portal

[cobalt tinsel]

noted! i'll type something out lol

[weary raft]

Was tired to fly a jet and moving like i was performing a moonwalk Because of the roll back 😂

[cerulean kelp]

For me, a 4-player start without bots would be sufficient, along with more configuration options in verified Portal servers to allow for more hardcore settings.

[weary raft]

But now PLEEEASE, improve the portal server brower, its buugy And not practical AF. At least let us favorite server

[summer notch]

Outside of favoriting, do you have any other feedback on what you would perfer?

[grizzled stone]

Do you know why so many players are unable to play initiation red sec?

[cerulean kelp]

That community servers should be prioritized and placed in the foreground.

[foggy magnet]

Wait, honestly? :O

[cobalt tinsel]

Suggestions to improve the Portal experience

• Adjustments to player limits to start games. The player limits for verified experiences needed to start games are a bit high. There are instances I've had where a few friends or a small community is unable to start a game due to the 8 player limit (with bot backfill in this case). I would suggest either lowering the limit to 2 or 4 players, or allowing players to spawn in and play with limited or no XP before the player limit is reached (like BF4, for example).
• Incentivizing filling low playercount servers. This is a multifaceted issue, with many causes/solutions. Verified, full XP servers are having issues with players finding and joining their server. I would suggest multiple things, like a weekly/daily challenge to join a community portal server or two, play a verified portal match, something like that. I would also suggest UI improvements so players can find servers easier. Favoriting is a must. I would model the Portal browser similarly (or exactly) like the BF4 browser.
• Gamemode "templates", that are pre-verified, full XP, and can be edited in the Portal Editor. This would allow for custom map layouts in Rush, Breakthrough, Conquest, etc.. that people can still play and get full XP on. There would need to be some system in place to weed out XP farming experiences, however. This would mean people could play fresh, community-made experiences on existing maps.
• Real time server controls and updated features. Adding admins to the server, server controls like adding maps to the rotation in real time without having to take the server down, etc.

I hope this wasn't too long-winded. Lol

[cerulean kelp]

The problem with the server browser is that many completely empty servers are shown, while servers that actually have players on them don’t appear in the list.

Another issue is that a lot of copied servers are shown in the server browser. Maybe it would be an idea to hide copied servers from the browser and only show the original ones, while copies could be accessed via an experience code or something similar.

[summer notch]

I can ask 🫡

[summer notch]

Yes, we're here to listen!

[lament gorge]

@summer notch stellar job on keeping on top these things!

[cerulean kelp]

Maybe an extra tab for creator-made modes where only those servers are listed, and a separate one for verified servers that clans and communities use, so it’s easier and faster to find what you’re looking for.

[cobalt tinsel]

I also want to add that I can see an issue where established community servers could have people take their code and "imitate" their server, especially if the server is very popular. Maybe there could be a way to "private" the experience code if needed? Although, anyone could just name their server after that community.

[cobalt tinsel]

This. Great suggestion.

[summer notch]

I appreciate it! I have a cup of coffee on standby when needed, haha

[lament gorge]

I updated some bug reports in the threads to explain them a bit further.

[cerulean kelp]

I’ve suggested this idea before as well. It would definitely be important.

[cobalt tinsel]

I really do think what @cerulean kelp suggested with the separate verified, community browser would be a great change.

or tab

I also think it would tie in really well with the gamemode template suggestion I said earlier, as clans/communities could run custom map layouts for gamemodes and still be able to find players and get full XP/60hz.

[fluid violet]

Not sure the right ideas and suggestions are getting to the right people, amidst all the spam of the channels.

I could spam a lot of ideas, repeating many suggested since launch, but the biggest thing for me?

I'd like you folks to remember that the game "Battlefield" has been around many years and those at the start of the series may find it harder now. Don't throw us away, please. We still like the game and want to play, but need "Portal" / "Casual" / "initiation" etc.... without the sweaty kids with ultra fast relexes.

[weary raft]

Oh yes there 's an issue with hardcore server, when the option "limited HUD" is active, it disable the aiming réticle, while in infantry is OK because its like real life you dont have it, BUT ! It also remove the aiming réticle for any véhicule. When you are in a tank, you cant see where you shot, same for the Heli and the jet. Wich makes no sens since its supposed to be part of the véhicule interface.

I dont know if its clear, but its a small issue that makes player avoid taking véhicule as its impossible to aim properly

[cobalt tinsel]

Also, higher tickrate servers (60+ hz, ideally 90hz or more), would be a GREAT addition. I helped run a 90hz tickrate Rush server in BF4. People would go out of their way to play our server due to the high tickrate. I understand those could be expensive, so maybe a rent-a-server program for this would make sense? Your 60hz and lower tickrates are free, but anything above you can rent monthly.

[summer notch]

We report a lot of feedback to the right teams, and keep our eyes and ears on the ground 24/7. We have multiple conversations ongoing at all times. These conversations and development take time

[weary raft]

They just made it a few hours ago 👍

[cobalt tinsel]

for 60hz, yes

[weary raft]

Btw at wich rate the official server runs ? 🤔

[cobalt tinsel]

60hz

[cerulean kelp]

We all understand that, and we really appreciate that our feedback is being read.
However, sometimes it takes quite a while until what’s coming is officially confirmed. We’d all appreciate getting a bit more information earlier.

Some things for Portal are already supposed to be in development, but no one really knows exactly what they are.

[foggy magnet]

Do you prefer if we ping you or just send a little message in any of the channels (concerning the labeled area like portal for portal)

[summer notch]

If they're in the Portal channels, I will see it!

[cobalt tinsel]

Also, one more thing (trying not to spam!): a way to host multiple community servers would be appreciated too. In past games (BF4 especially) you'd have communities running multiple different servers with different rules/gamemodes. Maybe a way to get tagged as a "community server", associated with a specific community, which would allow you to host multiple under one account? You can technically do this now, but you'd need to have a different person hosting each server.

Honestly, this would tie in well with a Platoon-like system coming back. Could be like an evolution of BF4's platoons

[icy spade]

From 30 to 60HZ it’s a start now add bots back

[mellow chasm]

1. 100 or 128 player servers (Conquest, rush, bt) with max 8 player start requirement.
2. Option do disable Critical Mission success in Conquest.
3. Mixed mode experience like CQ, Rush, Breakthrough rotating all in one server.
4. Recommended tab in Portal should be reworked a little bit. It shows mostly empty servers and xp farms to new players. It would be better if active servers are shown more often there.
5. Team Switch like in 2042.
6. Option do disable kill cam.

[dusk breach]

I'll take whatever improvements you can, but I would prefer to have the ability to make a list of admins and the ability to switch teams, this would help me with our community server.

[icy spade]

Solo player bot servers that shouldn’t require any max player type thing

[dense holly]

Are servers automatically 60 hz

Or do I need to do something

[sudden inlet]

Will there be multiple play test dates? I’m working tomorrow

[strong mountain]

Gotta plug in the cheat code

⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️

[west vale]

Hi, would you consider a way to rename the capture point on map. So capture point C could be named Hillside, or point A could be named east construction site, etc. This would be on the map instead of letters. Also, if this is not doable then an option to turn off in game capture points in the HUD without turning off the whole HUD.

[summer notch]

Sorry? I'm not sure what you're asking

[summer notch]

Verified servers are automatically 60hz

[sudden inlet]

You’re a dev or no?

[sudden inlet]

I was accepted for the play test on the 23rd but I will be working. I’m wondering if there will be other days to play the play test

[summer notch]

Everything will be included in the email. Battlefield Labs is under NDA

[sudden inlet]

So you’re not allowed to say if there will be other days to play?

[cobalt tinsel]

brother this is the portal channel

[sudden inlet]

I’ve been trying to talk to a dev about this for like 2 days now. Chill

[grim verge]

Random question, but what should I do if I got a code for the wrong region? I filled out the form correctly and my region on EA Playtesting is also correct 😅

[crisp moth]

Honestly when it comes to Portal, my inability to find something without putting a code absolutely kills it.

But I still go find myself servers doing custom maps and run around, even in low pop bot modes, and just play Conquest-knock off on some Battle Royale derived map and have a blast with it because the map layouts are so so much better.

There are some wonderful maps out there that no one is playing because no one can find them.

[oblique zinc]

brill news portal servers on 60hz 👏

[lament gorge]

@summer notch stupid question but what is concidered a verified server?

[cobalt tinsel]

it's a server that is on verified rules, not using custom logic

like if you just made a vanilla breakthrough server for example

[lament gorge]

ah, i wish verified meant portal creations with a shareable code.

[iron trellis]

Do you ever have issues with your scripts being sterilized from your missions when you host them?

[lament gorge]

confused by this question...what do you mean?

[iron trellis]

I did a simple tdm mode for example, but the thing is it's a custom map so the tdm framework is from a bf portal github release, hosting it strips all the logic their scripts provided, it works okay offline but public its busted.

[iron trellis]

My bad forgot to reply to ya for the notification.

[delicate birch]

Hi everyone, but where is the battlefield workshop section for testing season 2?

[sterile dagger]

Yeah the link isn’t working for me

[lilac gust]

Our group is very excited to play large team breakthrough with the improved tick rate. 32v32 Thank you for making this change. Is there any possibility in the future of us being able to favorite or save Portal Servers in our menus?

Also is there any way to improve the search function? Without already knowing the server code or experience code it is currently difficult to find servers you would like to play on organically.

[ebon sphinx]

Can we please get 60hz on custom servers as well? Or atleast servers that have been published, because any competitive custom server, test range, training server, dogfight servers will all still be forced to 30hz, which is a big let down because we still can't utilize competitive, since it only works for non modified non custom servers.

This doesn't apply at all to any custom server...

[robust tide]

And there is no way to directly contact them to notify them of the mistake, as they do their communication via the discord. Pretty silly snafu

[lime yoke]

ah, cool, thanks, i was trying to figure out what the hell a channel link was supposed to do to get me into a specific discord server or whatever lol

[lusty tendon]

One of the biggest problem for me is I just give up searching. There may be a "better firing range"... but when I search "firing range" almost every result is a broken server that doesn't function. It takes a fair amount of time to go through each server, load, oh it doesn't work, quit. Maybe some type of search filtering for "dead" servers.

If a lot people are joining a server and immediately quitting because it's not functioning, that server should probably get kicked down in the search results. Conversely, servers that have players stick around should get higher priority in search results.

Second, IDK if this is a thing... but if it isn't, can we please get an option in portal for players/bots to have plates (all ballistics and damage modifiers) like they do in redsec? I wish I could find a firing range with moving targets, toggle plates options, and targets past 75m. I feel like it's very difficult to test guns and practice outside of a real match (which I may not want to do).

[light root]

I need my fellow bots back 🥹😭

[real torrent]

ℹ️ no offense but the server browser UI is absolutely uncalled for, it needs to be redone and be done how bf4/5/1 did it.

ℹ️ being able to favorite servers

ℹ️ server filters should be defaulted to player count and party size any

ℹ️(probably will never happen) but let us rent our own servers and pay for 60hz atleast for custom server.

ℹ️auto team balancing after each game

ℹ️PLAYERS TO START MATCH NEEDS TO BE 4

ℹ️ make servers rentable, they could be known as premium servers with their own categories or something with all the good perks but dont let these servers get lost in the pit of all the normal created servers.

i cant think of anything else but portal being the way it is now is a big turn off for me and it sucks.

[oblique zinc]

bring in advanced bots.

[lofty tusk]

Would like to play Portal with my friends but you ruined portal

[opal elm]

dude yes. Rentable preium servers should also have full xp back to them considering were renting and paying for that.

its insane they gutted portal after all their promisies

[jade hedge]

1 hour 16 minutes til we see if either FNB gets a community created map with full XP or if the featured tab does. A lot of time has passed that we could have had one to patch the wound that season 2 delay has caused. Please don't let us down guys. Bumper cars, races, snipers v whatever are only one and done fun. If you can feature a sick community map with full xp each week until season 2 then the wait will vanish ❤️

[proper furnace]

I'd prefer 2player coop mode with weapon progression and missions for duos in Portal.

[jade hedge]

Btw @summer notch I noticed the featured portal experience is no longer....well featured because it's only in the community section now. It's not been showing in what is arguably the more important place to get most eyes on it. The "Featured" tab

[cerulean kelp]

Suggestions for Improving Battlefield Portal

Server Browser & Community Structure
• Improved server browser that shows more active servers.
• No copied servers displayed (server clones should be filtered out or clearly separated).
• Clear server categories:
• Community / Clan servers
• Mod / Fun servers
• Ability to favorite servers.
• Platoon / Clan support, including visibility in the server browser.
• Strong inspiration from Battlelog (Battlefield 4) in terms of structure, overview, and community focus.
• Do not display 0-player servers; prioritize servers with at least 1 active player.

⸻

Game Modes & Portal Features
• Verified Portal mode with expanded configuration options.
• Spectator mode for events, streams, and community broadcasts.
• Additional game modes:
• Attack / Defense – 8v8
• King of the Hill
• Domination

⸻

Hosting & Server Startup
• Allow servers to start with as few as 4 players (for all modes).
• Server startup should be possible without bots.
• Configurable idle time, or increase the minimum idle time to at least 5 minutes, so servers don’t shut down too quickly.

⸻

Gameplay & Rule Settings
• Separate crosshair settings for:
• Infantry
• Vehicles
• Independent damage settings for:
• Snipers
• DMRs
• Other weapon types
• Vehicle damage
• Ability to fully disable specific optics, allowing overpowered scopes like FLIR to be completely blocked on a server.

⸻

Teamplay & Team Switching
• Add a team-switch feature.
• Battlefield is designed around team-based gameplay (16v16, 24v24, 32v32) — not 4v4.
• Team switching is essential in Portal to:
• Balance teams
• Play together with your platoon
• Enable organized Platoon vs. Platoon matches

⸻

Admin Tools & Fair Play
• Admin tools with permission management, including assigning multiple admins.
• Many clans and communities play with fair-play rules, such as:
• No base camping
• No attacking players inside main bases
• Current issues include:
• AA vehicles sitting in the base, being untouchable while destroying helicopters
• Intentional teamkilling (especially in Hardcore modes)
• Verbal abuse and toxic behavior
• Admin tools are necessary to:
• Kick or ban disruptive players
• Enforce server rules
• Maintain a fair and healthy community environment

[opal elm]

Add back Rent-a-server as a form of getting XP back into portal!
we would be paying for the server .so we should be allowed xp
problem solved. its really not that hard EA. considering. you. you marketed the game will full portal xp..

[jade hedge]

The FNB modes submission.... i thought that just started last week.... the last mode submitted to it was last year ...... I just struggle to understand why any community experience whether in FNB or on featured tab is taking so long to get highlighted. If this game had a 10 year support plan I'd have ZERO problem waiting but the game will last maximum 5 years so every week wasted adds up. The very least you guys could do is when you add the same modes like bomb squad again and again at least give it full xp. There's nothing goofy or exploity about bomb squad

If the plan is to get the ball rolling on the 27th then fair enough. It's just hard to not not get frustrated with very vague comms like "featured community experiences" happening more and then no set date for it

I hate to be that guy who complains but it's just such a free opportunity to not lose players during the wait for season 2

Anyway. I'll just make sure to not expect anything each portal mode/FNB refresh. That way I won't get so frustrated lol

[oblique zinc]

would be great.

[jade hedge]

I'll take anything. As long as it's fun to play more than once and it has full xp I'm down for anything

[exotic geode]

they said that you cant create servers if you dont own the battle pass, basically they are charging you for less

[lone nebula]

Hey all

I have created a server exclusively for ultra long sniper shots, full XP

Z8EGN

Server is up if anyone is interested

I need 6 players to jumpstart the server

[surreal portal]

Solo/Coop Battlefield 6 should simply look like Battlefield 2042 on the start screen.
simple and uncomplicated @summer notch and portal 1 active player
To start the games, to create your own scenarios

^^

[tropic cypress]

60hz is gonna be sweet for ZHSPM 😉

[mild sentinel]

They should have brought back that mode from BF 2042 and add it in BF6

[hardy oar]

Hello 👋🏻

[ornate glade]

Quick question. How come my verified & published portal server doesnt backfill with enough bots to start the game?

Also, am I allowed to post my portal server code here for people to join?

[opal elm]

no XP tho. so

[exotic geode]

Ye

[clear furnace]

Is it normal that you can't get Stats even if you play on verified servers? wth lol

[small spindle]

BRO OMG ... I've been goin bat shyt crazy thinkin i was the only one who felt like this about portal. Every youtube video i seemed to watch about problems with bf6 never bought up these old portal/browser servers which had no issues with them . They were so simple. Search, Play, Like,Favorite. Oh and if you forgot to favorite it or forgot the server you were in you could go to your recently played severs. Why change to this bullcrap type of browser server/portal setup. If its not broke don't fix it.

[jade hedge]

Was just looking at infantry breakthrough and it's got a tick for everything except stats lol. Weird

[mellow chasm]

Server must be without bots for stats to be enabled.

[jade hedge]

It's an official mode by the devs on the community tab

[mellow chasm]

Yeah and because it has bots, no stats

[clear furnace]

So remove bots and enable stats?

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, removing bots enables stats

[clear furnace]

At least you get normal XP but why are we cutting out stats in the official servers man

[mellow chasm]

They need to remove bots and then there will be stats

[clear furnace]

If they can't even fill up official DICE portal experiences that are advertised on the main menu without bots then that's indicative of a bigger issue (too many game modes)

Stuff like initiation BR and Casual Breakthrough should be disabled the moment you get like account level 20 or something lol

[jade hedge]

I thought that was the whole point. Like why do they let level 400's in there lol

[mellow chasm]

There are servers without bots so they have Stats enabled.

