Gameplay Improvements
[list]Gunplay Changes
Vehicle Updates
Front End Improvements
New Content
Tactical Obliteration
Wet Work Event
REDSEC
Battle Royale
Battle Royale Solos
Ranked Battle Royale
Portal
More to Come
[/list]Hey everyone,
Since the launch of the Blastpoint Update, we’ve loved seeing the community jump into the new content and experience a whole new chaos within Battlefield 6.
From the return of Obliteration to the fight for control across Cairo Bazaar, Blastpoint has delivered plenty of memorable moments, clutch plays, and feedback for the teams to dig into. We are continuing to work towards improving the game, with updates to gunplay, vehicles, and more coming your way in the last phase of Season 3 on June 30.
We’re making a broader set of gunplay improvements with the next content update, focused on making infantry combat feel more consistent, readable, and rewarding to master.
These updates enhance several key areas of gunplay, including recoil behavior, dispersion, weapon handling, limb-modifier tuning, bullet velocity, drag, and more. The goal is to further reward good aim, recoil control, shooting technique, and weapon knowledge.
We’re also continuing work on related combat improvements, including soldier visibility and netcode updates that support more consistent moment-to-moment combat readability.
There’s a lot to cover here, so we’ll be sharing a dedicated deep dive into all the changes in a later post. That piece will walk through the design intent behind these changes, what we’re adjusting, and how we expect them to shape combat moving forward.
We’re making a set of vehicle balance updates aimed at improving combat flow across armor, air, anti-air, and infantry counterplay.
Thermal Smoke will be less effective at mitigating incoming damage and will no longer remove C4 when activated. RPG damage is also receiving a slight increase against tanks and helicopters, giving infantry a bit more pressure against vehicle targets.
Additional vehicle tuning includes updates to IFV weapons, Attack Helicopter rockets, Mobile Anti-Air ammo, and more. Full details for all vehicle balance changes will be shared in the upcoming Update Notes.
Automated Anti-Air behavior is also being updated. The AA Station was giving land vehicles too much protection near spawn, which could encourage frustrating spawn camping. To combat this, it is being updated to shoot down fewer projectile types and will no longer retaliate for damage dealt to land vehicles. Retaliation behavior will also time out after 20 seconds instead of continuing indefinitely.
New Clear Orange Dots Button
Building on adjustments made in the Blastpoint Update that addressed “New” Markers reappearing too frequently on previously viewed content, we’re adding a new “Mark All Seen” button to several front-end scenes.
This button will allow players to quickly clear all markers in the following sections respectively:
Loadouts
Battle Pass
Store
Profile
Challenges
Play
We’re continuing to improve these markers so they remain a useful way to discover new content without becoming noise.
New Event Menu
We’re introducing a new Event Menu alongside the new event, Wet Work, which we dig into more in a later section.
This new menu will bring event challenges and rewards together in one place, making it easier to see what’s available, what you can earn, and how to unlock it. The menu will also connect players to relevant Event Modes and Event Store Bundles.
The goal is simple: fewer clicks, clearer rewards, and a better overview of each active event.
XP Booster Quality-of-Life Update
We’re also improving how XP Boosters interact with Match Bonus XP.
Previously, if an XP Booster expired before the end of a match, it could miss out on applying to the Match Bonus awarded at the end of that round.
With this update, XP Boosters will provide a partial XP multiplier to Match Bonus based on the amount of time they were active during the match, even if the booster expires before the match ends.
We’re adding Tactical Obliteration, a smaller, infantry-focused variant following our addition of Obliteration in the Blastpoint Update.
Obliteration has been at its best when the whole lobby is laser focused on the objective, creating a fast, chaotic fight where every push can swing the match. Tactical Obliteration keeps that same objective-driven core, but brings it into a tighter format built around infantry combat, flanking, coordinated attacks, and M-COM counterplay.
In this mode, teams need to destroy two of the enemy’s three M-COMs to win, with shorter match timing, no vehicles, and focused layouts that give squads more room to cut off the Bomb Carrier, set traps around objectives, regroup, and support teammates between pushes.
Tactical Obliteration will be available on four maps at launch: Cairo Bazaar, Iberian Offensive, Empire State, and Siege of Cairo. We’re excited to see the chaos this brings to the Battlefield experience.
The Wet Work Event arrives with Season 3’s High-Value Target Update, bringing a new contract-focused experience across Multiplayer and REDSEC.
During the event, players can pick up Contracts dropped by eliminated enemies and complete mid-match objectives ranging from eliminations and looting Chests to capturing objectives or staying alive.
Whether you’re hunting targets in REDSEC or pushing objectives in Multiplayer, Wet Work is all about taking the contract, staying alive, and finishing the job. We’ll dive deeper into the details of this event in a later post.
Casual Battle Royale
Some of you have been asking for a more casual experience, so we’re bringing Casual Battle Royale, a mode designed for those chill game nights.
This mode will include bots to help create more manageable combat engagements, smoother match flow, and a more approachable environment for players learning the mode, trying new classes and loadouts, or warming up before higher-stakes matches.
