I have both the $100 editions of Vanguard and Battlefield pre-ordered. I have the steelbook of Halo pro-ordered. I play every shooter. Hell I'm playing GR Breakpoint on my XSX as I type this. I'm sorry if I was trying to explain to someone how BF is not COD (and it'll never be).
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Battlefield 2042 | Open Beta | Early Access 6-7 Oct | General Availability 8-9 Oct
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BigLee74
Member
Ooof. Not the best first impression with me. Nice quick load, straight into the game - I'll give it that - but then all downhill.
Ridiculously large map with few areas of real interest. Tiny squad size - 4? Was hoping for at least 5 again. Graphical glitches galore. Frequent FPS drops. Possibly the worst HUD ever (ugly and cluttered)?
I'm sure it will be better when playing in a proper squad, but my enthusiasm has been dampened somewhat. Will certainly wait and see now, no longer a guaranteed day one.
Ridiculously large map with few areas of real interest. Tiny squad size - 4? Was hoping for at least 5 again. Graphical glitches galore. Frequent FPS drops. Possibly the worst HUD ever (ugly and cluttered)?
I'm sure it will be better when playing in a proper squad, but my enthusiasm has been dampened somewhat. Will certainly wait and see now, no longer a guaranteed day one.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Cancelled my preorder. It's Battlefield but it's coming in hot and it's buggy. The graphical glitches are a fucking nightmare too on Series X for me, I'm glad I don't have epilepsy or I would have been screwed.
Not only is it a bit of a buggy mess, it's like BFV and BF1 in that it's just a soulless game and something just feels really off.
Oh well, I hope those who are enjoying it are having fun! I ended up gifting both Hell Let Loose and Insurgency to a friend with the credit instead.
Not only is it a bit of a buggy mess, it's like BFV and BF1 in that it's just a soulless game and something just feels really off.
Oh well, I hope those who are enjoying it are having fun! I ended up gifting both Hell Let Loose and Insurgency to a friend with the credit instead.
Craig of War
Banned
Battlecraig 2042
P.Jack
Member
This is true, forgot it came to ps4 aswell, despite playing it a bunch there.
None of those games are battlefield though. Needless to say I'm hyped a f for 128 players, hopefully they do it right. I'm not going to try the beta but the impressions are appreciated!
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
Yeah its a known bug apparently. DICE say its fixed but will not be in the beta build of the game.
hououinkyouma00
Member
I don't know how to feel about it. Like it seems fine, but it's not really like "grabbing" me like I thought it would.
Which really sucks because this was going to be my multiplayer game for the next year or so...
Which really sucks because this was going to be my multiplayer game for the next year or so...
nani17
are in a big trouble
Battlecraig 2042
Console gaming??? PS4
MatrixReloaded101
Member
The game looks beautiful on the Series X but its boring and not providing a tutorial for new players was a very bad idea.
It does not even feel like 64 vs. 64 because the action can get very sporadic
It does not even feel like 64 vs. 64 because the action can get very sporadic
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is how fast things load as well. I felt that the time to get to main menu was faster and the loading into a match is much faster.
MaKTaiL
Member
The power of CELL!
eastcoastkody
Member
trying to think of some positives. The modern setting is refreshing. I like the grapple gun. The map is realistic
Huh? It has classes.
Chris_Rivera
Member
Technically the beta needs lots of work, so hopefully by next month it won't be like BFV's launch (you know it probably will). Tried a few matches on Series X.
To me it's basically an updated BF4, so I think the players will make it great and give it "soul" if the maps are fun.
To me it's basically an updated BF4, so I think the players will make it great and give it "soul" if the maps are fun.
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MangalaX
Neo Member
Im liking it so far, usually it takes some months for the game to get in the sweet spot, really was missing the all out war feeling, the weather looks awesome and the vehicles are also looking cool, the flying feels a little off, the heli wasnt responding as I thought it would, reminds me a lot of BF4 I really hope it delivers
REDRZA MWS
Member
can anyone help me please. I have game pass ultimate, and I cannot find this beta on pc. EA Play comes with game pass. Only "game trials" I see available are FIFA 22 and some other game I can't remember right now. Where do I find this?
MightySquirrel
Banned
Steam
REDRZA MWS
Member
It's not available in EA Play via game pass ultimate? I thought I read it was
Stephen Curry
Member
Was planning on getting this in November to hold me over until Halo but this is extremely disappointing. This feels more like a Call of Duty knockoff or even a weird Battlefield knockoff rather than an official game. Everything is wrong. Don't think I'll be picking this up even though I wanted to like it.
RNG
Member
Nope, last gen and current gen consoles are separate.
Dusktildawn48
Member
No, last gen players are playing a toned down version of the game.
Neofire
Member
My first impressions.....
What I like:
-Guns sound solid and are responsive.
-Visuals are clean with zero pop in.
-Has that classic Battlefield feel(to me).
-Matches take almost no time to jump into.
-Destruction is on point for the scale of the maps.
What I don't like:
-Seen a few glitches with clipping and watching aircrafts lag in mid air is a bit disappointing
-Climbing animations in your FoV are janky asf(at least on the ps5) I don't know if this will be fixed in the final game or not. They look as though the are doing about 15fps when I seen someone climbing a latter.