[supple steppe]

fill up the server: Die Station Classic Hardcore Conquest
search for Die Station

[lofty pivot]

Yeah, they need to stop advertising by likes on stuff no one even plays. Maybe try something like fortnite and show active players per mode, and feature and rotate on a weekly basis etc

[supple steppe]

cmon guys,
lets alive a new hardcoreserver and dont get stuck in queues....

We need another EU server without spotting / 3rd personview and healthrecovery:

Die Station Classic Hardcore Conquest

If any setting is stupid on this server, let us talk about it and lets redefine it!

[tight elm]

guys any news about portal stats issue?

[oblique zinc]

that is a good question.

why no bot backfilling.

[mellow chasm]

You need 8 players to start bot server.

[oblique zinc]

that's the problem. sometimes we're just waiting for players when we find a creation or game mode we like.

it should be possible for the server to backfill with bots.

[icy spade]

So stupid

[west vale]

Bots do not give stats so why the 8-player hurdle? Serious BS.

Dice EA or whoever is responsible for this game should create a separate stats and progression system just for Portal and or unlock all attachments from the start. This would alleviate much of the fuss.

[mellow chasm]

Only non bot servers that require 20 players to start the match, have stats enabled.

[west vale]

That needs to change.

[mellow chasm]

It's fine with 8 for non bot servers. 20 is excessive.

[civic pelican]

Why tho, so people can go into bot lobbies and farm kills for a good KD. Feel like it should be a max nr of plays per day. Use it for a warm up match or 2

[dry vector]

which they can fix to where bot kills don't count like they did before so it doesn't matter, just undo it

just obviously make it so bot deaths don't count also

[light root]

For me i dont care if bot kill count as death or if it tag me as noob or give negative stats just let me have fun and keep stats the only thing give me a bit 🤏 for guns and vic unlock if 5% the option is there just give us access simple make it just select a map and mode and fix other options

I never hated development of a game like this ever i enjoyed every bf game and the one i put alot of hope for i hated the most

[warped heath]

Has it crossed your beautiful mind that perhaps there is a need for solo mode that was present in BF2042?

People want pure PvE. If they are forced to play PvP, they won't play at all. Punishing them by removing Casual BT will change nothing.

I already told Portal Devs that their Experience Browser is riddled with the Matthew effect, that's why inactive xp farms are still on top. Sorting algorithm needs to get revamped to address it. Just sorting by active players will deny new experiences to get noticed.

Unrestricted bot backfill needs to come back so servers can even start. Bring back solo to elleviate stress from server infrastructure. Introduce xp/minute limit gained from bots. Don't count bots in k/d. Cut grind time in half. Enhance discoverability.

These are simple solutions, that address the root cause of the issue. No need to attack the players that genuinely like bots.

[cerulean kelp]

Maybe we need a place where community (clan) servers can register and be listed.
There is already a place for mod servers, so something similar for community servers would make sense.

[warped heath]

Gametracker used to be a thing in 2000's

[mint canyon]

@swift blade Why did my CPU start to go up to 100% in Battlefield and the game lags?****

I have a Ryzen 5 5600x and an RTX 5070 graphics card.

[clear furnace]

No it hasn't crossed my mind. It was a mistake to include it in 2042. This is a PvP game.

People who want pure PvE should go and buy other games there are hundreds of great PvE games out there

[warped heath]

It's not. It's both. Deal with it.

Precedence set in BF1942

Sorry about invading your imaginary treehouse, kiddo

If BF6 is a PvP FPS, why would DICE implement a commander mode you so much desire? - It's an RTS after all! The hipocrisy of your argument demand is glaring.

And why do you even care? How does it affect you? Are you gatekeeping out of spite or because of some unfounded theory regarding game design and flow of users?

[clear furnace]

How does portal browser being spammed with bot lobbies instead of fun minigames or normal vanilla servers affect you

[clear furnace]

that's cool it still doesn't mean the game is PvE

Bots are used for practice or offline play, meaning they don't interfere with anything to with online play.

in BF6 they do interfere by making portal unusable for the majority

[clear furnace]

So why are you scared of playing single player games modes or coop games?

The vast majority of players purchase BF games to play against other players online. You can cope all you want but the game should be made to accommodate the majority of the playerbase instead of tiny niche subset of weirdos who want a pure PvE experience

It's okay for some games to be purely PvE or PvP. Not everything should be made for everyone, no one wins.

[warped heath]

[Laughs in Warframe]

[clear furnace]

Does offline warframe interfere with online warframe

Not even remotely similar games but lets ignore that lol

[warped heath]

You have problem with server browser, not PvE itself. I and many others have provided solutions to these.

[clear furnace]

Tourist doesnt even know what commander mode is

[warped heath]

I was merely applying your flawed logic

[clear furnace]

Commander mode has nothing to do with offline play or bots

[warped heath]

Neither does have distinction between PvE and PvP to Battlefield experience - exhibit A) Solo/Coop in BF2042

It worked

[clear furnace]

You are conflating solo/coop with portal

[warped heath]

I am not - If you'd read my past messages you'd know that

solo/coop is REQUIRED to eliminate Portal flood

[clear furnace]

Not the same thing. Portal was as useless in 2042 as it is in BF6. Just filled with bot farm lobbies.

Or just eliminate solo/coop which would eliminate portal flood

[warped heath]

Aaand we are back to square 1

[clear furnace]

Yeah if you buy battlefield for bot lobbies you are a problem

[warped heath]

I cannot argue with you sir, your reasoning faculty is insufficient, have a nice day

[clear furnace]

Too scared to buy a single player games, comes to PvP games demanding they be made to accommodate PvE which ends up ruining the game for the majority who buy the game for PvP. Gives nonsensical example like Warframe and says Commander Mode is just the same!

I hope you find help bro

[cerulean kelp]

“Portal matchmaking should balance things better when PC players are matched with console players.
In a lobby with PC vs console, console players are at a clear disadvantage.

I play on PC.”**

[clear furnace]

How are they at a disadvantage?

They have aim assist and reduced recoil on top of that. I consistently see both controller and m&k players top scoring.

If anything you could argue they have an advantage over PC

[cerulean kelp]

They don’t have an advantage.
The hardware limitations alone put them at a disadvantage, and using a controller is already the biggest drawback compared to mouse and keyboard.

[rose quiver]

WHERE ARE THE NORMAL CONQUEST SERVERS ON PORTAL!!! NOT HC. OFFICIAL RULES SHOW NOTHING

[clear furnace]

They are at a disadvantage without any aim assist, but they do get aim assist. the additional recoil reduction is too much. Like I said, I see controller players being top of the scoreboard just as often as keyboard players. Most people who play on m&k are equally as bad as the people who play on controller.

[cerulean kelp]

Aim assist doesn’t really help.
All I see is them losing. You’re simply faster with a mouse.

No matter whether they’re on my team or the opposing team, it’s always obvious that console players are at a massive disadvantage.

As soon as good PC players are in the match, it becomes clear.

I’m a PC player, like I said.

And just based on movement alone, we PC players are much faster.

[clear furnace]

That doesnt make any sense

People who play professionally on controller say its overpowered so

[clear furnace]

Battlefield is not a movement shooter for one. Especially in bf6 you just hold angles.

Aim assist is already powerful combined with reduced recoil it's basically laser gameplay on controller. Huge advantage actually.

People who play controller say it's either fine or overpowered. Not sure why you think otherwise as a mouse and keyboard player lol.

[cerulean kelp]

What I’m saying is that matchmaking should be balanced, so console players don’t have to play entirely against PC players.
In my lobbies they’re at a huge disadvantage, and it just becomes boring.

[clear furnace]

You keep saying they are at a huge disadvantage without explaining

If you're just bad at the video game you are a at a huge disadvantage on both keyboard or controller. Get Gud.

I do agree that Xbox and PlayStation should be able to disable crossplay and only play against each other. The options should be crossplay in the sense that it's cross input vs no cross input so it's m&k only or controller only.

But for the majority playing with crossplay on is just the best option. The advantages on either side are not remotely important or impactful to most of your play. Most people suck at the game regardless of input. And that's ignoring the fact that vehicles, especially air vehicles, are always better on controller than m&k.

[cerulean kelp]

I already explained this: with a controller, you simply can’t aim as precisely as we can on PC. We can aim faster and with much finer sensitivity. No matter if controllers have aim assist or not.

I usually play on our normal server, but today I spent the whole day playing King of the Hill, and every single time the enemy team had more than half console players, they lost badly.

The same thing happened when many console players were on my team and the enemy team had mostly PC players — we lost heavily. The console players almost always ended up with negative K/Ds.

That’s why I’m simply asking whether matchmaking could be better balanced. For example: if the enemy team has 4 console players, then my team should also have 4 — not one team full of console players and the other full of PC players.

From my experience, console players are clearly at a disadvantage. You might see it as an advantage for controllers, but that doesn’t really matter — what matters is balance.

I already explained it above:
hardware limitations, controller input, and the fact that many console players are still playing on TVs — all of that adds up to real disadvantages.

I’m not asking to remove crossplay, just to make matches more balanced.

[clear furnace]

They made it more balanced by having aim assist + 25% reduced recoil with all weapons. Keyboard only has an advantage at extreme CQC anything medium or long range controller wins because it's basically laser gameplay.

There is a reason a lot of people use DMRs on controller but not on keyboard.

A good player on controller will destroy the average mouse and keyboard player. Input isn't the reason someone loses games in battlefield 6 lol.

[clear furnace]

The only valid point you make is the average controller player is less "hardcore" or "motivated" to take the game seriously than the average mouse and keyboard player. But that's just cause consoles appeal to casuals more than PC. Again it's not muh controller disadvantage it's just a mindset/skill issue.

[cerulean kelp]

We can debate this for a long time.
But so far, I haven’t seen any real advantages of controller over mouse and keyboard.
And I’ve never had the feeling that a controller player has an advantage — quite the opposite.

[clear furnace]

Like I said, go look up another decent at controller and they'll tell you it's balanced or overpowered.

Don't believe me look it up for yourself.

[tall gazelle]

The best solution to the bots/pve/portal issue is to bring back the solo/coop mode from bf2042, which was locally hosted, not hosted on a portal server, and let people unlock attachments but not get max mastery.
The only time that "bot/xp farms" appeared in 2042 in any problematic capacity is when they released the battlepass with rewards for bf6, then all the players that wanted to rewards but not to play 2042 sat in those stupid AFK lobbies because they couldn't be bothered to do the weekly challenges.

Portal in 2042 was actually largely less useless than it is in bf6, in 2042 there were many more options as well as more ways to customise gameplay (removing thermals, more customizable modifiers like thrown projectile speed etc)
But now in bf6 it is hugely simplified making it much worse. Not to mention theres nothing from past games like there was in 2042, like classes, weapons, vehicles, maps and skinned soldiers etc

[whole nebula]

I wonder how many of you still playing BFV. Because there some stuffs i wanna to talk but damn...i doubt some people would even listen or agree about.

Because the situation is...BFV now is almost unplayable. Many bugs, Designations for unlock skins or mastery's are bugged even if youre maxed level. Lack of Support helping. Thats beyond shameful.
Even worse, disrespectful to people who still play that game. It only breaths because there are many players having fun on it. But what we get a big and silent "fuck you" from the support or devs. Had the plan to revive Star Wars Battlefront 2 which it was way more miserable than BFV and promissed free skins and even new updates for some more years. And it worked. And what they do to BFV? TOTAL SILENCE. Is that some attempt of humor or something? because it isnt funny at all.

Serious, to me BFV deserved more caring and treatment instead being not completed game..what kind of WW2 game you dont put URSS or anything more involved about Pacific war? Like...dude that game isnt even complete. its literally halfway created!

Its a serious matter...if EA cares only about money, so why dont the hell they make a decent game?! Like now BF6 being a such banger. Why the hell they cant do the same to their other games? Battlefield 2042, it was way more miserable and broken than BFV and still have more support? Is that some dark humor nosense?
yes, i am protesting about the TERRIBLE management DICE and EA are giving to their games. IS IT THAT HARD TO FIX THE DAMN GAME LEFT BROKEN?

[jade quarry]

has anyone tried to increase the overall damage of the guns to see how it affects the gameplay?

[stark spade]

I must say I can definitely see an improvement in the servers being shown when I view server browser, it let me to stumble across an operations concept with damavand peak,metro,dragon valley, Somme,pachendale and Argonne forest which was a really cool concept

[jade hedge]

There used to be a channel in here recently intended to promote Portal experiences/maps but it seems to have vanished.

I always check in with BF Portal Hub server every now and then to see if there's cool new creations

[light root]

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1461436247783510228

[jade hedge]

I might be forgetting but is there a way to make it stay there? Cos I was in there on the day they made the channel then it just vanished

Ah I remember now. Gotta click add to channel list

[prime garden]

I'm still hoping we will have solo mod like 2042 ....

[west vale]

Yes, it makes one shot kills

[icy spade]

Casual breakthrough actually goes hard but still please give us bots back dice without 8 players

[prime garden]

8 players in bot match is actually a meat grinder for who's have better team or play as group, absolute unbalance match for one side

[light root]

Pve back ?

[jade hedge]

Community showcase is here as of 3 minutes ago and they're kicking it off with hardcore.....

It's just 2042 all over again.

Community portal showcase should never have to include something as basic as hardcore. Just rotate it in as you do with closed weapon modes

[opal elm]

without xp, yes.

[light root]

Legit conquest vs bots ?

[opal elm]

with no xp. sure.

actual offical gamemodes. no. you need a minimum of 8 players on a verified mode to do conquest agaisnt bots.

[light root]

😢

[median estuary]

Are there still real players in bf2042

[icy spade]

Yeah me just for portal with bots lol

[cerulean kelp]

• “Can’t wait to see when they add a 4-player start with no bots — if they add it at all.”

[heady prairie]

Hey guys need 5 people to start the server Rush with 30 % hp 30 min sector and 300 % tickets . Can anybody join and help please ? Game code zph8u

[summer notch]

Our goal with featuring has always been to showcase a variety of experiences. While more hardcore experiences may not be for everyone, they’re enjoyed by many players.

We’ll keep highlighting different experiences, so there will always be weeks where the featured experience is a great fit for what you want to play, as we understand that not every experience will be the right fit for every player.

Faithwalker invested a great deal of time into creating their experience, and we want to recognize that effort, just as we would for any creator.

[summer notch]

As I mentioned above, our goal has always been to feature a variety of Portal experiences. We have featured custom experiences previously, and will continue to do so. We feature experiences on a weekly basis, so check back in at a later time to see if the next featured experience aligns better with what you're looking for 😄

[maiden rain]

Any conquest 30hz portal servers left
I can't play on 60hz at all

[echo vessel]

i liked the 2042 ui when coop was available i feel this should be brought back imho

[tender nest]

BF6 portal tool web page is bugged? Cuz I'm getting "10 seconds time out error" since yesterday

[civic cipher]

PM me for link to a server on discord that I can set up events for portal modes and have regular people to play with?

[icy spade]

Glad they haven’t closed the 2042 portal custom website lets hope they keep it up for years to come

[tropic burrow]

Realism Hardcore server set near the Duga Array. Experience code Z1RQA

[cerulean kelp]

Yeah, I tested Hardcore right away. I really hope we’ll see more Hardcore content in Battlefield soon, including smaller modes like Breakthrough and King of the Hill.”

[craggy dagger]

wait deadass?

[weary fog]

While FaithWalker’s Hardcore Conquest is our community’s Main Mode at the moment, we are growing fast and have already created Hardcore Breakthrough & Rush versions, as well as a Hardcore Infantry DMR Conquest, Hardcore Gauntlet, and Hardcore Battle Royale Duos. Join FaithWalker’s Battlefield Community [.gg/FWBC] to keep up with everything we’re doing ❤️

[cerulean kelp]

We also have Hardcore servers — I’m mainly talking about BAD TheBadBoys.
The point isn’t competing with other communities or copying their settings.
What I really want is more options to create different modes in Hardcore, not just the standard ones.
Hardcore works great, and it would be awesome if more modes were officially supported or easier to set up as Hardcore.

[cerulean kelp]

But if you’re running Gauntlet or Battle Royale and have enough players to actually start the match, I’d be happy to join sometime. Gamertag BAD_Cr4nkiii on ea

[opal elm]

We haven't had portal xp against bots for months. They lied on their advertising and removed it 18 days after launch. Because people were making xp farms 24/7 and clogging up portal.

Now they half assed it back in. Adding it on verified modes that require a minimum of 8 players to play. Then and only then will you get xp in portal

Realistically they could have fixed this of they brought back rent-a-server.

[craggy dagger]

ok so it still requires players to play and not solo, espically when pve doesnt give xp anymore

[opal elm]

Yup exactly.

It's a shame honestly.

They should just bring back rent a server and let people have full xp considering they are paying for a server.

[empty fog]

Need a squad for redsec

[craggy dagger]

well it is what it is

[opal elm]

i guess. but it dosent fix the issue that they lied and bait and swiched the entire comunity. then again. iits our own fault for trusting EA>

[craggy dagger]

mhm

[light root]

Personally i will never invest any money till the new management take place and see there plans for this company

[opal elm]

i thought that alread happend?

[light root]

Nope 🙂‍↔️

[jade hedge]

Appreciate the response! I could have worded my thoughts towards the hardcore mode a little better. It think it's great those players have a really nice version of hardcore. I just feel hardcore with how popular it is amongst some players would benefit greatly from being a permanent addition. Thanks for the reassurance though about other experiences coming!

