DICE and Electronic Arts will launch a main program Tuesday’s patch will bring arrive : in-game voice chat.
However, the VoIP feature will not work on the entire group. Unique channel options for parties and teams (up to four members can be). Given that teams can have , voice chats can get messy quickly when a lot of people talk to each other. However, the neighborhood-based option can be useful for annotations.
While Battlefield 2042 players can use the party chat features built into their console or third-party services such as , they hadn’t been able to talk to comrades they didn’t know until now. For a game like this, that’s a huge shortcoming. Good to see DICE and EA finally fixed the bug.
Elsewhere, patch 4.0 will overhaul weapon attachments to make many of them more distinct. Need to better understand how switching to a different type will affect your weapon. Doing so may mean slower aiming speed or more magnification for a scope. In addition, players will see an updated scoreboard on the screen at the end of the half.
DICE has listed many other changes in , which includes progress tweaks, map changes, bug fixes, and tweaks to some expertise. The patch will release at 3 a.m. ET tomorrow.
Going forward, the next patch is expected to come out in May. DICE says it will fix more bugs and introduce other quality of life changes. Battlefield 2042Meanwhile, the delayed season one is .
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