The early access phase of what EA is calling “Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever” went live, but players have been met with waiting lines stretching into the tens of thousands.
I’m not even exaggerating the situation. If you’d recently logged into the game, you might have noticed that the servers are constantly facing 250,000-strong queues. In fact, one Reddit user reported a queue of 48,100th in line, even before the official start of the open beta.
EA Finally Responds To Battlefield 6 Super Long Queues
Thankfully, EA was quick enough to acknowledge this issue and has issued an official statement, in which they simply explained that queues are necessary; otherwise, the servers will take a hit, and eventually, the connections of other players who have managed to get into the game will be messed up and no one gets to play the open beta.
EA stated, “We’re putting in the work to ensure that players have the best possible experience and servers remain stable. To support this, we will use queues to protect the player experience but expect this impact to be minimal.“
Why Are the Queues So Long?
The short answer? Demand. The makers of the game added that you’re more likely to face long queues during peak time. EA recommends playing during off-peak times if possible, which has led some fans to joke that the best strategy is setting an alarm for 3 a.m. just to grab a slot.
But jokes aside, I honestly think the massive server queue is something that EA wouldn’t have expected at all. One of the main reasons behind the server crowd is that the developers are distributing free open beta keys via different channels. This includes collaboration with Razer, which is allowing everyone to get a free key whenever someones join their Discord server. That’s it.
Apart from this, you can also watch certain content with Twitch Drops enabled for 30 minutes, which also grants early access codes during the campaign period. Finally, players with an EA Play Pro subscription also get access. But it’s worth noting that the code is only required if you’re interested in playing during the first phase, which runs from August 7 to 8.
The following two phases (August 9–10 and August 14–17) of the Battlefield 6 open beta are open to all, which means even your dog or cat can jump into it right away. So, in simple words, expect even longer queues during the weekend.
For now, EA is asking players to be patient, particularly during peak traffic periods. They’re continuing to monitor performance and adjust capacity where possible, but in the short term, there’s not much players can do besides wait, or log in during odd hours.