Anyone know how the servers work? Does each channel represent a different server? Do certain maps run on different servers? Etc.

I'm wondering because today I've been playing on Channel 1 and it seems to be plagued with lag on and off. Had it for a while earlier and then it went away and now it's back. Monsters would start walking into the walls. The loading between maps would just freeze and I would get disconnected. I've seen others disconnect at the same time as me as well. It's not my PC or connection on my end. I play BF4 without problems. And let me tell you this game isn't nearly as demanding. I live in California if that info helps.



Currently testing other channels.

It should be the same structure as most games with servers being servers and channels just being subservers to split population load but I can't really say more than that. If anything your issues are probably due to the game itself being terrible with its server connections every now and then.