I want to play more often than my close friends want to play because I’m a tryhard meaning that if squad play is crucial I’d have to coordinate with random people on the internet over voice chat and that sounds… potentially unpleasant.
Maybe 99% of the time my interactions will be nice, but that 1% of bad times with randoms over voice chat will unfortunately stick in my brain.
For me, the nice thing about BF is that I can team up with my friends in a squad or play asocial solo and have a great time either way.
Unfortunately, also as a tryhard, I despise Engagement Based Match Making. And it seems the main mode of BF6 is also going to have that and I just have zero desire to play a pvp game with Engagement Based Match Making after the experiences I’ve had with it. Skill Based Match Making can be ok if I get to at least see my rank. I just want to know how much I’m improving as a player and I can’t get that with Engagement Based Match Making. I only experience what is essentially hollow algorithmic match fixing.
Well uh, TF|2, with old school… emulated, just pick a server and join it from a browser… doesn’t have any matchmaking.
It can be played as or with a squad, and you’ll probably do better, but it doesn’t have to be done.
Also,… you may wanna just check out Squad, the game.
Basically, started as Project Reality for BF2, evolved into its whole own game, is much, much more focused on realism and teamwork, has a generally friendly community, literally is just a refinement or maybe a ‘realism oriented’ take on Battlefield’s gameplay.
Also has an old school server browser.
I think it tracks your global stats, but… I don’t think they really do anything? Beyond bragging rights?
Also, not sure if it works or can be made to work on a Steam Deck / Linux… also also, they’re focusing right now on migrating from UE4 to UE5, and from what I hear, the UE5 version is probably gonna need some more time in the oven for bug fixes, but the old UE4 version is solid.
I want to play more often than my close friends want to play because I’m a tryhard meaning that if squad play is crucial I’d have to coordinate with random people on the internet over voice chat and that sounds… potentially unpleasant.
Maybe 99% of the time my interactions will be nice, but that 1% of bad times with randoms over voice chat will unfortunately stick in my brain.
For me, the nice thing about BF is that I can team up with my friends in a squad or play asocial solo and have a great time either way.
Unfortunately, also as a tryhard, I despise Engagement Based Match Making. And it seems the main mode of BF6 is also going to have that and I just have zero desire to play a pvp game with Engagement Based Match Making after the experiences I’ve had with it. Skill Based Match Making can be ok if I get to at least see my rank. I just want to know how much I’m improving as a player and I can’t get that with Engagement Based Match Making. I only experience what is essentially hollow algorithmic match fixing.
Well uh, TF|2, with old school… emulated, just pick a server and join it from a browser… doesn’t have any matchmaking.
It can be played as or with a squad, and you’ll probably do better, but it doesn’t have to be done.
Also,… you may wanna just check out Squad, the game.
Basically, started as Project Reality for BF2, evolved into its whole own game, is much, much more focused on realism and teamwork, has a generally friendly community, literally is just a refinement or maybe a ‘realism oriented’ take on Battlefield’s gameplay.
Also has an old school server browser.
I think it tracks your global stats, but… I don’t think they really do anything? Beyond bragging rights?
Also, not sure if it works or can be made to work on a Steam Deck / Linux… also also, they’re focusing right now on migrating from UE4 to UE5, and from what I hear, the UE5 version is probably gonna need some more time in the oven for bug fixes, but the old UE4 version is solid.