After its postponement and a long time frame in which many players were able to test it out early, Battlefield 2042 saw the light of day on November 19. Unfortunately, DICE’s shooter title has been conspicuous by its excess of bugs and the absence of certain features that should be basic in a AAA game.
Fortunately, DICE has released a statement for players that discusses the fixes that will come through the next updates of Battlefield 2042. In this note, we will highlight the most important changes that will arrive in the following days.
What changes and news will update 2 of Battlefield 2042?
- The ‘bug’ that prevents a soldier from reviving if he died near an object or a wall will be fixed.
- A respawn protection system is coming that will help prevent situations that could cause a player to be trapped in a “down” state by forcing a respawn.
- Interaction with the UAV-1 will be restored on the maps of Bad Company 2 on Battlefield Portal. Before it was too powerful, but DICE has made the necessary changes to balance it.
- The following vehicles will be ‘nerfed’: LCAA Hovercraft, MD540 Nightbird, AH-64GX Apache Warchief and KA-520 Super Hokum. To see the specific changes, We recommend reading the update 2 notes of Battlefield 2042.
- The spread of all weapons will be reduced. Shotguns will be the only exception.
- The vertical recoil of PP-29 will be increased.
- Breakthrough games will end successfully once the last sector has been captured.
- Fixed a bug that caused players who were being matched for a match of Battlefield Portal they were sent back to the main menu.
- The stability of the game will be improved.
When will update 2 be available? Battlefield 2042?
Update 2 of Battlefield 2042 will be available from November 25, 2021.
What changes and news will update 3 of Battlefield 2042?
- The Collection menu will be improved for easier navigation.
- Player cards will receive upgrades.
- New markers will be added to make new items easier to find.
- The transition screens when entering and exiting the main menu will be improved.
- The option to report players will be more versatile.
- Matchmaking in all game modes will be improved.
- Weekly missions will be introduced, which will offer cosmetic rewards.
- The first game of Hazard Zone will offer a bonus of 1000 HZC.
- Fixed a ‘bug’ that caused Angel not to receive extra XP when resupplying.
- The calculation of experience and mastery will be more accurate.
- Several graphical ‘bugs’ will be corrected. These concern soldiers, maps, and other items.
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- Battlefield Portal You will receive new customization tools and various interface improvements.
- The Hazard Zone presentation will receive several improvements. This includes the interface and smoke visibility from the extraction zone. Various graphical and technical ‘bugs’ will also be fixed.
- In Conquest, the information presented on the screen will be reduced to avoid visual saturation.
- In Breakthrough, the capture times will be modified. Respawns will also be improved so that players will not spawn in hot spots.
- A list will be added that will indicate soldiers who can revive the player when he is down.
- A list will be added that will point out soldiers to mark the downed player for revival.
- In case of low ammo or health, an icon will appear above allied players. This will allow them to share ammo and / or life with any teammate.
- Various graphic and technical ‘bugs’ related to the use of vehicles will be solved.
- Vehicles and enemies will receive health bars.
- The number of icons will be reduced to avoid visual clutter.
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- Icon visibility on the battlefield will be improved.
- The time remaining to be revived can be seen by the downed player.
- Soldier icons will appear correctly when downed.
- The names of the players will be displayed correctly.
- An option to disable tutorials will be enabled.
- Messages will be added for when one player is sharing life and / or ammo with another.
- The options for color blind players will work correctly.
- The intelligence of the bots will be improved. Not only will they revive players, but they will be able to land helicopters correctly.
- Sound effects will be improved to benefit orientation and immersion.
- All devices, both general and exclusive for specialists, will receive changes.
- The range of the melee attack will be reduced. Various graphic and technical ‘bugs’ related to this action will also be fixed.
When will update 3 be available? Battlefield 2042?
Update # 2 of Battlefield 2042 will be available in December 2021.
Battlefield 2042 It’s coming to Xbox Series X | S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, Steam, Origin, and the Epic Games Store. To see everything that has been revealed about the game, we recommend following this link.
Source: Electronic Arts official page
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