Battlefield 2042 - What You Need To Know (Game Modes, Specialists, Weapons, Maps)
classes and equipped each specialist with a whacky far out gadget called a speciality and passive ability called a trait. Also unlike the old class system that was a staple of the Battlefield franchise - loadouts are now universal and any specialist can equip any weapon although some may kind of be a little more suited for certain specialists. Each specialist will also have the ability to equip a support item like the medkit, ammo box, C5, rocketlaunch, armour pouch so on and so forth and a throwable like a frag grenade or a proximity sensor. There will definitely be ways to make meta loadouts and if I'm going to be completely honest - this is going to be a balancing nightmare so lets hope they make so changes to this system as the game develops. So we have Maria Falck, who is a support class specialist - she can revive anyone on your team and when she does they come back with full health. She has a surette pistol that heals at range or can be used to self heal. Then we have Petry Boris Guskovsky who has a deployable turret that will passivly mark enemies when it locks onto them. Next is Webster MacKay who has a grappling hook and the trait nimble that grants him the ability to move more quickly while aiming down sights. Kimble Irish Graves who has a foritication System a deployable cover system and a APS-36 shootdown sentinel that sounds like its a trophy system. He has the trait called Veteran that provides armor with additional bonuses from downed enemies. We then have Casper who has an OV-P Recon Drone that spots targets and can be used to disorient enemies with EMP blasts. It can also be used to designate lock-on targets. His trait is a movement sensor that tells you when enemies are approaching. Then we have Navin Rao who has whats called a cyber warfare suite which can scramble enemy vehicle systems, disables rangers or triggers base defenses from a distance. Next Is Santiago Dozer Espinoza - who has a shield that can not only block enemy fire but returns it come to find out. So then theres Emma Sundance Rosier who has a wingsuit that allows her to move around the map swiftly as her trait and her speciality is smart explosives that adapt to the situation whether it be scatter grenades, micro drones or an antivehicle explosive as well. Then there's Angel who is also a support character - he has the ability to revive all team mates and provide armor upon revive. His specialty is a loadout crate which allows you to switch loadout without having to go to the spawn menu, it also provides armor and ammo. Finally we have Ji-Soo Paik who initially had straight up OP wallhacks but has since appeared to have been nerfed and she also has threat perception which will mark enemies that hit her. Game Modes - so we have 3 game modes to choose from. All Out Warfare which feautres two distinct modes within it Conquest which is what fans of the series call their bread and butter and Breakthrough which pits two teams as attackers and defenders in a tug of war to capture or retain all the objectives. This mode will be played on the seven new BF2042 maps. Initially you will only have 22 weapons to choose from in this mode. Initial observations indicate there will not be a server browser present. Hazard zone which is a squad based game mode - you'll want to bring your friends and you need to competitively obtain points and objectives which are data drives strewn throughout the one of the seven original BF2042 maps. Once you've gotten enough points and or data drives you have two opportunities to extra and gain a bonus for extracting. Resources are finite in this mode so if you don't do well in the mode you could be playing at a disadvantage to other players - you buy weapons and attachments to kit out your specialist. Like All out warfare you will also only have 22 weapons to choose from in this mode. Initial observations indicate there will not be a server browser present in this mode but time will tell if they will also incorporate SBMM into this mode. Finally we have Battlefield Portal which seems to be the mode that they alloted most of their time and resources towards. This mode is a sandbox and a loveletter to veteran players of Battlefield. You can play on the 7 new 2042 maps or choose to play on one of the 6 maps from previous installments of the game. The individual who creates the server decides on not only the maps, but whether or not the traditional class system from the era will be present or maybe they want to include the new specialists, the creator also chooses the weapons that are included in the match, how long the match lasts, health of the players, player movement speed, vehicles and so many more options to tailor the match the way they like it. There will be a server browser present in this mode. I can't wait to see some of the interesting custom creations in this mode.
classes and equipped each specialist with a whacky far out gadget called a speciality and passive ability called a trait. Also unlike the old class system that was a staple of the Battlefield franchise - loadouts are now universal and any specialist can equip any weapon although some may kind of be a little more suited for certain specialists. Each specialist will also have the ability to equip a support item like the medkit, ammo box, C5, rocketlaunch, armour pouch so on and so forth and a throwable like a frag grenade or a proximity sensor. There will definitely be ways to make meta loadouts and if I'm going to be completely honest - this is going to be a balancing nightmare so lets hope they make so changes to this system as the game develops. So we have Maria Falck, who is a support class specialist - she can revive anyone on your team and when she does they come back with full health. She has a surette pistol that heals at range or can be used to self heal. Then we have Petry Boris Guskovsky who has a deployable turret that will passivly mark enemies when it locks onto them. Next is Webster MacKay who has a grappling hook and the trait nimble that grants him the ability to move more quickly while aiming down sights. Kimble Irish Graves who has a foritication System a deployable cover system and a APS-36 shootdown sentinel that sounds like its a trophy system. He has the trait called Veteran that provides armor with additional bonuses from downed enemies. We then have Casper who has an OV-P Recon Drone that spots targets and can be used to disorient enemies with EMP blasts. It can also be used to designate lock-on targets. His trait is a movement sensor that tells you when enemies are approaching. Then we have Navin Rao who has whats called a cyber warfare suite which can scramble enemy vehicle systems, disables rangers or triggers base defenses from a distance. Next Is Santiago Dozer Espinoza - who has a shield that can not only block enemy fire but returns it come to find out. So then theres Emma Sundance Rosier who has a wingsuit that allows her to move around the map swiftly as her trait and her speciality is smart explosives that adapt to the situation whether it be scatter grenades, micro drones or an antivehicle explosive as well. Then there's Angel who is also a support character - he has the ability to revive all team mates and provide armor upon revive. His specialty is a loadout crate which allows you to switch loadout without having to go to the spawn menu, it also provides armor and ammo. Finally we have Ji-Soo Paik who initially had straight up OP wallhacks but has since appeared to have been nerfed and she also has threat perception which will mark enemies that hit her. Game Modes - so we have 3 game modes to choose from. All Out Warfare which feautres two distinct modes within it Conquest which is what fans of the series call their bread and butter and Breakthrough which pits two teams as attackers and defenders in a tug of war to capture or retain all the objectives. This mode will be played on the seven new BF2042 maps. Initially you will only have 22 weapons to choose from in this mode. Initial observations indicate there will not be a server browser present. Hazard zone which is a squad based game mode - you'll want to bring your friends and you need to competitively obtain points and objectives which are data drives strewn throughout the one of the seven original BF2042 maps. Once you've gotten enough points and or data drives you have two opportunities to extra and gain a bonus for extracting. Resources are finite in this mode so if you don't do well in the mode you could be playing at a disadvantage to other players - you buy weapons and attachments to kit out your specialist. Like All out warfare you will also only have 22 weapons to choose from in this mode. Initial observations indicate there will not be a server browser present in this mode but time will tell if they will also incorporate SBMM into this mode. Finally we have Battlefield Portal which seems to be the mode that they alloted most of their time and resources towards. This mode is a sandbox and a loveletter to veteran players of Battlefield. You can play on the 7 new 2042 maps or choose to play on one of the 6 maps from previous installments of the game. The individual who creates the server decides on not only the maps, but whether or not the traditional class system from the era will be present or maybe they want to include the new specialists, the creator also chooses the weapons that are included in the match, how long the match lasts, health of the players, player movement speed, vehicles and so many more options to tailor the match the way they like it. There will be a server browser present in this mode. I can't wait to see some of the interesting custom creations in this mode.