Today’s Battlefield Update Makes Over 150 QOL Fixes and Improvements

Battlefield 2042 went through a rough patch from the start, with many bugs and other lackluster features leading to damning reviews – 35% now On steam and 2.2 user points for the PC version on Metacritic. Electronic Arts and DICE are looking to fix that, with promised The patch makes several bug fixes and other improvements to support the game after its disappointing launch.

Summary of those changes can be found here, marked by a few major changes. Weekly quests are now part of the game, each offering a unique cosmetic reward. There are more game mode layouts, new templates, and new customization modes for Portals, as well as new logic options for the Rule Editor, allowing you to identify sources of fatal damage to people play.

The custom screen menu has been streamlined to require “less clicks,” and the game UI also provides “increasing visibility and reducing clutter.” Over 150 minor fixes have been applied to the map, fixing issues like visual glitches, spawn errors, collision issues, and audio bugs.

It’s a long list of changes, giving the impression of a game in beta, not a game. released two weeks ago. DICE plans to release another update to address other issues by the end of December

For those looking for some game-related good news, think of it this way: For as many vitriols as Star Wars Battlefront II received in its early days, it’s currently at an 89% rating. positive price On steam. Those injuries are caused more by the game’s loot box system than by its gameplay, but it could offer some hope for the team at DICE, as well as players, knowing that a game suffers reeling at debut can recover and become good- the title is respected down the line.

One member of the team that won’t participate in that potential revival is DICE GM Oskar Gabrielson, who Video game report is leaving the company “to pursue a new endeavor outside of EA.” Head of Respawn Entertainment Vince Zampella is “taking on a larger role as the new overall boss of the Battlefield franchise,” and Halo designer Marcus Lehto will be building a new team in Seattle to handle the game. handle the storytelling aspects of the game. These will include a new initiative to creating a “connected Battlefield universe”, which Zampelle says will “harness the power of the Portal and user-generated content to put creativity in the hands of our players.”