Battlefield 6 Party Size Limitation - Concern and Suggestion

My biggest concern with Battlefield 6 is the restriction on multiplayer party size. Currently, the party size is capped at 4 players, which matches the in-game 4-player squad size. While I understand the gameplay is centered around a 4-person squad, the main issue is that when you have more than 4 friends wanting to play together, there is no way to ensure you are all in the same game or let alone the same team. This fragmentation is frustrating for larger groups and detracts from the social aspect that makes Battlefield so enjoyable.

My suggestion is to increase the maximum party size to 8 players while keeping the squad size of 4 players. When a party of 5-8 players joins a match, the game should automatically split them into two squads on the same team. This way, larger groups of 5+ can ensure they are all playing together and coordinating, even if they are divided into separate squads once the match begins; all while keeping squad gameplay balanced with the intended 4-player squad size.

discussion

77 Replies

C4Hore
Rising Ace
14 days ago
We need a max of 6 people in each squad. This 4 man squad setup is BS!!!
Darkdeceiver79
Seasoned Newcomer
13 days ago
They clearly didn't listen to the community after 2042. We had some brilliant nights gaming on BF4 when we had more players to join. Online gaming was primarily built for clans etc. Battling against another clan was what made it fun. Of course we didn't always win but that's how it is. Playing with randoms in squads mostly doesn't work not always tho I've had some good but the most part it's not. Maybe they can't implement a fix with battle royale max is a 4. Think this is the only thing that's holding the game back from being a great game. We asked for server browser on 2042 and didn't get it. It was highly requested when this was being developed I'd have thought they would've taken it on board and added it.
Suppose they know better 😕
TAR_Loki
Seasoned Novice
13 days ago
The limitations doesn't matter if we get back to the bf2 system.
Squads of 4 people but with a serverbrowser and persistent server where everybody can join.
A clan or community server.
Ty_Ger07
Seasoned Ace
13 days ago
There is a server browser, the servers in it are persistent, and there are clan servers listed there. Start using community servers if that is what you want.
TAR_Loki
Seasoned Novice
12 days ago
The current server browser really isn’t great — honestly, it just doesn’t cut it.I tried it out to test a few community maps, but without other players, it’s just no fun.
Right now it’s really a “cat chasing its own tail” situation: nobody plays because there’s no progression, and since nobody plays, no one’s building new maps either.The current HUD doesn’t support this feature as well as it could, either. It’s hidden behind a few clicks, and the filters aren’t very helpful.What I really miss is the option to search for servers that aren’t empty but also not full — older Battlefield titles had that, and it was super convenient.
Ty_Ger07
Seasoned Ace
12 days ago
It takes learning where buttons are, but it really isn't complicated to use. Once you know where to click, it's easy. It's not like UI is standardized, so it's not like it isn't expected that people would need to click around to see where things are the first time using it.
You can filter out full and empty servers. It has the same features of older Battlefield titles. It actually has more features. Old Battlefield titles couldn't show you every server made by the same author or every duplicate of the same server that is in operation.
TAR_Loki
Seasoned Novice
10 days ago
Than I need some help. 😊
If I open the filter, I can't find a filter option that makes it possible to search after a server that isn`t full and isn´t empty at the same time. And after that there is the missing progression on it at the moment.