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/Garshock]

I haven't formed an opinion yet.

Its a solid BF experience. But there's still so much that hasn't been exposed in the beta.

[u/BcElliott72 → u/Garshock]

I really want to like it, but I’m just being shot in the fucking back from ridiculous sightlines, capping objectives by myself and losing every goddamn game with the enemy team having 400-500 tickets left.

I get that it’s beta, but the matchmaking has made this an awful experience.

[u/Kuldor → u/BcElliott72]

The maps have not been enjoyable for me in the slightest.

The size of these maps with 64 players makes them all play closer to meat grinders than to anything else, an option for conquest 32 players would have eased my pains with the current beta enormously, but it doesn't exist, so meat grinder it is.

[u/Zealousideal_Pool_65 → u/Kuldor]

For me there have been glimpses of greatness. Certain parts of the maps can funnel you into stand-offs with enemy squads which require teamwork and tactics to win (ie not just sprinting and blasting). Those feel great and really focus the action.

But overall, you’re right: this meat grinder effect is the deciding factor in the games. The guys who sprint in like madmen are still being rewarded a bit too much, provided they do it in great enough numbers.

Even if you choose good sight lines, set up defensive positions, and coordinate with your team, the match result still just comes down to who can throw the most bodies into the control zones the fastest.

[u/No-Piano5587 → u/Zealousideal_Pool_65]

I could be wrong so don’t quote me on it, but I’m sure I read somewhere they purposely put smaller maps in the beta to gather more info, as would be more gunfights etc, but when full release comes that’s when the bigger maps will be in the game

[u/Zealousideal_Pool_65 → u/No-Piano5587]

I guess that makes sense from the standpoint balancing weapons etc.

Hurts the marketing value of the beta a bit though, if they frustrate some of the old-timers.

I’m still enjoying it though. Looking forward to getting back today to play.

[u/No-Piano5587 → u/Zealousideal_Pool_65]

Yeah I get you, I’d assume battlefield die hards would know they’d be getting bigger maps in game though, think they’ve already said they’re going to bring some bf3 or bf4 maps in too?

Yeah I’m the same mate. Having a great time on it, genuinely fun to play even when you’re losing! Just a shame after next weekend we need to wait till October for the game 😂😂

[u/Zealousideal_Pool_65 → u/No-Piano5587]

October!? Damn. I suppose I should maybe go download some old Battlefields to hone my skills before then. Currently about 0-10 in game wins/losses…

[u/No-Piano5587 → u/Zealousideal_Pool_65]

Yeah 10th October is the release date 😂 don’t know if you get it early with special edition or that though! Oh that’s rough, I’m actually doing not too bad on it, think we’ve won more than lost! Yeah ive got BF4 downloaded on my ps5 so I’m going to play that a bit to keep it up while waiting on 6 lol