Feedback on BF6 RedSec "Initiation" and Progression.
Good day to the Battlefield 6 developers, Since I don’t know where else I could share my feedback more effectively than here, I hope that someone who is actually able to make a difference will read this. With almost 1,000 hours played, I’m someone who genuinely enjoys many aspects of your game, but also sees a lot of issues critically. I’m writing this because you removed something from the game that was more than essential to me: the RedSec Initiation Round. Yes, exactly. Not the multiplayer itself or one of the countless other modes, which, in my opinion, is already becoming a problem as well, although that affects me less personally. I really enjoyed playing the RedSec Initiation Round because it allowed players to prepare much better for fights against real opponents. The map wasn’t overcrowded with players to the point where you couldn’t take two steps without immediately running into two or three teams. On top of that, it allowed teams to approach situations far more tactically. That is exactly why the RedSec Initiation Round was perfect for both my friends and me, and it became a huge part of what made the game enjoyable for us. However, you removed it at the start of Season 3. I sincerely hope this was only done temporarily in order to rework or improve the mode and that it will return to the game within the next few days. If this mode is permanently removed, not only I, but also all of my friends, will stop playing BF6. The normal Squad or Duo mode is simply chaotic rushing and nonstop gunfire, where at the start of a match you just have to get lucky enough to find the right weapon, or even any weapon at all, before the first two teams appear. I also genuinely don’t understand why there isn’t a RedSec mode where players start with a predefined loadout that they created beforehand using their own favorite equipment and setups. Instead of looting gear from crates, players could collect data packages from them. This would immediately remove the unfair early game situations from the mode. In addition, you could introduce a dedicated match statistic system showing how much data each team collected and then have those packages extracted by drone, similar to an exfiltration mechanic. Of course, the map would also need to avoid being overcrowded. If you used the standard RedSec map and simply reduced the player count by around 40 players, it would already solve many problems. Matches would become far more tactical, and the mode would give players a much stronger feeling of control over the gameplay. Another major advantage of the data-package system would be that even players who get eliminated early would still feel rewarded because they would have managed to “take something out” of the match. That is why I truly hope this idea will at least be taken into consideration. On top of that, the current system of having to level up weapons feels extremely outdated by now. In my opinion, it does not really appeal to the natural sense of reward and progression players seek, but instead creates frustration. It simply does not feel rewarding to be forced to play things you don’t actually enjoy just to level certain weapons. Here as well, I believe there are far more effective ways to make players enjoy even something as basic as weapon progression. Nevertheless, my main request for now is simply that you bring back the RedSec Initiation Round. Thank you for your time and attention. I hope for positive and constructive feedback. Kind regards, Nino aka Wyu ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ German: Einen schönen guten Tag an die Battlefield-6-Entwickler, da ich nicht weiß, wo ich mein Feedback besser anbringen kann als hier, hoffe ich, dass dies jemand liest, der auch etwas bewirken kann. Mit fast 1000 Spielstunden bin ich ein Spieler, der viele Aspekte eures Spiels sehr mag, aber auch vieles kritisch sieht. Ich verfasse diese Zeilen nun, weil ihr mir etwas aus dem Spiel genommen habt, das für mich mehr als essenziell war und zwar die RedSec-Einführungsrunde. Ja, genau. Nicht der Multiplayer oder einer der mittlerweile unzähligen anderen Modi, was in meinen Augen übrigens ebenfalls schon ein Problem darstellt, aber das betrifft mich zum Glück weniger. Ich spiele die RedSec-Einführungsrunde sehr gerne, weil man sich dort deutlich besser auf Kämpfe gegen echte Gegner vorbereiten kann. Die Map ist nicht mit Spielern überfüllt, sodass man keine zwei Schritte gehen kann, ohne direkt auf zwei oder drei Teams zu stoßen. Außerdem kann man als Team viel taktischer vorgehen. Genau deshalb war die RedSec-Einführungsrunde für meine Mates und mich perfekt und ein großer Teil unseres Spielspaßes. Diese habt ihr allerdings jetzt zu Beginn von Season 3 entfernt. Ich hoffe wirklich, dass dies nur zur Überarbeitung des Modus geschehen ist und er in den nächsten Tagen wieder ins Spiel zurückkehrt. Sollte dieser Modus dauerhaft wegfallen, bin nicht nur ich, sondern auch meine gesamten Mates bei BF6 raus. Denn der normale Squad oder Duo Modus ist einfach nur ein wildes Gestürme und Geballer, bei dem man am Anfang Glück haben muss, die richtige Waffe zu finden, oder überhaupt zuerst eine, bevor die ersten zwei Teams auftauchen. Ich verstehe auch einfach nicht, warum ihr keinen RedSec-Modus herausbringt, in dem man mit einer vordefinierten Ausrüstung startet, die man sich zuvor selbst aus Favoriten usw. zusammengestellt hat. Anstatt Ausrüstung aus Truhen zu looten, könnte man Datenpakete aus den Kisten sammeln. Damit würdet ihr bereits die unfairen Startsituationen zu Beginn der Runde aus dem Spiel nehmen. Zusätzlich könnte man sogar eine eigene Rundenstatistik einbauen, die zeigt, welches Team wie viele Daten gesammelt hat, um diese anschließend, ähnlich wie bei einer Exfiltration, per Drohne wegzuschicken. Dazu dürfte die Map natürlich nicht komplett überfüllt sein. Wenn ihr die standardmäßige RedSec-Map nehmen und beispielsweise 40 Spieler entfernen würdet, würde das bereits viele Probleme lösen. Man könnte deutlich taktischer spielen und das Ganze würde dem Modus ein viel stärkeres Gefühl von Kontrolle geben. Ein weiterer Vorteil des Modus mit den Datenpaketen wäre außerdem, dass sich selbst frühes Ausscheiden für die Spieler belohnender anfühlen würde, weil man trotzdem etwas aus der Runde „mitgenommen“ hätte. Deshalb hoffe ich sehr, dass dieser Vorschlag in Erwägung gezogen wird. Dazu kommt, dass das System, Waffen leveln zu müssen, mittlerweile extrem veraltet wirkt. Auch hier wird meiner Meinung nach nicht wirklich das Belohnungssystem der menschlichen Natur angesprochen, sondern eher Frust erzeugt. Es fühlt sich einfach nicht belohnend an, etwas spielen zu müssen, worauf man eigentlich keine Lust hat, nur um bestimmte Waffen leveln zu können. Auch hier könnte man deutlich effektivere Wege einschlagen, damit Spieler selbst bei so etwas Banalem wie dem Waffenleveln mehr Spaß empfinden. Nichtsdestotrotz bitte ich euch fürs Erste darum, die RedSec-Einführungsrunde wieder ins Spiel zu bringen. Ich bedanke mich für eure Aufmerksamkeit und hoffe auf positives sowie konstruktives Feedback. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Nino aka Wyu
