Battlefield 2042 Update 4.0.1 is Now Live

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EA has released update 4.0.1 for Battlefield 2042 which offers fixes, balance changes, and further quality-of-life improvements. Battlefield 2042 is one of the most controversial games of the last few years, and its launch was marked by overwhelmingly negative user reviews. Since its release in 2021, developer DICE has released several updates that focus on fixing issues, adding missing features, and meeting fans’ demands.

Battlefield 2042 is currently in Season 4, with this major update adding a new Specialist, map, weapons, and gadgets to the game. Based in South Africa, the new map titled Flashpoint has a big emphasis on short-range combat, with Blasco being the new specialist added to the game in Season 4. Now, EA has detailed all the changes coming to Battlefield 2042 in update 4.0.1 as DICE continues to make improvements to the game.

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Update 4.0.1 for Battlefield 2042 focuses on resolving quality-of-life issues and making balance changes to the game. The patch notes begin with confirming that AI soldiers should now correctly spawn during the prologue stage of Battlefield 2042, before moving on to the various audio issues fixed in the update. The next section details all the fixes and changes made to gadgets available in Battlefield 2042, such as Tracer Darts now lasting 16 seconds instead of 12.

Coming to the Specialists in Battlefield 2042, update 4.0.1 reduces the effectiveness of Crawford's Critical Repair Trait while also fixing an issue that resulted in Blasco being hidden from the mini-map when firing an unsuppressed weapon. According to the patch notes, Irish’s APS-36 Shootdown Sentinel should no longer be able to intercept C5