Battlefield 2042

ktulu123 · 09-06-2021 4:25pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

I expected C4 on the quad tbh

THERE BETTER BE C4 IN THIS GAME!!!

Trailer was class, looking forward to this now.

Spear · 09-06-2021 4:27pm

So single player is dropped. A little surprised at that, but focussing on the MP is still better.

iColdFusion · 09-06-2021 4:30pm

They seemed to be trying to tick too many fan favorite boxes like Damavand peak, Shanghai Tower, rendezook, there was one good city map with helicopters in the past too.
Disappointed by a lack of destruction on show and will be very disappointed if no single player is confirmed, hope they at least do some sort of co-op mode.

djan · 09-06-2021 4:31pm

Spear wrote: »

So single player is dropped. A little surprised at that, but focussing on the MP is still better.

Strange move, all right. There was some beautiful missions with epic moment like the Jet mission, Shanghai and basically all of BF1. Would have thought that a short singleplayer campaign wouldn't be too resource intensive compared to multi-player.

Spear · 09-06-2021 4:33pm

iColdFusion wrote: »

Disappointed by a lack of destruction on show and will be very disappointed if no single player is confirmed, hope they at least do some sort of co-op mode.

There's offline play against bots, which can include other human players as a squad, but no proper co-op or campaign.

dreamers75 · 09-06-2021 4:36pm

https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-2042-release-date-trailer-details/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com

Good summation, specialists tho

Wikus "Casper" Van Daele
Birthplace: South Africa
Class: Recon
Specialty: OV-P Recon Drone (what it sounds like, a remote control spotting drone)
Trait: Movement Sensor (he's alerted to people sneaking up behind him, at least if they move too quickly)

Webster Mackay
Birthplace: Canada
Class: Assault
Specialty: Grappling Hook (the "zip and you're there" kind, not the swinging kind)
Trait: Nimble (he moves fast)

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Maria Falck
Birthplace: Germany
Class: Support
Specialty: S21 Syrette Pistol (heals or revives from a distance, like Doc in Rainbow Six Siege)
Trait: Combat Surgeon (revives teammates to full health, instead of partial health)

Pyotr "Boris" Guskovsky
Birthplace: Russia
Class: Engineer
Specialty: SG-36 Sentry Gun (like Team Fortress 2 or Overwatch's turrets)
Trait: Sentry Operator (sentry guns are more effective when he's nearby)

Spear · 09-06-2021 4:46pm

Hmm, the pre-order page on Origin is 404. Not a good sign.

Riesen_Meal · 09-06-2021 4:47pm

I thought that looked great, not so sure about the way they are handling the new classes though, sounds a bit naff....

dreamers75 · 09-06-2021 4:48pm

Spear wrote: »

Hmm, the pre-order page on Origin is 404. Not a good sign.

its up on steam

€60 €90 €109

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517290/Battlefield_2042/?snr=1_4_4__118

BATTLEFIELD™ 2042 GOLD EDITION
The digital Battlefield 2042 Gold Edition contains:
Early access to game launch
Year 1 Pass: 4 New Specialists (1 per Season), 4 Battle Passes (1 per Season), and 3 Epic Skin Bundles (”Blistered Earth”, ”Tempest”, and ”Cold Blood”)

Pre-order* the digital Battlefield™ 2042 Gold Edition now and get:
Early access to open beta
Baku ACB-90 melee takedown knife
“Mr. Chompy” Epic Weapon Charm
""""Landfall"""" player card background and """"Old Guard"""" tag
BATTLEFIELD™ 2042 ULTIMATE EDITION
The digital Battlefield 2042 Ultimate Edition contains:
Early access to game launch
Year 1 Pass: 4 New Specialists (1 per Season), 4 Battle Passes (1 per Season), and 3 Epic Skin Bundles (”Blistered Earth”, ”Tempest”, and ”Cold Blood”)
Midnight Ultimate Bundle (""""Shadow Stalker"""" Legendary Outfit, """"Obsidian"""" Legendary Weapon Skin, """"Onyx"""" Legendary Vehicle Skin)
Official digital artbook
Exclusive digital soundtrack

Pre-order* the digital Battlefield™ 2042 Ultimate Edition now and get:
Early access to open beta
Baku ACB-90 melee takedown knife
“Mr. Chompy” Epic Weapon Charm
""""Landfall"""" player card background and """"Old Guard"""" tag

Dcully · 09-06-2021 4:49pm

The whole class system and synergies they talk about sounds too much like overwatch,valorant,apex etc to fit a BF game or does it?
Not hyped until i see raw gunplay gameplay.

Riesen_Meal · 09-06-2021 4:50pm

I won't be pre ordering anyway, fool me once etc...

Ardent · 09-06-2021 4:55pm

What does cross-gen (for €90) mean? Does that mean cross-platform? Or that you can play on both PS4 and PS5?

Spear · 09-06-2021 4:59pm

Ardent wrote: »

What does cross-gen (for €90) mean? Does that mean cross-platform? Or that you can play on both PS4 and PS5?

