# [BFComms] Reintroducing Bots to Verified Experiences

As mentioned in our “Update on Community Servers and Portal Experiences” post, we temporarily removed bots from Verified Experiences to support healthier matchmaking. Bots have now returned to Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush. Here’s what to expect with this option in Verified Community Experiences:

* Each game mode now supports up to 12 bots.

* If bot backfill is enabled, matches require 8 players to start, and there will be up to 6 bots on each team.

* If bot backfill is disabled, matches require 20 players to start.

* Bots grant reduced XP, while player XP remains at 100% (similar values to Multiplayer modes).

* If bots are enabled, player stats will not see gains (or losses) such as hours played, kill/death ratio, and total revives.

This is not currently working as intended and is actively being adjusted.

* Challenges remain completable.

@Game News