At least on Xbox, you can go into your console settings and turn it off for everything, but it seems to take an eternity to find a match. Basically, I don't think it is practical. Not sure about PS.
At least on Xbox, you can go into your console settings and turn it off for everything, but it seems to take an eternity to find a match. Basically, I don't think it is practical. Not sure about PS.
That might make me buy it on PS instead. They really need to add a console only crossplay. I think I get a discount for being in EA Play on Xbox though.
I played about 3 hours yesterday. Game definitely needs some work, but it wasn't as bad as the beta.
I would prefer there was a hardcore mode similar to that of Bad Company 2. Wouldn't mind the TTK being slightly reduced by like 1/3.
Maybe it's in my head, but I also feel like the bullet detection is inconsistent? Sometime it feels like my bullets are going right through the enemy.
Also, the bullet speed needs to be increased. The bullets travel so slow.
Just my opinions after a few hours yesterday.
I would prefer there was a hardcore mode similar to that of Bad Company 2. Wouldn't mind the TTK being slightly reduced by like 1/3.
Maybe it's in my head, but I also feel like the bullet detection is inconsistent? Sometime it feels like my bullets are going right through the enemy.
Also, the bullet speed needs to be increased. The bullets travel so slow.
Just my opinions after a few hours yesterday.
Or input crossplay
This push to have crossplay in everything isn't really a win if it just leads to console players getting the shaft.
You could turn it off in game on XSX during the beta, I assume that hasn't changed.
Downloading the trial now.
It does and that is bad but lacking traditional scoring is worse. People need to get points for healing, giving armor, capturing objections, and so on. Hopefully its something that is coming soon.
10 hours total in game. Just remember to not afk in the menu.
Several skins / rewards for BF2042 coming to EA Play members.
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2042 AOW sucks ass and is cartoony. Hazard zone is boring asf. Portal is the business and the graphics/art direction is Battlefield. After playing Portal, I want a BF2 and BC2 Remastered in this engine or a Battlefield 6 in modern times without the cartoony visuals.
I can't see myself buying this game in its current state. I am not liking the UI. It's only there to look flashy and pretty, and there's nothing intuitive about it. For such a high budget game that had most of EA/DICE working on it, there is not a lot of content, even in Portal. A few maps from BF3, BC2 and 1942 that's about it. I hope they support Portal in the long term. Lots of potential there.
I can't see myself buying this game in its current state. I am not liking the UI. It's only there to look flashy and pretty, and there's nothing intuitive about it. For such a high budget game that had most of EA/DICE working on it, there is not a lot of content, even in Portal. A few maps from BF3, BC2 and 1942 that's about it. I hope they support Portal in the long term. Lots of potential there.
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Anyone getting an error on Xbox? Says something like unable to load persistence data, check your internet. (my internet is fine)
It's happening to everyone. It's cross platform related. Only Portal Mode works. Disabling cross platform fixes the issue.
Unrelated: The 128 player count is best in Breakthrough mode. It's not so bad. They need to get rid of specialists though. I haven't found much use for gadgets and there are too many Navins and Emmas running around the battlefield. It breaks the immersion. Also 99% of custom Portal servers are XP farms.
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I've only had time to play an hour so far but I'm not instantly in love.like I was with BF3 and BF4.
The desert storm city map is garbage and I don't like the specialists at all. Pretty sure I was getting one shotted by anti tank rockets as an operator which is lame.
The graphics on Africa Harbour and Canals were very nice.
Game fells overly complicated in UI and HUD and there's alot of down time between long respawn times and getting into games.
The desert storm city map is garbage and I don't like the specialists at all. Pretty sure I was getting one shotted by anti tank rockets as an operator which is lame.
The graphics on Africa Harbour and Canals were very nice.
Game fells overly complicated in UI and HUD and there's alot of down time between long respawn times and getting into games.
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No it's not because I have cross play disabled.
Playing this for many hours reminded me of how bad the PS5 controller is compared to the XB one.
The sticks are utter crap for running and aiming.
I had it once yesterday then the next match loaded fine.
Played a few rounds yesterday, wasn't overly impressed.
The forced crossplay on Xbox is probably the worst thing I've seen, I have to go into the Xbox system settings and go through several menus to turn it off for all games, but guess what, no one else wants to do that so I didn't get in a game.