[gentle gull]

Hey! Do you have your experience up for testing? Im curious what you have in mind

[gentle gull]

Good Morning! I am curious about the 60Hz and will it reflect in the network graph. Also, Do you know if the maximum file size has been increased? I am pushing 2.2MB right now without any compression and it seems to be loading in( thank gosh BC i'm still furnishing the land ) lol

[jade hedge]

Oh I don't make portal stuff. Just giving feedback as a player

[shy willow]

Why can't I upload my image to the BF portal? I'm not violating any of the rules. WTF

@orchid barn

[heady prairie]

Hey guys opening a rush server 30% hp 300% tickets 30 min sector time 200% projectile speed . Game code zph8u we need 6 more people to start a game anybody please join just for a serwer start .

[noble oar]

DICE bring in all the portal maps from 2042 please!

imagine the community doing work on even El Alamein! They can make it better.

[noble oar]

i would love a Naval strike season to make a return! And carrier assault 👀 . I think we will. But they will be new maps not bringing back old ones. we'll see.

[real torrent]

….nice ragebait. im not falling for it

[prime garden]

Still waiting for miracle that they can bring solo bot as Asia now full of bots backfill on matchmaking anyway lol (not night time tho)

[warped heath]

@summer notch have you thought about launching a regular devstream? BF is in desperate need of keeping the connection with playerbase. I know that you are working hard, but the shroud of secrecy hurts player retention a lot.

[fluid tinsel]

Ah still no solo vs bots with XP. I'll be back in 6 months

[noble oar]

Not ragebaiting

[west vale]

They need map editor tools for 2042 now.

[kindred junco]

People on reddit are mad that the COD maps are getting removed due to activision filing requests against them lol

I feel like if you were just planning on making 1-1 carbon copies of COD maps and game modes you probably should have expected that

[sour atlas]

Please, make portal servers 60 hz for all servers not just official experiences. There are plenty of cool custom creative experiences such as air, superiority experiences, but unfortunately, they are stuttery due to low server tick rate.

[cerulean kelp]

Good day, Ripple Effect team!
How are you all doing?

Ripple Effect, can you share what’s coming for Portal with the launch of Season 2?

[iron cargo]

SSDD unless they'll prove otherwise^^

[drowsy lava]

If you just want to chill alone or with friends and don´t care about XP
You can try these below:

zpqeg - TED SOLO (Not so hard) 9 maps included, Is pending publishing so maybe in 2-3 Hours it will be available. Note: 1-5 Human Players on 1 team

znffd - TED-Conquest CO-OP with bots 8 Maps 1-player start (Hard to win alone against bots)
Uneven Bots in teams. Note: 1-5 Human Players on team1 and 0-2 Human players on Team2
Can switch Team in homebase.

zneuu - TED-Conquest 8 Maps 1-player start with bots (bots is acting like Backfill, but is NOT helping with repair or Supply) Can switch Team in homebase.

[gloomy shore]

I’ve made a Conquest server!
64 players, class-locked weapons, 250% tickets (longer matches), 80% movement speed (not as “twitchy”), 120% health (slightly longer TTK), and 150% vehicle health and vehicle respawn time (vehicles aren’t so much like “glass cannons” anymore, and the increase in spawn time is for balancing reasons).
All of the maps except for Blackwell Fields, Empire State, and New Sobek City (i.e. the ones that basically nobody likes) are on the server, and Mirak Valley and Operation Firestorm both appear on the map three times each.
The code is ZNRCQ!
Please help me get this experience going! There’s bot backfill, but ever since the Winter Offensive update on December 9, the match cannot start unless there’s a certain number of players…

[cerulean kelp]

Hey, just to clarify:
I’m not looking to try out random experiences.

What I’m actually interested in is more configuration options, more control, and a clearer picture of what’s planned for Portal going forward.

[cerulean kelp]

For me, 64 players on these small maps just turns the game into TDM.
There’s no real flow, no room for tactics or positioning, and it honestly isn’t fun.

Conquest on maps like this works much better with fewer players, where movement, flanking, and teamplay actually matter.

I’m also more of a Hardcore player.

Sorry, it’s probably the right setup for others, but for me these maps work best with a maximum of 48 players.
That’s why we also run our own Hardcore server.

Empire, in particular, feels suited for a maximum of 16 players.

[gloomy shore]

Well, Battlefield has always been 64 players outside of Bad Company, so 64 players it is.
There have also been similarly small maps in previous games (though I will agree that the ones in BF6 are way too small on average) where 64-player matches have also been possible.
So I don’t see why that shouldn’t also be the case for this particular game…

What misunderstanding? I wasn’t even talking to you, originally…?

[cerulean kelp]

I’ve been playing Battlefield for a very long time, and for me it has always worked best this way:
64 players on large maps, and 48 players on smaller maps.

I think the majority of the maps in this game are better suited for 48 players.

[gloomy shore]

Okay. It’s fine if this particular experience isn’t to your liking.

[fickle dock]

Don't forget rush best use at 24 players.

[cerulean kelp]

Fewer players usually lead to more tactical gameplay and less camping.
I was also wondering if there are any plans to add more individual settings options for Portal, and if the minimum number of players required to start a server might be reduced.

[fickle dock]

Bro they need to fix the server browser. It is ass. I hate the filter system

[stoic root]

Hello everyone,

After the recent update for the Portal mode, where all servers were upgraded from 30Hz to 60Hz, my friend and I are experiencing issues. Unfortunately, on 60Hz servers, my friend gets severe lag and the gameplay feels like slow-motion for him.

Is there currently any way to play on 30Hz servers? We really enjoyed playing together before this change.

Thank you for your help!

[summer notch]

We're doing good, and hope you're also doing well!

While we won't be sharing anything today, you'll see what we have cooking soon enough 😄

I can't share our secrets just yet 😉

[cerulean kelp]

I’m doing great — I’m basically addicted to BF6 and playing it every day.
I hate secrets 🤣🤣🤣😜😜

[summer notch]

Have you checked out our community updates/blogs? They often have a lot of great information on what we're working on!

[flint plume]

If it wasn't for Portal or REDSEC I would not be playing BF6 anymore. Conquest is dead in it's current state.

[cobalt tinsel]

I would love to see more detailed settings for soldiers/classes in Portal included in the Modifiers or Restrictions tab. For example, an option to swap class gadgets out with other gadgets in the game. I also would like to have the option to separate the supply bag/pouch into heals and ammo like in previous BF games so we can make more classic BF experiences. Additionally, an on/off toggle for all class upgrades like the UAV on recon and healing radius for medic would be nice too.

[dense harness]

@flint plume if they would listen to the community conquest would be better. The maps way to small for it.i feel like im in a domination map from cod.

[cobalt tinsel]

Also - would love to see more vanilla experiences featured, not just hardcore or fully custom stuff. Might be biased though because I've been hosting a 64 player Rush server. Lol

[jade quarry]

ah, I meant decrease. to lower the TTK. I wonder how that feels compared to the main game.

[warped heath]

We see walls of text (some of them AI gen), vague plans, promises, acknowledgements of feedback - sure! No real people though. Don't be surprised that trust in you is fleeting. Just take a gander at Digital Extremes and how they treat their community. We see real people during livestreams. Not corporate employees tasked with "management of expectations". Back in the days Warframe was in magnitude worse state than BF6 is right now. We understood their struggle because they were candit about it. Walls of text and "no-commitments" policy are just symptoms of gag order from the brass.

[jade hedge]

"From now until Feburary 10th, we're highlighting more Community Experiences than ever in the Featured section." ........ meanwhile the weekly mode that refreshes every Friday has now just been turned into nothing. It was bomb squad last week and its now literally nothing. So we now have less featured portal modes than ever before.

Would've been cool to keep the weekly Friday featured mode there so people that aren't into the Tuesday rotating mode can at least look forward to Friday.

It's totally fair if this was done to give the menu some breathing room and not overshadow the Tuesday weekly mode. What frustrates me is the clear wording of "More modes than ever".

[flint plume]

How many people even look at the featured tab? I don’t.

[jade hedge]

I mean they could feature a crazy cool map like Hydro electric dam or gulf of Lyndon and it wouldn't matter if it was buried away in the campaign section lol. The very moment they add one of those insane maps with full xp it'll explode on reddit and jackfrags will get 500K views

People are already willing to input codes and things. So tucked away in a menu won't matter to anyone as long as it has full xp everyone will flock to it

[warped heath]

You can even put the code on a billboard in NY Square, nobody's gonna wait for other 20 players while INSIDE the server. Either reenable backfill, or allow cold start with only 1 player without bots.

Simple as that.

[summer notch]

We are currently featuring FaithWalkers HC experience, and on Tuesday, another experience will be featured, as the features last a week. This featuring day was swapped to Tuesday from Friday

The amount of experiences we feature have not lessoned, just the days we feature experiences has changed

[jade hedge]

Gotcha! Thank you for clearing that up!

[mellow chasm]

@summer notch Hi! Is it possible to add in Host options Region and HZ (30 or 60) for the server? It is that menu where you host ingame with options to add match message and if you want it persistant. Thank you!

[hybrid lion]

pls let this happen

[prisma tendon]

so did the bf6 team ever fix their shit with portal? ie. not being able to see portal uploads (not published but unpublished) in the game to test them so i dont need to wait a day to have them approved just to test little things about my maps?

also are there still limited server instances or are people still having to spam create?

[cerulean kelp]

It would be nice if Bomb Squad were expanded further.
One map is not enough, and the weapon loadout is also too limited.

[humble pilot]

You can always host your experience without publishing. There's currently enough server capacity

[mild sentinel]

Portal continue to be more dead if they bring back the portal the way it was at launch, because the portal’s current state sucks really hard

[fading flower]

https://youtube.com/shorts/t61VWwL6Y-U?feature=share

[humble grove]

Hello everyone. can someone who havenn't bought the game host a portal server?

[grizzled pelican]

Hello, everyone.
For BF6 players, I have created two semi-simulation experiences with Battlefield 2 game settings.
So, for those who are interested, here are the server codes:
There is still the ATH but no mini map -
Breakthrough mode: Code =** yjc62** (Not active, as unfortunately only one server can be hosted at a time)
Conquest mode: code = zptc1 (Currently active) Feel free to share the code if you know anyone else who might be interested.
At least 20 players are needed to start.

[jade hedge]

I mean yeah I guess. Only played it once back at launch of the game. If they add xp to it then I'll gladly play it more

[lofty wave]

I have been working on re-creating a commander mod. I am also a huge BF2 fan. I will try your code. How far did you go in your "settings" ? 6 men squads ?

[grizzled pelican]

it's classic 4 members (can we change that value ?), and only spawn on Squad leader by example

[lucid zealot]

I just uninstalled this garbage game been playing since launch and they never actually want to fix anything i'm fucking done with Dice and your trash you had a chance to change it for this game you said you listend to people but who was itr you listened to bunch of cod players that all wanted tiny little maps you can barley fly a jet without goingoff the map the celing heights for choppers are a joke the net cofe and hit reg by the sounds of you latest post on X says there is no time line to fix it. I was watching people dance all over my claymores last night without them going off it seems like Dice just doesn't care about the people that paid to play thing game they just weant to improve the free to play redsec garbage if i wanted battle royal i would play cod or pubg battlefield should not have thatand that was the biggest mistake they ever made not like they care anymore

[strong crystal]

Can't really blame you buddy, i'm still not 100% sure if they do listen at all.
Take a break from it, and maybe... they will fix things in the future, like they did before.
But it shouldn't be like this. You love a game, you see so much potentiol that is wasted, so i get your frustration.

[surreal portal]

It was more realistic in the past, as explosions actually caused damage or took people away.
Now it's just a cat-and-mouse game, and they've broken a lot of things, e.g., the 20-player portal, etc.
No single-player and co-op mode, nothing at all; they were even punished for strange farm lobbies, even though we used the portal properly.
f16 with 1 self-loading rocket
in real life In reality, it's a complete ammunition package the f16.
and real
like the F-22 Raptor, which actually had more missiles.
These tanks aren't real tanks. It feels like a glass wall that breaks after being hit a few times.
That's why I was glad about portal

Just make the game like BF4 again. and it gets better

[strong crystal]

Not completely like Battlefield 4 ^
They should look even further back, to where Battlefield started.
What i don't get with Dev's, is the overdevelop games, when the best Battlefields, where the simplest for the time.
But it worked, it won price's, the maps where bigger, able to flank, move around.

Now maps are equal as well for whatever reason, where in the past you had maps where 1 team would attack and 1 team would defend.
That whole concept went out of the window, the current maps are full with choke points, and like he said.. no room to fly.
When is see choppers, they instantly see each other and just fight each other most of the time.
In a map like Manhattan Bridge is horrible, cause you can barely shoot the chopper, weird choice to have it in that map

But i can also create page's and page's upon criticism, feeling like i'm not being heard, even as a 36 y/o Veteran that has played this game since he was 12 years old. Battlefield should also Equal Conquest & Infantry Only, how its meant to be. Ahh well....

I get your point as well!

Not to say the least, Portal btw..
I wish they would just release a full version, so we could create it ourself, instead of what we have now.
THAT would REALLY save the game, and people like myself would put many hours, to create really good maps!

[surreal portal]

Let's hope she starts listening to us soon, but the cancer is very low-risk.

And I can only agree about the freedom in the air.

[strong crystal]

Well they have a choice..
Even I'm 10000% confident, i could up the sales in this game by 100 times.
Cause I'm seeing the mistakes, I've been around a hell of a long time
I don't want to offend anyone, but sometimes i do wonder... if some of these dev's have any experience with battlefield at all, specially from the past.
if they even look back at the old Battlefields, cause clearly things go wrong.

This Battlefield is 100% a step forward in my Opinion from BF5 and BF2042, but its not there yet.
We don't need a new Battlefield any time soon, look at some old games, CS, Minecraft, League of Legends.
They have been around a long long time, and there's a reason for that, whether people like those games or not.
Develop your current game, keep working on it, work with your audience, see what they say, learn from it.

I've been as a player, that really has so much love for Battlefield, wishing i could talk to dev's, and voice my opinion
And understand why they are doing things themself, that just make 0 sense at all.

As you see, i can keep going 😛
I'll stop here, have a good day

[bright vigil]

How about start with bringing back dynamic weather. This aint no BF without it. Stop catering gameplay to CoD players. If I want to play CoD then I'll fire up CoD. Not BF.

[tropic burrow]

If anyone is interested in custom maps, you should check out my buddies creation. Experience Code is Z1RQA. Its a recreation of Duga based in Mirak Valley. It is a WIP but fairly polished. Vehicles have a long cool down time to promote more infantry gameplay and team coordination.

[cerulean kelp]

There are issues with the friends list not only in the EA App, but also in-game.

Players who are clearly online — sometimes even playing on the same server — are not shown as online in the friends list, even though they have their status set to online.
This problem has existed for years.

The only workaround is to remove friends and add them again, which temporarily makes them visible — but that’s obviously not a real solution.

For Portal in particular, a large and reliable friends list is essential, especially for seeding servers, testing settings, and organizing community gameplay.

Is anyone able to look into this and finally address the issue?

[craggy dagger]

so anyone found a situation to pve?

[tardy cosmos]

working on it.

[tough charm]

I stopped playing BF6 since they started forcing a minimum player count to start Portal matches, is this fixed so I can play PvE when I want or not... Let me know if I still need to keep playing Arc Raiders over this 🤷‍♂️😂

[prime garden]

Keep on with Arc for now. Pretty much they going to lie to us again.

[tough charm]

Thanks for the heads up 🤷‍♂️

[jade hedge]

Oh no

My worst fear has happened

Operation metro, an incredibly well made custom map that has no reason to have restricted XP is completely restricted XP while being featured on front page

[warped heath]

They need a few more calls, mails and approval before they can toogle the switch on a single feature. Be patient, it's just a small indie company.

It's ironic that all their effort to boost engagement (they are literally following Activision research papers) has the opposite effect. I haven't launched the game since labs.

[frosty abyss]

lmao

[opaque drum]

PLEASE bring back hardcore mode for Conquest (and for Breakthrough) and make it a permanent mode. FaithWalker's servers were exactly what I'd always envisioned BF6 being and feeling like. It could drastically affect my play time and get people back into the game. The crawl on downed and damage tweaks were absolutely perfection and exactly what's needed to compete with arc

[desert field]

Honestly FaithWalker's HC server mode is all I play anymore.

[cinder oyster]

As one of the community managers and Discord admins, I want to say thank you for all the support, and love we’ve seen across social media. The amount of support on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit shows that people really want this mode to stay. I’ve been replying to as many posts and comments as I can because this community truly matters. Even to the point where I’m self doxxing myself lol.

I also want to give a lot of credit to Faith. He is one of the hardest working people I’ve ever seen when it comes to building a community. He adds every single person who joins the server and takes time to interact with everyone. That kind of effort doesn’t go unnoticed. He truly deserves for this mode to be permanent on the main menu.

[lofty cradle]

I really hope we get more love for portal.. seeing people playing metro is awesome.. now we need 60hz and full progression

[lilac fiber]

does anyone know how to import Fort Lyndon on Portal SDK?

[stuck flicker]

Why making op metro in portal without xp

[prime garden]

To trick ppl thought they have Metro map to buy the game?

[dense panther]

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🔥 FULL XP
🔥 EUROPE

Experience real Battlefield action with our
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🎯 Server Name:
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🔍 How to find us:
➡️ Community → Browse Servers
➡️ Filter
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➡️ Set everything else to Any
➡️ Apply Filter — done! 😎

🎮 Jump in, squad up, and see you on the battlefield! 💥

[stuck flicker]

Typical EA

2042 portal is far better than bf6 at this point

[cerulean kelp]

Good day, developers — how are you doing?
Everything going well, all fit and ready? 💪

[fading gale]

The portal continues to be a complete mess. It has a bad map creator, no terrain editor, and no option to add new assets.

