Battlefield 2042 Executions in Third-Person, Gunplay, TTK & More Details From Tech Test Revealed

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With gameplay surfacing from the on-going Battlefield 2042 Tech Test, it seems more details have surfaced yet again! For starters, the Battlefield 2042 executions (takedowns) are now in third-person, which should be familiar to those who play Call of Duty: Warzone. Initially, executions were in first-person in past games like in Battlefield 3.

Someone in the alpha has reached out to MP1st and has shared a load of info regarding the Tech Test in terms of movement, and more! Note that this is a Tech Test, and as such, there could be some gameplay elements, UI and technical stuff that aren’t in yet. That said, here’s the pastebin that was shared to us:

– Movement is similar to BF5. Sliding and mantling are in the game.
– Destruction seems light. I don’t recall seeing any to be honest. But apparently it’s like BF3.
– Orbital was the only playable map. It features 6 sectors with 1-2 capture points each.
– Executions are back and in third-person.
– Aiming with tanks is sped up compared to BF5. Feels like regular aim speed.
– There’s a regular battle tank with a turret and a rocket launcher.
– One tank (the Jaguar) has an AA gun that can lock onto planes. It also has smokes as a counter measure and can repair itself. Pretty sure this tank can not zoom in or ADS.
– There were 3 helicopter types and a jet.
– One chopper has an explosive round cannon and a machine gun turret.
– One helicopter (I believe the Osprey) has a Bradley tank style cannon with a moderate fire rate.
– Attachments: On ARs there was a holo scope and a long range scope. An extended barrel and a silencer. Heavy, medium, and light rounds. And a vertical grip, and an underbarrel grenade launcher.
– Some implications of this are 1) You can switch to an underbarrel grenade launcher at any time and switch back. 2) You can swap between a 4x scope and a holo scope depending on where you are on the map. 3) You can throw on a silencer at any point, then switch back for more range. 4) 2) On shotguns, you can swap between buckshot and slug rounds at any time. Etc.
– When you’re downed, you can now indicate to teammates “Do not revive me” in addition to calling for a revive.
– The revive screen can be skipped quicker than BF5.

Over on the game’s subreddit, some members have shared some of the stuff that can be seen in the leaked gameplay too.

Some takeaways from the leaked gameplay from battlefield2042

Over on Reddit, notable leaker Okami (and Tom Henderson) has shared some the weapons available in the Tech Test, as well as some of the equipment and gadgets.

Here’s a leaked map overview of the Orbital map:

Reddit user MrNomNom9 has also shared his hands-on experience, and talks about the gunplay, time-to-kill and more! Here are excerpts from the hands-on that was shared via a Google Document.

On Gunplay:

Gunplay feels REALLY superb. An excellent evolution of BFV’s gunplay where spread is minimal and recoil is what defines weapon accuracy. As long as your aim is true, all you have to account for is drop and lead, otherwise spread isn’t a big issue. If you’re a fan of BFV’s gunplay, you’ll love 2042’s. Super pleased. Unsure if hip fire was bugged, the crosshair in the tech test did not shift when moving or while jumping, but hipfire in close quarters felt really solid and accurate.

On Time-to-Kill (TTK):

TTK felt great, in line with BFV’s. Assault rifles and LMG’s seemed to 4-5 shot and DMR’s 3 shotted to the chest. Sniper Rifles remain unchanged, 1 shot headshot or 2 to the chest. Shotguns one shot in CQC or 2-3 shot further out as per usual. SMG’s felt like a 4-7 shot? Both SMG’s in the tech test had high ROF so they melted if your shot was on target. Didn’t test the revolver too extensively but the Glock did work if your shot was on point.

Instead of a knife, each player uses their fists. I have no idea why but I assume it’s to sell melee weapons (preorder bonus anyone?). I attempted to do a takedown on a bot, no luck, but I was able to do it to an an enemy player, they’re now in third person and in order to show off your skins and likely to sell animations.