Terrible lag, hit detection with PC players is wonky, I was pop shotting a guy sniping behind the rocks, I know I definitely hit him at least once, nope flicks over to me and kills me, another time I heard a guy running the opposite way through some bushes, wait for him to his side and the fuc*er spins round and headshots me in a fraction of a second.
If they're gonna force this crap at least give us a little aim assist, if I'm not mistaken Apex legends is console only crossplay, why do they try push console and PC together? I've seen no one ask for it and it's always people complaining about it.
Noshar canals looked great even if I found myself in an XP farming server (I was getting farmed).
PC players defend it under the guise of a larger player pool but I know that deep down they just love having console players as easy pickings.
I have always turned crossplay off in FPS games and refuse to buy ones that don't offer the ability to deactivate it.
I don't see many console players in matches I've played. Mostly PC players and not AI either. There's one match where most of my deaths were caused by PS5 players in a Heli or sniping from the roof. Few have got the drop on me at close quarters. I was shocked.
Because we are turning off crossplay with your ass!
I bought this as my 10 hours was expiring. Not perfect but a no-brainer buy for me. I'd rather skip COD and play this.
One tip, play Breakthrough over Conquest. I'm a long time conquest fan and always think of it as "the" mode in BF, but Breakthrough just plays better. It is still big enough to not be total chaos, but there's some organization to it. You'll rarely be running around doing nothing unless the objective moves. I never cared for the mode in BF V, but this is better. Conquest is still ok, but a little too "spawn trade-y" where you constantly run and flip.
Anti-tank sort of sucks, but the hacker guy is a big help. You can hack a vehicle and take away all its weapons for a short time. It is pretty much the only way to take ground vehicles out. The funny thing though is the damage from vehicle cannons on infantry is comically low. You get tons of hit markers and few kills. The hovercraft are my biggest hate right now. I put a rocket point blank into the thing and nothing? Honestly going anti tank is sort of pointless. May as well grab a repair kit and help a friendly vehicle.
On the flip side, anti air is better. The AA launcher is solid, especially if you get the lock and wait for them to pop flares. Pilots have to make fast attack runs and not just hover over top. It seems like decently balanced. If they can balance the ground stuff better it will be better.
Played a lot of vehicle gunner and anti air. Breakthrough gets really intense at the end. Hoping to get some better guns leveled up tomorrow. Seems like the default assault rifle is pretty bad.
One tip, play Breakthrough over Conquest. I'm a long time conquest fan and always think of it as "the" mode in BF, but Breakthrough just plays better. It is still big enough to not be total chaos, but there's some organization to it. You'll rarely be running around doing nothing unless the objective moves. I never cared for the mode in BF V, but this is better. Conquest is still ok, but a little too "spawn trade-y" where you constantly run and flip.
Anti-tank sort of sucks, but the hacker guy is a big help. You can hack a vehicle and take away all its weapons for a short time. It is pretty much the only way to take ground vehicles out. The funny thing though is the damage from vehicle cannons on infantry is comically low. You get tons of hit markers and few kills. The hovercraft are my biggest hate right now. I put a rocket point blank into the thing and nothing? Honestly going anti tank is sort of pointless. May as well grab a repair kit and help a friendly vehicle.
On the flip side, anti air is better. The AA launcher is solid, especially if you get the lock and wait for them to pop flares. Pilots have to make fast attack runs and not just hover over top. It seems like decently balanced. If they can balance the ground stuff better it will be better.
Played a lot of vehicle gunner and anti air. Breakthrough gets really intense at the end. Hoping to get some better guns leveled up tomorrow. Seems like the default assault rifle is pretty bad.
I bought this too as I had less of an hour left. Portal has me hooked. Breakthrough is actually pretty fun and it fits with the 128 player battles--still not a fan of Operators. Conquest isn't as fun in 2042.
Anti Tank is my preferred class and it ruins the experience when anti tank weaponry are so weak and have a low blast radius. Portal mode is also affected. I've had enemies take 2 blasts from RPGs and survived. I hope on official launch date there will be a day one patch that addresses these issues and some.
Seriously why is the menu system in this game so God damn fuking complicated? It's completely fuking retardded. And so is the person who came up with the idea of changing gun attachments on the fly.
Cause you know it's completely logical to take the time to take out a screwdriver and change a scope in the middle of a fire fight.
Cause you know it's completely logical to take the time to take out a screwdriver and change a scope in the middle of a fire fight.