{"id":10004984,"date":"2021-12-14T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/?p=10004984"},"modified":"2021-12-14T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:27","slug":"battlefield-2042-trims-players-maps-with-limited-time-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/battlefield-2042-trims-players-maps-with-limited-time-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 2042 Trims Its Player Size (And Maps) With Limited-Time 64-Player Modes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Battlefield 2042 launched with 128-player matches on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. Due to technical limitations, older hardware could only handle matches half that size. 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I fired up the game to double-check, and sure enough, the maps are a lot smaller to accommodate fewer players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at Kaleidoscope<strong> <\/strong>at 128 players and then 64 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>128 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/default-featured-image.jpg'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/battlefield-2042-Kaleidoscope-128-1160x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10004985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/battlefield-2042-Kaleidoscope-128-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/battlefield-2042-Kaleidoscope-128-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/battlefield-2042-Kaleidoscope-128-90x51.jpg 90w, 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The 64 player Conquest match has only the right half of the map playable. It won\u2019t magically fix map design\/flow, but if one of your biggest complaints with the game was the overly large maps, these smaller matches should help address that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DICE isn\u2019t saying how long these playlists will be available, but it sounds like it\u2019ll be only for the holidays. In a follow-up tweet, the devs say the Rush playlist will be sticking around in Battlefield Portal \u201cthrough the Holidays too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DICE should make them permanent if the player base moves towards these playlists more than the others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I plan to jump back on Battlefield 2042 to see if trimming the maps helps match flow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battlefield 2042 launched with 128-player matches on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. Due to technical limitations, older hardware could only handle matches half that size. 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