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The challenge itself is super easy however with the current connection situation in Firestorm it’s impossible! Who the f*ck decided to make this a challenge before even looking into the connection issues that hundreds, maybe thousands have complained about on this sub?! This isn’t a hurr durr git gud issue, this is a detriment to the gameplay and enjoyment of content. DICE idgaf about the new content if you aren’t going to bother fixing server issues and bugs. I’d prefer that over new sh*t I can’t use or play with.

TLDR; Fix the f*cking servers

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about 5 years ago - /u/F8RGE - Direct link

Originally posted by Wurm_Pis

/u/Braddock512, /u/PartWelsh, /u/F8RGE, Here's another thread discussing exactly what's wrong. Why don't you guys address any of these threads?

Apologies, I'm held up right now at Celebration on Star Wars duty.

Let me regroup with people and see what the deal is.

about 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Wurm_Pis

/u/Braddock512, /u/PartWelsh, /u/F8RGE, Here's another thread discussing exactly what's wrong. Why don't you guys address any of these threads?

I’ve already commented elsewhere that we hear you - the community doesn’t like BFV restricting the ToW to specific modes to start without optional node branches is something we’ve shared with the Dev team. IE, having to start a week with a Firestorm match for those not interested in Firestorm impacts their ability to progress the weekly challenges and unlocks.

This has already been reported to the Dev team. Thanks! Definitely appreciate the feedback.

about 5 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Wurm_Pis

Okay... I'm getting very frustrated at this stage with having to repeat myself and the entire Southern Hemisphere of this planet... It's not that we are not interested in the game mode... The mode does not accommodate us. I, personally like that the ToW introduces other modes, but for whatever reason, Firestorm is unplayable due to high latency issues.

Please stop taking my words out of context, you're starting to make me think that you are a poes in purpose.

I'm not going to continue responding to you if you are going to continue to use vulgar insults. Full stop. There's thousands of posts I can be responding to. The choice is yours on how you interact.

And my reply covered TWO aspects of the issue:

  1. Some folks don't want to play Firestorm.
  2. Some folks are having issues accessing Firestorm. (specifically in low-population regions, so they get transferred to datacenters that are more active, impacting their gameplay with higher ping, which makes them not want to play Firestorm.)

The second part is what players in regions like South Africa, Middle East, Australia (at off-peak times), and South America (at off-peak times) are experiencing. And this is absolutely something the team is working on addressing. There's multiple options on the table on how to improve the situation, and when I have a confirmed rollout date for those fixes to be implemented, I will be sharing it in an official post.

EDIT: However, if there are connectivity issues affecting modes that literally are the first node in the ToW, it would make sense to have something that everyone can do to start the ToW, then have multiple paths, right? I think that could help alleviate some of the frustration with ToW starting with Firestorm for folks who are having connectivity/ping issues right now. More important, however, is resolving those connectivity/ping issues.