Mods for Battlefield 2042’s subreddit threaten to temporarily shut down the subreddit amidst toxic fan behavior

The Battlefield subreddit became too toxic, so mods are considering shutdowning it for a brief period of time. The community has been split over the issue, with some standing by their mods and others threatening to take control themselves.

The Battlefield 2042 subreddit’s moderation team said on Thursday that they are contemplating temporarily closing down the subreddit due to toxic conduct in the community. “To say that this subreddit has become exceedingly poisonous is an understatement,” the moderating team stated.

In regards to the present status of the game, the team highlighted a lot of “insults, abuse, and disgusting remarks” addressed at both members of the community and Battlefield 2042 creator DICE. The team outlined three potential possibilities for the community’s future after warning the community that the team will no longer accept the subreddit’s current behavior: If toxicity falls below a certain threshold, the subreddit will remain open as normal; if toxicity remains constant, the team will lock multiple threads; and if toxicity rises, the team will temporarily shut down the subreddit. The moderating team wrote, “The option is yours.” Moderators further warned that if the toxicity continues, Reddit administrators may decide to ban the community entirely.

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The remarks of the moderator did not influence many users of the subreddit. Several responses were angry and nasty, accusing both DICE and the moderators of shielding the game from criticism. “Defend those who have defrauded the community and put those who have been defrauded under the bus.” Scoth16, a Redditor, remarked, “Makes perfect sense.” Many of the postings on the subreddit at the time of writing expressed similar feelings.

Many of the top posts on the subreddit mention “brutal expectations,” a reference to a now-deleted tweet from EA’s communications director for shooters, Andy McNamara. “I like you guys, but the pressures you’re under are crushing. In response to player concerns about Battlefield 2042, McNamara commented, “The things you desire require time to conceive, build, and execute.”

Several members on the subreddit, apparently outraged by the tweet, created numerous posts and memes ridiculing McNamara and DICE in general for viewing the community’s expectations as severe. “I’d really want the legacy scoreboard and K/D metrics back,” one post on the subreddit says. “I recognize that I have terrible expectations, but it’s what I yearn for.”

On January 6, McNamara removed his post and apologized for what he called “ambiguous message,” but the phrase’s mocking has continued.

The tweets were removed. It seems that my message was not clear. Apologies.

January 6, 2022 — Andy McNamara (@TheRealAndyMc)

Battlefield 2042 was released in November 2021, and it has since been panned by fans for omitting a single-player narrative, a class system, and scoreboards, among other elements included in previous Battlefield games.

The warning invokes memories of the Halo subreddit’s administrators shutting down the subreddit for a weekend in December, alleging equally toxic conduct aimed towards 343 Industries after the launch of Halo Infinite.

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