On the 22nd, EA released an update briefing for Battlefield 2042. The most notable of these was the news that specialists would be assigned to each ‘class’. The ‘specialist’ system, which was out of the class, will be maintained as it is, but it will make a difference by operating the past method of giving individuality by limiting gadgets for each class and operating them together.
According to the notice, the four classes that will be applied following the season 3 update are Assault, Support, Engineer, and Recon. ▲Mackay ▲Sundance ▲Dozer will be deployed for the Assault, ▲Angel ▲Falk ▲Season 2 New Specialist (unreleased) for the Support, ▲Liz ▲Boris ▲Irish for the Engineer, ▲Casper ▲Baeksoo ▲Lao for the Scout.
The difference between each class due to the introduction of the class can be clearly seen in the equipment. Assaults are provided as ‘Med Pens’, Supply units as ‘Defibrillators’, Engineers as ‘Repair Tools’, and Scouts as ‘Input Beacons’ as the class and equipment used all the time. In addition, Assault Soldiers will be able to choose one of grenades, smoke grenades, and incendiary grenades, and other classes will be able to use grenades, smoke grenades, EMPs, and incendiary grenades as their projectiles.
Class-specific gadgets include: ▲Smoke Grenade Launcher ▲C5 Bomb ▲IBA Armor Plate for Assaults, ▲Ammo Box ▲Smoke Grenade Launcher ▲First Aid Kit ▲M18 Claymore for Supporters, ▲Anti-Tank Mine ▲Recoilless M5 ▲FXM-33 Anti-Air Missile ▲ FGM-148 Javelin ▲EOD bot will be provided to engineers, ▲T-UGS ▲proximity sensor ▲SORLAM ▲C5 bomb ▲tracker dart gun will be provided to scouts, and all specialists will be able to select and use only one of these gadgets.
In addition, visual and audio updates to correct voice, body posture, and facial expressions that have been in progress since season 1 will continue. In addition, the specialists’ thoughts or feedback on classification by class will be accepted through the forum, and various opinions were requested. The class system is expected to be introduced later this year in the 3.2 update in Season 3.
Meanwhile, EA announced through the announcement that in Season 2, which will start soon, you can meet the iconic M16A3 assault rifle and M60E4 light machine gun of Battlefield 3, as well as new maps and new specialists.