Battlefield 2042 got off to a rocky start, but honestly, I’ve been playing it a lot in recent months, and it’s either gotten a lot better, or my standards have gotten a lot lower, because it plays great, performance is good, and I’ve seen fewer cheaters in this than pretty much any other online shooter in recent years. That being said, the game continues to be updated, and DICE has shared the full patch notes Title Update 7.4.0, brining the usual wave of tweaks and fixes you might expect, as well as a new cross over event.
Update 7.4.0 adds Dead Space to Battlefield, with the event running July 9th to July 16th. It’s a 14-player squad PvE mode, where you fight augmented targets, fighting through eight sectors, complete objectives, then make your escape at the other end of the map.
Of course, there’s a lot of smaller fixes in this update, adjusting overall balance and performance, and you can check out the extensive change log below.
To get the update, simply let your client auto update next time you go to play the game!
With 7.4 we’re also introducing a new time-limited event: Battlefield 2042 | Dead Space
During this event, players will experience Outbreak. A new 4-player squad PvE experience where you will fight waves of Augmented Targets. Starting on the western end of Redacted, players fight through eight sectors while completing objectives until they call an elevator to exfiltrate out on the far-eastern end of the map.
Improving the SRAW in line with other Rocket Launchers
We have heard your feedback about the SRAW, we agree that this newly added rocket launcher is not up to par with the rest of its weapon class. With Update 7.4 we are enacting the following changes which we believe will help to bring the SRAW into a more viable and attractive option.
Lowered the zoom and increased the field of view when players are aiming down the sight with the SRAW for better visibility of targets, both for close and further ranges.
Additionally, we have removed the in-world icon of the missile and also reduced the audio cue for the missile quite significantly, this should result in the SRAW being much more difficult to hear as an incoming missile before it is too close.
Persistent Reloading on SRAW and G-84 TGM Rockets.
Update 7.4 will bring in a persistent reload timer on the SRAW and G-84 TGM, this move is to prevent an exploitative loop that would allow a large number of rockets to take place and fresh supplies waiting upon redeployment.
We believe this does not bring anything healthy to the game when used at this level and as a preventative measure, the reload timer will now persist through death. If a player dies from normal circumstances, this effect will be nullified and players will spawn with a normal ammo count, however methods such as manually redeploying will result in the persistent reload taking effect.
MD540 Nightbird Balance Pass
Following the recent changes to Attack Helicopters a few seasons ago, we are bringing in similar changes to the MD540 Nightbird to achieve further consistency with other helicopters and balancing.
In the past, we have made some changes to the MD540 Nightbird in order to bring it in line with other vehicles, however, this aircraft had traditionally been more powerful and stayed higher than we were comfortable with.
The flying characteristics will change with the MD540 Nightbird resulting in it being more in line with our other Attack Helicopters.
This aircraft will now feel heavier, and hinge upon more momentum-based control following the changes to Attack Helicopters in the past. We want pilots to feel like they are flying an actual physical entity over a lightweight vehicle that is overly responsive and twitchy.
These changes to mobility aim to balance the vehicle out as well as make it a consistent experience with other aircraft.
XFAD-4 Draugr equipment slot change
We have updated the equipment slots on the XFAD-4 Draugr and aligned the DRFM Jammer with other countermeasure options. The DRFM will now stop all incoming lock-on attempts, further making this consistent with other countermeasure options such as the flares for the sake of muscle memory.
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