One comment pointed out how much of a downfall this actually is: “that is CRAZY it started at what over 100,000 which is normal for a triple A game but jesus to go that far down is crazy. What is pretty ironic is that even Battlefield V is higher up on the list, as well as FPS competitors like Halo Infinite and Counter-Strike. The image shows Battlefield 2042 at the bottom of the list with only 9,970 current players and a peak of 12,526.īattlefield 2042 is currently at the bottom of the most played games on Steam from battlefield2042 Reddit user Malthae1 is the one responsible for sharing the bad news for DICE, as they posted an image of Steam’s most-played games list with the caption: “Battlefield 2042 is currently at the bottom of the most played games on Steam.” Read more: Battlefield 2042 leakers reveal first look at Season 1 Exposure map.However, this wasn’t the case, and what actually came to fruition was a game that definitely needs more time in development. In short: if you haven’t seen a hacker in 2042 yet, you probably will soon.Battlefield 2042’s reputation worsens as it places at the very bottom of Steam’s most played games list just three months after its release.īattlefield 2042 has arguably been DICE’s most poorly received installment of the FPS franchise ever as players have continued to expose its faults.ĭespite players continuing to beg the developers for major fixes, the game has now placed dead last on Steam‘s most-played games list.īattlefield 2042 was set to be a huge revival for the franchise, taking it back to the modern era which many associate with the best Battlefield games. The game’s hacking problem remains a problem, even in 2022, which means we can disregard the Easy Anti-Cheat system entirely. EA and DICE also proudly showed off their Easy Anti-Cheat improvements for 2042, but this is the same system as Apex Legends. There are also more players in a lobby, which means it's more unlikely for you to encounter a hacker as regularly. Battlefield 2042 has no scoreboard, which means it's much harder to determine if there’s a hacker in your lobby. “Are there no hackers in 2042, then?” you ask. Just a hacker every two or three games, you know. You’re lucky to find a single clean game on some servers, while it isn’t too bad during peak EU or US hours. The hacking problem in Battlefield 5 is not a new thing, although it was largely forgotten about except for the few diehard fans who saw the game to its final, bitter end. Not even close.ĭICE and EA have a long and troubled history with hackers. Many people hoped that 2042 would be a big jump forward from its predecessor, but it didn’t turn out that way. I already played this game years ago, but it feels fresher than ever. After the weird plastic barrenness of 2042’s map design, its lonely gameplay, poorly thought-out mechanics, and generally upsetting Specialist quips and quotes, Battlefield 5 feels like a revelation. Like 25,000 other players - the peak number of Battlefield 5 players on Steam in the last week - I loaded up the game just to feel something. RELATED: 128 Player Battlefield Was A Mistake Over the course of just a couple of weeks, the much-hated Battlefield 5 became much-loved.
In November, long-time fans of the Battlefield series were presented with 2042’s huge pile of steaming broken promises and clearly manipulative marketing. People didn’t realise until it was too late, however. But after a solid couple of updates, DICE’s WW2 entry wasn’t all that bad. It’s two months into Battlefield 2042’s release and its predecessor is regularly outmatching it for peak player numbers on Steam.