battlefield-labs-discussion

[round breach]

depends on what you use it for

[rugged seal]

I tried to look up the longest headshot possible in a battlefield game and Google Ai gave me like 15 miles

[unkempt surge]

That sounds like an awesome day to me. A bit of telly into the mix too? FFXIV maybe? Let's go.

[sour glade]

you can say that about any 1 individual, but a lot of people are abusing the hell out of it and getting away with it and not learning the things they are paying to study

[eager magnet]

have you played expedition 33 yet?

[mossy marten]

Old School Runescape very nice chill game to play

[eager magnet]

cause is good 😎

[mossy marten]

expedition 33 was a fantastic game

[icy citrus]

Every day is an awesome day when the Sun and FPS is high

[prisma solar]

I hate how often people are just like "Let me ask ChatGPT" and take its word for Gospel

[round breach]

t0tal are you still the armor lead?

[azure tundra]

@grok is this true

[late summit]

hello please fix battlefield™️ hardline 2014 beta no server open why?

[rugged seal]

[mossy marten]

TotalFPS is just the CM
Eddie (armored kill) is the vehicle lead i believe

[eager magnet]

I'm a cat

[round breach]

i always get them mixed up

[eager magnet]

me too we're so alike

[prisma solar]

They made something worse than Twitter by making a Twitter AI

[unkempt surge]

HOW?

[mossy marten]

[unkempt surge]

I know our banter is very similar, but, HOW.

[round breach]

because he used to go by Arm0redKill like 3 years ago before he stopped using discord and we still had the individual vehicle channels lol

[unkempt surge]

We are related, true story

[round breach]

ohhh, you used to use the frogsip emote all the time, now i remember

[eager magnet]

[cosmic garden]

I think it was retired

[ebon jewel]

Its stupid having to choose a day thinking you only get to play 24h when you can choose friday and play all days.

[cosmic garden]

Any one else liking the coffee?

[late summit]

This true? Nooooo 💔🥀

#SaveHardline2014Beta

[golden cloak]

Make hardline 2

[cosmic garden]

It could be depending on platform, I am on PC and it never finds it.
Yes, servers for Battlefield Hardline were shut down on November 7, 2024, specifically for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. While the Xbox One and PS4 versions, along with the PC version, remain active, the Xbox 360 and PS3 servers are no longer available.

[late summit]

Real and inshallah

[cosmic garden]

Even though it says it is still up

[golden cloak]

Rip PS3 and Xbox 360 brotherens

[tepid herald]

The coffee is tasting good 🙂

[cosmic garden]

🤘

[tepid plinth]

Eddie is my source of football news on Twitter now lol

[eager magnet]

Dude

[cosmic garden]

Dude

[eager magnet]

Bf3 blew my mind, everything about it.... it just blew my mind

[tepid plinth]

Saw some discussions about ai here earlier

[eager magnet]

The sound, the graphics.. Such a soft spot in my heart

Mostly the sound, I keep thinking about the sound

Sorry someone mentioned hardline and my mind wandered

[tepid plinth]

Little bit of a delayed reaction there

[eager magnet]

bad brain : \

[tepid plinth]

Only took 20 years to realise

[eager magnet]

I don't know if the latest iterations of BF use Ray Traced sound, like Forza Horizon did. But that would be wild.

[cosmic garden]

If we were we would not be able to say so

[cedar flax]

Meaning what?

[eager magnet]

I say ray traced rather loosely

[tepid plinth]

We can’t tell you if we wanted to

[hasty latch]

Well for now we can agree on one thing: Rip cod

[tepid plinth]

Simple as really

[eager magnet]

Dude, modern warfare the uh new one

[hasty latch]

Bo6 was so trash

[eager magnet]

Not the latest one, but the one that was like the return of modern warfare. That one was awesome

[tepid plinth]

2019?
Never played it

[hasty latch]

Oh yes ! I agree tbh but I think that’s because of Covid haha

[eager magnet]

probably had something to do with it lol. I just remember the weapon models being pretty exceptional

[tepid plinth]

Cause muh reload animations

[vague cairn]

i´m ready

[tepid plinth]

Thou doth not

[eager magnet]

What is the meaning of life?

[tropic tulip]

BF'42

[eager magnet]

yes

[hasty latch]

I honestly enjoyed MW19. Me and my friends would hop on when we were in college

[eager magnet]

bruh

[hasty latch]

I miss Covid haha

[eager magnet]

I don't : |

[tepid plinth]

Playing cs group 5v5s during lectures was a jam but the delivery of content was abysmal. Would rather not have to go through that again

[hasty latch]

I appreciate that perspective. That’s so true

[eager magnet]

i just can't invest that much time into a competitive shooter that much these days, but I was really fucking good lol

that game makes you feel like a god

[tepid plinth]

If the comp shooters were actually my type of shooter I would, but they are all the complete opposite

[hasty latch]

I miss custom emblems and uncensored party chats at 3 am

[tepid plinth]

All the comp games are either tactical shooters or battle royales

Give me a good team arena movement shooter and I’m good

[eager magnet]

I love casual-ish shooters. CS imo is like a ballet and a chess match. I don't know, it's something special

[tepid plinth]

If you are planning on writing a lot of feedback for labs in your next message prepare for it to get wiped if it describes anything in the test

Seen you typing for a little while now

[flat spade]

where to ask about the playtest issues, connections and so? any channel dedicated for this? thanks

[indigo pebble]

aparently its in the email sent to people invited they say theres a way to contect for issues aparently

[flat spade]

thanks

[haughty depot]

Not playing that, but wouldnt finals be a fit for you then?

[tepid plinth]

Not for this one. It’s a server performance test, there aren’t going to be any feedback channels for you as per total’s messages.

But the actual labs testers will be experiencing the same things if they are big issues so rest easy knowing they aren’t going unnoticed.

[indigo pebble]

i missed out alot been in hospoital watching my son be born today jsut been scrolling slowly thats why i said aparently because of a few messages i saw

[tepid plinth]

The finals has been the closest thing, but I don’t like games that have you working with such a tight knit team. If it was a 6v6 tdm style game and not multiple teams of 3 I’d be playing it every day.

It’s just that format has it feeling like poor teammates ruin the experience when I’d just rather play by myself and have other people playing alongside - quake, titanfall type deal

[rapid walrus]

u mean paid premium skins?

[indigo pebble]

i would not call them premium they suck big tiome so do all the battlefield skins in shops not wortht eh prices they charge at all

[tepid plinth]

Well the next game will have skins, that is a given

[rapid walrus]

what is that "cod / 2042" shit?

[golden cloak]

Imagine basing if you like a game or not off of skins you’re not forced to buy

[tepid plinth]

High chance it’ll be 2042’s style. That’s just how it is now

[rapid walrus]

gun skins are cool i dont see the fuss

[tepid plinth]

2042’s skins weren’t too bad for the most part

A few outliers but frankly unless they are bright pink and in your face I’m not too fussed

[indigo pebble]

a skin per gun at the price they charging id rather get castrated

[rapid walrus]

then dont buy it thats what i did

[tepid plinth]

I always run default on all characters and in the worst case it’ll make it easier to see enemies

I just run default skin in any game, equipping or buying a skin just offers no satisfaction for me

[brave berry]

What sensitivity ppl running on ps5?

[rapid walrus]

made up number and ur wym by "inclusivity crap"

[hasty latch]

I like to shoot at 25-28% depending on what gun I’m using for all bf games

[rapid walrus]

how many ppl voted?

[tepid plinth]

The only thing I really hope they don’t do with skins is add ones that change the model to an extent where you cannot discern who it is. The robot skins that came with the last event were too far in my books. I’m looking at one and I just can’t figure out who it is at a glance

[hasty latch]

What vote ?

Oh the skins? Yeah I hope they have it like BF3 & 4 omg

I also hope they include those binoculars from BF1 because I hate sticking out so easily playing recon

The sniper beam is so big and obvious

[novel gorge]

Hello everyone Plz help me brothers

[rapid walrus]

im sure

[rugged seal]

Me when I make stuff up

[golden cloak]

Sure 87% of 8 million people all agreed

[rugged seal]

[tepid plinth]

Better to time scoping in to only when you need to take the shot

[hasty latch]

True true

I probably need glasses. I rely on the 8x zoom so much lol

[tepid plinth]

I usually just scope in for a bit to get a read of where people are, reposition and then scope to take the shot

Lingering too long is punished, but being able to quickly scope and land the shot means you aren’t exposed by the glint for that long

[tepid plinth]

Gets easier the more you play.

If you pick up on common positions enemies can be then you can more easily spot little silhouettes that look wrong

[zinc crypt]

its okay for sound. Arma and squad definitely do it better with their sound design but that could always change

[tepid plinth]

The terrain reverb with the soundscapes mod for Arma is amazing I’ll give them that

[pastel dragon]

ID_OPTIONS_MODIFY HATE IT

[hasty latch]

🫡 ✍🏼

[green mango]

are the snipers inaccurate from close range?

