Hey all,
I can confirm that this issue is being investigated.
Thanks for passing it on.
Thanks mate!
@ElliotLH thanks for chiming in here and letting us know someone is listening.
Just wanted to let you know that the dev team's understanding of current AI bugs as described in the November check-in seems to be missing this backfill bug entirely.
Matchmaking with AI Soldiers
As we’ve previously indicated on BattlefieldComm, we are aware that sometimes players are matchmaking into matches where AI Soldiers take up too many slots.
While AI Soldiers will always be there to ensure that matches remain full, no matter the player count, we will continue to improve this experience over time.
To be crystal clear, the bug in this thread that is widespread and reproducible is that AI Soldier aren't spawning at all.
It has nothing to do with taking slots or ensuring the matches stay full.
AI Soldiers are greyed out and never spawn, it's that simple.
I hope you can ensure the dev teams know this.
It would be really unfortunate if they skipped fixing this bug for the 6.2 patch due to a communication issue.
Also if we aren't being specific enough, or need to provide clearer information to the dev team, we're happy to.
I can take a quick video of the issue and that would be crystal clear. Not sure where I could upload that.
Community ManagerHey all,
I can confirm that this issue is being investigated.
Thanks for passing it on.
@EA_Leeuw I don't see anything about this bug in the patch notes, can you please let us know if this issue is resolved in 6.2?
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/188fktd/battlefield_2042_update_62/
With update 6.2
Flashpoints and redacted no longer spawn AI, which was not a problem before.
It appears that for PS4 at least, some maps are back working. Discarded, Hourglass, and Kaleidoscope work, I don't have enough time to test them all out though.
I know Breakaway didn't work though.
After a quick test, the only normal size TDM maps that still have this issue for PS4 are Breakaway, Reclaimed, and Redacted.
@ATFGunr wrote:
@EA_LeeuwJust wanted to point out the original bug report was in November, it’ll be January in a couple of days. Seems a long time for an issue that affects an entire game mode. I know the devs never give a schedule but some kind of confirmation would be great. It’s a straightforward and repeatable issue. You spawn in certain maps, only 4 bots are shown on one side only, and they never spawn.
Subtract 3-4 weeks for the holiday. They probably haven't even looked at it yet, unfortunately.
This is a joke.
The PC games are empty.
Players are moving on
Apparently we PC players aren't worth Dice/EAs time.
The PC market has significantly greater revenue than the console market and We Will Remember.
Another patch and our issue is completely ignored.
I love the final note on the new patch announcement, with the tweaks that no one cares about.
"This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible."
https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/news/battlefield-2042-update-notes-6-2-1
Oh you guys sure are striving at something!
You can't make this stuff up! 😕
@ATFGunr you could be right my friend. Who would have thought people watching (not playing) video games would drive the development of video games.
I've given up as well.... 6 Days In Fallujah is incredible.
https://studio.youtube.com/video/QVbfnekES2k/edit
Today’s update solves the bot resurrection problem, but the old bug has not been solved yet.
