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esranjith
Seasoned Newcomer
4 days ago

Matchmaking Problems - 90% Bots

This is a real problem with Battlefield Matchmaking. I'm from the Asia Pacific region and with Cross play ON and 'All out warfare' (which includes all maps and most of the game modes) this is how the game starts, with 5 or 6 players.  Region specific issue or not, This is a real issue that affects thousands of players.

Through the game the number of players increase to about 50% and after it ends, match making starts again with 5-6 players, fill with bots.

Even by luck if you get into a game where there are 60-70% players, it lasts only for that match. As soon as it ends you are again starting with 2/3 players. What's the point in bringing them together only to throw away after a match.

I know there are a lot more players in my region (even my friends are playing) but Matchmaking doesnt put me in those servers. Server Browser might be the solution.

I did not have this problem with PS4 only players on Battlefield 5 with server browser.

I did not have this problem with Xbox 360 only players on Battlefield 3 and 4 with server browser.

Server browser helped in making the game time fun. Meeting new people in your squad and then they stayed there through out the session. After 2/3 rounds you can predict their play style and adapt. They may not be your friends but they are not strangers either which is very important for a squad based game like BF. With matchmaking, im always playing with strangers.

EA might have a good idea with Matchmaking but it's important to know when it doesn't work. It is creating more problem that it solves. Check metrics like lobby exits% before match starts and no of match exits where the player starts searching for new matches immediately. These are people who didn't like what matchmaking did. You are at the mercy of randomness to find a good match.

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  • alharbl50's avatar
    alharbl50
    Rising Novice
    3 days ago

    Same problem in the ME servers, the game matchmaking enters 10-15 players then after a couple of minutes the game starts populating with bots to start the game with more than 80% bots.

    This issue has persisted in BF 2042 since its launch, and EA has not addressed it. 

     

  • esranjith's avatar
    esranjith
    Seasoned Newcomer
    3 days ago

    Worst part is that this is not because of lack of players. There are enough players at any given time. The problem is bringing more players together for the match and then throwing them all away before the next match honestly doesn't make any sense.

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