[hasty latch]

In that case I no scope tbh

It honestly depends on the map too. Like I have to switch to a 6x scope

[tepid plinth]

When the pre alpha server performance test is a pre alpha server performance test

[tepid plinth]

I would honestly recommend just sticking to one. After a time it gets to a point where you can feel the drop like you can predict the arc of a tennis ball

[tawny ridge]

Where would I go to ask how to do something within the playtest? Because the thing I'm tryna do I have no clue how to do the thang

[tepid plinth]

There would be contact details in whatever emails you’ve recieved, otherwise there is no way to do so

[unreal locust]

I try to running but it's slow,

[shut vale]

@novel pecan same thing as me. I done the rsvp thing like 2 days ago

[broken dagger]

Hey guys do u read the terms? Please don’t spread those infos you have like nothing

[tepid plinth]

Just realised reactions aren’t active at the moment. For the best

[shut vale]

@novel pecan I had it show up as a scheduled playtest but it disappeared at 12 today and never got an email with a code

[calm sluice]

same

[shut vale]

@calm sluice ya and there's nowhere to seek help sort it. So frustrating. Been here checking for a mail since 8 this morning every half hour

[lapis crow]

There's not much you can do.

[calm sluice]

ye and soon its saturday for me....

[lapis crow]

I assume, you'll get the invite in the order you requested it. Unlikely to get the invite before the day you requested it for.

[shut vale]

@calm sluice same....10.23 here in Ireland

[calm sluice]

i picked friday

[shut vale]

I booked Friday too

[lapis crow]

Oh right, well, maybe it's stuck somewhere in the ether.

[tepid plinth]

Still got 72 hours as was stated in total’s post

[cunning token]

Sooo...

[calm sluice]

so i expect to get the email on friday.. otherwise why let people choose?

[shut vale]

Why book days if they don't stick to them?

[lapis crow]

Because they've sent out 1000's of invites.

[tepid plinth]

Beats me

[cunning token]

Are we ganna like.... undo that awful class announcement with no class weapon restrictions errrrrrrrrr whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[steel imp]

The throwing mechanics Definitely needs some work feels like a child trying to throw a brick

[lapis crow]

People acting so entitled; you're not entitled to play. I have the invite but can't play due to things I can't say due to NDA but I can't contact anyone as the email will definitely be 100% spammed to eternity.

[calm sluice]

its like booking a doctors appointment and the doctor never showing up

only for someone to tell you they might show between now and 72hours

[lapis crow]

To be fair, they did state in the original email that you'd get it at some point during those 72 hours.

[bright orchid]

Asked in general but how’s the movement in bf6 compared to other games. From what I’ve seen it looks too slow tbh

[lapis crow]

Nobody can tell you.

[calm sluice]

multiple start times RSVP today to pick yours

[pastel dragon]

i think i know why...

[bright orchid]

Uh is stuff like talking about the movement under the NDA

[lapis crow]

It's not a guarantee mate. It is what it is.

[fierce quarry]

yes

[bright orchid]

Oof rip

[lapis crow]

I understand mate, but, these things happen. Just play another game till you receive the invite.

[lapis crow]

Ooooooooh?

[bright orchid]

I just want to know if the movement gunplay and maps are good that’s like 90% of what matters to me 😭

[novel pecan]

So someone is not allowed to ask if something is missed when there is obviously a problem? lmao

[tepid plinth]

Yup, can’t discuss it

[near rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/yanatwt-gif-22814884

[shut vale]

@lapis crow I have been.

[barren fog]

i want cdk .If I didn't get a response after applying, is there still a chance?

[shut vale]

@novel pecan this

[pastel dragon]

console?

[lapis crow]

Nope.

[pastel dragon]

oh, nvm 😄

[novel pecan]

be quiet podeen, you're being too entitled again! lmao

[cunning token]

BF STAFF:

Can we please get a Poll going on who actually wants classes with no weapon restrictions vs. restricting what weapons you can use, which.... is what we all want?
(ex. We don't want Recon players in ghillies with LMG's prone all over the map in a bush.)

[lapis crow]

This.

[tepid plinth]

High chance they’ll be doing that in the actual private channels with the full on labs testers.

But either way they will see all comments on it, it’s impossible not to.

[rapid walrus]

non issue

[cunning token]

Idk how this change will affect gameplay, but the need to change gameplay that worked well for no reason is how we got 2042. People literally just want a modern version of battlefield 3/4, that’s why battlebit blew up, but dice has just continually dropped the ball for years at this point. - From the top post on r/gaming for battlefield

So it’s basically the “proficient” system from 2042 then? .......

Yep

They're copying a bad idea from their worst game

Real encouraging stuff, great to see

[near rampart]

They've already received more feedback than a poll here would ever provide- nearly 100% of the crowd is on the same page and scolding them for unrestricted weapons. If they move forward with that decision, it's very clearly a continued abandonment of the Battlefield playerbase

[green mango]

cuz skins

[near rampart]

100% will never buy a skin. Bought BF4 premium on three platforms tho

[rapid walrus]

stop crying

unlocked weapons is better

[cunning token]

I feel like you're trolling.

[storm pond]

How do I get into a match after starting and getting past the agreements, can't even press anything? I'm on ps5

[near rampart]

Shit nobody says

[fierce quarry]

Me when i have a TBI

[tropic tulip]

I haven't voted on a single poll. I trust DICE's internal telemetry and data rather than some reactionary nerds on social platforms. 🤣

[tepid plinth]

You’d be surprised, a considerable portion of people seem on board with no restrictions

[rapid walrus]

alot of ppl actually

[hollow tiger]

Same here

[sand quarry]

uh i got the rsvp email but i press rsvp today and it just brings me to the playtesting portal and idk how to start the playtest anybody know how (for bf6)

[tepid plinth]

Even on Reddit - the obvious holy grail for objective opinions

[near rampart]

Not Battlefield fans. COD players wandering maybe

[novel pecan]

look in your EA app library

[rapid walrus]

cope

[storm pond]

@hollow tiger yes its super weird

[sand quarry]

not there

[tropic tulip]

I've played BF since 1942 and I'm in favour of unrestricted primary weapons.

[rapid walrus]

bf3 and 4 is till live u can play that its 2025 not 2011

[meager tulip]

where is my invite

[fierce quarry]

bro literally wants a cod produced by dice

[near rampart]

I wonder why Battlefield was alive in 2011 and not 2025. Think about it really hard for a second. Don't hurt yourself now

[shut vale]

@lapis crow do you know that since my code did not come today as I signed up for... does it mean I'm fd for the rest of the playtest? Today was supposed to be my day?

[calm sluice]

so medal of honor then?

[rapid walrus]

battlefield still alive do i gotta pull up the numbers?

[fierce quarry]

i never even played medal of honor, but dont disrespect it like that

[calm sluice]

i miss medal of honor multiplayer

[shut vale]

@sand quarry you needed to fill out the rsvp before 12 noon today

[near rampart]

2042 has more bots than live players. Lmfao

[sand quarry]

yea icheckd thats 3pm today for me i was still at school

i gotta wait for next time :/

[rapid walrus]

nobody said anything avbout 2042? man u "bf vets" are cringe cant give criticism without bring up 42

[delicate ore]

...if you did fill out the rsvp form and it shows up under 'your playtests', we sposed to get a follow up email though (or at least it show up in library)?

[near rampart]

Oh, so you're talking about older Battlefield games. I wonder what those older Battlefield games had that's relevant to this discussion..? Yeesh. Gotta be a troll.

[calm sluice]

its in my playtest calander but not email yet

[delicate ore]

yeh, same for me. figured id get the follow-up email by now too =\

[rapid walrus]

all battlefield games are releveant to this convo

[tropic tulip]

It's gonna be funny reminiscing this meltdown in a year once everyone actually played the game and realized how great unrestricted weapons is 🤣

[hollow tiger]

Anyone stock at the main menu after agreements

[rapid walrus]

after the mess bf1 went thru idk why they want that shit

[shut vale]

@sand quarry if you missed that deadline you won't get in. I've met that deadline and still didn't get in...no communication at all

[fierce quarry]

didnt you just criticize him bringing up 2042, then say all BF titles are relevant?

[sand quarry]

damn that sucks, ig we wait till nex time

[near rampart]

Dude needs to change the drool bib

[sterile shoal]

yeah it did the same for me, but i eventually got the invite to play

[shut vale]

@sand quarry you probably got the email 2 or 3 days ago too buddy. Need to be quick bro

[rapid walrus]

yea cause hes complaining about 2042 like the others didnt have problems

[sand quarry]

Alr

[calm sluice]

they had problems but they had way better gameplay then 2042

[hearty plover]

Game doesn’t even start, did the step in the email and no reply… lost my day to play

[slim marlin]

Curious what FPS people on RTX 5080 or 90 are getting

[fierce quarry]

true, others totally had problems. But you can't blame people for having 2042's MASSIVE fumbles fresh in mind. Plus, BF 2042 is the closest to "generic FPS" that BF has ever got, and people dont like that

[shut vale]

@sand quarry next time soldier. Chin up!

[rapid walrus]

for the year they came out yea

[drifting island]

Hey, do you know how close the Labs version is to the final game? God, I think it's SO bad! I feel like I'm playing an old version of World War 3.

[calm sluice]

BF4 still hold up today

[rapid walrus]

was hated when it first came out

[sand quarry]

🫡

[fierce quarry]

about 4 generations before final...

[tardy cipher]

I confirmed rsvp the minute I recieved it yet I cant get in anyone with same issue?

[delicate ore]

they've all had their issues, i mean cripes, remember the bf3 tower levolution that kicked half the players off the server every time?

[calm sluice]

yea, so but they put time down and fixed it unlike 2042 thats has always been bad

[rapid walrus]

shoudltn take 1 year to fix a game

should be good from start, i dont think dice ever ha a good bf launch for a bf game

[fierce quarry]

BF1 is still better than 2042 in every way I can think of unfortunately

[limpid osprey]

are people not supposed to be sharing stuff???

