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With the launch of season 2, this is how to play a Private Match in The Finals. This new game mode was added and allows 12 people to join, but some restrictions exist.
During private matches, you can’t earn XP or anything towards progression, effectively making this a free-play mode. You can also only choose between the Bank It and Quick Cash modes, and no other settings can be tweaked.
For more, read our guides covering the best Heavy loadouts and the best Medium loadouts to use. Now, this is how to play a Private Match in The Finals.
How to play Private Match in The Finals
To play a Private Match, you simply need to select the ‘Private Match’ option on the game mode page. This will bring up a new menu, showing you various parameters you can set for the private game. Within Private Matches allow you to invite 12 of your friends to a single-round match.
You can host a Private Match or you can join one your friend has set up. If you create a game, your lobby will automatically generate a Lobby ID. Send this Lobby ID you have to your friends and have them enter it into the ‘Join Match’ section in the Private Match menu. Private Matches have the same rules as normal ones, without earning XP.
Once your lobby is up and running, you will only be able to launch into a game if you have at least six people in the lobby. While this is a frustrating limitation, getting enough people to join shouldn’t be a huge issue. If you want to disband your lobby, go into ‘Private Match’ and press R3 on your controller. This will close the lobby and let you join a friend’s lobby.
You can’t customise the matches in Private Match as much as you might like. The objectives are always the same as the normal game mode you play, and you can’t tweak any settings like enabling infinite HP.
That’s it for how to play Private Match in The Finals. Now season 2 is out in the wild, make sure you’re up to speed on the best way to earn Multibucks and our tier list ranking the best weapons in the game.
The Finals custom match FAQs
Can you play Power Shift in Private Match?
No. At the moment, you can only play Bank It and Quick Cash in a Private Match.
Can you get XP from Private Match?
No. You earn nothing by playing a custom match (also known as Private Match) this way.
