Battlefield 2042 devs confirm class system finally returning EAEA shared a development update and finally acknowledged the \u201cpolarizing\u201d Specialist system. DICE re-confirmed its commitment to working on Season 2, 3, and beyond. Season 1 sparked life back into BF2042 and helped draw back players. In a briefing, BF2042 developers called Season 1 a \u201cspecial moment\u201d for the team. They admitted to players being frustrated and are focused on \u201ckeeping the good times rolling.\u201d Two new primary weapons, one sidearm, and two Vault weapons are coming to Season 2. Along with two more map remakes and one new map. For the cherry on top, DICE teased a \u201cmassive overhaul\u201d to Specialists, coming in Season 3. Class system returns to Battlefield 2042 Classes have been a core Battlefield feature for years. Assault, Recon, Support, and Engineer, offer players different weapons, gadgets, and playstyles. Battlefield 2042 opted to remove classes and introduce Specialists. There are 11 specialists in BF2042, each with unique abilities and gadgets. For the first time in franchise history, players could use any weapon they wanted between Specialists. Battlefield 2042 development team member, Alexia Christofi, said, \u201cthe arrival of specialists in Battlefield 2042 has been polarizing, and we have heard you. So, in Season 3, we will be moving specialists into the classic and familiar class system.\u201d DICE announced the class system is making a triumphant return, with the target timeline of update 3.2. Here are the official class divisions. Assault Webster Mackay – Santiago \u201cDozer\u201dEspinoza – Emma \u201cSundance\u201d Rosier – Recon Ji-soo Paik – Wikus \u201cCasper\u201d Van Daele – Navin Rao – Support Maria Falck – Constantin \u201cAngel\u201d Anghel – Engineer Kimble \u201cIrish\u201d Graves – Pyotr \u201cBoris\u201d Guskovsky – Ewena Lis – The update restricts gadgets within classes, but weapons will remain unrestricted. DICE said, \u201cwe continue to find that players prefer the freedom to choose the loadouts that best suit their playstyle.\u201d There is no official release date for Season 2, so it may still be a while before we finally see classes back in BF2042.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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