SURPRISE this video is probably going up pretty early because this is when i'm allowed to actually
share this information so yeah if you're watching this video at literally any other time it's just
going to sound weird but anyway today i'm going to be talking about hazard zone in battlefield 2042
the secretive mode that we have know nothing about until now so just so we're all up to
speed battlefield 2042 is basically broken down into three different sections of the
game you have all-out warfare which is basically typical battlefield multiplayer it has conquest
and stuff like that that's what we got to play in the beta the 128 player tornado madness and
then there's battlefield portal which we do know some information about we know that it's not a
crossover between battlefields and the portal games but the new portal mode is actually what
a lot of people are really excited for because it's gonna have content from previous battlefield
games and almost kind of allow you to create like your own modded experiences as of now we only have
limited information about battlefield portal and the games that are actually gonna be included and
unless there's gonna be another kind of reveal for battlefield portal that shares even more
information we're probably just gonna have to wait until the game is released to actually see how
it's gonna play out but this brand new game mode called hazard zone is what we're gonna be talking
about the most today because dice has shared some information with us we already kind of had an idea
that it was gonna be a squad based game mode so it kind of had us wondering like are they gonna
be doing zombies we're gonna have some kind of dinosaur mode maybe you take your battlefield
squad fishing and you try to catch the megalodon shark i don't want to be the bearer of bad news
but it's none of that battlefield hazard zone is gonna be something completely different than that
but at the same time it's gonna sound familiar as we start going through this information here's the
back story for how battlefield hazard zone has come about in the year 2040 a worldwide blackout
event reduces the total number of satellites by 70 percent tensions rise between the us
and russia in the wake of this event temporary low orbit satellites become the new method of
gathering intel for both sides these satellites collect aerial photography heat map imagery
id scanning and other valuable types of intel core i7 pc processors these temporary satellites are
launched and then brought down in u.s and russian controlled territory allowing the occupying forces
to collect the intel which is stored on radiation hardened data drives for the notepads the intel
is valuable for their own safety and the safety of all other non-combative notepads you and your
squad set out to acquire these valuable data drives as the satellite capsules are being
brought down so what the hell does any of that mean because that's just the backstory we need to
talk about what it's actually going to translate to in gameplay so for last gen xbox one and ps4
there's gonna be a max player count of 24 and on next gen consoles and pc there's going to be
a max player count of 32. hazard zone is gonna have specialists but your squad can only have
one kind of specialist per person so it's sounding like you can't have two folks or two mckays you're
gonna have to mix and match and kind of plan your strategies based off of who picks one apparently
tornadoes can happen in hazard zone but they're going to be a rare occurrence just try not to
get sucked by one now here's where things might start sounding familiar for this hazard zone
mode when you get shot in hazard zone you don't immediately die you actually go down to like other
battle royale games if you can crawl to safety your squad might be able to revive you but if
you're killed in this state you're placed in the spectating screen your teammates are able to
bring you back into the game though using what's called a reinforcement uplink which can be found
across the map or you can get it as a tactical upgrade later on this should be starting to
sound familiar hazard zone will be playable on all the launch maps confirmed for all-out
warfare which is basically just all of the regular multiplayer maps and so far that
would be kaleidoscope manifest orbital discarded renewal hourglass and breakaway okay so we've got
a better idea of what the gameplay and hazard zone is going to be like it kind of sounds like
battle royale zone is kind of sounding like warzone so what makes hazard zone different
what's gonna make it more unique and set it apart from other games in a nutshell when you drop into
a map with your squad you're actually trying to collect these things called data drives as
opposed to just trying to get loot and kill other people your main objective is to actually x-fill
out of the map with as many data drives as possible not necessarily to get as many kills as
possible for the duration of the game there's two different time limited extraction opportunities
within a match both of these opportunities to exfil out of the map with the data drives happen
at different times and at different locations but only two squads are actually able to make it out
alive from the hazard zone or potentially none at all depending on how kill crazy everyone gets so
what dice is hinting at here is that this is more about using strategies and tactics and teamwork to
be able to survive the match and escape with as many data drives as possible as opposed to just
trying to get better loot and killing people so that kind of picks the question why would
anyone want to play this separate game mode to collect data drives and just escape with them why
well like what do you get out of it well from the top secret information that dice has sent to me
the meta of this hazard zone game mode is actually heavily influenced by the data drives that you
collect each data drive that you get is converted into a special hazard zone specific currency