[rapid walrus]

funny too cause bf1 wasnt good

[fierce quarry]

no, thats what NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS are for

[shut vale]

@limpid osprey No gameplay stuff at all

[fierce quarry]

lmao me when i lie, gg bro

[limpid osprey]

then lmao reddit moment i guess

[rapid walrus]

whats good about the game?

[delicate ore]

*there's really nowhere else you can seek help on the invite though, dont think anyone has actually said anything thats not out there other than managing invite issues

[near rampart]

He's purely trolling in here

[rapid walrus]

and dont say atmosphere

[fierce quarry]

Graphics, sound, gameplay, weapon feel, map design, balance

[rapid walrus]

"trolling" im sure

[rapid walrus]

"gameplay" "weapon feel" cmon man why bs me

[fierce quarry]

bro never played BF1 LMAAOOOO

[shut vale]

I've been waiting all day on an email with my download code and got nothing. Done everything right too .Just no communication

[rapid walrus]

i pre order the game last bf i pro ordered too

[hollow tiger]

Who got stock after 3 agreements

[fierce quarry]

of course lil bro bro, anything you say, i believe you

[rapid walrus]

only good thing about bf1 was how it looked

[tropic tulip]

BF1 was sucha downgrade from BF4 it's not even funny

[delicate ore]

ditto... just sittin' and waitin'

[rapid walrus]

thats what i mean

[shut vale]

@delicate ore it's heartbreaking stuff bud! Keep strong

Bf1 was fukin epic guys

[fierce quarry]

bet these guys loved cod advanced warfare lol

[near rampart]

For real. Don't know what they've been enjoying but it isn't Battlefield lol

[rapid walrus]

lmao doing the same shit other dude was doing lmao cant admit bf1 was shit

[tepid plinth]

It’s class setup and how their playstyles actually varied was fun.

That’s its main pro for me.

[tropic tulip]

BF players and calling dissenting opinions COD. Name a more iconic duo.

[fierce quarry]

Wow, someone's cranky, is it around your nap time little timmy?

[verbal crypt]

Bf1 was good but not as good as the nostalgia boomers make it out to be lol. It’s def better than 2042 and BfV but it’s more an immersion simulator than anything.

[rapid walrus]

no but it is for u gramps

[fierce quarry]

Of course, anything you say hun

[versed token]

Bf1 is hard carried by it's atmosphere

[rapid walrus]

true

[versed token]

rest is less than good

[verbal crypt]

Hard carried lol

[fierce quarry]

Something that was always a core in BF titles prior to 2042

[rapid walrus]

it was actually gameplay

[verbal crypt]

I play games to shit on kids and partake in gameplay, I don’t stare at the sky and look at explosions and go oooo ahhh

[fierce quarry]

"A" CORE... not "THE" CORE...

[near rampart]

There's a reason bf1 is the most played BF game these days. All I'll say. Trolls will not be acknowledged

[fierce quarry]

then play cod or delta

[verbal crypt]

Both are dogshit lol. Haven’t touched cod since black ops 4

[tepid plinth]

Bf1 is also much more chill compared to the others, easier for new people to come on and play as that mechanics skill gap is far smaller

[fierce quarry]

But you want BF to turn into them, i dont understand, do you want LESS atmosphere and cinematic gameplay?

[tropic tulip]

BF1 was Babbys First Battlefield

[last sphinx]

Atmosphere should not come before gameplay

[rapid walrus]

Well bf3 is 15 years old and bf4 is close to that nobody wants to play a game that old wit problems and bf1 is the closest to modern since it came out in 2016 and it gets updates

[fierce quarry]

Weird, I dont remember saying that...

[last sphinx]

Bf1 had no gunplay depth.

[verbal crypt]

I never once said I want BF to turn into them wtf lol. Atmosphere is important but gunplay, mechanics, working inputs, balancing, etc MUCH more important for an arcade shooter lol

[last sphinx]

The key to winning gunfights in BF1 is to choose the right gun for the range

[rapid walrus]

Still remember medic having the worse weapons and everyone just ran Around wit assault class

[last sphinx]

Whereas in bf3/4, you won most gunfights by having better aim

[fierce quarry]

So is dice unable to do all of the above? I think they can, and should

[calm sluice]

Dice probably want to but EA might be holding them back

[last sphinx]

I agree. However, they seem to listening to the "mw2019 is the pinnacle of gunplay" crowd along with the "battlefield must have arma like movement"

[fierce quarry]

True, I lump them in my mind, I take that back

[last sphinx]

Mw2019's gunplay only appears deep because of the visual recoil, camera shake, and visual clutter

And it seems that's what they are going for in the new battlefield

[verbal crypt]

They totally should, but atmosphere shouldn’t be prioritized over working mechanics and gunplay lol

[fierce quarry]

No, I want a cinematic WORKING arcade-y shooter like previous battlefield titles. I want slower movement than cod, but more arcade than arma, what BF should be

[calm sluice]

they had a good start making medal of honor into a "cod killer" but decided not too and then decided aah maybe BF should be like cod and made 2042

[last sphinx]

Sure, so bf4 movement speed?

[tiny burrow]

are the snipers broken? i can be aiming directly on something in the gun range and not get any hit reg

[fierce quarry]

Havent played in years, but probably

[last sphinx]

Okay well the first playtest had that but then movelets complained and dice made the movement slower

[shut vale]

I'm console for life and old! 36 btw
First of game was before bad company 1 and I've poured hours into every game since! Every game has its place in time but for me ... when bf 3 hit it was such a next generation upgrade it was unreal. Bf4 hit but not as hard because of problems on launch and not rally the next generation launch. Bf1 hit fkin hard tho especially that trailer

[tropic tulip]

Meanwhile in BF4 Locker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHWfrOgTO8

[fierce quarry]

Yes, but one should not be ABANDONED for the sake of the others, no matter which

[last sphinx]

I agree. However, out of the two, gameplay is much more important because that's ultimately what makes people come back

[fierce quarry]

If its the leak video I think youre talking about, then thank god. They were moving like COD players, which I dont want. I want slightly above realistic human running speed

[last sphinx]

I don't play battlefield to be immersed in modern combined arms combat. I play it to have fun

[last sphinx]

Brother you just said you wanted bf4 speed, which is what the leaked videos initially had

[calm sluice]

combined arms has been in the series since 1942

[last sphinx]

FOV makes a huge difference

[fierce quarry]

Why not make it light speed then? Or maybe we'll all be bird people with guns. There has to be a certain limit, and I want arcade movement, but not cod movement

[crimson moss]

? It had arguably one of the better systems

[last sphinx]

Yes. And?

[tepid plinth]

I really hope it isn’t delta force’s ’sight sway is spread’ approach. Would much rather just have spread from a central position

[crimson moss]

Much better than 5 lol

[calm sluice]

its what makes the games good and fun

[last sphinx]

Yes and I think the limit should be bf4

[fierce quarry]

No, I didnt remember the movement, and said probably

[near rampart]

They're just saying anything, not even worth arguing

[last sphinx]

Insane bloom to force engagement distances. What a great system. Bf4 also had bloom but managing it was actually doable

[rapid walrus]

"ppl dont agree wit me so there cod trolls"

[last sphinx]

It's funny cause I've probably played bf longer than them combined

[crimson moss]

You had controllable spread, some amount of recoil, visual recoil, Super easy to pick up and felt very proper, where as bf5 had random recoil which you quite literally can not control, 2042 having no depth + broken mouse input

[fierce quarry]

Ok i just watched bf4 gameplay to get a grasp on the movespeed, and it looks ok, so maybe we arent thinking of the same video, because early build of BF6 looked crazy fast

[crimson moss]

What do you mean by bloom

[last sphinx]

Funny you don't mention bf4, which is the game I am drawing comparison to

[tropic tulip]

Bloom = spread

[crimson moss]

Bf4 had an almost identical gunplay system to 1

[last sphinx]

Identical to bf4?

[crimson moss]

Sym.gg it explains all the gunplay mechanics and they are the exact same

[last sphinx]

If you think so, I suggest playing bf4.

[tropic tulip]

I didn't play enough BF1 to git gud but it definitely had more spread than BF4, at least the SMGs

[last sphinx]

The bloom is much more in BF1. Even though the mechanics are the same

[fierce quarry]

I will agree to say the spread on auto weapons was a but much in bf1

[last sphinx]

And the recoil is pretty much non-existent in BF1 (tbf this is a problem with some guns on bf4 too)

[crimson moss]

The spread wasnt even very crazy in that game, if anything it added more depth because you needed to control your speed of firing weapons or the longevity of it

[frozen patio]

You could change the recoil direction in bf1 if I remember right

[last sphinx]

Except bf1 has visual recoil which isn't really recoil. It's just a way of making things appear like they have visual depth

[frozen patio]

Was an option

[fierce quarry]

It was

[crimson moss]

Its always been non existent

[crimson moss]

Ye visual recoil was kinda cluttering but not too horrid

[fierce quarry]

BF1 needed more actual recoil and less spread, so as to make the player rely on control of kick over control of firerate

[crimson moss]

Which adds atleast some form of skill gap in a game that doesnt require much skill

Idk i like controlling spread i dont think its particularly bad and the recoil was an okay amount of it

You cant really add an excessive amount of it because arcade shooter thats a run and gun game

[fierce quarry]

No a bit of spread is ok for sure, but I just mean the balance of kick to spread should have been moved slightly towards kick to make it feel better

[crimson moss]

It would have to be such a minor change and the spread is honestly super easy to control because the game is very transparent on how much your weapon is spreading

[last sphinx]

See here's the thing I don't get. Back in bf4 when they removed visual recoil a year into release literally everyone said it was a great improvement. Why do you need to add it back in?

