- The first impressions of players with the BF2042 are not the best
- Internet users complain that almost every element of the game is underdeveloped
- Positive opinions also happen, but they are in a definite minority
Yesterday it started beta Battlefield 2042 – for the time being for EA Play subscribers and people who placed a pre-order. The comments on the web show that the new DICE shooter did not appeal to many players. Some even say it’s not Battlefield.
Weapon handling, specialists and the interface were in the heat of criticism. Internet users also pay attention to the malfunction of the game, i.e. lag and FPS drops, but in this aspect they show greater understanding due to the chance of improvement.
?? »Battlefield 2042 is like a Chinese clone of the Battlefield series«. I heard such a sentence somewhere and it is exactly what sums up my impressions after two hours of playing ?? – he wrote close__deals, author of one of the most liked ?? recent entries on the BF2042 subreddit.
?? Even on a server with 128 players, where there is definitely the right amount of chaos and a lot going on, the game gives the impression of being … soulless. As if a completely foreign studio tried to create a game that would use the hype for Warzone and other such titles, using the scale and idea of the Battlefield franchise as a foundation, but at the same time not understanding at all what makes this series great ?? – continues his argument.
When it comes to weapons, the most common opinion is that they are too light and lack a kick. when shooting. ?? They give me no satisfaction at all. They resemble some laser weapons ?? – he wrote Toraidoron. The system of additions to the weapons was also given – after spawnieplayers must reattach sights, scopes or silencers on the rifle.
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The player movement is also, according to some people, to be improved: ?? I don’t know what exactly is wrong here, but the soldiers are moving clumsily. When I move sideways or while aiming, I feel like a sack of potatoes. There are also accusations of not very intelligent “bots”, which often just stand still or run forward without too much involvement in the fight.
Professionals who are to be the hallmark of BF2042 also face criticism. For many players, the fact that everyone plays a character from a pool of only a few available variants makes it difficult to feel like a unique soldier on the battlefield, and the war looks “artificial”. The character’s abilities are also apparently too weak, as players don’t use them very often.
A lot of Internet users pay attention to the unreadable interface, also in the main menu. The problem is presented in the following recording:
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The system of notifications about captured sectors, which is displayed at the top of the screen in the form of a bar, also requires improvement. According to Reddit, it’s way too distracting:
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There are also loads of reports of game malfunction, bugs and lag – both on PC and consoles. ?? Continuous frame drops, strange flashes, huge lag. Everything gets worse when there are more players ?? – Leaker Tom Henderson wrote on Twitter, posting a short PS5 gameplay as proof.
This is how the #Battlefield2042Beta runs on the PS5.
Constant frame drops.
Weird flashing.
Huge Lag.It’s getting worse the more players that come online too.
No wonder they didn’t want to show off gameplay… ? pic.twitter.com/F3aATzDPgP
— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) October 6, 2021
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It is worth emphasizing, however, that there are also positive reactions among the flood of unfavorable opinions. On the other side of the barricade, players say it’s not Battlefield ?? is not a constructive criticism, and after increasing the recoil of the weapon and a few other fixes, the DICE shooter will be a great production.
The Battlefield 2042 Beta will run until October 10, and will launch on November 19.
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