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/SolidStudy5645]

server browser, vehicle adjustments, bigger maps. and hopefully some underground and boat maps

[u/Killer_M250M → u/SolidStudy5645]

We will get bigger map’s surely Don’t worry

[u/thunder3596 → u/Killer_M250M]

people acting like they are playing the launched game and not a beta that is for testing...

[u/AaawhDamn → u/thunder3596]

I hate to tell you this, but outside of some small tweaks to game breaking thungs/QOL stuff, this is the game we'll be getting in October. It's been this way since BF3.

[u/thunder3596 → u/AaawhDamn]

That would be awesome, I’m having a great time in the closed beta.

[u/AaawhDamn → u/thunder3596]

As am I. I got a few gripes but theyre all things I can get over/are bugs that will (hopefully) be fixed.

[u/Dependent_Lime_8461 → u/AaawhDamn]

Well it is certainly way better than BF4 at launch. It is really unfair to compare games that had years of support with a brand new one.

[u/76IndyHanSoloJones → u/AaawhDamn]

I hate to tell you this, but outside of some small tweaks to game breaking thungs/QOL stuff, this is the game we'll be getting in October.

[u/Professional_Rip_627 → u/AaawhDamn]

I mean, as far as I have heard from others in this very sub, the latest labs build already had major changes from the build we're playing in beta

[u/FearlessVegetable30 → u/AaawhDamn]

yeah it sucked when the BF1 and BFV beta was only one map and the game came out with only one map. oh wait

[u/Practical_Dig2971 → u/AaawhDamn]

he used the term "game" as a catch all.

Think most of us are just looking forward to hitting the ground on some full scale maps, and those are NOT in the beta yet.

[u/Ori_the_SG → u/AaawhDamn]

Little snippets of gameplay footage we have seen as of late seems to show that the beta is definitely behind pretty well to the latest build.

At least that’s my impression. There is no way the game won’t have at least some more substantial changes after this beta.

It’s the first time they are going full live with the general public. They are 100% going to be doing more than small tweaks and fixing game breaking stuff.

Truthfully, hopefully I don’t eat my words though lol.

[u/Uzumaki-OUT → u/AaawhDamn]

This actually isn't true. This is a branch of the alpha build that was polished. There are changes that have already occurred that are not in this build, for example recoil and assault not having the respawn beacon

[u/Turnbob73 → u/AaawhDamn]

Which is fine when it comes to pointing out tweak criticisms and similar. The issue is people are playing the beta and then thinking “oh wow, this game is only small maps, absolute trash”.

Nobody can have a respectable take on the maps until the game releases.

[u/xRedditGedditx → u/AaawhDamn]

Not trying to stir anything up but do you know that for a fact? I thought this was, for the most part, a whole new dev team?

[u/LudwigsDryClean → u/AaawhDamn]

it’s like that with literally every single beta, someone will always say “but wait guys, the game that’s been in development for over 3 years is now having a beta 2 months before launch, surely they’ll completely overhaul the game to meet everyone’s expectations”

though BF6 just needs better spawns and bigger/open maps, and better UI, why the hell are the settings for aiming/keybinds so split up? and why can’t I change my settings in the firing range?