Battlefield 2042 Destruction to Be at BF5’s Level for Most Maps; New Maps Have Areas to Focus on Infantry-Only Combat

Earlier today, DICE unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 2042 that introduced some of the new maps we’ll be playing on at launch. Now, for those wondering about the Battlefield 2042 destruction elements, it seems it’ll be similar to how Battlefield 5 (BFV) handled it across “most maps.”

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This was confirmed by DICE Community Manager Kevin Johnson on Twitter, where he states that fans can expect “Battlefield V’s level of destruction.”

You can expect Battlefield V's level of destruction across most maps, some have entire areas such as on Hourglass, towards the south of the map, a village can be destroyed, others like what you're seeing in this trailer! Alongside those bombastic moments like Orbital's rocket :))

— Kevin Johnson (@T0TALfps) October 28, 2021

In a separate tweet, Johnson also commented that the new maps have battlefields “within them” that will focus on infantry combat. This will happen while other fights are happening around you, which is possible given how full-scale Battlefield 2042 matches will feature 128 players.

Lots of these locations we're introducing have battlefields within them, if you're wanting to specifically do infantry style combat, stick around certain areas and you'll get that experience while bigger fights are taking place around you.

There's nothing forcing you to travel.

— Kevin Johnson (@T0TALfps) October 28, 2021

While the Battlefield 2042 destruction news might be a downer for some hoping for some Bad Company 2-like environmental decimation, there were still a significant amount of destruction in Battlefield 5’s maps, though not in all of them. That said, we do have the levolution-like elements like tornadoes in BF2042’s levels, which should spice things up in every match, no?

Battlefield 2042 is set to launch this November 19 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, though it will be playable in early access (depending on the version you bought or if you’re a member of EA Play) on November 12.

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