Battlefield 2042‘s early access has now begun, but before it was even accessible to some players in certain time zones, DICE had to disable one of the main abilities for a Specialist. Dozer is one of the Assault specialists and his main ability is the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield – essentially a massive riot shield that protects him and his teammates. The only problem is that before DICE disabled the shield, it was able to make those using Dozer almost impossible to kill.
Clips have been circulated online of players shooting at Dozer with a full mag from an LMG and not being able to land a hit, and there have also been reports that the shield could deflect tank shells and grenades as well.
Streamer Shroud says that DICE paid 60 to a hundred content creators to help develop Battlefield 2042, but ignored every single advice.
No wonder the game ended up the way it did
What they should've done was ask BF fans. Most general content creators typically go for the trend and the top creators stream games like LOL, fortnite, dota, gtaV, battle royale etc.
I’ll give some advice and take money for it. You can use it or not use it just make sure to pay me
Battlefield fans just want Battlefield to be Battlefield. Which means a focus on Conquest-mode (5/6 flags), some gorgeous and fun maps to play on, 4 balanced classes, and that's it.
The suits keep wanting to turn Battlefield into everything else BUT Battlefield, so first they wanted BF to be more like Call of Duty, so they copied a bunch of stuff from CoD. Then they wanted to take advantage of the Battle Royale stuff, so they went after that crowd. Then they saw the heroes stuff in Overwatch and so they brought in specialists. Etc.
Guys, we just want Battlefield. Not every games has to be everything to all people. Specialize in what makes (made) your series great, which is large(r) maps (appropriate size for the amount of players, which IMO should be 24-32 max, so not just big for bragging brights), integrating vehicle-combat, and just allowing the freedom and flow which made those matches in older Battlefield games so special at times.
Battlefield 2042's Season 7 patch has not only brought in new content, but also Battle Pass progression bugs and Haven map freezing issues.
Battlefield 2042 Season 7 is almost here for PS5 and Xbox, and EA DICE overhauling one of the game's biggest maps for more intense fights.
Playtested well then. Obviously not as the maps are incredibly dull.