Battlefield 2042 Season One delayed to fix bugs and player concerns

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The first season of Battlefield 2042 DLC has been delayed to early Summer while its developers fix the game’s existing bugs, introduce new features, and add several quality-of-life improvements in response to player feedback, according to an official blog post.

The bug fixes and gameplay improvements are scheduled to release across the next few months in a set of updates. It will include a refreshed in-round scoreboard that more closely resembles past Battlefield games, player profiles that give you a better overview of your stats and unlock progression, as well as in-game voice chat (VOIP) and other improvements to “enhance team play and communications”.

The blog post also mentions changes will be made to Battlefield 2042’s fundamental gameplay loops. Its gunplay will be tweaked, the squad loop will be made “tighter”, and the rewards system changed to encourage players to play the objective. Changes will also be coming to its flexible Specialists classes, while the Portal editor will be getting new tools, modes, and tweaks to player experience gains.

The post goes into substantial detail about how future feedback from players will be acted upon and integrated into the game. DICE says it will be more transparent about its development decisions, presenting new ideas, and listening to feedback, before outlining how player concerns have factored into its designs.

“Today we are stating our team's commitment to bring the game up to the highest standards that we all hold for the franchise,” senior producer Ryan McArthur said in the post.

“We have heard you. So, we are heavily invested and committed to the future of Battlefield 2042 – working on taking action on multiple fronts to address feedback and implement extensive fixes to