r/battlefield_one • • Oct 23 '19

Discussion Guide to Finding BF1 Populated Servers

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courtesy and credit of this post go to u/ElectronicCow3

Thanks.

An easy guide to get into populated servers

Hello Battlefield 1 fans and r/battlefield_one members!

You probably witness the fact that more and more people are asking if the game is still alive because they can't find any servers.

Witnessing an undergoing flood of posts concerning the inability to get into a populated server, this post will be an answer as an easy to go guide on how to get into full servers, especially using the server browser.

1. The Battlefield 1 population

First of all, it's important that you know that, even if the number of players isn't close to BF:V, it's doing pretty well for a three years old game. You can look at this website to look at the actual player count on each platform:

Battlefieldtracker gives you an insight of what is the population on each platform everyday and in a set hour. This gives you a good idea of the amount of players playing in a period of time and what are the most popular hours or what are the days of the week where the BF1 population is bigger: https://battlefieldtracker.com/bf1/insights/population

2. Which game mode should I play in?

There is no universal answer to this question. We encourage everyone to play the game modes that suits them the best. Although, here are the most popular game modes at the moment classified per game type:

Infantry combat: Team Deathmatch

Large scale "All out Warfare": Conquest

Assault/Defense: Operation

Misc: Weekly rotation*

3. Should I use quickmatch?

We recommend that you only try using the quickmatch option on Friday nights and weekends (Conquest game mode-Base game maps), when the BF1's player count is at his peak. Every other day or if it doesn't work, you should ALWAYS use the server browser. You can also use the weekly rotation quickmatch option in the game's homescreen.*

4. How to use the in-game Server Browser?

When you're using the Server Browser, you must select the correct filters. There is a total of 9 options/filters to choose and here are the recommended ones to maximize the amount of populated servers available:

Game modes: You can choose any game mode that you want. Although, we recommend you only put one game mode at a time. Don't search servers with multiple game modes selected, as it can cause the server browser not working as intended (ex: not showing any servers or less than there really is).

Maps: You should select all the maps if you have the Premium Pass or BF1's Revolution Edition. If you only have the base game, it's recommended that you select these 13 maps: Amiens, Argonne Forest, Ballroom Blitz, Empire's Edge, Fao Fortress, Giant's Shadow, Monte Grappa, Nivelle Nights, Prise de Tahure, Rupture, Sinai Desert, St. Quentin Scar and Suez.

Classes/Vehicles**: Leave it blank

Weapons**: Leave it blank

Advanced**: Leave it blank

Rules**: Leave it blank

Slots: You must select these options: NONE (full servers, almost guaranteed queue time), 1-5 and to some extent 6-10. NOTE: YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THE "ALL" OPTION, AS IT WILL ONLY SHOW YOU EMPTY SERVERS.

Regions: Select the region you're in. If you don't find any servers, select the region the closest to you.

Name**: Leave it blank

5. Have fun on the Battlefield!

There you go! You are now all set to find the populated servers that suits you and to PTFO! If you have any questions and/or need some clarification, just let us know and we will answer them or edit this post.

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*Almost each week, there is a weekly rotation on the BF1's homescreen. Sometimes it's map rotation (ex: Turning Tides maps only servers) and sometimes it's gamemode rotation (ex: Shock Operations only servers). These servers are usually well populated.

*\* You should only use these filters if you want to get into specific servers or custom servers (ex: hardcore).


r/battlefield_one • • 11h ago

Question What is this copy of battlefield 1 from?

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205 Upvotes

I was at the local game store, which has an entire collection of nothing but Battlefield 1, including revolution copies, early enlister copies, and regular copies. I noticed this while finding a copy for my dad. He didn't get this, although he liked how it looked, but how rare is this?


r/battlefield_one • • 11h ago

Video Mistakes were made

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148 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 19h ago

Video I quite like the bulldog revolver

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408 Upvotes

Because it has a fast rate of fire (compared to other revolvers) and draw speed (tied for fastest at 0.4 seconds, like the frommer stop for scout)


r/battlefield_one • • 11h ago

Discussion WAIT FOR REVIVES

77 Upvotes

It boggles my mind how many people subconsciously skip the revive, even when i am literally less than 1M away and input that i am trying to revive you.

When you skip after ive left my cover to come revive you and i then get sniped or shot, half of its my fault for not checking, but the other half im totally blaming you.

Not to mention in most game mode (if not all) revives help your team by taking away kills the enemy team could be receiving.