Bots are designed to support the overall pacing of the match while still keeping the focus on player-driven encounters. We’ll continue improving their behavior over time and will be watching closely to make sure they support the experience without taking away from what makes Battle Royale exciting. More details on this mode are coming soon.
Chest Resetting
We’re making an update to help address loot scarcity during the middle phase of Battle Royale matches.
When Second Chance is disabled globally in a match, normal Armory Crates, Class Armory Crates, and Tactical Armory Crates will reset and become lootable again.
This means already opened crates can repopulate with items during the mid-game, giving players more opportunities to recover, rearm, and stay in the fight.
New Recon Training Path
We’re adding a new Recon Training Path called “Disruptor” into BR, which is focused on disruption, counter-intel, and shutting down enemy tools.
This Training Path brings two gadgets to BR for the first time: the Hardware Suppression System and the Handheld Jammer. The Hardware Suppression System gives Recon players a defensive option for protecting their squad from nearby electronic and explosive gadgets, with one of its Field Upgrades expanding that utility by allowing it to shoot down enemy UAV call-ins.
The Handheld Jammer gives Recon a more active disruption tool for close-range counter-gadget play. When activated, it can temporarily disrupt enemy equipment within range, creating openings for your squad to push or reposition.
Together, these gadgets give Recon players more ways to deny enemy intel and disrupt gadget-heavy setups, while rewarding smart positioning and timing.
Headhunter Mission Disabled
As a quick follow-up, the Headhunter mission remains disabled in all Battle Royale modes while we continue to fine-tune the experience based on your feedback. We appreciate you helping us shape the mode, and we’re continuing to listen to your thoughts as we work to get it right.
Since the launch of Battle Royale Solos, we’ve been monitoring your feedback and how the mode is playing in live matches.
One early adjustment we made was removing the Traverser Mark 2 from Solos while we review its impact on match balance and the overall experience. Solos has its own pace and pressure compared to squad play, and we wanted to make sure the tools available in the mode supported that experience.
We’ll continue monitoring gameplay, listening to your feedback, and making further adjustments where needed.
The current Ranked Battle Royale season will end on July 14, one week before Season 3 concludes.
Your end-of-season rank will help determine your starting rank when Season 4 begins, as well as the rewards you’ll receive for your performance this season. We’ll share more details on the Ranked Battle Royale season transition, timing, and rewards in a later post.
Cairo Bazaar
Players will be able to create Custom Cairo Bazaar experiences. This smaller map, which focuses on infantry gameplay with limited ground vehicles, is inspired by a Battlefield 3 classic, Grand Bazaar, and we can’t wait to see what the community builds!
Obliteration
The iconic Battlefield 4 Multiplayer experience returns with a new epic evolution, now available in Verified Portal starting June 30.
Obliteration is a battle to destroy enemy M-COMs (Military Communications) using bombs placed neutrally on each map. Both sides must risk everything to get the bomb, escort their carrier to the detonation site, and obliterate the enemy.
Tactical Obliteration
The classic Obliteration mode emphasizes individual squad play through an 8v8 grudge match, available in Verified Portal on June 30.
This competitive, high-stakes experience is meant for squads who mastered coordinated objective play. With only one other squad to rely on, how will your squad step up and blow away the competition?
Squad Deathmatch
Grab a gun and squad up for a fast-paced, close-quarters deathmatch, available in Verified Portal on June 30.
Four squads compete for victory with one simple objective: First to reach the kill target wins.
Team Deathmatch
Pure infantry-focused, high-intensity combat, available in Verified Portal on June 30.
In TDM, the only objective is to take out the enemy. Most kills wins.
Moving Platforms
MovingPlatform is an asset type that drastically improves player interaction with a moving physics body.
One major advantage of the Moving Platform system is that players will no longer experience excessive jittering while riding platforms, allowing gameplay elements such as jump puzzles to feel much smoother and more reliable.
You'll also have control over how your platforms behave through the functions we're providing. Move them up, down, left, or right, or get more creative by having them follow custom paths, including orbital movement.
Vehicle Impulse Function
Vehicle impulse functions enable creators to simulate physics through Blockly or TypeScript in Battlefield 6 and REDSEC.
Physics impulses apply impulse directly to a single vehicle or vehicles in an area, similar to an explosion, with optional damage settings. These impulses can be triggered by proximity (with adjustable range), timers (set on placement or activation), or interactive triggers like volumes, pressure plates, or tripwires.
Bellum1988's Operation Metro
We're bringing Bellum1988’s custom Operation Metro map to the Portal SDK and map rotation, built using the Empire State (Aftermath) map and assets. This gives players access to a popular community-made map that they can explore, customize, and use as a foundation for new creations. This map will also feature baked lighting, delivering higher-quality lighting and visual fidelity.
We’ve seen a notable improvement in balance following recent changes to experiences like Eastwood Escalation, and we want to thank everyone who has continued sharing feedback.
Battlefield is at its best when we’re building it together with you. Your feedback helps us understand where the experience is landing well, where we need to take another look, and where future improvements can make the biggest difference.
Please continue to share any issues on our EA forums. Join the community on the Battlefield Discord and visit our website for the latest news, guides, and seasonal insights.
See you on the Battlefield.
//The Battlefield Team
This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.
