Battlefield 2042 Releases New Update for November 2024

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Battlefield 2042 Releases New Update for November 2024

Key Takeaways

  • Battlefield 2042 will receive a new update, 8.2.1, to fix customization menu issues and weapon bugs.
  • Post-season updates for Battlefield 2042 will be smaller as DICE phases out support for the game.
  • The next Battlefield game will have a modern-day setting, potentially launching in 2025.



Battlefield 2042 is due to receive a new update next week that aims at fixing a handful of small issues to do with the game’s customization menus, among other things. The final season of Battlefield 2042, Season 7: Turning Point, came to an end earlier this year. Despite the game no longer being supported with new seasons, developer DICE is continuing to update Battlefield 2042 as it works toward the next game in EA’s popular multiplayer shooter franchise.

It’s been somewhat of a rollercoaster for Battlefield fans as of late. With Battlefield 2042 winding down, EA recently announced that three Xbox 360/PlayStation 3-era Battlefield games have been taken offline permanently. Fans will no longer have access to Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, or Battlefield Hardline‘s online multiplayer on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but the Xbox One and PS4 versions of BF4 and Hardline will remain online for the time being. Countering this sour news is recent word from Vince Zampella, who confirmed the next Battlefield‘s modern day setting. The new title is also rumored to be arriving sometime in 2025.


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EA DICE is rolling out a new update for Battlefield 2042 sometime next week. Update 8.2.1 offers a small list of quality of life fixes that include an issue that rewards “Return to Sender” XP to players who pick up and throw their own grenades from the ground. The RPT-31 light machine gun is one of only two Battlefield 2042 weapons to appear in the update notes. DICE fixed a problem that made muzzle attachments visible when aiming down long scopes with the weapon. The M1 Garand is the other, as its bugged magazine attachment icon has been mended.


A number of tweaks to Battlefield 2042‘s customization menus are present in this update as well. An inaccurate “this uniform is part of a set” message that would pop up while customizing specialists has been fixed. The menus for weapon skins and charms have been made less confusing, and DICE added a keybind for PC players who wish to opt out of matchmaking from the game’s home screen. Seeing that Battlefield 2042 is three years old, there isn’t much left to fix at this point, so it makes sense for these post-seasonal updates to be much smaller as DICE winds down support.

Battlefield 2042 may see several more small updates in the coming months before DICE moves away from supporting it entirely. As for the next Battlefield game, with rumors swirling of a 2025 launch, perhaps a reveal from EA at the upcoming 2024 Game Awards could be in the cards. Its focus on a modern day setting would be more in-line with Battlefield 3 and 4, which may lead to a swarm of hype surrounding its full official reveal.



Battlefield 2042 Update 8.2.1 Patch Notes

General:

  • Fixed an issue where “Return to Sender XP” would be rewarded if you threw back your own grenade from the ground. The Penguins aren’t sure how this would count, are you the sender? Did you send it? How can you return it? Shambles.
  • Fixed an issue where friends would occasionally show up as being online even after they went offline.
  • Added a keybinding option on PC to cancel matchmaking in the main menu, just like there already was on controller. PC players are however still able to click to cancel with their mouse.
  • Fixed an issue where the “This uniform is part of a set” text would display across multiple rows on the Customization Screen.

Weapons:

  • Weapon Skin and Charm Customization menus will now open at the top of the scroll list when customizing a different weapon than the previous one, instead of remembering the previous scroll position.
  • Fixed an issue where the muzzle attachment would be unintentionally visible when looking through high-magnification scopes on the RPT-31.
  • Added the correct customization screen icon for the M1 Garand default magazine attachment.


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