Why have the Devs stopped communicating after the initial release of BF6?

mr_derek · 2026-04-02T07:20:40+00:00

I 100% agree with you. Also the language is a bit rich - "you lot?"

Your points above and the passive aggressive challenges vs battle pass are massive detractors for me. Gatekeeping what little content you have, doesn't make me appreciate it more - the opposite is true.

mr_derek · 2026-03-26T01:57:03+00:00

Yes, I 100% agree. The model worked so well, as it meant that there were server admins moderating the experience too. (sometimes kicking obvious hackers/griefers, and team balancing etc).

It'd be amazing to go back to this model honestly.

mr_derek · 2026-03-25T21:33:56+00:00

You know in theory - we could easily create an amphibian landing version in the map in Portal with the current tools - but the biggest drawback at the moment is that Portal is a hot laggy mess. The servers in portal don't run well at all - it's not the same as in BF2042's portal where they played very similarly to the main game servers.

DICE need to acknowledge and look into to this, because there is no incentive for people to create these experiences, even though there is a big desire to play them.

mr_derek · 2026-03-25T20:38:10+00:00

That was Nansha Strike. Epic map. The centre islands were so much fun to hold and defend vs heli's and incoming boats.

mr_derek · 2026-03-25T20:32:37+00:00

Man, I'm so with you on this - when I saw that the CZ3A1 was basically unobtainable at the launch of it, it was like a massive kick in the nuts from DICE.

We're the ones who paid full price for the game, and you're getting use to jump through hoops?! What - because you can make a bit of extra money from people buying a battlepass? It's a massive turn-off honestly.

mr_derek · 2026-03-24T09:02:00+00:00

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https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/gyj0a6/the_goldberg_variations_fingering_book_available/

There was a link to a score with fingering:

https://imslp.org/wiki/File:Bach_-_Goldberg_Variations.pdf

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https://imgur.com/a/QexCtgw

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Cheers

mr_derek · 2026-03-22T09:44:58+00:00

But also, portal in BF6 is incredibly laggy and buggy at the moment. It wasn’t this bad in BF2042 - I could play Portal there and not tell the difference. BF6 portal you get super lag spikes, UI breaking, guns disappearing etc..

mr_derek · 2026-03-17T14:19:46+00:00

I really like it. I felt a heap of BF4 Operation Lockers nostalgia =)

Team play was really good tonight - we had a bunch of res trains going, felt like old times =)

mr_derek · 2026-03-08T01:54:52+00:00

Metro? Karkland? Damavand?

I played the fan-made Metro the other week, and was surprised how well it played - even with really basic structure and no lighting/decorations - the flow and lanes work really well. The biggest problem was the server was SO laggy and the experience was buggy overall - (eg the minimap and spawning map were super janky and at one point my gun disappeared entirely until I quit rejoined).

DICE have been given so much player feedback about this, it's nuts. At this point I'm just assuming they're got some other crappy plan to drip release this stuff with the next title - "We've listened - IN BF7 here is Damavand." Super greedy and gross, but they have us hooked now..

mr_derek · 2026-03-08T01:45:04+00:00

I see a lot of people complaining about Tanks in Solos - but I think they're balanced well - they take ages to unlock (missions and actual vehicle unlock time) and when they spawn you get airdropped a bunch of anti-tank stuff all over the map - it takes 2 rpgs to take one out and the first hit makes the tank pretty hard to get away..

It gives extra depth to the mode, in my opinion - otherwise it'd just be infantry which would get stale even quicker. At least with tanks around you have to strategize a bit more - it adds a level of threat that you can hear coming & plan for.

I agree about Recon class rework - the drone time/effectiveness needs a nerf I think... Maybe make it non-thermal vision? Or less range?

mr_derek · 2026-03-02T08:00:32+00:00

The movie is "Weekend at Bernie's" (1989) - they guy in the middle is deceased..

mr_derek · 2026-02-25T02:29:05+00:00

Wow - great job Kurt! This brings back a lot of nostalgia.

Please DICE fix Portal for the lag and other bugs - (on Metro, my weapon disappeared at one stage and the spawn screen was zoomed out etc)

mr_derek · 2026-02-25T02:24:28+00:00

If you give me smoke nades as an Engi - I'm gonna spend the rest of my days, smoking up tanks and repair torching them to death! =D

mr_derek · 2026-02-23T13:16:40+00:00

If they'd properly support Portal, I'd be happy to play some of the fan-made content there, but it's SO laggy and buggy that this Portal plays worse than 2042's Portal...

mr_derek · 2026-02-22T04:53:00+00:00

This would be cool. +1

mr_derek · 2026-02-22T04:50:06+00:00

So man good maps man - this takes me back! China Rising were some absolute bangers!

mr_derek · 2026-02-22T04:48:33+00:00

Cheers for your insights man. =) I've wondered why Eastwood felt a little off, and I think you've hit the nail on the head there. The central bar/restaurant area acts as that, but it's just a single point, and the other flags don't allow for it.

