{"id":261212,"date":"2025-10-08T02:24:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2155473"},"modified":"2025-10-08T02:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:24:39","slug":"ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-battlefield-2042-reveal-sparks-player-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-battlefield-2042-reveal-sparks-player-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"EA increases Battlefield 4 server capacity after Battlefield 2042 reveal sparks player spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-battlefield-2042-reveal-sparks-player-spike.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EA has increased the Battlefield 4 server capacity after a player spike following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-09-battlefield-2042-will-have-no-campaign-and-no-battle-royale-mode\">the Battlefield 2042 reveal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/answers.ea.com\/t5\/Battlefield-4\/BF4-Server-Capacity-Increases\/m-p\/10444335#M239571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EA&#8217;s website<\/a>, community manager &#8216;Straatford&#8217; said the company had noticed queue times in the US West region for the 2013 DICE-developed shooter were far longer than in other regions. In response, EA increased server capacity in this region, so players should expect less waiting to get into a game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were absolutely blown away by your excitement and reactions to the recent Battlefield 2042 reveal,&#8221; Straatford said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-19-ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-battlefield-2042-reveal-sparks-player-spike\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-19-ea-increases-battlefield-4-server-capacity-after-battlefield-2042-reveal-sparks-player-spike\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA has increased the Battlefield 4 server capacity after a player spike following the Battlefield 2042 reveal. In a post on EA&#8217;s website, community manager &#8216;Straatford&#8217; said the company had noticed queue times in the US West region for the 2013 DICE-developed shooter were far longer than in other regions. In response, EA increased server capacity in this region, so players should expect less waiting to get into a game. &#8220;We were absolutely blown away by your excitement and reactions to the recent Battlefield 2042 reveal,&#8221; Straatford said. 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