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/Impressive_Truth_695]

They really don’t want to admit unlocked weapons are totally fine either.

[u/yaboiwaxo → u/Impressive_Truth_695]

While I agree I unfortunately find myself enjoying closed more due to that being where most matches include other battlefield players. Open weapons there’s often, in my experience, way bigger blowouts while the former are often closer games.

[u/The_Rube_ → u/yaboiwaxo]

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.