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Battlefield 4 PS4 multiplayer issues
- Thread starter MThanded
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Whole game is getting crashes. Rush works when it works. Conquest doesn't work at all.
Side note: while I enjoy the new obliteration mode, there needs to be a match timer and perhaps a sudden death mode immediately following if the match is still tied. I literally played a match on Operation Locker where no objectives had been destroyed nearly an hour in before my game crashed.
Its being reported, every time there is a crash. Tons of people complain on Neogaf, and ea boards for them to know. The patch reportedly coming next week is the fix of all fixes for PC/Ps4/and XOne.
He meant no gaming journalists or websites are talking about EA releasing this broken POS. They should be getting torn apart by journalists (see: Sim City's launch), but for some reason they are all silent.
I played the exact mode/map last night, It was tons of fun! Firefights everywhere! We played a touch over 90mins, before the other team finally won.
Oh yeah that is true. Something should be said, but who knows why it isn't.
Because we do their job for them better than they do.
Glorious Ownage
Member
Yeah it makes no sense this is big news one of the top reviewed launch games for a next gen console launch is literally unplayable
Plus anything to put additional pressure on them to expedite this processes would be good
Exactly what I was going to post.
This is a goddamn travesty of a game right now on the PS4. No conquest mode, hard locking the PS4, constant crashes that wipe all single player progress even if the crash happens in multiplayer.
Journalists were screaming to high heaven about the shit state that SimCity was in, and this is in the exact same state if not worse.
I just wonder what a casual gamer is thinking right now when the game is constantly crashing back to the PS4 OS with a cryptic error message, and their save games are being corrupted.
My bet is they think either their PS4 is faulty or the PS4 is an unstable POS. If I were Sony I'd be on EA's ass and setting the record straight... although they are partially to blame for allowing this thing through certification.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
If you use quick match to play Rush or TDM, it has gotten better, but far from fixed.
I find accessing menus causes crashes regularly (may be tied to saving of the settings)
stump sock
Member
some battlepacks maybe? I mean that would cost them a grand total of $0 and would go a long way as a gesture of good will.
I seem to be able to join games using the server browser pretty easily. It seems to only give the commander is full if someone fills the last normal spot before I get there.
ClivePwned
Member
my main issues with PS4 BF4
1- can't get onto anything other than TDM without crashing to whatever we're calling the PS4 version of the desktop. Sending an error report "this game is shit" every time.
2. I suck at this game when I can get in.
1- can't get onto anything other than TDM without crashing to whatever we're calling the PS4 version of the desktop. Sending an error report "this game is shit" every time.
2. I suck at this game when I can get in.
The game is a ton of fun when it works. Managed to play 3 straight Obliteration matches last night that were a blast. This morning on the other hand...
Does anyone hope they patch in control changes? I would like to be able to fire using R1 and L1. Sure, the PS4 triggers are better than the PS3's, but I like the snappiness of the R1 and L1.
Does anyone hope they patch in control changes? I would like to be able to fire using R1 and L1. Sure, the PS4 triggers are better than the PS3's, but I like the snappiness of the R1 and L1.
Glorious Ownage
Member
So it looks like dice has disabled commander mode in all servers since whenever someone joined as a commander it was crashing the server for everyone
Your PS4 was doing you a favor. Trust me on this.
ClivePwned
Member
my main issues with PS4 BF4
1- can't get onto anything other than TDM without crashing to whatever we're calling the PS4 version of the desktop. Sending an error report "this game is shit" every time.
2. I suck at this game when I can get in.
1- can't get onto anything other than TDM without crashing to whatever we're calling the PS4 version of the desktop. Sending an error report "this game is shit" every time.
2. I suck at this game when I can get in.
Rush and TDM are pretty stable right now. Conquest is the one getting major disconnection issues.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Man, EA/DICE are behind the curve. Killzone SF and Ghosts are running just fine on PS4, and BF4 is still having online issues to this day.
stump sock
Member
Rush is still problematic for me. Obliteration works pretty well, as well as all the smaller map modes.