-Finding a firefight takes a bit too long because of the map size.
-Vehicles are too OP in regards to what it takes to destroy one.
All in all I like it so far. The last battlefield I've played was bf4 so I'm good and ready for this lol
What I like:
-Guns sound solid and are responsive.
-Visuals are clean with zero pop in.
-Has that classic Battlefield feel(to me).
-Matches take almost no time to jump into.
-Destruction is on point for the scale of the maps.
What I don't like:
-Seen a few glitches with clipping and watching aircrafts lag in mid air is a bit disappointing
-Climbing animations in your FoV are janky asf(at least on the ps5) I don't know if this will be fixed in the final game or not. They look as though the are doing about 15fps when I seen someone climbing a latter.
-Finding a firefight takes a bit too long because of the map size.
-Vehicles are too OP in regards to what it takes to destroy one.
All in all I like it so far. The last battlefield I've played was bf4 so I'm good and ready for this lol
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Open the EA desktop app. Go to browse. Select battlefield 2042. Install.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Yeah.....that was not good.
This map is absolute dogshit for infantry. There is barely any close quarters. Its all shooting fuckers from a mile away.
I was really hoping for the next successor to BF4. But fuck me, this is NOT it.
Also, the beta has so much jank to it. This made by Dice or bethesda?
This map is absolute dogshit for infantry. There is barely any close quarters. Its all shooting fuckers from a mile away.
I was really hoping for the next successor to BF4. But fuck me, this is NOT it.
Also, the beta has so much jank to it. This made by Dice or bethesda?
eastcoastkody
Member
ok there does seem to be bullet drop. But only on snipers. U can shoot like 2 miles away with an AR.
and there does seem to be some recoil. But barely. i hip-fired the AK and it goes up a little but its so easy to manage, that it feels as if there isn't any kick.
the guns just feel like Bad Company 1 on PS3 level. Its startling coming from APex and Destiny where many guns u really have to control the kick to aim.
i feel like a PC player. no recoil laser shotting ppl
and there does seem to be some recoil. But barely. i hip-fired the AK and it goes up a little but its so easy to manage, that it feels as if there isn't any kick.
the guns just feel like Bad Company 1 on PS3 level. Its startling coming from APex and Destiny where many guns u really have to control the kick to aim.
i feel like a PC player. no recoil laser shotting ppl
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Series X
Seemed ok. Played two maps. Lots of graphics glitches, and pop in. Anything to do with parachutes was flapping and clipping through everything. There must also be glicthes with gamers attached to parachutes because teammates were shooting at one like crazy and when I got near to see what's going on, there no enemy attached to it. Maybe they saw a parachuter, but my view sees just a chute blowing in the wind. Frame rate seemed to hold up well.
As others said, giant maps. If you dont get a vehicle at the start of a match, you'll be heave ho-ing it all the way to the action. But after that when you start playing, you'll respawn near squads or zones where the action can be so it's not bad after that.
Seemed ok. Played two maps. Lots of graphics glitches, and pop in. Anything to do with parachutes was flapping and clipping through everything. There must also be glicthes with gamers attached to parachutes because teammates were shooting at one like crazy and when I got near to see what's going on, there no enemy attached to it. Maybe they saw a parachuter, but my view sees just a chute blowing in the wind. Frame rate seemed to hold up well.
As others said, giant maps. If you dont get a vehicle at the start of a match, you'll be heave ho-ing it all the way to the action. But after that when you start playing, you'll respawn near squads or zones where the action can be so it's not bad after that.
I'm not a BF gamer and I used the default Assault class. I was hitting people from way far out gently doing bursts like COD aiming on body shots. So I agree, no bullet drop for whatever that starting AR gun is on Assault class.
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Avid Reading Horse
Member
First game, Battlefield moment instantly provided:
It is kinda stuttery though, hopefully it gets sorted. I kinda need this game to be good, especially Hazard Zone.
It is kinda stuttery though, hopefully it gets sorted. I kinda need this game to be good, especially Hazard Zone.
LaughingStock
Member
I think having maps this big and 128 players is a mistake.
MiguelItUp
Member
In your opinion, sure. In mine, it's better than any part of the experience that was in BFV, so that's already a huge plus IMO. I loved BF1, but it's cool to have a return to a semi-modern theme. It feels like BF3 + BF4 + more to me.
Again, to me, the "character" is no different than previous BF games. It's not like they were aiming to do something remarkably different from previous Battlefield experiences, aside from upping the player count, map size, and other in-game possibilities.
Is it perfect? No. They had a test that was primarily done to gauge networking. Now this is their first beta that's open to the public. There's work to be done, but I think what's there feels good. It just depends on how they approach it.
Why even mention fanboy then? It could simply just be that, you know, some people just enjoy things that others may not, lmao.
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salva
Member
Yeah I was a big Battlefield 2 player. You're right, TTK is probably close to BF2/BC1-2, but then again... I mostly played the Project Reality mod in BF2
hououinkyouma00
Member
Last gen players are basically playing an entirely different game. Less players I believe and the maps are much smaller (I think somebody posted the picture earlier) so it's not really possible to be on a level field.
LaughingStock
Member
Took down a helicopter full of people with an RPG. Then I noticed the names in the kill feed. They were all bots I think.