BF4 isn't really playable any more though, I don't think. Was filled with fake servers last time I tried
Depends what game mode you are looking for - there are several active 64 player conquest large servers, etc. as well as the inevitable 64 player Lockers and Metro. It is a bit of a mess because the browser isn't updating player totals correctly, etc.
There was/is a plugin for that its a non issue for a while now.
Electronic Arts has said that DICE is “way ahead” of schedule with development of Battlefield 6 as the publisher gears up to reveal the title this spring.
“Our next Battlefield experience will mark a return to all out military warfare,” EA CEO Andrew Wilson said during the company’s third quarter earnings call on Tuesday.
“The game takes full advantage of the power of next generation platforms to bring massive immersive battles to life with more players than ever before.
“Featuring maps with unprecedented scale, the next edition of Battlefield takes all the destruction, player agency, vehicle and weapon combat that the franchise is known for and elevates it to another level.
“The team is focused and the game is ahead of our internal milestones,” Wilson added. “We will reveal the game in the spring and deliver a defining Battlefield experience for our players in holiday 2021.”
EA CFO Blake Jorgensen later reiterated that DICE is “way ahead of where we were in prior product cycles” when it comes to the Battlefield’s development.
And the standard Dice technique of learning nothing from previous games in terms of balance and just starting from a clean slate meaning the same things complained about in every other BF game that require numerous "balance" patches will likely reappear in this one.
"Way ahead of schedule" probably means the game might be released in slightly better than beta state.
It's just too fast paced. You've got to be a hamster on energy drinks to keep up with the gunfights. Maybe I'm getting too old .
I've yet to get a go in a tank. Aircraft combat seems quite detached from whats going on below and inconsequential. There are some truly atrocious maps in there with zero cover.
Battlefield of old had relatively obvious fronts to which you'd expect the enemy. Now it's just mayhem. It's not much fun getting shot in the back the whole time.
What i would love to see make a return is proper naval combat. I mean how is it that 19 years ago we had a game where you had destroyers, subs, aircraft carriers that were fully usable and not just static display pieces serving as a spawn point? The tech for the game engine has evolved drastically yet that kind of interactivity with large vehicles has never really been done again. Was fun using destroyers to pummel the land in certain maps, having submarines knocking around as a counter to them was also a great gameplay mechanic.
But here we are 19 years later and nothing like that has been done since. Have to wonder why that is. Even if the new game is modern combat (yet again) having modern day destroyers, subs and carriers could make for some really different gameplay, rather than it being a spit shined version of bf 3/4.