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Electronic Arts and Dice announced the appointments for the open beta of Battlefield 2042, which will take place from 6 to 9 October 2021. It also explained how progress and cosmetics work. Collecting XP is still possible and you will receive it for kills, assists and so on. Ribbons are back and now have three stages, each of which gives more EP if their goals reached.

Examples of ribbons

Destination Ribbon: plays the goal
Wingman Ribbon: Supports teammates with revival and various help
Logistics Ribbon: heals and supplies others and repairs vehicles
Intel Ribbon: Detecting enemies and disturb, z. B. by Emps or destroying drones
Combat Ribbon: achieves kills and destroyed vehicles

The maximum player level will be to start 99, then S-stages come into force. These go up to S999 and bring no rewards, but are more intended for boasting. Due to the step up, new weapons, gadgets and cosmetics are unlocked, but there are also championships for weapons, vehicles and specialists. By achieving kills with the M5A3 assault rifle, a new riflescope is unlocked, while the achievement of points with a vehicle releases new equipment.

At certain milestones, players receive new skins and a new stage of the championship badge for the player card. A player card can be customized with a player card image, player symbol and title and up to three badges. The activation of new customization items for the player card is carried out by the level up or the conclusion of certain actions.

Cosmetics can be earned or purchased by direct purchase. These include skins for specialists, weapons and vehicles that exist in four rarity levels: gray (common), blue (rare), purple (epic) and gold (legendary). Rare and epic skins for specialists consist of a body and a headgear component that can be mixed and adjusted. Weapon skins apply to the entire weapon and affect attachments such as riflescopes.

Battlefield 2042 will be released on 19 November 2021 for Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5 and PC.