# Only 4 person squads? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828 "2016-05-07T01:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rocktockly](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Rocktockly](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rocktockly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/1 "2016-05-07T01:02:00Z")
I read that there is matchmaking to ensure you can queue with three others to get in the same squad. Does this mean that we are going from 5 person squads in BF4 to only 4 person squads now? I really hope not. ---
**Author:** ![jmpeco](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@jmpeco](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jmpeco)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/2 "2016-05-07T01:10:00Z")
It would be really nice to have a game that uses lobbies. Everyone can see which servers are going and just join. Matchmaking is a broken mess for the first few months in all the recent games. ---
**Author:** ![FuZion-McNuts](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/fuzion-mcnuts/32/102024_2.png) [@FuZion-McNuts](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FuZion-McNuts)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/3 "2016-05-07T02:04:00Z")
if dice are reading these forums post i would hope there would be 6-8 person squads, having a squad limit equal to the amount of classes is irritatingly constrictive especially for above 5v5 gaming. i half agree with the lobby system, if i understand your post correctly a group would load a server browser together and vote on which server to go on, these in session join-able servers should be separate to complete matchmaking servers seeing as one style favors map and game mode choice and the other favors player balance ---
**Author:** ![krazyyungwun](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@krazyyungwun](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/krazyyungwun)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/4 "2016-05-07T09:40:00Z")
i’m not too bothered with a 4 person squad but the option to have 4-6 would be nice…could be overpowering in large game modes if a great 6 man squad dominates other squads with less players? i’m thinking in terms of 6 players spawning off each other could be hard to ever thin that squad out and take an objective if you are a squad of 4. regardless of squad limits what i want to see is a really good balance between the classes and i want to have a hard choice between what class to be…in BF4 i used engineer way more than the rest!!! support was my least used class by far! i want to have a real need and reason to use each class and it would be great if that meant each squad member has a role to play and there isn’t 4-6 man squads of all engineers or assault lol just a thought ---
**Author:** ![ImBeauski](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a183cd/32.png) [@ImBeauski](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ImBeauski)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/5 "2016-05-13T02:28:00Z")
They have stated in an interview (don’t remeber which one) that it is 5 man squads. ---
**Author:** ![TonkTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tonktoostronk/32/103866_2.png) [@TonkTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TonkTooStronk)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/6 "2016-05-13T02:54:00Z")
I’m pretty sure it’s 5. ---
**Author:** ![MegaloDorian](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@MegaloDorian](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MegaloDorian)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/7 "2016-05-13T04:19:00Z")
\*Fireteams It should be four people, if the player count will remain the same as always. It’s sickening to be left in a **fireteam** of only two people (including me). . . ---
**Author:** ![Gamer500011](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@Gamer500011](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Gamer500011)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/8 "2016-05-13T10:46:00Z")
> [@jmpeco](#): > > It would be really nice to have a game that uses lobbies. Everyone can see which servers are going and just join. Matchmaking is a broken mess for the first few months in all the recent games. WTF Server are way bether than a Lobbie system… Go back to COD pls. ---
**Author:** ![Cryphisss](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Cryphisss](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Cryphisss)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/9 "2016-05-13T12:32:00Z")
I hope not. More friends in the squad would be a lot more fun! ---
**Author:** ![AlexonDK](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@AlexonDK](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AlexonDK)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/10 "2016-05-13T13:14:00Z")
From what I’ve heard WW1 “squads” typically consist of 8-12 people, and of course more when it comes to trench action. That’s not gonna happen of course, so it’ll probably be 4-6 players per squad, **HOPEFULLY** , if DICE does it right, and balanced. ---
**Author:** ![Bohunk\_l](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bohunk_l/32/101385_2.png) [@Bohunk\_l](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Bohunk_l)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/11 "2016-05-13T13:26:00Z")
Honestly I would prefer 4 man squads again. Even if it’s a pain when we get that extra 5th guy 32 divides evenly by 4, and 5 man squads are kind of broken in that someone is always spawning on someone. ---
**Author:** ![zePokar1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/35a633/32.png) [@zePokar1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/zePokar1)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/only-4-person-squads/100828/12 "2016-05-13T13:33:00Z")
5 players squad confirmed.