Not many comments seem to be from anyone who has played it. So if it helps, I am playing it and very very much so loving it. It feels like an actual BF game, again! Also to preface, the BF series has probably been my favorite multiplayer shooter since BF2, and I did not like 5 or 2042.
It is a very solid core of a game, and I can easily see this only (hopefully) getting more content and even better with time.
Some new things that are awesome:
Dragging away downed team mates to revive. Being able to ride on the back of the main battle tanks, hop off and repair, then jump on the back again. All 4 classes come with outstanding starter guns. The amount of weapon customizations, it’s like a diet Tarkov. The War Tapes audio setting got a new and even more intense version. Not exactly new, but it looks amazing and runs well.
At the very least I’d try it with the EA pass. If you’re a fan of the series, especially BC2, BF3, and 4, then I’d bet you enjoy it.
Haven’t bought an EA game since Mass Effect 3 where the day one DLC caused the DRM to block the game from launching and tech support just gave up and hung up after their script failed to fix. Downloaded a crack for my fully bought and paid for game and fixed it myself in 5 minutes. Screw them, their games are shovelware anyway.
There are 5 or 6 new maps (making 9 total now), 2 are smaller and limited to certain game modes. None of the new maps are great, a couple are quite bad.
Some new game modes added like Ecalation.
Visibility is still appalling.
Inconsistent footstep audio hasn’t been fixed.
Shotgun secondary on Assault wasn’t removed, so there are still loads of OHK shotguns in every match.
The movement penalties that existed in the beta are heavier (bigger weapon sway when landing from a jump, etc).
Physics engine is kinda fucked. Infantry movement feels floaty and you can bounce off objects and fly in the air like there’s low gravity.
Spread was increased and gunplay feels worse. Sometimes the recoil feels inconsistent, like there’s a bug and the game is not registering your input (like in 2042). I’ve also found the hitreg a bit inconsistent. I switch off targets that should be dead but one of my bullets hasn’t registered damage so they are left alive with very low HP.
They added a ladder as a default gadget to the Assault class. There are head glitches everywhere now, it’s very annoying to attack into on game modes like Breakthrough.
Not sure if this was the case in beta, but smoke is locked to Support so you basically have to play that class on game modes like attack Breakthrough if you want to reach the objective.
If you liked it in the beta, you will probably still like it. If you disliked it, you will probably still dislike it. If you were on the fence like me, you will be glad that you only paid for a month of EA Play Pro and not the full game.
If you Really want to try it out, a helpful steam user, as much as steam users can be helpful, suggested using a streaming service such as GeForce now to play it even on Linux.
I’m not sure, but I believe this bypasses the many requirements this “game” needs.
My response to OP was literally going to be: “don’t buy it, and try your best to focus on the literal thousands of other great games that are out there”
Best advice would be to forget it exists. There are actually thousands of other games out there that are almost exactly like Battlefield, I doubt the Next New Thing™ will be worth giving up a little bit of sanity over.
I found this. If it still requires an internet connection, it doesn’t pass that test. But that user could be wrong, and plenty of devs and publishers don’t even care enough to let me know on the store page if their game is worth my time and money.
It requires an internet connection for me to play with a friend who lives in a different home. It should not require a connection to Steam or the company’s server for my friend to find my server.
That seems strange that it would be worse than internet play, but this isn’t exactly the strongest recommendation to try it out. Thanks for the suggestion, at least. If the dev ever returns to try to finish their early access game, I’ll keep an eye on it.
I don’t think that’ll be possible. I wouldn’t even buy BF6 because of Javelicrap (EA’s botnet akin to Activision’s Ricocrap), and why I’d want a rootkit on my system is beyond me (plus, Linux users are excluded from playing BF6 in the first place).
I have another idea if you really really want to play BF6 without waiting for a sale and such. If you have a friend on Steam who owns this game, then you could join their Steam Family and play the game for free.
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Not many comments seem to be from anyone who has played it. So if it helps, I am playing it and very very much so loving it. It feels like an actual BF game, again! Also to preface, the BF series has probably been my favorite multiplayer shooter since BF2, and I did not like 5 or 2042.
It is a very solid core of a game, and I can easily see this only (hopefully) getting more content and even better with time.
Some new things that are awesome: Dragging away downed team mates to revive. Being able to ride on the back of the main battle tanks, hop off and repair, then jump on the back again. All 4 classes come with outstanding starter guns. The amount of weapon customizations, it’s like a diet Tarkov. The War Tapes audio setting got a new and even more intense version. Not exactly new, but it looks amazing and runs well.
At the very least I’d try it with the EA pass. If you’re a fan of the series, especially BC2, BF3, and 4, then I’d bet you enjoy it.
Haven’t bought an EA game since Mass Effect 3 where the day one DLC caused the DRM to block the game from launching and tech support just gave up and hung up after their script failed to fix. Downloaded a crack for my fully bought and paid for game and fixed it myself in 5 minutes. Screw them, their games are shovelware anyway.
