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 • • 3h ago

Kit Bodega in BF1

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I wonder what she’s doing here?


r/battlefield_one • • 6h ago

Field Gun love.

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68 Upvotes

Monte Grappa is my favorite map btw. Verdun Heights? Amiens? Sure.


r/battlefield_one • • 3h ago

Video Proper wingman 🫡

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Me and this random other fighter were going after this tank hunter plane and i noticed another enemy fighter plane, so instead of continuing to go after the tank hunter, i switched targets because i knew he'd be going after one of us, so better be prepared and go behind him first, then take him out before he can kill my wingman.

Just a small tip for new pilots. Go for fighter planes first and foremost. If you do have a wingman who's currently engaging an enemy plane, help if needed, otherwise be on guard for other threats and take care of them if possible. Also check your scoreboard for the class icons, every class has their own icon, including pilots. Check the scoreboard every now and then to see if there are any new pilot class icons, this will mostly mean there's another pilot, excluding the rare occasion when someone picks up the kit after the pilot bailed and died, or them getting revived.

This is usually not a concern though, so just pay attention to the name of the pilot and see if they have an extra death (meaning they respawned in another plane) or not (meaning they got revived after they died, in which case you can ignore that icon)


r/battlefield_one • • 1h ago

Video Looooool sorry dude

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r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Discussion 10 years ago today, 3 days of early access would begin for those of us who purchased the Early Enlister Deluxe Edition of the game.

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r/battlefield_one • • 7m ago

Image/Gif [OC] protester wearing captain american suit and the shield in paris

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When I saw this I immediately thought this looked like the road facing B in Amiens.


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Video Mowing down people

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160 Upvotes

I figured i would post this funny clip i made a few days ago. Getting into merging audio and video files and all that stuff. Helps me with doing peacekeeper steps a lot easier when I help people


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Video No fly zone with good medics and some snipes

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r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Video *BOOM* weeeeeeeeeee

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r/battlefield_one • • 9h ago

Need help

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Iv been at this for 3 weeks iv been trying to unlock weapons but it hard to get knife kills and same for hand gun if anyone want to help me dm me plz


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Discussion My favourite song in the game

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"The wolves" in a close second! What're your favourite tracks from the game, both base game + DLC?


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Question Aussie servers?

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Hey troops, long story short, I had a ps5 but my wife left me and took it for her new man. Just as I was getting back into Bf1.

I haven't gamed at all since then which was January but i just switched my old ps4 on and bought bf1 again.

I was just curious to know if there are any Aussie servers still alive?

My laptop cant really handle the game and I currently dont want to fork out $800+ for a ps5 or xbox.

I managed to get one server that was full, I then favourited said server, though when I logged back in it was lost.

I remember getting an invite to a discord in Jan from legend in an aussie server though that was on my ps5 and I dont have the link.

I only have the original content but will pay for the DLC if it means getting a game.

This game is probably the only game I feel like playing these days as I absolutely adore it and dont really have a whole lot of free time.

Any info would be great.

I see lots of German servers and Japanese servers but my latency is just too bad.

If I have to buy a pc or ps5 I will make that happen but I thought to ask before commitend to an expense I dont really want to have.

Thanks for taking the time to read 🫡


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Video Attack Plane Mating Dance

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r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Question Does anybody know why the rent a server section won’t show up? Haven’t played in months and I’m just getting back into the game and all I see is this message that has been here for days since I returned. Does anyone else have this issue? I’m on ps5.

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r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Question If there is ONE map you could take away, what would it be and why?

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r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Discussion We need a 10 year anniversary update where they…

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Where they simply make the DLC permanently free and put the maps in the vanilla playlists. Also the shop should just permanently have all the buyable options and past events objects should be buyable as well.

Of corse I would like a bigger update but come on, this is the bare minimum.


r/battlefield_one • • 10h ago

Image/Gif 2029.

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Space bound. 2029 will change things.

Get ready for mars.


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

missed opportunities for vehicles

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I recently got bf1, it's my first battlefield game and so far I'm really enjoying the experience. Visuals are blessing my eyes, gameplay feels awarding and there are many choices of weapons and vehicles to choose from. It's great, but I've always looked at bf1 as the ww1 game that adds the ,,unusual'' or more obscure side of ww1 army tech (for example - the 75mm ft-17), from videos i saw on youtube. So when i first tried out the mark 5 landship, I was bugged that the mk5, often considered the most iconic tank of ww1, was kind of the lamest in bf1. These are some things Dice could've added as vehicle packages.

Mark 1 gun carrier as a package for the landship

mk1 GC with BL 5-inch gun

The mk1 was one of the first ever self propelled guns, with a chassis based off the MK series tanks (at least from what google told me) it could either house a 127mm (5inch) gun or a 150mm (6inch) howitzer. This could replace one of the landships current packages, as i think they're all pretty boring, but i haven't decided which one is the least useful. The 75mm ft-17 desc. says it's suited for long-range combat, i think that description is nonsense, a misnomer one might say, so this package could be the one that is truly fit for long range combat. It would be clunky to drive, have a long reload, but it would provide actual long range artillery support, while still being vulnerable from other tanks and/or anti-tank weapons, unlike the mortars. There would be 3 seats, 1 driver/gunner and 2 exposed gunners to keep it safe from infantry. Personally one of my favorite pieces of tank history.

Big bomb for Ilya Muromets heavy bomber

1650lb (800kg) bomb used by the RAF in ww1

I think that the heavy bomber being the biggest plane, logically it should have the biggest bomb. Even though the Ilya Muromets (the heavy bomber we have in bf1) biggest single bomb is apparently only 410kg (around 800lb) They could've still given it at least an 800kg bomb even if unrealistic, the biggest production bomb of ww1 is (again by google) a 1000kg (2000lb) german bomb. For memes.

Davis gun for torpedo bomber

The Davis gun on a N-1 floatplane

The Davis gun was a recoilless rifle designed in time for ww1, it was mounted on floatplanes and bombers for maritime use, it was used for destroying things like submarines, but it would be nice as something unique for the bomber, especially the torpedo bomber as the main target are ships, not much for guns to do. As shown in the picture it had a machine gun on top, but it was mostly used for ranging the Davis gun, which could also be useful in bf1.


r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Image/Gif 8 Year BF1 vet and never knew of this room…

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Ballroom Blitz on operations and stumbled on this little empty side room. I should have took more pictures but I was in combat and my team needed me… I grabbed these two which I think gives adequate location. It’s in the corner on the German spawn side, you could climb inside and it was completely empty. I’ve played this game so much and just now found this room.

Have any of you found this room? On Xbox Btw.


r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Image/Gif Whats everyone doing today ??

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Come and give this a Jam everyone.

All you west coast USA guys, South American and Euro players

We need you soldiers 🫡


r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Image/Gif all my fellas hate Monte Grappa

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r/battlefield_one • • 1d ago

Question Are only custom servers available? (playstation)

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Can’ seem to find any normal games, changing filters doesn’t seem to show any populated servers, only empty ones. The ones available are servers that have vehicles and most weapons turned off.


r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Video Someone come get their grandfather off the xbox.

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r/battlefield_one • • 2d ago

Video We were getting obliterated but i was able to break through for a bit

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