India, Nov. 6 -- A routine gaming session can quickly turn frustrating when a multiplayer shooter refuses to connect, takes players back to the launch screen or fails to load a match. That appears to be the concern for some Battlefield players in the US, with recent outage reports pointing mainly to server connection problems, followed by difficulties launching the game and issues during gameplay.

The outage breakdown shows 59% of reported problems linked to server connections, while 22% concern game launches and another 14% involve gameplay. These figures describe reported problems rather than proving that Battlefield is completely unavailable across the United States.

Recent monitoring also paints a more mixed picture. One live tracke...