Prior it it’s recent announcement, there was a lot of excitement from theBattlefieldcommunity over a new game set in the near future. The past few games in the franchise have gone back to explore the World Wars, which removed a lot of the gadgets and vehicles fans had come to love.Battlefield 2042brings things back into the modern area and as thedebut gameplay shown at E3 2021 revealed, ATVs, little bird Helicopters, and more modern tech make up a big part of the experience.
Along with the new setting,Battlefield 2042also attempts to bring back the destruction that the series is known for. Fans will not only be able to blast through walls, buteach map has special events and weather like tornadoesthat adds another destructive element to every match. The announcement clear reinvigorated the fanbase and even had big impact on DICE’s pastBattlefieldgames as well. In fact,Battlefield 4may have been the biggest recipient of a major spike of players recently.
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In a post on the EA forums, Community Manager Straatford revealed thatBattlefield 4has seen a huge uptick in players since the latest game’s reveal. In fact, the queue times in the US West region have recently become incredibly long, leading many players to have to sit in line waiting to join a match. ConsideringBattlefield 4originally launched back in 2013, hadmultiple expansions like Final Stand, and saw three additional games in the franchise launch after it, support has waned considerably.
However, fans inspired by the modern combat ofBattlefield 2042have seemingly returned toBattlefield 4in droves due to it being the last game in the franchise with similar weapons and gadgets. DICE has noticed the rise in players and to help lower the queue times, additional server capacity has increased to help players find matches faster. EA and DICE will continue to monitor wait times and will make adjustments as necessary.
Battlefield 2042releases on October 22 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
