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Re: Letter of a Fan/Veteran to Game Developers

Don't put the scoreboard on? A scoreboard is a basic feature of many fps games and was entirely optional to view in previous games. 

Viewing the scoreboard in previous games was entirely optional and those that didn't care to look at it didn't have to

Scoreboards are very informative

Having a scoreboard has been in all the bf games. It provides information so you can see how well you are doing in comparison to your team and the opposition. It also tells you how well your team is doing compared to the opposition.

Additionally, it also tells you if there are any cheaters in the game.Having more info is better and when a new game is coming people expect that info to stay and not be completely cut out

That very very very useful information is being hidden from players for no reason in 2042

I like to to objectively see how well they are doing. That is an aspect of fun that the scoreboard provides. Do you know how satisfying it is to be at the top of the scoreboard getting very few kills but providing revives? Unparalleled.

Having all of those stats was very nice to have

Very very strongly disagree with that particular point. Don't remove the option for people who actually like to view stats/info globally in the game

And I think many agree with this sentiment just by viewing the massive thread titled 'Old Scoreboard' on these forums

11 Replies

  • Okiinbustine's avatar
    Okiinbustine
    New Adventurer
    4 years ago

    90% of the community already plays only for the kills, ruining matches in every mode and the gaming experience of those who play for the goals. do you know what would happen if they put the scoreboard ???? The hell with meaningless matches, the double of campers everywhere and no one would play for the goals! The only thing the player of today looks is the k/d nothing else and this is a superfluous information in bf.
    They have an anticheat system this should be enough in a fps.
    If you want to stay at the top play a game like cod. There you just have to kill the players.

  • ArchAngeL-PCX's avatar
    ArchAngeL-PCX
    4 years ago
    @Okiinbustine It is true. This game has enough COD DNA in it as it is. I don't know if a scoreboard will make it worse, but other things need to happen to improve teamwork:
    - more flag locations on the maps. The 128 player maps should be ADDING flags to the 64 versions, not just moving them. It's absurd that there are maybe 5 areas of interest for 128 players
    - Vehicles back on the map. Transports are at a premium given they are lumped in with Nightbird. No one spawns on LATVs really
    - Platoon/squad system
    - in game mics

    Literally this game has nothing that has ever encouraged teamwork in Battlefield or any other large scale game like MAG or Planetside.
  • Okiinbustine's avatar
    Okiinbustine
    New Adventurer
    4 years ago

    I agree with you. I can also add the fact that 90% of the console community is just trash and poor idiot kids from cod that during Hazard Zone they camp the entire match in the corner of the map just for some kills... in Hazard Zone!!!! and you talk about you want scoreboard??? Or they start running through the map pushing solo against everyone without playing for the goal and without helping the team... EA should ban them for being trash and for trying to ruin the experience to others but EA doesnt do anything. and this * community keep growing up more and more. It happens every 6/10 matches.

  • Flavin913's avatar
    Flavin913
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @Okiinbustine would love to see revives, ammo supply and capture points get people to top of leadsrboard, and I think that happened in past games but you still need some kills.

    Anyways your never gonna find a arcadish FPS game where people don't care about their K/D ratio.

    Judging by your post you need to find a discord group that has your goals in mind and you'll have way more fun.
  • Okiinbustine's avatar
    Okiinbustine
    New Adventurer
    4 years ago

    So, do you like when you play a match of any mode and while you play the others camp on the map for the whole game? I think not.
    The scoreboard already in the game is enough, and give you the exact info you need during the match. Stop talking about this scoreboard and lets begin to do something to those who do NOT know how to play properly or play only for themselves. I know I'm talking to the wall, as we say in my country, but I always hope someone reads.

  • Flavin913's avatar
    Flavin913
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @Okiinbustine Pushing capture points and being aggressive is something that you've either got or don't IMO. Very hard to turn bad players into good players.

    And the scoreboard will help, so I can see who else is capturing and pushing and usually that means high kills (atleast for me it does cause that's where I get my kills). And the scoreboard can let me know who I should be origin friends with and who i should squad up with.

    So yeah the scoreboard is needed for team play.
  • Okiinbustine's avatar
    Okiinbustine
    New Adventurer
    4 years ago

    So you base the player skills on how many kills he does ??? And if I have 0/20 but I have taken the bases 15 times making the team win while the other has camped all the time ??? This is a ridiculous thing. Ridiculous. You should find friends about on how you play together and you are connected with each other not on k/d. There is cod for this. You and your friends can kills whoever you want without following any goals.

  • Flavin913's avatar
    Flavin913
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @Okiinbustine I did find friend who play my way and we mop up other teams, with high kills by clearing out cap points and playing the objective.

    Also isn't there a ticket system in Battlefield? So the K/D does matter.

    And your never getting 15 flag captures with zero kills.... if you do your really not helping and your hanging outside the battlefield same as the campers you hate.
  • hiredgoonage's avatar
    hiredgoonage
    4 years ago

    K/D is an important stat and a measure of skill.  The fact that it has been removed, to me, tells me they are socializing the game further.  Basically taking some competitive element out of it so the weaker players don't feel bad about themselves.  It's like giving every one who participates a ribbon.  

  • CountSero's avatar
    CountSero
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @hiredgoonageK/D and skill? in a Team based Objective Shooter with vehicle?

    It is not skill farming Spawning People with the Bolte but you get high K/D


    It is not skill farming Flag with Nightbird and get also a high K/D.

    (Don’t get me wrong I have respect for pilots in this game but here in the forum many have stated that is still easy to farm with the nightbird.)

    It is not skill if you kill a Sniper over 500meters with the PKB with continuous auto fire, this is balance problem.

    So, seeing a high K/D on the Scoreboard in Battlefield means nothing to me, I can’t see which with weapon or vehicle the kills were acquired.

    Was it with abusing of game mechanics like the ridiculous range of the Bolte Gun (sitting on the edge on Breakaway) or have you used GTV and pistol all the way?

    I have more respect for people that play the objective and win the round without looking at the K/D, but captured flags and support the team, than for player which an incredible K/D and I lose the round.

    If you want skilled based Shooter play UT, Quake arena, CS, Valorant or maybe RB6Siege.

    So be nice, play fair and See you on the Battlefield

  • Okiinbustine's avatar
    Okiinbustine
    New Adventurer
    4 years ago

    This is what I wanted to say.

    But people still can't understand that. 

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