Yeah, I'm out...
I understand why people would like this but it's not what I want from Battlefield
I understand why people would like this but it's not what I want from Battlefield
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Battlefield 2042 | First Look At New Specialists
- Thread starter Theorry
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Specialists aren't faction-specific, so your ally could look exactly like your enemy.
Specialists can wield any weapon without restriction. Someone can use a "Sniper" specialist and use an SMG in battle, so by looking at it you don't necessarily know what you are facing.
Because of this absence of weapon restriction, balance between Specialist can arise. In the Beta, the one with a Grapping Hook was so vastly better than the others it made the entire system pointless.
Overall, Specialists are promoting lone wolf tactics rather than teamplay and cooperation. You don't need others because your Specialist can do everything if you build it in a certain way. For some Battlefield fans, it is not a welcome direction.
bye bye blue bar, you won't be missed (even if the new transparent one is still too visible IMO, it's still better)
Battlefield Briefing – What We Learned from the Open Beta
A closer look at your feedback and our learnings from the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta.www.ea.com
Beta blog with heaps of info, also what the killfeed looks like now, commarose etc
Ahh nice, and they explain exactly how and why the beta was an old build for everyone that is still going on about how the game is doomed.
Dumbest idea the series ever had its the opposite of what's Battlefield is about.
What's the point of having the time of your first match of the day in the last screen ??
PS : 10minutes match and 0 revive for this squad.
That Wingsuit clip was clean.
The map possibly not being in by the 12th is concerning but I'm glad they addressed so many concerns people were having.
I personally enjoyed the movement and was missing it when I played Modern Warfare recently when the tactical Sprint ran out way faster in 2042.
The map possibly not being in by the 12th is concerning but I'm glad they addressed so many concerns people were having.
I personally enjoyed the movement and was missing it when I played Modern Warfare recently when the tactical Sprint ran out way faster in 2042.
I'll start with the positives, the trailer footage and these additional videos look like a huge leap over what we experienced in the Beta which has given me a lot more optimism that launch won't be a train wreck.
The negative, I absolutely despised specialists and just don't think they have a place in Battlefield. Can't wait to face 64 enemies with X-Ray wall scanners and whichever assault rifle is currently topping the meta.
The negative, I absolutely despised specialists and just don't think they have a place in Battlefield. Can't wait to face 64 enemies with X-Ray wall scanners and whichever assault rifle is currently topping the meta.
Yeah, that sounds pretty bad. I get it now. Thanks for the answers.
Why do people think they can't have specialists to sell MTX and have a rigid class based system? It feels like people are so focused on the specialists when that's not the issue at all. You're barking up the wrong tree.
The Beta blog post addressed pretty much every concern I've seen with tons of good video demonstrations of what to expect.
Although, I didn't realize people put that much stock into how teammates looked rather than just looking for the healing/ ammo icons above people's heads, as long as people with meds or ammo have icons I don't understand how teamwork will change. People already never fucking used ammo and meds and played classes for kills, cannot tell how many times I've requested ammo and meds right next to someone, my character screaming bloody murder for some help, and they just did nothing and ignored me. I wish I played the BF where my squads worked together as much as people keep saying they'll miss, lol.
Although, I didn't realize people put that much stock into how teammates looked rather than just looking for the healing/ ammo icons above people's heads, as long as people with meds or ammo have icons I don't understand how teamwork will change. People already never fucking used ammo and meds and played classes for kills, cannot tell how many times I've requested ammo and meds right next to someone, my character screaming bloody murder for some help, and they just did nothing and ignored me. I wish I played the BF where my squads worked together as much as people keep saying they'll miss, lol.
Is smart explosive a magnetic grenade? Or homing, I could not tell.
I'm shocked if it wasn't good part of equation when doing that decision. One big reasons why BFV was killed year into its lifecycle was that it didn't generate MTX revenue enough, seeing those special 20€ skins was extremely rare.
