Fans of Battlefield 2042 are expressing their disappointment with the multiplayer first-person shooter's lack of a campaign mode nearly four years after the game's release. Battlefield 2042 has seen a big spike in popularity as fans wait for the official release of its successor, Battlefield 6, but all that extra attention seems to be causing players to revisit one of the game's biggest criticisms.
After the two-weekend Battlefield 6 open beta earlier in August shattered franchise records, drawing in hundreds of thousands of players, a void was left in the FPS market that won't be filled until that game's launch on October 10. As a result, Battlefield 2042's player count has skyrocketed. Prior to the end of the second Battlefield 6 open beta, Battlefield 2042's monthly concurrent player peak on Steam was around 13,000 players, but it quickly rose after the beta ended, reaching an apex of more than 72,000 on August 26, and it has still reached above 56,000 in the last 24 hours.
However, amid the game's resurgence in popularity, some fans are seeing its lack of a campaign as a missed opportunity for expanding on its near-futuristic story. Reddit user ObeseMorese is one...
