Battlefield 2042 Tick Rate
Thank you for having a look at my question. I am hoping that someone could tell me what the tick rate of the servers will be for Battlefield 2042. I am thinking of pre-ordering the Gold edition, but ...
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I'm going to say 30Hz max, but I haven't run a WireShark capture to verify this.
Frostbite uses a dynamic tick rate. Meaning soldiers and tanks far away update at a lower tick rate than when they're close to you.
The tick rate is probably going to be lower than BF1 and BFV though. Probably only 30Hz for close proximity.
EDIT - Server network tick confirmed to be 45Hz for both send/recieve. See WireShark capture pics below.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Battlefield-2042-Tick-Rate/m-p/11064670#M59128
- @OskooI_007 Really though? Do you think that because of console cross-play?
I mean, EA DICE already successfully tested higher tickrates with CTE in Battlefield. Surely they will incorporate that moving forward…?
I would certainly hope they go with a higher tick rate… I would actually say it needs to be at least 60 or 64hz to feel smooth and responsive.
This is a great question though… @EA_AticNothing to do with console limitations. Just that doubling the player count from 64 to 128 also doubles the internet bandwidth requirements. But if the servers tick rate is cut in half, then the bandwidth requirements end up staying the same.
Plus the technical play test was capped at 30fps. Like I said, a WireShark capture will verify the tick rate. Maybe Chris at Battle(Non)Sense will do a netcode video when BF2042 comes out.
- @OskooI_007 Oh I absolutely expect a BattleNonsense video.
I remember his Battlefield V video and I think I remember him saying that game only needed like 2 or 3Mbps download and upload… so I don't think bandwidth would be the issue on the client side. Server side should not be an issue either, but I guess there would be an associated increase in cost for leasing a higher throughput cluster…
I would be very interested in knowing this!
