Why are private profiles a thing?

The name thing is different from the profile and that is needed cause of toxic trolls who join ur game just to sabotage over n over.. its happened to me lol and it aint fun..
you can still open there names up on the scoreboard to see their real names and report them if it bothers ya that much etc 

Private profiles are a weird fantasy, and it's completely unfair to everybody else. Privacy creates all sorts of problems. One big problem that is 100% relevant to this game is that the worst cheaters often create private profiles making it impossible to track them and report them. No one should be expected to play against anonymous players. Privacy in gaming and sports should not be allowed. Not many sports teams let you sign up anonymously and hide your identity. I don't often see my favorite sports teams fielding a player called BrightError because they chose to be private.

Normal players do not need privacy; privacy isn't needed in any way.

And you already have a player id that isn't your real name. The whole point of the id is to allow people to identify you and your stats and it provides functionality like reporting and communicating. Things that are required by the game to make it fair.

It lets you play Battlefield without your every move being publicly graded. No more subconscious pressure to perform for randoms, protect a K/D or worry that one bad session tanks your rep. You can just vibe without treating every match like it’s on display.

The “hiding cheaters” argument is pretty weak. Most cheaters get caught by anti-cheat systems anyway, not by randoms checking profiles. Private just means they’re opting out of the toxic stat-shaming culture. Cause they dont care about stats, they’re just havin fun.

Privacy exists so normal players can enjoy the game on their own terms your stats are yours alone. (It also starves the stat perverts who live in everyone else’s profile after every match lol)

Since you seem to care here's some of mine so far lol.