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2 week old build and wide spread texture issues which renders the game borderline unplayable? 😬
My mistake. The preorder got the the preorder beta access. I guess I just saw what I wanted and not what was there.
I think this specific test is invite only. I don't think it has anything to do with pre-ordering.
There are over 2 months to go for a reason. AAA video games come in hot, y'all.
I was approved for the playtest starting at 5 a.m. today but it now updated to 5 a.m. Saturday. It's not on my origin or xbox, so idk what's going on.
The bigger maps had more limited destruction due to the map size increase and there was good amount around the flags, but the CQ dlc had destruction comparable to BC2.
One of the Medic specialists can revive at range and squad revive are back.
This game was always going to come in hot. Only 3 years after release of the last Battlefield, about 1.5 years after the last major DLC content of BF5, and like about 1.5 years of development during the COVID crisis. On top of all that, it seems way more ambitious than the last couple Battlefields.
I don't see how this thing releases this year and not be in a rather janky state.
I don't see how this thing releases this year and not be in a rather janky state.
From a leak I saw, it might be both?
The medic specialist has a revive dart gun where you just shoot it at downed allies to revive them like Doc from R6S.
Squadmates might be able to revive each other through a BFV style pickup animation that takes some time.
You should never compare alphas or tech tests to the final release, even if the former runs a few months before. BF1 had about the same timeline from alpha, beta, and launch and each build saw significant improvements. That is why these are not public facing and have NDAs with registration.
I'm not talking about this test, I'm talking about the dev time period and covid issues leading up to this release. I had this opinion when they announced the release date for this game.
Let's hope EA pushes the release if it is not ready to launch. Covid really did a number on AAA games this year.
Although the fact that they even doing a Alpha in this state hopefully means they are confident in it.
I've been playing a lot of BFOne lately to get ready for this and…does it bode well that that build is only a couple weeks old? It looks pretty rough (understandably considering it's a technical).
Hopefully everything gets ironed out by October. Idk how I feel about the slide though. Reminds me too much of slide canceling from MW2019
Hopefully everything gets ironed out by October. Idk how I feel about the slide though. Reminds me too much of slide canceling from MW2019
I played the alpha and beta for BF1 and BFV and there are significant improvements by release from this version. The doors did not even work properly, and neither did the behemoth in the BF1 alpha. This is why they are enforcing NDA since it is intentionally unoptimized.
You'd be surprised by how quickly these things get ironed out.
I imagine they're probably deep into polishing everything up for the beta since that'll be the first time, anyone is officially supposed to lay their eyes on the game (us the general public are definitely not supposed to see this), and there'll be more polish after the beta is over.
it'll be fine.
So if you're invited are you only allowed to play in the session you were chosen? I have a very early session Saturday morning lol
You can play all of them, the session time should indicate your first one.
From support site:
"Can I change the session dates and times I registered for?
Once you have signed up for any of the playtest sessions, you are able to play in all of them. Given this, you don't need to change the session dates or times, just come and join us during any or all of the sessions!"
Does yours say pending?
It says Battlefield 2042 Technical Playtest On 8/14/2021 At 5:00 AM PDT but it says pending. Does that mean I haven't been accepted or just that the session is pending?
I'm old enough to remember how literally unplayable BF3 & BF4 were at the beta stage. Textures, playability and Even graphically, they both improved before release. DICE really uses the alpha/beta concept the way it's intended.
It seems to be standard from BF5 for normal soldiers, but one of the specialists has a syrette gun that revives from a distance? In any case, I really like the animation lock in BF5, it was controversial, but it helps a lot with the flow and strategy because you no longer have the mindless instant Metro revive chains in the middle of a hailstorm of fire. You can actually cover a downed soldier and shoot any medics that try to help, supressing the whole area essentially and ensuring a kill.
I get that it's a technical test but the 30fps issue is also bothering me, I was hoping for some insight into how the game would perform on my machine. The stuttering and framerate make it difficult to judge the gameplay generally as well. I'll have to wait until the proper beta to form an opinion on the game.