[summer notch]

Operation Metro now has full progression enabled!

[stuck flicker]

can f2p player can play

[summer notch]

No, Operation Metro was not built on a F2P map. However, we do always try to feature F2P experiences, so I would check back during those weeks 😄

[cerulean kelp]

Yeah, the original Metro was really beautiful.
It’s a shame you can’t recreate it exactly the same way anymore.

[cobalt tinsel]

The Ziba tower remake would be another great choice to be featured. Would love playing that with full XP/60hz

[stark spade]

Perfect, thanks a lot. Would be really cool to see a full remaster one day 👀

[brazen leaf]

Great! That’s definitely great news, although it would be nice if you listened to the community and released this map yourselves because… yeah, players can make good maps by themselves, but they won’t have the same quality as yours… right? So could you maybe have a conversation with your team and ask them if they could come up with something like this?

[prime garden]

So funny, today i'm trying to grind the bp with casual breakthrough and you guys know what :v. I had to wait for 45s and i'm enjoy alone in a lobby in Asia lol. Funny the match unable to even get 8 player to play with me for whole match

[lofty cradle]

is metro still 30hz?

[brazen leaf]

As I understand it, yes it should be 30hz

[lofty cradle]

That's unfortunate.

[bitter flare]

Hey guys! There seems to have been quite a lot of updates and i think some changes to portal?

May I ask if we are capable of starting a private solo portal game and we're allowed to play solo vs bots again? I'm not in it for the exp farm, and I just want a vanilla experience but im only fighting with and against bots.

The reason for it is after work, I just wanna relax and shoot things without having to stress about players hundreds of times better than me. This capability was the main reason i got BF6 in the first place but they took it away. May I ask if they have returned it? I dont even care if we only earn like half exp or something like in 2042

[iron cargo]

OP Metro has FULL XP now!

[digital tusk]

i am waiting Operation Metro & Operation Locker maps inside Conquest or Break... Mode

Portal Mode not interest anymore (my personal opinion)

i am build verified portal servers conquest and break but useless anymore no play me and friends play casual break... with players/bots

[jade hedge]

I had to re-read that tweet a few times. Almost shed a tear. Thank you!! ❤️ @summer notch

[humble pilot]

You can do solo matches with custom experiences if you don't mind only getting match completion xp

[high wigeon]

It doesn’t progress the weekly challenges

[bitter flare]

Ah nice that’s good to hear

[pulsar arrow]

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[cerulean kelp]

“I’m wondering if work on the server browser has already started.”

Suggestions for Improving Battlefield Portal

Server Browser & Community Structure
• Improved server browser that shows more active servers.
• No copied servers displayed (server clones should be filtered out or clearly separated).
• Clear server categories:
• Community / Clan servers
• Mod / Fun servers
• Ability to favorite servers.
• Platoon / Clan support, including visibility in the server browser.
• Strong inspiration from Battlelog (Battlefield 4) in terms of structure, overview, and community focus.
• Do not display 0-player servers; prioritize servers with at least 1 active player.

⸻

Game Modes & Portal Features
• Verified Portal mode with expanded configuration options.
• Spectator mode for events, streams, and community broadcasts.
• Additional game modes:
• Attack / Defense – 8v8
• King of the Hill
• Domination

⸻

Hosting & Server Startup
• Allow servers to start with as few as 4 players (for all modes).
• Server startup should be possible without bots.
• Configurable idle time, or increase the minimum idle time to at least 5 minutes, so servers don’t shut down too quickly.

⸻

Gameplay & Rule Settings
• Separate crosshair settings for:
• Infantry
• Vehicles
• Independent damage settings for:
• Snipers
• DMRs
• Other weapon types
• Vehicle damage
• Ability to fully disable specific optics, allowing overpowered scopes like FLIR to be completely blocked on a server.

⸻

Teamplay & Team Switching
• Add a team-switch feature.
• Battlefield is designed around team-based gameplay (16v16, 24v24, 32v32) — not 4v4.
• Team switching is essential in Portal to:
• Balance teams
• Play together with your platoon
• Enable organized Platoon vs. Platoon matches

⸻

Admin Tools & Fair Play
• Admin tools with permission management, including assigning multiple admins.
• Many clans and communities play with fair-play rules, such as:
• No base camping
• No attacking players inside main bases
• Current issues include:
• AA vehicles sitting in the base, being untouchable while destroying helicopters
• Intentional teamkilling (especially in Hardcore modes)
• Verbal abuse and toxic behavior
• Admin tools are necessary to:
• Kick or ban disruptive players
• Enforce server rules
• Maintain a fair and healthy community environment

[cerulean kelp]

We’ve added more content for Hardcore players by setting up Gauntlet as a Hardcore mode.
You can find the experience codes in the Experience Code Sharing section.

I think it’s a shame that there’s so little content available for Hardcore mode players, and that you basically have to create it yourself.

I’m really hoping that it could run on DICE servers for a week, similar to how Metro did — specifically for Hardcore players.

[weary fog]

So actually the week prior to metro feature, FaithWalker's Hardcore Conquest-Full XP & Stats (exp code MPHD) ran on the Main Menu for a week. We were the first feature prior to Metro.

We also ran our own Hardcore Gauntlet mode for the first time last night - What a blast!!!! We'll definitely be running that more alongside our 8 other hardcore modes ❤️

[cerulean kelp]

I run a server called TheBadBoys Conquest 48 Hardcore,
and it’s full every day.

[cerulean kelp]

Well, we’ll keep pushing Hardcore forward together.

[light root]

Bots back ?

[digital tusk]

No

[cobalt tinsel]

how are you guys filling the server? I've been trying to fill my community's 64 player rush server for months now. We were able to fill on launch week but not since

[cerulean kelp]

We’ve been playing under the name TheBadBoys Hardcore since Battlefield 3, and over the years we’ve built a loyal fan community with many long-time members.
Because of that, we’re usually able to fill our servers through returning players.

Due to the very confusing server browser in Battlefield 6, we currently put a lot of effort into promotion.
We actively advertise on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, share guides on our Discord explaining how to find our servers, and even use YouTube with videos and detailed descriptions.

Without this extra effort, it would be much harder for community servers to stay populated.

We’re truly happy and thankful for our loyal community members who play every Battlefield with us.

And we’re actively working to make things easier for everyone, especially when it comes to a better server browser and improved administration tools.
As you can see above, we’re pointing this out directly to the developers, because this is something that really needs to be addressed.

Battlefield 6 has always been about variety, and the community — or more specifically, server hosts — are the ones who keep that diversity alive.
Every host contributes in their own way.

There should be a clean, simple, and well-structured server browser for every host, so that all servers can be found easily and fairly.

[cobalt tinsel]

Gotcha. We’re a much smaller community in comparison

[cerulean kelp]

What’s your community called, how many members do you have, and where are you based?
We’re from Germany and well known across Europe.

[cobalt tinsel]

We’re called Vertex. We formed from APEX community members in BF4 after APEX disbanded. Based in NA

Right now we have only like 125 members. APEX used to have like 1000

[cerulean kelp]

125 members is actually a very solid size for a community

[cobalt tinsel]

they’re not all active though

We only have a group of around 10 server seeders as of right now. It’s been hard to fill our portal server up. We’re going to give it a better shot this weekend though.

[cerulean kelp]

Yeah, we know that problem too.
That’s why Facebook ads work really well — and TikTok or Instagram videos in English help a lot as well.

[cobalt tinsel]

that definitely seems like the way to go. I might have to do that too

Hoping we can fill this weekend though. Also hoping that the S2 patch includes more features/fixes for portal as well to make our lives easier

[pulsar tusk]

I made a server using portal via browser and selected the default gauntlet template, gave it a name etc but it still gives the is warning that player will need premium content to join.

[cerulean kelp]

It might be that you need to purchase Battlefield Pro on your account.

I have Battlefield Pro. You can buy it in the same place where you purchase the Battle Pass.

I can’t say for sure whether it’s already required for normal hosting,
but for certain features — and definitely for permanent servers — it is required.

[cerulean kelp]

We all hope so.
I know they’re working on things — we just don’t know exactly what yet.

[warped heath]

Not touching bf6 with ten feet pole until solo/coop or solo portal with progression comes back

[cerulean kelp]

Maybe we should get @summer notch a gift — then he might tell us the secret of what’s coming 😉

[weary fog]

make sure your player count is set to 64 or less

[weary fog]

idk if you're a hardcore fan but all our hardcore servers have full xp/progression/stats. we are super active with multiple full servers going daily across North America and EU.

[odd axle]

Probably more likely that hell freezes over than them bringing back solo portal play

[cerulean kelp]

I’ve sent you a video showing what one of our promo videos looks like — just as an idea for you.

[cobalt tinsel]

Posted my server in #1469397445199790283 if anyone is curious

[tardy cosmos]

I'm so sad. Is the portal sandbox map broken?

[dusk dew]

If you want Season 2 to be a success, stop trying to fight your players. The game is failing because developers keep trying to suppress the fun and enforce restrictions. Battlefield has always been about casual, accessible fun—by forcing it to be 'hardcore,' you're driving everyone away. The management of Season 1 was a complete failure.

If developers fail to keep their promises for Season 2, this game has no future left. At this rate, what’s even the difference between this and Call of Duty? You’re Battlefield—wake up and act like it!

[digital tusk]

cannot host anyone portal server why?

host (button) is disable and have enable (button) to press enable but press or not nothing happens.

[peak summit]

2 Corridas esse Sabado 07/02 agora as 20h00 se for correr, poem o nome e se inscreva-se. Download dos carros e pista podem baixar na descrição lá no servidor. https://discord.com/events/1194565235646943253/1468776385207078955
1 https://acstuff.club/s/q:race/online/join?ip=177.196.57.77&httpPort=8084
.
2 https://acstuff.club/s/q:race/online/join?ip=177.196.57.77&httpPort=8083

[pallid tusk]

Is this a place to look for information about blocks when creating a portal experience? I am trying to use the SetTeam(Player, GetTeam(2)) and it works locally to move me to team 2, but when I host I get an error saying team "2" is an invalid identifier. Anyone dealt with this before?

[jade hedge]

BF Portal Hub Discord is where you wanna go for that

[digital tusk]

i fix my problem with portal - thank you for held (wrong settings on game)

[craggy slate]

Starting up a FaithWalkerServer if anyone wants to join

[severe rivet]

where can I reach mods to request removal of certain person I have proofs and ect(worse)

[digital tusk]

Thank you the guys build Operation Metro its very nice
i hope add this maps Operation Metro and Operation Locker (maps from BF4) to BF6 i love both maps

[cerulean kelp]

Good Morning Everyone

[digital tusk]

Good morning everyone, have a beautiful and peaceful Sunday.

[cerulean kelp]

We request a server-side option that eliminates players after 60 seconds inside the main base zone, specifically to stop main base camping and protected anti-air units.

[static brook]

Everytime I try to host a portal for bots I get unknown error?

[cobalt tinsel]

crossing my fingers that the Season 2 update includes a lot of new Portal features and fixes 🤞

[craggy dagger]

i doubt abt it now

EA is mostly likely deaf now

[agile verge]

negative

[cerulean kelp]

I don’t think EA, DICE, or Ripple Effect are deaf. Development and changes without introducing bugs take time. I do believe they read a lot and listen.

They’ve already said that they have ideas. As I mentioned before, the main issue is time — everything takes a while. But I strongly believe in the developers and that more things will come.

Also, the developers who read along here are all very friendly and sympathetic when you talk to them.
@summer notch @worthy harness

[worthy harness]

I’m here and reading everything

[jade hedge]

My feedback for portal :

• 60hz for featured modes,

• Continuing to give full xp for maps that are essentially all out warfare maps made by the community like metro and hopefully soon to be gulf of Lyndon, hydro electric dam, the cool operations map and many more awesome maps made that could fit the bill for full xp.

• Increasing the file size limit so people can be more creative when making maps and modes.

Those are my top hopes for portal. Thank you for already everything you guys do. I know we might get a little impatient and frustrated at times. We just want to see the game succeed as much as you the devs probably do too. As @cerulean kelp said. It definitely takes time. I'm hopeful for the future of portal. Full XP for featured maps is such a crucial step in the right direction and it makes me hopeful for the future! ❤️

[nocturne tinsel]

Aww, thanks for everything you guys do for us, and many of us are truly enjoying the experience you guys have achieved! We're always looking to make the things we love better, and hopefully we can all remember that about each other 🙂

[stark spade]

Something that would be extremely cool too is custom textures

Since recreations of maps seem quite bland due to lighting etc

[mellow chasm]

@worthy harness thanks for your hard work. Just wanted to know, is this thing in bug reports, when you queue up for portal server and after the queue, you get map loading but then it kicks you to the main menu? Seems that there's desync between client and server, and 2 players join at the same time but there's only 1 spot available.

[bitter flare]

i just wish for them to bring back being able to play solo vs bots in portal and still earn exp even if it's somewhat reduced like in 2042.

I understand that they want to remove bot farms that remove all weapons from bots of course, but after a long day at work i just wanna shoot mindlessly without having to worry about players leagues better than I am.

soo i dunno, maybe a system similar to 2042 where the default coop mode where the bots do not have any restrictions and you get somewhat reduced exp compared to fighting pvp -> and in portal the more restrictions you add to the ai, the exp gain will be reduced further. For example if you don't allow the ai to use sniper rifles. you get 10% reduced exp compared to if they had zero restrictions -> up to getting 0% at all when they're not allowed any weapons and vehicles or something.

[cerulean kelp]

I know this problem as well.

The server throws the entire queue onto the server even if only one slot is free, and in the end everyone gets kicked back to the main menu, while the free slot stays unused.

There is a Portal bug report channel for this.

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1461436762881654784

[mellow chasm]

It was reported many times on ea forums but I will make one here on Discord as well.

[cerulean kelp]

Is on Discord Here https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1461436762881654784

[mellow chasm]

Just made a post there. Because it was reported elsewhere but I haven't seen it in Portal bug reports.

[teal gyro]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/s/Cy50H9xvs7

This needs 150v150

[cerulean kelp]

Posting things here on Discord is definitely good — they really do read everything, even if you don’t always get a response. You can be sure it’s being seen. A lot of people are posting here.

[foggy walrus]

Do people find that some Portal contributors often threaten people and are very rude/vulgar when it comes to server configurations? Anyone else experience that?

[cerulean kelp]

Luckily, we haven’t experienced that ourselves yet. We only run a single clan server, and while we prefer not to share our exact settings, we are always happy to help if someone has questions about Portal. That’s mainly because we spend a lot of time working with it and learning how things function.

I honestly don’t understand why people would react in a rude way when someone asks a question. In the end, we all play to have fun. We’re all part of the gaming family — and especially the Battlefield family. We share the same passion, and that’s exactly why we should help each other instead of pushing people away.

[foggy walrus]

yeah, I cloned a server and posted the JSON to ask about config tweaks - and they were upset, threatening violence and stuff. It was awkward lol

I removed the mutators at their request anyway and just worked them into my own JSON and reposted that.

so odd!

[cerulean kelp]

**I think in cases like that, you also have to understand their perspective. They worked very hard on the map and are afraid that someone else might take their work and present it as their own.

That’s why I hope that good maps from Ripple Effect and DICE will be revisited and officially implemented for everyone in Portal as verified content.

However, that could take quite a long time, since the entire development team is currently busy with many different tasks.**

[foggy walrus]

Not a map - it was a server config. Like the cvars for a server configuration - friendly fire on, dmg multiplier, etc.

[jade hedge]

Operations mode is on front page with FULL XP. One of the most impressive portal modes I've seen to date. Anyone who didn't try it out before today. You're in for a treat. This is a remarkably polished mode and has so many cool remade maps 🥳

[bronze skiff]

Most of these portal games are bs, shitty design, hit boxes of the map and hacker infestated.

[jade hedge]

Not sure if it's been mentioned but a fix for loadouts resetting every time a new match starts on a portal mode would be appreciated! Not sure of its in every portal mode or just the featured modes but I suspect it's nothing to do with the creator of the mode. Just a bug for the devs to fix I assume.

[coral mason]

Name checks out

[tidal estuary]

hello

[craggy dagger]

theyre probably not focusing on portal

[gentle gull]

Hey folks! We’re aware of the rubberbanding and instability some of you have been experiencing.

Please know that we are actively investigating this on our end — reviewing scripts, monitoring server performance, and double-checking recent changes to make sure nothing within our mode is contributing to the issue.

At the same time, we’re in contact with EA to report what we’re seeing and to determine whether there are broader backend factors involved.

We appreciate everyone who has sent clips, feedback, and timestamps — that information genuinely helps us narrow things down faster.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. Thanks for sticking with us while we get this sorted. 💪

[eternal tartan]

this is all i want

[lean sorrel]

Hello everyone. For bf6 portal. Is it possible to create Rush mode with disproportionate player ratio? By using standard rush mode offered. It's not possible. In 2042 you could easily do that. Since I'm new, could anyone help?

And also what's all this publication thing once you've finished, well, ready to "test" your new tweaks?

[surreal cedar]

Is it possible to add custom items to the map builder if they aren’t from battlefield?

[mellow chasm]

At the moment, I have an experience that can't be edited anymore, it's locked. It says it's in moderation and can't be changed. Before I could just refresh it and it would be good for a while before I needed to update it again. @worthy harness @summer notch
Experience code is ZAWG6. Sorry for bothering you guys but new map is coming on Tuesday and I won't be able to add it because I am locked out of my experience. Thank you!

