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GrrRumblebee
3 years ago
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Persistent Servers in BF 2042, where are they?

Persistent Servers in BF 2042, where are they? We were told they would be available last October 2022 and here it is in March of 2023 and no persistent server option available. I paid for Premium s...
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  • direct3r's avatar
    direct3r
    3 years ago
    @GrrRumblebee you have to activate it in the options, afterwards if you create a portal server it will stay persistent for 7 days
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Adamonic
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3 years ago
@ATFGunr thanks, yep, I tried every combination of those. What I don't understand is why I cannot see ANY servers with 0 players. So to me, there are no persistent servers, because if there were, a lot of them would have 0 players over a 7-day period. Just in the Custom Tab, can you see a bunch of servers with 0 players? If you make one, can you see yours?
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creepnpeep
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@Adamonic Hi mate.
Ok, I did some testing.
I’m on PS5.
If I set crossplay to OFF, I can see my server on the browser, even when it has zero players in it.
If I set crossplay to ON, I cannot see my server on the browser!

So I think this is a bug.
Is this what you find?
Do you have crossplay on or off?
If you have it ON, eben turn it off and see if you can see your server
  • robert5974's avatar
    robert5974
    3 years ago

    I've had trouble sometimes finding a persistent server but I can see tons with 0 players.  Make sure when you search you search by "Experience Name" and not "Server Name".  I believe the server name is the server number. 

    Sometimes it is better to reduce the search tags I've found.  For example, instead of "Frontlines 2042 128p" , you would search just "Frontlines".  I've had better luck here and there by doing that. 

    Also just to make the implemented rules for Persistent servers clear: 

    - Must own the Premium Battle Pass

    - The option for Persistent Servers must be enabled from the Options menu

    -  A persistent Server will remain up for 7 days

    - if even one player joins the server then the 7 day counter will reset and resume the countdown to expire when there are no more players joined.

  • Adamonic's avatar
    Adamonic
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    3 years ago
    @creepnpeep I have crossplay on, so I will turn it off and see what happens.
  • Adamonic's avatar
    Adamonic
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    3 years ago
    @robert5974 thanks. My case is so weird. I can make a server, give people the info, and no one can see it. I have Premium.

    Also, in the custom tab, when I sort by players, low to high, the lowest number of players is 1. Never zero.

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