It has been criticized since its release. Battlefield 2042 It even ranks among the worst rated games on Steam, with nearly 70% negative reviews out of the 100,000 games collected. Six months later, DICE’s game may finally be making its first shift toward redemption.Two weeks ago, its creators had announced their official exit danger zonehis cooperative survival mode.
This morning, the studio released a series of patches (available here) for its version “1.0.0” (which we’ll appreciate the irony of).These tweaks aim to improve infantry behavior on the battlefield (modified animations and movements), rebalance their most problematic weapons (better aiming shotgunfaster machine gun projectiles), new XP buffs (revenge on enemies who killed our teammates, damaged vehicles), more vehicles available for Total War.
But the real “novelty” thus comes from the formalization of the first season of the game, called Hourtheir additions are just a few trailer. First, the game will have a new card: exposed. This new facility in the Canadian Rockies map Taking the form of a base embedded in a cliff, we get a quick glimpse of balconies, heliports, and even tunnels in the rocks, and put verticality and ground-to-air combat into the spotlight.Playable in 128 mode conquer (on PC and console new generation only), it can also pass in 64 mode breakthrough. The new specialist Ewelina Lis will also make an appearance. nickname”Vehicle Killer Expert“, the latter will be equipped with a rocket launcher whose projectiles can be directed in the onboard view, and “Armor Hunter“, according to Dice, the skill can display “Valuable information about damaged vehicles. In the arsenal, we can count on two new stealth helicopters: the RAH-68 Huron on the American side and the YG-99 Hannibal on the Russian side. For soldiers, the crossbow grenade launcher as well as the BSV-M is a A sniper rifle designed for close and long-range combat, without forgetting the possibility of using a smoke grenade launcher to create area cover.
Finally, Season 1 will be accompanied by battle pass, divided into two tiers of content: free and premium. The former will be able to benefit from new weapons, vehicles and some decorative elements. Giveaways, which trade for 100 Battlefield Coins, or the equivalent of $10, will benefit from various decorative elements. DICE also promises that this premium content will never affect the game itself.
See you on June 9th and see if Battlefield 2042 is getting out of trouble.