EA Dice has revealed the launch date for Battlefield 2042's 3.2 update, that will bring long-awaited changes to the class system.
Back in August, EA shared plans to rework the “polarising” specialist system into a classic class system, with the specialists falling into one of four categories: Assault, Recon, Support and Engineer.
“The biggest point of feedback we've been told by you around specialists is the fact that their current design means you've lost the sensation of sophistication identity along with a more defined sense of role around the battlefield,” developers said at the time. In November, EA Dice shared further details about how the reworked system works.
According to a new blog, EA Dice undertook several rounds of playtests and feedback with the developer saying that the community's “voice and thoughts have flowed through the entirety of the process, and it's proof of how we continuously make an effort to make improvements for you both large and small, by maintaining a wide open dialogue with you.”
EA Dice went on to explain that “the return to the category system will change the way you are utilized to playing Battlefield 2042, from gadgets and equipment now being connected to the class of your particular choosing, to how you're approaching the role of this class while you play throughout your matches.”
Now, classes will have their very own speciality weapons and equipment meaning “it should now feel far better to perform the class and role as it was originally intended as, and as you're accustomed to doing this from previous Battlefield titles.”
Custom loadouts will also apply to various specialists of the same class. “When update 3.2 arrives, you will find that your current loadouts have been reset to their default status so that you can concentrate on rebuilding them specific for every class,” said EA Dice.
The 3.2 update is set to produce at some point in a few days as well as introduce a reworked Breakaway map which “has been streamlined and reduced in dimensions to encourage more intensive encounters”.
The update will also introduce three new vault weapons alongside new scopes and suppressors – you can check out the entire patch notes here.
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