Battlefield 2042

Core Features

No single-player story

No standard server browser

Fewer standardized game modes (Can't even play TDM or smaller scale modes without relying on community servers. Really?)

Fewer base game maps than any other title (even including portal the map count is only 13)

No persistent lobbies (seriously why do I have to matchmake after EVERY round?)

Fewer in-game assignments (none outside of cosmetic unlocks)

No class system

Less character customization options (than BF5)

No profile progress/stats page in the menu

No battle log/stats tracker for other players

No global leader boards

No end of round assignment progress screen

No dog tags (they still sort of exist I guess?)

No custom emblems

Fewer achievements

No medals

No swelling crescendo of dramatic music near the end of a match (obviously this is the most egregious of the list)

Less destruction (only a small handful of destructible buildings on each map)

No map altering levolution (There sort of is but the maps are so big, anything that changes doesn't really affect how you play)

No cross-game profile screen (BF 4, HL, 1, and V were all linked by a menu if you owned them digitally, was a neat feature.)

No spectator mode

No permanent community servers (would be useful for clans and events)

Infantry Gameplay

Fewer guns (even including all the portal guns, BF4 still had more at launch)

Fewer infantry gadgets

No manual leaning

No diving while swimming

No high wall vaulting

No crouch sprinting

No backwards prone

No explosion knockback

No rolling after falling from heights

No ammo or health pickup off teammates

No scope zeroing

No thermal optics

No indirect fire gadgets

Less anti-tank launchers (Come on man only one?)

No lock-on launchers (The M5 works with the SOFLAM but that requires 2 people)

No AP mines/claymores

No static weapon emplacements

No fortification building

No resupply stations

No suppression mechanic (This one I don't mind but I'm including everything)

Vehicles

Fewer vehicle types (and separate vehicle progression per faction even though they are functionally identical... why???)

No naval vehicles (Except I guess the hovercraft technically)

No vehicle gunner direction indicator

No lock on direction indicator

No vehicle enter/exit animations

No tank turret decoupling (This was so great in BF4!)

Less vehicle driver/pilot customization options

No tank zoom customization options

No tank gunner customization options

No heli gunner secondary weapons

No separate heli/fixed-wing controls

No control input while looking behind/free looking in aircraft (BF1 and V pilots, this one is gonna absolutely suck for you guys)

Scoring System

No squad wipe scoring

No player damage points

No vehicle damage points

No vehicle kill assist points

No headshot bonus

No long-range kill bonus

No assist counts as kill bonus

No squad objective play bonus

Oversimplified teamplay scoring (i.e. healing a teammate always gives you +5xp rather than the amount of health you give)

Squad and Teamwork

No commander

No special squad call-in abilities

No squad field upgrades

No in-game VOIP

Fewer factions (with almost nothing to give the 2 factions any distinction)

No cross-team chat

No "create new squad" option

No "promote to squad leader" option

No clans

No view of squadmates while in the spawn screen

No "Medic incoming" indicator in downed state

No rank names/icons, just a number.

UI and Quality of Life

Less control customization options

Less UI customization options

No HUD/icon opacity customization

No HUD scaling customization options

No gunsight reticle customization options

No network performance graph

No individual player scoreboard

Less detail in the 'who killed you' screen

No ultrawide monitor support

Very poor friend joining system

No console aim assist (big fat fuck you to console players there, dice)