Solutions for A Dying Game: A Final Update - Please Read Developers
I speak on behalf of the Battlefront (2015) community when I say, there needs to be one final update to the game. There are several problems that you must address before completely abandoning the game. The game on PC is almost dead, save for a small community that hosts events to revive some DLC game modes, but it is not enough at all. If you wanted to play DLC Game modes, earn all Origin Achievements, earn all Diorama Figures, or simply play Walker Assault late in the day casually, you cannot. It is practically impossible. Here are the problems.
1. When you decided to separate the DLC from the base game, it hurt you financially, and it hurt the player base. Making it all inclusive was a good move, but it was too late in the game's lifetime.
2. The lack of a Server Browser that shows "Current Players in the Game-mode" makes a simple action of finding a game daunting, especially if you are a new player who does not know the active modes.
3. The lack of Community Run Servers makes this game a breeding ground for Hackers.
4. The lack of a Vote-Kick System further encourages hacking
5. The Skirmish mode lacks most maps and game modes from multiplayer.
6. The Private Match feature lacks Achievement Progress, Multiplayer Progress, Challenge Progress, and Diorama Progress.
7. The Private Match feature has the same Minimum Player Limit for the 40 player game-modes.
8. The Private Match feature has no bots like in Skirmish.
9. The Private Match feature does not have many basic features in general.
Here are Solutions/Suggestions to all of these Problems.
1. Add a Server Browser and a "Current Online Players" counter
2. Give the Community Dedicated servers with Multiplayer Progression (You could distribute it through the Origin Launcher or even Steam like Steam does with other games like Team Fortress 2 and Garry's Mod and hundreds of other games.)
3. Make a Dedicated Server for Each Game-mode for the Server Browser
4. If no Dedicated Servers, then give the Private Match feature AI bots, Multiplayer Progress (for Diorama, Achievements, and Hutt Contracts), Moderator Functions, and remove the Minimum Player Limit.
5. Give Skirmish Mode the same modes available in Private Matches, and give Skirmish Mode Multiplayer Progression
6. Add a vote-kicking system.
7. Add some form of Opt-In Cross-Play Support. (Fairly Drastic Solution)
8. Make the game Free-to-Play (An extreme solution)
All of these issues can be said for Battlefront 2 (2017) as well, the community is already disheartened once again that developers have abandoned that game as well. Think about the community; EA and its subsidiary studios have made a ton of progress with bringing it's games back to Steam, adding cross-play to Star Wars: Squadrons, listening to feedback on Battlefront II (2017) after it's launch, so make another leap forward, as I have presented you with all of the problems and solutions that many EA games suffer from, not just Battlefront.
To the developers I plead, do not abandon the community, release one more Final Farewell Update for both games, and the community will keep them alive.
