News from the Arena

News comments, Mod News, and a batch of fixes

May 27, 2026

News: you can now like and comment on news posts - in Arena, on the website, and on mobile. Mod News: a new section where mod authors post updates for their mods. Pinned-version posts show the changelog inline. Replays: the arena filter now filters by arena correctly, and Hide Results now also hides the ELO change. Arena: chat defaults to your current arena (toggle for the whole game's chat), scrolling the ranked game list works again, and the join screens got a cleaner look. Freeplay: the in-progress game timer now resets correctly each game. Restart Arena to update.

News section, a refreshed Play screen, and fixes

May 25, 2026

News: a new News section is now in the app and on the website. Open it for the latest announcements and a look at what is coming next. Play: the Play screen has a fresh look, with a new loading screen when you join an arena. You will also see previews of Tournament and Clan Wars, both coming soon. Stability: fixed a freeze that could stop your clicks from working after joining a Quickmatch or Freeplay game. Replays: you can now hide match results in the replay list so you do not get spoilers before watching. Free For All: bigger Free For All games are now supported. Restart Arena to update.

Fixes round: profile stats, downloads, map vote

May 21, 2026

Profile stats now show your full history The TOTAL GAMES / WINS / LOSSES card on your profile was showing a truncated number for some accounts. Now reflects every valid game you have ever played. Most-played army also resolves properly across older games. MY REPLAYS tab fixed The MY REPLAYS list could come up empty in some cases. Fixed - it now lists your last 100 games reliably. Download progress bar moves again The bar would sit at 0% then jump to 100% on Portal updates, workshop patches, and Arena self-updates. Now ticks smoothly throughout. Map vote stays clickable on 3v3 NM and FFA A bug in the map selection screen could leave the carousel visible but unresponsive. Players sat through the full 45 second timer with no way to vote. Fixed - clicking always registers. Spectate uses the room's chosen patch When you spectate someone playing in a freeplay room set to a specific workshop patch, your client now syncs to that patch before launching the replay instead of falling back to the arena default. Freeplay GAME IN PROGRESS banner no longer hides the LEAVE button Visual fix. The banner was overlapping the LEAVE button. Repositioned. Chat typing feels snappy Removed the per-keystroke auto-expand work that was making longer messages feel laggy in every chat surface. Smaller UI polish - 4v4 game-summary popup roster and comments now scroll when overflowing - Blocked players show a (Blocked) tag in freeplay rooms - PICK PLAYER button restyled to match the rest of the UI

FFA reworked + shared NM ladders + smoother server

May 21, 2026

FFA rework • Pick which player counts (3 to 8) you are willing to play and the matchmaker pairs the biggest viable lobby for you. No more guessing what is live - you opt in to all the sizes you will accept. • 5+ player FFA games actually load now instead of crashing. • Your old per-count FFA standings are merged into one FFA ladder per arena, with your best score kept. • FFA wins and losses are scored fairly - the winner no longer collects an inflated boost and the losers no longer take an outsized hit. Shared NM ladders (BFME1) • 3 versus 3 NM and 3 versus 3 share one ladder now. Same for 4v4. Your past games on either side count toward the same standings, so you only have one place to climb. Chat • Every chat surface (arena, in-room, /me messages) has a proper Send button. • Shortcuts like :) :D <3 :wave: render as emotes when you send. • Typing in chat is snappy again on long messages. Matchmaking • Random army / random color pick at the moment you queue, and your random preference is remembered as random - not the army you happened to get last time. • Accepting / declining a match does not hang under busy weekend traffic anymore. Server • Memory stays in budget. No more random sluggishness that needed a daily restart. • Replay pages stay fast even when scrapers are hammering them. • Freeplay room list updates instantly when rooms open, close, or change. • Game-end Elo refreshes faster. Restart Arena to update.

Live spectating & new sign-in options

May 19, 2026

**Live spectating** — watch other players' games in progress. - Games stream with a built-in 30-second buffer so matches stay fair. - A **LIVE** badge next to a player's name shows when they're broadcasting. - Spectate from a player's profile or directly from arena rooms. - Works for BFME 1, BFME 2 and RotWK. **Auto-updating LIVE badges** - The LIVE indicator now updates instantly across the UI when friends start or stop streaming. No more re-clicking profiles to refresh. **Sign in with Google or Discord** - New sign-in options on the website (bfmeladder.com) and in the apps. - Faster than typing your password. - Link or unlink from Settings → Security on your profile, or via the new /me hub on the website. **New /me hub on bfmeladder.com** - All your friends, messages, reports, profile and security settings in one place. - Sign in once on the website to access from any browser.

Fixes

May 19, 2026

- Fixed: Arena getting stuck on "Repairing…" on some unreliable network connections. - Fixed: invisible dodge penalty in Quickmatch when ACCEPT didn't register and you got penalised for declining. - Fixed: in-progress freeplay rooms sometimes not showing when you just joined Arena. - Various small stability and quality-of-life improvements.