Steve Hawkins

As so many others have already stated, this game is not very good. I have been a diehard Battlefield fan since the first Bad Company game came out over ten years ago, but now my allegiance is in question. Although there are some "ok" aspects of the game, as a whole it is a total flop. I spend most of my time in the game attempting to relive the glory days by playing the old titles such as Battlefield Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 3, in the battlefield portal; However it does not seem right that I spend the majority of my time playing old content, when the purpose of this new title is to attract players to a new fresh gaming experience meant to re-invigorate the love for the title. Most new additions introduced in this games feels generally thrown in or rushed, out of character for the title, and mostly unwanted. The quick change feature for weapon attachments is a cool idea, but is not executed as well as it could be. The weapons featured in the game are lacking in quantity, and look and "feel" low budget. Almost as if they were an afterthought. One the foremost issues in my opinion is the odd and out of place "hero" character system. Attempting to create individual and unique character back stories without a proper campaign seems entirely asinine to me. The Exodus short film does little to shed light on who you're supposed to be playing as, and in full reality I could really care less about having a playable hero character in multiplayer; As I am much more interested in developing my own unique appearance and experience, instead of having pre-determined skins and characters. I think Battlefield 5 did a good job of balancing customization, and keeping classes structured; And I'd like to see that again. What we see in 2042 seems like it was copied right out of Call of Duty. In addition the pre-determined catch phrasing at the end of matches also seems like a thrown in afterthought and is uncomfortable and unwanted. Overall it seems as if Battlefield is limiting how unique of a gaming experience one can have, and is attempting the steer their players towards a new style of gaming that is unwanted in the Battlefield community.