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JayB_2103
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4 years ago

No players in lobby when crossplay turned off

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
Please specify your platform model. Sony PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
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 Other
On which server did this happen?
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) Happens everyday
Summarize your bug Cannot find a breakthrough lobby with crossplay off on PS5 in Middle east region. I am stuck in the lobby waiting for other players to join but the round never begins. I should be able to get a full 128 player breakthrough server regardless of crossplay being turned off.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try to search for a breakthrough lobby on PS5 with crossplay off in Middle east region.
What happens when the bug occurs? Cannot find a breakthrough round on PS5 when i search for a match with crossplay off in Middle east region.
What should be happening instead? I should be getting a full server regardless of crossplay being turned off.

Please fix this issue because I am unable to play breakthrough with crossplay off in Middle east region. I am sure this is a problem with other regions like Oceania and South America too. It is frustrating to wait for players to join the lobby only for the game to send you back to the main menu because it could not find any players. This issue will be fixed if you add server browser’s DICE. 

20 Replies

  • Yeah I definitely get the feeling it's done on purpose.  I had crossplay off(Xbox series x) and it never happened, then one of the updates happens and it started happening.  Makes no sense why it would happen, I thought thats what the bots were for.  Stupid.

  • Now I just get games full of Ai. Tried to get a game with a buddy and we were the o ly non Ai in the lobbies for 3 different games... I give up 

  • Nakwenda93's avatar
    Nakwenda93
    4 years ago

    I bump this. I have the same problem with PS5 in North America. Matchmaking is completely broken. It should find me a game no matter the ping is.

  • I honestly want a refund at this point. But after listening to False promises, trying to get the settings right........ window has passed. I will not be pre-ordering and EA game ever again 

  • kszytok's avatar
    kszytok
    Rising Newcomer
    4 years ago

    Same here i feel like i was scamed by legal and big company , i dont thik i could ever trust them again . 

    By the way have the same peoblem , crossplay off server not starting. 

  • I can not join a game of breakthrough since Christmas. Everytime I try I am assigned to Quake Squad and "Waiting for other players to join". Other players join, sometimes I have a full squad there waiting to play, but they give up after waiting a couple of minutes to join and leave one by one. Then we go back to the home screen and the cycle starts all over again. Lots pf times I'm the only one there. I have crossplay turned on.

  • @DanielRicciardo This has been happening to all of my clan members in the last 2-3 weeks on Xbox. It took us a while to work this out and the issue continues to happen if cross play is turned off.

    We have all stopped playing the game as we do t want to play with PC players.
  • @DanielRicciardo same problem here in UK. Crossplay off either in Xbox settings or via the new button, lobby is always waiting for players. Cannot play the game unless I go up against PC players with Crossplay on. You would think they have enough Xbox players to fill a lobby right. Maybe they need Crossplay on because no one is playing the game anymore.
  • Here it is the end of April of ‘23 and this is still an issue. Same problem here on ps5 no matter what region I search, no matter what game mode. FNB is the only time I can find a match with cross play off. This game is broken and I’m about over it. Why make it an option to turn it off if doesn’t matter either way? 

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