[2023] The community in a nutshell

There is quite a lot to read around the lore. Some of it takes place outside the game:

https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/the-world-of-battlefield-2042#2048

https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/the-world-of-battlefield-2042#2042-2043

There is some fan lore as well that I can recommend to check out:

https://theexodusarchives.com/welcome