Rent-A-Server No More Custom Map Rotations Under Official Server Type

Battlefield Hardline - Rent-A-Server Issue?

I noticed that I can no longer have a custom map rotation on my server and have it under an "official" server type anymore... yet there are still public servers that are active that are still like this.

Is this a bug or an official change? If it's an official change then isn't a bit unfair and misleading that public servers that previously were able to do this still get to keep their servers on official as long as they don't attempt to change their map rotations?

This change/bug is confirmed to exist on PS4 and Xbox One.

Anonymous
9 years ago
@MacGuyverSA @cptvoyager @quipsy671 This change was intentional in the last update. If you don't like it I suggest you give your feedback on the battlelog forums so the devs can see it and review it to be possibly reverted. Devs don't come to these forums, so they will never see this post.

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Anonymous
9 years ago
@cptvoyager Do you mean that you are unable to change the settings of your server at all? Also doficial means you can only change the name and description of the server, the rest are set to Visceral's "Official" gameplay settings. Also kicking/moving/banning players is disabled. Set it to ranked and you can make adjustments.
cptvoyager
9 years ago
No i'm not talking about kicking/moving/banning or changing the servers name or description.
It seems a change was made so that custom map rotations cannot be set on servers marked "official".
Before if I wanted to rotate only a few maps in a gamemode (as long as they were in the same map pack) or even the same map over and over, I could do that and still have the server be official... it would only prevent me from doing this if I wanted to rotate a map from lets say... getaway and robbery in the same rotation.
But now... if I want to do that, I have to set it as a ranked server.
But... this only affects people who attempt to change their server settings as I did... but there are STILL servers that are "Official" that have custom map rotations such as Downtown 24/7 Servers which is not only unfair for people like myself but misleading as it gives the impression that it's still possible to Rent A Server, have a custom map rotation and still have it "Official" meaning people can join via Quick Join.
Anonymous
9 years ago
Same thing for me on the Xbox One platform.
Anonymous
9 years ago
No. The description for the Custom map rotation I clearly states that it will be able to use the "Official" server type and all others. However, when sifting through the categories of servers, only ranked, unranked, and private are compatible. Trying to combine the custom map rotation and pair it with the Official server results in an error message detailing " Invalid MAP ROTATION / SERVER TYPE combination ". I've also tried to switch between the SERVER INFO, SERVER SETUP, and, MANAGE PLAYERS tabs, which will result in a prompt telling the owner that things were changed and saved and that information viewed atm is outdated. Now, after that prompt, owner (me) is assuming that the changes that he or she had made had made been saved and will take place after the current round. After several attempts and reviewing the server info after map change , it seems as though the system opts for the RANKED server type rather than the intended server type. Looks to me it does this by default after processing the error . Many other severs do not have this problem and it is evident by looking at their map rotation and server type. Also, this error, bug, or issue is not a problem for a specific platform seein as the Original poster is on the ps4 and myself on the XBOX One. This particular problem occurred after the auto update BFH executed yesterday. Hope this helps and I will be following this post for more information and details.
cptvoyager
9 years ago
Any update on this?
MacGuyverSA
9 years ago
Any news?
I have the same issue with my server
Anonymous
9 years ago
@MacGuyverSA @cptvoyager @quipsy671 This change was intentional in the last update. If you don't like it I suggest you give your feedback on the battlelog forums so the devs can see it and review it to be possibly reverted. Devs don't come to these forums, so they will never see this post.