You can read it here.Quote "EA will be backfilling those servers with bots to keep games populated, the company confirms to The Verge, and there’s currently no plan to let you turn that off."I will not purchase the game without a setting to disable this.

If they continue to be stubborn on the subject as Dice Sweden often is, I do think there should be a cut off for the bots. Like if there's 96 real players (75%) on the server, there shouldn't be any bots at all and you should be able to choose whether or not you want to be matched into a low player count server.Bots also need to be easily identified by their nametags so you know when the server is mostly bots to then switch server.

And that is your choice. As someone once said, "if you don't like it, don't buy it"!What do you expect DICE to do?

We will probably find that there will not be much AI in games at launch, as there will be sufficient players online. As time passes and new games come out the player base will naturally reduce and AI become more prevalent. Also handy for the nighthawks that decide a game at three in the morning would be a good idea.

Doesn't surprise me. DICE is likely using bots as a Band-Aid to fix their crappy matchmaking system. I doubt BF2042 will have a server browser. It'll probably have BFV's failed matchmaking system where the servers are filled with human players at the start of a round, and as human players drop out midway through the round, bots will fill those empty slots.By the end of the round there will probably be more bots than humans in the server.If the beta test can't keep servers completely filled with human players throughout the entire round, then I'll have to pass on BotField 2042 and look for online games that offer a true player vs player experience.

@Popa2caps I'd ignore anything they say, They're not a gaming outlet lol.

A.I. Article From The Verge says "currently no plan to let you turn that off.".

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Anonymous
5 years ago
@ElliotLH
That's what I thought. Someone changed this without my input. Even changed some of the text for some reason.
ElliotLH
Hero+
5 years ago
@Popa2caps The text was changed by a CM due to formatting, going on the note, but the solution marking was already there (been the accepted solution since I read your post this morning).
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I know, I know, I know!
ElliotLH
Hero+
5 years ago
*drum roll*

Was it me mis-pressing things again @Trokey66?
Anonymous
5 years ago
@ElliotLH

No worries anymore, it's changed back.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@ElliotLH No, not this time.
ElliotLH
Hero+
5 years ago
@Trokey66 wrote:
@ElliotLH No, not this time.

Phew!
VOLBANKER_PC
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@Popa2capsI think it’s really hard to judge how things are gonna work (or not work) in the game before actually trying it out for oneself.

So I am going to be optimistic about things and accept the risk of becoming disappointed.

I think as with every Battlefield game, this new one will have great stuff as well as stuff which will frustrate me, but that at the end of the day, I’ll have a lot of fun playing it.
ArchAngeL-PCX
5 years ago
@Popa2caps I think you'll find the maps are just too big not to do this. This isn't like backfilling Operation Metro or even a bigger map like Gulf of Oman or Dragon Valley. Some of these maps look like they are approaching the size of Planetside 2 contintents.

Planetside 2 gets boring real quick on low population hours. Entire areas where no one is fighting. Basically everyone runs to one or two bases, which is fine if you like the layout of the base. If not? Your out of luck.

I'd be like someone who doesn't like Metro or Locker being stuck with only one server to play on, and its playing those maps lol
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@VOLBANKER_PCThis is my view, these types of whinges are absolutely pointless until we get a chance to try it out.

Bots may well prove to be a nightmare pain in the backside but they could also be a very welcome addition, especially in the early stages of a round.

We won't know till we try it.

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