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It hasn’t changed much.
There are 5 or 6 new maps (making 9 total now), 2 are smaller and limited to certain game modes. None of the new maps are great, a couple are quite bad.
Some new game modes added like Ecalation.
Visibility is still appalling.
Inconsistent footstep audio hasn’t been fixed.
Shotgun secondary on Assault wasn’t removed, so there are still loads of OHK shotguns in every match.
The movement penalties that existed in the beta are heavier (bigger weapon sway when landing from a jump, etc).
Physics engine is kinda fucked. Infantry movement feels floaty and you can bounce off objects and fly in the air like there’s low gravity.
Spread was increased and gunplay feels worse. Sometimes the recoil feels inconsistent, like there’s a bug and the game is not registering your input (like in 2042). I’ve also found the hitreg a bit inconsistent. I switch off targets that should be dead but one of my bullets hasn’t registered damage so they are left alive with very low HP.
They added a ladder as a default gadget to the Assault class. There are head glitches everywhere now, it’s very annoying to attack into on game modes like Breakthrough.
Not sure if this was the case in beta, but smoke is locked to Support so you basically have to play that class on game modes like attack Breakthrough if you want to reach the objective.
If you liked it in the beta, you will probably still like it. If you disliked it, you will probably still dislike it. If you were on the fence like me, you will be glad that you only paid for a month of EA Play Pro and not the full game.
If you Really want to try it out, a helpful steam user, as much as steam users can be helpful, suggested using a streaming service such as GeForce now to play it even on Linux.
I’m not sure, but I believe this bypasses the many requirements this “game” needs.
I was under the believe you need to have the game in question in your library to use Geforce Now?
Unlike xCloud
homie that game is $70
You’re not cheap, you’re literally trying not to get robbed
You can buy a few dozen really good indie games for a fraction of that price
That urge to buy and play it ASAP is marketing doing its job.
Easier said than done, but if you really hate EA, your only choice is to eat the FOMO.
Otherwise, you’re feeding the beast.
Disclaimer: I’m high
Just play ravenfield.
You maybe high, but you are right nonetheless.
Spot fuckin on.
My response to OP was literally going to be: “don’t buy it, and try your best to focus on the literal thousands of other great games that are out there”
Nope.
Best advice would be to forget it exists. There are actually thousands of other games out there that are almost exactly like Battlefield, I doubt the Next New Thing™ will be worth giving up a little bit of sanity over.
Could you name a few that are almost exactly like Battlefield, came out in the last decade, and let me host my own servers?
Planetside 2, and it’s free
Planetside 2 gunplay is hot garbage and always has been, BF6 blows it out of the water in that respect
It doesn’t let you host your own servers, and it didn’t come out in the last decade.
Battlebit Remastered
Perusing the Steam forums seems to indicate I can’t host my own server.
I dunno what you’ve found on the Steam forums, but the game comes with the dedicated server software used to self host.
I found this. If it still requires an internet connection, it doesn’t pass that test. But that user could be wrong, and plenty of devs and publishers don’t even care enough to let me know on the store page if their game is worth my time and money.
You want to host a PvP game server but not if it requires an internet connection? Who would you be playing against without an internet connection?
It requires an internet connection for me to play with a friend who lives in a different home. It should not require a connection to Steam or the company’s server for my friend to find my server.
It has LAN, too, but it was pretty horribly laggy last I heard. Though, I never tried it myself to know first hand if that is true.
That seems strange that it would be worse than internet play, but this isn’t exactly the strongest recommendation to try it out. Thanks for the suggestion, at least. If the dev ever returns to try to finish their early access game, I’ll keep an eye on it.
Squad and Arma.
We have very different definitions of “almost exactly like Battlefield”.
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I don’t think that’ll be possible. I wouldn’t even buy BF6 because of Javelicrap (EA’s botnet akin to Activision’s Ricocrap), and why I’d want a rootkit on my system is beyond me (plus, Linux users are excluded from playing BF6 in the first place).
Not to mention the recent sale to the trumpers and the saudis
Kushner and the Saudis, absolutely. Good chance I won’t be playing their newer games after I heard about that nonsense.
I bet the launcher saw a recent update
Make friends with someone that’s paid for it.
This might be harder than working to get $70.
🤣
Play it on a friend’s account that owns the game.
It’s been a while since I’ve done it, but maybe buying it on steam and returning it before the few hour playtime limit?
That’s a good shout, although I’d like to try it for a couple of days at least. I think I already know the answer to my own question unfortunately!
I have another idea if you really really want to play BF6 without waiting for a sale and such. If you have a friend on Steam who owns this game, then you could join their Steam Family and play the game for free.
You don’t think you’d know if you like it in less than 4 hours? A few days is almost certainly enough to beat the campaign.
Get it from the library?
I don’t think there is, gonna have to try and imply via gameplay videos.