FINAL EDIT 8/9/24
ok so I have to say they have made the game better... not great... but better. It is playable and somewhat enjoyable. MAYBE i'll consider getting the next one...

OLD REVIEW
I'm not surprised BF2042 is having a bad launch. I feel like every battlefield launches with a few bugs that need to be worked on. I'm ok with that. But this is straight up unacceptable. I purchased the gold edition like an idiot, hoping that maybe, just maybe, DICE and EA would try there absolute best to make the best battlefield experience possible. It's one of their biggest franchises, like come on. I love the inclusion of the portal and I think its this games strongest mode. But In reality I bought the game to play 2042, the main freaking game. The actual 2042 modes like, All out War and Hazard Zone feel like an afterthought.
I feel ripped off, the game is an unfinished, clunky, buggy pile of ♥♥♥♥ and they really should be ashamed of themselves for this. In the end they got our money and played us like a damn fiddle!

EDIT: season five is decent, Id say its worth a try though EA play or on a sale

EDIT2: still feels like I wasted my money