Time Nudge (TN) issue Megathread
Hello! I've been dealing with issues relating to Time Nudge spikes (can manifest either as high lag or "slow-motion") and high consistent Time Nudge since about Battlefield 2042 update #3.0.0, and these issues have persisted into the BF6 beta, keeping me from pulling the $70 trigger on BF6. I've done research on the causes and "fixes" (though none of them are complete fixes) of the issues caused by Time Nudge, which I'll outline below. Cause: Time nudge, in most cases, appears to be introduced when the CPU can't keep up with the traffic from the server. Time nudge itself is a buffer that waits for the CPU to either process the packets sent by the server or re-sync with the tick speed of the server. This does not, however, mean more powerful CPUs don't have this issue and less powerful ones do - it seems to be almost random which devices have issues with time nudge and which don't: even some consoles have had issues with time nudge in Battlefield 2042. As for it being an internet, location, or router-related issue, I've eliminated those factors by: 1. Changing my ISP and router (for a different reason, but the issue persisted) 2. Using both Wi-Fi and Ethernet (it didn't matter) 3. Even though I live in a major server city, I took my computer traveling out east and still had no dice with fixing the issue on hotel Wi-Fi. The issue is often found in systems whose CPUs have high utilization or are throttling (as is expected), but I've run 2042 and the BF6 beta on 60% CPU utilization well under 80 degrees C with the issue persisting. Your system not getting enough airflow could be an issue causing Time Nudge spikes. From what I've seen, the issue appears both on Intel and AMD chips across multiple generations, including mobile and desktop chips, and across multiple motherboard models as well. It's likely a slight mismatch with something in certain specific CPUs and the Netcode that causes the issues to appear. The issue is not GPU-related: it persists on integrated graphics and both graphics cards I own, and changing graphics settings or turning on DLSS does not majorly affect how severe the issue is. This has been consistent throughout my research into the topic. Additionally, the games usually run with very high framerate and high GPU overhead even when the issue occurs. The issue could be RAM-related in some cases. Tweaking some RAM-related settings in BIOS can relieve some issues relating to Time Nudge. Solutions: The issue can be relieved partially for some devices by lowering the max framerate in the game settings below what it normally . This may give some overhead for the CPU to run network-related processes and Additionally, user-created .cfg files have been circulating that limit CPU usage for the game to only about half of what it would use otherwise. These haven't worked at all for me, but seem to have had some effect in other users' issues. Note that this fix -- pretty much universally -- has been said to not completely solve the issue, but rather alleviate it a bit. For those who have the option, enabling an XMP profile for RAM in your bios could alleviate the issue. Alternatively, adding more RAM to your system could eliminate any issues in the CPU failing to communicate with memory, and give the CPU enough overhead to perform other tasks. Resetting your BIOS or re-installing your OS or game is not a valid way of alleviating this issue, from my attempts at doing all three and anecdotal evidence from other threads. Something I read relating to Time Nudge that seems important to note: "It's an issue with no clear cause and no solution." Everybody's case will be different, and the issue is probably not solvable either on your end or EA's end. As far as I can tell, the only way to completely solve the issue would be to swap to a different CPU, including using a potentially older one. If you have a laptop or a system with a soldered-on CPU, getting a new device to play the game on may be your only option if the fixes I've listed and the ones in the comments don't work. If I missed any solutions (I definitely did), feel free to drop them in the comments. Conclusion: I'm writing this in part to get the attention of EA staff, of whom only one has responded to any time-nudge related thread before (2 years ago). This is an issue that is preventing a not insignificant amount of players from enjoying your game, and one that needs to be solved. This is not an issue for me in any Battlefield game other than 2042 and 6, and not in any other multiplayer game either. Edit 10/25/2025: Just gonna leave an update here - consensus among quite a few posts (here and elsewhere) has shown that if you're having Time Nudge issues on the 60hz servers, playing on the 30hz Community servers is an option. The 60hz servers are just more difficult for the CPU to juggle network traffic with, so a slower tick rate server should alleviate the issue a little. I've bought BF6 and will post the results of me trying those 30hz Community / Portal servers. Something about those servers to note: there has been community pushback against DICE for their decision to make those servers 30hz. While this is a reasonable criticism from a gameplay perspective, a switch to all-60hz servers could end a way for us experiencing this Time Nudge issue to play the game. Due to that community pushback, and assuming the TN issue isn't addressed in a near-future update, you can expect that method of playing the game to vanish after some time. Another thing to note for some users, especially with portable devices: changing power plan settings to not throttle (pick High Performance mode in "Choose a power plan" in Windows search) has had some effect in mitigating this issue with some users I've seen online, especially those with laptops or handheld devices. I will note, however, that altering this did not work for me in 2042 with my laptop.
Crashing with no error
Like a lot of others out there I am having issues with the game crashing to desktop without getting any errors or feedback. I was playing fine for a while after launch and then in december I started getting crashes, both without error and DirectX errors. I am no longer getting DX errors but I am crashing to desktop every game with no errors now. Sometimes it takes 2 minutes and sometimes it takes 10, but I cannot finish a single map right now. I have a B850-E WIFI, Ryzen 7 9800X3D and a 5070ti. I play the game through Steam on PC. All other posts out there are months old and people have posted different solutions but none seem universal. Anyone know anything more on this topic that are not in the multiple threads out there?
