Dear EA team, I am writing to express my concern regarding the ongoing difficulty in starting 128-player matches on the South America server in *Battlefield 2042*. Currently, the requirement of 32 players to start a match has made it nearly impossible to enjoy this mode in our region. Most of the time, the lobby doesn't reach this number, causing players to leave or be kicked for inactivity. As a result, the match never actually begins. In reality, we are only able to play **one 128-player match per week**, and only on a single day when enough players happen to join at the same time — which is extremely frustrating for those of us who enjoy this mode. We kindly suggest lowering the minimum player count required to start a match — ideally to **16 or 20 players**. This small adjustment would allow matches to begin and naturally fill up as the game progresses. Based on our experience, it usually takes 2 to 3 ongoing matches before the lobby becomes full. We urge you to consider this change as soon as possible. Players who enjoy the 128-player mode are being completely blocked from playing it under the current setup. Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to a positive resolution.

Exactly. For those of us who love Battlefield 2042 and enjoy playing 128-player Conquest, it's frustrating not being able to start a lobby.Players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela struggle to find matches and often have no choice but to use a VPN to connect to U.S. servers — which results in a high ping, usually between 170 to 200 ms.Latin American players would benefit greatly if the minimum number of players required to start a match were significantly reduced.Thank you

Man, for real! We're constantly dealing with this issue in our region. Waiting for 32 players just to start a 128, player lobby is way too much — it's not working here. By the time it gets close to filling, people quit or get kicked for inactivity. It’s honestly killing the experience for those of us who still want to play seriously. That minimum player count needs to be reduced, no question. The devs really need to pay attention to this.

I agree with the proposal. We indeed have this difficulty in starting a lobby of 128 players on All-Out Warfare.In fact, we have tens of 64 players lobbies full of players in South America, but most most players don't want to wait for the lobby to reach 32 players to finally be able to play 128 mode, so most of them end up choosing to play 64-player matches, after all they only want to play Battlefield 2042, but because of this, the 128-player lobby is always empty, which is sad, since one of the great innovations of Battlefield 2042 was the creation of matches with 128 simultaneous players.

I’ve even waited up to 3 hours in the waiting room just to gather the 32 players needed. During that time, over 100 players joined — there’s a constant rotation, but the game kicks them out due to inactivity. Several times, we tried to let them know through the chat that they should switch classes to avoid being kicked, but many don’t read the messages or simply get tired of waiting.Once the required players are finally in, the 128-player match stays active until the evening. However, the next day we have to go through the whole process again, trying to convince new players not to leave the waiting room.

EA open your eyes. do the minimun for your players, they are your support. Learn to hear the comunnity

Reduce Minimum Player Count to Start 128-Player Matches – South America

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NAO_TROCO_IDEIA
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago
Do you really believe EA is going to do anything? That they'll actually listen to any of our requests? They won't change a thing, typing here just feels like a waste of time 🤣🤣🤣🤣
SMURF_Cruel
Rising Rookie
4 months ago
Let´s go EA!!
vkelm
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago
I agree.
I've been trying to play on a 128 player server for over three months without sucess. Only the 64 players works.
There should be a minimum of 16 players to start the 128 server.
Biaanquinhaa
Rising Newcomer
4 months ago
Don't let bf 2042 die now, we almost couldn't reach the target of 32 players to start with 128, please reduce this in Brazil so that the game doesn't die for us...
uzxytjp10lc0
Rising Newcomer
4 months ago
Yes, please ELA, reduce the minimum number from 32 to 16 people, it is impossible to play conquest mode 128p in South America!! PLS EA 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sv7_BlackThunder
Rising Newcomer
4 months ago
Yo EA, we gotta talk, fr fr.
Listen up, this your boy from South America, and we out here strugglin’ to get a **bleep** 128 player match poppin' in Battlefield 2042, ya feel me?
Ain’t no way we makin’ it work with this 32 player minimum just to start a game. That number way too high for our servers, bruh. Most the time we sittin’ in the lobby like clowns, waitin’ for heads that never show. Folks get bored, bounce out, or get booted for goin’ AFK. **bleep**’s dead before it even starts.
Real talk? We lucky if we get one of them big matches a week, and that’s only on a good day when all the homies just happen to pull up. It’s mad frustrating, yo. This mode is fire, but we can’t even enjoy it how it’s meant to be played.
So here’s the play: drop that starter count to like 16 or 20, keep it lowkey at the beginning. Once the match gets rollin’, trust—it’ll fill up quick. We seen it happen. All we need is a lil push to get the wheels turnin’.
We beggin’ y’all to make this change ASAP. This setup right now? Straight blockin’ the whole squad from vibin’ with that 128 player chaos we all came for.
Do us right, EA. We out here waitin’.
One love. Peace bro

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