Battlefield 4 is a game that’s not without its share of problems. The game’s issues were so severe at one point that DICE had to cease production on all its in-development projects, including the game’s DLC, in order to fix the core game.
Many of the game’s issues remain unresolved and as such, DICE is recruiting the community to help test Battlefield 4 fixes before they roll out to the public, starting with the game’s lag and rubberbanding problems.
DICE announced the launch of the “Community Test Environment” on its official blog to reach out to players who are interested in testing and providing feedback for the game’s updates.
"Among the first things we will work on is the 'Netcode,' which is what the player experiences with the game world including player-to-player interactions like damage registration," DICE said. "This involves tweaking to the 'tickrate' servers and networking in general."
"By launching this new program, not only will we be able to address player feedback at an early stage, but also increase the overall quality of the game.”
At present, only gamers with Premium memberships to the game can register to help work on the game. The studio intends to expand the environment in the future to include more players.
The CTE is currently only available to PC gamers, who must download a special client and connect to a separate instance of Battlelog. The system is much like Blizzard’s PTR servers for World of Warcraft and Diablo 3.
