With Battlefield 6 beta queues stretching around the block, a “substantial increase in server capacity” should just have helped
If you’ve tried to hop into the Battlefield 6’s open beta’s early access period this morning and have ended up sitting a queue behind thousands of other folks in camo gear, then don’t panic. Or at least that’s what EA say, as their wrenches slam against the game’s servers in an attempt to let more people in.
With players stuck twiddling their thumbs in lines that can stick you as far away as 240-something thousandth from the front, the developers have been jolted into action. After all, you don’t want to anger the sorts of folks who’re up for shooting some blokes on an otherwise chill Thursday morning.
“The team is now working on a substantial increase in server capacity, which will reduce your time in the queue,” the official Battlefield comms account tweeted amid the cries. “Thank you for your continued patience as we work to get as many of you into the game as soon as possible.”
As of a few minutes ago, it appears that works begun to see the lines go down. “We are now seeing signs of queue numbers returning to suitable levels and times,” reads a follow-up tweet, “Thank you for your patience as we worked to mitigate the issue. We’ll continue to keep an eye on queues and server capacity, and will follow up where needed!”
So, hopefully if you’ve had to wait for your dose of early FPS access this morning, you should now be facing less time spent staring at a number. Maybe you’ve been smart and decided to give up on the line until this afternoon, in which case it sounds like you should end up getting in pretty rapidly if you’re lucky.
If you’ve yet to double-check which modes, maps and changes from previous Battlefield Labs testing you’ll be in for if you do jump into the open beta from today, August 7th, (early access) or August 9th (general), then read this. You’ll also need to turn on secure boot on your PC to get into the beta, with instructions as to how to do so here.