There are four Specialists available in the Tech Test, and they are Mackay, Pyotr, Falck, and Casper.

Gadgets: Each specialist has their own gadgets; Mackay has his grappling hook (it actually worked a lot like Pathfinder’s from Apex), Pyotr has his sentry gun (seemed to be broken? Never fired at any enemies), Caspar his drone (Couldn’t figure out how to activate EMP but I believe spotting worked) and Falck’s syrette gun (revives teammates in a single shot, can also be turned on herself to heal her to 100%)

Universal Gadgets include a modern Carl Gustav dummy fired RPG (great against Heli’s and Tanks), a FIM Stinger Anti Air Launcher (get ready for a lot of people to carry these, I got pinged by rocket lock a lot in the Heli and it only takes 1-2 to take down the scout and 2-3 for the Attack Heli), Medkit box, Ammo Box, Repair Tool, Anti Armor Mines, and a Nav Beacon (I assumed it to be a spawn beacon)

Now that’s a lot of info to sink your teeth into! Again, I want to reiterate that all info shared are from a Tech Test build of BF2042, and not the final build or even the beta build players will be able to play next month.

Don’t forget to check out the pre-order bonuses for Battlefield 2042 right here.

Thoughts on early gameplay footage and feedback? Are you optimistic or are there any significant concerns? Share them in the comments below.

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Private for now
Private for now
2 years ago

I saw the robodog deployed some… Who packs those?

RedKnightOH
RedKnightOH
2 years ago

“(takedowns) are now in third-person?” Whoopee do….

That is not true THIRD PERSON PLAY like in Sony’s SOCOM game!!

But if it’s FREE TO PLAY like Fortnite is…. I might consider trying it. Fortnite is the biggest played game in gaming! Bigger than the top 5 games put together today. BF2042 needs to figure out how that is done and do it!!!

Alex Co
Reply to  RedKnightOH
2 years ago

I think they’ll be alright. 🙂

SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
Reply to  RedKnightOH
2 years ago

Fortnite is casual garbage for the absolute lowest common denominator gaming has ever produced.

RedKnightOH
RedKnightOH
Reply to  SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
2 years ago

Hey Sleepy…. I’ve played ALL the Battlefield games. I ran two large BF War Clans on SOCOM and in Battlefield. We watched as BF became more and more like Call of Duty games every year. We stopped buying BF games because of BF4, BF1 and BF5.

It’s our opinion Battlefield 3 was the best of the bunch…. and still is. If EA/DICE would just update BF3 to run on the PS4 and PS5… add a few new maps and modes… they would make billions. But… whatever.

So you understand… Fortnite is the LARGEST played game today. Bigger than the top 5 games put together! And EPIC is making billions off a FREE game anyone can download and play. Proof.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJNWa7T7-sk&t=121s

So, Battlefield games have a lot of catching up to do.

SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
Reply to  RedKnightOH
2 years ago

3 wasn’t the best. If you understood game design at all you’d see so many of the flaws in the later games being started off in the third.

3 is by far my favorite out of the modern titles. I just don’t think it’s better than classic. The maps can’t be compared.

SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
SleepyJoeStoleTheShow
2 years ago

Yeah that BFV gunplay/TTK is exactly what I didn’t want to hear. That isn’t Battlefield as we know it, or liked it. V did not go over well at all, it should not have been used for a reference.

Cont Gugal
Cont Gugal
2 years ago

Not happy about the praise / comparison to BFV.

「SYX」
「SYX」
Reply to  Cont Gugal
2 years ago

Idk about you and your disdain for BFV, but BFV’s gunplay was excellent and probably the best in any Battlefield to date, so I’m very happy that it’s reportably built upon in BF2042. Although TTK is a bit subjective and a controversial thing in the BF community, I was fine with BFV’s TTK, although some SMGs were op imo. When considering the mechanics, like gunplay and movement, BFV is a solid game and had best of both in any game of the franchise, but content-wise, not so much.

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