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DICE revealed an replace on the standing of the present map overhaul plansThe devs added terrain elevation and additional obstacles to Kaleidoscope and RenewalFollowers weren’t proud of how minor the map modifications seemed to be
Disgruntled followers of the “Battlefield” franchise proceed to get pissed off at DICE’s therapy of “Battlefield 2042” following a disappointing reveal of some highly-anticipated modifications addressing the sport’s issues with map design.
The builders revealed their progress for the deliberate overhauls for “Battlefield 2042’s” maps in hopes of assuaging a few of the ache factors the neighborhood identified prior to now. These ache factors embody giant swathes of open areas, un-immersive environmental design and problematic goal placements.
However, hopeful followers ended up dissatisfied after discovering how little the map-related modifications have been going to be. Reddit customers identified the refined modifications in varied posts in r/Battlefield2042, together with one evaluating the modifications to the stay variations of the Renewal and Kaleidoscope maps.
Based on the out there screenshots within the newest developer put up, they’ve added small patches of canopy in previously-exposed areas in sure areas on a map. Unfortunately, gamers weren’t blissful to see that such modifications solely concerned the position of container items and different rectangular objects in seemingly-random areas.
Users on Reddit known as the builders out for the disappointing reveal since many frustrations relating to map design remained. Both Renewal and Kaleidoscope seemed comparatively untouched by battle and the environmental apocalypse that serves as “Battlefield 2042’s” important premise, which in the end detracts from the expertise.
Players have been additionally frightened about how sluggish “Battlefield 2042’s” updates are getting launched. Some have been pissed off at how DICE took months so as to add containers to 2 out of the sport’s seven core maps, whereas others have been frightened that “Battlefield 2042” may utterly die out earlier than any significant updates arrive.
On the opposite hand, DICE nonetheless has loads of work lined up based mostly on their dev weblog. The builders deliberate to make every map extra immersive by changing clear and pristine environments with scenes of destruction. They additionally meant so as to add extra map parts (exterior of the examples they offered) to handle the duvet and line-of-sight points the neighborhood identified.
“Battlefield 2042” continues to be recovering from its disastrous launch and the builders are exhausting at work making an attempt to enhance the expertise for everyone. But gamers are frightened that it’d already be too late.
Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mixes PvP with PvE in high-stakes matches the place gamers should safe targets earlier than their enemies do Photo: DICE