Battlefield 2042 Invites Players to the 'Year of the Dragon' Event

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The Lunar New Year is fast approaching and EA wants to celebrate it by inviting players to join the "Year of the Dragon" event on Battlefield 2042.

Upcoming Event

The Year of the Dragon event for Battlefield 2042 allows players to get the "Harmonic Balance" weapon skin for the Super 500. For the uninitiated, the Super 500 is an interesting weapon because it is the first shotgun in the game that can be equipped as a secondary.

That said, the Harmonic Balance weapon skin gives the Super 500 some embellishments that are fit for the occasion. This is not the only thing that players can get their hands at the said event, though. They can acquire the "Curious Spirit" weapon charm, as well as a Tier Skip and XP boost to kickstart their Battle Pass progress!

To get these amazing rewards, players will have to earn ribbons during the event. Although specifics about this were not mentioned, it is possible that these ribbons can be obtained by completing matches in Battlefield 2042.

The Year of the Dragon event goes live on February 6.

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Squad Spectator is Coming

In other news, EA is set to release Update 6.3.0 tomorrow, which will bring the Squad Spectator mode to Battlefield 2042. This feature enables players to spectate their squad mates after dying.

Aside from that, a button is going to be added on the Spectator screen to prevent players from redeploying, which is useful for those who want to utilize the "One Life' or "Tactical Squad" modes under Battlefield Portal Custom Experiences.

Here are the other noteworthy changes that players can expect in tomorrow's patch:

AI, SOLDIER, and GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS

Players will now see a Crossplay Status Indicator within the Main Menu if they currently have Crossplay as OFF.
We have extended the Personal Player color functionality to include more HUD Elements. You can set your own color, which will be visible to yourself, within the Options > HUD section.

GADGETS and SPECIALISTS

Fixed an issue where the head hitbox of a player mounted on Crawford's Vulcan could become misaligned.
Fixed an issue that could cause a player to not see a successful SOFLAM lock-on against vehicles.
The Penguins have applied extra glue to the C5 so they should now stick to vehicles with greater efficiency.
The APS-36 Shootdown Sentinel should no longer intercept Smoke Grenades.
Fixed an issue where if both an enemy and friendly fired Tracer Darts at the same vehicles, the "Target Acquired" prompt would sometimes be missing.
Fixed the "Target Acquired" prompt to sometimes be shown on destroyed vehicles.
Fixed the SG-36 Sentry Gun sometimes targeting destroyed vehicles.

WEAPONS

Fixed an issue that could cause empty magazines in the SVK to still contain bullets visually.
Fixed an issue where the carry handle of the VHX-D3 sometimes didn't render correctly.
Fixed texturing issues on the P90 magazine.
Minor fixes to stats of certain low-magnification sights on the Collection Screen.
Fixed an issue that resulted in some high recoil, fast-firing weapons from gaining vertical recoil after the angle exceeded a certain value.
Fixed a discrepancy between the Collection Screen and ammo count ingame for the ACW-R extended magazine.

VEHICLES

Fixed a variety of issues related to interactions between Vehicle Systemic Damage and EMP. Including scenarios that result in a permanent vehicle disabled state after being EMP'ed.
The EBAA Wildcat now has access to Air Radar. The range of this can be altered via Air Radar settings within the options menu.
EMKV90-TOR Canister Coax can no longer be reloaded manually.

Battlefield 2042 Update 6.3.0 is expected to drop tomorrow, January 30, for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.