Battlefield 1 Rules of Conduct
Players are required to abide by the EA Terms of Service (“TOS”) while playing on Battlefield 1 Servers. You agreed to the TOS when you created your EA Account and when you installed Battlefield 1.
The purpose of these Rules of Conduct is to illustrate how the TOS apply when you play on Battlefield 1 Servers. Multiple or critical violations (to be determined at EA's own discretion) of the TOS may result in the loss of online play or a stats and/or awards reset. TOS violation may also result in the termination of your EA Account and the loss of anything associated with it (including but not limited to points, tokens or in-game items).
There are a couple different server types in Battlefield 1, together “Battlefield 1 Servers”:
“Ranked Servers” which have restricted server settings. For Example, Ranked Server Administrators cannot kick or switch players around. Missions can only be tracked on Ranked Servers. Awards, scores and unlocks will also be recorded. Players are automatically placed on Ranked Servers when using Quick Match.
“Operations” is a new type of server / mode allowing players to play multiplayer games spanning over several maps with a unique narrative. Operations are accessed through the Operations screen in the game UI.
“Custom Servers” are servers that allow mixed game modes and have less restricted server settings than Ranked Servers. Missions will not be tracked on Custom Servers, but awards, scores and unlocks will be recorded.
”Private Servers” follow the same rules as Custom Servers but passwords can be set to enable the server to become private. These servers can be used for team warm-ups, training grounds, team wars etc. and are only accessible via the server browser.
The following are some examples of conduct not permitted by the TOS, they are not a complete list of prohibited behaviors and you should refer to the TOS for further details:
- You are not permitted to use offensive soldier names or tags.
- You must not actively encourage other players to violate the TOS.
- You must not organize any groups that are based on, or espouse, any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hate-mongering philosophy.
- You must not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any data streams or transmissions to or from Battlefield 1 online services, or use any application or software while using the services which are not approved by EA.
- You must not exploit any bug or abuse any game system (such as the scoring or award systems) in Battlefield 1 including but not limited to:
- Intentionally using or sharing any bug found within Battlefield 1, real or fictitious, regardless of whether or not it grants an unfair advantage.
- Directly or indirectly communicating the existence of any such bug to any other user of Battlefield 1.
- Examples of abuse in in servers collecting stats in violation of the TOS include, but are not limited to:
- Taking turns killing, reviving, receiving ammo etc.
- Abusing world geometry to your advantage without risk
- Exploiting vehicle damage to repair indefinitely
- Creating a play environment which, by definition or action, creates an inflated scoring scenario such as 'flagrun'
Server Administrators:
If you are an administrator of a Battlefield 1 Server ("Server Administrator"), in addition to the above, you must also comply with the TOS in respect of your activities as a Server Administrator.
For the avoidance of doubt, Server Administrators will also violate the TOS if they (i) use offensive server names, descriptions, messages, server art or tags; or (ii) encourage other players to violate the TOS.
Exploit/Abuse Reports:
- For more information and help, please see:
- Players can be reported for violations of the TOS via their profile:
- Find the offending player (for example in the scoreboard or end of round screen), click on the player to open their profile popup. You can select “report user” in the profile popup (options box on the top right hand of the screen) in which you can report the player
- Note: Origin In Game Overlay must be enabled to open the player’s profile popup
In all cases, please provide as much information as possible when making reports. EA's support staff will be the final decision makers regarding investigations. Intentional submissions of misinformation or false abuse reports can be considered a violation of the TOS.