called dark market credits i'm gonna be totally honest this sounds like the black market from like
blood cups three but thankfully it works nothing like the black market it's completely different
and you use these credits in order to buy and equip weapons gadgets and tactical upgrades
that are unique to the hazard zone game mode so in a nutshell when everyone goes to play hazard
zone for the first time it's probably gonna be a pretty even playing field because no one's really
gonna have too many upgrades and stuff like that you're not gonna have as many upgrades and you're
not gonna be able to have as good of a loadout until you actually start earning the dark market
credits and if your squad's an absolute beast at playing this hazard zone game mode apparently you
can get something called an extraction streak you can essentially level up this streak by one every
single time you have a successful round and it goes back to zero when you fail getting a high
extraction streak will get you discounts when you go to purchase tactical upgrades or items
from the dark market and overall if you're playing hazard zone and you successfully extract from
a game you're rewarded based on the number of data drives that you collect and those turn into
not just dark market credits but also xp so you can level up and progress by playing hazard zone
as well so that's basically all the information we have so far for battlefield 2042 hazard zone
it's probably a little late in this video to mention this but this is not a sponsored video
i was sent this information early so that way i could cover hazard zone in battlefield 2042
but i'm not being paid to do so i just want to share this information with you guys as far as
it goes from my overall thoughts on battlefield 2042 hazard zone i don't want to be mean i don't
want to be overly negative but i don't see this being a huge selling point for the game i'm not
sure if you guys might have heard about this but there have been some leaks and rumors saying
that battlefield 2042 was apparently originally designed to be a battle royale game not a more
typical or traditional battlefield game that has a campaign and multiplayer when i saw those leaks
and rumors it was a little disappointing to hear that because after reacting to the battlefield
2042 reddit and seeing how many people were disappointed with the lack of classes and
the introduction of specialists into battlefield 2042 it kind of makes sense this whole decision to
scrap classes and have specialists instead is most likely because of the idea of having a vision of
battlefield being a battle royale game but here's the catch battlefield 2042 technically still does
not have a battle royale but instead they now have hazard zone now this is just my opinion
but i think with the reveal of this hazard zone mode for battlefield 2042 we're starting to get a
clearer picture of what the vision for battlefield 2042 really is it's kind of sounding like the game
has a vision more similar to like what black ops 4 had we have a first person shooter that's going
to be multiplayer only so there's going to be no essence of campaign whatsoever and you're
gonna have a game that's multiplayer is directly affected by the choices that were made for the
battle royale section of the game but there are some key differences between battlefield 2042 and
black ops 4 and i know these comparisons were made before but now that we know what hazard zone is
we have a much clearer picture of what's going on there's a good chance that dyson ea wanted to have
a battle royale game that could compete with warzone hazard zone is weirdly battle royale but
at the same time not battle royale it definitely 100 has some similar elements but i don't think
it's really going to be as competitive with like warzone apex legends fortnite the whole
list because battlefield 2042 is not going to be free to play and unless they make the decision to
have hazard zone be a separate free-to-play game that doesn't have a 60 barrier to entry then yes
it might have a better competing chance but just like firestorm in battlefield v
if you have to pay to get in you're going to have less players it's not going to have as good of a
chance to compete so i kind of see hazard zone as more or less just like an extra little fun thing
to be able to play within battlefield 2042. it'll kind of have those elements of battle royale but
it's not going to be that same kind of experience it's going to be smaller teams it'll definitely
have a smaller overall player count compared to other battle royale games and i think that focus
on teamwork and choosing the right specialist for the right map in different situations is going to
be more emphasized compared to regular multiplayer and obviously in battlefield 2042 we're gonna be
able to play typical battlefield multiplayer in all out warfare you got your 128 player conquest
hopefully we're gonna be seeing like smaller game tdm and domination things like that but
i really do believe that the biggest selling point for this game could be the portal mode
if it turns out to be hype as [ __ ] having all of those different elements and assets from previous
battlefield games and allowing us to really truly dive into the sandbox could be massive for this
game but that's pretty much all i've got to say for battlefield 2042 hazard zone for now so thank
you guys very much for watching i really do hope you guys enjoyed this video definitely let me
know in the comments what you guys think about the battlefield 2042 hazard zone reveal do you
think hazard zone is closer to war zone or do you think it's going to be its own thing i definitely
want to hear what you guys think about it and with that being said i really do hope you guys enjoyed
this video if you guys did and you're excited to see some more battlefield 2042 stuff make sure to
drop a like i'll see you guys later i don't need this i don't need it i don't i don't need to die
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