Battlefield 2042 update 3.2.0 has launched today (January 31), bringing some significant changes to the first-person shooter title – including the re-introduction of their old class system.
In a recent post, EA told gamers they would once be able to “play as the familiar Assault, Engineer, Recon and Support” roles following the update.
It came after the company shared plans to rework the “polarising” specialist system right into a classic class system last summer.
“The biggest point of feedback we've been told by you around specialists is that their current design means you've lost the sensation of class identity and a more defined sense of role on the battlefield,” developers said at that time.
In November 2023, EA Dice shared further details about how the reworked system would work.
The 3.2.0 update was scheduled to launch at 9am GMT today.
Other changes within the latest iteration of Battlefield 2042 include the ability to customise your class with Class Equipment, Class Gadgets and Weapon Proficiencies; a map rework; new vault weapons (M39 EMR, MTAR-21, PP-2000); and exclusive rewards for Year 1 Pass, Gold and supreme owners.
“Update 3.2.0 is a major moment for the team as we have worked around the Return to the category System for Battlefield 2042, alongside many other changes and improvements,” the new post reads.
“You've told us how you'd like to see gameplay evolve and we're extremely excited to get those changes to your hands. Appreciate all your feedback prior to its release. Once you have played – tell us what you believe!”
You can read the entire 3.2.0 patch notes here.
EA previously asserted “the go back to the category system will shake up how you are used to playing Battlefield 2042, from gadgets and equipment now being attached to the type of your unique choosing, to how you're approaching the function of that class as you play throughout your matches”.
