Request To Bring Back Solo/Co-op Mode
I’m sure this has been brought up before, but this game really needs to bring back solo and co-op mode with half XP progression. I don’t get to play that much anymore, but when I do, I would prefer t...
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EA_Shepard
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Community ManagerMantis50 Hey,
Appreciate the feedback on this one. Tell me more about this co-op and how this would work in BF? I'm always a fan of the co-op if it works out right.
What do you mean tell you more? Many of us, like myself, bought BF6 to play solo / coop through the verified modes in Portal. Only after two weeks it was shut down because of the xp farming. Punishing the honest pve / coop players over this. Removed the static bots and made it a minimal of 4 players to start a map. Also removed progression. You can easily prevent xp farming by enforcing the bots to not be able to spawn without weapons (must have at least one primary weapon selected in the options is a possible solution for one). The game is not playable for many of us anymore. Elderly, disabled and fathers with kids that got locked out of the game because of this A very unpopular and I must think, poor financial decision. As these people will not be buying extras for the game. So, please, after many many request, make the verified modes solo / coop with static bots again and watch your community grow larger again and I and others will play it again and maybe buy some items once more.
Tell me more about this co-op and how this would work in BF? I'm always a fan of the co-op if it works out right.
Something like BF3 co-op missions for example.
- EA_Shepard
AcidryzeN Ahh yes. I remember doing these to get the MP7 unlocked if I remember correctly. I would not mind seeing this again.
Yeah, I really liked it!
Hello,
We are just asking EA to include a Solo/Coop mode pretty similar to what we have in BF2042.
I think, actually, It would work outside portal... Directly in the main menu of the game.
So, it means, we will be able to play matches against bots with our friends or alone. We would be able to select bot skills... Selects the desired map and simply play a conquest or breakthrough...
- EA_Shepard
lfslopes So, it's kind of like the server maps where you set up specific rules for everyone, but now including bot behavior?
"So, it means, we will be able to play matches against bots with our friends or alone. We would be able to select bot skills... Selects the desired map and simply play a conquest or breakthrough..."EA_Shepard Actually, it's simpler than that. I'm talking about a straightforward solo/co-op mode, exactly like what we have in BF2042. In the same official experiences tab, we could have this option to play solo or with friends against bots on the same maps that are available for the conventional multiplayer mode.
EA_Shepard Hi,
What players like myself have been pretty much looking for, is the same exact solo/co-op mode that you had in BF2042. You could play all of the online multiplayer maps, either by yourself, or with a few friends in a squad. This also gave players full progression, so they could enjoy the entirety of the multiplayer content, but in a closed environment with just AI bots / friends. I think adding this mode back in would bring a lot of players back to the game. You could even incorporate this mode into REDSEC and I think it would be great.
- EA_Shepard
Mantis50 It seems to be growing in want. I was always a co-op person with friends, but not so much with randos online, but I see a huge value in a game like this. It is one of those things you have to be careful about, too, though. You may have a handful of players who like it, but the ones who make the most noise are those who do not.
A perfect example: I watch the chat in videos for reveals, updates, and road maps for a lot of games. Some of them, for a good 2 straight minutes, are saying, "Nobody asked for this," and there's a lot of negative feedback. We all know that is expected, so in something like co-op, if it isn't done right, it could backfire. I'd play a lot more of it if I had time. Skip the lines, no busy servers, bots, or people I don't want to play with. Just a couple of friends wreaking havoc on a map and having fun.
I know I am not the recipient but here we go.
How about creating a third option in portal (non verified, verified, and bots). Simply put, take the verified portal modes and modify them this way:
- Allow the server to start with a single person (Instead of the current 4).
- Limit the number of people to 4 and prevent random ones from joining.
- Make sure the bot backfill spawns enough units (Non verified modes can run into this issue).
- Disable the option for the server to be persistent.
- Disable the option to get certain COSMETIC items such as playercard stuff, some camos, stickers, etc... (Xp, weapon unlocks, gun progression and so on should still be normal. The Bots themselves give reduced xp per kill anyway.)
If you want to make it even more accessible, wrap this up into a separate mode like the casual breakthrough. Just with conquest maps and 1-4 people of course.
- EA_Shepard
IsomerUnicorn No worries, you don’t need to be the recipient. The thread is open for everyone to toss ideas in.
I can see where you’re going here: something between a fully verified Portal and a fully custom Portal, where smaller groups can play with bots without turning it into a cosmetic unlock farm. Starting with one player, keeping it private/small, and making bot backfill more consistent are the big pieces there.
For that third option, would you want it mainly for solo/co-op progression, or more for small private squad sessions with friends?
Mantis50 "wrap this up into a separate mode like the casual breakthrough. Just with conquest maps and 1-4 people of course. "
These are the deets that I like having. It's a very specific call out for a mode or map that gives more to go on.The important part:
What I am trying to say is that the best case scenario would be a copy of bf2042 solo/co-op mode in bf6.But that clearly takes more resources to implement.
So the more realistic option would be, in my opinion, to just implement it via portal. Hence, the whole list is an attempt to bring the solo/co-op into bf6 through portal .
Rambling:
You do raise an interesting point though. The upper limit of 4 people was chosen due to the squad size. But, it absolutely does limit the whole thing for bigger groups. Then again, if you have 4 or more people, you can just start verified conquest with bot backfill.
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