Battlefield 2042 - Beta Impressions

[Diddums 4,346]

I've no doubt that it'll be a great game.

 

In 2024 when it's on Humble Bundle for £1.50.

 

Really disappointing, I was actually looking forward to this for once.

[techno 3,511]

1 hour ago, Diddums said:

 

Watch the vid I posted to see what a dumpster fire it is. I get it's a beta but this shouldn't even be considered an alpha at this point, it's not just bad, it's Cyberpunk bad.

Yeah I'm going to watch it.

[phil bottle 9,766]

Maybe I have my Beta head on, so I'm not surprised to find issues. 

BF4 was far worse than this, not in the Beta but at launch, far far worse, it was literally unplayable. 

But yeah, if there are massive issues at launch they might find it harder to recover from this time.

 

I'm glad I have Escape From Tarkov to satisfy my shooter needs but I'll still be picking  this up on PC.

[Diddums 4,346]

10 hours ago, phil bottle said:

Maybe I have my Beta head on, so I'm not surprised to find issues. 

BF4 was far worse than this, not in the Beta but at launch, far far worse, it was literally unplayable. 

But yeah, if there are massive issues at launch they might find it harder to recover from this time.

 

I'm glad I have Escape From Tarkov to satisfy my shooter needs but I'll still be picking  this up on PC.

 

What I don't get is the inconsistency. Some folks are reporting that the game ran fine with a few bugs, for me it was utterly broken. No exaggeration, I'd get a few seconds of decent gameplay then as if by magic, it'd be a stuttery mess for a few seconds, then it'd behave itself for a minute or so, then I'd suddenly fall through the map. My experience was a disaster. I know I like to be dramatic and all that but sadly on this occasion there was no exaggeration - the game was literally unplayable, and just when it'd settled for a few minutes and I started to think "this might not be that bad" I'd suddenly be suffering screen tearing, teleporting, bad guys hovering in the middle of the sky, helicopters flying upside down and then I'd be disconnected and staring at the logo screen. 

 

Doesn't make sense. 

[phil bottle 9,766]

46 minutes ago, Diddums said:

 

What I don't get is the inconsistency. Some folks are reporting that the game ran fine with a few bugs, for me it was utterly broken. No exaggeration, I'd get a few seconds of decent gameplay then as if by magic, it'd be a stuttery mess for a few seconds, then it'd behave itself for a minute or so, then I'd suddenly fall through the map. My experience was a disaster. I know I like to be dramatic and all that but sadly on this occasion there was no exaggeration - the game was literally unplayable, and just when it'd settled for a few minutes and I started to think "this might not be that bad" I'd suddenly be suffering screen tearing, teleporting, bad guys hovering in the middle of the sky, helicopters flying upside down and then I'd be disconnected and staring at the logo screen. 

 

Doesn't make sense. 

 

Your experience was awful there's no doubt about that, though you did still manage to have a laugh 😁

[J4MES OX4D 10,036]

49 minutes ago, Diddums said:

 

What I don't get is the inconsistency. Some folks are reporting that the game ran fine with a few bugs, for me it was utterly broken. No exaggeration, I'd get a few seconds of decent gameplay then as if by magic, it'd be a stuttery mess for a few seconds, then it'd behave itself for a minute or so, then I'd suddenly fall through the map. My experience was a disaster. I know I like to be dramatic and all that but sadly on this occasion there was no exaggeration - the game was literally unplayable, and just when it'd settled for a few minutes and I started to think "this might not be that bad" I'd suddenly be suffering screen tearing, teleporting, bad guys hovering in the middle of the sky, helicopters flying upside down and then I'd be disconnected and staring at the logo screen. 

 

Doesn't make sense. 

I think some users were a bit oblivious to the bugs whilst others were playing the gameplay so safe, they didn't encounter ones that stemmed from aggressive play or utilising the mechanics to the max. I did watch a video where the creator said that they didn't notice any bugs yet from the footage, you could clearly see issues left, right and centre. Performance and rendering problems which were dependent upon the users specs and settings also seemed vary significantly and added to the visual bug aspect. 

[Diddums 4,346]

34 minutes ago, phil bottle said:

 

Your experience was awful there's no doubt about that, though you did still manage to have a laugh 😁

 

I also love a good whinge so there's that. I'm the yang to Leigh's ying. 

[PrivateParts_93 220]

My Internet decided to shit the bed on the beta days which was the big sad. But i somehow managed to get a game in using my mobile hotspot and i was seriously impressed. 

 

At the start i was not a fan of the specialists as i liked the original class structure.  I feel like everyone and their mother will pick McKay for the grapple.

 

But by the end of my brief session i got that Battlefield feeling,  where you just want more. I am stoked for this release and cannot wait to get my hands on the full game and create more of those Battlefield moments with you lads

[techno 3,511]

"How have we gone so far backwards"

Just sat through this video and tbh the one game I was actually looking forward to at this time is a don't go anywhere near. Notwithstanding the bugs the actual gameplay mechanics look like shit. The quote from the video I  started with after watching reviews of both this and vangaurd was my exact thought, 2 franchises that have hit it out of the box in the past that I used to hit as soon as they arrived and looked forward to playing have become a joke.

 

This is the first time I've watched a video by this guy but I want to thank YouTube for the recommendation. I need to see something completely change or the chances I get this anytime soon is zero.

 

 

 It's a long video but worth the watch, haven't  got the time last 2 minutes.