Dear EA / DICE - Thoughts About BOTs & CrossPlay - Including RSP
Dear EA and DICE
May I ask who suggested bots (AI) on server, whomever that person maybe, they know nothing about online multiple player gaming and should be ignored for all time when it comes to battlefield.
We gamers are a simply folk who do not jump online and play for countless hours to kill bots (AI), if we wanted that then we can play payday / left4dead and other squad based shooters, the pleasure of online gaming and in particular battlefield is to know that on the other side of a monitor there is a player who you just owned and he will be back to try and specifically kill you, using BOT is a cynical attempt to show that there is a player base on a server when it is full of AI, simply put this is a very wrong step and should be removed or have an option to remove.
Cross-play another modern incarnation of the marketers dream and company accountants, lets see how this discussion went, lets do cross-play we can all the players across all platform together and we will only have to offer 1 server for all different systems instead of say 4.
The problem with this is a like COD hackers will prevail and aimbotting by console user in warzone is worst than the virus of unknown origin.
Let’s not beat around then bush here DICE's / EA's record of stopping hacking on all BF’s is simply put poor if not abysmal, if you want to introduce cross-play then allow us to have a rent a server program and have option to limit the functionality as we see fit,
I for one would be happy to pay for a server we could fully customise and control, I am happy pay my money and see if I can find another 127 players who share my view of BF – that is choice. and one that until BF1 I had the opportunity to make and happy to make, to build a community around.
For years EA / DICE have talked about giving choice to the players on how that want to play battlefield while they have systemically cut the best part of the game, well it about time you stop with lip service and consider the gamers / communities that have backed BF over these many years and give the community what they want.
A list of key things that needs to be in battlefield
A properly implemented Rent a Server Program - BF4 model used for console was great if you do not 3rd party providers.
5- 8 player squads - 4 is simply too small is only in place i suspect for consoles
The following preset - Classic / hardcore / normal
Make Cross-Play optional - unlike Warzone or limit it to the the Battle Royale mode
Deliver the above and you will have a massive hit on your hands.
If you like feed back from my community who have lived and breathed over the all iterations, please contact me I have 50 guys with 10’s of thousands of the hours playing BF, who would be more than happy to help shape the next BF.
Kind regards,
buxshots
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