Battlefield 2042 Season 1 is currently set for release in early June.

DICE‘s troubled title Battlefield 2042 finally has a release date for it’s battle pass-style upcoming Season 1 update. Early June is the time but it can’t ever be set in stone with the quite frankly horrible start to Battlefield’s life cycle. Even before release this game has been in a downward spiral, with the open beta last summer that gave everyone access to try the game early being pretty much unplayable to multiple delays to the initial release date of the game Battlefield has taken many many hits but DICE and EA are trying to turn this around with multiple hotfixes and patches to build up to the release of Season 1.

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Season 1 is DICE and EA‘s attempt to copy the unbelievable success of Fortnite and Call of Duty Warzone‘s battle pass, a live service with plenty of features and unlockables for gamers to earn whilst playing with friends and against others in online competitive modes. Battlefield 2042 has taken such a reputation hit over the last 6 months with players leaving in droves with the PC edition of the game dropping below 1,000 concurrent players in April, a truly shocking amount from such a popular run of titles, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1, 4 and 5 all being massive successes for DICE and their publisher EA.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson was quoted last week.

This is one of the great franchises of our industry, built by one of the great teams in the industry, and our expectations are it’s going to continue to grow and be a really important part of our portfolio for many, many years to come.

This comes after many fans suggesting that EA and DICE have given up the crumbling franchise after flagship Halo Infinite was released with fans loving the newest addition to the long running franchise. Andrew Wilson had denied claims that Halo Infinite made Battlefields issues look more prominent after Halo’s impromptu release of a free multiplayer for all Xbox players.

Through all the stumbles EA are hell bent on sticking with Battlefield 2042 with multiple quality of life updates and listening to fans requests to add features that were expected such as a dynamic leaderboard to check on your stats mid-game(something that should’ve been featured since release). So does the future finally look bright for Battlefield 2042.

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Battlefield 2042 has had a rough few months since its launch. Its scrapped a lot of series staple features, it doesn’t run well (to the point that cheat developers have abandoned the game), and its player base is consistently lower than that of Battlefield five, the also maligned previous entry in the series. Hell, the game doesnt even have a scoreboard and will only be getting one in February.

Industry insider Tom Henderson on Twitter is painting an even bleaker picture of this game. In one tweet he stated:

“For those asking, I dont know whats going on at the moment with Battlefield 2042 because I dont think *they* know whats going on. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place and it’s going to be genuinely difficult (if not impossible) to fix the game.”

For those asking, I don't know what's going on at the moment on #Battlefield2042 because I don't think *they* know what's going on. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place and it's going to be genuinely difficult (if not impossible) to fix the game.

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) January 18, 2022

He went on to say, regarding EA’s upcoming earnings call:

“We’ll probably get the following on the game during their earnings call on Feb 1st “BF2042 failed to meet expectations on launch, but we have a strong live service planned which we will announce soon” – But I’m hoping analysts will put pressure on EA to get answers.”

We'll probably get the following on the game during their earnings call on Feb 1st "BF2042 failed to meet expectations on launch, but we have a strong live service planned which we will announce soon" – But I'm hoping analysts will put pressure on EA to get answers.

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) January 18, 2022

This is the same sort of statement said about Anthem before its cancellation and closure, so thinks are really looking down for the struggling game.

Later, Tom Henderson would return with even more news, saying that EA is disappointed with how Battlefield 2042 has performed, and may even be looking into taking the game to be free to play to some extent. Originally saying more would come the next day, it was actually 2 days later that Henderson would post a youtube video to his channel titled “BATTLEFIELD 2042 FREE TO PLAY? – Player Numbers, Analyst Opinions. Legal Consultation, and MORE!”. You can check out the video here.

It should be noted that even if this ends up true then this isn’t necessarily the whole game going free to play, maybe just a part of it like the portal mode for example.

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It doesn’t look like Santa Claus will be on the front line after all…

We reported yesterday that you can expect Christmas-themed skins to be added to Battlefield 2042 this holiday, following a leak on social media.

Well, I am sorry to tell you that DICE has come out today and squashed the rumours via their official Twitter account. “Development for Live Service requires us to work months in advance and enables us to have options when we reach key moments in our first year,” DICE stated, explaining that the skins were developed as options–an option it’s not taking.

“Today, we have other priorities, and so whilst we have the skins, we presently have no plans to utilize all of them this Holiday,” the studio concluded.

DICE also mentioned that it will create “unique cosmetics for single-time use in special Battlefield Portal modes,” so players may encounter mode-locked cosmetics in the future.

However, while players can’t get the controversial skins and go around spreading holiday cheer as a murderous Santa Claus, DICE did promise opportunities to obtain other skins. Starting the week of December 6, players can complete objectives to earn new skins and new items. Every week, there will be a new skin to unlock until Season 1.

Separately, we'll be starting our weekly missions next week where you'll be challenged to complete objectives, and be rewarded with new skins

Once earned, you'll gain new items for your Collection and we'll have new skins available to unlock each week on the road to Season One pic.twitter.com/TXNJcAhJWC

— Battlefield Direct Communication (@BattlefieldComm) December 2, 2021

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EA. Honey. Baby. Comrade. I’m not saying we need to talk about branding… Because we don’t, I hope Battlefield fans enjoy the good news… On the shared universe front, at least.

