We Want Battlefield, Not Bot-tlefield - Let Us Wait for Real Players
Fix matchmaking. We want real players.
Every time I join a match lately, it feels like I’m stepping into a battlefield full of AI soldiers instead of actual players. And honestly, that kills the experience.
Most of the matches I get dropped into are already in progress. That’s frustrating because I want to experience the full match — the teamwork, the rush of the first push, and the strategy that only makes sense when you play from the start. Instead, I load in halfway through a round, surrounded by bots standing still or running straight into fire. It doesn’t feel like Battlefield.
And when you do start a match from the beginning, nine times out of ten you realize it only looks full — but half the lobby are bots, sometimes even eighty percent. Sure, your stats look amazing when you’re fighting AI that can’t flank or dodge, but it’s meaningless. There’s no real challenge, no tension, and no reward for skill. Battlefield is about chaos, coordination, and human unpredictability — not farming XP on static targets.
I’d honestly rather wait thirty to ninety seconds longer for the game to fill with real players than have it start instantly with bots. Let the matchmaking take a bit more time — even a short delay can make the difference between a soulless bot farm and a real Battlefield match that feels alive.
EA and DICE, please stop prioritizing fast starts over real matches. Give us an option to wait for a proper lobby, or raise the threshold before a game launches. Let players choose between starting now with bots or waiting for humans. Most of us will happily wait, because we’re here to play Battlefield, not Bot-tlefield.
