I felt DICE was taking this game in the right direction with seasons 2-5. I was really starting to enjoy this game during the season 2 release in October 2022 when patches had many of the early bugs addressed. There was a fun, steady stream of content over the past year and it really felt like they had re-captured the classic Battlefield gameplay formula.

However, I cannot recommend this game in its current state today.

They have chosen to re-balance all classes based on 1 infantry-only map released in season 6 this month, when all other maps are mixed vehicle and infantry maps, rendering some operators almost useless. Seasons are becoming progressively longer with less and less content being released. I have little hope they are going to do anything with Battlefield Portal, it just seems like a gimmick at this point. Having cross-play is nice, but there are still no dedicated servers for quick joining ongoing games. The matchmaking system is taking longer and longer to find games, often placing you in a lobby that never fills or starts a round, forcing you to quit and retry. Connection issues seem more prevalent recently. I have often seen a quarter to half of a team drop connection suddenly for no reason and AI bots fill their places which leaves matches very stale.

Given the short support timeline of BFV, I don't expect support for this game to last much longer. It's likely they are placing their efforts toward the next battlefield game at this time, but the future may change and hopefully we could see some dramatic improvements to BF2042 again.

I felt DICE was taking this game in the right direction with seasons 2-5. I was really starting to enjoy this game during the season 2 release in October 2022 when patches had many of the early bugs addressed. There was a fun, steady stream of content over the past year and it really felt like they had re-captured the classic Battlefield gameplay formula. However, I cannot recommend this game in its current state today. They have chosen to re-balance all classes based on 1 infantry-only map released in season 6 this month, when all other maps are mixed vehicle and infantry maps, rendering some operators almost useless. Seasons are becoming progressively longer with less and less content being released. I have little hope they are going to do anything with Battlefield Portal, it just seems like a gimmick at this point. Having cross-play is nice, but there are still no dedicated servers for quick joining ongoing games. The matchmaking system is taking longer and longer to find games, often placing you in a lobby that never fills or starts a round, forcing you to quit and retry. Connection issues seem more prevalent recently. I have often seen a quarter to half of a team drop connection suddenly for no reason and AI bots fill their places which leaves matches very stale. Given the short support timeline of BFV, I don't expect support for this game to last much longer. It's likely they are placing their efforts toward the next battlefield game at this time, but the future may change and hopefully we could see some dramatic improvements to BF2042 again.