What is the Best Class in Battlefield 2042?
With the release of Battlefield 2042, the age-old debate on which class is the most powerful has emerged once again. Battlefield’s asymmetrical multiplayer setting allows for intense and dynamic conflicts, with multiple classes to choose from to suit each player’s playstyle. In this article, we’ll delve into the unique abilities of each class, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and general performance.
Engineer: Building and Repairing
The best class in Battlefield 2042 for support and tactical play, Engineer excels in securing positions.
• Provides a critical role in Battlefield’s destructive environment, focusing on repairing and destroying enemy assets (turrets, radar, and vehicle spawns).
• Equipped with the SOFLAM (Sensor Operators’ Field Loader) module, which deploys a beam, illuminating a massive area, disorienting enemies with bright white light.
• Additionally, offers the Drill repair tool, which speedily rejuvenates damaged equipment (turret, radar, and allies’ weapons).
• Can hack enemy-controlled assets, manipulating them to focus on friendly targets and disabling foe’s defensive arrangements.
• Excellent at creating barricades ( Barrier deployable defense) to protect your fellow soldiers during intense firefights and keep the enemy occupied.
The Pros and Cons
Pros:
• Excellent support: provides strategic support and secures key points.
• Effective crowd control using SOFLAM and hack to disorient/neutralize hostile forces.
• Highly effective area denial using Engineer’s repairs and turrets.
Cons:
• Relative fragility to sustained artillery fire, as an Engineer should stay close to cover; vulnerability to suppression and fire fights.
• May encounter difficulty repositioning, and navigating maps, as other classes rely on mobility speed and dexterity.
| Battleclass | Ratings (<1-5) | Tactical Value (1-3) |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 4/5 | 3 |
Infantry: Up-Front Frontline Combat
The combat-oriented class for fearless, self-sufficient individual warriors seeking to engage adversaries in close-quarter combat.
- Capable of delivering precision-focused firepower or rapid-fire volleys (Laser Device attachment allowing for precise shots). Ballistic Shield (ADS), which deploys a personal deflective shield. Protect your own vital zone from gunfire.
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Can exploit Concussion Rounds, suppressing enemy movement via intense cacophony and blurred vision
- Utilizes quick, maneuverable Vehicle Dashing for rapid access to high-probability kill points (like behind enemy lines); a must-have for any daredevil-minded soldier.
- *Cleansweep utility option provides, as its counterpart Ballistic Shield ADS**), serves as a force equalizer tool.
Fines
• Outstanding up close, with Quick-ADS** for sharp-shooter tactics and Ballistic Shield (ADS) for defensive action.
• Suitable for high-caliber battles, with the best use out of the LaserDevice (LDM) attachment.
Cons:
– Relatively delicate; take damage, since Ballistic Shield (ADS) and Cleansweep tool) become less effective under withering damage.
– Can engage with minimal mobility; limited area clearing capabilities due the speed-restricted dashing maneuver
| Battleclass | Ratings | Tactical Value (1-3) |
|---|---|---|
| Infantry | 4 | 2/3 |
Pilot (Assault Carrier): Air superiority and Supporter
Best for players favoring flying, aerial support in battles of varying scales as they use the Assault Carrier module, giving them an additional passenger and combat support
Highlights
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• Rugged Fighter-Attack Plane Carrier, carries an additional 4 pilots and a second, unoccupied gunport; doubles as a shield to Airborne AA (AA-SAM) for covering and disabling hostile air capabilities
Weakness:
• May be a liability and risk life for carrying comrades (since it has very low flight ceiling) or having multiple riders on board,
• As carrier pilot, Ground-Based Mobility becomes more dependent on movement, as opposed