Battlefield 2042's Specialists are not popular, but they aren't going anywhere. So, here's an overview of the Specialists and why they're so unpopular.
While a hero shooter has its obvious benefit for video game developers (people will pay for skins if they care about the operator), fans of Battlefield are less keen. Here's a rundown of every Specialist in Battlefield 2042, and an explanation for why they've been sop controversial.
Who are the Specialists in Battlefield 2042?
Navin Rao | Recon
- Place of Birth: India
- Class: Recon
- Specialist: Cyber Warfare Suite
- Trait: Trojan Network
Maria Falck | Support
- Place of Birth: Germany
- Class: Support
- Specialist: S21 Syrette Pistol
- Trait: Combat Surgeon
Wikus "Casper" Van Daele | Recon
- Place of Birth: South Africa
- Class: Recon
- Specialist: OV-P Recon Drone
- Trait: Movement Sensor
Kimble "Irish" Graves | Engineer
- Place of Birth: USA
- Class: Engineer
- Specialist: Fortification System
- Trait: Veteran
Emma "Sundance" Rosier | Assault
- Place of Birth: France
- Class: Assault
- Specialist: Smart Explosives
- Trait: Wingsuit
Pyotr "Boris" Guskovsky | Engineer
- Place of Birth: Russia
- Class: Engineer
- Specialist: SG-36 Sentry System
- Trait: Sentry Operator
Santiago "Dozer" Espinoza | Assault
- Place of Birth: Mexico
- Class: Assault
- Specialist: SOB-8 Ballistic Shield
- Trait: Blast Resistant
Constantin "Angel" Ahngel | Support
- Place of Birth: Romania
- Class: Support
- Specialist: Loadout Crate
- Trait: Trauma Specialist
Webster Mackay | Assault
- Place of Birth: Canada
- Class: Assault
- Specialist: Grappling Hook
- Trait: Nimble
Ji-Soo Paik | Recon
- Place of Birth: South Korea
- Class: Recon
- Specialist: EMG-X Scanner
- Trait: Threat Perception
Who Are The Best Specialists In Battlefield 2042?
- The Best Recon Specialists In Battlefield 2042
- The Best Engineer Specialists In Battlefield 2042
- The Best Assault Specialists In Battlefield 2042
- The Best Support Specialists In Battlefield 2042
Needless to say, there's lots of balancing work to be done...
Why Don't People like the Specialists in Battlefield 2042?
Specialists allow EA to sell microtransactions more easily because they create personalities that people can grow attached to. This explains the success of cosmetics in hero shooters. The problem is, Battlefield fans have an expressed desire for cosmetics that are closer to generic mil-sim uniforms. So the idea of Battlefield growing closer to a hero shooter, and the 'personality' that this entails, has been poorly received. In the Twitter and Reddit threads recently, a lot of responses seem to echo the same sense of loss. A lot of fans would rather play as a normal soldier. They want to be 'generic soldier 1'.
Also, the mechanical strengths and weaknesses of every Specialist has produced a meta. This is not what Battlefield fans, at least for the most part, claim to want. They want variety. This issue will only produce more discontent when the Battle Pass comes around and players start to realize that the new Specialists each season will inevitably have stronger abilities than what's currently available.
Although when we sat down with some Battlefield pros, they made good arguments for Specialists, so it's not all doom and gloom.