DICE, please add a server browser. I cannot find matches in my region(India). I am just stuck on the waiting for players screen and the match never starts or there are only 20-30 players in a match. Please keep in mind this is the case even when crossplay is on. I want to play on EU servers but can’t do it unless a server browser is implemented. Please consider this request as you are already implementing some missing features from previous battlefield’s according to today’s details. Unless a server browser is implemented I cannot play BF2042.

@RayD_O1 Server Browser/Persistent Servers always will be top of my list.Plus lets have us rent our own servers, have more than 4 friends join us, even have a community group of players test the game before any updates and give feedback to fix problems before it goes to the masses. Map rotation, squad, team voip that works, commanders to direct squad leaders, working as a squad, team, lots of good things but of course it all comes back to server browser first.

@DigitalHype We have to keep trying, we have to keep talking about it, maybe one day they will understand.

@DeepSixxxxGreat post/ idea sign me up for the pilot scheme.👍

portal without touching the modifiers and the rules or AI is now full progression so we kinda got server browser now

We need a proper Server Browser / Persistent Server System for the good of our sanity.I find the current system of not having a Server Browser / Persistent servers in AOW to be totally frustrating. I personally am fed up with all this hanging around in menu's to be put in a map of MM's choice, especially when many times you join at the end of a round.Then you have the luxury of being dumped back to the menu after every single round to start on the merry go round all over again.I was put in Kaleidoscope 4 or 5 times during yesterday because MM decided I needed to play it over and over.I want to be able to join a server of my choice and stay on that server and play through the complete map rotation like I was able to in previous BF'sWhat happened to player choice ?, who thought it would be a good idea to force players to play the game the way MM decides.Also the fact that many players in different regions are reporting daily that they cannot even get into a match at all should be reason enough for DICE to sit up and take notice of where BF2042 is heading. Think how much easier life would be for Clans / Squads / Parties to play together if we had a decent Server Browser / Persistent Server system. ! We all paid for this game, please let us play it the way we choose and add a Server Browser / Persistent Server system in AOW.

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RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@DanielRicciardo wrote:
DICE, please add a server browser. I cannot find matches in my region(India). I am just stuck on the waiting for players screen and the match never starts or there are only 20-30 players in a match. Please keep in mind this is the case even when crossplay is on. I want to play on EU servers but can’t do it unless a server browser is implemented. Please consider this request as you are already implementing some missing features from previous battlefield’s according to today’s details. Unless a server browser is implemented I cannot play BF2042.
I feel your pain, you paid out good money and can't play the game.
I have been asking for a proper Server Browser / Server system to replace MM and I have listed in detail why it doesn't work.
This is a link to one of the many threads discussing this : Re: Update 0.3.2 still no Server Browser ? - Page 7 - Answer HQ (ea.com)
IT is simply not up to the job for you, me and so many others complaining about it on these forums daily.
Sadly looking at today's announcement DICE do not appear to be listening to the many calls for a proper Server Browser / server system just like we had in previous BF's.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@DanielRicciardo wrote:
DICE, please add a server browser. I cannot find matches in my region(India). I am just stuck on the waiting for players screen and the match never starts or there are only 20-30 players in a match. Please keep in mind this is the case even when crossplay is on. I want to play on EU servers but can’t do it unless a server browser is implemented. Please consider this request as you are already implementing some missing features from previous battlefield’s according to today’s details. Unless a server browser is implemented I cannot play BF2042.
Have you been able to access any matches or are you still stuck in the waiting screen. ?
Just wondered if the hotfix they released a couple of days ago had helped you in any way.
Twordy
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@DanielRicciardo This is what I`m asking for the whole time. Not everyone lives in Europe, where the game is the most popular.

I will just repost what I wrote previously so more people could see. I added some new points also.

I see only an overwhelming majority of positives when it comes to server browser/server system for the game modes like Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush.

POSITIVES:

+ Join an existing server and stay with the same players

+ Empty, half-empty, full server to avoid pointless AI farms

+ Choose the region and sort out the servers by ping

+ See the current players on the server and balance

+ Check community discord or TeamSpeak, website, and so on in the description

Ability to choose among:

+ game mode or a mix of game modes

+ map(s)

+ tickets

+ game mode map size

+ prevailing server rules

+ vehicular/infantry

+ clan-based servers

+ private servers

+ hardcore/classic/standard mode

+ standard/custom/modded

+ ranked/unranked/private server rankings (last seen in BF2)

When the anti-cheat software fails, communities prevail!

NEGATIVES:

- some of the server rules might seem odd (but the abundance of servers including EA Official ones compensates that).

- some of the bans might be forced or based on flawed reasoning (anti-cheat have a tendency to fail too and ban for mouse software or on-screen performance metrics and so on).

Those who wish for more consistent experience might still join Official EAs dedicated servers in previous Battlefields. I don`t recommend it because PB is down, only community servers have capabilities to defend themselves against cheaters and other in-game exploiters.

Lobby with Specialists belongs in highly competitive Squad vs Squad, 5vs5, Battle Royale experience - not 32 vs 32 Conquest.

The BF2042 is a no-go zone for the overwhelming majority of veterans.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@TwordyWhen you look at all the positives and negatives it really amazes me that anyone could prefer MM over a proper Server Browser / Server System.

For me personally MM is still the biggest frustration.

Having to play the game the way MM decides, rather than how I want to
play, is just not acceptable.
And in some cases players like @DanielRicciardo and many others can't even play the game at all at the moment. !

MM is not up to the job and judging by the mood of players on these forums it's something they need to sort out asap.
Twordy
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@RayD_O1 MM is the main thing that kills the game just right after the poor stability of the game and performance. The next one would be a lack of content.

MM is a terrible experience for people willing to play with 4+ people on the same server. Not to mention hosting an event or having permanent settings.

Players like me look for a solid PvP experience without being imposed and glitching to death AI.

The only good thing about the lobby is higher privacy at this point. But the lobby kills off the game much quicker than hosted servers by the community.

Community servers usually have capped PING so the servers do not go up with latency delay. Custom server rules help with playability, but some people abstain from this notion.

I see no strong reason for the MM except for one, which is pulling the plug early, and EAs plan to bore the player base to death before that happens.

For the lone wolf that is not minding the server status, MM is probably salvation.

To me, everything seems bright as a day. Killing community aspects equal killing the Community and REVENUE, but this type of thinking requires higher math and a license, possibly a Ph.D. at this point, unfortunately.

It`s not about a mood but rather a common sense not present for now to be found in-game design, Publisher to player communication. Only more to turn a private casino spin on everything.
rippedwire01
4 years ago
2042 desperately needs a server browser
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@rippedwire01 wrote:
2042 desperately needs a server browser
Roger that. !!!
Twordy
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@rippedwire01 Not desperately but needs server browser and rental servers NOW as we speak, especially for Portal to stay afloat.
rippedwire01
4 years ago
It desperately needs a server browser now
Twordy
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@rippedwire01 NOW desperately and ASAP

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