Even then if you don't just focus on those three letters in my post you see me talking about bigger picture.
Won't be able to catch jets. That looks to move very slowly, looks good to take out little birds that get to close to the ground though. Don't think it'll do anything to attack choppers or carriers.
Watching all these videos... Fuuuuck they pull me back in.
This lol. That detailed beta blog post exceeded my expectation
You can see the battery slowly going down, middle of screen. About 10-15 seconds max? So recharge and time can be adjusted over time to balance.
I know it's anecdotal, but people practically spam the support items in any game I've played, especially the later ones in the series since they rewarded generous points for team play efforts. Always lots of ammo crates and revives, especially at major map choke points. I don't buy this narrative that randoms rarely ever help out 🤷🏻♂️
Also from this article:
Battlefield Briefing – What We Learned from the Open Beta
A closer look at your feedback and our learnings from the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta.
www.ea.com
I'm not sure I understand. You have traditional roles until level 10, then your kits are pretty much unrestricted like we saw in the beta, but with EVEN more options since it's the full game? So, you have more restrictive roles until you don't, which was a concern for some players with this system to begin with and doesn't really address that issue? Nothing forcing players to pick support item choices if the Specialists are eventually just unrestricted again in the gear selections 🤔
Maybe just poor wording but I'm not sure I like it.
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What's the bigger picture though? That any class can use any gadget, right? So the classes don't have defined roles and nobody brings ammo or health. Specialists and MTX have no bearing on that but it's all people ever talk about. And then people wonder why it doesn't get changed or their feedback is ignored. If they just said Falck gets the medical crate then there wouldn't be a problem gameplay-wise.
Additionally, I think team identification concerns are usually overblown though I do like the sense of immersion you got when your team was distinctly Chinese or Italian in Battlefield 4 or 1, for example, even if the differences were superficial in the end. In the era of Battle Royales, the cosmetic appearance of the enemy is not how you identify them as friend or foe since everyone has a variety of skins.
Yeah, I never had too many issues with getting support items, and all I want is to be an engineer with a repair tool and something to take out vehicles. That isn't an option anymore that I can see.
A vehicle mechanic specialist that can self repair their own vehicle while driving it would be cool.
I guess, but I don't even want to self repair, I want to help my squadmates by repairing their stuff like I have always done, but I can't do that now unless I take away my offensive anti tank/plane abilities. Instead we get special ability wallhacks and stuff like that.
agree there were always ammo crates or healing crates in the later titles that people just drop for the points and it was a lot more for me in the open beta since i played 24/7 from start to end.
From the briefing:
"We've also heard your feedback on Aim Assist strength on controllers. You helped to show us that it was too low, so we've worked to improve this experience, making it more familiar to players who played with us in past titles."
Thank goodness, that was one of my biggest complaints. Sounds like they are fixing a lot of the problems I had with the beta. I can get over the specialist weirdness if everything else feels good.
"We've also heard your feedback on Aim Assist strength on controllers. You helped to show us that it was too low, so we've worked to improve this experience, making it more familiar to players who played with us in past titles."
Thank goodness, that was one of my biggest complaints. Sounds like they are fixing a lot of the problems I had with the beta. I can get over the specialist weirdness if everything else feels good.
My point is that people who already don't want to use it aren't going to use it, people who want to use support tools will continue to use support tools. It's not like they're solely for other people, how you gonna run around with no way to restock your rockets and gadgets or be unable to heal between back to back firefights and battles of attrition?
Ugh, official wallhacks always suck. It's an immediate I win button in games like this. You just need to prefire and unless they're also using the same wallhacks or you totally completely screw up, it's gg. I'm out. I was so excited but I guess there's still no need to update my PC these days. Plus there's the downside that they can use an actual wallhack and just claim it was the ability. :\
I dunno, they look pretty cool. I can see myself having fun with the hacking guy, wingsuit girl, and support guy.
