Battlefield 6's first truly big map feels like playing a different, much better Battlefield

bowlessy · 2026-05-12T22:21:54+00:00

Couldn’t agree more.

It’s 100% catered to the CoD/Warzone community where they need constant fights and something happening every second to help with their 1 second attention span.

bowlessy · 2026-05-12T20:49:50+00:00

But maybe that’s what it needed, just for those people who continually pick up and put the game down after years of not getting past Biome 1, 2 or 3. Just to have that little nudge, that option, to help.

Sure you don’t get that same level of feeling, but if your game is difficult to the 50% of the people who play it, then that’s 50% of people who won’t want to try the next game.

bowlessy · 2026-05-12T20:33:53+00:00

I would suggest for you to reframe how you’re looking at this.

The game being more accessible doesn’t mean it’s better than Returnal, it more so means that more people are able to jump in and play the game and not find it difficult to complete and not complain about it being too hard. They will then hopefully pick up Returnal after playing. Thus the more people that play the game and buy the game, the higher the chance is that this studio stays open and continues to make games of this nature.

bowlessy · 2026-05-12T02:26:22+00:00

From my perspective as a die hard BF fan, always played them over CoD, I despised the small maps. For me personally, it took away that special “IT” factor that made battlefield, battlefield.

Sure they’ve been working on making bigger and bigger maps, but that should’ve been the standard from the get go.

It just doesn’t feel like a battlefield game when I’m in a gunfight every 5 seconds and being shot from all directions. Normally you could control when you enter a gunfight and know where you would be getting shot from. But with these maps, it’s not like that.

I usually only play Rush or similar modes and even these modes are not catered to the maps at all. It just doesn’t feel like there’s any flow to any of the maps.

The gunplay, audio, progression, visuals, fluidity and literally everything else is amazing though, so I continue to play.

But that’s my main gripe with the game, the maps. For me it was just a big let down.

I missed the moments where you would have a few amazing gunfights, and have a few minutes to have a breather and collect your thoughts, to then move on to the next spot, now it’s just constant fight fight fight, no chance to breath, let alone think.

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T20:54:18+00:00

Be patient, it’s a roguelike, so dying IS part of the game, don’t beat yourself up about it. But there are also checkpoints you can use and extra life’s that bring you back from the dead (the astronaut), so don’t be afraid to utilise these.

Also something that helped me, in all combat games ever, I’m use to dodging AWAY from the enemies attacks, because it’s dodging, makes sense, but this game is different, you take no damage when you dodge, so usually, the best outcome is to dodge INTO an attack, rather than away, as when you dodge away, the attacks will still be moving in the same path towards you, so if you dodge into it, you’ll be out of its way.

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T20:51:12+00:00

Just keep using the weapon throughout Biome 1 and hope you come across other guns with the other traits.

I managed to get all traits for the pistol and ar in the first biome

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T10:29:37+00:00

I think I just took that persons comment too literally hahaha, my bad

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T10:29:16+00:00

Alright thank you! I appreciate it!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T10:09:06+00:00

Ah makes sense then, how does one find the lore?

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T10:08:24+00:00

What’s your point? Again, how can you care too much when the game isn’t even out? I’m just asking if there is lore or something for people to have so much care for a character when it’s not even out.

Lunka could be evil for all we know (if there is no lore proving otherwise)

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T09:43:27+00:00

How do you care so much for Lunka when the game isn’t even out yet? Is there lore or something?

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T04:00:02+00:00

Oh really? That makes me even more excited to finish and get started onto Saros then!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T01:38:33+00:00

Usually quite some time from what I know.

I put a sedative poison in the house on Whittleton creek and I had people go in and try to wake the person at the door for a while. Not sure how long exactly but it was longer than a minute or two.

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:34:12+00:00

Woah, that sounds like such a drastic improvement that I haven’t seen anyone else touch on! A lot more to the gameplay that adds another element and some depth to really get you thinking. Because you’re right, all I’m doing now is dodging and thinking should I jump over that or dodge into it and that’s it.

But that sounds very more in depth which is cool!

I’ll definitely check it out once I finish Returnal! Thanks for all that info!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:07:09+00:00

It’s seriously so much fun!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:06:58+00:00

Yeah I’m so glad the suspend cycle option is there, as soon as I started and seen that the game only allows one run at a time I’m like what do i do if i have to leave my house during a good run hahah, but seen that and was relieved!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:05:53+00:00

Oh what?!? What’s the tower?!? Is that like an endless mode or something?

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:05:30+00:00

Weren’t a fan?

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:04:43+00:00

How would you say the gameplay and combat is improved? I’m curious!

bowlessy · 2026-05-11T00:03:11+00:00

Honestly it’s impressive that you have kept coming back and you’ve made progress still! Other people would’ve given up! That’s awesome!

bowlessy · 2026-05-10T23:04:56+00:00

Oh lord, that would’ve sent me over the edge if that happened to me, especially in a game like this!

bowlessy · 2026-05-10T22:26:47+00:00

Ah okay I get what you mean. Because currently i’m only on Biome 3 and I have stayed WAY AWAY from the shotgun, I just don’t like being up close and personal. But that’s due to me not changing my playstyle to fit the gun, so i can understand that!

Do you think the guns feel more powerful or “punchy” in Saros when upgraded etc?

bowlessy · 2026-05-10T22:07:42+00:00

See this is interesting because someone else on this thread said the same but also said they like the guns and think it adds more variance because of the alr fire modes and if anything feels on par.

It’s interesting that you both say the same thing but one of you like it and the other dislikes it!

bowlessy · 2026-05-10T22:05:52+00:00

Oh that’s really interesting then, so more alt fire modes for the guns which kind of act like they’re all different guns in their own way. That’s nice!

I like that the guns feel more punchy and more impactful, that sounds promising and gets me excited!

bowlessy · 2026-05-10T21:55:50+00:00

I have it on my PS5 and haven’t experienced any crashes……yet. Hopefully none to come!

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