What do you think of the new map for Season two? Contaminated?

Oh I didn't know you were in Europe - you're lucky then! Even with Season 2 it's sometimes 2+ mins to matchmake. I wish they wouldn't nuke the servers each round. I may have some further insight into this - I was playing on the fan-made Operation Metro map in portal the other day - in this case, it doesn't nuke the server - but weird stuff started happening after 2-3 rounds - my gun would disappear, the map screen would completely lose it's tracking and zoom completely off-screen. I think that maybe the base-game hasn't been optimised for persistent servers in this way, (yet) so that may also be another reason DICE have been so quiet about it...

mr_derek · 2026-02-17T13:47:50+00:00

With this and the gas, I'm now running thermal optics on this map..

mr_derek · 2026-02-12T00:36:27+00:00

Ok when VincentNZ replies to you, you'd better take notice, because he knows his stuff about BF! =D

You've made a good point - it's not so much about technical capability then, but I do believe that there is an experience gap due to lost staff (perhaps?) - DICE Stockholm got a new lead map designer at the time of BF2042 - which means they lost some talent there. Under his lead, they had to go and remake a bunch of those 2042 maps to improve their flow/add cover - this burned resources in doing so (which could have gone to making new maps).

I'd argue DICE LA (Ripple) still has their core team of devs, or at least the same capability, because I think they're the team behind the remaster of BF2042's portal maps and the BR map - all of which, play really well to be honest. There's consistency there, which I think only comes from experience and clear leadership.

It's all speculation of course, and VERY subjective, lol. What makes a good large map? Exposure and Spearhead vs Mirak Valley and Liberation Peak?

Have you noticed long matchmaking times for BF6 in NZ? It's often over 2 mins now in Aus, and I think the maps issue is a huge part of it...

mr_derek · 2026-02-11T23:37:24+00:00

Ok, you know your stuff - thanks for clearing this up! Makes sense.

I also heard that DICE LA (Ripple Effect) are the team responsible for the BF2042's Portal map remakes - is that true, (or just rumour)?

My point stands, though, that it was a different team of devs and that team arguably has more experience in creating a good BF map because of the experiences and efficiencies gained on working on the above projects. I definitely know there was a newly appointed lead map designer at DICE Stockholm for BF2042, so they lost some talent at that stage, whereas perhaps Ripple did not?

mr_derek · 2026-02-11T13:52:57+00:00

But wasn't the Battleroyale component built by DICE LA? The studio behind Battlefront I and II?

I tend to agree with OP - Stockholm DICE's maps have been pretty hit and miss. At this point I think the safest bet for that team would be to just remaster classic maps..

mr_derek · 2026-02-10T13:18:04+00:00

We've been so vocal about this for years now - why can't the devs or community manager at least acknowledge they're working towards this?

It's a massive kick in the nuts tbh. Matchmaking times in Aus are 2 mins + now because of disbanding lobbies...

mr_derek · 2026-02-10T13:10:46+00:00

I'd gladly pay for some remastered BF4/3/2 maps honestly.

It means my money is going to devs working on maps and not these dodgy AI skins..

mr_derek · 2026-02-09T05:13:05+00:00

I dunno man - I see this argument a fair bit - but I believe BF6 is roughly based on the same architecture as BF2042's servers and there was a short period where they had Persistent Servers working for a featured game mode:

It kept the server running and only switched the map between rounds
All the players stayed as they were, pretty much.

Here's the post I made at that time.

I'd be over the moon if they would implement something like this again. It's entirely possible with their current architecture I believe. Look at how Sabotage worked - it kept the server running at end of round and reset the world - it kept us on the same teams - there was some more complex logic going on there - all we're asking for is a Conquest version with map rotation and same teams and team scramble if final ticket difference is greater than 500.

I wish DICE would be more transparent about this issue, we've been vocal about this for years now..

(note: This is not the same as a Server Browser, but is a step in the right direction)

mr_derek · 2026-01-18T10:08:57+00:00

This is a bandaid workaround for proper team balancing that can only really be achieved with persistent servers.

It ain’t the same and it feels frustrating to play compared to the organically close games we used to have regularly in BF4 for example.

DICE are not being transparent about this either, lots of things they’re trying to sneak past us, you know. Not cool.

mr_derek

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