#Battlefield 2042 game modes series#
Even now, with the game fresh out of the gate, there is a multitude of different servers to join - on Xbox Series X - from zombie-style modes to the predictable XP farms. One of the Portal’s biggest boons is the ability to customise a server to your liking, called an Experience, or join one of the myriad available Experiences from the community. The Portal mode is a fantastic way of seeing some of EA Dice’s previous hitters, and if the base game playlists don’t quite take your fancy, then creating your own could be the next best option. Do I think it’s worth the investment right now? Yes, for the core fan base, especially those that want to feel a sense of nostalgia. There really is a lot of past content that could be brought forward, and if EA Dice plays its cards right, Portal mode really could be the area of the game that gives Battlefield 2042 the edge it needs in the very populated FPS space, and ultimately warrant the game’s current price tag. I’d like to see the team continue to drop extra content into the Portal mode, which they have confirmed to be doing - maybe we’ll see some additions from Battlefield Vietnam and Battlefield 2142 in the future… that would be cool. Bad Company 2’s Rush mode feels as chaotic as the original, and Battlefield 3’s Conquest maps successfully recreate the series’ greatest moments. All three games have been lovingly recreated, and the nostalgia I felt when hopping into a game on Battlefield 1942 was pretty great, taking me back to a simpler time when I was a youngster and experiencing the franchise for the first time. Currently, Portal mode houses two maps each from Battlefield 1942 (Conquest), Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Rush), and Battlefield 3 (Conquest).
Now, while Battlefield 2042’s main focus is on its Hazard Zone and All Out Warfare (Conquest and Breakthrough) modes, EA Dice did drop in a little nostalgic chaos to remind us of the series’ roots: Portal. It’s also too soon to tell if Hazard Zone will gain traction with the wider community or collapse in on itself like Battlefield V’s Firestorm. It’s certainly not what you’d expect in a Battlefield title, and even though I’ve quite enjoyed my time within the zone, I’m not sure if there is enough content to keep me away from the other modes - after earning the achievements, of course. The gameplay is much slower paced when compared to Conquest and Breakthrough, but I also found it to be the most strategically rewarding of the modes. It’s pretty quickfire, and if the RNG gods bless you with a squad that wants to work together, as opposed to delusional Rambo types that get themselves blown to smithereens nine times out of ten, it can be satisfying.
The catch, though, is that there is only a couple of extraction vehicles, so expect a gunfight when attempting to haul ass out of there. The squads then fight over Data Drives that are sprawled across the area, with the objective of safely boarding an extraction vehicle and getting the collected drives out of there. Hazard Zone throws a few squads of players on the same maps as the other game modes (aside from the Portal maps), with a sprinkling of AI teams to mix it up. Personally, I’ve enjoyed part of my time with the mode, with only uncooperative public teammates offering a negative experience. Hazard Zone is one of the newest and certainly the most uncertain modes available at the moment, due to its infancy, and only time will tell if it can find an audience. What this will hopefully mean for the future of the game is fuller lobbies with an even spread of players throughout each game type… hopefully. Battlefield 2042 rocks only three game modes: Conquest, Breakthrough, and Hazard Zone - and Rush, in the Portal mode, but that’s a side thing - and bumped up the player count to 128 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, while also implementing cross-play. What draws in the crowds is the series’ awesome, large-scale modes that put 64 players in objective-based combat, and EA Dice looks to have focused its attention on that fact. One issue that has plagued the series thus far is many players’ lack of interest in game modes like Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch, and more, leading to servers becoming empty astonishingly quick. While a single-player campaign option is missing from this year’s Battlefield title, there’s certainly a fair amount of content to keep the diehard fans busy - just not in unique game modes.
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