As promised, DICE held its dev update for Battlefield 2042 today, and alongside announcing that the game will be joining the Xbox Game Pass subscription program soon, the studio has also laid down more details regarding the upcoming Battlefield 2042 Specialist rework, and what other stuff we’re getting in Season 3.

First off, DICE mentioned that this major rework of Specialists to classes will be available in “early 2023” as part of the mid-season update for Season 3. The studio will also introduce what they call “weapon proficiencies” for each class, too.

Battlefield 2042 Specialist Rework Proficiencies: 

Assault – Assault Rifle Proficiency

• Assault Rifles are ready to fire quicker after sprinting

Engineer – Utility Proficiency

• Utility Weapons have improved reloading capabilities

Support – LMG Proficiency

• LMG’s have additional magazines and are more efficient when deploying bipods

Recon – Sniper Rifle Proficiency

• Faster to stabilize when holding breath, with longer hold breath durations

More Vault Weapons are also on the way for All-Out Warfare as well, which are the XM8 from Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 3’s A-91.

New Vault Weapons

At the start of Season 3, we’re bringing Bad Company 2’s XM8 into the LMG pool, alongside Battlefield 3’s A-91, with more Vault Weapons arriving in further updates during the Season. These classic weapons will sit alongside all new hardware that the team have developed for Season 3. Stay tuned for news on what they are, and how they’ll transform the Battlefield in the coming weeks.

As for the maps, while we didn’t get to see or get new details regarding the new map being added in Season 3, both Manifest and Breakaway are being reworked, and here are details on both.

Battlefield 2042 Manifest and Breakaway Map Updates:

At the start of Season 3, players will get the updated version of Manifest, and Breakaway will be added as part of the mid-season update. Here’s what DICE had to say regarding the updated map:

With Manifest, the team has reworked the map to bring it in line with the updates that you’ve already experienced with Kaleidoscope, Renewal, and Orbital – bringing the HQ flags closer to the action, and removing redundant playspace.

We’ve also worked to improve the visibility that you experience on this map, ensuring that our play spaces are better lit, and that your sightlines are improved when you’re scanning for enemies.

You’ll experience better cover, and improved pathing between the flags, with the flags themselves receiving careful attention that ensures that you can better focus your attack and defense when playing the objective.

As for Breakaway, DICE details some of the changes incoming as well:

In early 2023, we’ll return with a new and improved Breakaway, bringing a dramatic overhaul to the map which see’s us move the Oil Rig much closer to the action, and better focus our gameplay within a more refined playspace.

We’ve carefully reviewed the purpose of the Outlook flag and decided that we can create a more engaging round of Conquest without it, empowering us to consider how much of the playspace we should retain on top of the Glacier, and design new ways to play within the ice itself.

There are entire new flags for the map, as well as heavily reworked the Town and nearby Refineries to ensure that you’re able to move with more confidence between these flags when playing as infantry.

Unfortunately, no release date for Season 3 has been given just yet, though given the info we’ve gotten today, more details should be incoming soon.

You can watch the entire dev update in the video below.

With the Specialist reworks, new map, new Specialist and weapons, there’s a lot to look forward to in Season 3! Stay tuned here on MP1st for more Battlefield news.

Source: EA