With Battlefield 2042, developer DICE brings a whole bunch of tweaks to the traditional Battlefield formula. One major change is Hazard Zone, a new competitive multiplayer mode that mixes some solid ideas from the battle royale genre with 2042's approach to specialist characters. The result is a squad-based free-for-all match, in which you and your team of three other players hunt down objectives and kill other players before making your way to an extraction point and trying to abscond with the goods.

The rules of Hazard Zone are pretty different from the more traditional Battlefield modes of Conquest and Breakthrough, and the mode is more restrictive in key ways than its counterparts. Knowing what you're facing and how to make the most of your gear, your teammates, and your strategies will help you survive and thrive in Hazard Zone. Here are a whole bunch of things we learned during our time playing the mode ahead of its release, and some things we wish we'd known earlier.

Don't forget to check out our Battlefield 2042 review as well.