[jade hedge]

Since feedback is pretty difficult to get across for the main game compared to portal. Can we please at least get a region selector for portal. Would be amazing to get it for the main game too though but Idk if you guys have much of a reach for passing main game feedback along

I'm currently playing against 1 single human in the operations mode because it's 4:44am in the UK... If we had a region selector then I could hop into a full lobby in US servers

[jade hedge]

And when I joined a rush match the same person was in there. Along with another person who was in the earlier operations match. Region selector is a must

If you're able to pass the feedback to the main team then great but hopefully you guys at can implement it for portal. That would be a great start ❤️

[uncut moth]

Maybe try using vpn. Don't know if it works but i don't feel the same gameplay when i use usa location. Maybe worth the try if you have one

[jade hedge]

My ISP won't let me use any VPN. I've tried

[stark spade]

Yeah I had the same issue I was playing the operations mode and I’m in UK it was like past midnight and there was like 3 ppl

Also when I view servers for that experience it shows me all empty servers but when I go onto the portal server browser it would show like 3/64 and 2/64 for this experience, I had the same issue with metro last week where it would say all servers were empty when selecting the specific experience and viewing servers, but on the main server browser it would show active servers

[dense panther]

When you look at the comments on Battlefield posts and ask around, there's only one thing that all players want: more maps. Whether they're new, remakes, or just from the old Battlefield games. Two or three maps in three to four months isn't enough. Players are disappearing. Do it like COD. Just release a map pack (5-10) with old maps. Then we'll have enough variety and be happier (no one will ever be 100% happy). But the majority of players will be...

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, true. Number 1 reason why many players get bored with BF 6 because otherwise it's very good game. Just needs more maps.

[real torrent]

portal just needs to be heavily reworked and redone. idk how it passed a quality check to be honest with you

[shell sedge]

bf6 scks for piloting,, i left game mont ago, im leaving again..

[chrome heron]

Because they were planning on RedSec being the big thing not, hoping to grab CoD fans instead of building on the BF fanbase. And a game with this much machinery behind takes a while to pivot IF they do at all.

[lofty cradle]

Anyone think the gas effect making soldiers have delusions could be put into portal for the zombie mode? sounds like a cool idea

[cobalt tinsel]

patiently awaiting patch notes lol

hopefully there's some changes that improve Portal a good bit. Guess we'll see

[jade quarry]

I can't post images here...

so they finally decided to create a proper logo for Portal 2.0?

xD

[cerulean kelp]

A spectator slot for Portal servers would be a very useful feature to monitor matches and identify potential cheaters more effectively.

Even though I haven’t seen one so far.

[formal ibex]

all content problems with this game wouldn't exist if portal was actually what they promised. They wouldn't even have to worry about making maps if they didn't want. i guess they got our money and thats it 😉

[dry lava]

Any lads motivated to join us? Server HC no slides, no dmr, 90% speed, vhcl 50% HP code > zez4t

[real torrent]

portal updates in april….. crazy

[shut skiff]

Anything on solo w bots yet?

[cerulean kelp]

Portal actually still needs a bit more. It needs some more time to develop. I do believe more things will come, but we also have to give the developers time.

I also think that smaller Portal updates might come in between now and April.”

If you don’t focus only on Conquest, there’s actually a lot of content. Other modes like Gauntlet are a lot of fun.

For Hardcore players, though, there are unfortunately too few modes. That’s true. But I also think they’re already working on that.

Yes, it would be easy if self-created maps were simply made available to everyone. But let’s be honest — most of the custom-built maps aren’t exactly beautiful.

It would be great if old Battlefield maps were simply added back into the game. That was originally one of the ideas behind Portal.

The problem is that some players want different modes, which take a lot of time to develop. Others just want Conquest — the core Battlefield experience — with more maps, which is completely understandable.

It’s going to be difficult to make everyone happy.

If you don’t focus only on Conquest, there’s actually a lot of content that can be really fun.

[magic garnet]

What assault rifle do you guys like?

[cerulean kelp]

M417 A2 normally. Actually the AK-47, but this is the first game where that weapon just feels terrible.”

[grizzled pelican]

L85A3 for me

[dense panther]

Battlefield is Conquest. There is no need for anything else. Focus on the main thing!

[warm slate]

Put 10 new Maps (new or copied or what you want) into the game and the discussions end. This is the main thing what the game needed.

[dense panther]

WE NEED MORE MAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warm slate]

Too many resources are being wasted on developing new things, etc., when maps from older games could simply be reused. And if that’s too difficult, just bring over some Portal maps. The main thing is having more maps. People are getting bored, no matter which game mode they play.

Release the Portal maps so servers can rotate between official maps and Portal maps — that’s what players want. If you can’t manage to build new maps, at least add somefrom portal, the players would help if you want i am shure. but you dont listen to the community at all

[primal iris]

Can anyone help with redownloading Labs? I got the invite for one the other week but missed the time and uninstalled it. I've got an invite for tonight's one but can't redownload labs

[warm slate]

and i am beliving that you never played your own game so much like the players

More maps are important for Battlefield because map variety is directly tied to player retention. When the rotation is too small, the gameplay starts to feel repetitive very quickly. Players lose motivation to try different classes, strategies, and vehicles, and server populations slowly decline. This has been true across multiple Battlefield titles over the years.

Battlefield has always been a map-driven experience. The sandbox gameplay, large-scale battles, and combined-arms combat rely heavily on strong level design. Iconic maps from previous games are still remembered today because they created clear frontlines, balanced infantry and vehicle combat, and supported different playstyles.

Older Battlefield games already showed what works:

A solid number of maps at launch (around 10–15)

A good mix of urban, open, and vehicle-focused maps

Bringing back popular maps from older titles

Regular map releases during the first year

Despite this, newer entries sometimes repeat the same problem: too few maps at release and content updates that arrive too slowly. From a player perspective, this is frustrating because the solution is already known.

For communities running servers — especially hardcore or community servers — map rotation is critical. When players see the same maps over and over, servers empty faster, events become less interesting, and people move on to other games.

At the end of the day, new features are nice, but they don’t keep players engaged as reliably as strong map content. More maps mean more variety, better replayability, and a healthier long-term community.

[cerulean kelp]

You forgot to mention that Portal usually gets better toward the end of a game’s lifecycle — and then with the next Battlefield title we start back at zero again, often with fewer features.

[warm slate]

Honestly, I think this is the first game in the series where I genuinely feel that most players won’t stick around until the end — they’ll just leave. I’m at that point myself right now. The game just frustrates and bores me because there’s no meaningful new content like maps.

What is one new map supposed to change? On a server that already has 10 old maps in rotation, adding one new map? Yay. That’s just a drop in the ocean. It completely misses the point.

[dense panther]

It should be in your library. Have a good look through everything.

[primal iris]

Ive looked and can't find anything on there. I've pretty much looked everywhere I can

[jade hedge]

Omg

Hydro electric dam is featured today

But it's not full xp

This must be a lack of communication between the portal team and the Friday night battlefield team

[analog hatch]

There's communication?

[nocturne cosmos]

propaganda*

[wispy fulcrum]

For my bf6 friends who don't have discord or reddit, what is a good site where people share portal codes so that they can find ones they like and we can play.

[real torrent]

woohoo !! still cant favorite servers on the server browser in the new update

[warped heath]

With players craving maps and dice underdelivering, Portal and spatial editor should be their #1 priority.

[silk tundra]

Have they reverted the player count requirement to start a match yet?

[silk tundra]

Actually, I realised I don't care. I'll check in again in a year.

[dry vector]

Fixed an issue where players could create AFK farming experiences that bypassed intended progression limits.

this took months to fix?

[icy spade]

Oh well back to 2042 portal till then

[wet ginkgo]

The BF6 maps make me feel restricted and claustrophobic. I know the player count max is different, but I actually enjoyed Breakthrough on a lot of 2042 maps. Some of the verticality made it super interesting. Loved the Canada map. Starting on the top of that cliff and then retreating into the canyon was cool and fun as f, and fairly interesting

For some reason a lot of the Breakthrough sectors were a lot more interesting to me in 2042. And some of that energy carried over into enjoying Conquest. BF6 maps and Breakthrough sectors seem to not be reaching my levels of enjoyment for 2042. Which is not good.

I know it would be a lot of work but I wish we got some sort of Battlefield Ultimate where they drop 5-10 maps from every single game. Instantly giving us 20+ maps to work with. Would probably extend participation in the live service by years. If I had to guess, they can’t hit a home run like that in order to keep selling new titles? What a conundrum.

• Something I think about is when BF6 launched, they acknowledged that bug where vehicles were not spawning. If I remember correctly, they struggled to fix that one for a couple weeks because they couldn’t figure out what was causing it. If your software is so finicky that it takes weeks to figure out what’s going on with vehicles not spawning into your game - it’s going to be very hard to fix every other additional thing like that which pops up. Hence they have to slow down even the map development to a gajillion cause they struggle to develop on Frostbite? That’s the feeling I’m getting. Would of much preferred the $10 million (whatever single player campaign cost to develop) was put into bringing back old maps

I have no intention of ever playing the single player campaign. I cannot fathom why they would drop millions upon millions of dollars developing it. I guess some analysis points to more sales if there is single player or it would help the reviews or something? Color me shocked, I would think putting $20 million into map development would be leagues more lucrative. But maybe other people approach the game with single player in mind. Personally, I couldn’t imagine caring about the SP campaign.

[mortal mauve]

Я не понимаю разработчиков совсем!
Начну с мелочей.

Почему так мало языков интерфейса? Думаю даже школьник за несколько часов сможет перевести весь текст с помощью ИИ! так почему сама компания не делает этого?!, ведь это потеря пользователей!

Для чего сбрасываются настройка игры? Это первая у меня игра, которая так делает ...

Для чего на стартовом меню есть озвучка текста!? Это ведь игра, в которой реакция увиденного на первом месте, или я чего-то не понимаю!? Может это сделано для какой-то толерантности незрячих, так по мне это только издевательство над ними ...

Игровой баланс игры просто ужасен - без комментариев, просто берём и ознакамливаемся с обзорами и сотнями тысяч отзывов по этому поводу ...

Скорость открытия оружия и обвесов - ужасно медленная. Пока откроешь, то что тебя интересует, то просто пропадает интерес играть - здесь тоже должен быть баланс. Если для открытия чего-либо интересующего меня, мне же потребуется выполнять одно и тоже миллион раз, то я просто "забью болт" на это, а если сюда добавить дисбаланс прокачки, или другими словами, для меня разница будет настолько незначительна, что я её даже не замечу, то всего скорей я даже не начну на этом концентрироваться ...

[jade hedge]

Somehow palpatine returned

[warped heath]

Same, went back to Warframe a month ago. I pity players that will fall for s2 cashgrab.

[surreal portal]

I hope the limit of 20 people will finally be lifted on February 17th.

[cerulean kelp]

I think BF6 is a good game — I’m really enjoying it and playing it every day. Well, it’s winter after all.”

[craggy dagger]

i can tell its not gonna lift

[atomic pulsar]

does portal let us make servers that remove the spawn AA?

that.... thing, makes me lose my mind

[weary fog]

🚨 **I really hope everyone from DICE, EA, WHOEVER Can See This Post !**🚨 .......... This Fraud has been using my name and server description to run a server with his own experience code/mode that is NOT MINE. I've spent months daily building a strong community where multiple servers are going across different regions with people searching specifically for my name in server browser to find our servers - "HeadAdmiral" took his own mode/experience code, COPY/PASTED Our Server Name and Description, Including claiming our Experience code in the description, and Screenshotting our community artwork experience thumbnail and applying it to his experience.... I've been Flooded with complaints non-stop the past 3 days (as yes his server is still full with a queue, like our servers usually are) and everyone is complaining saying I changed our mode, what happened, why did i do xyz, people leaving the server thinking our mode has changed and now looking elsewhere to play hardcore..... we've reported this fraud server, at least 100 people have reported it, yet here it is still running.... The frustration this guy is causing my community..... PLEASE @EA/@DICE TAKE DOWN EXPERIENCE CODE "ZQN9C" - to Ban the Fraud doing this would also be appreciated at this point - But my priority here is getting this fake server down so he stops hurting my community and our server reputation 🙏 🚨

I tried to post a screenshot but pictures aren't allowed here I guess..... My Experience Code is MPHD - The Fraud Experience/Server is ZQN9C

[cerulean kelp]

I’m sorry that this happened to you.

[wraith walrus]

r5yy HARDCORE PORTAL SERVER IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED TRYING TO BUILD A PLAYERBASE ALSO HAVE A RUSH ONE TOO IF PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING. Sorry for yelling didn't realize the caps was on till I finished. Experience code is r5yy

[cerulean kelp]

We’ve had this problem before as well — name theft and endless copycat servers. That’s why we already requested an option to prevent community servers from being copied. This would stop people from easily using the logo, name, and settings.

So far, we have told our community and followers to always check the host 👀. That way, everyone knows that if the server isn’t hosted by that specific host, then it’s not one of our servers.

[jade quarry]

I think creating 157,941 variations of "Hardcore" makes no sense.

I bet most of them are identical.

[weary fog]

This guy "HeadAdmiral" has gotten 130 likes on his experience code and has had a full server for the past 4 days straight now, literally just because he used my name.... (We were featured on the main menu a few weeks back so I guess this is one of the consequences).

[weary fog]

not true

[jade quarry]

just get together and settle for maybe 25 and build your communities around those together.

[weary fog]

many players in hardcore community love hardcore...... but I will say, there is so much potential within the hardcore space, as someone who is deeply passionate about hardcore and I've been playing different variations of it for the past 20 years

[jade quarry]

do you do custom UI through text-based or block-based scripting?

[weary fog]

I mean, TBF, my hardcore modes (aside from our oneshot kill modes) are fixed at 27hp. Our community loves these settings and anyone from hardcore BF3/BF4 agrees which is why we've seen so much growth in the past 4 months. It took many months/individual weapons in firing range/fine tuning + community votes to come to the settings we run today, which is why such a large portion of the Hardcore Community loves our modes. DICE is 60% Health which is over 60+ HP. many other things I could go into great detail on but I won't do that here. I'm truly grateful that EA/DICE speaks with creators like me and plays the servers to better improve the experience for everyone ❤️

[cerulean kelp]

Yes, you shared your server with everyone. Because of the concern about exactly what happened to you, we decided not to post ours there.

We hardcore gamers are a minority, but for those who enjoy it, there is still a lot of potential. We simply use different settings than you do.

[cerulean kelp]

Yes, in our case it’s like this: our hardcore players don’t really like one-shot kills and prefer to play with a bit more health instead. Hardcore is very individual, and there are many different preferences and playstyles.

[weary fog]

I respect that, I will say I was not at all posting experience codes for publicity. This whole fraud ordeal has hurt our community more than it's helped.. many players have left thinking it's our mode and my changes despite the fact it's not. The whole thing is just really sad :/

[cerulean kelp]

We already thought something like this might happen. For us, it felt too risky. We had similar experiences even without making a post like that — just like what you’re going through now.

I’m sorry that your community has to go through this experience.

But make sure to tell your followers who your original server host is and that they should always check for that host. That way they’ll know the other servers have nothing to do with you. Most of your community will stay with you.

[weary fog]

I'm totally cool with strangers hosting our experience codes! just want to make that clear 🙂 like.. as long as they keep our server name and description in tact, I'm 100% cool with it. I designed our main mode with scalability in mind! However, someone taking their own experience code and copying/pasting our name and description (including claiming Our experience code in their description... with our description settings not even holding true within their actual game mode ?..... I could go on..) But that is total fraud + player deception. Our team has been building the FaithWalker Hardcore name/experience/community reputation since Day 1 Launch of BF6.... someone taking our traffic and hurting our community with a fake game mode literally claiming my name, experience code, and description? Not okay.

[supple kindle]

`

[fickle mist]

Does anyone know how to get player name as a string from EventPlayer?\

[humble pilot]

Not possible as of now. You can only display it in a Message but not compare it or anything

[fickle mist]

Is there any other way I can make teams with predefined list of players?

[stone sparrow]

How can I share the map I created in the FNB channel? It says I don't have permission to post, but it doesn't tell me why or what I should do to get it.

[uncut moth]

Need to create a server selecting one game mod by map and not 1 gamemod only (some maps are way better in BT than Conquest

[silver star]

Are there any portal modes for 1vs1 against friend

[slate flint]

Are there any portail modes that recreate squad conquest from bfv ?

[light root]

Are we getting bots back at any point 😞

[craggy dagger]

thats hard to answer but i think its a pass

[analog hatch]

Portal still dead and abandoned?

[cerulean kelp]

No Portal Update ? Today

[craggy dagger]

thats in april gng

[warped heath]

Told ya

Portal is dead and will remain dead, no amount of "we hear your feedback" will change that. You'll see new featured portal mode once in a blue moon and that's all.

[jade quarry]

[real torrent]

yeah this “portal update” thats in the roadmap for april will just feature the gas mode to be added in servers lol nothing will change

[weary fog]

@EA/@DICE 🚨 My Main Mode MPHD is still EA Locked from when we were featured on the Main Menu 3 weeks ago and our 2nd most popular mode ZYQEQ is locked saying under review and can't make changes while being viewed for moderation. Soo.... can't add new map on my 2 most popular modes we run multiple servers with daily for our 1K+ player community 😢 🚨 Please help @summer notch

[mellow chasm]

@summer notch @worthy harness Hi guys, just checked and my old experience ZAWG6 is still locked with "In Review" and can't be done anything to it. Had to make new experience to add new map. Thank you!