[tawny ridge]

this is gonna sound insane but BF1 had one of my least favorite gunplay from BF3 and up. idky but the spread felt weird to me and never hooked me like the rest of the series did

[crimson moss]

It honestly made sense for bf1 to have more mastery for spread than 4 aswell because the amount of beaming from fairly fast and ranged semi autos that kill you within 3 hits would be pretty cancerous

[last sphinx]

Objectively true for anyone with above average aim

[fierce quarry]

I will admit thats one of my least favorite things about bf1, but other than autofire I loved the bf1 gunplay, opinion though

[tepid plinth]

Absolutely hated when 2042 decided to add more sight shake

[crimson moss]

Idk i think bf1 definitely needs some form of visual recoil as weapons are pretty stable as is but maybe slightly toned down

[last sphinx]

Counterpoint: instead of visual react, add more actual recoil

[crimson moss]

I really do not think there was game breaking amount of it though

[crimson moss]

You can watch my assault guide video for bf1 i showcase weapon control where i kind of debunk it

Its there but it doesnt make it impossible to aim or hit your shots accurately

[crimson moss]

You could do that yes but idk

[last sphinx]

If people are getting lazed from absurd ranges, adding actual recoil would be a better solution than adding visual recoil. Because guess what, for anyone with a monitor with cross hair, visual recoil does nothing

[crimson moss]

I dont think its a significant change i would really care for or something that would really make a heavy impact

[last sphinx]

Because they just use their monitor's crosshair

[fierce quarry]

Not gamebreaking, no. But definetly annoying. I specifically remember recently unlocking the storm-something or another, and shooting at a guy... maybe 10-15 yards away max? Sights on target... spread all over the place, guy killed me with the mon dragon

[crimson moss]

The gunplay within itself was fine but it was how the movement effected the spread that made it annoying

Because strafing added to spread

[compact geyser]

the game is fun

i keep crashing in bf2042 so this is a nice change

[crimson moss]

Same with crouch spamming and whatnot

[crimson moss]

Same for me after every death lol

[compact geyser]

honestly idk what happened like 3 months ago i ran bf2042 fine

[last sphinx]

Can be way more fun if certain things were changed. I low-key suspect that dice will remove visual recoil and all the other clutter like they did with bf4 but maybe I'm just coping

[compact geyser]

now i keep crashing every 15 min

[crimson moss]

Ye nah i dont think we will ever see bf1 tier visual recoil ever again

[last sphinx]

Based on what dice has said in the blog posts I don't see this game having better gunplay than bf4

[crimson moss]

Maybe something super minimal

[compact geyser]

bf4 gunplay wasnt that bad though

[last sphinx]

If I speak I'm in big trouble

[crimson moss]

It was decent yeah

[last sphinx]

It was AWESOME

[crimson moss]

Bf1 and 4 had by far the best gunplay mechanics

[last sphinx]

IMO the best gunplay out of any shooter game

[crimson moss]

Well 3 too because pretty much same as 1 and 4 with niche differences

[last sphinx]

Much better than everyone's favorite MW2019

[balmy siren]

HMU if wanna squad up pc !!!

[crimson moss]

5 is by far the worst out of everything fuck 5

[tropic tulip]

Skill issue

[unkempt plover]

This server has turned into another high quality Reddit post. GG!

[crimson moss]

Nah

You cant control something that is uncontrollable

[last sphinx]

5 was better than 1 imo but I would put it below 4 for the unpredictability of recoil. Not too far behind though

[crimson moss]

Its ass

[tropic tulip]

I can 😎 https://streamable.com/clz2vf

[crimson moss]

I still get like 30-32% aim accuraccy on zk but still

[last sphinx]

That's pretty good

[crimson moss]

Its alright but you can definitely feel dice fuck you over when you expect horizontal recoil up but sways left or right

[tropic tulip]

Also there's a reason why semi-autos were popular among the turbosweats but lets not open that can of worms...

[compact geyser]

i prefer 1 much more though

[crimson moss]

So stupid lol

[last sphinx]

My accuracy in bf4 is about 25% and Ive never seen anything higher than 28% in that game (except for players who exclusively play locker/metro)

[compact geyser]

but i dont really like the random spread in 1

[crimson moss]

Its not exactly random since its controllable

[last sphinx]

It's controllable but it is definitely random lol

[crimson moss]

You have SIPS and SDEC

[last sphinx]

It's a cone and your shots randomly land somewhere

With a normal distribution around the middle

[compact geyser]

it is really noticeable if you use a mg

[crimson moss]

Its not random if you can control it, the only random one is first shot but theres very rare few weapons with crazy random first shot spread

[crimson moss]

You need to burst them

Because your spread increases the longer you fire

[compact geyser]

but dude its a mg

[crimson moss]

Bipodded mgs dont spread as much

You can laser extremely hard with bipodded mgs theres practically unnoticable spread

Ye battlebit had decent gunplay

[tropic tulip]

I still have it installed..

[tawny ridge]

if your on PC maybe a Driver update messed something up? or you may need to update your Drivers

[crimson moss]

500 daily players 🦧

So sad it died out so hard i remembet the initial hype on the game

[compact geyser]

i have my drivers updated

[last sphinx]

I've never had problems finding a server. I have had problems finding two servers

[tropic tulip]

Bro I sank 1000h into Dirty Bomb, I can handle ded gaem

[tawny ridge]

still more players than Squad 44 sadly...

[last sphinx]

Devs killed it

[crimson moss]

You can find them but… 500 players active at 1 time is pretty horrid

[last sphinx]

It is

[crimson moss]

Ye

[last sphinx]

Tbf if I made 30 mil I would probably quit my job too

[crimson moss]

I actually really liked the end life cycle updates it had it didnt feel as milsimmy

[tawny ridge]

what did they do to kill it? i bought it and only played it like twice

[crimson moss]

💀

[last sphinx]

Promised updates that would fix a lot of design choices (the milsim aspects) and make the game more casual

[crimson moss]

Very slow with the updates and the updates either tweaked very small things or things people didnt really want or ask for

[tropic tulip]

If I'm not mistaken some of the devs were Turkish so that's more like 90mil for them...

[tawny ridge]

lets be real, 30 mil split between 3 developers, they never have to work again

[crimson moss]

Same thing is going on in delta force atm

[tepid plinth]

People keep asking for no more live service shooters, they got what they wanted I guess

[last sphinx]

Never delivered them. So now we have half-milsim half-casual which doesn't really cater to either fan base much

[tawny ridge]

y'know what, your right about this actually

[last sphinx]

Are they? I though oki was American

[crimson moss]

I honestly like it more than what they had mid life cycle tbh

The initial release was the most fun to play then you had people making shorts on 3km sniper shots and then you had everyone cancering around for clips then they pushed out random weapon balance updates that felt like dogshit

[crimson moss]

European

But the devs were mixed countries iirc i remember some people being swedish

[tepid plinth]

Woah hold on new channel?

[tropic tulip]

ChatGPT says Turkey for 1, the others are unknown. I'm not familiar with any being from Sweden tho

[digital niche]

?

Developer studio

[feral river]

they had a nice mix of "realism" and arcade tbh

but y'know, no updates

[crimson moss]

Idk i wasnt fan of the bleeding and not being able to heal with your bandage (until it got updated)

Disrupted the flow of the game a lot, it felt fast and fluid but the speed of it and the amount of risk you could take was toned down so heavily

They also nerfed ads times so stupidly you needed to pre ads so hard to be able to react sometimes

[thorn umbra]

I have a shooting bug, at the moment i start the game, my gun any kind shooting non stop until no ammo same in vehicule

[thorn umbra]

Thank you, I sent email to the support

[gleaming patrol]

Bro it's so tiresome

[dark ridge]

Is there a discord for BF Labs specifically

[maiden scroll]

I need help

[steel fulcrum]

Seems this is going real well

Least you got that far. I can't even link my EA account

[maiden scroll]

Well that's sucks

[sacred prawn]

I need help please, is there any admin or team I can talk to privately please?

[woven nova]

They probably don't want to bother with any support request, it's a pre-alpha and if you found a bug it's most likely that hundreds if not thousands of people got it too, including their internal test team.

[visual stump]

if some of us didn't get an email today should we expect one in the later days or is their a chance we wont attend the playtest

[balmy siren]

which platform are you on

[tardy cipher]

Same

But on ps5 cant get in to play

[fiery fiber]

same

[tardy cipher]

Its all filled with error/id issues

[ember briar]

how do you log in? there are no instructions...on PS5

[safe condor]

is there a way to toggle aim?(or zoom as they call it

[tardy cipher]

Hope it gets fixed

[tardy cipher]

THIS ^^^^

[sick bane]

Turn on HDR on PC to make the screen watermark basically blend in, it is on by default on PS5 (which made the game look much better)! This makes a huge difference, confirmed working.

yes

[sand spire]

Ppl discussing email details and wonder why they can’t play . 🤣

[safe condor]

lmao fr

[balmy siren]

🤓

[sudden wolf]

We need an invite to play battlefield right???

