Battlefield 2042

[Nunz]

They have a lot of work to do if they want to top Hell Let Loose.

[eNforcer]

jackfrags said weapons will have on-the-fly weapon mod changing, like Crysis. Also, primary weapons are no longer class specific. Every class can use any primary. Only some gadgets will be class/specialist specific. Good changes IMO.

He's got some other good info as well

[Kain]

I haven't touched any multiplayer game ever since I started playing Apex Legends. I've put in under 100 hours in Battlefield V. This better be something special to pull me back into Battlefield.

[Megaman]

Looks like the animated drawings on them napkins came to life.

Live and learn logical, live and learn.

[Chubz]

Originally Posted by eNforcer

jackfrags said weapons will have on-the-fly weapon mod changing, like Crysis. Also, primary weapons are no longer class specific. Every class can use any primary. Only some gadgets will be class/specialist specific. Good changes IMO.

He's got some other good info as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN1wwnN0CF0

This is sounding like the best Battlefield yet!

[Drexion]

He also said the largest map is bigger than the pubg/apex/fortnite BR maps, clocking in at about 6km^2.



I think that's like twice the fortnite map size? Damn, even with 120 players you might end up running around for minutes at a time without seeing another player.

[nutcrackr]

Just seven maps without a campaign is pretty miserly. Even if they are bigger maps. I guess they'll hold back two for the first two battlepasses.

Specialist system could be okay. Sounds like each one is just one of the four classes with a specific gadget on top. Not locking weapons to classes is going to be weird but makes it easy to play recon.

Some stuff from the trailer
-tuk tuk drivable could mean more transport vehicles in general = good
-rocket launcher in jets could mean not specific tank/jet loadout = good
-no battle royale = good

I wonder if the fourth unknown mode is a Titan mode or something like it.

[Drexion]

About a decade ago the first RendeZook (exit aircraft, rocket enemy aircraft, re-enter your aircraft) took place.


The trick became legendary in the BF community, and had many imitators and similar tricks based on it performed in actual games. Reaction of a BF player seeing it in the trailer today (edit: not confirmed to be the original stun_gravy)



Source = this vid, about 4hrs 5mins in.

[Trunks0]

Brought a smile to my face to see it in the trailer

[Evileh]

Originally Posted by Drexion

The trick became legendary in the BF community, and had many imitators and similar tricks based on it performed in actual games. Reaction of a BF player seeing it in the trailer today (edit: not confirmed to be the original stun_gravy)

Me and gi bro pulled the same kinda stunt in bfv's narvik. I was squad leader and had an air strike i bailed from the plane at a very high altitude... pulled chute, radiod in the air strike and gi bro came back just in time for me to jump back into the plane and retake control of the plane from him


Also i'm hoping it's some titan mode as well.....

[logical]

Reaction video was just like a YT'er. It was great and a nice nod but not all that epic to be doing all that.

[Evileh]

Originally Posted by logical

Reaction video was just like a YT'er. It was great and a nice nod but not all that epic to be doing all that.

It's not all about what YOU want sir....

[Trunks0]

He's also not the first to do it. First to popularize it sure. But I and many many others had done the same move since BF1942. Love his over the top reaction

[theshadowcult]

To plagerise a wise majestic man.

"This trailer was so bad. Like bad michael bay movie bad. Was hoping for something like the start of how we got to 2142 or similar, but the only goode part of the whole trailer was the pilot ejecting out of the plane and then getting back in (and the robot dog too), and only cause we've seen it done in game before. Which i thought was a pretty cool nod to the game side of things. I was really excited when the fighting stopped and they all turned to look behind the camera. Thought it was gonna go all Planetside 2 on us, and introduce a third army, like an alien invasion or something and i was tottally on board! Don't get me wrong though, the storm is cool and all, but it will probably just be a gimmick, and not something genuinely meaningful. Unless there is a game mode dedicated to it."

[Evileh]

picky ass mo fos jesus. lol

[theshadowcult]

I want to clarify something. I fully understand that the people in the trailer were representative of players and not meant to be realistic soldiers, but there were so many things that were actually retarded in that trailer, just like a m-bay movie.The scene with the soldiers moving into the tanker alone has like 6 of them.

