Battlefield 2042 Trailer Introduces the Specialists

Today Electronic Arts released a new trailer of its upcoming first-person shooter Battlefield 2042, showcasing its specialists.

[BioShockGX]

The community: get rid of the specialists!
DICE: ayy fam here's 5 more

[JEECE]

Ugh so frustrating. Just reinstituting the class system would do so much to improve this game.

[LordoftheCritics]

Wow that was some laggy gameplay.

[jeromeface]

for battlefield yes, for ea no... therein lies the problem.

[REDGUM]

So long as it doesn't change the fairness of the game at all I don't mind. Once you have to start paying to win though I'm out.
Let's see how it plays out 1st.

[Drakul]

Gj Dice you just made a Rainbow Six clone and ruined BF one more time. Definitely canceling pre-order.

[CDbiggen]

I don't get why every shooter now needs these "specialists".

[gamer9]

Because skins = $$$, blame anyone you know who has purchased and obnoxious outfit for their character. If nobody bought them, they'd be gone.

[-Foxtrot]

I don’t get why we just can’t all start out with the same crappy guns and scavenge the map to find better ones, let new different weapons randomly spawn in a number of locations

Least then it’s fair and more about skill

[monkey602]

You must be joking! There's enough camping on vehicle spawns stopping general players from getting in them. Don't need that for weapons too

[-Foxtrot]

@monkey602

Sorry you must have totally missed the "RANDOMLY SPAWN in a number of locations" part of my comment

Always different, always changing, you cant predict it and if you cant predict it then you cant camp

Do people even read peoples full comments on here anymore or just the first few words

[zumlauf14]

because that's not Battlefield and it never was. Maybe have basic knowledge on how a game has been traditionally before chiming in? Also, none of that has anything to do with specialists.

[ChubbyBlade]

Uh. Battlefield isn’t an arena shooter bud.

[Rachel_Alucard]

They tried to pull this stunt in Gears 5, by assigning specific abilities, traits, etc to each character in horde mode. Literally nobody liked it, they ended up changing it back some seasons later to how it was in Gears 4. Their reasoning for it was because they wanted players to attach better to specific characters, and make them stand out more, because as some have said, you are more likely to buy skins if you main a character. But they forget people will do that already without forcing it on them.

[frostypants]

Because a lot of games like this are designed largely based on the opinions of corporate management drones who have zero imagination and just copy what the analytics say successful games have.

[PhillyDillyDee]

DICE never seems to learn. Over and over and over and over…

Battlefield? More like BAD-lefield. Amirite?

[frostypants]

The series used to be great. They are actively unlearning.

[PhillyDillyDee]

It definitely seems that way.

[annoyedgamer]

We are witnessing the death of Battlefield right here.

[PS-Gamer-1986]

Sad. Used to be one of the best franchises in videogame.

[Darkborn]

I canceled my pre-order after that beta test. It was terrible. I only played 2 matches and I was done.

[jeromeface]

no one cares

[Darkborn]

About your answer. There, I finished your sentence.

[ChubbyBlade]

You say that but it’s the general sentiment. So u wrong

[BrockEmSockEm]

The Korean Specialist is just all wall-hacks! I'm so upset with this reveal and beta. I have cancelled my pre-order and I guess I'll look forward to the free Halo coming out. DICE/EA, you guys continue to disappoint EVERY FREAKING GENERATION.

[Inverno]

It's hilarious seeing the hype for this game being killed with every new reveal. Come on people where's your optimism? Or are you all finally going to just go back to BF4? I thought being new and having prettier graphics was all that a game needed to be better than the last.

[generic-user-name]

Do you often argue with people who don't exist?

[Inverno]

I'm not arguing? I'm basing my comment on what most here are saying. A whole lotta whining from the same folks who were praising this because it wasn't BF5. All it takes is a few scrolls to see what everyone else is saying.

[Ethereal]

Generally speaking this 'looks' good but it doesn't feel overly Battlefield to me. Still, I'm glad they are taking some risks with stuff like Hazard Zone (I really like those style games) BUT the beta was absolutely terrible and cements the fact that they are again just having everybody pay $70 for a beta. The game might be decent in a year and in the bargain bin.

Sucks because DICE used to be top tier in their niche space and now every release from them just seems to miss all the old school magic. Feel bad for the hardcore BF fans.

[staticall]

It's like every company trying to make the same game. This feels like an amalgam of COD, Apex Legends, Rainbox Six Siege, Valorant and so on. And why were they asking players for feedback if they don't care, i have no idea.

I guess, in 5-10 years we all be playing the exact same game, just by different developers and under different name. But graphics, genre, modes, gameplay, it's all going to be copy-pasted. At least, this is the trend i'm seeing so far.

[frostypants]

And I love Apex Legends. But I don't need another one, and DICE ain't going to beat them or those others at their own game. This copycat mentality is ruining them.

[Rikimaru1977]

omg a riot shield, to many gadgets in this game. i'm starting to lose interest in this game back to Sandstorm.

[ChubbyBlade]

DICE has completely fallen off their rocker. They have no idea what battlefield is anymore.

[plmkoh]

Haha after all the Bro fist-pumps about how Battlefield was going to be awesome....then you witnessed the Beta.

COD says hi for another year.

[frostypants]

"Emma" looks like a soccer mom waiting in the minivan in the school pickup line...not a soldier. Wtf?

[generic-user-name]

I don't know what all the negativity is about. I enjoyed the beta. It's in a modern setting, gunplay felt right, the specialists seem fine to me once they distinguish enemies better, hazard and portal both have my interest also.

Certainly more exciting than cod. IMO.

[gamer9]

Fully agree, i had a lot of fun in the beta, the graphics alone have me keeping my pre order. And then I played the Vanguard beta for 10 mins, it feels like a literal copy paste with new maps, cancelled that pre order immediately.

[XxSPIDEYxX]

Can't wait to see what people come up with in Battlefield Portal.

[gamer9]

Anyone know how portal will work on console - will we have access to everyones creations? I wonder how good the interface will be to browse and participate in the various modes people create?

[The7Reaper]

So they're doubling down on specialists even after the overwhelming negativity about them? Yeah I'm not getting this game, trying too hard to get that Warzone money.

[Good-Smurf]

I guess that survey means nothing then this trailer came out so soon after made it seem like a slap in the face to old fans.

[Yomiro]

Trying to be like Apex Legends