[minor linden]

you need an invite to play labs, yeah

[rough olive]

Can someone atleast post the contact info for those who did get into labs to troubleshoot code dispersal?

FAQ says email is clearly marked but i see nothing

[vocal hamlet]

Is there a reception for troubleshooting regarding Bf lab?

[hallow escarp]

brooo i wanna play so badly

[safe condor]

it just showed up in the ea app, for me

[loud harness]

METOOOOOOOO

[hallow escarp]

what

[loud harness]

wannaplay

[eager magnet]

sup bros

[trail pasture]

what type of ritual do i have to do so i can get into the pre alpha

[open moon]

why they say this isnt a battlefield labs discussion when thats the channel name

[safe condor]

"public information"

anything that they have labeled as non confidential

[safe condor]

you had to sign up pre playtest start date

[hasty latch]

There’s a video on the streams and videos channel that says you can still register just that the chances are slim

[sacred prawn]

@wide pawn private chat

[frail sparrow]

Please keep in mind that everything related to EA Playtesting is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. This means no posting or sharing details of this Playtest, including the content of this email, in person, on social media or anywhere else. Acceptance of the Pre-Release Game Program Policy, EA User Agreement, and EA Privacy & Cookie Policy are required to participate.

[narrow basalt]

Please buy my game

[thin pulsar]

Good thing I’m not testing

[south pawn]

hypothetically speaking, if I was invited to the playtest for PS5 and my start time is tomorrow, should I expect a follow up email tomorrow? Or should I have gotten an email with a download code already... hypothetically speaking

[delicate ore]

Lotta ppl with the same question about possible processes in place

[minor linden]

Idk. I haven’t been invited 💀

[velvet gale]

I was invited, then they dropped me.

Im seeing a lot of people on pc saying they got a ps5 invite too

[north cradle]

😭

[rugged seal]

And almost every question can be answered in the post here #1375428094361468991

[delicate ore]

*the last bullet on that is the one that matters in that hypothetical case I think, where it says the invites are gradually sent out day of

[tawny ridge]

Y'know, if they don't want people to discuss battlefield labs, why did they even make a battlefield labs discussion channel when you can't even talk about battlefield labs?

[vocal hamlet]

Is there a place I can ask private questions about Bf lab?

[delicate ore]

Well, it'd be helpful if a contact email was in fact in that initial rsvp email (they said there is)...but nobody who's said anything on here has mentioned seeing/being able to find it in that email

[frail tide]

youll get an email the day of, I believe they said

[delicate ore]

Id just wait until your selected test time/day and just be patient

[south pawn]

thank you, that will be vital information in the hypothetical scenario that I am a part of any Playtesting

[frail tide]

👍

[vocal hamlet]

Ok

[delicate ore]

In the pinned post, the last bullet is what I was referring to btw

[spiral epoch]

I tried various times to get in through out the day but it gave me the same unable to connect to servers error.

[delicate ore]

If it's during your time, and are having issues, you may want to report it elsewhere (they'll give you contact/reporting info (I think))... This isnt the place to report these issues

[spiral epoch]

Brother it’s an automated email

Also this would the be appropriate channel as it’s titled “battlefield labs discussion” and my statement was directly related to battlefield labs. 👍🏼

[delicate ore]

Nope, they do not want any reports on this channel. Nothing that could be covered by the NDA, such as connection to the client or even that you got into it

(this is the public channel)

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1375428094361468991

[spiral epoch]

A server connection issue is not a secret.

You do not have to respond 👍🏼

[delicate ore]

Just read the bullets they listed 😑

(or even just the headline)

[frail sparrow]

game was fun

[empty bobcat]

exactly that's insane

[plucky verge]

still no code, pain is all i know

[visual swallow]

and why did they not invite people to the closed BF labs discord

[azure tundra]

Apparently this test is “different”

Aka we aren’t good enough for it because we’re only doing the stress test

[tawny ridge]

Ong, spent the whole day tryna figure how to use one of the game features that I will not name, and only found out because I ended up using the score board to dm someone who was also in the playtest and ask how to do the thing

Would've had that solved way long ago if I could've actually asked some body the correct way

[rugged seal]

as stated in #1375428094361468991 , they aren't looking for feedback from the people who were invited just for the stress test

[azure tundra]

Truly one of the DICE moments of all time but I digress

[topaz cave]

man i hate asia server cuz mostly chinese players too aggressive

[azure tundra]

First battlefield?

[topaz cave]

bf1, bfv and 2042(?)

[near saddle]

[azure tundra]

Sarcasm but yeah-Asians are always trying hard lmao

Honestly this game does feel sweatier than usally DICE really got fucking teleporters

[azure tundra]

It’s the only probable conclusion can make (obviously less insulting)

DICE doesn’t want feedback from the stress testers (notice how they say being here doesn’t make you a memeber of BF labs) so they just straight up don’t give you ways to communicate

[topaz cave]

thats why i play US server cuz they're more communicative

[azure tundra]

Playing this makes me realize why I only played BF on PC I’m not built for this lmao

[visual swallow]

sounds very cringe.

Data passively collected wont really give you much info about client sided issues

"hurr durr we want playtesters but u cant tell us the issues"

[covert nest]

Cause they specified they want people to stress test the servers and nothing more.

[pine current]

let's suppose it still doesn't work...what's the point of a stress test if you can't even open the game?

are they trying to stressing us?

[visual swallow]

i understand that, but when your developing a game, any feedback is usually good to have, even if its not related to the thing your currently trying to test

[young tusk]

Testing player's stress to server.👍

[covert nest]

Should there have been resources the stress testers could have been provided? Yes. But they were not primarily looking for feedback for a Stress test.

[visual swallow]

also i dont see anything wrong with the servers except the hitreg- which you wouldnt notice from automated testing- but sure, stress test, whatever

[covert nest]

They're collecting data off of you no matter what so you know.

[visual swallow]

yes but the data is collected on the server end, if theres an issue going on between client server then you wouldnt see that issue clearly, sure youd see something going wrong, but not the exact thing going wrong

so you might think the dudes teleporting, when in reality its just the bullets not registering

[covert nest]

And they have people internally taht can report on the issues.

It's not like the mass public is being put in the test it's also the people who are a part of previous tests so they can relay the issues.

[shut comet]

NDA

[dry grotto]

2042 has a poor sound design, I wish they fix that

[visual wharf]

Lol

[burnt acorn]

hi all

[sterile shoal]

yoo

[civic orbit]

Does anyone have access and has selected Saturday as a match day?

[sterile shoal]

nah i selected today lol

[burnt acorn]

iam selected for saturday but no news yet

[civic orbit]

yeah what wasw even the point of selecting days for the playtest if people whjo chose friday can play the whole weekend.. i dont get it

[nimble bridge]

EA loves trolling

[sterile shoal]

just gotta wait i received my email like couple hours late

[burnt acorn]

hmmm ok

[nimble bridge]

I didn't even receive invite, they will send me one 2 hours before test ends 😂

[burnt acorn]

lol

[sweet yoke]

Still don't have the PS5 code..

[civic orbit]

So pc players get another Mail after the one that confirms that yoiu have been selected for the playtest?

[sterile shoal]

yes you will receive another email with install instructions and stuff

[civic orbit]

ok thank you

[sweet yoke]

I've done everything else but still no PS5 code.

[civic orbit]

patience i guess

but the weekend is short\

[sterile shoal]

yeah just gotta wait lol

[soft oasis]

I was wondering why an email wasn't being sent to me for feedback only to realize that because im a mere stress tester, my feedback isn't important
gg

[civic orbit]

imo DICE never took feedback seriously.. they just collect the "data"

[soft oasis]

shame, i had some things i really wanted to give feedback on lmao

[supple vector]

You have to unlock the full season battle pass to give feedback /s

[soft oasis]

back to the bf4 grind ig

[pine current]

if it was working yeah, but still...

[burnt acorn]

is there a special section/discusion for the 72 hour test? OR this is it HERE?

[nova mauve]

the backrooms

[pine current]

not allowed to talk about it

[burnt acorn]

so its here 🙂

[pine current]

i mean...it says "battlefield labs discussion" not "72 hours stress test discussion"

[lofty steeple]

Same :/

[real frost]

mee too

no info

[crimson moss]

No

[gusty topaz]

Mhh. for me it should start at 10am an Mai 24. Is it UTC?

[gritty sigil]

Good morning from germany , have anyone the Option to download the pre alpha ?

[crimson moss]

Its nowhere because of NDA that you clearly didnt read for some reason

[gusty topaz]

No. Still waiting on further instructions.

[crimson moss]

Dice picking people that cant even read to judge their games ⚰️

[pulsar warren]

for real 😮‍💨

[civic orbit]

Ohh i see. Thank you for the info

[heady heron]

pretty lame that we can't give feedback

[pulsar warren]

no problem, no more info now 🙂

[visual wharf]

He deleted my same message for nda

[crimson moss]

You can give feedback on topics that were announced to everyone

[pulsar warren]

no really NDA as there is a post about how long you play by TotalFPS

[civic orbit]

Thank you for sacraficing your Lab access 😅

[crimson moss]

Publicly announced playtest period by dice theres no nda break

[pulsar warren]

exactly 🙂

[visual wharf]

No problem, I don't divulge anything and I'm not selected. After a while, you have to stop being paranoid.

We have the right to discuss things officially announced

[past roost]

Pls EA send me the code for [redacted]

[heady heron]

.!drop

[tidal gate]

People saying they picked days, it never asked a day for me, just the survey

[civic orbit]

and you"re already playing?