[logical]

Originally Posted by Evileh

It's not all about what YOU want sir....

I didn't say I wanted anything lol

[Silent-Runner]

[KAC]

Well at least that means no cheaters…

[Mangler]

60 on pc.

[Silent-Runner]

Originally Posted by KAC

Well at least that means no cheaters…

yes, and i'm princess peaches

[demo]

Originally Posted by Nunz

They have a lot of work to do if they want to top Hell Let Loose.

Well yeh HLL is more battlefield than battlefield, but it's clearly going to be for a different and more broad demographic, whish isn't a bad thing. I bet it's going to be fun as hell. BF4.v2 will rock.

[pax]

Big maps is the one thing Ive waited along time for. Wonder if the medic/sniper can use that med gun in a sniper rifle...

[Chubz]

I wonder how the system requirements will be compared to BF 1 and V? My old Xeon CPU and GTX 1070 handled those games with ease at max settings, but now that DICE is clearly targeting the new console hardware and giving us a huge game with tons of players and colossal maps, I have a bad feeling the requirements are going to be a significant step up from those in the last couple games.

The ongoing PC hardware shortage is also going to prove very problematic if BF 2042 ends up being as demanding as I'm thinking, because it releases in just 4 months whereas the shortage has no end in sight. If those of us on older hardware can't play the game well, we're pretty much ****ed for at least a year or more.

Doesn't it figure that we'd end up in a situation like this for one of the most technically-impressive Battlefields in nearly a decade?

Here's hoping I'm wrong and the game will end up being surprisingly close to BF V in terms of performance (please DICE, work some miracles!) but I have a very bad feeling about how this is going to play out for those of us not rocking top-of-the-line hardware.

[Trunks0]

I'm hoping it packs AMD's FSR and maybe nVidia's DLSS as well

[nutcrackr]

Some more details from the #1 EA Shill Jackfrags

[Megaman]

The only reason his videos are enticing to watch is because of that accent. Regardless of how accurate his observations are.



#NoHomo

[KAC]

Loved the trailer.

[Chubz]

Perhaps Jackfrags already covered this, but I wonder how vehicle/aircraft spawns will be handled in 2042? Will they go back to being pre-placed on the map like they were all the way up to BF 3/4, or will we still be using the BF 1/V-style "click-and-deploy" system?

If anything, I'd actually like to see a credits system where players have to purchase their vehicles similar to PlanetSide 2 or even the original Homefront (for anyone who actually remembers that game's multiplayer). I realize this would give an advantage to top players, and put shitty ones at a disadvantage, but I've never been a huge fan of not having access to any vehicles what-so-ever just because someone was a faster clicker than me on the spawn/deploy screen.

[nutcrackr]

Originally Posted by Chubz

Perhaps Jackfrags already covered this, but I wonder how vehicle/aircraft spawns will be handled in 2042? Will they go back to being pre-placed on the map like they were all the way up to BF 3/4, or will we still be using the BF 1/V-style "click-and-deploy" system?

If anything, I'd actually like to see a credits system where players have to purchase their vehicles similar to PlanetSide 2 or even the original Homefront (for anyone who actually remembers that game's multiplayer). I realize this would give an advantage to top players, and put shitty ones at a disadvantage, but I've never been a huge fan of not having access to any vehicles what-so-ever just because someone was a faster clicker than me on the spawn/deploy screen.

Well jackfrags and others said that you can call in vehicles via a tablet and it drops down beside you. But I'm not sure how that works functionally in terms of point system or limits. Obviously you couldn't just keep calling in tanks. And I'm sure they'd have a limit on transport vehicles too. Could be timer based. Could be based on score.

I personally would much rather vehicles spawn in the map at set points. I think it makes for more interesting gameplay around flags and rewards map knowledge. Nothing quite like the adrenaline of running for a freshly spawned tank when an enemy is doing the same. Ideally I think it would be great if tanks/choppers spawned on flags and you call in light vehicles from anywhere with a basic team play point system.