IT ALSO IMPROVES YOUR K/D RATIO. WHO DOESNT WANT A HIGHER K/D
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r/battlefield_one • • 10h ago

Discussion I’ll never understand Cavalry

47 Upvotes

1600 hours in the the game and every horseback kill I get feels like pure luck.

I feel like the horse comes to a dead stop at the slightest pebble. Or keeps wandering when I’m trying to aim. If they handled like Torrent from Elden ring that would be amazing (probably op).

I can never get the sensitivity balance between ADS and regular cam. Also the hitbox on the Sword/spear makes no sense.

Zulu V Danger if you’re a lurker teach me your ways.


r/battlefield_one • • 19h ago

Figured this belonged here.

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263 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 9h ago

Image/Gif Wow

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35 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 20h ago

Image/Gif Just flexing my Peacekeeper

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243 Upvotes

Was it worth unlocking? Well, it does a good damage and looks cool. So I guess XD


r/battlefield_one • • 7h ago

Video Well that's a new one for me.

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18 Upvotes

I've seen this happen to others before but it never happened to me. Until now :')


r/battlefield_one • • 6h ago

Image/Gif "the enemy is being reinforced with an airship."

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10 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 17h ago

Video If you're struggling to take down Heavy Bombers: hit the sweet spot.

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71 Upvotes

This is just an Fyi for new players who are sick of being killed by them. If you're already an experienced player and/or know about it, ignore and continue scrolling.

Heavy Bombers have a specific spot that increases your damage to them. If you're attacking from below, it's pretty much right under the cockpit, but if you're attacking from behind, position yourself slightly diagonally and shoot the area around the windows of the cockpit.

This wasn't even a good attempt because i missed a decent number of shots, but i still did 122 damage (35 from the first burst) and took it out in just 2 seconds of actual shooting. Imagine how fast you can kill them if you hit the sweet spot perfectly.

PS: this also works with infantry/stationary weapons, which is why you sometimes kill them in one shot with the Tankgewehr, if you ever used it. Also dramatically increases the effectiveness of AA guns.

Hope this helps, enjoy your newfound knowledge :)


r/battlefield_one • • 10h ago

Video never let them know your next move

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9 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 6h ago

Question Can’t find a game

3 Upvotes

Really want to get back into this game but I’m having an awful time actually finding any games. Im on ps5 and the only gams I’ve gotten so far after like 10 minutes of looking are stacked games where I just to happen to be logged in with all the newbies while getting plowed by players who haven’t seen the sun since launch. Even then those games are only half full and overseas so latency is awful. Not to mention I can’t seem to find any gams which aren’t B2B and while I enjoy it I also want to be able to actually use each classes weapons.

Please and thank you


r/battlefield_one • • 22h ago

Thanks DICE

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73 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 22h ago

News Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions | Italy

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63 Upvotes

Thought folks here might be interested in this! The White War is the name of the conflict that took place in the Alps, of which the Battles of Monte Grappa were part.

My interest was also piqued by the reference to a 'locked bunker', that doesn't resonate with me at all 😂


r/battlefield_one • • 23h ago

Fedorov 💪🏻

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35 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 17h ago

The demeanor of the same exact voice line is even different in separate matches

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9 Upvotes

Just realized they went into great detail recording specific voice lines multiple times in different demeanors. Not sure if it’s random or if the weather may affect which one is used. I am currently working on a YouTube video highlighting the sounds of BF1, which one sounds better? The music sounds better in the sunny video, but the intensity of the voice actor is far better in the foggy video.


r/battlefield_one • • 13h ago

The last time I tried this I got ran over

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4 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Video What happened here

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25 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Image/Gif How bad is your team? -“Yes”

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228 Upvotes

Ahhh, you just gotta love low lvls, and honestly, it breaks my heart such innocent souls become annihilated and massacred🥀
Their deaths shall not be in vain


r/battlefield_one • • 15h ago

Discussion I seriously don't understand why I have to complete the round to get my earned score

3 Upvotes

In two out of my last three sessions I played Operations, I was the top scorer for the whole round till the server was suddenly gone and it wasn't even my connection this game has some serious problems with connection lately. I play mostly for collecting puzzles and skins and it's so annoying to play for the objective and then get basically no reward for it, why the score isn't automatically added to my total??


r/battlefield_one • • 23h ago

Colpi alla testa!

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16 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 22h ago

Una morte eroica 😂

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11 Upvotes

r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Question What’s the most shithousery thing you do in BF1?

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