[tidal gate]

No, haven't got anything from them

I doubt I got in, signed up like 30 mins ago lol

[sterile shoal]

yeah i dont think u would get it tbh

[civic orbit]

Oh so you just signed up for ther playtest..yeah good luck with that 😄

[sterile shoal]

i signed up like a while ago and this is the first one i got access to

[tidal gate]

I didn't know they were having a playtest this soon until I was looking at charlieintels twitter

[sterile shoal]

yeah but i think you will have a pretty decent chance getting access to the next one they do whenever that is

[tidal gate]

🙏

[fierce stratus]

"It is there"

[lusty magnet]

anyone here that is part of the team and I can ask in Dms smth about the secret? :))

[rotund pier]

Not me nor any of my friends were invited, they don’t want us spaniards trying out the game cuz Gibraltar is in it and the Spaniards are nowhere to be seen even though that’s our land

[dire sable]

hahahah i hope we get a brasil map too

[versed cove]

correct thats just the survey that we all did that allows you to maybe get invited

always funny to come here and always seeing people break nda. lmao

[nimble python]

that was fast :D

[versed cove]

real time lmao

[tidal gate]

So even saying you got an email somehow breaks nda?

Since those messages are getting deleted

[nimble python]

imagine getting a key to the alpha then announcing that you got it and then you lost it immediately

[mortal crescent]

the NDA is clear, you cannot acknowledge that you are in it, so yes

[tidal gate]

Oh wow, I've never signed an NDA that strict, all the ones I've signed previously were, you can achknowledge you're in but just not share info/visuals

[versed cove]

people also cant read apparently. even the warning on this discord clearly lists how you need to seek help.

[sterile shoal]

EA is super stict about NDA's in general lmao so i get it

[edgy wasp]

i mean it is alpha - visual bugs, systems missing, some stuff not working right and so on

[wicked hearth]

Not even alpha right? Pre-alpha

[tidal gate]

I've been in serveral closed alpha's, you were allowed to achknowledge you were in those ones at least, I think even BF2042 alpha you were allowed

[edgy wasp]

i mean it has textures, it is playable to some extent, so i'd say it's alpha

[sterile shoal]

yeah all that stuff is gonna get fixed anyway rn i think their main focus is just server stress test and performance

[wicked hearth]

Is there a planned release year?

[sterile shoal]

fiscal year 2026 so sometime before april 2026

[edgy wasp]

I'd bet either this holiday season, or next year holiday season, EA will want to stay clear of GTA6

[sterile shoal]

hopefully

[tidal gate]

Would it really be that early, especially with GTA 6 in May of 2026?

[edgy wasp]

2026 april would mean death on release 😄

[wicked hearth]

That' ll be a bit too quickly dont you think? This holiday season

[edgy wasp]

depends on how far ahead internal build of the game is

[tidal gate]

Going from closed alpha to full release in less than a year for a whole battlefield game sounds too quick

[wicked hearth]

and sadly we cannot discuss that here😭

[sterile shoal]

well i said before april since thats what they said in the investor call but the most logical it would release would be this holiday season

[dry fjord]

I heard that BR mode like firestorm in bf 5 will be in the new BF. Crazy to see total lack of understanding by exec fellas of how to attract battle royale player base to their game LMAO - it is crazy, whatchu guys think? I just hope it is a fake rumor

[tidal gate]

And with GTA 6 as well, the entire industry probably knows how big of a game that'll be so I'm guessing late 2026 to early 2027

[edgy wasp]

you won't find help here, those who want to keep alpha access in the future won't even tell they are in 😄

[edgy wasp]

they didnt realise BR is dead

[wicked hearth]

I think it is, BR is kinda done except in asia

[edgy wasp]

outside of fortnite and cod

[tidal gate]

I'm glad the BR genre is starting to die off, it was oversaturated to hell

[edgy wasp]

now we have DS-like showelware, even FromSoft is no longer trying to do something good, just release DS for n-th time

[tidal gate]

My favourite BR to this day is still PUBG

[wicked hearth]

32v32 is going to be the biggest gamemode in bf6 right? No 64v64 anymore?

[sterile shoal]

its EA they are bound to make their own version of it, either BR or some sort of extraction mode like they did with hazardzone but that didnt work out at all lol

[tidal gate]

Dear god not extraction stuff, that's being milked too, while failing

[sterile shoal]

hopefully not, as cool as 128 sounds it was just way too chaotic and the map design was terrible to handle that many players

[raw cedar]

You get stucked in a little menu?

[gritty sigil]

Yes

[edgy wasp]

i'd say maps were not made for 64v64. They were big 32 v 32 maps, even if they had "more capture points"

[raw cedar]

Me too and I don't know what to do 😭😭

[wicked hearth]

I thought the chaos had its charm, but I agree that the maps sucked. I kinda like the idea of 128 players but it definitely needs good maps for it to be fun. The fast gameplay of 2042 didnt help it either

[sterile shoal]

so far from what ive heard and seen from youtubers like jackfrags and levelcap the map design for bf6 looks pretty thoughtful and getting a lot of praise from ppl which its a step in the right direction

[wicked hearth]

I just hope there isnt too much clutter around the map for visibility and spotting reasons

[dry fjord]

WDYM they are bound to do it? They tried it several times - not a single successful attempt. Instead of providing new vision, coming up with totally new modes and setting standards - it is just walking in circles doing same things all over again.

[gritty sigil]

Have anyone writing the Supportemail for get stucked in a little Window?

[edgy wasp]

Too cramped and cluttered, imho. BF2042 went to another extreme - very open maps. Would be cool to have BF2042 size maps, split between Sein Crossing like urban part and more open field part outside of it for armour plays

[sterile shoal]

its EA we're talking about here lmao do u really think they will give up an opportunity to squeeze even the smallest amount of money?

[edgy wasp]

Battlefield Souls mode

[sterile shoal]

aint no way 🤣 i swearrr

as much as ppl may hate firestrom it was SUPER unique for its time period, its just unfortunate they had it behind a $50 paywall and pretty much abandoned the project shortly after

[dry fjord]

Yea, but that's what i am talking about - when money a priority - u will not invest in what proved already that it is not working - i mean they are loosing money - i don't see a logic here. "Oh let's make some devs instead of working on BF basics and support of the game - work on mode which will have 0 interested players in like 1 month, right? It is not like they tried it already.

[polar crest]

or is it a bug or something

[dry fjord]

I am not a BR mode hater, I just can't see a logic in this approach

[sterile shoal]

i mean its a business after all yk so they gotta maximize profits but no i agree with your point, it just doesnt make sense to do something they failed multiple times. but i still think they will try to create their own version of it or put a new spin on it or something to make it more appealing

[lofty steeple]

How does this be download to ps5 asking for a friend

[raw cedar]

EA sends a email with the code

[lofty steeple]

Got it

Sorted

👍

[modern pilot]

Hello chat

I assume you get the code when it goes live at 7am??

[sterile shoal]

same day, not on the hour. it says it in the #1375428094361468991

[tepid kernel]

in case one day i get access to labs, where i should report the bugs?

[tidal gate]

For this one, you don't
And eetu, NDA

[sterile shoal]

sadly u dont, they are not looking for feedback. just want to stress test server performance

[tepid kernel]

i dont care this one

[sterile shoal]

thats why they are doing this pre-alpha test way ahead of release. they cant afford to mess up like they did with 2042, not this time atleast

[tidal gate]

2042's mess up was mainly due to the specialist system, nothing locked to classes and 64v64

[sterile shoal]

that, plus the map design was atrocious

[tidal gate]

The maps on launch had weirdly placed objective poisitions as well but the first 3 things were a major contribution to it's fall

[sterile shoal]

i sincerely hope weapons and gadgets are class locked

i wouldnt mind them making one weapon type universal like they did with 3 and 4 but def not all weapons

[tidal gate]

From what we can see in https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1374763710169616525 it seems like weapons will be class specific like in older BF games

[sterile shoal]

basically what i was able to understand from their news letter was that there will be a "signature weapon" for each class which would give that class bonus abilities, but you are also free to pick any other weapon u want

[worn crane]

I downloaded the PS5 version, it doesn't work, I get stuck in a black screen with options? 😑

[dry fjord]

Idk man, firestorm was literally a good BR with bf 5 mechanics in it - why it has 0 online in it? Even tho bf 5 itself still got healthy online numbers (after 7 years) - people don't wanna play BR mode when they boot up BF game. It is gonna be same thing all over again, people will try it and abandon in favor of their favourite breakthrough 32v32 bf 6 experience. I imagine they will release this BR as f2p standalone stuff like warzone - but it will tell me that not only they are doing same stuff all over again, they are copying other studios approach to it with different player base and product in hands - and if by any chance this f2p BR mode will be more popular than BF 6 itself - You can see what it will do to BF6 and next BF games. At this point best BF community can hope for is that DICE still stepping on the same rake in attempt to create sort of trampoline for BF6 via easily accesseble f2p BR and not the other way around - which will make an actually good business strategy and worst nightmare for core BF playerbase.

[sterile shoal]

be careful bro, one of the mods said earlier that even mentioning you got access to the test is considered breaking the NDA

[young jetty]

Delete the game saved data, change ur console language to US language and redownload it

[worn crane]

Yes

[worn herald]

Ho crap

Should I delete it ?

