According to insider Tom Henderson, Battlefield 2042 is supposed to receive several updates within the first month after release. He also reveals when these are allegedly supposed to arrive.
Who is he anyway? Tom Henderson is considered an industry insider and has previously shared information ahead of official announcements.
He is regarded as well-connected and has revealed many aspects of Battlefield 2042 in advance. This included, for example, the setting, as well as numerous details about game modes such as Portal or Hazard Zone.
Now he has allegedly named release dates for three updates that Battlefield 2042 is supposed to receive after release.
Update, November 19, 8:50 AM: Henderson has now confirmed that update 0.21 was the day-one patch. Thus, there will likely be no further fixes until November 30.
3 Updates for Battlefield 2042 in the first month after release?
When are the updates supposed to arrive? Henderson had previously stated that Battlefield 2042 was to receive a day-one patch as soon as the game starts on November 19.
He lists this now, along with an update for the end of November and early December. According to him, the updates are supposed to come on the following days:
- Day-one patch on November 19
- Day-10 patch on November 30
- Day-25 patch on December 7
Henderson points out that the numbers do not correspond to the days after release but does not know the reasons for this.
Whether the day-one patch is possibly the already released update 0.21 is currently unclear. In his tweet, Henderson also mentions that the day-one patch could possibly be combined with the second update on November 30.
Part of this update is supposed to be quality-of-life improvements.
On December 7, content is to come into the game that did not make it for release. According to Henderson, this does not involve new content such as weapons, but rather things like player stats.
He does not specify any further details, so one can only speculate what things could be fixed with the first update in November.
However, looking at the last few days since the early access phase began, there is already a long list of things that need to be addressed.
Does the first update after release bring the important fixes?
Which fixes are currently the most important for players? Of the issues that have arisen in recent days, some bugs and problems stand out:
- A major topic is the “broken” spread of assault rifles.
- Players who have died sometimes cannot be revived or respawned.
- Hovercrafts are so OP that they can simply drive up the walls of skyscrapers.
- The performance is often poor, especially for PC players, and needs some optimization.
We also already know that DICE is aware of most of these issues. Specifically, it has been confirmed that they are working on the problem with assault rifles. The hovercrafts, the revival issue, and numerous other things are also on the list.
Whether all these mentioned issues will already be fixed with the upcoming updates is currently unclear. By tomorrow, November 19, we will know if there will indeed be a day-one patch.
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