Battlefield 2042 Season 1 is almost here after quite a long wait, and there are plenty of improvements and new content on the way to the full-fledged shooter that EA and DICE hope will give the game another chance.
The most notable news from today’s Season 1 Developer Update is that Hazard Zone – the attempt to create an Escape From Tarkov-esque extraction mode in 2042 – is no longer supported. . While the mod is not completely discontinued, DICE will halt future development of the mod and additional content to focus on remaining mods for Battlefield 2042, All Out Warfare, and Portal.
“During our development, we all had high goals and high hopes for this new Battlefield experience, but we’re the first to raise our hands and admit that it didn’t fit into Battlefield 2042 and that we would greatly benefit from it. Focus and focus on the modes that we think you are most interested in,” says DICE.
Judging by the enthusiastic feedback from Canadian executive producer Ryan McArthur of Battlefield 2042, a brand new map is coming, presumably for Season 1 set in Canada. McArthur also adds a lot of verticality to the seven launch maps and features that made previous Battlefield maps fun.
Later in Season 1, there’s also a Kaleidoscope map overhaul that changes the layout and flow of the map, adds even more cover, and adds all-new areas. There’s also an overhaul for the renewal, but that won’t happen until Season 2.
All-Out Warfare is also growing as the developers of 2042 have “parted” 128 players on the map. While 128 player mode isn’t going anywhere, All-Out Warfare accepts more maps than Portal’s map pool and adds Rush as a permanent mod.
There are many more changes detailed in the video above or the update post here. Season 1 will be a pivotal moment for Battlefield 2042, marking the start of at least one year of support divided into four seasons.
Source : The Load Out