[sterile shoal]

yeah...they were deleting messages earlier. i wouldnt even mention anything test related. id say u should delete it

[tidal gate]

Not the mods but it's one of the most strict NDA's I've ever seen and apparently even saying you're in it is breaking NDA (since people saying they have access are having their messages deleted)

[worn herald]

I Said nothing

[sterile shoal]

yeah exactly idk who it was but it was someone important forsure

[sterile shoal]

ofc ofc i aint see or hear nothing

[dry fjord]

They are already en route bro, delete all msgs and delete ur discord, was nice to know ya man!

[worn herald]

I’m done

[tidal gate]

If it's anything public that someone without access can see from this discord (and not something mentioned by a user that may have access), then it's obviously, not against since it'd be something public

There is no chat to post it, even saying you have access is against NDA (and mentioned literally a few messages above)

[worn crane]

Should I delete the save or delete the game and reload it?

[young jetty]

Delete the saved data

[tidal gate]

Ahh yes, reloading a deleted game

[sterile shoal]

yeah completely agree with u lol, firestorm was WAYY head of its time but they just had to lock it behind a $50 paywall which was just way to steep for something that got little to no updates. "Ripple Effect are the creators of Battlefield Portal and are now hard at work creating an all-new kind of experience for Battlefield." literally what it says on their website. they gonna try something new forsure

[rare obsidian]

Is there a support channel for issues with Bf labs?

[steel fulcrum]

nope, and it seems the 'help' email is useless too lmao

[rare obsidian]

yeah, it replies with automated prepared text that is not helpful at all, sad

[worn crane]

It still doesn't work, I deleted the game and downloaded and put the English console, we'll see if it works. 😭

[rare marsh]

Anyone having the game launching from steam but it insta quits ? (have re installed at least 6 times now)

[versed token]

So many incapable of following a simple NDA

[tacit path]

lol

[tepid kernel]

RIP

[sterile wing]

is it possible to use PS Plus streaming service on PC to play bf labs?

[worn crane]

I swear 😅😂

[silent siren]

Hey guys I’m in the black screen with option and can’t play I also changed the language to us English what’s the problem ?

[covert nest]

I dont think this'll do much but its something.

[cedar flax]

Okay i am new to discord. How do you get in de closed labs discord? or is it this haha

[stark leaf]

Why they re seding PS5 invites when you opted for PC i still dont understand

[sterile bronze]

Where can I discuss bf labs without worrying about the nda?

[velvet anchor]

Im stuck in the options on ps5

[stark leaf]

same

[worn crane]

It's okay, it works, I just haven't downloaded the extensions.

[sterile shoal]

u cant, not for this playtest sadly. they arent looking for any feedback 😦 just stress testing server performance and stuff

[stark leaf]

Anyone else got ps5 inv instead of pc?

[tepid plinth]

Here’s the neat part
You don’t

[sterile shoal]

id be careful bro, even mentioning that u have access to the test is considered breaking the NDA

[velvet anchor]

You delet the Content Peaces ?

[unique hinge]

Anyone OCE AUS get in? just wondering if australia even picked

[sterile shoal]

i think its NA only

i could be wrong tho

[covert nest]

OCE was not picked.

[frigid valley]

Can someone entry in console ? There is not accept bottom for the first screen

[stark leaf]

Is it breaking NDA if mentions of wrong Opted platform?

[worn crane]

I launched the game without installing them.

[tepid plinth]

As per the public announcement - na, eu and Asia.

[dreamy herald]

Stuck in options….

[unique hinge]

yeah i think only asia europe and NA damn

[velvet anchor]

Itworkt ?

[unique hinge]

thats a shame

[long obsidian]

The Options on PS5 work really well...

[tepid plinth]

The number of times I’ve wanted to post the Deus Ex ‘what a shame’ clip these last few days…

[magic wagon]

😂

[stark leaf]

Nox we need to go to shop and ps5 asap 😆

[frigid valley]

U are also stuck?

[stark leaf]

I m on PC lucky you! 😛

[frigid valley]

Im stuck in the first screen

[long obsidian]

Ys sir

[stark leaf]

is it NDA guys if u say u got invited on playtest ? 😆

but wrong platform!

[magic wagon]

What playtest?

[stark leaf]

super mario bros

[magic wagon]

Ohh

[versed token]

Are you incapable of understanding what an NDA is?

[velvet anchor]

I want to Play 🥲

[river igloo]

Deus ex is such a good series

[river igloo]

I assumed a day later people would have learnt not to break a legal agreement i guess not xD

[meager bough]

Hellou someon stuck in setrimgs ?

Settings

[long obsidian]

Is there also a PC Playtest at the moment?

[visual swallow]

yes

[long obsidian]

Does it work?

[stark leaf]

Why they re sending PS5 invited if opted for PC?

[visual swallow]

sorta

[frigid valley]

Any fix for this guys ?

[velvet anchor]

Ithink everyone

[stark leaf]

Same

[velvet anchor]

No

[meager bough]

Same

[sinful parrot]

Has Anyone who signed up for the ps5 testing session on Saturday gotten their code yet?

[sterile bronze]

Yes

[sinful parrot]

I’m still waiting for my code

[frigid valley]

We all have the same problem

[rotund pier]

I hope the rumored two weapon thing is only for the battleroyale, because if the entire fucking community is complaining about the shit class system and they let you carry not one but TWO guns this is going to shit fast

[tepid plinth]

Codes are given out over the 72 hour period, not immediately on the hour you signed up for

[sinful parrot]

So I won’t get my code till later today is what you are saying

[tepid plinth]

Most likely yes.
As per Total’s message, they are handed out over the duration and not in one big batch

[long obsidian]

You don't miss anything

[sinful parrot]

Fair enough, I’m going to a local amusement park today so I won’t be home until 5 pm

[tepid plinth]

From what’s been said, the performance testers (you in this case) don’t get access to that discord

[patent geyser]

Ak ok, thx.

[tepid plinth]

You’ll all just be by yourself on this one

[wicked imp]

Jemand deutsches hier der mir sagen kann warum ich Bf laps nicht zocken kann obwohl ich Samstag ausgewählt habe

[long obsidian]

Do that, enjoy it and take your time unless your so thrilled to see a bricked settings screen😅

[river igloo]

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1375428094361468991

[half lava]

There is any way to use mouse on ps5???

[stark leaf]

But why codes are sent for wrong platform PS5 instead of PC if opted

[wide heath]

I read that...it says multiple times to "read the email"...i never got a 2nd email

[solar osprey]

Imagine it will come closer to the start time it says in the email.

[atomic berry]

theyll slowly drop more and more keys as the day goes on to prevent the servers from immediate flooding i think

[copper raft]

so the ea mfs lied and you can play all 72h and not only on the day you selected?

[cyan oak]

so there is a battlefield labs discord specifically?

[tepid plinth]

There is, you just don’t access it as this isn’t a feedback test

[wheat anchor]

Is it possible to play CS in PS5 ?

[cyan oak]

ohhh it's only a stress test for the servers

[river igloo]

Everything is in the email/sign up its not EAs fault if people cant read. People breaking the nda so much proves most did not even read it

[cyan oak]

has anyone cried about getting banned from alpha after breaking nda

[copper raft]

there is nothing in the invitation email, and on the bf labs you could choose from 24h periods

[cedar flax]

ich liebe wasser

[kindred haven]

i would advice not talking about the alpha test, if you got a chance to play good, but dont talk about it

[copper raft]

when do you get access to download? at the start of your chosen period?

[wintry raptor]

Scroll up

[river igloo]

Read https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1375428094361468991

[copper raft]

so if you chose sunday you dont even get 24 hours wtf

[balmy adder]

sad story: didn't sign up on calendar so i miss the possibility to play 💀

[viscid geyser]

😭

[velvet anchor]

On ps5 it Works

[sweet yoke]

What time are codes being sent for PS5. It's 630 my time.

[velvet anchor]

Delete and settings on Englisch Uk and Download again

[sweet yoke]

I'm est

This is crazy. I just want a chance to play. Was really surprised I was even invited.

This really fn sucks.

[tepid plinth]

Any time from the start to when it ends. They roll out over time

[tepid kernel]

"this chat"

[sweet yoke]

So technically I coujd get a key an hour before it ends. Ridiculous yes buttttt. Back to Cod. Lol.

[tepid plinth]

I doubt it would be that tight but point is they don’t do them all at the very start

[neon osprey]

idk why it's like this tbh, never saw a playtest with this method

[sweet yoke]

I get it but this is ridiculous. I'm not a prick and I get all the NDA but there are some who are legit very excited.

[versed token]

Doesn't matter

[frigid valley]

Dont work bro

[sweet yoke]

It is. It seems backwards.

If it's this much of a pain to get a PS5 code. I think I may skip these playtests altogether. Seems like a headache. It is what it is. I get it. Lol.

[kindred haven]

its not supposed to be fun you are supposed to help with very early stages of testing the games performance

[tepid plinth]

I’ll admit it’s a little odd there not being a channel or server for you guys, but those who are in those channels from previous tests will definitely be having the same issues so things won’t go unnoticed

[sweet yoke]

In a sense of a playtest start times. If something starts at XYZ then you should get a key before it starts. Just stupid. Regardless of how the performance is. Care less if it's bad. Just the opportunity to jump on.

[kindred haven]

a form would be enough

[undone vector]

It worked. Thanks man 👍🏻

[velvet anchor]

No Problem

[sweet yoke]

Only thing I've gotten is an ea email for f125 which I can care less about. Lol.

