Players of Battlefield 6 are clamoring for a genuine server browser, an essential feature in FPS games that CoD has eliminated
In the latest instalment of the Battlefield series, Battlefield 6, the server browser experience has undergone a significant transformation. Gone are the days of manually selecting active matches, sorted by player count, ping, mode, and map, as seen in games like Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4.
Battlefield 6's server browser is more streamlined and accessible from the main menu, unlike Battlefield 2042's server browser which was mainly part of Portal and less visible. The new system is built around the Portal feature, which allows players to join matches created in Portal’s custom game mode system rather than traditional dedicated servers that persist over time.
However, this change means that official matchmaking servers in Battlefield 6 are dynamically created and spun up on demand, then shut down after matches end. This is unlike older Battlefield titles where servers were continuously running and players could return to the same server repeatedly. This design is partly to protect matchmaking integrity and skill-based balancing, but it means a traditional, community-driven persistent server browser is missing, which many long-time Battlefield players consider a core feature.
No server rental program has been announced for Battlefield 6 yet, which is a departure from Battlefield 5 where server rentals were dropped in 2018 but the server browser remained. Battlefield Studios have, however, announced plans to bring back the server browser in Battlefield 6, but it will only be for matches created in Portal, a custom games toolset.
In the realm of Battlefield 6, skill will play a crucial role in gameplay. Joining an official server willy-nilly could disrupt the balance. Meanwhile, Portal servers in Battlefield 6 may remain open as long as people remain in the lobby, with the server shutting down once it's empty.
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Morgan Park, a staff writer for PC Gamer since 2018, has been covering the latest shooters and their communities, general news, reviews, features, guides, and even bad jokes in Slack. Park has also written for Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN.
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