With Battlefield 2042 version 3.2 only days away, DICE shares its plans for the long-awaited return of classes in its latest FPS. With many updates to its credit, this much criticized opus in its debut will come closer than ever to the experience expected of a Battlefield.
The role of classes in Battlefield 2042
Contrary to what some might imagine, the arrival of classes does not rhyme with the abolition of specialists. The latter will indeed be divided into the 4 well-known classes of the license: assault, scout, engineer and support. Icons will now be visible above the players to know what role they fulfill. The developer thus wishes to clarify the purpose of each of the classes.
The role of classes
- Engineer: Are you entering the game as an engineer? Your job is to take care of vehicles at any distance, fortify spaces, and make sure your team’s vehicles are properly repaired.
- Assault: You actively decide to engage on the front line, taking the fight directly to the enemy through close and personal combat, while providing raw and forced openings for your team to advance right behind you.
- Support: If you’re inclined to help your teammates through more direct means, Support may be your go-to, as you’re tasked with restocking ammo and ensuring your team gets back into the fight as quickly as possible through revive .
- Scout: Finally, if you are looking to avoid direct confrontations, you may be interested in the scout, who prefers to use vantage points to the best of their abilities to detect enemy presence and immediate threats. while struggling to find backdoors for his squad by sneakily placing resurrection beacons.
The specifics of the classes
In a long press release that you can consult at this address, DICE explains that gadgets and equipment will now be class-specific. For example, it will no longer be possible to use a rocket launcher with a specialist assigned to the support class.
If the weapons will remain open to all classes, soldiers will still be encouraged to play with those that will be intended for them. Indeed, each class will have advantages depending on the type of weapon that best suits them.
The advantages of the classes according to the weapons
- Assault + Assault Rifle: 3 additional magazines.
- Engineer + Light Machine Gun: Improved dispersion while crouching or prone.
- Support + Submachine Gun: faster equipment change times.
- Scout + Sniper Rifle: Immediate, constant and stable aim.
Finally, the developer specifies that the loadouts will now be unified by class. That is, if a choice of weapons and gadgets is changed for a specialist in the scout role, it will be the same for another scout, but different if a specialist in the support class is chosen.
All of this will be revealed by the end of the month, with the added bonus of the redesigned “Rupture” map for a better gaming experience. Battlefield 2042 is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC . The title is included in EA Play, and therefore in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming
