The Next Battlefield Can Learn One Lesson From 2042’s Map Reworks and DLC

In the weeks and months leading up to the launch of Battlefield 2042 much of the pre-release media for the game focused on the impressive size and scale of its maps. Given developer DICE’s long legacy of providing players with some truly colossal virtual battlefields on which to take down their opponents this seemed, at first, like a natural progression for the series. But as players got their hands on the game and began to explore Battlefield 2042’s massive maps it soon became abundantly clear that, even in a series famed for the sprawling size of its stages, bigger doesn’t always mean better.