Recently DICE posted a video showcasing the other five Battlefield 2042 Specialists that will be in the game at launch, and well, some are causing some controversy in the Battlefield community. DICE also posted a new Battlefield Briefing with fixes they've already made in builds that came after the Beta build we all got to play earlier this month. More info on both of those below.
5 New Specialists
- Navin Rao - Recon class, has Cyber Warfare Suite specialty (hack enemy equipment and in-world objects) and Trojan Network trait (killing a hacked target reveals enemies around them)
- Santiago "Dozer" Espinoza - Assault class, has SOB-8 Ballistic Shield specialty (carry a shield that protects from incoming projectiles) and Blast Resistant trait (take less harm and recover faster from explosive damage)
- Emma "Sundance" Rosier - Assault class, has Smart Explosives specialty (use a versatile set of anti-armor, EMP and scatter grenades) and Wingsuit trait (traverse great distances and surprise the enemy)
- Ji-Soo Paik - Recon class, has EMG-X Scanner specialty (display an electromagnetic overlay of hostiles in cover) and Threat Perception trait (automatically spot enemies who deal damage to you)
- Constantin "Angel" Anghel - Support class, has Loadout Crate specialty (provide armor, ammo and new loadouts to yourself and allies) and Trauma Specialist (revive allies rapidly and restore their armor)
As you can probably already guess after reading the above or after watching the video below, BF fans are upset about the "wallhacks" that the Navin Rao and Ji-Soo Paik specialists have and that's understandable. We will have to wait and see how DICE balances those as they are the most OP specialties in the game right now. There's also others who do not like how Dozer's ballistic shield seems to ricochet bullets back to the shooter and kill them, and Sundance's smart explosives. Check out the new specialists video below.
Battlefield 2042 Gameplay | First Look At New Specialists
Fixes made in builds after the Beta build we played
You can read all of the changes that DICE made from the Beta via the blog post (Briefing link is up above), but I'll just mention the biggest issues that have been fixed:
- Movement changes
- Added a grenade indicator
- Fixed the elevators
- UI changes
- Big map available
- Commorose added
- Ping system fixes
Definitely check out the blog post (link up above) to see all of the changes and the videos they posted with the changes. You can even check out Jackfrags video, who goes over the new specialists and the fixes.