Battlefield 2042 Season 2 Plans Include New Map and Playable Character

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While many gamers are focused on Gamescom, a new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 2042 has been released, taking the veil off the beginning of the embattled shooter's second season. A new map, new guns, and a brand-new specialist are the highlights of Battlefield 2042's Season 2: Master of Arms explosive-ladened new video.

The upcoming update to Electronic Arts' newest entry in the Battlefield franchise showed off Stranded, a map set in Panama that contains a massive ship, the STG Ceres, that has been beached in dried-up Gatun Lake. It now houses an illegal arms trading center, and players will need to use concussion grenades, the new AM40 Assault Rifle, the PF51, or the high-tech AVANCYS light machine gun to battle in and around the illicit marketplace when Battlefield 2042's Season 2 starts on August 30.

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Also making his debut in Battlefield 2042's Season 2 is a specialist focused on anti-infantry and light vehicle warfare named Charlie Crawford. The former MI6 agent turned ex-arms dealer carries a Mounted Vulcan Stationary Minigun, which the trailer shows off with him setting up and mowing down multiple enemies within the giant ship. He also carries a Cache Point, a resupply tool that will grant revived squad members with extra gadget ammunition that will help add to Battlefield 2042's already chaotic scenes.

Crawford's debut follows on the heels of Battlefield 2042's Season 1 Zero Hour, which gave players the vehicle-killing specialist Ewelina Lis. The addition of another character capable of taking out light vehicles may have infantry players rejoicing at the opportunity to slightly level the playing field. Stationary weapons have also long been a