The Latest Relaxed Game Mode Ignites Heated Debates Over AI Players, XP Rewards, and Queue Times

Recently, the game developers launched a new playlist called Relaxed Breakthrough. In essence, this mode mirrors the regular Breakthrough setup but includes a few key adjustments:

• Each team has only eight real players, with the rest made up of AI-controlled opponents.
• Actions done by real players award full XP, while bot actions offer lower rewards.
• Just a pair of locations can be played: Siege of Cairo and Empire State map.
• Features like Dogtags, accolades, and career stat updates have been turned off.

In short, the playlist delivers on its name: it offers a laid-back version of Breakthrough. At face value, you might think it's a good idea, as it gives more options for players seeking alternative ways to have fun with the title. However, if video games has shown one thing, it's that you can't please everyone. Which is to say, a lot of Battlefield 6 fans are mad.

Community Responses: Anger to Support

"People want real players. Avoid making the errors of your competitors," reads one reply to the official announcement. "Absolutely shocking idea," comments another. At the same time, in community forums, one user remarks, "I have no idea where we are going with this title," while someone else lists all the issues they consider to be problematic in Battlefield 6: "Fix bugs, address drone issues, fix IVF rockets, adjust aiming after sprinting, fix awful hit registration. We do not require this bot mode."

However, for every complaint, there are players sharing how much they're liking the recent addition. "It's enjoyable to practice, real players keep it from being a complete grind but it's quite laid-back," reads one Reddit comment. "This subreddit doesn't understand that there are gamers who have lives and don't play this title all the time. Allow them to strike a balance," states another. One reply via social media explains that as they're "a battledad with busy schedules, this is great for me," and another praises the mode for "not being overcompetitive."

Valid Criticisms and Community Input

All that said, players have valid points to criticize the new mode. A few folks have highlighted that it will make queue times more extended for other modes because of the large amount of options in the game already. On a similar note, certain regions already encounter mostly bots in the current modes. Additionally, it appears a little backwards that the mode won't start without a minimum number of human gamers, despite it primarily centers on combat against bots.

Lastly, a major grievances is that a previous feature was promised to provide full XP, including AI matches, but that was removed when they tried to remove XP farming from the mode. So this new playlist feels like the player base meeting them halfway, according to forum feedback. A different user describes this addition as the devs "making a mistake so hard, I experienced so much fun in the initial release, why did they feel the need to change it?"

Future Prospects: Will Changes Occur?

If Battlefield Studios has demonstrated something to date with Battlefield 6, it's that they're listening and acting on feedback. Tasks that were overly hard were adjusted rapidly, as did the required Redsec challenges. Chances are that, should analytics shows this new playlist isn't performing to their standards, they won't be shy to change it again.