The number of people playing Battleground 2042 hitting a new depression with less than two thousand players Monday morning as the developers remain silent on fixing the game'southward issues. Since the game was released in November, players have pointed out the lack of gameplay options compared to previous entries in the Battlefield franchise. Missing features are non the only issue. Design choices and balancing issues take made enjoying the game 128-player battles challenging to savor.

1 common complaint with Battlefield 2042 is the blueprint choices with many of the game's gigantic maps. Players stuck without one of the game's vehicles would often need to traverse long distances across empty sections of the game's map earlier reaching an explosive shootout or ane of the map's objectives. This issue became more apparent afterwards the game'due south developer, DICE, introduced a 64-role player Battlefield 2042 game type with a smaller map that managed to feel more than balanced and exciting. Unfortunately, the gameplay, residue issues, and lack of developer roadmap for future content and fixes are having a severe issue on the game's player numbers.

During the morning of Feb 14th, Battlefield 2042 managed to hitting its lowest player count on Steam with less than two thousand players, according to SteamCharts. Role player and Reddit user Generalboiofbois pointed out the depression player count on the game's subreddit. A role player count that is almost half the number of players seen playing the franchise's previous entry, Battlefield 5. Electronic Arts and DICE take been relatively repose on the game's social media platforms, which developers typically use after a game's launch to address fans' concerns and lay out a roadmap for fixes and exciting new features. News of the game'south first season being delayed and so that the developers may focus on adjustingBattlefield 2042's map designs and balancing issues is a step in the right direction. Yet, if Dice wants players to log back into the game, something more needs to exist done.

Many long-time Battlefield fans remember that each new game in the franchise often releases with a large number of problems that the developers fix with fourth dimension. Withal, issues seem direr for BF 2042 than the franchise'due south previous entries. The latest game from the 20-year-one-time franchise has managed to become one of Steam'south worst-reviewed games of all fourth dimension. Fans take also rallied behind a petition demanding a refund for BF 2042. An amount of backlash not previously experienced in the Battlefield franchise.

There was a large amount of anticipation for the series return to a more modern setting previously seen in Battleground 4. While BF 2042 is non the first game in the franchise to take a crude start, Battlefield 4 likewise had a massive amount of bugs and issues at launch. That title eventually received enough patches to fix the game and arrive ane of the series best. Many hope the same can be done for Battlefield 2042. Withal, EA and Dice have successfully dug the Battlefield franchise into quite a hole. Many fans are beginning to wonder if the series will exist able to discover its style out.

Next: How BF 2042 Loses Sight Of What Makes Battleground So Special

Battlefield 2042 is available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Serial 10|Southward, and PC.

Sources: SteamCharts, Generalboiofbois/Reddit

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