And that simply doesn’t equate to more time.
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And then the developers don’t show any gameplay for ages, postpone the release, publish a rather controversial, bug-plagued map that, for all its strengths, simply doesn’t show the game from its best side.Īnd the supposedly free Hazard Zone mode, with which Warzone could have been seriously defied? But only accessible to people who pay the full purchase price. When it comes to marketing, DICE relies entirely on those Battlefield moments that fans love so much. ☻ And then we get the lootbox fiasco and far too little new content at release.īattlefield 5: Battlefield wants to go back to its roots, relies on huge maps in rather unknown locations, promises free DLCs and new content for years -☻ The first really substantial Pacific DLC appears so late that the player base is already unsustainable at that point.Īnd Battlefield 2042? Finally a Modern Military scenario again, after years of fans clamouring for a new Battlefield 3 and 4 respectively. Just take the last few games:īattlefront 2: Finally all the Star Wars eras, a Special Forces campaign from the Empire’s point of view, Criterion developing the starship battles, many more maps than the meagre four maps of the predecessor. I’ve been covering DICE games for six years now and after almost every Reveal event I think to myself: damn, does this sound good. Only it always fails on the home stretch. DICE has been responding to this since Battlefront (2015) by trying to saddle up to modern trends. Many brands that were last big in the 2000s already don’t give a damn about the young adults who had to go through puberty in the 2010s (I feel for you). The gaming world is incredibly fast-paced. We had to wait a week for new episodes – like Mandalorian, only always! When Battlefield 3 went steep, there wasn’t even Netflix yet, folks. About new target groups, about the continued existence of a Battlefield that also reaches the countless younger fans of CoD and Fortnite and not just old generations like me who still experienced Battlefield in its heyday almost 10 years ago. Battlefield has a future.īecause that’s what it’s all about. Hazard Zone has to be free in order for Battlefield 2042 to rake in the cash EA needs to say: Okay, Battlefield is strong enough as a brand to continue competing with Call of Duty, Fortnite and co.
The new big mode Hazard Zone wants to replace Battle Royale, inherits its strengths, mixes them with the virtues of Tarkov or Hunt and mixes a cocktail that could compete with the currently weakening Warzone – if only it were free of charge!īut before I start sounding like a stingy Scrooge McDuck, I have to state two things: a) Uncle Scrooge is probably the coolest duck next to Phantomias and Darkwing Duck and b) I don’t really care about the wallets of us players here for now. And this is where Battlefield 2042 makes a big mistake, which it really shouldn’t allow itself after the controversial beta. But the most important recipe for success of Warzone was and is first and foremost that I can play it for free. The map was immensely exciting at release, the gunfights felt massive, without annoying inventory management the matches played snappy and straightforward, yet tactical. Well, and then Warzone came along and proved otherwise.ĬoD: Warzone does a lot right with its gameplay. Better do one thing right, says the Labour Office full of wisdom. We saw this with Battlefield 5, whose Firestorm Battle Royale was already suffocating as a tiny flame, while the actual multiplayer got far too little new content. When traditional mainstream shooters dance at too many weddings, the perfect pirouette doesn’t really succeed at any of them. At that time, Warzone was still in the stars, we only knew rumours – and I was sure: This can’t work. It was about the Battle Royale of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Over a year ago I wrote some complete nonsense (but only once, of course, before the obligatory “And in cyberpunk test too!” comment). Opinion: With Hazard Zone, the last big mode of Battlefield 2042 has now been announced.
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