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Battlefield 2042: DICE Says Just Making Maps Bigger Won’t Work, Game Uses “Clustering”

DICE says just making Battlefield 2042 maps bigger for 128-player matches won't work, game uses a new design mentality called "clustering."

Crazyglues1471d ago

Well it sounds interesting, but I will have to see it in action before I'm a believer, the main problem I see is lag, because on Battlefield 4 the reg. games would be fine but once you jumped in a 64 Vs 64 it was crazy, not too much lag but enough that it was not smooth like a reg. rush game...

So kinda hoping this has dedicated servers this time around... Game is looking amazing for PS5, can't wait Since I will get the cross-bundle but will probably mostly play on PS5..

Let's just hope the old DICE is back, that one that use to make amazing Battlefield Games...

MaximusTKG1471d ago

Most modern battlefield games have had dedicated servers, especially the most recent good battlefield (4).

Timzster1471d ago

That's good if it improves playing the game all around. Looking forward to this "clustering" in action.

Livingthedream1470d ago

Yup not sure about lag, never had that issue with battlefield games. COD is a different story

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excaliburps1471d ago

Every BF game has dedicated servers. I think that's one of the main advantages it has over COD which has used P2P servers for the longest time.

Now it (COD) uses some sort of hybrid servers but BF should be safe. I'm already thinking of renting a server (provided they allow it again).

DaveZero1470d ago

It has many advantages over cod now.

Agreed with your server comments though.

LordoftheCritics1471d ago

BF and dedicated servers. That's how the chaos is handled so well.

Keltech1471d ago

They want "clustering," make another Close quarters DLC :)

LordoftheCritics1471d ago (Edited 1471d ago )

I quite enjoyed Close Quarters dlc.

BF3 had a fantastic collection of dlcs.

Keltech1469d ago (Edited 1469d ago )

BF3 DLC and the Vietnam DLC for BFBC:2. The only DLC I felt I didn't get ripped off.

MIDGETonSTILTS171471d ago

I feel like MAG took this same approach, albeit their maps also incorporated a lot of symmetry when scaling the maps up to 128 v 128.

Lighter91471d ago

This game sounds like a cluster.

aaronaton1471d ago

MAG also worked in clusters, with a final central objective featuring all 256 players.

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Mass Effect Content Lands For Battlefield 2042

This is an interesting mix but two popular franchises have combined.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for June 2025

This month, join forces to tackle the paranormal crises of a mysterious federal agency under siege in the cooperative first-person shooter FBC: Firebreak, lead your team to victory in the iconic all-out warfare of Battlefield 2042, test your skills as a new Fazbear employee managing and maintaining the eerie pizzeria of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 or live for the thrill of the hunt in the realistic hunting open world theHunter: Call of the Wild. All of these titles and more are available in June’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup*.

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OtterX20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

theHunter Call of the Wild is the best hunting game ever made. I understand it may not be everyone's cup of tea, it can be really slow going. But the environments (they look phenomenal, especially for a 2017 game!), the satisfaction of finally landing a Gold or a Diamond keep you coming back for more. I have over 600 hours in it, my dad in his 70's has around 1,500 in it! The only game he plays, even bought a PS4 Pro for it back in 2019 lol We get on almost every week to catch up bc we live about 4,000 miles apart overseas. New Snowy Canadian map is coming out this next Tuesday. I highly recommend this one! 👍

**I'm really happy to see Eiyuden Chronicles on here. I was about to buy that one after replaying the Suikoden Remasters recently!

jznrpg20d ago

How’s the ballistics in the game? If it’s done well I may check it out.

OtterX19d ago

they've gotten better with some updates throughout the years, but I wouldn't say they are perfect. But they're good enough that it's still a lot of fun. If you hang around their discord a while, you'll see quite a number of avid real life hunters who are pleased enough.

andy8520d ago

Yeesh. Pretty awful tbh and the PS premium support is shocking

repsahj20d ago

They should combine the premium and extra subscriptions and use the extra pricing for it.

OtterX19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Yea, that was my biggest complaint. If it weren't for my Portal, I would have cancelled my Premium. But it looks like they've leaned in on the streaming aspect as a selling point of Premium now, instead of the Classics. :\ I do like the streaming on Portal!

Npugz720d ago

Ps plus extra has been garbage this year

KwietStorm_BLM20d ago

Firebreak has been surprisingly fun. Can't wait for the full game. And Deus Ex!

Profchaos20d ago

Will be giving dues ex a crack

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Battlefield 2042: Players Fed Up with Rush Mode Campers

Battlefield 2042's Rush Mode faces criticism due to passive playstyles that hinder objective-based gameplay.

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isarai268d ago

Wow, another site writing entire articles based off a single reddit comment.

pwnmaster3000268d ago

Just redownloaded the game. I wonder if it is still active

Steve_Gamer268d ago

Yeah it will be, the game just recently got a Update 1.59 Patch in September.

XiNatsuDragnel267d ago

Interesting and understandable lol

mostarr266d ago

Exactly why conquest is the one true god