for aow and portal

[mental delta]

Also considering the next update will only comes with season 1

[arctic grove]

Idk saw some tweet a while ago saying what amount of content each season is suppose to have

[uncut bay]

there will be an update in may

[amber kelp]

with how much of a PR hellhole this game has been, there is no reason they would not have mentioned a second map

[mental delta]

Yes that wouldn't surprise me but that would be unfair

[amber kelp]

nothing about this game's release has been fair to anyone. Not the players and not the devs

[mental delta]

Do you have the tweet

[arctic grove]

Nope

[amber kelp]

It was a tom henderson tweet a while ago.

[mental delta]

About what ?

[uncut bay]

fixes? Same as all the other ones probably

[fossil rain]

I am laughing, so the vehicle camper is so blissfully unaware of the 16 mines his squadmates placed under his vehicle.

[mental delta]

Lol so many updates about fixes and so few about content

[uncut bay]

...would you rather they add new content while the game is still broken? They need to have priorities, and fixing before adding is the best way to do it

[mental delta]

The game should be fixed since the release

[uncut bay]

yeah, but it wasn't. No use crying over spilled milk

[mental delta]

It's really bad they still have to make fix updates like 7 months after release

[vale pier]

given them chance, we're talking about small indie dev dice

[lament plank]

wow im so glad now that as casper, my drone can be taken out by homing sundance grenades from 100m away. wow what a great idea. or literally any rocket system can now suddenly kill it. bad enough these devs stuck its range into the grave, but yeah sure make its hit box bigger thatll stop the c5 drones, not just a patch that makes c5 disapear when placed near a drone. that would take actual effort on part of the devs

[mental delta]

Yes we should have more consideration for these indie dev, their budget is low and the dev team is really tiny

[arctic grove]

Yes we should appreciate their perseverance in getting this game into shape. Even though they’re just a small indie dev, they have a very strong will

[amber kelp]

TBF these live service issues seem to be an industry wide problem. Both Halo Infinite and TW Warhammer 3 seem to be having the exact same live service issues. Of all the live service games released in the last half year only cod seems to have their shit together

[arctic grove]

Even then I just can’t get myself to play that game.

[mental delta]

Yes really, we should also pay attention to the amount of perseverance in the game's lore, like the game's story is so dense and developed

[amber kelp]

oh neither can I. it looks like shit

[mental delta]

Yes live-service isn't a good system for players and neither for games, only big video games firms get benefits from that

[vale pier]

It's funny how an actual indie dev (hello games) somehow did more fixes and updates to their game in the first 6 months than a AAA studio

[mental delta]

What is their game ?

[vale pier]

No Man's Sky

[tiny imp]

elden ring?

[amber kelp]

not necessarily. Some of the most impactful and long lasting games ever made have been using a live service system. The issue is when live service is used to justify an incomplete game, and when the updates exist more to sell battlepasses than to make the game better.

[arctic grove]

Man what a complete 180

[tiny imp]

Dying light 2