Battlefield 6 Multiplayer: EA's Back to Basics...But Will it Spark Joy?
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
EA's revealing Battlefield 6's multiplayer and seemingly hoping we've forgotten the Battlefield 2042 misstep, promising a return to the glory days of BF3/4, but will it be enough to truly recapture the magic or just feel like a greatest hits album?
Right, so EA's finally shown off the multiplayer for Battlefield 6 (or whatever they're calling it these days). And guess what? They're trying to recapture that Battlefield 3/4 magic. Remember those glory days? Good times. According to Rock Paper Shotgun's Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, we're looking at a return to contemporary warfare, dropping the… *ahem*… 'mildly futuristic disappointments' of Battlefield 2042. Basically, they're hoping we've forgotten all about that little blip.
Release date is October 10th, 2025, with beta weekends kicking off in August. Beta access, eh? Sounds familiar. Time to dust off those streaming accounts and hope for a golden ticket.
We're talking the classic four classes: Assault (the kamikaze type with an extra gun - lovely), Engineer (blows up and fixes vehicles, because balance), Support (heals, revives, deploys cover - the saint of the battlefield), and Recon (snipes, spots, mines… the sneaky git). The gameplay? Reportedly slower than *Call of Duty* and *Halo*, but still nippy enough. And get this, you can drag your downed mates! Like hauling a puppy away from a rogue sausage roll. Bless. Other cool bits include leaning/peeking, mounting guns (finally!), and rolling on landing (Mirror's Edge vibes, anyone?).
Nine maps at launch, including a remastered Operation Firestorm from Battlefield 3. Egypt's for land vehicles and infantry, Gibraltar's for close-quarters chaos (good luck with that APC), Tajikistan's for air warfare, and Brooklyn's for… everything, apparently. The modes are the usual suspects: Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, Team Deathmatch, Squad Deathmatch, Domination, King of the Hill, and Escalation. Escalation… sounds suspiciously like a battle royale mode that they're being coy about. Marketing speak, mate, marketing speak.
And, of course, *destruction*. We're talking sledgehammers through floors, rigged ceilings... Sounds like someone's been binge-watching *Rainbow Six: Siege*. Not a bad thing, mind you. The best bit? A new version of Battlefield 2042's Portal editor, which lets you go completely bonkers with the maps and rules. Tanks sliding down motorways attached to skyscrapers? Fair dinkum! This is where the true magic happens - let's hope they keep it open and accessible.
But, let's be real for a moment. As Rock Paper Shotgun rightly points out, those slick trailers are never what the actual game looks like. Remember, it's probably going to be a mixture of instant deaths, camping in basements while being shelled, and accidentally beaching a tank under a bridge. And bugs. Oh, the bugs. Let's just hope they're the charming, quirky kind and not the game-breaking variety. Those betas will tell us more, I reckon. All this being said, this new Battlefield looks… fine. Going back to the BF3/4 vibe is a smart move, but will it be enough to win back everyone's hearts (and wallets)? That's the million-dollar question. And maybe lay off the drums, EA? All those booms are giving me a headache.
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Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun