Battlefield 2042 expert reveals “pretty big problem” – arguably helping developers solve it

Even after the first big patch fights Battlefield 2042 with some problems. YouTuber and Battlefield expert JackFrags revealed a major annoyance in a video. He wanted to help the developers to find the cause. He apparently succeeded in doing so.

The November 25, 2021 update fixed many major issues in Battlefield 2042. This includes an adaptation of the overpowering hovercraft as well as changes to the best and worst weapons.

In addition to the update, the developers have already promised many more future corrections. A roadmap shows over 200 planned improvements by the beginning of December. In this roadmap, however, DICE also had to admit that they knew a certain problem, but had not found a solution:

In very rare circumstances, we see our servers incorrectly registering hit marks. While this is difficult to reproduce (thanks to everyone for submitting clips and screenshots), we are actively working to identify the problem and come up with solutions.

DICE in their blog entry (via ea.com)

JackFrags, a well-known YouTuber in the Battlefield community, has documented the problem in a video. This probably helped to identify the problem

Video shows problem under repeatable circumstances

What is the problem? In Battlefield 2042 it can happen that your bullets do no damage even though they hit the opponent. You can even tell from the splatter of blood that the shots hit the enemy – but the enemy is not damaged. The hit display in the crosshairs, which is displayed for normal hits, is also missing.

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This problem affects the hit registration (in English: Hit Registration, often abbreviated as HitReg). Numerous games before Battlefield 2042 had similar difficulties in the past, including Apex Legends.

If alleged hits are badly registered, it clearly looks on your screen that you hit your opponents – but they are not damaged. Your shots seem to “fizzle out” for no reason.

JackFrags documents this bad hit registration in his video. He calls it a “pretty big problem”:

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What do you see in the video? JackFrags shows in his video how the registration of hits occasionally does not seem to work.

In a breakthrough match against bots, he positions himself at a certain point in the game: directly behind the pipes of a ventilation shaft at point C1 on the edge of a roof of the map kaleidoscope. Incidentally, exactly the spot that players are currently using to unlock all the essays in one round.

From this position he can shoot the bots with almost no resistance. So he can test when and how the problem occurs. Because the position is secure and the circumstances are repeatable, he can observe the problem more closely.

What is causing the problem? Although the video shows the problem in a repeatable context, JackFrags can only speculate about the causes. He suspects that it might have something to do with the number of players in a small space. He also considers the smoke effects to be the potential culprit.

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But he excludes the internet connection: Not only does he have a very low ping – the match takes place against bots, which is why there should be no fluctuations caused by other players.

What was the goal of the video? JackFrags didn’t just want the video to make gamers aware of the problem. He says he hopes the Battlefield 2042 developers will see the video.

Because the problem is clearly and repeatable in the video, he hoped that the developers can identify the cause of the problem.

In that hope he was apparently right. Because just a few hours after the video was posted online, a DICE developer contacted him.

Developer thinks that thanks to video, the problem will be solved

How do the developers react? Florian Le Bihan, DICE’s lead game designer, replied to JackFrags on Twitter. In a first tweet he praises the test and asks whether it was recorded after the latest update (via Twitter).

After JackFrags confirms that the video was created after the patch, Le Bihan thanks again and announces that he will take a closer look.

About 10 hours later he gets back to you with the following tweet:

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Translation: “Are very confident that we now have a solution to the problem. Thank you again for the video! “

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When will the problem be resolved? When the solution will be implemented, Le Bihan did not want to comment. The developer replies to another question from a Twitter user about the point in time at which the problem was solved:

Hopefully next update, but we have yet to confirm that. I am sure that we will share the information as soon as we know exactly.

Florian Le Bihan, lead game designer at DICE Twitter

The next update for Battlefield 2042 should come in early December. DICE says it will be the biggest update since launch. Did you already have problems with the hit registration in Battlefield 2042? And did the last update improve your experience with the game? Let us know in the comments.

Despite all the turmoil, the Battlefield 2042 release was better than Battlefield V, according to DICE:

The release of Battlefield 2042 is going better than its predecessor and is said to have “millions” of players



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