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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-02-no-server-browser-for-star-wars-battlefront DICE has confirmed upcoming multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront does not feature a server browser. Instead, it uses a new "skill-based" matchmaking system. Confirmation came from EA community manager Sledgehammer70, who took to the Star Wars Battlefront subreddit to say:
- Star Wars Battlefront will not offer a server browser, but will utilize a new skill based matchmaking system.
What Game Server Provider would bother to support this game if customers can't select which server they play on. No point for people or communities to rent a Star Wars Battlefront server if people can't manually select which server they play on. No Single player No Server browser Is the next shoe to fall "No dedicated Servers"? DICE just saved me from dropping $60 on this game.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 14:37:17
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Why would they do this? I wish they would just bring back in game server browsers.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 14:54:50
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willem445 Why would they do this? I wish they would just bring back in game server browsers.
Think like a publisher though. Where is the money in it for them to make server browsers? They're DLC all the way with season passes probably. I think you'll find the real reason why they obfuscate the servers and matchmaking system is that there is nothing worse than 1 year after a game is out seeing a wall of empty servers in a list. That is the ultimate mark of death of a multiplayer game. Better to hide just how many people are or are not playing on a publisher's terms.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 15:12:10
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The force obviously isn't strong with them, trying these Jedi mind tricks. They need to realize these tricks don't work with us only money!
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 15:18:38
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Just watch, people will abuse the "skill-based" matchmaking system to where they can face lower skilled based players, just so they can stomp them into the ground.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 15:32:40
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And simultaneous destroy any chance of the game having any kind of longevity.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 18:47:56
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I wont be touching this game ever...
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 20:16:53
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I like the paradigm that EA/Dice is trying to set: innovating by going backwards.
Let me know how this works out.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/02 20:52:42
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This is so going to ruin my holiday plans if true. If you care at all make your thoughts known here https://twitter.com/EAStarWars/status/638780598300078080?s=09 It's also the source for the image below. There is only a glimmer of hope found in a response form @EAStarWars He went on to say in another post, "We'll definitely pass the feedback along. We are monitoring the feeling of the community as a whole."
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 06:31:49
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Some of these comments are hilarious - YES, this news makes me sad, ... cause this works so well on making a community around your game. * dripping sarcasm*
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 11:44:10
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I say wait it out. They are accepting (constructive, which seems difficult for a lot of people lately) feedback as owcraftsmen mentioned and have made game changes in the past based upon user feedback. Plus, we're making assumptions based on something we've not seen yet.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 12:01:47
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BizSAR I say wait it out. They are accepting (constructive, which seems difficult for a lot of people lately) feedback as owcraftsmen mentioned and have made game changes in the past based upon user feedback. Plus, we're making assumptions based on something we've not seen yet.
Who's make assumptions? The game will not have a server browser according to EA community manager who doesn't release information unless it's approved by EA first. You clearly don't know EA very well. They do whatever they want. They didn't make a single player for Star Wars Battlefront because they claim "not that many people would play it". That is a straight up LIE from EA. More like they removed part of the game so they can rush the game out. Let's not forget EA was voted worse US company two times.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 12:19:30
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You're right, I don't know EA very well. I only know a few of the marketing folks. BUT, I also know changes to EA/Dice games have been made based upon user feedback. BF4 is a good example.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 18:27:49
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BizSAR BF4 is a good example.
Yep, I can see it now: patches that create more problems than they solve. And two years after the game launches, more of the same. If EA wasn't bad enough, DICE itself has turned to the dark side.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/03 20:40:25
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donta1979 I wont be touching this game ever...
The Alpha was a blast,good gameplay,serious eye candy and how can you not love anything Star Wars?
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/09/04 07:18:31
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I will probably buy the game...... but i had plans to buy it on PC. I think i will just buy it for the xbox one (for my son) and that is it. So they get one sale instead of two, or even three.
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Re: No server browser for Star Wars Battlefront
2015/10/09 17:44:58
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Latest rumor is you won't be able to rent a dedicated server for Starwars Battlefront. I think EA is paying one company to supply all the dedicated servers.
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