A Change.org petition demanding that players be allowed to refund Battlefield 2042 now has over 100,000 signatures.

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The petition, which started on February 2, calls EA's release of the latest Battlefield title a "mockery of every customer who purchased this video game

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With the goal of showing just how many people want full refunds of Battlefield 2042, the petition's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, suggested a class-action lawsuit could be filed, although it's unclear whether such a case would have any chance of succeeding.

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Signing this petition will get you one step closer to getting a refund on Battlefield 2042,

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claimed Nakamoto. "Suppose this petition receives 50K signatures or more. In that case, one of the best class-action lawsuit lawyers in the country is willing to take our case against EA.

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EA has provided no indication that it plans to offer refunds, and any impact of this petition remains to be seen

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Outside of standardized systems such as Steam's refund policy, publishers offering refunds on games is an extremely uncommon practice, with one notable recent exception being Cyberpunk 2077

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Many fans of the Battlefield franchise have been disappointed by Battlefield 2042

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Since its launch this past November, the game has been plagued by numerous bugs, which have kept developer DICE busy sorting them out.

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However, the team has been so busy squashing the game's bugs that it hasn't been able to focus on extra content for the game

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DICE delayed the game's first season, which is supposed to add a new map and specialist to the game, to this summer.

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