# Operations Empty Lobbies **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369 "2018-03-27T14:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/1 "2018-03-27T14:04:00Z")
I had time for a game so I logged on and joined 4 straight Operations lobbies that were empty. What excuse is there for this to continue to happen a year and a half into the life of this game? And given that it takes 4 minutes to join an Ops game, plus another 1 minute to Exit that means I’ve sat here for 20 minutes when all I wanted to do was enjoy a single game. Geezus ---
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/2 "2018-03-27T14:09:00Z")
Make it 5 straight. I even hard reset the box in between 4 & 5. ---
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/3 "2018-03-27T14:12:00Z")
Remember a few months ago when DICE promised they had fixed this and asked us to stay in empty lobbies? What a sense of pride and accomplishment it must have given them to have actually done nothing ---
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/4 "2018-03-27T14:25:00Z")
I gave up at the 6th empty lobby. ---
**Author:** ![ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/elliotlh/32/101030_2.png) [@ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ElliotLH)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/5 "2018-03-27T14:37:00Z")
Use the server browser with the slots set to “none” You should then see full Operations games and can join the queue. ---
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/6 "2018-03-27T14:46:00Z")
If it’s a feature available in the game, it should work. Like a light switch or your garbage disposal. You expect it to work. If it doesn’t, DICE should care. DICE does not ---
**Author:** ![Contra87](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/8dc957/32.png) [@Contra87](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Contra87)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/7 "2018-03-27T15:00:00Z")
What I want to know is how do you post four times in a row? It tells me I can’t post again if I’m the last poster… ---
**Author:** ![ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/elliotlh/32/101030_2.png) [@ElliotLH](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ElliotLH)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/8 "2018-03-27T15:17:00Z")
> [@Neildos](#): > > If it’s a feature available in the game, it should work. Like a light switch or your garbage disposal. You expect it to work. If it doesn’t, DICE should care. DICE does not I don’t want to argue with you as I don’t have the time, inclination or energy. I have given you a simple solution to your complaint and you can either follow it and join full Operation matches or ignore it and keep getting frustrated by the Quickmatch feature. ---
**Author:** ![Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@Neildos](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Neildos)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/9 "2018-03-27T15:17:00Z")
> [@Contra87](#): > > What I want to know is how do you post four times in a row? It tells me I can’t post again if I’m the last poster… Ha! That’s actually a good question ---
**Author:** ![crswipe](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@crswipe](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crswipe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/10 "2018-03-27T15:34:00Z")
But seriously, the server browser is the way to go. Ever think that you end up in an empty lobby because all of them are full? Best way to find out is check The server browser. Plus you can see that a ton of people are playing, which renders you empty lobby theory null and void. ---
**Author:** ![maratt\_mz](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@maratt\_mz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/maratt_mz)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/11 "2018-05-02T14:42:00Z")
I have been experiencing this for months, but usually get a populated server after fee tries, lately it’s always empty ---
**Author:** ![theONEFORCE](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/theoneforce/32/103797_2.png) [@theONEFORCE](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/theONEFORCE)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/12 "2018-05-02T17:28:00Z")
> [@Neildos](#): > > If it’s a feature available in the game, it should work. Like a light switch or your garbage disposal. You expect it to work. If it doesn’t, DICE should care. DICE does not If you went into 6 empty lobbies just to prove a point when you could have easily found a game in the server browser but didn’t because quick match doesn’t work like your garbage disposal then what kind of answer do you want us to give you. Grow up and join a match the way that works. Life isn’t perfect. Adapt. ---
**Author:** ![dmccar1001](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@dmccar1001](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dmccar1001)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/13 "2018-05-05T21:46:00Z")
If you want to play a game select NONE in slots available and join a full server. If you want to waste your time try quickmatch and join servers that are empty or on another continent. The choice is yours. ---
**Author:** ![DrSkittles2020](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DrSkittles2020](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/DrSkittles2020)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/operations-empty-lobbies/103369/14 "2021-01-08T02:44:00Z")
Kinda stupid that DICE makes it so hard to find a game. Now you have to join unofficial servers that restrict your loadout, have long wait times since the servers are always full etc etc. Sounds like DICE needs to fix the issue with empty servers on PC. This is also a problem in BFV.