Now that we knowBattlefield 6won’t be getting a server browser (not a real one, anyhow), it’s time we put the pressure on EA to reconsider. Portal, introduced in2042, is not a substitute for a proper server browser with dedicated servers, manned and operated by the community.
As confirmed byBattlefield 6producer Alexia Christofi, DICE’s upcoming shooter will not feature a proper server browser, but an “improved” version of Portal, first introduced inBattlefield 2042. Christofi claims this new Portal will answer all the needs ofBattlefieldplayers who so desperately want to see server browsers and dedicated servers return. Which would be fine if Portal allowed for proper plugins, tools, and server operations, rather than being a glorified custom match mode.
Which brings me to my point: EA should give up on trying to reinvent the wheel, look at the overwhelmingly negative response to Christofi’s “server browser solution” aka Portal 2.0, and put a real, dedicated server browser intoBattlefield 6, just like every single otherBFgame had in the past,2042not included.
It boggles the mind why EA and DICE, after seeing how much people hated2042, would want to bring central features from that game back into their last attempt at makingBattlefielda good series again. Portal, while functional, is no replacement or substitution for a real server browser, the likes of which we have inBattlefield 1,4,3, and just about everyBattlefieldever made.
These server browsers and the dedicated community-operated servers within have kept previous games alive for so long, and they continue to run even to this day. Without them, we’re again at risk of EA one day turning the game off forever, which is impossible so long as dedicated server hosting exists.
No “official” server browser should be in the game, and EA really needs to reconsider beforeBF6‘s Oct. 10 launch, as not having dedicated servers almost completely kills the community side of things. And no matter how many “custom” maps and modes people create in Portal, it’ll still remain aFortnite-like experience, with no actual community customization or experience curation at all.
