Clearly the decision to omit AoW from the server browser was made intentionally, likely by reasonable people after a weighing of the pros and con's. There was likely a meeting between EA/DICE in 2021 where this issue was considered and decided.
My post was simply a list of the likely SB con's discussed which won the argument. While you may dismiss the SB con's, it's clear that EA/DICE leadership did not.
You'll get no argument from me that a SB is in the best interest of some players and I don't blame them for advocating for it. But I think there's a reasonable argument for why SB isn't in the best interest of the majority of players.
@AngrySquid270 wrote:Clearly the decision to omit AoW from the server browser was made intentionally, likely by reasonable people after a weighing of the pros and con's. There was likely a meeting between EA/DICE in 2021 where this issue was considered and decided.
My post was simply a list of the likely SB con's discussed which won the argument. While you may dismiss the SB con's, it's clear that EA/DICE leadership did not.
You'll get no argument from me that a SB is in the best interest of some players and I don't blame them for advocating for it. But I think there's a reasonable argument for why SB isn't in the best interest of the majority of players.
EA and DICE care about one thing, profits. Every decision is fiscally driven. So any player-focused pro/con is irrelevant because they do not care nor make their decisions based on what the majority of the players want. BF2042 is a poster child for that.
Also, just from a player's perspective, I never had an issue joining a server with a server browser in any previous title, yet I am constantly "waiting for players" in the MM queue in 2042. Sweats are gonna sweat, there is nothing stopping them from quitting and rejoining until they find an "easy" server; and MM prevents some players from playing at all due to low regional player counts.
Also, a Server Browser doesn't remove the Quick Match option, so most of the points are moot anyway.
