DICE reveal significant nerfs for Battlefield 2042 Hovercrafts & vehicles EADICE have confirmed that major nerfs are set to come to Battlefield 2042\u2019s Hovercrafts after fans quickly identified them as overpowered following the game\u2019s launch. Battlefield 2042 finally dropped on November 19. Plenty of fans have been quick to praise the game\u2019s launch, especially considering the plethora of issues the game\u2019s beta exhibited. We\u2019ve seen some pretty significant issues since the game launched but, amongst a number of complaints, many have centered on the relative strength of the game\u2019s Hovercrafts. Streamer shroud previously highlighted them as \u201cbroken\u201d, a sentiment many have come to echo after getting their hands on them. Players have been stunned by the LCAA Hovercraft\u2019s armor and offensive capabilities, and revelations that they can drive up vertical walls added to their already substantial versatility. Naturally, their strength led to widespread calls from players for a nerf, and late on November 19, DICE confirmed they will be weakened considerably. Read More: Is Battlefield 2042 cross platform? – In a vehicle balancing update, DICE said: \u201cThe LCAA Hovercraft will be re-equipped with lighter armor, lowering its health, and we\u2019re tuning down some of its weaponry. We\u2019re keeping a close eye on early balance for future changes\u201d. In short, it\u2019ll be much easier for opponents to destroy, as well as far less capable in terms of firepower. Vehicle Balancing \ud83d\udefa The LCAA Hovercraft will be re-equipped with lighter armor, lowering its health, and we\u2019re tuning down some of its weaponry The MD540 Nightbird will have similar tuning done on it\u2019s weaponry too We\u2019re keeping a close eye on early balance for future changes pic.twitter.com\/8qiY8QtqWR \u2014 Battlefield Direct Communication (@BattlefieldComm) November 19, 2021 The extent to which the changes affect the Hovercraft\u2019s viability and popularity remain to be seen, but the nerfs sound like they will target almost all of its most prominent strengths. DICE also confirmed that the changes announced are scheduled to be implemented at the end of the week commencing November 22 \u2013 so we\u2019d expect them around November 26, barring any issues or delays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DICE reveal significant nerfs for Battlefield 2042 Hovercrafts & vehicles EADICE have confirmed that major nerfs are set to come to Battlefield 2042\u2019s Hovercrafts after fans quickly identified them as overpowered following the game\u2019s launch. Battlefield 2042 finally dropped on November 19. Plenty of fans have been quick to praise the game\u2019s launch, especially considering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}