Battlefield 2042 Beta doesn’t promise much yet, does it?

The open beta of Battlefield 2042 is going wild, but according to some fans it is a mess. Is that actually true?

Battlefield 2042 is back with the first publicly playable version of the already delayed game. Anyone who has been hoping for a contemporary BF game for years will be extremely pleased with the game. But based on the Battlefield 2042 beta, the game is completely destroyed by many gamers. What exactly is going on?

Battlefield 2042 Beta raises doubts

The latest Battlefield beta went live on Wednesday morning for members of EA Play and people who pre-ordered the game. After an hour or two, the expected connection problems were resolved. Still, the game continued to show some major issues, so complain beta testers on reddit.

The game contains some annoying bugs. Think of visual glitches, very poor performance and certain buttons (like the M button for the map) that don’t work. Also, one of the hilariously frustrating bugs is the “always shoot” bug. The player’s weapon fires continuously, without further input or action from the player himself. No update for the Battlefield 2042 beta has been made as of yet.

But not for everyone…

Still, the story about the bugs requires some nuance. In my first 7 hours of gameplay I literally had one soft crash where I had to reconnect to the servers. I have not encountered any bugs at all.

The main problems with the beta are errors in the current version of the game itself and that was to be expected. Think of the M button and all the other General buttons (such as chat and voice chat) that don’t work. Yes, that should just work, but it is after all work in progress.

What is clear from the beta for fans of the franchise is that Battlefield is back with 2042. After some historic versions of the game (and the flopped Hardline), fans have been craving a sequel to Battlefield 4 for years. And that’s 2042 without a doubt.

And don’t forget all the new brilliant features. Like the PLUS system, for example, which allows you to adjust your weapon at any time. Or the fact that choosing weapons from now on is unprecedentedly clear and flexible. Such innovations are incorporated throughout the game and I think that makes it a wonderful new Battlefield. Yes, there are problems, but for a beta everything is just really solid. Unless you are unlucky and shoot continuously… Then you will undoubtedly think differently.