"They should just light the game on fire": Battlefield 2042 players are furious with DICE's obsession with specialists

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Specialists in Battlefield 2042 have fit in the same manner as fish cans outside water. While EA and DICE have aggressively pushed for the feature, most players have been less than persuasive towards them. There have been several discussions on social media about players wanting DICE to revert to the original class system. However, players won't be getting their way as a DICE developer has confirmed that specialists are here to stay.

In some ways, specialists are an extension of the class system in previous Battlefield games. DICE decided to push the characters, with each having their own kits and skillset. The idea was to bridge the gap between a military and a hero shooter. Unfortunately, Battlefield 2042's performance issues have been further amplified by the negative reception of specialists. Several players have expressed earlier that the specialists make the gameplay cumbersome. With news of them staying for the time being, it's unlikely that the player base will be made happier.

The news was broken on Reddit by user u/Youngstown_Mafia, who showed the responses of a certain developer. The developer said that the specialists won't be removed, but will undergo a rework to meet the playerbase's expectations.

For a layman, specialists in the current Battlefield game have been less than satisfactory. Players felt that specialists were unnecessary and that the previous class system was far superior. Many within the community joined the discussion thread to express their displeasure over the decision taken by developers.

One player stated that EA possibly wants to turn Battlefield into another form of Apex Legends. Any such expectations would be quite bizarre as there is already one Apex Legend, which is one of the better