Hello.
psn : bucheron54201
For the past two or three weeks, since EA modified the servers in response to player complaints about bot abuse, I've been visiting your site, which I've followed for a long time to check my rankings with my friends (playing as medics). I realized my account has been hidden from the global rankings. Apparently, you're referring to the number of bots killed, which I've seen in many videos where players have abused the system. However, I don't feel personally affected, as I'll explain why, and I've seen other players already post about this.
We've been a team since Battlefield 3, renting servers to manage the game, play with all our friends, and, most importantly, have teamwork. But since 2042, these servers have been replaced by Portal servers. So we had the idea of creating one in conquest with the official rules, everything normal except we put in bots to help with filling because at the time we saw the hassle of launching a server, many players didn't want to come because we were wasting a lot of time.
It was great, the world was coming, and we originally created it so we could all stay on the same server without having to switch every time because of SBMM. So we balanced things out on both sides, and players we didn't know came back every day. Plus, there were bots simply to keep it running, not to boost our stats. So we spent a lot of time on it with everyone, thinking it was all normal since EA allowed it. As a result, all our contacts also had their accounts hidden, like mine. Knowing that EA addressed the bot issue some time after the game's release with players who abused it, why didn't you apply your rule from that point on to future bot abuse? Because now, if I understand correctly, we can only have 12 bots, no more, to help with the launch.
I find it unfair to all the players like me who have been playing fairly since BF3. I rank myself as a medic, reviver, etc., not for the kill/death ratio, so kills don't interest me. Many people know my playstyle. This disappoints me greatly, and I hope your rules will change because I play as a team as possible, I try to revive everyone, I rush for flags, and you do this? It's sad.
Speaking of bots, since that infamous update, I've been playing late on weekends, around 2 or 3 AM. As proof, I took screenshots showing me playing matches with about 15 PS5 players; the rest were all bots on official servers, simply by launching Conquest. So, if someone only plays after dark in matches like that, and kills too many bots, they'll be hidden from the leaderboards. I find that unfair.
You should review all of this with your team and take our feedback into account. Yes, there have been abuses with crazy K/D ratios, but I never reached 3 or 4. I was more like 2, and we noticed that the bots were quite strong.
I hope to see some positive news because I'm really disappointed. I understand your position because some players have complained about boosted servers, and that wasn't the case for us.
Sincerely
Hello,
As it stands, we’re happy with the current criteria check for leaderboard access, as it’s not overly harsh and only really impacts those who clearly play against more bots than the average player.
Is this perfect? No. But we can’t widen the scope any further without providing more ways for systems to be abused.
Apologies