So many bots...
I find no satisfaction playing against bots. Just trying to find a game is difficult enough. When I do, it's half full of bots. 128 player game in Breakthrough and there are a couple of dozen play...
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@Squiddles5312 @FlatChat Perthian here too, I'm normally stuck working late and don't get to game until 11pm and I've had the same problems since the start of December.
At this stage it means the only time I am able to find a server with enough players is on weekends, that is if I don't want to wait for 30 minutes to play a game before giving up.
The worst part about BF2042 is the reception to the game has been so bad its actually reduced the player numbers for all Battlefield games in Aus xbox wise.
Previously BFV which I was never much of a fan of (but played since it had the most populated servers), generally sat behind Sea of Thieves or Destiny in terms of players - usually top 10 to 15 games on the xbox most played games list. It had been this way for the last 8 years with BF4, BF1 and then BFV all hovering around this spot.
Last year at around 11pm there would generally be 4 or 5 populated servers running BFV (2 or 3 in strategic conquest, 2 or 3 in tactical conquest).
There were also still enough players to find populated servers for BF4 on weekends and a lot of the time on weekdays.
Since BF2042 came out, players moved from BFV to BF2042, but after leaving BF2042 only a fraction has returned to BFV, most have left to other games.
Now both games barely make top 50 most played, and its hard to get into a populated game of BFV past 9pm, but still easier getting into a game than it is with BF2042.
So not only is BF2042 disappointing for many, its killed off the other games in the series in less populated regions.
@Squiddles5312 @Ga-Knomboe_Boy Yep, I reinstalled BF V and BF 1 only to find very few games in this region now. I think there is only one BF 1 server in our region that has a reasonable number of players, and that is full most times I have looked.
I'm starting to think what people have turned to after the 2042 shemozzles. Hell Let Loose? I've heard and seen some good things about Escape From Tarkov.
The maps look great, and I like the idea of the mixed FPS/RPG realistic hardcore with proper ballistic physics, weapon operation and weights. Its a different game for sure, and with a learning curve to match...
@FlatChat EfT looks cool but it's no Battlefield (nor is 2042) and being a part-time gamer between running a business and family commitments I only ever had time for one or two games and BF was always number one for me. RIP
