A dataminer has looked into BF2042's files, and saw that there are 12 preseason weeks, hinting that Season 1 of BF2042 will start in March. There also appears to be hints about the new upcoming "Ridge" map in Season 1, presumably named "Exposure:"
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If EA and DICE actually make players wait until March for new content, not only did they not learn from BF5, but I'm not sure how many people will still be playing the game by that time, let alone if Season 1 will bring players back to the game.
Speaking of map names, why do the BF2042 map names sound so boring, with them only being one word? It's as if DICE is doing the minimal effort to even name the poorly-designed maps. Heck, even BF4's Propaganda map, despite it being one world, sounds cooler, given that it takes place in North Korea.