Over the weekend, the game developers launched a new game mode called Casual Breakthrough. To put it simply, this option resembles the regular Breakthrough format but includes a few key adjustments:
In short, the playlist lives up to its name: it offers a laid-back take of Breakthrough. At face value, you might think there's nothing wrong, since it provides more options for gamers seeking alternative ways to enjoy the game. However, if video games has shown one thing, it's that you can't please everyone. Which is to say, a lot of BF6 fans are mad.
"People want real players. Don't repeat the mistakes of your competitors," states a response to the mode reveal. "Absolutely shocking concept," says a different user. Meanwhile, in community forums, one user notes, "I have no idea where we are going with this title," and another lists all the issues they believe to be broken in Battlefield 6: "Fix bugs, fix drone glitch, correct rocket mechanics, adjust aiming after sprinting, fix awful hit registration. We don't need this AI-heavy playlist."
On the other hand, amid the criticism, there are players explaining how much they're liking the new mode. "It's enjoyable to warm up, human participants keep it from being a complete grind but it's very relaxed," says one Reddit comment. "The community fails to see that there are players who have lives and can't play this game all the time. Allow them to strike a balance," adds a different comment. One reply via social media clarifies that as they're "a battledad with limited time, this is great for me," while another applauds the mode for "not being overcompetitive."
Despite the support, players have valid points to complain about the new mode. Some users have pointed out that it will make queue times even longer for other modes due to the large amount of playlists in the game already. On a similar note, some areas often face AI-filled matches in the current modes. Additionally, it appears somewhat counterintuitive that the mode does not begin without a minimum number of real players, even though it primarily centers on fighting AI opponents.
Finally, one of the biggest complaints is that a previous feature was promised to provide full XP, even against bots, but that got canned when they attempted to remove XP farming from the mode. Thus this new playlist feels like the player base meeting them halfway, according to forum feedback. A different user labels this mode as the devs "making a mistake so hard, I experienced so much fun in the initial release, what prompted them to adjust it?"
Should the development team has demonstrated something so far with the latest installment, it's that they're listening and responding to feedback. Assignments that were overly hard got fixed very quickly, just like the specific battle pass objectives. It is likely that, should analytics indicates this new playlist isn't performing to their standards, they will not hesitate to make further modifications.
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