DICE Responds to Battlefield 2042 Map Feedback and Details Plans to Improve Designs

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After generating plenty of excitement from the community last summer, Battlefield 2042 had one of the worst launches the franchise has ever seen and is still trying to recover months later. For most, Battlefield 2042 completely missed the mark, leaving both longtime fans and newcomers disappointed. Although DICE announced an unfortunate delay to Battlefield 2042's first season as it continues to release new updates, the community has seemingly lost hope as older Battlefield titles have quickly surpassed the active player counts.

While most fans have issues with the overall design decisions of Battlefield 2042 such as the various character class, which almost seem like something out of a hero shooter, DICE continues to attempt to improve and update the other aspects of the game that can be fixed. Already, the studio has released numerous patches, with one of the latest ones finally adding a scoreboard into Battlefield 2042, so that players can see how they're doing in a match. However, the studio is preparing one of its largest updates yet, with balancing, fixes, and massive map overhauls as well.

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In a new blog post, the Battlefield Community Lead provided an update on how the studio is applying feedback to improve the map designs in Battlefield 2042. DICE has distilled the feedback into five different points of contention from traversal and intensity, to line of sight, pathing, and cover.

For Traversal, DICE has heard plenty of feedback regarding overall map sizes and how long it takes to move between flags or just getting back into the action after respawning at a base. Part of the issue stems from Battlefield 2042 having the biggest maps DICE has ever