DICE has finally opened the floodgates when it comes to Battlefield 2042 Season 2: Master of Arms! MP1st was fortunate enough to be part of an invite-only advance showing of the new season, where the new content and more was revealed! First up. players will be glad to know that the BF2042 Season 2 start date is locked in for August 30! Yes, in a less than a week, players will be able to experience the Battlefield 2042 Season 2 new content and more.
If you want details on the new weapons incoming, new Battlefield Portal content and what’s changing in the weekly missions, you’ve come to the right place.
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Battlefield 2042 Season 2 New Content:
NEW MAP: STRANDED
Head to Panama and a desert lake drained of water. Fight around and inside a beached container ship housing an illicit arms trading center.
NEW SPECIALIST: CRAWFORD
Utilize the tricks of charismatic arms dealer Charlie Crawford. Pin down enemies with his Mounted Vulcan stationary minigun – controllable by anyone on the battlefield – and supply revived squad members with gadget ammo.
NEW WEAPON: AM40
This powerful carbine is designed to offer a midpoint between an assault rifle and a submachine gun.
NEW WEAPON: AVANCYS
A high-tech LMG, designed for maximum mobility and attachment compatibility. Nimble but powerful, thisweapon is useful for providing fire support.
NEW GADGET: CONCUSSION GRENADE
Create tactical confusion among nearby foes by temporarily disorienting them with this new throwable gadget.
NEW VEHICLE: EBLC-RAM
Traverse the battlefield in a unique, four-seater vehicle capable of extreme maneuverability at lower speeds. The EBLC-RAM can protect itself from incoming damage with its AMPs ability and place a spawn beacon on the battlefield.
NEW VEHICLE: POLARIS RZR*
Fast and fun. Jump into this lightweight buggy with a teammate and zip across the battlefield, surprising enemy infantry or gaining new, tactical positions
ASSIGNMENTS AND VAULT WEAPONS
Complete assignments to unlock Battlefield to earn Vault Weapons**. Vault Weapons are weapons previously available only in Battlefield Portal that can now be accessed in All-Out Warfare once unlocked – starting with the iconic M60E4 and M16A3. More weapons will be available as the season progresses.
Assignments can also be used to unlock gameplay-related items from previous seasons that you might have missed the first time around, including Specialists, weapons, gadgets, and vehicles.
NEW BATTLEFIELD PORTAL WEAPONS AND PLAYSPACES*
The arsenal of Battlefield Portal is expanding with 5 new weapons from across Battlefield 3, Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 1942. New extra-small playspaces focus on the best areas for close quarters combat across several current maps and allow players to build intense experiences.
NEW BUILDER CAPABILITIES
Leverage the Battlefield toybox even further within Battlefield Portal. The Builder’s new Custom Conquest pre-set allows new rule modifications to the classic Conquest mode, while user-editable objectives will spawn many novel game types.
UPDATED LAUNCH MAPS
The newly revised versions of Renewal and Orbital – with changes made to add better traversal, more cover, and other changes to improve playability – will debut this season. Renewal’s new version will deploy in September; the new version of Orbital will deploy in October
For a gameplay look at Crawford’s abilities in action, head on over here!