[tardy cosmos]

Portal crew, I have a conquest script I've working on for 3 months. Decent hud, fade in fade out pulse, scoreboard with modular scripting. hudmodule, scoreboardmodule, ticketbleedmodule, Vehicle UI module etc. I would like to share it with the community so you can use the code in there projects or improve on it, customise for your needs. Few things still need work and tweaking. A lot of discovery on what you can and cannot do with scripting. Is it ok to share a github link, would i be breaking any rules?

[surreal portal]

Great, they still haven't done anything about the minimum number of 20 players. -.-

brings back the solo and the cooperative player in portal !

I just want to play Conquest Draft with bots in peace.
Where the tanks and planes can fly

[craggy dagger]

told u

[bitter flare]

I bought the game solely for the ability to play solo/coop with bots. I even fully expected that it would have reduced exp and only unlocks skins/attachments up to a certain point just like in 2042 and I would have loved it.

but they completely took away a key feature and is the main reason i purchased this game, I even got the pro version. If I could have refunded I would have because they can't just backpedal and do a 180 on a core feature they promised.

But it's EA. It's our fault for trusting EA

[warped heath]

Same. Technically they didn't lie, but portal working like in 2042 was implied. Got rugpulled like a loser.

[bitter flare]

I just wanna mindlessly shoot things after a long day's work without being wrecked by sweats you know? Alas 😢

[warped heath]

I know. That's why I went back to Warframe. Try it!

[bitter flare]

I have 2k hours on warframe already.
I am also playing some where winds meet.

But sometimes you just wanna shoot some ai in a good fps game, and get some exp :C

[warped heath]

Shush, elitists will boo you for looking for exp in pve 😄

[tacit agate]

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1473344874253254948

[bitter flare]

i really don't care what they say HAHA

I just want what we were promised, I paid for, and was taken away back a a a a

I mean i understand the bot exp farms where the bots had 0 weapons. I mean easy solution -> the more restrictions placed on the bots -> the more reduced the exp. So if they only have a knife, and all vehicles were removed = 0% exp gain. But if let's say you only remove snipers -> you only earn 90% of ai exp or something

[gentle gull]

If you need help, lmk! We have have a functional Breakthrough & conquest script in TS. Working on a banger beefed up conquest mode rn but I can answer questions to the bets of my ability

[frozen siren]

Guys this is good news

We can finally BEE what we met to BEE

This is not your game but you can BEE a BEE a PET

[tardy cosmos]

scripted bots, 1 human, 1 static per team will give you 31 scripted bots in the second match. Total of 32v32. My script helps with this by ending the game in the first match where you would only get 37 max (locally hosted), second match 32v32 where you can test with a full population. 4 jets, 4 helis, Vehicle UI etc.

[frozen siren]

a PET this is INSANE

[lyric aurora]

Hm

[dense holly]

so why cant we modify our servers?

[surreal portal]

Yes, unfortunately it's the same for me, but I only got the standard version. :/

[surreal portal]

yes
Hope was still there

[craggy dagger]

lowkey hope aint here anymore

[bitter flare]

eh regardless of the version, they still did a 180 rugpull on us who want to pve

I just hope they bring it back at some point :C

[surreal portal]

I had hopes for the new season Because of @summer notch
He meant they see and read what's going on here.

[cerulean kelp]

hope no online

[surreal portal]

I understand that; I only mentioned him because he once wrote about it.

[bitter flare]

ah nice then that is some semblance of hope but eeehhh we will see how it goes.

[dense holly]

Is there something broken when you upload your json now?

the server looks nothing like its supposed to... we got minimap on, and all kinds dumb crap is broken

[warped heath]

It was just a damage control to lure more ppl into investing in s2

[warped heath]

"We hear your feedback"

[summer notch]

Hi Faith, I've sent you a DM!

[summer notch]

How long has your experience been in review?

[summer notch]

Feel free to share it!

[dense holly]

I have uploaded my json no less the 45 times,My server still doesnt have anything Ive done saved in it

{"mutators":
{"MaxPlayerCount_PerTeam":32,
"AiSpawnType":2,
"FriendlyFireAllowed_PerTeam":true,
"SquadSpawnMode_PerTeam":2,
"ManDownExperienceType_PerTeam":0,
"ScoreMultiplier":1.5,
"CQ_iModeTime":60,
"VehicleHealthRegenAllowed_PerTeam":false,
"MinimapAllowed_PerTeam":false,
"PingBehavior_PerTeam":2,
"SoldierMaxHealthMultiplier_PerTeam":0.6,
"SoldierRegenRateMultiplier_PerTeam":0.15,
"FriendlyFireDamageReflectionEnabled":true,
"DisableVehicle3p":true,
"ReloadWholeWeaponMagazines":true,
"bPortalRestrictedGameFeedback":true,
"IsHardcore":true,
"SpottingAllowed":false},
"assetRestrictions":{},
"name":"HARDCORE CONQUEST - FULL XP - OPEN WEAPONS - STRIKE 5#4",
"description":"Strike 5 HARDCORE ruleset, Vehicle crosshairs, Squad leader Spawns on mates, Crawl on Death - RULES - DO NOT TK FOR ANY REASON - DO NOT ATTACK OR CAMP IN THE MAIN BASE - NO BIGOTRY OF ANY KIND! Discord at Strike5 .. com",
"mapRotation":[{"id":"MP_Eastwood-Conquest0"},

"workspace":{},"teamComposition":[[1,{"humanCapacity":32,"aiType":0}],[2,{"humanCapacity":32,"aiCapacity":0,"aiType":0}]],"gameMode":"Conquest","attachments":[]}+

what is broken

[mellow chasm]

For more than week already. Says it's in review and I can't edit it. And it's for many people like this.

[tardy cosmos]

https://github.com/muwookie/BillDukes ConquestV10_portal.ts is already bundled

[summer notch]

I'll investigate this, thank you for the report!

[craggy dagger]

tbh myself dont care, as long the game is playable ill play

[craggy dagger]

hello hope, any words on the PVE mode?

[cerulean kelp]

It’s a shame that no new settings have been added for Portal Verified.”

And that the player count required to start a match still hasn’t been reduced.”

[lofty cradle]

i think progression and XP should be enabled by default for all experiences and 60hz as well.. we need this for portal

so many cool remade maps and none are playing them because of that

[mellow chasm]

Thank you very much 🙂

[tardy cosmos]

watching the vehicle type list for the little bird 🫡

[final vortex]

What's the issue with the custom mode for the new map? Is it a spatial data issue?

[tardy cosmos]

Is it there already? How do i get it? I did have issues with AI clustering on the Battle Royal Maps which I think was a spatial data issue but the new map should be fine.

[final vortex]

All of the custom games I've tried no vehicles spawn and there's one random spawnpoint per team. Maybe this is normal for customs? I haven't made any customs before. Working on coding real spawnpoints right now.

[lone ridge]

Can't even manually add either version of it.

[steady scarab]

They may as well not have portal channel in here. It's next to useless with no xp/proper backfill/60+ tick rate. And even if they do watch this channel, they won't listen or action the changes we want/need.

[final vortex]

Yeah sorry there's nothing wrong with the spatial data, just can't add mh-350 or ah6 to the world right now, or at least I can't seem to find the models

[mellow chasm]

Community servers are full xp and 60hz. Don't know what are you talking about.

[solid moat]

how am I supposed to set up a solo, just me server where I can just explore the new map? Had a testing server prepped in 2042 which worked flawlessly, but now It is expecting 20 players to join, which won't happen, and bots aren't filling out the empty spaces

bug of some kind?

just found a forum post about this exact issue from 4 months ago, guessing it's not been fixed. Lovely

Guess i'll just struggle then. Looked forward to just flying around peacefully and using trees as target practise

[lone ridge]

You cant manually add them either. I tried the old notepad edit and it spawns in an Abrams instead for both of them.

[tardy cosmos]

Static bots spawn in the second round 32v32 or ConquestV10_portal.ts script. https://github.com/muwookie/BillDukes detects if the server is under populated and ends the first match within 10 seconds. Second match 32v32, portal 1 human, 1 static gives you 32v32, 31 scripted bots. NO XP when locally host but you can test your map with full population. Not bot farming possible.

[tardy cosmos]

portal hans't been update or has it?

[lone ridge]

It was earlier today, but it feels like we got downgraded

[tardy cosmos]

If you look at restrictions\vehicle, Little bird isn't there yet. I remember they added it by accident a while ago, may have happened again. It was one of the AH64 's that was replaced.

[lone ridge]

Both the AH-6 and MH-530 are in there, along with the rest of the birds.

[solid moat]

no way to do so like before by just setting the players per team to 1?

[tardy cosmos]

script spawns 31 scripted bots in the second match, hence 1 human, 1 static bot. In the first match 37 scripted bots. "locally hosted"

[tardy cosmos]

I can't see the little bird in portal or godot, unless I have to download the a new SDK.

[icy spade]

So no bots still eh?

[cerulean kelp]

We’ve been having the same issue for two days now as well.”
Code ZPZPF
You can’t even add the new map to the config because of the review process. If you create a new config just to play the new map, that one also gets put into review immediately.”

@summer notch

[silent light]

they ruined portal maps after the update

[cerulean kelp]

? What exactly do you mean by that?

[proven flare]

Anyone have a decent xp code for a Little Bird test range?

[coarse zephyr]

Does anybody know how to avoid disabled server settings matches???? I randomly jump in BF1 ops and now lately, it always seems to put me in a game with weapons disabled by server settings.

[soft heart]

@tardy cosmos I downloaded, at least, the most recent SDK files, and didn't see any VEH_.tscn files for the AH-6 or 350.

[lofty cradle]

I seriously don't understand why we need to be gated from Full progression and 60hz for portal experiences..

There are talented players who make amazing maps , remade maps and other cool experiences..

I'm seeing a lot of these guys giving up because they don't got any motivation to continue with no full XP and 60hz. Plus no one is playing in portal.

Portal could literally save the game from backlash for lack of content.. it would be slammed with players if it had full experience and 60hz by default .

[sinful snow]

does anyone knows a portal experience, where I can practice with air vehicles with or without bots ?

[cerulean kelp]

Somehow I’m pretty disappointed — the new map is amazing, but the new mode is only available in softcore. I don’t play softcore.

For Portal Verified, absolutely nothing new has been added, even though there are still a lot of missing features.

I don’t know… back in the day with BF3/BF4 everything felt better. After that, something changed that made community servers much harder to run, and the focus shifted more toward matchmaking instead of real teamwork.

[surreal portal]

It was promised at the start of the release, and then they removed it again; I find that incredibly cheeky.

Players who played normally without these crappy XP lobbies are being punished...

make it possible to start a portal with only one person using bots again, even if it means no XP. I don't care; that's the only reason I bought the game! I, like everyone else, want it to work again!

Brings back PORTAL SOLO and CO-OP play! Breakthrough and Conquest and Rush !!

[cerulean kelp]

I can understand why they are taking action against XP farming.
But like you said, the people who are being punished are the ones running normal community servers — and honestly, those players have been disadvantaged ever since external server providers were removed.

Back then we had proper admin tools.
Then Portal came, but not with the same freedom.
Team switching is gone as well because of matchmaking.
Server settings in Portal give you some freedom, but it constantly changes — sometimes more options, sometimes less — always with limitations.

If I had to choose between Portal and external server providers, I’d rather pay €50 per month again for an external server host and have a real server browser back.

[cerulean kelp]

They add new modes to the game and then exclude 5-10–20% of the players because those players don’t play normal mode — they only play Hardcore.

[dense panther]

Great new Map! BUT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!! MORE MAPS, PLEASE!!!!

[silent light]

x8reaps was preparing to release the v3 of his test range map, basically the best test range of bf6, you could train every mechanic there, but after the season 2 update, it broke his map, the v2 is also broke, the bots don’t respawn anymore, and many other bfportal people made are broken too (i don’t mean the bot farming maps, i don’t care about bot farming maps).

[lofty cradle]

I'm pretty sure he said he wasn't updating it anymore since it's broken every update that is released for BF6?

[gusty moth]

Has anyone been able to get a vehicle spawner placed for the little bird in GoDot? I saw they did update the SDK because it contains the contaminated map, but I'm not able to place additional little bird spawners. @summer notch

[sinful snow]

does anyone knows a portal experience, where I can practice with air vehicles with or without bots ?

[grand venture]

hi i want to create a lobby with 63 bot + me. i don't care about progression. i just want to have fun and practice with the little bird in the new map. but every time i try to customize a conquest match it always tells that it needs player to start the match. how do i fix this?

[buoyant umbra]

who wants to play battlefield 4

[gusty moth]

You cant, its a known issue AFAIK. You also can't place a little bird vehicle spawner yet.

[lofty pivot]

Still no updates on portal bot backfill? This is how my friends and I would host verified experiences after work.

No altered logic, just hop in and basically have a persistent server real people would join and we could manage.

Why not give us what we want and still prevent bot farms by verifying experiences?

This same mindset of no communication on portal's major issues and updating the base game while breaking community experiences like BF2042 Infected is what pushes millions of active players away. Well done.

[brittle stratus]

Is there any way to test the new helicopter solo ?

[slate wadi]

d

[lone ridge]

Nope. As soon as we can though I'm going to update my maps.

[lean hill]

-10k online after 1st day on the new season, I dont even join to test it, but wen I read patchnote I was sure its gonna flop

[tardy cosmos]

I just downloaded it now. The new map is there and I couldn't see the object either, or vehiclespawner properties.

[thorny perch]

any portal maps that added the little bird for training flight?

[gusty moth]

did you literally not bother to read the last 5 messages

[thorny perch]

nope!

but at least im honest about it! 😄

[lone ridge]

Downloaded the latest build of SDK twice now and fckn Contaminated .tscn is fucking broken..

[mellow chasm]

Same thing. I have another experience that is In Review from today and can't be edited anymore.

Experience code - YCKGR

I have edited it today with the new map, it crashed later after about 12 hours by kicking all players out and now experience is locked.

@summer notch @worthy harness

[summer notch]

What issues are you having with it?

[summer notch]

Thank you for the report, I will make sure this is investigated alongside of your other experience being in review for multiple days

[lone ridge]

The "assets" wont load. Only things that load are the terrain, preplaced combatvolume, and the HQ prefabs

[mellow chasm]

Thank you very much 🙂 👍

[summer notch]

I'll let our team know, and if we need any additional information, I'll send you a DM. Thank you for the report 🫡

[lone ridge]

🤘
Any word on the missing AH-6?

[tardy cosmos]

Aww i was looking forward to the little bird (fixed the properties issues). I have one issue with the portal sand map, MiniMap/Map is just black. I can see the objectives, HQ spawn is in the top left corner. Cant spawn on objective via the map. I'll test out the new map tomorrow.

[summer notch]

The AH-6 will be added in an upcoming patch

[foggy walrus]

Is it possible there is a bug with Portal experiences that haven't re-published since patch? Or perhaps with closed-weapon mutator?

I note that despite having unlocked the new DMR (and while deploying as a class that has access to DMRs - e.g., Support), the new DMR is not present for selection.

However, on open-weapon experiences, it is available.

[lone ridge]

Are we going to have to completely redownload the SDK again for that?

[finite lotus]

what the hell is the deal with all the portal little bird test servers with no little birds anywhre to be seen

[final vortex]

Probably to get it in unity. Unless they make a download specifically for it but they probably make loads of other changes too.

[final vortex]

The portal development kit didn't get updated with it yet.

[light root]

Hope could you please answer with yes or no can we expect a solo / coop mode in future update and ill never ask again 🙏

[sturdy hill]

still waiting to play BF6 Solo / Coop can we get an update on this please 🤔

[tall gazelle]

If they are going to change this or make it similar to how it was in 2042 I'd imagine it will take a little while. I'd wait until the portal updates are released in April and if its still not a thing then I'd ask again
(I know thats not what anyone wants to hear but its what we have right now)

[tardy cosmos]

I've been watching a number streamers talk about portal and "the lack of content". The only good idea I've seen so far is polishing the successful portal maps and releasing as official map with the new content. Gulf of Lydon Down town which is the which I think is pretty good for a conquest map, Metro brought back memories, Operations. A little polish to those successful portal maps, this would of been 5 maps for season 2. The new map is awesome tho, nothing but praise and good feedback. just my for what its worth.

[gentle gull]

Its the chin-up folks like you that keep the creators flowing!

Community support has been amazing!

[surreal portal]

Hey
It’s frustrating to see technical bugs being addressed while the core issues regarding Solo/Portal progression are being ignored.
At launch, we could play and progress with just 1 player. Now, you’ve changed the requirements so that 20 players are needed for full progression in Portal. This move completely kills the experience for Solo and Co-op players who just want to play against bots.
Releasing free maps doesn't fix broken trust when you take away the core features we paid for. Over 100,000 players have already left because of broken promises like this. Why is the Solo/Co-op community being treated as second-class players?
Stop ignoring the elephant in the room. Changing the requirement from 1 to 20 players was a choice, not a bug. Give us back the Solo experience you promised in the trailers

We would also be very interested in purchasing items like skins and other cosmetics specifically for the Co-op mode. We are willing to spend money and support the game, but only if you actually put in the effort to fix the progression and treat this mode with respect.

[tardy cosmos]

I've just heard one streamer say and advise to one of his follows, if its only 2 maps in season 3, then no. The demand for content is crazy and they are already talking about season 3.

[kindred agate]

Please don't tag people who are not active in chat at this time. We read your messages regardless of pings, thank you.

[cerulean kelp]

I don’t know what some streamers are saying — either they’re paid, or they play a thousand different games just for attention and don’t really know much about one specific game.