EA: Out with the old, in with the new.

A Gamespot report shows that the Battlefield publishers at EA want to release more Battlefield titles with shared characters and connected storylines, ala the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Other plans for the company include Oscar Gabrielson (general manager of DICE) being set to leave EA.

Vince Zampella (co-founder of Respawn Entertainment) is now the official overseer of the Battlefield franchise. Marcus Lehto (of Halo design fame) is also going to be in charge of a new studio in Seattle with the aim of making greater narratives for the Battlefield series.

Zampella, when asked in the Gamespot interview, stated the new plans for improving Battlefield are not, I repeat, NOT an attempt to deflect from the fact that Battlefield 2042 has had a relatively unsuccessful launch, likely due to having more bugs than an entomologist’s personal fire ant reserve. “We will continue to evolve and grow Battlefield 2042, and we’ll explore new kinds of experiences and business models along the way”, Zampella claims.

Fawzi Mesmar (head of design at DICE who worked on Battlefield and Star Wars Battlefront games) has also reportedly left the company shortly after Battlefield 2042 released, a work email showing he had wanted to leave for some time.

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“We couldn’t be more passionate about this game and will be supporting and evolving it for years to come” – According to DICE. In response to player feedback on Battlefield 2042 criticisms of bugs, empty maps, lack of a leader board and other assorted tidbits of Tom-foolery.

Back to the shared universe:

“In this universe, the world is interconnected with shared characters and narrative. This universe is also built with our community as we harness the power of Portal and user generated content that puts creativity in the hands of our players” – Vince Zampella.

It’s possible Lehto may also have a hand in developing the upcoming Battlefield mobile game set for 2022 release. EA also claimed to be putting Zampella in charge of overseeing development of a new game by Ripple Effect (formerly DICE LA). There’s currently no explicit mention of the new game being in the Battlefield series.

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Following a smaller update back on November 25th, Battlefield 2042 is getting a much more substantial change today. Titled Update #3 (very creative), the patch includes a laundry list of fixes and changes to the game to address the numerous bugs and glitches the game has been experiencing, as well as the ability to play Rush using the Battlefield portal.

Rush is a classic mode in the Battlefield Franchise, but it was initially left out of 2042 until now. The mode involves players planting bombs on objectives in the games all out warfare maps though battlefield portal. Challenges are also making a return with this update, although they will be different to those seen in battlefield 3 and 4. Instead of unlocking guns, challenges reward players with XP. However, people who finish all 3 weekly challenges will get a cosmetic reward.

The update should help with stability issues, with map improvements totaling to “over 150 individual fixes, small changes and improvements” and some of the games more… odd bugs, like one that would stop missile countermeasures in vehicles from working, have been resolved.

Like the last patch, this one also comes with some quality of life fixes. Players should now find it easier to customize their weapons thanks to the Streamlined collection screen, and also the UI has been decluttered in game. However, Legacy features like voice chat and post game scoreboards have been left out of this patch.

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One patch landed yesterday (November 25th), the next will arrive in early December.

Battlefield 2042 hasn’t quite hit the ground running as EA DICE would have hoped. Amidst issues with bugs and glitches, it has received a wealth of negative feedback on Steam. However, despite all that, it is one of the platforms most played games, with the title already hitting “millions” of players.

EA DICE is definitely not sitting back and doing nothing, however. They have constantly been working on bringing small patches, fixing various issues within the game. Now, the most sizable patch yet is dropping today.

Yesterday’s update – named update two, follows the day one patch launched a week after the game was widely available (look, video game launches are complicated now) and introduces balancing and performance tweaks.

Among them is improving how revives work on the field, nerfing the hovercraft and nightbird, improving the respawn system, and fixing the overstated shot dispersion that has made Battlefield 2042’s gunplay feel so shoddy. Some of the game’s assault rifles have an incredibly high spread that prevents players from firing accurately within the weapon’s range. To address that problem, the game’s weapon spread while zoomed and moving will be reduced, and accuracy while zoomed and stationery has been increased.

The third update, which comes out next month, goes much deeper, introducing fixes for the interface, maps, matchmaking and progression. Overall, the update will include a suite of quality of life changes. For instance, the game will have new markers to make newly-unlocked items easier to find and streamline the UI for managing weapon attachments. Players will start getting weekly missions when this patch launches, which gives them a set of challenges to complete with a cosmetic reward. There’s a comprehensive list on EA’s official Battlefield blog that goes into full detail should you want to know more.

Sadly, neither of the two updates add a voice chat mechanic. Hopefully, this will be added at some point down the line.

In other news, October and November have seen some big next-gen titles released, including Call of Duty: Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, and Left 4 Dead’s spiritual successor, Back 4 Blood. You can again purchase all of these titles, as well as pre-ordering Elden Ring and any other games from our Go2Games website.

