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ellr16
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48 posts 9 Jul 2024 joined
11 May 2026 at 11:15 #1

I have some problems with matchmaking in 2042. I live in Germany, and somehow every time I try to play the game, it sends me into lobbies with only 13-16 people, all S rank. When I try to get into a new lobby, it sends me back to the same lobby or another empty one. Can someone explain why that is or if I can fix it? Thank you very much.

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950101311X
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11 May 2026 at 11:26 #2

game is not all that active so finding full servers can be tricky. Are you playing at peak times? That should make finding a lobby easier.

You can check on steamcharts to see when the game is most active

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ellr16
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11 May 2026 at 11:42 #3

There's usually only 1400 people on at any given time. The weekends are usually busier.

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aa772763738
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11 May 2026 at 11:43 #4

Do you have crossplay on?

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ellr16
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11 May 2026 at 11:52 #5

That's not good. I play whenever I have time; the fullest lobbies I get are around midnight. I can chexk steam but i only play on xbox. Thank you for the response.

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ellr16
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11 May 2026 at 11:55 #6

That makes me sad. I already had a tough time stopping playing BF4.

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ellr16
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11 May 2026 at 11:56 #7

Yes, it's always on. Last time I had it off, I couldn't even find a lobby with people in it. I play on Xbox.

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ellr16
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11 May 2026 at 11:58 #8

I agree. Bf 6 is such a pain in the ass. I can't seem to get used to it.

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79steam
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11 May 2026 at 12:12 #9

Use vpn to play in another eu region. Or east coast USA.

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pallch1
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28 posts 10 Mar 2020 joined
11 May 2026 at 12:21 #10

It’s the same on BF6 it’s mostly lobbies full of bots …. I have crossplay turned off though so maybe it’s because of that but I don’t want to play with PC players

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AxemanProductions
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11 May 2026 at 12:30 #11

At least you can get to lobbies, a lot of people get a black screen and cannot enter games.

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FinnBarrah
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43 posts 10 Mar 2022 joined
11 May 2026 at 15:24 #12

Tried getting back into the game. Same for me. Whole game of a huge franchise and publisher seems to be unplayable for lot of the remaining players for days now??

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CapitanMurasa
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37 posts 2 Nov 2021 joined
11 May 2026 at 15:43 #13

This weekend I notched tons of bots in every game. Prior to this weekend I had not noticed any at all. It’s kind of a bummer. I really like 2042 and don’t even bother with BF6 anymore.

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I take the dead hours.

Juniper
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37 posts 9 Sep 2026 joined
11 May 2026 at 15:45 #14

Looks like DICE broke the game. Well if you didn\t pre-order Battlefield 6 before. Now it\s time to help DICE out with buying Battlefield 6 now. Ignore the fact that they might do exact same thing with Battlefield 6 when new Battlefield came out.

bladeMain
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11 May 2026 at 17:08 #15

I’m on xbox as well. The game’s totally broken for most people right now, we’re waiting for them to update it :-(

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