Battlefield 2042 New Hazard Zone Mode Revealed In First Trailer

Battlefield 2042The third main game mode, after the traditional All-Out Warfare and era-blending Battlefield Portal modes, will send players on tense team-based missions against other teams, and hopefully they will come out alive. The new mode is called Hazard Zone, and the goal here, developer DICE revealed on Thursday, is no to kill your enemies; It’s taking data units from downed satellites and getting off the battlefield before someone else – or something else, like a tornado – kills you.

Hazard Zone, DICE has repeatedly insisted since Battlefield 2042The original ad is not a battle royale. Has a player count less than Battlefield 2042The main multiplayer mode, with just 32 players spread across eight teams on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. (Next-gen consoles will support a maximum of 24 players in Hazard Zone). And the goal is not to be the last player or team standing; in fact, you can “win” a Hazard Zone game before a game is over for most players.

Here’s how the new mode works: Players are inserted into a Hazard Zone game as a squad of four. Your objective is to locate and recover valuable data units from downed satellites that are scattered throughout the battlefield. Of course, other teams are fighting for those units as well, so expect firefights as you and your teammates try to get valuable cargo out of each satellite. Once a team has all of their units, they head to the extraction point and fight their way out alive.

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And here’s the Hazard Zone twist: There are only two extraction opportunities per game and only two teams can make it out alive. A draw opportunity happens mid-game, says DICE, which means players can bet to be the first team out, or bide their time and wait for the second draw (and perhaps collect even more units with overtime. ) at the end of the match.

Players begin each Hazard Zone game with a briefing and some time to purchase and equip gadgets. Those devices include an Intel Scanner device, which helps pinpoint the location of downed satellites, and a booster uplink, which can revive a dead teammate. Players spend money earned from previous Hazard Zone matches on these tactical enhancements; Units that you successfully mine in games can be exchanged for a currency called Dark Market Credits. Other tactical enhancements include faster healing, the ability to transport more units at once, advanced information at satellite drop locations, and even cargo insurance, which cuts dark market credit losses in half if you die during a crash. departure.

While teams will be inserted onto the battlefield with satellites already scattered across the map, more satellites containing (even more valuable) units will also drop over the course of the game. Players will have to change strategy on the fly, while struggling to recover as much data as possible. Extraction points take place in two random locations on the map, and if only one member of a team makes it out, the entire team wins.

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Battlefield 2042The Specialist classes will move into the game’s Danger Zone mode, so players will also need to consider team composition when planning their insertion, recovery, and extraction plan. (And yes, those specialists include Battlefield 4Kimble “Irish” Graves, played by the late Michael K. Williams. DICE is putting the Irish front and center of the Hazard Zone marketing artwork.)

Electronic Arts and DICE plan to launch Battlefield 2042 on November 19 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.