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In an effort to share the latest Battlefield 4 updates with players, DICE has created a new tracker for the game’s most pressing issues. On the list are 22 different problems that the DICE team has fixed, is fixing, or is in the process of investigating.
Included on this list are the “one-hit kill” bug, the causes of crashes on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and the problems with the game’s server browser across platforms. Of the twenty-two issues, three are labeled as “fix live,” one is fixed on some platforms, six are listed as “fixing,” and the remaining twelve are under investigation.
Some of those in the “investigating” column are a large amount of crashes on Xbox 360, instances of “no hit effects and no damage” to opponent in a player’s sights, and matchmaking problems on Xbox One. We’ll be following this and update as new fixes are rolled out.
[Source: Battlefield]
Our TakeThis list of issues looks like something I might expect during the QA phase of a game’s development. Instead, we’re seeing this over a month from initial release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. I appreciate the transparency, but it’s clear that Battlefield 4 came out of the oven before it was fully baked. Again, I’d caution against spending any more money on the game (Premium membership or DLC) until the game is stable on your platform of choice.
One issue I always see is damage bounce. I will literally hit a guy multiple times and then get killed and they will have like barely any health gone. 2 shots from a m98 should kill you not leave you with 31% health
"Why pay for a QA department when you can get the customers to do it?" seems to be the mentality over at EA.
This game is so broken, I doubt that they will ever truly see all these issues fixed. Never again will I buy a BF game at launch, will wait a few months.
I won't say much as I have already said it, but I am so glad I didn't buy this. 3 and 4 have basically destroyed this series which prior to 3 was one of the best ever...
I have not looked at the 22 issues, but I have experience some. Honestly, I have been playing the crap out of Conquest and enjoying every min of it without alot of crazy crap going on. Some stuff does happen like sound drop out and get kicked every once in a while. Not saying they should not have had these issues already out before release, I'm just saying I have been playing BF4 on my PS4 and been having a good time and unless I got some kinda straight access to DICE super special servers, it's not as bad as it seems to be IMO.
DICE has a bad history of buggy netcode and server browsing on most of their games. But i have to admit i'm surprised they managed to make the system not work again after BF3, which was the first BF game with somewhat working server browsing since BF 1942.
If there was any reason I would've gotten a PS4 at launch, BF4 would've been half of it. I'm pretty glad I waited now.
The only real issue that is affecting me on the PC is the server disconnect/crash when new maps are loading. I'd say it only happens about 25% of the time, but it is annoying.
I feel soooo freakin bad for the people who bought this game and have had to deal with this crap. Seriously, this sucks royally. I really hope EA comes up with a better form of compensation besides extra experience and a new scope. You know, compensation that actually...COSTS them something.
Oooo free virtual items. Talk about the easy way out >.> People paid around $60 each for this thing. You think they want a few virtual goodies for a broken game? REALLY EA?! REALLY?!?!?!
I'm cool..I'm calm *deep breaths*...yeah.
TWENTY-TWO
How do you ignore that? Is money really worth it to risk your rep?
I experienced the no-hit glitch on PS4 yesterday for the first time. I emptied an entire clip into a guy who was only a few feet away and clearly in my cross hairs; nothing registered as a hit. He then turned around and killed me. It ended one of my better streaks in the game so far. It was very disappointing.