Battlefield 2042 Challenges Substantially Reduced in New Update
Battlefield 2042 players can breathe a collective sigh of relief as a major update has dramatically reduced the requirements for completing challenges and assignments, addressing a long-standing point of frustration for the community. The sweeping changes, which are now live in-game, represent “a total of 90+ adjustments” across various aspects of the game, according to developers.
The update tackles the notoriously grindy nature of Battlefield 2042’s progression system, which has been a frequent criticism since the game’s launch. Players had previously expressed difficulty completing challenges due to excessively high thresholds for damage, kills, and othre objectives. this is the first in a series of planned updates aimed at improving the challenge and assignment system, with developers stating, “the scale of our plans…are large and will take place over multiple server-side and client-side updates.”
Crucially, progress made towards challenges before the update will automatically apply to the new, reduced criteria, meaning some players may find assignments they were previously struggling with are now completed.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the most important reductions:
* Assault rifle damage for rapid Fire 1: Reduced from 10,000 to 3,000
* Carbine ADS kills & damage for Danger Close 1: Reduced from 250 kills and 10,000 damage to 30 kills and 1,000 damage
* Enemy suppressions & hipfire damage for Bullet Storm 1: Reduced from 300 suppressions and 10,000 damage to 10 suppressions and 3,000 damage
* Healing for Support 1: reduced from 5,000 to 500
* Revives for Support 2: Reduced from 200 to 6
* Squadmate deploys on spawn beacons for Assault 2: Reduced from 50 to 5
Despite the positive changes, some players are still experiencing issues with challenges failing to track correctly, a problem developers have yet to address.
