Overview
- Portal matches with bots no longer award Mastery XP or count toward challenge progress, shutting down widespread XP farms.
- Bot-enabled lobbies still grant career XP with a 150% match-completion bonus, while custom servers without bots continue to progress Mastery and challenges.
- Battlefield Comms says backend changes are being deployed to encourage more player-filled servers and healthier matchmaking, with fuller details to follow.
- XP-farm servers had surged after launch and crowded the Portal browser, making it harder for players to host standard community experiences.
- Recent progression tweaks increased match and daily XP, reduced early Mastery requirements, and lowered assignment rank gates, with a broader challenge review planned.