Battlefield 2042: How Season 6 – Dark Creations is Bringing More Variety and Versatility

Battlefield 2042The game’s evolution has been quite impressive since the launch of 2021. The game has undergone a lot of changes in the last year to respond to fan feedback. These include the Class system return, quality-of-life improvements and a Codex feature that allows players to better understand the storyline. Its next steps are a little look into the past. A new infantry map harkens to Battlefield 3 Gadgets are a great way to help keep the players on the field for longer.

What struck me immediately as I ran through a Conquest match on Battlefield 2042’s new Redacted map – coming soon with the launch of Season 6 – Dark Creations on October 10, 2023 – is how familiar it felt to the Close Quarters expansion pack for Battlefield 3. The epic battles of war were brought inside for an intense series of firefights. It was a lot of fun to both play and destroy as the bullets destroyed everything.

Here on Redacted, the whole map takes place under a ruined, domed facility – a recent “incident” has unearthed this gigantic hidden tech lab – thus negating any flying or drivable vehicles. Even though it’s infantry-only, it’s still a tremendously large play space, with unique traversal options like underground ziplines (effectively standing in for vehicles), allowing players to quickly move from one end of the map to the other. These kept the action moving at a chaotic pace, having to work with my squad to capture and defend on an epic scale – there was almost never any downtime.

There were a few solid “meatgrinder” spots as well – common chokepoints where the body count can quickly pile up. A particular area, which could be best described as a loading zone of sorts, was constantly in action. It was fun and well balanced. The team has a great feel for the kind of corridors that make for exciting shooting. I’m hoping this map is just the beginning of more interior maps. Season 6 – Dark Creations and Redacted both feel like the start of the next major phase of support behind Battlefield 2042By reminiscing about its history (e.g. Close Quarters), to inform the future.

Season 6 – Dark Creations will also see the arrival of some additional quality of life features, like aim assist improvements on console (helping with fairness during cross-play matches), vehicle handling improvements for jets and tanks, and balancing the Recon class a bit – these were all items we did not have a chance to test (see above: interior map with no vehicles) as our preview session was PC-only. While I can’t expertly speak to how these new features will be incorporated on console, I appreciate that – like DICE has done for much of this year – continues to make solid quality of life changes to help meet fan expectations.

One new feature I was able to try that’s coming with Season 6 came in the form of Pouches, a Gadget item that can come in Ammo and Health varieties. They aren’t meant to replace Crates, which will continue to hold more value in terms of resupply. Instead they are intended to provide a portable option to replenish resources for squads or players who like to go deeper into enemy territory. An added benefit here is that it gives some versatility to some of the other Classes as well, providing a valuable lifeline that hadn’t been so readily available before. This is something I’m very curious to see play out on all of the large maps.

Also, as you may have seen from the recent reveal trailer, the narrative surrounding Season 6 – Dark Creations continues to take the series down a heavy sci-fi, almost cyberpunk-like path, with modified soldiers and mysterious bio labs making an appearance. The Battlefield community has been working hard to figure out the most important details and the way it fits into the overall narrative. If you’re interested in following their progress, check out Exodus ArchivesWhere they’ve expanded on the Season 05 Lore, and what it may mean to players for the Season 06?

This will all be tied together with a very exciting-looking Season 6 Battle Pass, as well as an incredible looking Legendary Skin Mackay for the Premium rewards tier. Quake War on Enemy Territory vibes. A free Battle Pass will be available that contains a Boris skin, as well as new gadgets and weapons.

While DICE may have picked the work “dark” to refer to their latest creations this Season, its inclusions to Battlefield 2042With this update, we are making the world of the game brighter. We’re excited about where this game is heading into the next year and are eagerly looking forward to the launch of Battlefield 2042: Season 6 – Dark CreationsBeginning on October 10, 2020