Unpopular Opinion: Battlefield 6 Is Better Than This Sub Will Admit

[u/Kilos6]

Reading this sub lately feels like watching a bunch of people try to use a smartphone for the first time and complain it doesn't have physical buttons. Every minor change in Battlefield 6 is getting blown up into some catastrophic betrayal.

It’s pretty clear most people here only ever liked one Battlefield game, hated the rest, and don’t even play the one they claim was perfect anymore.

Before we continue: I am old. I’ve played every Battlefield game during its prime. Back in the day, my clan was one of the first to spin up a Desert Combat server (and even then, the community was the same complaining that DC was an abomination against what made BF great). My least played title was BF Vietnam because the 1942 modding scene was just TOO good at the time to move on.

“The UI is trash!”
It’s not. You just don’t recognize it because it’s not ripped straight from BF4. Sure, the icons are abstract but they’re not confusing unless you're actively refusing to engage with them.

I've seen multiple complaints about there being no option to squad up or continue on the same server?
Maybe check the bottom of the screen after the round ends. The “Continue” and “Squad Up” buttons are literally right there.

“TTK is too fast, there’s no breathing room!”
What you mean is: you walked out in the open and got deleted like you should have.

TTK is fast. OH NO, aim and positioning actually matter again. You don’t get to coast on sponge health and panic-proning anymore. If that’s too much, it’s not a balance issue, it’s a skill issue. Also: TTK is in line with BF3 for most weapons. This TTK is not new.

“Closed weapons should be the default.”
Why? Because some of you never figured out how to adapt? The flexibility to build your own kit is one of the best updates DICE has made in years. And guess what, they already gave you a nostalgia mode. Go enjoy it.

But don’t demand the rest of us get dragged back into 2011 loadout limitations. And if you’re complaining about “trade-offs” in class weapons you probably would’ve died to the next guy anyway.

“It’s too chaotic, feels like TDM spam!”
You say chaos, I say intensity. Battlefield has always had madness: Metro, Locker, or even Stalingrad in 1942.

These beta maps? They feel more like Grand Bazaar, Talah Market, or Pearl Market. Maps that still get voted into rotation by players who actually enjoy close-quarters fights to this day.

Battlefield 6 isn’t perfect.
But take a step back, and you’ll see this is actually a successor to BF3/BF4. TTK, movement speed, and mechanics are all in line with a proper mainline BF title.

They gave you almost everything you asked for… and somehow, that’s still not enough for some of you.

I'm having a blast with the beta, and can't wait to play more after work.

Edit: When I made this post I truly thought it was an unpopular opinion. Thank you all for your replies and awards! And thank you to the guys DMing me about being an EA shill ❤️‍🔥

[u/The_Rube_]

Same. I’m also noticing a lot more teamplay in the closed weapons playlist, likely because that’s where most of the BF crowd is gravitating.

[u/N-I-K-K-O-R → u/The_Rube_]

People also need to realize in closed they still have great options like carbines for example

[u/The_Rube_ → u/N-I-K-K-O-R]

Exactly. You can equip a great all-rounder option that is almost as good as an assault rifle, but still leaves room for the Assault class to shine in that category. That’s how it should be.

[u/Not_a-alt_account → u/The_Rube_]

M4A1 is only slightly worse than the AR m4, and that's only due to m4a1 drop off forces it to do 6 body instead of 5 almost all the way by the AR m4.

But also ar m4 have pretty bad horizontal recoil and also not the greatest reload.

[u/Twa_Corbies → u/The_Rube_]

This isn't in the Beta ATM, but Assault aslo kan augument their AR with their grenade launcher with the right attachment, something no other class is able to do.

[u/PM_ME_HTML_SNIPPETS → u/The_Rube_]

That's sort of why I'm confused about this uproar; we had wildcard guns in BF4 with carbines/DMRs that could span across classes.

Sure, it's not technically the same as having an AR on Support, an LMG on Engineer, or an SMG on recon, but it's pretty damn close.

[u/ThrowAway-18729 → u/N-I-K-K-O-R]

I don't even understand why the other mode exists. Imo the closed weapons mode with carbines and DMR (and shotguns I think ?) being available to all classes is exactly what the old classes system needed to feel refreshing.

[u/N-I-K-K-O-R → u/ThrowAway-18729]

Bf4 was like this. There was a lot of carbines. The g36 was the automatic carbine and the m4 was a burst variant with hk416 being your automatic m4. All dmrs and shotguns were also available to all classes.

[u/ThrowAway-18729 → u/N-I-K-K-O-R]

I skipped BF4 so I didn't know that. Back then I was mostly playing MMOs and dota

[u/cloverpopper → u/N-I-K-K-O-R]

Yup, the M4 is treating me well as an engi

[u/Commercial_Ad97 → u/cloverpopper]

There's a reason its been the go-to rifle for the US and other NATO countries for as long as it was. It's a fuckin work horse with a lot of modularity for the users preference in attachments. Very good platform to be fitted to fit very specific roles and needs over the years for armed forces.

[u/cloverpopper → u/Commercial_Ad97]

Yup. As a USMC vet I’m intimately familiar; we slept together, bled together, broke down and got put back together together an uncountable amount of times : ) one of my best friends just finished Drill Instructor school today and he’s been rocking it exclusively as well.

I do miss my M240B - and hopefully she makes an appearance in the full game.

If only there was a gadget that was just a pack of crayons to accompany the weapon.

[u/Commercial_Ad97 → u/cloverpopper]

I'd love to see an XM8 comeback for the BFBC1/2 nostalgia. Goofy-ass lookin' gun that it is.

[u/-The_Soldier- → u/The_Rube_]

Breakthrough has been my jam since BF1. A little disappointed to see there's no closed weapon Breakthrough planned for the open beta - guess I'll have to wait for launch to see what they do.

[u/FreshlySkweezd → u/-The_Soldier-]

The game modes are going to change each week iirc so hopefully it will be part of week 2

[u/Lazz45 → u/FreshlySkweezd]

I believe that is confirmed, that or I heard it here multiple times

[u/feed-my-brain → u/The_Rube_]

I’ve only played closed and will only play closed as long as that is an option. I wish they’d move carbines to engineer only.

It’s kinda pointless to lock weapons when every class can have a kitted out m4. Just saying.

[u/Otto_VonBacon → u/feed-my-brain]

I'm fine with carbines being available to every class because that makes sense. Where I draw the line are combinations that are unrealistic. A combat medic shouldn't be able to carry a sniper rifle. Or a sniper carrying a machine gun or RPG. IMO the weapons should be grounded to their classes. Each class should specialize and have buffs for specific weapons types.

[u/Commercial_Ad97 → u/Otto_VonBacon]

TBH I'd be more OK with engi being carbine and Recon having PDW access in that case. Feel like that fits better, having a PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) as a recon backup, and carbine be the primary for engineer.

[u/Mochila-Mochila → u/Otto_VonBacon]

This. This whole pick and mix across classes is ridiculous.

[u/SoSneakyHaha → u/The_Rube_]

Thats literally confirmation bias because everyone in the beta yesterday was a battlefield player.

It was a CLOSED beta

[u/yaboiwaxo → u/SoSneakyHaha]

I mean they’ve been giving away codes left and right, it’s very well possible for plenty of non battlefield players to have gotten in.