The latter.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 09-06-2021 5:02pm

Dcully wrote: »

The whole class system and synergies they talk about sounds too much like overwatch,valorant,apex etc to fit a BF game or does it?
Not hyped until i see raw gunplay gameplay.

I haven't watched the video, but in fairness, there was always a kind of synergy if everyone in the squad played their class properly - recon using gadgets to mark targets (as opposed to hiding off in the hills trying to kill people), engineer repairing vehicles, medic getting revives etc.

Icaras · 09-06-2021 5:47pm

Nothing in the reveal that would make me consider pre order but it is very early days. Although modern setting, sandbox and no single player are all positives in my opinion. Leveloution could work very well with 2 or 3 things on a level that can be changed by players and weather effects the level randomly.

Grumpypants · 09-06-2021 6:37pm

You have to look carefully but at 1:47. Never mind robot dogs and wingsuits, we got penguins confirmed.

Akrasia · 09-06-2021 9:24pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

its up on steam

€60 €90 €109

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517290/Battlefield_2042/?snr=1_4_4__118

Prices on Xbox are €62.99, €71.99 and €89.99, and €107.99 if you have the EA Play 10% discount that comes with gamepass

The 62.99 and 71.99 versions look to be exactly the same, so must be a glitch or something, (edit - actually, the cheaper one is the xbox one version only,and the other is the series s/x version only)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/store/search/games?q=battlefield%20&devicetype=xbox

Dr Bob · 09-06-2021 9:24pm

Spear wrote: »

The latter.

so, what do PC players get for that?
Ok looks like its a bit cheaper on Steam anyway so makes up for that I guess.

Akrasia · 09-06-2021 10:17pm

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Interesting. I'm reading people saying they won't buy day 1 because not having single player devalues it despite the fact that these people favour multiplayer. It's crazy to me that people still live by quantity over quality when it comes to price.

People who preordered BFV got stung really badly because it was heavily discounted days after launch

I don’t think this will happen this time though because BFV was rushed and not finished at launch and hopefully EA have learned their lesson

Shlippery · 09-06-2021 11:28pm

Akrasia wrote: »

People who preordered BFV got stung really badly because it was heavily discounted days after launch

I don’t think this will happen this time though because BFV was rushed and not finished at launch and hopefully EA have learned their lesson

Yea, they also had awful preorder bonuses for the BFV deluxe edition etc as well as all the other issues with that cursed game.

However I'm optimistic after this, I think they're going for the redemption story and are going balls to the wall with this after backlash in the past..

I don't buy many games outright, but this is looking like a solid buy for me..

Panic Stations · 09-06-2021 11:38pm

Shlippery wrote: »

I don't buy many games outright, but this is looking like a solid buy for me..

I agree, after seeing that trailer I'm very tempted to pre order to Ultimate edition and go balls to the wall myself.

I sunk an unholy amount of hours into BF3 and BF4.

There's not many new games out for the PS5 so I'll happily splash out a bit on this one.

Akrasia · 09-06-2021 11:41pm

Shlippery wrote: »

Yea, they also had awful preorder bonuses for the BFV deluxe edition etc as well as all the other issues with that cursed game.

However I'm optimistic after this, I think they're going for the redemption story and are going balls to the wall with this after backlash in the past..

I don't buy many games outright, but this is looking like a solid buy for me..

Ive already preordered it. Never preorder anything normally including BFV but I do have a good feeling about this one. I wouldn’t normally bother with cosmetic game pass subs, but for an extra 18 bucks it’s worth it to see how it goes

09-06-2021 11:49pm

This better have hardcore mode from day dot.

Core was absolutely unplayable for me in BF5.

If it has hardcore mode it'll be a definite buy for me.

ACitizenErased · 09-06-2021 11:50pm

I like the graphics. Looks amazing.
But I'm not sure I can get onboard with the tornado lightning strike flying around craic. Very gimmicky imo. We'll see.

Akrasia · 10-06-2021 12:19am

ACitizenErased wrote: »

I like the graphics. Looks amazing.
But I'm not sure I can get onboard with the tornado lightning strike flying around craic. Very gimmicky imo. We'll see.

The levolution stuff from bf4 was pretty damn cool, the problem was that the whole map was affected, with bigger maps and bigger player counts it could be better for large scale events while allowing for smaller local events that can bring a lot of variety to the game

iColdFusion · 10-06-2021 8:44am

The Phantom Pain wrote: »

Interesting. I'm reading people saying they won't buy day 1 because not having single player devalues it despite the fact that these people favour multiplayer. It's crazy to me that people still live by quantity over quality when it comes to price.

The single player is useful because the multiplayer is normally broken in some way for a few weeks after launch, no guarantee there wont be the standard Battlefield bugs & server issues just because they've dumped the single player!

I wont be pre-ordering anyway, will pick it up when its a bit cheaper as I quite like having single player and getting the achievements.

TheValeyard · 10-06-2021 9:04am

I'll definitely miss the single player campaign. I thought the BF1 campaign was great. I completely skipped over BF5, and still okay BF4 multi-player. Great game.

Varik · 10-06-2021 9:32am

While mp is the main thing I would have like some sp, rather some vignette type single player missions instead of some overarching full story.

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