D Bo Chops
Member
So my friends and I heard of a loop-hole to keep your game from crashing (xbox 360). On certain maps like Dawnbreaker or Hainan Resort the game will freeze before you even get in. We found that if you open your dashboard and 'pretend' to be doing stuff (scrolling through friends etc.) the map wont crash. We've had good success with it so far, still a few crashes but not nearly as many.
Try it if your having the same problem on these shitty maps.
Try it if your having the same problem on these shitty maps.
brickarts295
Member
This game is a god damn mess right now. A fucking abomination.
Even if you accept that any match over 20-32 players is a lost cause, it should not be this fucking difficult to join a server with a group of friends and wind up in the same squad. I should have known better seeing that the PC version is also broken
Even if you accept that any match over 20-32 players is a lost cause, it should not be this fucking difficult to join a server with a group of friends and wind up in the same squad. I should have known better seeing that the PC version is also broken
Qwell
Member
Lost my save once during the campaign, after that I started doing USB and cloud backups every two missions. A few times the mission checkpoint would error out and I would have to start the mission over. Wasn't too big of a deal as I have already beaten the game twice on the PC, and I was mostly playing through the campaign to unlock the weapons for the campaign.
What is odd are the trophies, I'm not sure if the trophies you look at are the local ones or online ones because I know that I got about 10 different trophies that aren't showing up. However when I try to sync trophies I get an error that it can't sync. At least when I go into BF4 it does recognize that I have completed those assignments so I have access to the M249 and P90 among the other weapon unlocks you get from the campaign.
What is odd are the trophies, I'm not sure if the trophies you look at are the local ones or online ones because I know that I got about 10 different trophies that aren't showing up. However when I try to sync trophies I get an error that it can't sync. At least when I go into BF4 it does recognize that I have completed those assignments so I have access to the M249 and P90 among the other weapon unlocks you get from the campaign.
1. i can play TDM, Rush and Obliteration in between the constant fucking crashes.
2. i suck a lot too but then I start getting my groove back on certain maps. Find a gun you're comfortable with and then stick with it a bit. Getting to know the maps and where to look helps a lot.
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Re: effective/good players... FWIW I honestly try not to look at K/D too much anymore... last night I had two plants and detonations on obliteration during one session but my K/D was 9/15 and I was in the lower third in points. But I fucking made 2 out of the 3 successful plants for my team.
granted, there's times where my situational awareness is shit and i die needlessly because i'm too focused on the objective.
TheCanisDirus
Member
I feel like i've been tricked and cheated because whatever piece of shit i bought is NOT Battlefield. I feel like the PS4 version has got to be the PC version. (with whatever tweaks needed to run on the Playstation)
PC version is having these issues as well.
digita1alchemy
Member
This is what I do too lol.
For what it's worth, I've been playing nothing but Domination and have had minimal crashes for the past 3 days or so.
freernnur5
Member
Yea Obliteration on Operation Locker is the only time I have played Obliteration and wished there was a timer because with it being such a narrow map it gets very crowded. I played one last night for an hour and we finally won. Funny thing was we had were up 2-0 after just destroying B and pushed all the way back to C but then the bomb spawned in the middle again and it was basically a guaranteed plant at our A as the opposing team was now in between us and the bomb instead of us and where they were trying to protect.
TheCanisDirus
Member
Same! I would love to see the metrics on the error numbers... i must get the error more than 60-70% of matches i play or try to join.
Pestilence11
Member
Yes, very much. I've slowly started to get used to using my middle fingers for shooting and aiming but I still feel off most of the time. Hundreds of hours in BF:BC2 and BF3 using L1/R1 has ingrained those controls in my brain.
Scarecrow
Member
I just got my system in today and have two questions:
1. How do you go about installing the game?
2. Whenever I try to select multiplayer, it says I need to sign in with PSN and EA. I'm pretty sure I've got the PSN part covered, but see no option to sign in with EA (whatever that means.)
1. How do you go about installing the game?
2. Whenever I try to select multiplayer, it says I need to sign in with PSN and EA. I'm pretty sure I've got the PSN part covered, but see no option to sign in with EA (whatever that means.)
