Crossplay forced ON in Portal?

It looks so far that CrossPlay is forced ON for all portal servers!

I have just gone through in details all notes and videos released from EA on the Portal. And so far not a single indication that we actually can put any restraint on that we aka only want our own Portal server to be for aka PlayStation players only...

So no option for PC players to filter only for them. Or for the console players to keep the PC players out.

No option for language restrictions, or country or regional restrictions.

No option for Max latency requirements, to avoid high-pingers trashing your Portal server...

I am all for "Inclusion & Diversity". Its all great.
But the game is practically becoming unplayable if we are not given these vital tools in our hands for Portal Server design!

Nothing on platform-, regional- or ping restrictions for our Portal servers... We also miss to see anything on co-admin assignment and ban-administration of players for our servers.

All absolute must-haves for server administration and giving all players a great gaming experience!

discussion

CyberDyme
4 years ago
Darn @TrasteTh , you are back?! 😂🤣😂
Yeah, you know me being an old weak console player, I need auto rotation, aim assist and all the help I can get to feel good in this game!
But hey, look at my old k/d ratios, and you know I dont mind to lead from the front in the battle just to share some fun also with the k/d hungry m&k PC jockeys! So look forward also to set up some insane all-welcomed-servers on the portal, where we can have loads of fun both together as well as on opposing teams!
So prep yourself to be zapped with a blowtorch or defib and see me happy dancing around on your kill screen! 😀
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My own prioritized wish-list for the Portal:
Ability to assign co-admins and we all can kick/ban cheaters/glitchers off
Ability to set a max ping limit on the server
Ability to see a full scoreboard, incl ping per player
And then: the option to set restrictions on gameplay platform and input methodologies that can join server

12 Replies

CloudMcRip
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
That is a serious problem indeed, that needs to be addressed as soon as possible (besides bug fixes). A proper administration tool is required so portal will be a success on a longway. The only thing in case of hosting is that the server will be hosted in your/ your nearest region but you are not able to restrict the access.
A bypass what may could work is to create a ban list and watch the Ping of other players (if possible, I am somehow not sure about that) and then may ban them but this would take a lot of time.
So please, give us the features that @CyberDyme is requesting on this topic.
Fringerunner
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Well, in theory PC players could filter console players by putting "all aim assist off" in the server name, but i get your point and agree crossplay should be a toggle option even if I'm PC-based (and you can bet if i make a server, aim assist is going to be off 😛)

I also agree that not being able to ping limit seems a fairly big oversight if it isn't in the admin options, seeing how much micromanagement that setting will save an admin.
TrasteTh
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme What? You were hoping to get away from me by the flick of a switch?!
CyberDyme
4 years ago
Darn @TrasteTh , you are back?! 😂🤣😂
Yeah, you know me being an old weak console player, I need auto rotation, aim assist and all the help I can get to feel good in this game!
But hey, look at my old k/d ratios, and you know I dont mind to lead from the front in the battle just to share some fun also with the k/d hungry m&k PC jockeys! So look forward also to set up some insane all-welcomed-servers on the portal, where we can have loads of fun both together as well as on opposing teams!
So prep yourself to be zapped with a blowtorch or defib and see me happy dancing around on your kill screen! 😀
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My own prioritized wish-list for the Portal:
Ability to assign co-admins and we all can kick/ban cheaters/glitchers off
Ability to set a max ping limit on the server
Ability to see a full scoreboard, incl ping per player
And then: the option to set restrictions on gameplay platform and input methodologies that can join server
TrasteTh
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Any time!
Fringerunner
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Lies! I think we're close to the same age based on another thread, and some of us are still on PC/M/KB! 😉

Granted, i also know why you moved and i honestly don't blame you, there are days when i think it's masochism staying on PC, not because of skill issues but other factors.

And K/D ratios mean squat in any game you can pad your stats, PTFO, the end.
Someone's got to take point and i certainly don't mind being the bullet magnet if it means those in the stack behind get clear shots at everyone and piece me back together off the floor afterwards if required.

Which is what makes stack point fun in a game, not real life.
Took me from 1942 to BF2 to not inch my way up a staircase or just frag it rather than sprint up mind you.
Trokey66
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@CyberDyme Or there is no crossplay in portal...?

It is also not impossible that the crossplay option is 'universal' and covers portal driven by the server owners selection.

There are numerous possibilites but why does everyone always assume the worst?
Its_Travis_199
Hero+
4 years ago
@CyberDyme

I guess if it's not a server specific setting you can make, it'll most likely use the overall settings you have in the Battlefield menu where you can choose if you want Cross-play ON/OFF.

Cause i don't think they'll make it 3 seperate settings for Cross-play ON or OFF for all the 3 main parts. (All out Warfare, Hazard Zone, Portal)

Will be more like one overall setting on this.

Or in the worst case they just forgot to add this extra setting if it's not taking the overall setting on this. Then they have to fix that.

They can't just force you to use Cross-play on this.

Greets,

Travis
CyberDyme
4 years ago
@Its_Travis_199 wrote:
@CyberDyme
I guess if it's not a server specific setting you can make, it'll most likely use the overall settings you have in the Battlefield menu where you can choose if you want Cross-play ON/OFF.
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Will be more like one overall setting on this.
Or in the worst case they just forgot to add this extra setting if it's not taking the overall setting on this. Then they have to fix that.
OK @Its_Travis_199 ,
Then honestly we are either heading for some trouble or EA just 'forgot' to add this feature in the server settings, despite it was probably one of the most intensely debated subjects since CrossPlay came up to be relevant for BF2042.
Because we will really have a serious problem now if you think its going to be depending on my own local setting, by which my subsequent Portal Server creations will follow. Reason being:
I have "PlayStation Only" enforced.
I now create some great CQC Portal servers for me and my fellow PlayStation players.
Now I seek next to have some good fun together with my friends playing on Xbox and/or PC and we decide to play on some vehicle intense maps, where controller vs m&k means less.
So I now change my setting from "PlayStation Only" to "CrossPlay ON".
Result would then be suddenly all my Portal Servers will shift also to all be "CrossPlay ON", which will infuriate all the players I have worked on to favorite my servers for great experience and no crossplay so far...
Trust you see now, why it has absolutely to be a server specific setting!?
And it is also the only way a proper Server Browser can work within the game environment for players to browse all servers available, based on their server filter settings. By querying the central server registry at EA and not having to run through what setting each server creator personally now has at that very moment...
CyberDyme
4 years ago
@Trokey66 wrote:
@CyberDymeOr there is no crossplay in portal...?

It is also not impossible that the crossplay option is 'universal' and covers portal driven by the server owners selection.

There are numerous possibilites but why does everyone always assume the worst?
Yeah @Trokey66 ,
Think this is one of those things that we will just need to wait and see what EA made for us and how it works in the final game...
TGIF everybody, have a great weekend!