How to fix the "Missing multiplayer privileges" error on BF1
I figured out how to fix the terrible " Missing multiplayer privileges " error on BF1. It might also work for other EA games like BF3, BF4, BFV, BF HARDLINE... You probably have this issue because your Xbox subscription ended and you renewed it recently. FIRST OF ALL : make sure you have an Xbox Game Pass ULTIMATE membership active, I am not sure if this method works with Xbox Game Pass CORE so if it doesn't work, buy the ULTIMATE membership. If you are trying on Playstation and this method doesn't work, I suggest you purchase the Playstation Plus Premium membership and try again. QUICK FIX: launch BF1, and when you arrive on the multiplayer menu where you get the error, press the xbox home button on your controller, and launch BF4, accept all the pop-ups, and when you arrive on BF4 main menu press X to load multiplayer, it should load, then come back to BF1 and it should load and the error is gone. This might also work if you launch BFV instead of BF4 and when on the main menu, press RT to connect to multiplayer, it should load, then come back to BF1 and it should load and the error is gone. If you are lucky you will be asked to download an update, do it and it will be fixed. This works even if you have never played to BF4 or BFV. If this didn't work, try this longer method that will force BF1 to download an update: Make sure you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, not Core, because you will need the Cloud Gaming functionality. While doing this make sure your automatic subscription renewal is OFF (it worked for me this way). Make sure you have BF4 and all BF4 DLCs uninstalled. Go to the Xbox Store and launch BF4 with cloud gaming. Let it load, a lot of pop-up screens will appears, just accept everything and once you arrive to the multiplayer screen, you should see that you are connected. You might need to press X to refresh the screen. Press LB to open the left menu and navigate to BF1, you won’t have the "missing privileges error" and your multiplayer progress will be shown, BUT that doesn’t mean that it is fixed yet. It’s fixed in the cloud but not on your console. Press the xbox home button on your controller, press the triple bar button (menu button) on the controller and press on quit BF4. Try launching BF4 again and it should ask you to download the game with all the DLCs, press yes. If this message doesn't appear yet, then launch BF4 again exactly the same way through cloud gaming, then quit it the same way (press xbox home button and triple bar button on your controller, press on quit BF4), and launch it again until this message appears. Wait until BF4 is downloaded at about 20%, launch it, there should be some pop-ups about Xbox Live Gold subscription, accept everything, and once you arrive in the main menu saying the game is being installed with the % shown, press the xbox home button on your controller, press the triple bar button (menu button) on the controller and press on quit BF4. Wait until BF4 is fully downloaded, and before the Naval Strike DLC is completed downloading, launch BF4. (don't stop the other DLCs from downloading in background, let them in the download queue) Now that you have launched BF4, accept all the new pop-up messages saying you need an Xbox Live Gold Subscription. Go to the multiplayer section, you should be connected, if not, press X to refresh and you will be connected. Wait patiently in the BF4 main menu until you get a notification saying that the Naval Strike DLC has completed downloading in background. You will also see a green text message on your BF4 main menu saying an update is ready. If you don't see this green text message, wait for some other DLCs to complete downloading. Press the home xbox button, press the triple bar button on the controller, and quit BF4. Launch BF4 again to apply the update and accept all pop-ups. Quit BF4 the same way on step 13 and launch BF1. It should ask you for a forced update, accept it. Then, BF1 should load and the multiplayer should work. Yay ! DON’T DELETE BF4 AND ANY DLC RELATED TO BF4 BECAUSE THIS ERROR MIGHT COME BACK OTHERWISE. If you power off your console this error might come back, so just launch BF1, on the main menu, go back to home and launch BF4 (don’t quit BF4), on that main menu press X to load multiplayer, it should load, then come back to BF1 and it should load. Install BFV and launch it, if you have the "missing multiplayer privileges" error, press RT to refresh and it should ask you to download an update, accept it, then launch BF1. It should work forever, if it asks you for an update accept and do it. Also, if you are gamesharing your subscription with someone and he has this error, what you need is, have both accounts signed-in in the xbox home screen, then select the account that is paying the subscription, do step 20, until BF1 multiplayer is loaded and working for your main account. Still on BF1 main menu, you can switch to the account that you are sharing with, then you can disconnect from your main account, and it will still work. Recommended to do: put your xbox in Sleep power option mode (not the power saving one), to avoid completely shutting it off and keep the multiplayer data loaded continuously. I hope this will help as many players as possible! This is what I found after a few hours of being locked out of BF1, I don't think there is another solution for this error, so make sure to share it around ! See you on the Battlefield (1) !
