So. I’ve just given this a go via game pass and I have to say even if it might be too late, and I’m not a fan of specialists, it’s really good now.
The moment to moment combat is exactly what I want from battlefield and I’m finding it highly enjoyable. Also, amazingly, you can play solo (or coop with three friends) in a full server of up to 127 my bad, 63 AI (give or take depending on squad of real people). AND you can earn XP that way too.
I’ve tried it solo and it plays really well. Tried it multiplayer and it plays great too. Even with 128 players. I don’t really get the problem people had with that. It’s not like actual battles are restricted to 32 players per army.
Edit: I should also say player numbers have increased exponentially. Like up from 1000 ish to 17000 on steam.