Highlights

  • Battlefield 2042 has improved significantly through post-launch updates, addressing fans' initial concerns and bringing the game in line with expectations.
  • The recently introduced Season Six has been successful in repairing the game's reputation, with the Redacted map expanding the range of combat experiences.
  • Season Seven should build on the momentum and popularity of Redacted by introducing a map focused on close-quarters combat, maintaining the tense and chaotic gameplay that Battlefield is known for.

Despite the negativity that surrounded its release, Battlefield 2042 has made some excellent strides in recent months. This has been achieved thanks to the game evolving into a much more playable state via post-launch content updates, making it much more in line with what fans were expecting at launch in 2021.

The recently introduced Season Six of Battlefield 2042 is a perfect example of the kind of introductions that are repairing the game's reputation. Alongside a spate of positive changes, the highlight of Battlefield 2042's Season Six was its Redacted map, which has really broadened the range of combat experiences that the game offers. With this in mind, the upcoming Season Seven of 2042 should use this momentum in the introduction of its own map, playing up to the same characteristics that have made Redacted so popular.

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Season 7 of Battlefield 2042 Has a Huge Boost Behind It

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Season Six of Battlefield 2042 launched on October 10, being officially titled "Dark Creations." Interestingly, Season Six is being billed to be the longest-running Season in the game's history, with many expecting it to officially end around February 2024.

The length of Season Six puts a huge amount of pressure on the event, but as things stand, it is doing enough to keep fans more than happy. In total, Season Six of Battlefield 2042 offers the following content to players:

  • New 100-tier Battle Pass
  • Redacted map
  • New weapons: VHX-D3 AR, L9CZ Sidearm, G428 DMR

These introductions are the latest in a long line of beneficial changes for 2042, with the game recently introducing the iconic four-class system to the game. This, combined with things like free-to-play weekends and general game mechanic overhauls, has seen Battlefield 2042 break its record for all-time player counts recently. The Redacted map has been a huge element of this success, with many considering it the crown jewel of the recent Season Six.

Redacted takes place in an experimental research facility set in Scotland, and is a great example of how Battlefield 2042 should be utilizing its semi-futuristic setting. The map has a sinister feeling that leans into Season Six's wider theme of Dark Creations, with body bags and gruesome scenes throughout the map indicating that the testing at the facility went horribly wrong.

Season Seven's Map Needs a Close-Quarter Focus

Crucially, Redacted has a key focus on close-quarters combat, with 2042's developers confirming that the map drew inspiration from past iconic Battlefield maps like Operation Metro and Locker. Redacted is typified by its tight hallways and chaos, with the absence of vehicles in the map showing just how compact the location is. This has provided a huge breath of fresh air for 2042, with the majority of the game's maps being large-scale experiences, and this is something that needs to be maintained going forward for the title.

Given the long time that Season Six is active for, it is more than likely that Season Seven of Battlefield 2042 will be introducing its own map to rival Redacted. As opposed to adding another large-scale map to the mix, Season Seven should mimic the core features of Redacted, in particular its smaller sizing.

Season Seven's map should be infantry-focused, doing away with vehicles and offering the same narrow combat zones that have made Redacted so well-received by Battlefield 2042's community. While it is important that Season Seven's map should be a thematic departure from Redacted, the map should maintain the core tenets of tense short-ranged combat that leans into the chaos that Battlefield can foster.