BF 2042 - Testers Breaking NDA May Never Play New Battlefield
EA continues fighting players who share information and videos from Battlefield 2042's technical tests. Breaking the NDA can lead to serious consequences.
Technical tests of EA DICE's upcoming shooter are currently underway. Those participating in them, had to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), in which they agreed not to share any information or recordings of the gameplay. However, as it turned out a few days ago, some players aren't afraid of such contracts - there are a few short videos showing gameplay of the early version of Battlefield 2042 floating around the Internet. Electronic Arts announced that those who break the agreement may be banned from playing even the final version of the new BF.
Adam Freeman, EA's Chief Community Officer, shared a series of posts on his Twitter account detailing the ongoing tests of BF 2042. We can learn from the tweets that some of the scheduled sessions on PS5 were cancelled this weekend due to the detection of a critical bug. Xbox owners, in turn, joined PC players in the first test of the crossplay mode. There were also warnings directed at players who share gameplay footage.
You're under NDA for this Playtest, so Videos, Screenshots and Streaming from this Playtest result in Strikes on your channels. Break the rules, expect to lose access to both the Technical Playtest, future EA Tests, and potentially access to 2042 itself when it releases. We've already removed plenty of people from the Playtest in these past 48 hours, and they won't be able to play this weekend," tweeted Adam Freeman.
Despite EA's increased efforts in removing the videos from the early version of the game, you can still find footage of the gameplay. It should be noted, however, that the current session is aimed at testing the game from a technical point of view, so the gameplay itself may differ significantly from the final versionas informed by Adam Freeman.
A reminder that we're using this opportunity to test as much of our Technical systems as possible, and so if you're looking to experience gameplay at its fullest, look forward to the Open Beta in September. Technical Playtests aren't exclusively focused on bugs, or gameplay. It's about the Tech we use that powers the experience.
The rules made by EA DICE may seem a bit harsh compared to how Microsoft handled the recent Halo Infinite tests. All players who had the opportunity to take part in the game were able to broadcast their fights and share information about the game without any restrictions. Fan opinions are divided. Some commentators on Twitter expressed their dissatisfaction with the strict rules introduced by Electronic Arts and the lack of a more "open" event. Most often they point out the corporation's uncompromising approach to leakers and the simultaneous lack of an equally effective way to fight cheaters in the Battlefield series .
yaya banning and denying acces to people to play the game... but cheaters running around having fun at the cost of the rest of the customers.. super cool brah," tweeted Philipp Koch.
better than suing them. rules are rules, no difference between a cheater and one who breaks an NDA. and anti-cheat is coming to bf2042 - retorted a user nicknamed Ghost.
Beta-tests of Battlefield 2042 will start in early September. The final version of the game, which will be released on PC, PS5, Xbox X|S, PS4 and Xbox One, will be out on October 22 this year.
