Portal Is Being Killed & You’re Ignoring the Players Who Actually Use It!
I’m honestly baffled that this still hasn’t been acknowledged by the dev team.
Portal was marketed and sold as a sandbox Battlefield experience. Full XP for verified modes. Progression. Assignments. Freedom to play how you want. That promise is a big reason why I (and many others) bought this game — I personally bought it on BOTH PC and console.
Fast forward to now, and Portal has been gutted in the name of “combating XP farming exploits.” ً Which clearly has not solved it!
Let’s be very clear about what these changes actually did:
- Removed or heavily restricted XP.
- Removed weapon progression.
- Disabled assignment completion.
- Added an 8–20 player requirement just to start a server which is beyond stupid! When you can only have a total of 4 players in a squad. Besides that, I do not have 8 friends who are ready to join on me at any given time what so ever.
- Made solo / co-op vs bots borderline pointless.
And for what?
The only real damage done here is to players who genuinely enjoyed Portal.
It has been several months since release. At this stage, does anyone seriously care how XP is earned? Who is honestly affected if someone unlocks a weapon or completes an assignment against bots at their own pace? Because I don’t see how this impacts anyone’s gameplay experience in the slightest.
There is a huge group of players who prefer:
- PvE
- Playing vs bots
- Slower, more relaxed gameplay
- Custom rules and classic Battlefield experiences
Ever since the Winter Update, my experience has been the same, I boot the game, I play one or two PvP matches, I get frustrated, and I turn it off.
That’s not engagement. That’s not retention. That’s a slow bleed of your player base which is very clear.
What’s even more frustrating is the complete silence.
No acknowledgement?
No roadmap?
No “we’re reviewing Portal feedback?
No indication whether these changes are permanent or even being reconsidered?
And the solution here is not complicated if you ask me or anyone else that is experienced in such a field.
EA/DICE already solved this in BF2042 after Season 3:
- They capped XP.
- Weapon progression but no Mastery Levels if I am not mistaken.
- Assignment completion.
- Verified modes behaving like actual Battlefield.
Why can’t the same logic apply here?
If XP farming was the concern, cap the XP! But don’t strip away progression systems that are core to why people play
You promised full XP for verified Portal modes at launch. That promise is the reason many of us bought the game. Taking it away months later feels like a bait-and-switch, actually...it is!
At the very least, acknowledge this, and I am sure all these devs are reading such threads!
Tell us if reverting these changes is even on the table. Give the players who actually care about Portal some clarity.
Because right now, it feels like an entire mode, and the people who love it, have been quietly written off. And, I can't be the only one complaining about this! I have seen a ton of players like me, writing threads all over Reddit, X, and these forums asking the Devs to revert these changes.
Who's in agreement with me? Please comment and let them know!
