A shield has already been removed from Battlefield 2042 due to a glitch
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A shield that could be its own Avenger What you need to know Players are able to play Battlefield 2042 a week early by owning a premium edition of the game. The SOB-8 Ballistic Shield is able to tank massive amounts of damage, but it was causing some major issues. The shield has been disabled in all active game modes and spawning the specialist will give you no gadget. Battlefield 2042 is set to release on Nov. 19, 2021. It is going to be the latest entry in the series after many years of waiting, and is EA`s return to modern day combat, and a departure from the World War era the company explored with Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V. However, some players have been able to play multiplayer up to a week early if they purchased the Ultimate Edition or accessed the game through EA Play. That means we`re already seeing some technical issues. For example, we recently learned that EA now disabled the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield that belongs to the new specialist, Santiago `Dozer` Espin...