Battlefield Lead Producer David Sirland has cleared up the “confusion” around Battlefield 6‘s bots, explaining exactly when they are used and why.
Many online shooters use bots to fill their lobbies – AI enemies that look like real players, but often don’t behave with the same level of intelligence. Battlefield 6 is no exception, but players have grown frustrated with fighting fake enemies, as they feel it takes away some of the satisfaction of winning.
The community has also been debating how often they appear and under what circumstances. Now, a leading developer working on the game has tried to put the questions to bed.
BF6 dev urges players not to leave bot lobbies
In an X thread, David Sirland conceded that there is a lot of “confusion on what makes bots be in games in BF6,” so he revealed they only appear under these circumstances:
“Players kickstart a lobby for a playlist, and the pre-round takes longer than X minutes (I believe 3 minutes). At that point, the bots fill the server to the necessary limit to start the game,” he wrote.
“At that point, the game starts, and you can play with the bots instead of waiting. Other players in the same region, matchmaking on that same playlist, will join this server (as it has you on it). Each time a player joins, a bot leaves.”
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