


Though the game was met with much negativity when first released, Electronic Arts and DICE have continued to stride forward with fixes and adjustments to the regular game and each of the various modes contained within. Introduced in Season 3, Battlefield 2042's Spearhead map will be available as an official template in the Portal mode for the first time, allowing users to create team deathmatch modes, Free-for-all games, and Conquest Hardcore matches on the new map. 4 rifle, and the Sten submachine gun will all be made available in the Battlefield Portal. The M1 Garand Sniper rifle, MK VI Revolver, Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle, its sniper variant the Gewehr 43 ZF4, the Lee-Enfield No. The MCS-880 shotgun was given an increase to its damage at 20 yards or fewer, with the gun's pellet damage increasing from 8 to 15, bringing it more in line with Battlefield 2042's other close-range weapons.Įlectronic Arts also announced the addition of a few player-favorite weapons from the 1940s era into Battlefield Portal. Other gun fixes include changing the damage values for the Rorsch MK-4 when hitting vehicles with its High Power Capacitor variant, lowering the damage to both heavy and light vehicles by 50% and 25%, respectively, while increasing the gun's charge rate from 0.8 to 1 second. RELATED: Twitch Streamer Shroud Says Battlefield 2042 Is Better Than Modern Warfare 2Īt the top of the weapon changes list coming on January 17 is a fix to recoil compensation after weapons were being fired for prolonged periods of time, though EA doesn't note which specific weapons were affected by this issue.

At launch, many fans were disappointed with the options in the Portal mode, but Battlefield 2042 developers continue to adjust and add to it, giving players and fans an increasingly diverse set of options when creating or setting up in-game experiences the way they want.

Introduced alongside the main game, Battlefield 2042's Portal mode is developer DICE's attempt at giving a level of control over gameplay design and new experiences to users not seen in previous Battlefield games. Electronic Arts are also making one of the maps added in Season 3 available in Battlefield 2042's Portal modes, alongside the addition of multiple guns not previously available in the mode as well.Īfter struggling to find solid footing with fans and players when it was officially released in November 2021, Battlefield 2042 has regained some stability in its player count during its second and third seasons.
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Multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042 is releasing update 3.1.2 to balance some known vehicle, weapon, and specialist issues noted over the holidays and since the beginning of the Battle of Nordvik event.