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Another sizable patch is due to hit next month…

Battlefield 2042 hasn’t quite hit the ground running as EA DICE would have hoped. Amidst issues with bugs and glitches, it has received a wealth of negative feedback on Steam. However, despite all that, it is one of the platforms most played games, with the title already hitting “millions” of players.

EA DICE is definitely not sitting back and doing nothing, however; they have been working constantly bringing small patches, fixing various issues within the game. Now, the most sizable patch yet is dropping today.

Today’s update – named update two, following the day one patch that launched a week after the game was widely available (look, video game launches are complicated now) – instead of introducing balancing and performance tweaks.

Key amongst them is improving how revives work on the field, nerfing the hovercraft and nightbird, an improved respawn system and a fix to the overstated shot dispersion that has made Battlefield 2042’s gunplay feel so shoddy.

The third update, which comes out next month, goes much deeper, introducing fixes for the interface, maps, matchmaking and progression. There’s a comprehensive list on EA’s official Battlefield blog that goes into impressive detail should you want to know more.

In other news, October and November have seen some big next-gen titles released, including Call of Duty: Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, and Left 4 Dead’s spiritual successor, Back 4 Blood. You can again purchase all of these titles, as well as pre-ordering Elden Ring and any other games from our Go2Games website.

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This had allegedly been planned for some time.

The head of design of EA DICE’s just-launched Battlefield 2042 title is reportedly leaving the company.

This is apparently not sudden. As per a report by VGC yesterday, he had been planning to leave the studio “for some time” once Battlefield 2042 shipped earlier this month.

Mesmar has served as EA DICE’s head of design for both shooter franchises since 2019, where he oversaw groups of developers totalling north of 80 personnel. Before this, however, Mesmar was a studio director at King, the mobile developer famed primarily for making Candy Crush.

Internal emails seen by VGC also revealed that a succession plan for Mesmar at EA DICE has been in discussion for quite some time. “While Oskar [Gabrielson, studio GM] and myself have been discussing my succession plans for some time – and it will be announced in due course – we opted to delay this communication till after launch to keep the focus – rightfully so – on the game we’ve been putting a monumental amount of effort on,” an email from Mesmar reveals.

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Battlefield 2042 will be receiving some much needed tweaks to its Assault Rifles and Bloom in the near future, following fan complaints. The games launch has been rough, with overwhelmingly negative player reviews and gameplay issues, but it has recently come out from the developers that 2 of the bigger pain points are in the works to be fixed.Dice has been responding to fans via twitter on the issue of 2042s assault riffle and bloom performance. According to players, the issue is that Bloom or bullet dispersion is way off, causing a lackluster gaming experience.

Bloom in this case is referring to Bullet deviation. In most FPS games, where a round actually goes will be randomised within an area dictated by your crosshair, with this area also increasing if you hold down the trigger or fire quickly with automatic weapons. Not all games use bloom, some used fixed recoil patterns which mean that your bullets will always go to the right place, but if you hold down the trigger your gun will recoil in a realistic manner.

2042 uses bloom, and the issue is that its over exaggerated. You can aim and fire at an opponent, but the likely hood of you actually hitting is low, lower if you hold down the trigger. Battlefield’s main competitor, Cod Vanguard, is much tamer in this regard.

Florian “DRUNKKZ3” Le Bihan, one of Dice’s leading designers, stated “Dispersion/Spread/Bloom has been a thing in all past BF games, it’s important for weapons variety and balance as well as creating value for attachments. It shouldn’t be a problem unless it’s too much or increasing too rapidly, which is the problem today that is being looked at”. They also stated that changes hve been made on DICE’s end in preparation for the two following updates, such as Balancing hovercraft videos. Right now, there is no date on when those updates will drip, but it is expected “over the next 30 days”

Bloom is far from the only issue with Battlefield 2042. Bugs are everywhere and the game has also made some controversial decisions.

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DICE inform us they are miles ahead of where Battlefield V was at this point.

In a blog post announcing forthcoming changes to the military FPS, DICE said, “It’s only a few days past our global launch, and there are already millions of you playing Battlefield 2042.”

The studio added that Battlefield 2042 has reached “almost twice” as many players at this point compared to 2018’s Battlefield V. “So first, thank you to all of you–how you’re playing and what you’re creating in the game is amazing and beyond our expectations.”

For comparison, Battlefield V sold about 7.3 million copies over its first two months. This is a gigantic result, but it was below EA’s own expectations for the game. Battlefield 2042 reaching more players at this point in its lifecycle compared to Battlefield V suggests sales might be better, but EA has not announced any specific figures yet.

The “millions” figure that EA disclosed likely counts people who played the 10-hour trial on EA Play/Game Pass Ultimate, in addition to those who bought the game outright.

While Battlefield 2042 is being embraced by millions, the game hasn’t been without its issues. DICE recently outlined the many changes it plans to make to Battlefield 2042 to help improve the experience. The launch is just the beginning, as DICE said it intends to support Battlefield 2042 for “years to come.”

In other news, October and November have seen some big next-gen titles released, including Call of Duty: Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, and Left 4 Dead’s spiritual successor, Back 4 Blood. You can again purchase all of these titles, as well as pre-ordering Elden Ring and any other games from our Go2Games website.

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