@Ironhead841 wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing them just scrap the whole AOW tile configuration and run the whole game through Portal. And you could leave a little quick-match tile for those that can't be bothered to use the browser.
They need to just scrap AoW. The 4 tile system is unaccommodating to the ways players could potentially enjoy this game. Its holding Breakthrough as a game mode hostage, and its splitting the playerbase.
Server browser trades one set of problems for another.
Some negatives with server browser that I'm not seeing discussed:
1) People preferring to wait in queues rather than seed new servers.
2) Out of region players. The MM in BF2042 seems pretty aggressive at keeping players in region.
3) Team stacking/unbalanced teams match after match.
The MM only approach for BF2042 is a crude solution to those problems, but it is a solution. Ideally there could be a server browser added that could also provide solutions for those problems.
@X-Sunslayer-X wrote:
@AngrySquid270sure it has its downsides but i think the benefits outweigh them by a lot
Certainly some people will prefer the advantages of the server browser, but I think the ultimate preference will come down to the individual.
Personally I'm 55/45 for keeping things the way they are. And I'm 100% for a solution that adds a server browser AND manages to solve the classic server browser problems.
There is always pros vs * to consider as you say, but I would much rather control my own experience in regards to where and with who I want to play with. I would happily deal with the "*" you've listed for server browser and persistent servers.
Battlefield has had a server browser since its inception and it just feels like matchmaking was a solution looking for a problem.
It and the fact you can only play with a maximum of four friends is a big part (not the only reasons, I know) of the reason this game has been so negatively received.
