Have you ever ever seen that gif of the man opening the fridge solely to search out nothing inside? Effectively, that’s Battlefield followers for the time being, attempting to play Battlefield 6 Early Entry.
In line with Steamdb, nearly 25,000 folks had been on-line without delay attempting to enter Battlefield 6 Early Entry. The one hitch? It’s not dwell but.
Evidently overly excited players have gotten their dates blended up, as Battlefield’s early entry begins at 9am BST August 7-8. Till then, players will maintain opening the fridge to search out nothing however disappointment and a protracted queue to affix servers that are beneath upkeep earlier than the web early entry interval.
The Early Entry dates are solely obtainable to these with a code, which had been Twitch Drops given by watching content material creators who took half within the Multiplayer Reside Reveal Occasion, so if you happen to didn’t get a code, don’t log in till Battlefield 6’s Open Beta, which runs August 9-10. The second open beta weekend runs August 16-17.
So don’t be the fridge man, and go away it closed till August seventh in case you have a code, or August ninth if you happen to don’t. Earlier than you play, you’ll wish to obtain the most recent patch, which is 6.8 GB. Downloading it forward of time will forestall any delays earlier than leaping into the motion.
Battlefield 6 to have bot ‘backfill’
In line with a developer Q&A session held in Taiwan, Battlefield 6 will characteristic bot backfill, the observe of Bots filling up empty servers.
The devs have set a aim of permitting as many gamers to play with their pals as doable, however that may naturally imply groups changing into extra imbalanced than if gamers had been pressured to choose opposing groups when one facet turns into too full.
The bots appear to be with the intention to forestall that state of affairs, resulting in empty halves of servers, with one or two gamers having to face a full squad as opposition. Nonetheless, gamers have met the information with blended reactions.
One participant on Reddit said, “I hate obligatory bots as a result of it’s simply so unsatisfying if you land a sick kill and it’s just a few AI which is all the time set to piss simple. It’s my largest gripe with Rivals.” One other mentioned, “I’d take 40 gamers on a 64 inhabitants server over something with bots”
Fortunately, it doubtless won’t be a problem a minimum of instantly upon Battlefield 6’s launch. With nearly 25k ready earlier than the early entry has even began, having empty slots that may’t be stuffed feels months away at a minimal.
Darragh Harbinson is an esports author specialising in Counter-Strike. He has written for Esports Information UK, Esports Insider, UKCSGO, Dexerto, and Rush B Media.