If you look at what we used to get with DLCs in the past compared to what we get nowadays in a Season, it’s a huge difference. Back then, DLCs delivered real content — multiple maps, weapons, and meaningful additions.

Maybe it’s time to take a step back and return to that DLC model. And not just that — also bring back the freedom we had before with external server providers. The flexibility and control we used to have was on a completely different level.

If Portal can’t offer that same freedom, then maybe the right move would be to go back to external servers again.

[whole totem]

Agree

[echo crane]

Hello guys, i know that this kind of post has been made a bunch of times already but nothing solved the problem for me

Sometimes when i play, my gun model and arms simply disappear when i respawn (even the legs when i look down)

This is super confusing because i can not even see my reticle when i’m aiming.

Did someone here actually managed to solve the problem ? And if so, what solved it for you ? Thanks

Im playing on steam if that matters.

[sturdy hill]

Cant tell if the new map looks good because its hard to fully explore without getting constantly eliminated. Please consider brining back Solo/Coop mode many of us rely on it to paratice, learn the maps, train before multiplayer or just have plan fun against bots.🙏

[tardy cosmos]

A lot of streamers remember the old DLC's, have played all the titles. I don't know what is it but content seems to be the main gripe. I think a lot of portal creators are thinking about recreating those maps from the past and utilising the new maps.. I had a thought about silk road and did investigate how to recreate using the portal sand map but again limited to what we can actually do. It would seem the assets are there but they are locked to specific maps and I suppose you could use sandbags to recreate the dunes but its not quite then same as modifying the terrain to match. I don't know its like all these streamers seem to think there is plenty of content from the previous releases and I don't think they realise it needs to be recreated, remastered for the new frostbite engine. Talking about old skins that they would buy in a heartbeat from battlefield 4, old maps.

[tardy cosmos]

sounds like a graphic card/driver or directx issue

[echo crane]

It's strange because I've had a 5070ti for a month, I have the updated drivers, and many people complain about the same problem.

Do I use DirectX 11 or 12?

[tardy cosmos]

run dxdiag, this will tell you. Is this issue specific to the 5070ti and vendor. If yes, speak to the vendor, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, and Zotac as there may be a firmware update. Quick search shows Nvidia providing a firmware update tool, so there must have been and issue during production for the 5070 which require a firmware update or they fixed bugs. I would also suggest updating PC Bios and keeping up to date. Also test settings to get a desirable state.

You're not overclocking are you?

[echo crane]

I'm not doing any kind of overclocking; everything is stock.

[echo crane]

But it's strange because in the other games everything goes super well.

[tardy cosmos]

I would play around with your settings and make sure nvidia optimization isn't interfering or any other overlay.

[surreal portal]

My apologies for the ping; it wasn't intentional. But honestly, it feels like it's the only way to actually be heard here. While I respect the chat rules, I really hope we can finally address the core issues, especially the Solo and Co-op progression, which feels like it's being ignored.

[kindred agate]

The feedback is received, and we forward it to the team. There really isn't a need to ping us, I promise. And it won't help prioritize issues, which will depend on what the dev team can tackle and when. That doesn't mean the feedback isn't heard, promise.

[surreal portal]

Thank you for your understanding. I’m truly sorry once again about the ping 🥺 it definitely won’t happen again in the future. It’s good to know that the feedback is being received and forwarded. I look forward to seeing what the team does with it.

[cerulean kelp]

Keep in mind that development takes time, and certain changes also have to go through multiple levels of approval before the development team is allowed to work on them or make adjustments.

[surreal portal]

At least I tried. That’s all I could do. 😮‍💨

[cerulean kelp]

I also think it’s right that, after such a long time, we finally speak up and tell the developers and EA what’s really bothering us. We all love the game and we just want to see it move forward again.

I’m slowly running out of patience myself, because I’ve been unhappy with the server hosting features since Battlefield 1. A lot of us feel the same way. And after all this time, we’ve come to the point where we thought: now we really need to make our voices heard.

[surreal portal]

this i Correct

[warped heath]

@summer notch When will there be any STRUCTURAL changes to Portal? Global 60Hz. Solo/Coop with weapon progression. Getting rid of player count requirement. Proper server browser with likes, trending, and saveable filters. Proper dedicated server rental in place of spammy free persistent servers.

A bulky list of bugfixes and SDK improvements is neat, but is kinda pointless if the mode itself is useless. It's as if fixes to fuselage and hull will make a wingless plane able to fly.

Lack of FEATURE update in S2 premiere is disheartening to say the least.

I may sound demanding. You bet I am. I am a CUSTOMER of your PRODUCT. The product you advertised to be at least a continuation of 2042 Portal. A mode meant to play the way we want. I bought BF6 FOR Portal, because it is a fantastic sandbox I always craved. What we received instead is a downgrade. And no substantial improvements to core issues have been provided yet. It is what it is.

My personal sympathy to developers as a fellow developer does not matter. You (as a company) are obligated to deliver on the promise. If you are held back by leads, you should be transparent about that, instead of stalling forever, it is downright disrespectful. It is a pointless waste of patience.

You do not have to deliver right now if you are short on resources, just finally tell us what to expect, what is the plan? You keep asking for feedback, but when will our question about the future be answered? If you want us (pve crew in particular) elsewhere, just tell us up front.

[cosmic swan]

@warped heath #portal message

just pointing that out

[kindred agate]

Hey, please don't ping staff, or anybody, really, if they're not active in chat. As I pointed out earlier, and was linked to you, we read the feedback on here and pass it along. Really no need to ping for emphasis, and it doesn't speed up the process. Thanks for your understanding.

[soft heart]

Alienware x16 R2, Intel Ultra 9 185H, RTX 4070, 32gb; Honestly, in testing a lot of different ways I reverted to the in-game Dynamic Resolution maxed out, DLAA, default render resolution at 90. Just noticed far more benefit from reduced input lag over frames. Nvidia FG offered somewhat smoother frames at 220 to 240, but those are manufactured frames. The steady 130 to 150 has been much better to play with

[scarlet shale]

Is there a working portal mode with the little bird yet

[final vortex]

Nope, we're waiting on an update to the portal SDK

[loud magnet]

Damn. Can't send memes

[quasi fractal]

Par for the fucking course, corralled into gameplay. Pax Armata vs Nato, Moo Cow vs Moo Cow

[cerulean kelp]

Portal makes small improvements in every game — and then in the next title everything is gone and we start from zero again.

At this point, you could almost see it like a seasonal expansion. But Portal is a core system for server management, and because of that, all essential settings should be there from day one — like team switching, for example.

I honestly don’t understand why we have to start from scratch every single time.

I know that Portal is being worked on. But like you, I only know one or two lists of requested features, and I don’t really know what will actually make it into the game.

I do believe that many things from those lists will eventually come, because the developers clearly understand our concerns and frustrations.

But after four Battlefield titles with Portal, I honestly fear that in Battlefield 7 we might once again face the same problems and missing Portal features as in previous games.

I just wanted to say that I personally understand why people, after four games with Portal, are running out of patience and making strong demands.

For me, Battlefield has always been about freedom.
I still don’t like XP farming though — fair play is always important.

I also feel that too much money is being invested into single-player development. In the past, single-player was basically multiplayer with bots — and that actually seems to be what many people want: simply the ability to play against bots.

I would also recommend trying Hardcore mode. Even if you’re not the best player, it can actually feel easier. It’s less about the weapon and more about who reacts and shoots first.

I’m someone who takes matches seriously and wants to win. But Hardcore just feels more realistic to me. In normal mode, I sometimes stop shooting after landing two bullets to the head — my brain just can’t process that someone needs more than two bullets. I’ll probably never fully get used to that.

The frustration about Portal — and the loss of external servers and a proper server browser — has been building up for years.

If a major Portal update doesn’t come, player frustration will continue to grow. And if we don’t get a large DLC like in the past — with 4–6 maps — the players who already left probably won’t return.

Most people I know would honestly prefer having all the old Battlefield maps available. They would be completely satisfied with that instead of getting limited-time modes that don’t appeal to pure Conquest players. And as Hardcore players, we usually don’t even get those modes anyway. It sometimes feels like we’re treated as a minority and left out.

Alright, that’s enough from me — I’ve already taken part in plenty of discussions about this.

To briefly summarize what players want:

• A proper server browser
• Portal working like RCON and Procon did
• Singleplayer essentially as multiplayer with bots
• A server start requirement of a maximum of 2 players — or at least the ability to play normally without being stuck in a pre-game lobby

Instead of Seasons, real DLCs with more maps.

It honestly feels like more maps are what most players really want.

[cosmic swan]

thanks chat gpt

[gentle gull]

portal servers down???

[blissful epoch]

All portal servers down….

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, can't host and all portal servers are 0 players.

[weary fog]

Literally all of portal is down right now. All servers now show 0 player count and cannot be joined.... just killed my servers in NA and EU

[flint plume]

I don’t think I’ll play Conquest again in BF6 even with more maps. Game just isn’t built for Conquest anymore.

[blissful epoch]

@swift blade Are devs aware? - be nice to see some comms….

[cerulean kelp]

Yeah, Portal is currently not working properly. You can’t join any servers directly, but you can join through friends who are already on a server.

[mellow chasm]

Was happening to 2 of my servers yesterday. They became invisible, like a ghost servers.

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1467260386448244788

[weary fog]

yeah this has been an ongoing issue since day 1

[mellow chasm]

This bug

[weary fog]

then when people join the empty server it crashes the full one

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, after invisible server bug comes crash.

[cerulean kelp]

Maybe that was one complaint too many 😅

[mellow chasm]

There's another bug that if you join empty server through server browser it will still show 0 players.

[cerulean kelp]

You can join one, but I can’t join any or host one. I can only join through friends. Yes, all servers — even the ones that have players on them — are being shown as 0 players.

[mellow chasm]

That's not now but generally. If you join empty server, sometimes it will show 0 players in server browser.

Now is just invisible bug on all servers.

[cerulean kelp]

Yes, when that bug happens, the server has to be restarted and then the player count displays correctly again. But right now, you can’t start any servers at all.

See, I told you — maybe we complained about Portal a bit too much 😅

[mellow chasm]

Once I had invisible bug like 4-5 times in the day 😁 5 restarts and gathering people.

[cerulean kelp]

When it’s full, it’s fine. But in the morning, when you’ve just managed to get 8 people together after an hour, it’s really frustrating.

[mellow chasm]

It's strange because 6 Portal is similar to 2042 Portal. There were no such bugs there. Sure, crashes happened but no invisible bug and crashes this often like in 6.

[weary fog]

yeah with the 0 player thing you can just backout and rejoin and usually it'll show player count within a few rejoins, I just use Gametools API to check player counts. but luckily rehosting isn't required there usually

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, I use Gametools as well to monitor if there was a crash or invisible server bug to restart asap if it happens.

[weary fog]

we also use gametools API in a custom bot we made to track live server player counts/maps in our discord, really grateful for gametools 🙏

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, very handy. Don't need to be ingame but can check on my server if away.

[cerulean kelp]

Do we already know what’s causing the issue with Portal?

[tardy cosmos]

The new map, I'm not even going to attempt to portal that because its a damn good map. justsaying..

[mellow chasm]

No idea, Portal still down.

[cerulean kelp]

Yes, I hope EA says something about it — whether they’ve already identified the issue.

[summer notch]

Our team is aware and is currently investigating. We should hopefully have something to follow-up with soon. We're on it! 🫡

[lilac mango]

web browser "choose a game mode" if i select portal custom (default) or if i select "Verified Modes" and select conquest i cant figure out how to host a local map with modified rule set so just 1 human can join on 1 team and no bot or no human required for other team and i can just start map and run around and explore. i just installed bf6 (i had it on day 1 launch) and i used to be able to create that game mode but im missing something as i cant create a custom rule set or something.

[cerulean kelp]

Thank you, Hope, for the quick response and the information.

[lilac mango]

with portal we can create a "custom game mode"?

or we can not?

[summer notch]

What platform are you on?

[cerulean kelp]

PC in germany

[summer notch]

Thank you! This helps our investigation to know what platforms everyone is using

[cerulean kelp]

No matter which Portal server you try to join, you get an error message.
If you try to host one, you also get an error message.

The only way to get onto a Portal server right now is by joining someone who is already playing on it.

All servers are showing 0 players.

We are currently playing on this code: ZRYBJ.
But as mentioned, you can only access it by joining someone who is already on the server.

Other PC players in Portal are affected as well.

Error code: 11468332130

The DICE servers are working. So matchmaking is not affected — only Portal.

[mellow chasm]

Yeah, Matchmaking and BR servers are working. Only Portal is affected.

[broken dew]

Can't your do Ping everyone on chat portal

[lilac mango]

its working where i can create a custom game mode and only 1 human vs 0 human / AI. i dont think game is actually started is how its working. in 2042 i could create that same game mode with 1 human on one team and 0 human/AI for other team becasue game never really starts and i cannot capture any flags or get in any spawned vehicles and play around because game is not started

in 2042 i could play in all vehicles becuase they spawned before game started and i could capture flags

[fluid violet]

I still miss, just starting a portal - 32 bots - and having fun. Main game really is stressing me out too much with so many cheaters and sweaty players.

[lilac mango]

its mostly for my grandson as far as the custom settings. hes on the spectrum and i make it so theres no enemies and he cant get hurt but he can explore. he loved the elevators in 2042 but this is bf6 and no elevators and he cant do any vehicles or capture flag like in 2042 without bots/humans in 2042 when there is only one human on team

he likes to run around and capture flags. you can do that in 2042 and also vehicles with no enimie joined on other team like 2042

so to the devs please make it so (Captain Piccard) quote

[cerulean kelp]

Portal seems to be working again.

[weary fog]

every platform is experiencing downed portal. it's a global cross-platform issue

[weary fog]

I stand corrected. it's fixed! thank you 🙏

[summer notch]

https://tenor.com/view/hype-party-gif-23560775

[muted heart]

well portal Bf2042 on ps5 is not fixed, I looked 2 min ago

[summer notch]

What error are you receiving?

[gusty moth]

@summer notch sorry to bug you but any timeline on when the little bird will be available in the sdk/godot?

[broken dew]

Can't your Ping everyone for sate on Games

[muted heart]

no servers nothing is showing up, some one stole all the servers and left nuffin for us 🙁

[summer notch]

Our team is aware and investigating

[broken dew]

Can't your do Ping everyone for lfg on server's Discord

[muted heart]

sweet 🙂 thx ❤️

[summer notch]

The issue is now resolved, and we are going to be posting comms on that momentarily

[broken dew]

I can't recommend to add on blog

[summer notch]

Sorry, could you please clarify?

[broken dew]

I'm it's what's Chanelle for evant on battflied 6

[broken dew]

Can't your add on blog on Chanell discord

[summer notch]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're asking

[broken dew]

Can't your Ping everyone on #lfg-crossplay

[summer notch]

Why would we?

[summer notch]

It should now be resolved. Could you please check?

[muted heart]

1 sec

[broken dew]

You could post an ad on social media to share the server's link server's discord

[muted heart]

yes, it works, great job dice ❤️ tackar så mycket

[summer notch]

We already promote our Discord

[broken dew]

Can't your try again

[kindred agate]

I think you should try to send a full sentence of what you're suggesting, what the underlying issue is you're trying to resolve, and what your hopes are that your suggestion will do. Currently, it feels a bit difficult to follow your train of thought.

[broken dew]

Can't your do add announcement for lfg on community discord

[kindred agate]

If you're only sending half-sentences, we can't really help you. It's fine if you don't speak English very well, but we will need more complete sentences to interact with you. 😉

[soft heart]

@tardy cosmos Its a little wild being my first one and testing the limits, but my custom IS NEXUS DUB-SITE, ZQJ5Q, based out of the Nexus Tech Campus Gauntlet map. A lot of cranes lmao, but mind you purely to learn the "cans and can'ts" of Portal and GoDot. It's officially reached the node limit for sure. Hoping I can put the AH-6 in it before too long

[tardy cosmos]

Ha! my limit was trees, how many vehicles you need lol

[hearty oriole]

BF6 HC conquest 1 shot server is up, search OG Hardcore

[soft heart]

LMAO, exactly, didn't wanna mess with spawners...while supplies last vibe lol

[hardy belfry]

soon™

already got confirmed 🙂

[mellow chasm]

You were told to not ping any of community managers. They read this chat anyway.

[gusty moth]

K

[gilded hound]

sorry if this has already been asked, a quick scan of this channel and nothing popped out... Does anyone know a good porttal code for a test range that has the littlebird? BF6. would love to learn to use it before wasting team resources

[hardy belfry]

The little bird is not yet available in Portal

[gilded hound]

well that sucks. thanks for the info though!

[scarlet shale]

That’s crazy it’s still not available in portal what are they doing bruh

[sacred cobalt]

I heard people are talking about some XP portal level up servers. Are those legal or just bannable stuff?

[tardy cosmos]

anything with XP Farm in the name should be banned anyway in my opinion. I don't know why they just don't play Casual Breakthrough, Bots Full XP

[craggy dagger]

tho we want more casual modes no?

[tardy cosmos]

Oh i see what you mean like casual conquest and team death match etc. yes why not.

[craggy dagger]

yea

cuz the normals are giving me crazy latency and casual has no latency at all

[sacred cobalt]

Because the leveling system is so horrible and long taking.

[undone magnet]

Does anyone know a working "test range" to practice LittleBird please? I couldn't find anything in #1461436247783510228

Nevermind, just learned that littlebird is not yet available.

