Battlefield 4

**Dog** · 12-06-2013, 12:06 PM

Re: Battlefield 4

Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils

I had to place myself on the other team (which I finally discovered how to do last night lol) when I joined up with Al and Kevin last night. As long as the server has 5+ spots open it shouldn't be a big deal.

Dog, are you joining friends games from the Battlelog or the Friends playing server list?

I usually do it from my phone

**Candyman5** · 12-06-2013, 12:09 PM

Re: Battlefield 4

Originally posted by Dog

Candyman, the reason they took it out is because it is nearly impossible to do what you are saying.

In BF3, we'd squad up with 4 people, join a server with 4+ spots, and still end up on different teams. Why? Because just because there are 4 spots, it doesn't mean there are 4 spots open on one team. It was usually something like 11 on 9, so 3 people would go to one team with one person stuck on the other team.

So what they did was implemented a feature that automatically joins you with a friend that you join when it is possible. Here's how it works; if you are on the other team (say your team has 14 and your friend's team has 15), you will automatically be switched to your friends team and squad as soon as the team balance makes it possible (when the teams are even). If you are in the Battlefield, as soon as you die you will get switched. I'd argue that this feature is better than squading up before the game, especially with the party chat function.

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Im not meaning on the same team right away, I mean just in the game in general. Once in the game you can wait until people leave as to get all of your friends into your squad. Hell playing against OSers is as fun as playing with them sometimes.

**Fresh Tendrils** · 12-06-2013, 12:12 PM

Re: Battlefield 4

Originally posted by Candyman5

Im not meaning on the same team right away, I mean just in the game in general. Once in the game you can wait until people leave as to get all of your friends into your squad. Hell playing against OSers is as fun as playing with them sometimes.

You can do that now you just have to wait until somebody is in a game.

**jwilphl** · 12-06-2013, 01:02 PM

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I still don't understand how to join others. Most of the time from the Battlelog menu in-game, it will show my friends in a server but no option to join them. Likewise, the server they are playing in does not show up in the main Multiplayer menu. Then in Battlelog on my laptop, only one or two of my PS4 friends shows up in the sidebar, and only sometimes can I actually join them. Do I need to be Origin and/or Battlelog friends with all of the PS4 players before they show up there? It doesn't seem like it because I have a separate "PS4" section (and some of my PS4 friends show up when they aren't a battlelog friend).

**Fresh Tendrils** · 12-06-2013, 01:07 PM

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I've had the best luck joining from the XMB.

**kaletore11** · 12-06-2013, 01:19 PM

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Everyone was saying how FAMAS isn't nearly as good as before, so I gave it a try..... And had two beast games

Spoiler

Keep in mind, my KD is 0.9 usually.

**Marino** · 12-06-2013, 01:54 PM

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Well, for me, it seems like they fixed the searching server browsers, so I was able to find many available servers with 8-9 open slots for Rush. So I wanted to make sure there was enough room for Chase and Al to join.

**mikenoob** · 12-06-2013, 03:37 PM

Battlefield 4

Originally posted by Dog

Candyman, the reason they took it out is because it is nearly impossible to do what you are saying.

In BF3, we'd squad up with 4 people, join a server with 4+ spots, and still end up on different teams. Why? Because just because there are 4 spots, it doesn't mean there are 4 spots open on one team. It was usually something like 11 on 9, so 3 people would go to one team with one person stuck on the other team.

So what they did was implemented a feature that automatically joins you with a friend that you join when it is possible. Here's how it works; if you are on the other team (say your team has 14 and your friend's team has 15), you will automatically be switched to your friends team and squad as soon as the team balance makes it possible (when the teams are even). If you are in the Battlefield, as soon as you die you will get switched. I'd argue that this feature is better than squading up before the game, especially with the party chat function.

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Yeah I used to be against the new way to squad up, but if I join a friends game and end up on opposite teams, I can still spawn in and play. I don't have to keep an eye on the scoreboard until a spot opens up. If a spot opens up, great I'm on my friends squad automatically. If not, oh well at least I can enjoy the game and automatically switch teams next round when people quit out.

On battlefield 3 you could join a server with quite a few slots open, but as jnes said it could be 10v10 and the squad is split up anyways. In order for us to get on the same side, we would have to constantly check the scoreboard and try to manually get onto the same team. I never really spawned in when I was in that situation. I sat at deployment and held select the entire time.

There shouldn't be an issue in getting into the same game anyways. You just have to talk with your friends beforehand and figure out who's the one to find an open server. Once he does, everyone else just clicks the little play button next to his name on battlelog. Using battlelog on your phone is the quickest way IMO.

We shouldn't have to resort to outside means to join a friend though. The ingame battlelog is Clunky and slow as is joining off your friends list. They should stick the friends menu into server browser as a tab like they did in bf3 so we can check who's in what server.

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**N51_rob** · 12-06-2013, 03:45 PM

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Just saw they have a new message in game about deploying a new server version.

**kt-od** · 12-06-2013, 03:59 PM

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I wonder if I will regret buying Premium.

**Brandwin** · 12-06-2013, 04:07 PM

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 I played quite a bit of Rush yesterday and some Conquest, surprisingly, it was all smooth. I'll be on tonight, hopefully I can get some games in with you all.
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**jwilphl** · 12-06-2013, 04:24 PM

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Can't connect at all right now, probably due to the server updates.

**Jistic** · 12-06-2013, 04:39 PM

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Thoughts on the patch?

Yesterday was the first day since PS4 came out that I didn't play it!

Stupid Christmas party....

Well I'll be on tonight, all night. Hope to see some of you on there.

**Jistic** · 12-06-2013, 04:39 PM

Re: Battlefield 4

Originally posted by kaletore11

Everyone was saying how FAMAS isn't nearly as good as before, so I gave it a try..... And had two beast games

Spoiler

Keep in mind, my KD is 0.9 usually.

What map/mode? I've only played a few rounds with it myself and hated it, but then one game kinda liked it.

**N51_rob** · 12-06-2013, 05:15 PM

Re: Battlefield 4

Originally posted by kt-od

I wonder if I will regret buying Premium.

I suppose it all depends on how much of the "planned" DLC actually gets released to us.

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