Battlefield 2042 is currently receiving mostly very negative user reviews
Battlefield 2042 is already playable for a limited group of players and, judging by a multitude of negative reviews, they are not happy about the game. The criticism focuses on all kinds of elements; from leaving the system with classes, to the sound and gunplay.
Battlefield 2042 won’t be released until November 19, but players who have purchased a Gold or Ultimate Edition version of the shooter or have an EA Play subscription will be able to play the game. The Metacritic website tends to receive highly negative ratings from players across all platforms. In some cases, this deviates from a positive average that, for example, the PC version of the game gets from professional reviewers.
Players complain, among other things, about a system with specialists, with which developer DICE differs from the system with four different soldier classes that was traditionally in the Battlefield games. Also mentioned is the lack of a page with statistics, the lack of a scoreboard and the lack of destruction. In terms of performance, bugs, mediocre animations, poor optimization and unconvincing fps numbers are mentioned. They are also unhappy about the balance between the weapons, the registration of shots and the audio quality. A broader, frequently heard complaint is that the game no longer feels like a Battlefield game, which many players believe is partly due to the system with specialists.
Some of the issues were also present in the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, which took place on October 8 and 9. Then there were already the necessary complaints, although DICE then indicated that the build used for the beta was already outdated at that time and that development of the game had already passed that point. Some issues from the beta, such as slow animations, have been fixed, but some points are still being cited by players, such as the audio. This involves, for example, being able to assess where sounds of events from the immediate environment come from. Also mentioned a lot is the lack of an in-game system for voice communication with team members.
On Friday, players with early access could already start with Battlefield 2042. That opening weekend also caused frustrations, apart from the substantive reviews. Players complained about crashes and server problems, and for some, the game was barely playable for whole days. A Eurogamer author notes that most of the issues were with the Xbox version of the game, so experiences may vary slightly between platforms.