[tardy cosmos]

Its not that bad, just keep playing the game, achieve the challenges and you'll unlock them even without the battle pass. I'm mean what are you going to do once you've unlocked them all? I don't understand and have heard some streamers say they're not playing the game because of the grind but then grind through other games in the same way. Even with the extraction shoots you still have to grind and find all the parts to build the guns.

[warped heath]

Players are having too much fun, we're looking into this -EA

People who just want PvE can't have it anymore, many people who want PvP get bots in their matches.

Nobody is happy.

WE DEMAND EA STANCE ON THE FUTURE OF SOLO PLAY IN BATTLEFIELD 6 - IT'S A YES / NO QUESTION.
IF YOU WON'T ADD SOLO PLAY, JUST LET US LEAVE, INSTEAD OF STALLING.

[tardy cosmos]

oh dear lord, I'm very happy thanks and that's why i bought the game.

[bold flume]

does anyone know when the little bird will be added to portal?

[tardy cosmos]

I notice the placeholder is there for the little bird under vehicle restrictions in portal web.

[bold flume]

I see the place holder there, but I dont see it in the VehicleList from the rules editor.

[gusty moth]

Is there a timeline on when to expect the little bird available in sdk?

[final vortex]

It's been there at least since S2 launch day when I checked...

[humble pilot]

Whenever I see those complaints about solo I do wonder if you don't know that you can play solo against bots in custom portal experiences 🤔 just without XP
So, is XP against bots in solo what you're actually looking for?

[warped heath]

To be precise, by solo I mean solo/coop from bf2042. Limited weapon mastery capped at lvl 40, lower xp per kill against bots.

[lone ridge]

Go play casual Breakthrough then.

[spark perch]

battelfield5?

[fickle mist]

Guys did you also notice there is no little bird in latest Portal SDK?

[fickle mist]

Oh I see

[lofty cradle]

can anyone tell me how to find active servers for certain experiences such as metro? i see it says active players but all the servers are empty? am i missing something?

[mellow chasm]

Go to Filters, leave Name empty and put Free slots Any. Then sort by player count and hit refresh. You will see all servers in Portal that way.

[lofty cradle]

Thanks!

[humble pilot]

The servers showing 0 players is a bug sometimes 😕

[cerulean kelp]

It will probably take a while until this gets fixed.

[pine rain]

Bye Felisha

[cerulean kelp]

The Portal queue is extremely bugged again.
When you join the queue, you get sent straight back to the main menu.

Several PC players have complained about this bug today.

[surreal tundra]

Where is the real portal from the shitty 2042 ? It was really better than this one today

[mellow chasm]

Had 3 crashes on Sunday already

[weak sand]

How come my server doesn’t pop up on the server browser when I’m hosting it? When my friends search it by name specifically it comes up, but otherwise the recommended continually shows either Hardcore Conquest, Metro, Operations, or various bot/training servers

[jade quarry]

both have pros and cons.

2042's Portal had more maps and weapons from older games, BF6's Portal has a map editor and text-based scripting.

[cerulean kelp]

It’s the same for all of us. The server browser seems to prioritize the servers that were online first. When one of them goes offline, another one moves up and takes its place.

From what I’ve heard, they’re already working on improving this so it works better in the future.

[karmic moat]

Howcome the progress for my 'deal aircraft damage using launchers' quest wont progress? ive taken down like three helis and was 500 damage away from completing it

[light root]

We should’ve got 2042 portal with the improvement of bf6 custom game modes templates should be there for example

In bf6 to create a custom mode you start from scratch its made for those with a lot of free time

[cerulean kelp]

Has your server config been unlocked again? We haven’t been able to modify ours for a week now.

[mellow chasm]

No, still locked. Had to create new experience.

[cerulean kelp]

Okay, did you at least get any information about why the review is happening in your case?

[mellow chasm]

Not yet

[cerulean kelp]

Is your new config still editable?
Ours was put under review immediately after we created it, so we can’t edit the new config either.

[mellow chasm]

New one is editable but another got locked in review. Will have to create another experience for that one.

No idea but I am not the only one I guess who has experiences locked.

[jade quarry]

many of the things in 2042 Portal weren't there at launch either. so...

[warm drift]

KO

[jade quarry]

🤷‍♂️

[light root]

I know but they are there i dont know why we have start all over they should take that as the base of start am not talking about maps am about the templates and features

[jade quarry]

I can't answer you why but they have their reasons.

[cerulean kelp]

Well, let’s wait and see. It’ll probably work again soon. Otherwise, we’ll just ask Hope if he can tell us why it’s happening.

[jade quarry]

it could be that the underlying tech in BF6 is just too different or that this way they can avoid potential errors down the line.

there can be many reasons to start over with software-related stuff.

to save yourself the headaches later.

[chrome swift]

It was in the patch notes (portal section, 5th bullet point) that this was supposed to be fixed. It's wild they continue to provide no information on this, especially because it just clutters up the server browser with unoccupied ghost servers. When we had the opportunity to republish, it would clear these servers out.

[gusty moth]

Has the little bird been added to the SDK yet?

If not, why? And when will it be?

[warm drift]

KO

[tardy cosmos]

who ratted us out when in was mistakenly added to portal last year, come on, who was it!! 😂 😂 😂 😂 That was the old style little bird too.

[gusty moth]

I mean i'm fine waiting but it'd be nice to have a rough idea on when to expect it, perhaps a community manager can weigh in.

[tardy cosmos]

on a different note, its not easy using the portal sand map with out a map or mini map and its huge! Tried tiny and large configs. What would be good, if the tools to shape the terrain was available for portal sands. Its perfect for Silk Road. Justsaying!! Happy Portaling.

[cerulean kelp]

Yes, that’s true — but the joke is that on patch day you couldn’t edit the experience anymore, and now even after creating a new config, it immediately can’t be edited either.

[warped heath]

It clearly ain't working mate

Huge amount of bullet points in the changelog, and yet, each update manages to break something we didn't think could get broken

[gentle gull]

LYNDONS WAKE V1.02 IS LIVE

CODE : ZQJQU

• fixed global mission messages

• fixed UI frome freezing

• rewired objective UI

[dusk dew]

I don't know if the developers are aware of this, but if you set the custom portal to the winter season and move to another map after the Empire State map, you will continue to receive freezing damage.

Pls...Bug fix!

[dusk dew]

Empire State is the only map that has winter mode, but the freezing damage in other maps needs to be fixed... It's a summer battlefield, but it's freezing

[dusk dew]

The specifics of the option I mentioned say it only applies to the Empire State map. However, when I saw it in action, it applied ice damage on all maps.

Expand the details for this setting. It says it only works on the Empire State map. However, if it's activated on other maps, it's definitely a bug.

[tardy cosmos]

That sir, is impressive 👍🏿

[stuck flicker]

Anycode for redsec

Where we can level up weapons faster

[midnight turret]

Full free version of TradingView Premium (Windows + MacOs) with updates: https://www.reddit.com/r/TradingVievStock/comments/1qcmgir/

[wet summit]

Anyone tried to make a mode like the game wardogs? King of the hill style mode.

[gentle gull]

Thank you sir<3 Ill be making an official post about he wake / mode very here soon!

[gentle gull]

we are not making a king of the hill but we made an economic conquest mode with upgradable bases, store systems, and missions

CODE: Z Q J Q U

[gusty moth]

Has the little bird been added to the SDK yet? And if not, when will it be?

[strong mountain]

If anyone knows how to create a spectator mode, hmu. We need someone for a project. You can expect compensation

[gentle gull]

https://discord.com/channels/140933721929940992/1475869290619080776

official post for lyndons wake

[dusk dew]

Not yet

[dusk dew]

Maybe midseason?

[tardy cosmos]

Dudes, I just found the stretch tool. 😂 I know Noob!!

[icy spade]

4 months without any solo bot play

[drowsy lava]

Wow!!! I dont know if you have seen it or it is an error. still wish I could start 1 player
but it look like they have now min 4 players to start Verified Breaktrough, just without XP

If that works it is a step in the right direction

[drowsy lava]

Why don´t republish? It is still the same when creating a new 4 player start

[cerulean kelp]

I hope it’s just a mistake that there’s no XP anymore with the 4-player start.

And that it gets sorted out by this evening.

[drowsy lava]

Ohhh now I see the problem, you cannot create any Verified mode with progression anymore 🙁
Not that I was able to find 20 people joining anyway 😉

I was just happy about we not should Struggle making the Custom games, and could use these "verified templates" instead, just to play and have a little fun
But we still need to do that if we want to play solo.

[gusty moth]

When will the little bird be added to the sdk

[tall gazelle]

You have gotta just wait at this point. Its clear there's no definitive answer, I think enough people here have seen you ask that they will probably @ you specifically when its available haha.
"A watched pot never boils" as they say

[gusty moth]

Still waiting on a response from a community manager

[kindred agate]

Would be part of a larger announcement, not just a chat line on Discord, generally speaking.

[dreamy parrot]

Does anyone know when the little bird will be available on portal

[drowsy lava]

I was just happy that we could start a verified with only 4 Players even with no XP, but why on earth is it only give 20 bots, then we ended up playing 14 against 10
This is not usefull at all. 🙁

[kindred agate]

Just pinned a message about this and replied to somebody asking the same. 👍

[gentle gull]

At Happydale, we are Verrryyy excited to play with the new AH-6! Keep up the great work & cant wait to get our hands on it!

[tardy cosmos]

znczy

Casual Break is there with official bots and full XP

[tardy cosmos]

znczy, https://github.com/muwookie/BillDukes still not full XP but useful. Single player 32v32. Enjoy.

[drowsy lava]

Is it Andy´s I have self build alot of them, but they are still missing all the features, but thank you

[tardy cosmos]

Self build script. Load conquestV10_portal script, hud, scoreboard, ticketbleed etc. Took me three months, few bugs with UI buttons but click customise before pressing them for vehicles. Not perfect but close. I'm just working on maps at the moment.

[drowsy lava]

I will try it later 🙂

[cerulean kelp]

It’s just a theory, because in the Portal program it says that you receive normal XP. However, in-game it shows that you don’t get full XP when you try to host your experience. So maybe the missing full XP is simply a bug.

Because of that, the bot count might not have been increased either. The fear of XP farming is very high at DICE.

Logically, that would make sense. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense that you can’t use 60 bots.

But why don’t you create an individual Portal server? There you can freely adjust the bot settings, and there are Conquest templates available in the Portal Hub that you can use directly.

I know that DICE is reading along — I’m sure a response will come. Let’s just give it some time.

[lofty finch]

How do I put a free camera in Saint's Quarter and Iberian Offensive?

[drowsy lava]

I know that I can build a portal server, and have build many of them, but they are still missing all the features, that Verified Games can provide

[summer notch]

We were testing some updates, and have currently reverted this change. However, we will have more to announce on this soon, so hang tight!

I think you all will enjoy this update 😉

[cerulean kelp]

Thank you

[cobalt tinsel]

looking forward to it! Thank you

[jade bridge]

Like Metro?

[cerulean kelp]

Hope always with these secrets 😄
But I think the upcoming Portal updates are going to be really good.

EA (Electronic Arts) is the publisher, and DICE (Digital Illusions CE) is the developer behind the Battlefield franchise.

I’ve looked into the topic of remastering a bit, and it’s apparently much more complicated than many people think. DICE developers have explained that you can’t simply take old maps and transfer them over technically. An old map basically has to be rebuilt from the ground up so it works with the current gameplay systems, engine physics, new weapons, and destruction mechanics. At the same time, it still needs to feel like the original — and that’s what makes the process so demanding.

So you can’t just copy and paste a map. It has to be technically and mechanically adapted to the current Battlefield version.

As for whether remastering is faster than building new maps: apparently not. According to developer statements, the workload is often similar to creating a completely new map. The most time-consuming part is the actual building process and fine-tuning — and that takes a long time in both cases.

[cerulean kelp]

Take a look at your config — I think the bug has been fixed.

[mellow chasm]

I checked before, it's fixed.

[cerulean kelp]

Yeah, I noticed it this morning as well. I immediately had to think of you.

Now the new updates and maps can finally come 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[mellow chasm]

I used another experience for new map but I will update my old experience later now 🙂

[balmy moon]

That’s cap because they have no problem porting stuff from 2042 lol

[final vortex]

crazy there's still no littlebird in portal

[balmy moon]

Also deleting my messages is suppression of free speech.

[uncut moth]

Most of the time the difficult part is more about the conception than the developping of the game... they have the maps, need to create new assets and build it quite similar but modernised... not that of a big work with a good team

[cerulean kelp]

Good things take time.
And they’re working on much more than just maps — that’s something people also have to keep in mind.

[tall gazelle]

Discovered a bug with the bullet velocity in portal that is really unbalanced, but i am hoping its just the one vehicle, if its multiple vehicles/weapons it is gonna suck until its fixed

[cerulean kelp]

The real question is whether this affects Portal as a whole, only individual Portal experiences, or — what interests me the most — Portal Verified specifically.

[gusty moth]

uh no, not unless a government is the one doing the deleting lol

you have no right to free speech in a private forum

[gusty moth]

i know, it's literally the only reason im here. i want to build a portal map to practice with it

[summer notch]

You'll see 😉

[cerulean kelp]

You just have to love this kind of transparency. 😘

[summer notch]

Hey now, we're posting the update sooner than you'd think!

I need to have my fun 🙁

[cerulean kelp]

Of course — you’ve earned it. 😄

[lone ridge]

Mid March instead of April? 😆

[cobalt tinsel]

would be dope if it dropped with or before the Mar 17th content update, so I can run 24/7 Hagental Base rush lol

real ones remember 24/7 locker on bf4

[cerulean kelp]

But that’s not what you meant, right?
You weren’t talking about a Portal update?

[summer notch]

It's an update to Portal

And what I was talking about us testing yesterday

[cobalt tinsel]

good change!

[drowsy lava]

Crossing my fingers for the Bots numbers

[cerulean kelp]

I already discovered the 4-player start a few hours ago 😜

But I’m still looking for what you tested yesterday. 😆

[summer notch]

It was that

[cobalt tinsel]

is this with or without bot backfill enabled? or just 4 players across the board?

[mellow chasm]

What about if experience is without bots? Is it still 20 players?

[cobalt tinsel]

i loaded up my server with bot backfill, it's 4 people to start. Looks like it applies to all verified breakthrough/cq/rush servers

[mellow chasm]

Yes but what about without bots? Is it still 20 players?

[cobalt tinsel]

haven't checked myself, but that is likely 4 players to start as well

[mellow chasm]

Before was 8 for servers with bots and 20 for no bot servers

[tall gazelle]

Which was honestly quite backwards in terms of stopping "farms" haha, but hopefully no bots is 4 players too

[gentle gull]

That’s honestly a HUGE win for the community.

And on top of that, it pushes us custom map designers and scripters to step it up — to refine, balance, and align our experiences with these now more accessible full-progression modes.
It raises the bar… but in the best way possible.

[fluid violet]

@summer notch Just read the announcement. Thank you for this change. Doesn't help this single old man in the slightest, at 4am in Europe, when most sane people are in bed, but I appreciate that you folks are trying to restore portal's sincere glory.

[tall gazelle]

Great change! I hope this helps lessen the complaints everywhere, even if not completely.
Also just checking, I'm not sure if you see the updates I made on my bug report, but I made some significant discoveries on what could be wrong on the games side, but unfortunately it leaves quite an unbalanced error in the game, I hope it can be corrected to make both teams fair soon 🤞

[summer notch]

4 players across the board!

[mellow chasm]

Thank you very much 🙂 👍

[summer notch]

If I am wrong, feel free to yell at me 😉

[solar crane]

Player numbers are so bad they changed how to start a match

[real torrent]

portal needs official servers hosted by dice available 24/7 and auto team balancing and 60hz servers 😭😭

[gentle gull]

we have a full progression mode that does not require 4 players! The code is ZHSPM - we just reduced bot count / added a randomizer to combat pure farming. however, you can progress at 4AM at your leisure

[summer notch]

Awwww, if you don't mind playing with strangers, there are some great servers for people looking for BF groups, or we offer VC's in here?

[summer notch]

You're amazing

[gentle gull]

truly the amazing one ^^^

[summer notch]

I will take a look soon! Appreciate you for updating your report!

[fluid violet]

Thank you. I really am struggling to play even on casuals with level 500+ people picking on us older/slower people. I hope this code will help @gentle gull - thank you.

[gentle gull]

just do me a favor and fly around, use the map for not only progression - but learning vehicles and gadgets 🙂

[tall gazelle]

Thank you! Normally I wouldn't try to get attention brought to something so much, but its quite bad and makes it unbalanced on any map that has an IFV, so much so that I'd imagine it skews the win rate considerably for NATO

[summer notch]

No, please do continue to bring attention to things! I often receive a lot of pings, so reminders are deeply appreciated

[fluid violet]

I can't fly sadly. My fingers are full of Arthritis and I don't have a joystick, peddles, thingamobs that makes flying so easy for others. Heck, the next meal has more of my money than anything I could want to buy at my age.

[summer notch]

Aging simply means you have more wisdom than all of us! It's how I think of it now that I have to order an ergonomic for wrist pain xD

[gentle gull]

What a way with words from Hope!

Im sorry to hear that brotha - If we are ever in a round together - ill show you some of the gnarliest stuff!

[lofty cradle]

I'm shocked by the portal changes.. this is huge.

[icy spade]

Just saw the portal change okay we are ALMOST there come on dice keep it going

[gusty moth]

just need the little bird back

[cobalt tinsel]

Appreciate the good changes. If we can get an auto team balancer/team switcher, ability to add server admins, server favoriting, that's pretty much all the QoL stuff we really were asking for and it's going to make the Portal server experience waaaay better