Yeah.... While I agree the long games are fun I was in a similarly long match(where they had awesome air support and we just kept beating them on the ground) that I basically stopped even going for the bomb because it took so damn long. Leveled up twice with 60 kills in it though... But yeah, Obliteration needs a time limit. A game should not last longer than 60 minutes.
- It automatically starts to install as soon as you put the disc in. Just leave it in and keep the console on and it'll finish the install in the background.
- EA account is an Origin account. I didn't get that popup, but I'm assuming that's cause I linked my PSN account to EA back when Dragon Age launched on PS3.
So I've heard. But this is just a rental so I just wanna get through it once.
Telephoto999
Member
Only mode that is working for me occasionally is TDM...
This is not okay. Most broken game I've experienced.
This is not okay. Most broken game I've experienced.
Where I notice the difference the most is using semi-automatic weapons. For example, I can't fire my pistol near as quick with R2 and I could if R1 was an option. Lots of complaints about this one the Battlelog forums so hopefully it will make it into a patch.
Scarecrow
Member
Thanks a lot!
I've continued to test PS4 BF4 in conjunction with Battlelog on a non-gaming netbook/laptop to connect PS4 to its servers. I've only used Google Chrome on the PC to do this. No idea if it works with other web browsers but I think Battlelog is officially supported in Chrome.
I am keeping things as simple as I can by NOT using WiFi. All other devices that use it are off. The computer and PS4 are both hardwired via LAN/ethernet to my XFINITY gateway.
Most of the games that I cannot join are because there were no Commander slots available. Most of the kicks were from being idle too long. There are still real disconnects/crashes though, just not nearly as horrendous when connecting via PS4 alone.
I've been able to get into a number of Conquest matches but not before a server crash happened sooner or later. It's usually sooner rather than later but I can confirm it IS possible to get into Conquest, at least for a few minutes at a time.
Also, although I've seen many matches listed in the servers that show they are filled with 32 or 64 players, or near that, I'm never able to successfully join them when there's still room.
I've probably never been in a game with more than say, 20-25 people, give or take, at most..
Using Battlelog on PC to make PS4 join servers most certainly improves the MP situation to a large degree but regardless, DICE/EA still has their work cut out for them to fix the multitude of problems in the PS4 version, say nothing of all the other versions which I have not tried and probably won't until / unless things get better.
At least the framerate has held up amazingly well in both MP and SP campaign. No matter what I do, no matter what is happening on-screen the PS4 version SEEMS to maintain a consistent, locked 60fps. Thank God DICE at least managed to get the framerate right on PS4.
I am keeping things as simple as I can by NOT using WiFi. All other devices that use it are off. The computer and PS4 are both hardwired via LAN/ethernet to my XFINITY gateway.
Most of the games that I cannot join are because there were no Commander slots available. Most of the kicks were from being idle too long. There are still real disconnects/crashes though, just not nearly as horrendous when connecting via PS4 alone.
I've been able to get into a number of Conquest matches but not before a server crash happened sooner or later. It's usually sooner rather than later but I can confirm it IS possible to get into Conquest, at least for a few minutes at a time.
Also, although I've seen many matches listed in the servers that show they are filled with 32 or 64 players, or near that, I'm never able to successfully join them when there's still room.
I've probably never been in a game with more than say, 20-25 people, give or take, at most..
Using Battlelog on PC to make PS4 join servers most certainly improves the MP situation to a large degree but regardless, DICE/EA still has their work cut out for them to fix the multitude of problems in the PS4 version, say nothing of all the other versions which I have not tried and probably won't until / unless things get better.
At least the framerate has held up amazingly well in both MP and SP campaign. No matter what I do, no matter what is happening on-screen the PS4 version SEEMS to maintain a consistent, locked 60fps. Thank God DICE at least managed to get the framerate right on PS4.
creationtheory
Member
I've been able to join some Conquest matches by using the server browser on the iPad app.
But I was kicked out of every game within 5 minutes.
