r/battlefield_4 • • Jan 09 '21

New BF4 Discord server! Join us to find others to play with, hang out, or discuss the game in depth!

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r/battlefield_4 • • Jun 06 '18

FAQ / New Player Guide YES, THE GAME IS STILL ACTIVE. Read this before posting about it

1.2k Upvotes

"Does anyone still play on [PLATFORM]"?

Yes, check BF4DB

You can use this one to check the servers: https://www.gametracker.com/search/bf4/?sort=3&order=DESC&searchipp=50#search

"Is it worth buying DLC/Premium at this point?"

You can always find DLC maps at the most active hours (usually nights and weekends), and it unlocks tons of stuff for you. If you have the money or find a sale, theres hardly any reason not to buy it. Alternatively you can get Origin Access or the Xbox equivalent (EA Access). Some stuff can be tough to get, like the ones that requires playing certain game modes (specially DLC ones).

"I'm new to the game, can I have some tips?"

Biggest tip I can give you: use the search function. This has been asked a thousand times, and the same thousand tips are given: spot, watch the minimap, drop ammo/health/revives, etc. You can also use Youtube or the old battlelog forums for this.

Here are some links to help you get started:

Old Sticky (good info there)

Hidden Mechanics 1 and Hidden Mechanics 2

Little Known Tips/Tricks

Guide for New/Returning Players

edit from the comments: if you're on PC make sure to check the BetterBattlelog browser extension. Really nice UX enhancements for battlelog that (among a lot of neat features) show true player counts, for PC servers.

Links: Chrome, Firefox

source code (active fork)

CANT LAUNCH THE GAME? TRY THIS: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_4/comments/z163wo/ea_app_cant_launch_the_game/ix9ba6e/

Can't get past EA policy screen? Try this


r/battlefield_4 • • 5h ago

Ever seen a jet with broken ankles?

49 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 1h ago

Semi automatic SMAW you say ? 🤣

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r/battlefield_4 • • 14h ago

New large conquest server on Xbox! Great mix of DLC, default and community maps.

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90 Upvotes

Please consider joining and favoriting! We just started it.


r/battlefield_4 • • 4h ago

We Invite You to Join Us Tonight! - PC Platform

2 Upvotes

Anyone want to have some good times?

I don't want to make a big fancy post for this invite, just a simple post to hopefully have you come join us in our server this evening. We're generally a low population server, our regulars generally hop in after dinner weekdays. Come join us for some fun gaming and join our discord for lots of laughs!

This is a average player server, not a try hard atmosphere. See you in-game!!

Server link below:

https://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/servers/show/pc/106be072-c483-4550-9be3-874d4e7aed9b/BOOM-ALL-Maps-Conquest-Multi-Modes-1-Player-Start/


r/battlefield_4 • • 3h ago

Battlefield play4free is back! (Also with bots!)Go search for Phoenix Play4free!

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r/battlefield_4 • • 4h ago

Battlefield play4free is back! Go search for Phoenix Play4free!

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r/battlefield_4 • • 1d ago

Just norml weapon

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572 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 1d ago

POV: Battlefield players after dying to literally anything

41 Upvotes

Mfs will call you a cheater like bro, I’m going 69-28 calm down 😭


r/battlefield_4 • • 1d ago

The weirdest glitch I’ve ever encountered

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35 Upvotes

this photo is from 2020 while playing hardcore rush in the map siege of Shanghai, took a photo of the soldier because of the blue lines in the pants.


r/battlefield_4 • • 20h ago

The AK-12 is an underrated and unappreciated rifle.

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r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

WTH HAPPENED HERE ??

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36 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 1d ago

Calculations were made Spoiler

17 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

imo its not worth it to learn dogfighting in 2026

33 Upvotes

I genuinely think jets have the most gatekept communities, all jet mains ive known are people who when it comes to jet mechanics they either speak in riddles or are very disingenuous about it, some even give advice thats basically just flat out wrong like "using opposite rudders for tighter turns" that got me wasting weeks trying to know what opposite ruddering does until i realized its killing my speed control

"313" "rudders" "ecm and air radar" these are classic any video or guide just mentions them, but youre not taught how they move using them, what mouse movement should be done to center yourself after a vertical turn, why they turn off throttle in favor of some specific game controller settings, even down to the controller one outright said he doesnt wanna tell me what controller he uses, its unbelievable

i do not think anyone owes another anything, but what im seeing is genuinely saddening, such beautiful vehicle with cool mechanics is being dominated by gatekept communities who give you no chance to fight against them nor learn how to play from them, not even air servers are available you need to fucking befriend them and enter their cult so they can give you some silly password that changes weekly, like you cant even learn from trial and error because its all gatekept its like locking you out of something that shouldve been available to you, is it even worth it to learn how to play jets? do you any of you think that this is worth it? it really is a zero sum game


r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

My first xbox server

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65 Upvotes

Hello everyone. You are all welcome to join my BF4 server on Xbox. It is called "a warriors way" because that is my gamertag. It is 24/7 team death match in Operation Locker. Igot it recently and I would like players to join if that interests you. Everybody is encouraged to join. There are no rules on that server.


r/battlefield_4 • • 3d ago

Collection

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1.4k Upvotes

I think I finally have all of them now—the ones that have been with me throughout all these years. What came after that wasn’t bad, but it just wasn’t my thing anymore.


r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

Battlefield 6 just doesn't hit the same

696 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 1d ago

We Invite You to Join Us Tonight! - PC Platform

1 Upvotes

Anyone want to have some good times?

I don't want to make a big fancy post for this invite, just a simple post to hopefully have you come join us in our server this evening. We're generally a low population server, our regulars generally hop in after dinner weekdays. Come join us for some fun gaming and join our discord for lots of laughs!

This is a average player server, not a try hard atmosphere. See you in-game!!

Server link below:

https://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/servers/show/pc/106be072-c483-4550-9be3-874d4e7aed9b/BOOM-ALL-Maps-Conquest-Multi-Modes-1-Player-Start/


r/battlefield_4 • • 3d ago

Making a batman entrance

95 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

Not much without your air vehicles, eh?

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23 Upvotes

XPrayforGaza without his attack jet. Keep in mind, this is how 90% of vehicle players fair when running boots.


r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

BF4 Montage from 2021

28 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

So far, out of 203k players (and counting!) polled, here's the top 20 players in terms of kills so far 🫡

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20 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

Since i saw a post of a person sharing their BF collection, here's mine (ignore Apex Legends).

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14 Upvotes

r/battlefield_4 • • 2d ago

Letting Enemy Teams Hold Onjectives on Conquest

5 Upvotes

Hi folks,

Was playing a game on Shanghai today, where E was the closest objective to our starting point.

As sometimes happens, one of the opponents manages to get a spawn beacon on top of a nearby tower and is effectively camping on the roof of the building of E.

I spot what is happening and alert the team, and someone effectively says leave E to their team and just attack A/B instead.

I've played BF3 and BF4 for a long time and this seems wrong - but thought I'd check if Ive been playing it wrong this whole time.

My logic when it comes which points to go for generally comes down to 1) try and take the closest points to where your vehicles spawn so they can enter the battlefield without being harassed immediately out the gate and 2) try to hold the nearest points required to give you a majority, aiming to control the map so you know where the enemy will be approaching from, rather than fighting over the entire map from all sides when enemies spawn from behind you.

Obviously I understand the value of sometimes attacking deep into enemy territory and disrupting their lines, but it seems like an odd idea to just give up an objective, especially when it has a tank periodically spawn which can then be used to gum up where own vehicles spawn...

Have I been playing wrong? Anything I've not considered?