[pulsar warren]

Open for 72 hours my guy, with 24 hours for each wave of players.

[calm sluice]

im still waiting for my friday invite....

[copper raft]

yeah they could write it better on the labs site

[tepid kernel]

nah they lied

[copper raft]

^

[pulsar warren]

I agree with that tbh as I was confused too

[tepid kernel]

if u selected friday, u can play all days

[sweet yoke]

Really. That is insanity.

He can't play all days if he picked Friday and still hasn't gotten a key. This is crazy.

They really need to do a better job of handling these playtests. My opinion. Anyone who signs up and does all the preliminary should get a key before their time starts. I don't know. Maybe things would be smoother.

I'm with ya Dan. That is ridiculous.

[random atlas]

you know what's crazy? that they left a support email when there are problems and when you write this email you only get an automatic reply 🙂

[tepid kernel]

people love breaking NDA

[cinder phoenix]

Yea know

[sweet yoke]

I'm probably over thinking this but because of the method their doing it seems like less people will be on to stress test the server. People I see are having problems etc. This isn't showing a positive outlook for this game altogether. Not liking this direction.

[random atlas]

do u know how to fix the unable to connect to ea servers error?

[calm sluice]

as im aware its a sort of alpha test? so this wont be close to the final version.... i hope

[cinder phoenix]

What is the point to take a part of playtest if you cant play. Support email is help like always( automatic reply)

[fossil coyote]

is there a place i can officially give feedback on the labs stuff without breaking NDA?

[tepid plinth]

Nope

[fossil coyote]

wow thats stupid

[kindred haven]

this is a pre-alpha test

[tepid plinth]

It’s strange but yeah you just sit and play and that’s it

[kindred haven]

like saying bad things about the game cause you werent invited is very sad

[fossil coyote]

So in what way are we "helping shape the future of battlefield" if we can't voice out oppinions or concerns lol worst testing system ever

[shut comet]

First off you probably aren’t even supposed to state in public that you’re apart of the playtest, second no- you can just ask for access whenever you want

[random atlas]

facts

[tepid plinth]

Although you can guarantee that those in the actual labs channels will be sharing the same concerns

[lucid wing]

thx

[kindred haven]

when i read chat here i lose hope in humanity

[sweet yoke]

I get it but this whole lab test process and seeing others having issues even launching. They want us to get rid of the bad taste from 2042. This isn't going to help. Need to do better.

[kindred haven]

ohh my lord

[shut comet]

Are you serious? It’s a testing build-

[brittle zodiac]

I have a question to the people who played. What’s a good AR?

[covert nest]

I heard the ACE 32 is pretty good. But that's my assumption.

[tepid plinth]

Although given Total’s activity last night in monitoring chat they will definitely at least see the discussions had in here

[tepid plinth]

[covert nest]

I wonder if at least the testers can be put into their own chat to at least limit it.

[shut comet]

I’m sure plenty of devs and community managers are very happy about watching the chats

[covert nest]

I literally don't know I'm assuming it's good cause it's the ACE from bf4.

[kindred haven]

i think rn they are just using user data from people playing

[shut comet]

Dude you just need to be banned, you’ve asked that question maybe 20 times

[lucid wing]

first time

[shut comet]

3rd now

[lucid wing]

not the same question

[shut comet]

Are you serious..?

I’m getting rage baited in the big 25, yknow what, talk about whatever you want lol

[lucid wing]

hmm k

[loud harness]

There is a dog talking to a cat about battlefield

Ive seen enough for today

[soft fjord]

Does anyone know where to report issues with the playtest?

[cinder phoenix]

You cant that is the funny part xD

[soft fjord]

I can’t even go on the game. I’m in a weird Menu but nothing stands there. And i can’t press anything.

I thought it starts at 10am European CET

[past bluff]

I think you get a day only to play it

I don't remember if it was edt or pdt

[soft fjord]

Yeah mine startet at 10 am CEST and ends tommorow at 10 am. So it startet around 3 hours ago but I can’t start a match or join a game

[past bluff]

how did you download the game? did they send you further instruction after the invite? I got the same issue as @shut vale

[north isle]

same here, no email at all

[past bluff]

I got a feeling it's 7AM PDT now HAHAHAHA

[soft fjord]

I downloaded 3 parts over the ps store. I got a code, yes

[past bluff]

woke up early for nothing

[shut vale]

@past bluff nothing since I completed the rsvp

[north isle]

But some people got 1 email yesterday, and another email with exact same code in it today.

[past bluff]

u should probably email them for help, did you restart the game?

https://help.ea.com/en/solutions/?product=battlefield-labs&platform=&topic=battlefield-labs-info

[viscid geyser]

The people working on the support of this playtest might be flooded by mails

[lucid wing]

I forgot to fill out the questionnaire on time, I'm so stupid, I received the email and I didn't see it, I'm an idiot

[unkempt surge]

Still fill it out, as theres many more opportunities in the future.

[lucid wing]

thank you ❤️

[vale lance]

Steam invites still not working, nice Job Dice.

[wild oasis]

sadly im pretty sure the email is just an automatic response

[cedar flax]

Wish I got an email lol

[wild oasis]

create one on gmail

[vital nexus]

I'm in comms for squad

[agile plaza]

Oh cmon....

[timber salmon]

It’s 7am PT for Saturday sessions. It’s currently 4:50am PT

[cedar flax]

Lol I ment I wish I got invited to the pt

It's my weekend and ain't got nothing to do really lol

[cosmic garden]

"Others" are not to be discussing ANYTHING about play testing, due to a legal obligation they entered.

[cyan oak]

Most NDAs you interact with for games can not be held up in a court of law

[civic orbit]

Man so sad we can't talk about the Pre-alpha.. so much to talk about 😦

[tepid kernel]

there is no discord for labs¿

[rugged seal]

not for the people participating in this weekend only

[vagrant meadow]

For the love of God this game better have a server browser. Match making this morning is terrible. 15 minutes and I cant find a game

[timber salmon]

On the day of your test you will receive a code, keep in mind it possibly won’t be on the exact hour they are gradually rolling out the emails throughout the days of the test

[summer flare]

Ah ok, so they should send me an email with gaining access etc

[timber salmon]

If on PC you need to check your EA library

[summer flare]

Yeah I’m PC

[timber salmon]

Yes, if on console like PS5 you will receive a code to input into the PlayStation store that will unlock access to the test build, if on PC you will automatically receive it in your EA library you just have to search for Battlefield labs

[summer flare]

Cheers thanks for the info

[timber salmon]

No problem, also to keep in mind I have seen somewhere that the time for the test stated is in PT not your actual time zone

[summer flare]

It said CEST when I was selecting my time etc

[cosmic garden]

You sure?
https://coatsandbennett.com/blog/epic-games-settles-with-games-tester-in-violation-of-his-nda/

[cyan oak]

yep

I'll need 10 more examples

[cosmic garden]

Odd, I just showed you one. It took me no time to find it.
That tells me, yeah, they can. And if they do ban you, well, all the time and money you invested is lost.
Now, I think I will have some Coffee.

[cyan oak]

Money?

Also what kind of coffee?

[cosmic garden]

I am not wasting my time to do all the work, here are a couple, easily found:

ZeniMax vs. Oculus (Palmer Luckey): This lawsuit involved the violation of a non-disclosure agreement concerning the use of ZeniMax's technology. It highlights the serious consequences and large settlements that can arise from NDA breaches in the gaming industry.

Epic Games vs. Former Playtester: Epic Games sued a former playtester who violated their NDA by leaking information about an unreleased game. The lawsuit resulted in a settlement with permanent restrictions and a financial penalty.

Coffee, IYKYK
And if you get banned, it is across the entire franchise, I own all of them, so yeah, Money.

[cyan oak]

True about the Coffee but in this case this NDA exists just to limit how much coverage gets out there and that across franchises is wrong in this case

[reef eagle]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlefieldV/comments/1ffjhyv/if_you_see_the_unable_to_connect_to_ea_servers/

[reef eagle]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlefieldV/comments/1ffjhyv/if_you_see_the_unable_to_connect_to_ea_servers/

[cosmic garden]

Which is odd, because I saw a video with StoneMountain and a few other streamers that had DICE involved with testing and "unlocking questions".
I guess if DICE is in on the leak it is OK?

[cyan oak]

I'm not sure what you're saying but the NDA says anything posted publicly can be talked about by people who agreed to the NDA

[meager bough]

Something new about stuck in setting ?

[covert nest]

Over a hundred of people have broken their NDA's so it's nothing new, Sadly.

[meager bough]

Now way thats it why people stuck in setting ?

[cosmic garden]

Hmm, I just searched for that video, and it is gone. DICE was doing a damn interview (the questions) on it.

[cyan oak]

I'm just reciting what the NDA discusses

[cosmic garden]

Which the NDA prevents too.

[pulsar oak]

hi guys, i have my playtest for today starting on 7am but i didnt recieve the email with the key to download the game, what can i do?

[hidden drift]

does someone is block on ps5 menu after accept terms and everything, with id_options_modify N

[frigid valley]

Any fix yet ?

[cosmic garden]

Reread the other email

[whole narwhal]

Same problem

[cyan oak]

I haven't agreed to an NDA so it's good

[atomic berry]

change system language to english us and completely reinstall everything
also delete save data

[floral flame]

I got an email like 5min before it started yesterday

[wild oasis]

wait actually if u think about it saying u signed an NDA IS actually against NDA isnt it?

[cosmic garden]

Some people on here did.