AI-controlled bots have become a significant part of online multiplayer games. You can find them in titles like Fortnite, Mecha Break, Marvel Rivals, and, most recently, Battlefield 6. Players have made it clear that facing too many bots often isn’t fun–and not the reason they play multiplayer games in the first place. A Battlefield 6 producer has now responded to that feedback.
“Bots enter the game on regular playlists only under these conditions: Players kickstart a lobby for a playlist, and the pre-round takes longer than X minutes (I believe three minutes),” said Battlefield lead producer David Sirland in a post. “At that point, the bots fill the server to the necessary limit to start the game.”
The alternative to doing this, would be full on waiting (possibly forever) to play on the playlist of your choice in regions with low population.
but to fill a server (the first in the region) – you need to stay with the bots.
if you keep leaving because: 1: you see bots— David Sirland (@tiggr_) November 5, 2025
Sirland’s thread of posts explores why bots are needed at all in a game that has sold over 10 million copies. Once the set amount of time passes, players can either play with the bots or wait for more players to join. Every time a player enters, a bot will leave.
