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Battlefield 2042’s season one delayed in favour of finishing the game"Extensive fixes" based on player feedback
“Extensive fixes” based on player feedback
Battlefield 2042’s first season of post-release content is being delayed so that its developers can focus on implementing “extensive fixes to the game.” Voice comms, a revised scoreboard and better player profiles are all on the way before season one arrives early summer, among other changes designed to improve the dev team’s communication with players.
In ablog post, senior producer Ryan McArthur outlines the updates coming most imminently. That includes changes tothe in-round scoreboard revealed a couple of weeks ago. Player profiles will aim to give a better overview of “how far you have to go for your next unlock”, and voice comms will… exist.
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The post also mentions a refined ping system, a better “squad loop”, and an improved “reward loop” when your squad focus on the team objective. They also have a team working on Specialists, 2042’s equivalent of classes, although they’re not yey ready to talk about how they might change, and gunplay will receive “feedback-based improvements too.”
Altogether the post touches on potential changes to almost every aspect of the game, including some I haven’t mentioned here, wrapped up in a lot of “we have heard you” rhetoric. It is designed as an affirmation of the team’s commitment to the game, but blimey it sounds as if there’s a lot to fix. That was Ed’s impression inhis Battlefield 2042 review, in which he wrote that, “Simply put: this is a game that doesn’t seem ready yet.”
As an apology for the delay of season one, players who bought the Year 1 Pass as part of Battlefield 2042 gold and ultimate editions will receive “an exclusive bundle containing a Specialist skin, weapon and vehicle skins, a melee weapon and Player Card.” It’ll be available alongside the next update.