False Advertising - Phantom Upgrade
I am posting this because EA appears to be, intentionally or not, scamming players who have bought the game on 2 different platforms. I purchased the phantom edition on Steam initially along with the standard edition on PS5 as I play in 2 different places and having the game on 2 different machines is helpful. Early in season 1 I decided to buy the phantom upgrader on PS5 as well since the PS store listing of the product stated that it included a BFPro token (see screenshot below). Note, there is no mention whatsoever in this listing that the BFPro token must be redeemed in the season of purchase, and no mention of season numbers whatsoever. Given my Phantom Edition on Steam already gave me access to BFPro, it would literally be useless to me on PS5 if it didn't act like a regular currency. However, the forum post linked below seems to imply that the BFPro token only gets you access to BFPro in the "season of first play". BF Pro & Phantom Edition — Season 2 Clarification Needed | EA Forums - 13194218 This disclaimer is NOWHERE to be seen on either the Playstation or Steam listings of the Phantom Upgrade pack (again, see screenshots below). As such, I bought the pack under pretenses that I would be able to use it, and now EA is suggesting that I don't have access to it due to a disclaimer that was not communicated to me at the point of purchase? Furthermore, this reddit post shows that phantom edition cosmetics now transfer between platforms despite not doing so at launch. This now means that the second Phantom Edition literally offers NO BENEFIT for $40 AUD. I have already sent 10+ emails to EA support over this issue and have been told to post here to have it addressed after being passed around from agent to agent. This treatment of a paying customer is very disappointing to say the least. In Australia, this is type of misleading advertising is against the law. If it is a mistake, I would like an EA representative to acknowledge it and rectify the situation for me and users like me who bought two copies of the phantom edition thinking that it would give them 2 separate BF Pro tokens to be redeemed during different seasons. The "season of first play" disclaimer doesn't work if the user isn't told about it before purchasing it. Either that, or the cost of the Phantom Upgrade should be refunded to the original point of purchase. If neither of these solutions are possible, I'm afraid I'll have to take action with the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) by alerting them to this misleading advertising.
5.11 Tactical SMS Promo – Be-Ready Player Card Not Received
I redeemed the 5.11 Tactical SMS promo on January 24 (text BATTLEFIELD6 to 29683) which was supposed to unlock the Be-Ready Player Card. The code redeemed successfully, but the player card never appeared in-game. I waited well beyond the 2-hour window, restarted multiple times, checked all Player Card/Customization sections, and never received an in-game inbox message.
Banned since Nov, 24th
I'm making this post to bring attention to my case and to vent that I've been banned since November 24th, 2025. My banning was presumably from having ReWASD installed on my PC and was flagged as being a cheating software. I'm not here to debate that, it is what it is. At the time I was unaware of people using it to gain an unfair advantage in other online games. I had purchased it for completely different reasons and I was not using ReWASD for BF6. I know I can't prove it but I want to state my case. I never used it for BF6, nor did I even have a profile made for it. I only used it for remapping older games or for extra functions Modded into my single player games like Skyrim or Witcher 3. BF6 won't even launch with it. When the ReWASD team was notified of this they instructed their community to put ReWASD in "Compatibility Mode", which after doing research I can only assume it tries to mask itself from the game, which I agree is shady but that's not disclosed to their customers. This ultimately led to hundreds if not thousands of user's being banned on that day. I will provide a screenshot of this. I'm not disputing that all of us are innocent, I'm sure there were many legitimate cheaters among us that were using the program to get controller aim assist on a mouse, probably the most well known method of using it to cheat. But I also want to point out that there were many people who were unknowingly being instructed to bypass anti-cheat systems. To wrap this up, since being banned I have submitted an appeal, got auto denied and resubmitted the appeal asking for a manual review. That was over 2 months ago and have only received one reply asking for my patience while it's being investigated. I purchased the game twice for me and my son to play together and I got us both Battle Passes. I think after spinding over $150 on this game and only playing it for a few weeks before being banned for nearly 2 months, I've been more than reasonably patient. If a member of EA or Dice sees this post please look into this for me. Case #230508193
BF6 Pro Battle Pass And Rewards Are Missing
So I have Purchased Season 1 The Battlefield 6 Pro Battle Pass And all The instant rewards for purchasing plus the battlefield coins which they say that is included are not available and useable . for reference here is an instant reward skin which is accessible after purchasing the pro version of the battle pass(or the simple one) which is clearly not unlocked . i hope the fix this cause it will be a waste of money if it isn't.
Recon Specialist 2 bug
Recon Specialist 2 challenge will not progress despite using a laser designator to mark vehicles and having them destroyed. I have had my friend on my squad destroy the tanks as well as just other players on my team. I have also tried using the tracking dart. Neither part of the challenge has progressed in the last 2 games I played. Any developers that read this want to chime in?
