DICE Has ‘No Plans To Add’ Old Squad Join Feature From Battlefield 3

Battlefield 4 – DICE Has ‘No Plans To Add’ Old Squad Join Feature From Battlefield 3
Joel Santana November 24, 2013
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By now, many of you may have noticed that Battlefield 4 lacks any sort of option to allow console players to create Squads before attempting to enter into games with fellow friends and teammates.

While the Squad up feature was included as a part of Battlefield 3′s friends system on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation s, it was mysteriously excluded from Battlefield 4 on both current- and next-gen versions without an explanation from developers DICE as to why.

That is until recently, when a statement from DICE was spotted in the comment section of a Facebook post, detailing why the decision was made.

   We have a new feature in Battlefield where a new squad is created when a friend joins your game. You can toggle this option on or off by going into the options menu. We’re not offering the old squad join feature because we didn’t feel that the feature in Battlefield 3 was on par with the quality that we wanted to offer our players. We have no plans to add it in the future.



Unfortunately, as stated above, being able to create a Squad in the main menu will not be implemented in Battlefield 4, despite a number of users awaiting to see its return in a future update. That said, maybe you find the new system is working out for you regardless.

Which squad creation system do you prefer, Battlefield 3′s or Battlefield 4′s? Let us know in the comment section below!

This from an old friend and pass CTU Member Garchow on Battlelog this morning.

Garchow's comments below are in yellow.
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Official statement from DICE:

This is just a short update to let you know that we have heard your feedback on the lack of a squad join feature. While there currently are no plans to include a lobby feature in Battlefield 4, we are listening to you and evaluating our options. In the end, we want to make sure you have a great experience. (then give us a pre-game lobby)

Instead of building upon what we had in Battlefield 3, we took a new approach where you are able to quickly and easily find and join friends already playing, or invite them to an ongoing game. (I can't do this 90% of the time and it still doesn't fix the issues that pre-game lobbies do) You can invite friends either in the Multiplayer menu, or by bringing up the new in-game Battlelog (Oh you mean the same battlelog that give me a CE error if I access it?) by pressing the Back/Select button.

Some of the feedback that we’ve seen from you is that server slots may get filled up by other players before your friends can join. We understand that this can be frustrating. To avoid this, please make sure that you’re playing on a server that has enough free slots. (It's sad that you have a fanbase that can't figure this out on it's own.)

If you wish a new squad to be formed when a friend joins your game, you can set this option in the options menu. If you want to be in total control over the team setup, then you can turn this feature off. Once a squad has been created, squad leaders can also make the squad private so that only invited players can join.

Improving the stability of the game and fixing bugs is our priority right now, but we wanted to let you know: we are listening and your feedback is appreciated.

The pre-game lobby didn't hurt the game at all. This new system doesn't either, but it's way less efficient when it's standing alone. I don't see why both options don't exist in this game. With the game as broken as it is currently this tried and true method from BF3. A meathod everyone is firmilar with by now would be extremely helpful. Instead we're all sitting here waiting for you to fix this new system that no one wants to learn cause it sucks. This new system should of been implemented as an add-on NOT A REPLACEMENT!!

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