“Test Your Mettle” Achievement Now Unobtainable – Please Consider a Fix
Hi EA team, I’m reaching out regarding the “Test Your Mettle” achievement in Battlefield Hardline. Since the official servers have been shut down, this achievement has become unobtainable, as it relies on online features no longer accessible. Many completionists and fans of the Battlefield series are disappointed, as this prevents 100% completion of the game. I kindly ask that you consider issuing a fix or workaround for this achievement, such as unlocking it automatically or adjusting the criteria so it can be completed another way. Battlefield Hardline still holds a place in many players' hearts, and addressing this issue would mean a lot to the community. Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards
Can't Play Battlefield Hardline Campaign
Hello, Last year I had an issue where when trying to play Battleifeld Hardline through Steam I would get a message saying my EA account wasn't linked to the proper Xbox account. I had played a couple of chapters through GamePass PC but cancelled my subscription. Support tried to help me with this by getting me to link and unlink my Xbox account and then unlink it again but it ended up locking me out of relinking for 6 months. They told me to contact them again once the lock was done. Fast foward to now. I decided to try and launch the game and see what happens and if maybe this online server shutdown might make that message go away. I didn't get the Xbox account message this time but now it's just locked into an infinate "Lauching Campaign" bar on the Battlelog page when going to the campaign tab. It also seems to make the EA app unresponsive. I've tried reinstalling through Steam and cleared the cache in the EA app but it does nothing. I tried looking for a way to send a support ticket but can't find it anywhere and the AI Help Bot is no help. Any idea what I can try next?[PS4][Hardline] Can't go online at all
Hello everyone, I own Hardline on disc, and remember playing the multiplayer years ago. I wanted to play again today, but I keep getting hit with an error that reads "You have lost your connection to PSN and thus lost your connection to the EA Servers. Please check your ethernet cable. You will be unable to access any online features until you sign in to PSN and the EA Servers again." any time I try to access any online functionality from the menu (Multiplayer, Premium, Store, Battlelog). However, I'm clearly online on PSN, and able to play Battlefield 1 without any issues on that fronts, so I'm not sure what's wrong. I tried opening up a case with EA support through the help EA website but I'm completely unable to access a chatroom, both on pc and phone, so I'm here. Of note, I also own the game on PC, and made sure that my PS4 account was marked as active on Battlelog, and that's when I noticed that none of my stats from PS4 were synced (no campaign progress when I clearly finished it for example). I don't know if it's a problem with my account, but I was also unable to do simple things on my battlelog agent page, like change my avatar, when I was able to do it for my PC agent. If anyone has any clues on how I can either contact support properly or solve this issue I would be open to suggestions. I already followed the guides on how to contact support and have an active case but I haven't been contacted yet, and I already checked many EA Help support pages regarding Hardline, to no avail.Hardline Connection problem
Dear EA Support, I am contacting you regarding a persistent issue with Battlefield Hardline on PlayStation Network that continues to occur despite having already completed all standard troubleshooting steps. My PSN account is able to access online multiplayer services in other EA titles (including Battlefield 6, Battlefield 4, and NFS Heat) without any issues. However, it is completely unable to connect to the multiplayer servers of Battlefield Hardline. This clearly indicates that the problem is specific to this title. I have already carried out the following steps, all without any success: Restarting the console Verifying the internet connection Signing out and back into PSN Restarting the game I continue to receive a connection error, or the game fails to establish any connection to the multiplayer servers. Given the above, I expect a direct investigation on your end. Please specifically verify: The current status of Battlefield Hardline multiplayer servers Any potential issues or restrictions related to my EA account The integrity of the link between my EA account and PSN I would appreciate a clear and complete response, avoiding generic suggestions or steps already attempted, and specifying whether this is a known issue or related to service availability. I look forward to your response. Kind regards, Anwar
