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FlibberMeister's avatar
FlibberMeister
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

When squad management arrives, will they persist across maps?

A massive benefit of server browser was its ability to allow communities to self organise and play together on a regular basis. Also, you could find a squad that worked well together, even randoms, a...
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NazT55's avatar
NazT55
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

I would think not as the server disbands at the end of the round correct?

  • FlibberMeister's avatar
    FlibberMeister
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @NazT55 Easy enough to store player ids in a db and move them into a new server together.

    There are literally zero plausible arguments for not providing the ability to play with the same squad and or even a whole team for more than one map. From a technical point of view.

    I believe it’s purely a game design decision and not a technical one.


    • RayD_O1's avatar
      RayD_O1
      Hero
      3 years ago
      @FlibberMeister
      If it's easily doable then I hope it is implemented when we get the new Squad Management.
      • FlibberMeister's avatar
        FlibberMeister
        Seasoned Ace
        3 years ago
        @RayD_O1 It’s unlikely, but one can hope. Squad management might get me back to playing. Shall see. I miss the element of community one got from the server browser, pretty much the main reason I played.
    • skates15's avatar
      skates15
      New Ace
      3 years ago
      @FlibberMeister Agreed. They capture an enormous amount of player meta reach round down to number of bullets fired, I work with meta in the streaming TV world and its mind-blowing to me the amount of data Dice captures per player. I would assume they could do anything at this point.
  • BFB-Praetorian's avatar
    BFB-Praetorian
    Seasoned Veteran
    3 years ago
    @NazT55 In Rush and TDM squads and teams stay together throughout the map rotations so it can definitely be done in 2042.
    Unless the 128 playercount is too much. Which in itself is an argument for the return of permanent 64 player servers.
    • kregora's avatar
      kregora
      Seasoned Ace
      3 years ago
      @BFB-Praetorian I tell you why it is not that easy.
      Currently "All out Warfare" runs on the Matchmaking (Hazardzone) Platform. Rush and TDM run on the Portal platform.
      Thats why the lobby in Rush and TDM is semi persistent, and on Breakthrough and Conquest it is assembled anew for every match.
      • mrmojayy's avatar
        mrmojayy
        Seasoned Newcomer
        3 years ago

        If they bring in the server browser and you choose to play on a certain server, I see no reason why it cannot be done as there should be no matchmaking taking place and just a map change.

        Most likely wont get a server browser but it still should be possible.

        Squad management not arriving in season 4, they are looking at it, but say it is coming later @46mins in on podcast https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/community/inside-battlefield-podcast

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    3 years ago
    @NazT55 wrote:

    I would think not as the server disbands at the end of the round correct?

    This is what I suspect will happen based on 2042's overall life so far where all squad members are thrown to the 4 winds unless they're in party.

    • ewanmac735's avatar
      ewanmac735
      3 years ago
      @ragnarok013
      Its unbelievably stupid. BF is designed around squad play.. and they managed to tear that apart!
      And they cant manage to fix it?
      Beggars belief.

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