The redemption of Battlefield 2042 among long-time players takes a new turn thanks to the upcoming 3.2 update which marks the return of the class system and the redesign of the Rupture (or Breakaway) map. During a press event organized by Electronic Arts, we were able to play version 3.2 to try all that. Here’s everything you need to know about all these upcoming changes.
Battlefield returns to its classes
Announced for a little while, the return of classes will mark a major upheaval in the way of playing this Battelfield 2042. The gaming community had requested it enormously and DICE has therefore heard this call and taken the necessary measures. The FPS will therefore go back to basics by taking up a class system that will place each specialist among 4 categories :
- Assault : As its name suggests, this is an offensive class specializing in close combat. It includes specialists Mackay, Dozer, Sundance and Zain. It is used in particular to attack the enemy and to open the way for your team.
- Engineer : An important class for everything related to vehicles. Boris, Crawford and Lis are the specialists that make up this class. Thanks to them, you will be able to fortify and repair vehicles so that they do maximum damage to the enemy.
- Support : If you prefer to help your team, the support is the perfect role since it allows you to bail out your teammates in ammunition and heal them in case of hard blows. In this category we have Falck, Angel and Irish.
- Scout : Ideal for those who prefer to stay at a safe distance. It is roughly a sniper class, but also has a strategic role by giving the position of enemies or sabotaging enemy gadgets through hacking. So here we have Paik, Casper and Rao.
The choice of gadgets and grenades are limited by the choice of a class. We imagine that balancing will be required, but the whole seems coherent for the moment.
In addition, each of them now has unique equipment :
- Assault : Medical pen
- Engineer : Repair tool
- Support : Defibrillator
- Scout: Insert tag
Thanks to this return to the old formula, it will now be easier to fulfill a role in the team. The great freedom offered in the customization of his team was a good idea on an individual level, but it made a group cohesion too confusing. Although it was a few games with other journalists and influencers, it gave us the impression of having a better overview of the needs of the team.
We still keep this freedom in the choice of weapons even if each class will benefit from bonuses depending on the type chosen :
- Assault : Three additional magazines on assault weapons
- Engineer : Increases accuracy while crouching or prone with LMGS
- Support : Faster weapon switching with SMGS
- Scout: Stable and immediate vision in the sights of sniper rifles.
Rupture’s re-work
Some found some cards too big with too many spaces in the covers. DICE has therefore decided to take into account player feedback for the design of the latest cards such as “Fer de Lance” introduced in season 3 of the game. The studio had also promised to modify certain existing cards including “Manifest” and “Rupture”. this season. We were able to play many of the games on the latter and we must admit that despite the significant changes, it remains one of the least popular cards.
Thanks to DICE’s tinkering, it has better coverage and less complicated pathing between flags. These strategic points also give rise to more intense games since the reduction in size avoids having too many enemies who can shoot in all corners and at long distances. The oil rig is the perfect example of this feeling. The studio also reworked the ice and snow shaders to give the map a better look.
Battlefield 2042 Update 3.2 will be available next week without further details on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4 and PS5.