Why We Still Miss the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 "Multiplayer" That Never Was

Console Players (PS3 / Xbox 360): No Hope for Bots

If you are playing on the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, you are out of luck for offline multiplayer. The console versions never included a bot mode, and modding is not practically possible. Your only offline option on console is the single-player campaign.

  1. Launch the game: Start Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on your console or PC.
  2. Select Multiplayer: Choose the Multiplayer option from the main menu.
  3. Select Offline Multiplayer: Choose the Offline Multiplayer option from the multiplayer menu.
  4. Select Game Mode: Choose the game mode you want to play, such as Conquest or Team Deathmatch.
  5. Adjust Settings: Adjust the game settings, such as difficulty level and bot count, to your liking.

To play "offline" or with bots, you generally need to use the Project Rome client, which bypasses EA's shut-down servers. 1. Using Bot Mods Community modders like

The PC community has created unofficial mods to add AI-controlled bots to multiplayer maps, allowing for an "offline" multiplayer feel.

Standard multiplayer modes like Conquest or Rush cannot be played offline with AI-controlled teammates or enemies. Onslaught DLC (Pseudo-Co-op):