This is the one thing I haven't really seen anyone talk about. I have a lot of friends getting this game. After a year or so of playing BRs and constantly telling friends "we're full", I was hoping with battlefield that wouldn't be the case again. They doubled the player cap but made the squad size less than BFV. Doesn't make any sense. Squad size should be 6-10 people.
@Sir_Ken07It has been talked about a good bit as @DutchRustyDove81 mentioned.
Unfortunately, Battlefield 2042 will be releasing with four man squads.
https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/news/battlefield-briefing-answering-your-reveal-questions
CAN SQUADS USE ANY COMBINATION OF SPECIALISTS?
In Battlefield 2042, a Squad will consist of a maximum of 4 players. In Conquest and Breakthrough, squads can contain more than one unique Specialist.
The primary counter-point to increasing squad size is the math. 128 divides very neatly by 4. 8 man squads could be feasible, but now with Hazard Zone in play at 4 man squads... it all makes sense now.
@DutchRustyDove81I do not disagree. I prefer four-man squads, but I get the desire for bigger squads overall.
I would love to know from Dice what's the reason behind the design choice of 4 man squads?
@DutchRustyDove81 wrote:
I would love to know from Dice what's the reason behind the design choice of 4 man squads?
@DutchRustyDove81 My guess is Hazard Zone just like Battle Royale is the reason it was used in BF5.
@Sir_Ken07 Maybe not til 10 man squads but just like BF4 where we had 5 men squads, I think the maximum should be 6 players on a single squad, Also that's something I miss about Battlefield, And I think that with crossplay function on the Horizon of every game, squads should be bigger.
But Remember that BF4 had 5 men squads even if the game servers were of 64 people, and most squads are trios, sometimes solos and other times are full, from my perspective, that shouldn't be a problem.
The part I really don't get is why is it not an option to increase squad size in portal?
DICE, I truly hope you’re considering this. With increased player sizes the Squad can be increase as well to balance out relative to the player size. Certainly a 5-8 player squad is ideal. Please consider this.
