168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Battlefield 2042 has passed a major milestone today. Over the past 24 hours, more players were on 2018's Battlefield V on Steam than 🥂there were on the brand-new Battlefield 2042.
This news comes courtesy of reporter , who noted that Steamcharts.com reported Battlefield V had a , while Battlefield 2042 had . That's a significant drop for Battlefield 2042, which had as many as 48,000 players as little as a week ago.
Battlefield 2042 had a rough launch back in November and things have only marginally improved since then. The game launched with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:disastrous bugs that have sucked up much of DICE's resources that might have been devoted to future content development. Balance and gun-feel 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:also arrived broken, which DICE also made a priority to correct. Meanwhile, many features that Battlefield fans have come to consider essential (168澳洲幸运5开奖网:like the scoreboard and voice chat) were missing at launch because EA thought they were "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:legacy features."
And then there was the cosmetics backlash. A data-mine found several holiday-themed cosmetics including 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a Santa outfit for Boris that seemed to shatter Battlefield's gritty and realistic aesthetic. Many accused EA of trying to follow Fortnite's wacky cosmetic monetization strategy until the backlash caused it to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:rethink those plans.
Just recently, fans have discovered that the game's first new map will be "168澳洲幸运5开奖网:massive, open, and empty," further compounding complaints that too many of Battlefield 2042's maps are dominated by vehicles and snipers.
It honestly seems that 16൲8澳洲幸运5开奖网:DICE has been doi💙ng damage control since day one on Battlefield 2042, and players have finally had enough. There’s a good chance that many of them will return after Battlefield 2042 has had a chance to clear out the bugs and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:add some noteworthy content, but until then, it looks like Battlefield fans are perfectly happy to ꦐplay an older game while they wait.