Matchmaking splits the playerbase into multiple empty servers after a match
Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:Xbox Series X
Please specify your platform model. Microsoft Xbox Series X
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
Which part of the mode? Breakthrough
Please select your region Australia
On which server did this happen? All servers since season 2
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) I play daily from 9pm
Summarize your bug Since the second week of Season 2, I've noticed the matchmaking puts you into a full or mostly full server. You finish that game and it them puts you into am empty server with players waiting. I know the players from the previous match are having the same issue because some stream the game and you can look them up to see they are going through the same matchmaking issue. Its a constant repeat cycle of search and join only to find empty servers then it eventually puts you back in the full server with most of the players you last played with. Clearly the player numbers may be low, but its matchmaking everyone into multiple empty servers instead of pooling us together so we can continue to play the next map. This wastes so much time just to find a match, and causes some to just give up and stop playing. It's happening on all modes, like Breakthrough and Conquest.even on the 24/7 modes.
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? play the game
What happens when the bug occurs? Give up playing the game because we cant find any.
What should be happening instead? If the player count is low the matchmaking algorithm needs to keep the servers populated with real players and keep them together. Whats the point is we all can find a game it we are put into empty lobbies waiting for people to join when we know there are people playing but we are being split apart.
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