[GameSpot] - Battlefield 2042 Liquidators Event Disabled Shortly After Launch Due To Progress Bug

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Battlefield 2042's The Liquidators mid-season event got off to a rough start earlier today after players discovered various bugs that were preventing them from making progress in the event or equipping unlocked event items. Developer DICE temporarily disabled the event as a result.

"We're seeing that the unlock rewards and progress for the event are not tracking correctly, and cannot be equipped when showing as unlocked," the Battlefield Direct Communication Twitter account stated early this morning. A fix has since been deployed and the event re-enabled.

The Liquidators Event is now live and this issue is now considered resolved by the team
We appreciate the patience you have shown us as we worked to resolve the issues we encountered.
Find out more about the Liquidators Event: https://t.co/U1W91R0CKT https://t.co/L0aeq3EW0R pic.twitter.com/ZRQUA6q51u

— Battlefield Direct Communication (@BattlefieldComm) October 11, 2022

The Liquidators event introduces a new limited-time game mode, Tactical Conquest, that puts an emphasis on close-quarters, infantry-focused combat. In week one of the event, two teams of eight players will compete to capture and hold three flags spread across the map while killing enemy players in order to deplete the other team's tickets. Week two of the event will up the ante, doubling the number of players on each team. The event takes place on small sections of maps like Arica Harbor, Breakaway, Caspian Border, Discarded, Renewal, and Stranded.

Earning ribbons while playing Tactical Conquest over the duration of the event will let players unlock special cosmetics, ranging from a unique player card background to weapon, specialist, and vehicle skins. There are also free login rewards up for grabs for simply booting up the game while the event is ongoing. It's currently unclear if DICE will extend the length of the event to make up for the close to six hour downtime.

Despite launching almost a year ago, Battlefield 2042 is currently only in the middle of its second multiplayer season. The game's first season didn't arrive until the summer of 2022, as DICE delayed adding additional content to the game in favor of fixing the numerous technical issues that saw Battlefield 2042 heavily criticized at launch. DICE also looked to add various quality-of-life features, like a scoreboard, to Battlefield 2042 prior to the game's first season, though even that much-requested feature saw a significant delay.

DICE has focused on redesigning many of Battlefield 2042's core features in recent months, ranging from improving the game's existing maps to reworking the game's Specialists to be more similar to the franchise's traditional class system.

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