What's more, prominent Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson (who has accurately reported on this game multiple times) has claimed that the flagship 'Hazard Zone' mode is so badly populated now that EA has stopped internally tracking its stats. Still, it doesn't bode well, especially given that Steam is now handing out refunds. Of course, these figures are taken from Steam and do not reflect how popular Battlefield 2042 is on other platforms, such as PlayStation, Xbox or Origin.

On December 19, the game had 45,009 concurrent players on Steam, before then dropping sharply to around 30,000 the next day and then to just 17,500 on Christmas Day (when a new release like this ought to be thriving). 'Wordle' Creator On Why He Doesn't Want You Getting Addicted to the Gameįor a AAA blockbuster that is only a few months old, this is an unusually low number and it has been dropping at fairly regular intervals.PC Gamers Are Getting 'Battlefield 2042' Refunds Outside the Normal Window.Patch Notes for 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Reveal New 'Attack on Titan' Bundle.If you scroll through the top posts, you will see people sharing funny stories about the title's lacklustre performance, complaining about various matchmaking woes and invisible walls that obstruct your shots, and even declaring that they have given up altogether and uninstalled the game. The Battlefield 2042 subreddit is not really a place where fans go to discuss their favorite strategies or share exciting gameplay clips, but rather a forum for indulging in schadenfreude. Suffice it to say, the community is not especially pleased with the current state of the game and is investing a lot of time in chronicling its fall from grace. In fact, there have only been three major updates since it launched. Things have hardly improved much since then, with the game's lingering player base (a community that is shrinking fast) wondering how EA plan to salvage the situation.ĭespite the fact that Battlefield 2042 has obvious room for improvement (even if they just focus on resolving the technical issues), there has been very little communication from the development team about their plans for the future.

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