Battlefield’s playtest is giving us loads of sneaky peeks at what’s to return in EA’s shooter, and developer DICE has “a great deal of suggestions from the very lively testers chosen.” In contrast to Battlefield 2042’s lukewarm reception, followers appear fairly happy with what they’ve seen to date, and the leaks have been so spectacular, EA’s not even attempting to take them down but.
Whereas the Battlefield workforce has teased there’s nonetheless extra assessments to return to provide extra gamers an opportunity to get entangled, we have pulled collectively all the enhancements and new options we have noticed to date.
Battlefield 6 has a drag mechanic
Maybe most notable is the skill to tug wounded allies away to security. At the time of writing, a video clip on the Battlefield subreddit displaying off the new function has had virtually 8,000 upvotes.
In a post on X, Battlefield lead producer, David Sirland, confirmed he was “not okay with leaks,” hinting that “[leakers] are [being] handled accordingly.” Regardless of this, nonetheless, Sirland acknowledged that the new drag and revive function is a key a part of the “revive loop,” including: “I’m anticipating to see some fascinating use in the subsequent check on labs.”
“With this function, there’s extra of that enjoyable interplay with extra items to the puzzle,” he teased. “There’s some actually enjoyable combos that may occur (it is cancellable at any time with maintain model). I can not await you guys to start out discovering out what they’re.”
Battlefield 6 helps you to cling on to automobiles
It additionally seems to be as if players can cling to vehicles, too, both to get round the map faster or lie in await an ideal sneaky ambush. Whereas some gamers nonetheless aren’t certain if the photos are merely enter/exit animations, this function was rumored a while in the past, and it seems the playtest now confirms it.
Battlefield 6 has improved in-game motion
There’s additionally been a variety of positive chatter about in-game movement, too, with improved and/or reintroduced motion options reminiscent of crouch dash, fight dive, and touchdown roll, in addition to new visible indicators “to make it simpler to know when actions reminiscent of vaulting or leaning are potential.”
Battlefield 6 reportedly has 3D maps
3D maps are again as nicely. Based on sources who’ve performed the pre-alpha playtest, it seems to be as if each the mini-map and the spawn screen maps are 3D. This makes it simpler to see the elevation of tall buildings and landscapes, serving to you select the excellent spawn level. The final time we noticed 3D maps in Battlefield was in 2018’s Battlefield 5.
Battlefield 6 has improved destruction
Environmental destruction — a key a part of Battlefield’s enchantment that can be utilized to provide gamers a tactical benefit — is equally beefed up, (*6*), with over 9000 upvotes and 600 feedback, exhibits.
As for what’s subsequent? Lead producer Sirland revealed DICE now has “a great deal of suggestions from the very lively testers chosen […] in good quantities and in the proper areas for us to have the ability to use it.”
“There’s a rationale to the method we’re taking, and it is working nicely to date. There can be extra assessments and we’ll confide in extra over time,” he added.
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EA has been enjoying its playing cards fairly near its chest about the new Battlefield, and we nonetheless do not know when, precisely, it can launch. However EA’s final monetary report prompt it’s going to come someday between April 2025 and March 2026.
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