Season 1 postponed to summer

Battlefield 2042 players will have to wait longer for Season 1 to start. Like DICE in one after a long radio silence Blogpost explained, the first season will not start until early summer 2022. It originally seemed that it should be in March.

First, the developers want to improve the game, which includes numerous adjustments requested by players. Among other things, a scoreboard and VoIP support are to come before the game receives its first new content. DICE has promised four seasons with four new specialists and new maps.

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What happens next

The next update is scheduled to arrive in March 2022. This includes the revised scoreboard, improved voice communication and a better overview of your own player statistics.

Also included in a forthcoming update is an apology pack for Deluxe and Ultimate Edition buyers who will receive a bunch of skins and other goodies. Here you can see the package:

Better feedback: In order to be able to make improvements closer to the wishes of the players, DICE wants to present focal points and explain planned changes in detail. The player feedback should then be analyzed and evaluated before it finally flows into further planning.

The big crash

After a strong start on Steam, Battlefield 2042 lost almost all players within a few months. At the time of release, over 100,000 concurrent active users were still playing on Steam, today they are around 5,000. Even the predecessor Battlefield 5 can look forward to busier battlefields.

Only time will tell how many players will return to Battlefield 2042 with improvements and new content. But Dimi had little hope, even when it seemed that Season 1 would start in March:

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