Battlefield 6 · Not stated · version Season 5 (Update 2.1.1.0)REDSEC servers shut down mid-match and reconnecting usually fails
UnconfirmedReported as unpatchedUpdated
Since Season 5, REDSEC servers sometimes shut down or drop players in the middle of a match, and the Reconnect option often fails. In Ranked, players lose the match (and points they were sitting on) and say they can be penalized for a disconnect they didn't cause. Remaining teammates get no protection for the missing player.
Lifecycle
Acknowledged · stage 3 of 5
14days open
Since first report
- Reported (reached)
- Confirmed (not yet)—
- Acknowledged (reached) · now
- Partial (not yet)next
- Patched (not yet)—
- Game
- Battlefield 6
- Platform
- Not stated
- Affected version
- Season 5 (Update 2.1.1.0)
- Kind
- Bug
- Confirmation
- Unconfirmed
- Patch status
- Reported as unpatched
- First reported
- Last updated
- Latest fix or workaround
- None on the record
How we label issues
Kind
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Confirmation
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Patch status
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- Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
- Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
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- Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.
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Impact bands
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Updates · 8
- Report
Says REDSEC servers suddenly shut down mid-game, players often get booted, Reconnect works about 25% of the time and there is no quitter protection for teammates.
@usa_specialist on X ·
@usa_specialist on X · · View post
- Report
Asks whether players will be reimbursed when servers crash while they are 100+ points into a REDSEC match.
@padget_david on X ·
@padget_david on X · · View post
- Acknowledged
EA staff (forum officer) asks for connection details and suggests troubleshooting steps. 1 more post in the thread.
EA_Pulsar · Steam · Forum thread ·
“Hi there! Thanks so much for taking the time to report this issue to us. Would you mind sharing a few more details with us? • Is this happening regularly, at specific moments, or just randomly? • Are you playing on a wired cable connection or Wi-Fi? • What region/country are you playing from? • …”
EA_Pulsar · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
- Report
Reports connection lost, servers down and being unable to reconnect again in Ranked REDSEC.
@dogonano on X ·
@dogonano on X · · View post
- Report
From the 'Often disconnect when playing BR' thread, Oct 21.
Petrol Smoke · Steam · Forum reply ·
“game just disconnect for no reason. i see replay of connection telemetry from the game it is disconnect even when ping is very good and no packet loss. i hope u guys can resolve this issue ASAP.”
Petrol Smoke · Steam · Forum reply · Open source - Acknowledged
EA staff say they will keep monitoring servers and point to troubleshooting. That is not an acknowledgement of a server-side fault.
EA_Aljo · Steam · Forum reply ·
“We will continue to monitor the servers for any issues that would be causing disconnects. Currently, the best I can advise is to make sure all the troubleshooting steps are tried as well as contacting your ISP to see if they are noticing any issues.”
EA_Aljo · Steam · Forum reply · Open source - Report
New thread, Oct 22: constant disconnects this season. It doesn't say which mode; others reply 'same'.
Creepy Internet Guy · Steam · Forum thread ·
“Is anyone else having constant disconnection issues this season? I swear I didn't get kicked by "inactivity" or "connection" before. But now it looks like I can be more than 10 minutes in a match because I get kicked.”
Creepy Internet Guy · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Acknowledged
EA staff ask the player who keeps getting disconnected for their region, connection type, ISP and the exact error message.
EA_Pulsar · Steam · Forum reply ·
“Hi there, thanks for reporting this! Would you be able to share a few more details about this issue so we can help look into it? - What is your account region/country? - What is your connection type (Wi-Fi or wired) and ISP? - What is the exact error message or code you receive? - Are you …”
EA_Pulsar · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 83 Official5 CommunityEA_PulsarSteam · Forum threadOfficial+ 5 similar community reports and 2 official postsHide
“Hi there! Thanks so much for taking the time to report this issue to us. Would you mind sharing a few more details with us? • Is this happening regularly, at specific moments, or just randomly? • Are you playing on a wired cable connection or Wi-Fi? • What region/country are you playing from? • …”
- EA_AljoSteam · Forum replyOfficialOpen
“We will continue to monitor the servers for any issues that would be causing disconnects. Currently, the best I can advise is to make sure all the troubleshooting steps are tried as well as contacting your ISP to see if they are noticing any issues.”
- EA_PulsarSteam · Forum replyOfficialOpen
“Hi there, thanks for reporting this! Would you be able to share a few more details about this issue so we can help look into it? - What is your account region/country? - What is your connection type (Wi-Fi or wired) and ISP? - What is the exact error message or code you receive? - Are you …”
- @usa_specialistView post
“#Battlefield6 has absolutely BRICKED it's RedSec servers on top of some new game breaking bugs. - Servers will suddenly Shutdown mid-game - Revive prompt can stop working - Players will often get booted - "Reconnect" works like 25% of the time - No "Quitter" protection for the remaining teammates …”
- @dogonanoView post
“@Battlefield Battle bug Again. Connections Lost , servers downs., unable to reconnect On ranked red sec. When u Will fix your game?”
- @padget_davidView post
“@Battlefield you guys reimbursing us when we are 100+ points on redsec and your terrible servers crash?”
- Petrol SmokeSteam · Forum replyOpen
“game just disconnect for no reason. i see replay of connection telemetry from the game it is disconnect even when ping is very good and no packet loss. i hope u guys can resolve this issue ASAP.”
- Creepy Internet GuySteam · Forum threadOpen
“Is anyone else having constant disconnection issues this season? I swear I didn't get kicked by "inactivity" or "connection" before. But now it looks like I can be more than 10 minutes in a match because I get kicked.”