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Over the weekend, the game developers launched a fresh game mode titled Relaxed Breakthrough. To put it simply, this mode resembles the standard Breakthrough format but features several key adjustments:

• Every squad has only 8 real players, with the rest made up of 32 bots.
• Activities performed by real players grant complete experience points, while bot actions offer reduced XP.
• Only two locations can be played: Cairo Siege and Empire State.
• Elements like Player tags, accolades, and career stat updates are disabled.

So essentially, this mode delivers on its title: it's a casual take of Breakthrough. On the surface, one could assume it's a good idea, as it gives more options for gamers seeking different ways to enjoy the title. However, if video games have taught us anything, it's that not everyone will be happy. In other words, a lot of Battlefield 6 players are upset.

Community Responses: From Fury to Praise

"People want real players. Avoid making the errors of your competitors," reads a response to the mode reveal. "Truly disappointing idea," comments another. Meanwhile, on the Battlefield subreddit, one user notes, "I have no idea where we are headed with this game," while another lists all the issues they believe to be broken in the game: "Resolve glitches, fix drone glitch, correct rocket mechanics, fix [the] bloom after sprinting bug, improve hit detection. We do not require this AI-heavy playlist."

On the other hand, for every complaint, there are players sharing how much they're enjoying the recent addition. "It's enjoyable to warm up, real players prevent it from being a complete grind but it's quite laid-back," says a forum post. "This subreddit doesn't understand that there are players who have lives and don't play this game all the time. Allow them to strike a balance," states another. A response via social media explains that as they're "a battledad with busy schedules, this is great for me," and someone else praises the mode for "not being overcompetitive."

Valid Concerns and Community Feedback

All that said, players have valid points to complain about the new mode. A few folks have highlighted that it will make wait times even longer for different playlists due to the sheer number of playlists in the game already. On a similar note, some areas often face AI-filled matches in the existing playlists. Additionally, it appears a little backwards that the mode won't start without a required amount of real players, despite it focuses mostly on fighting AI opponents.

Lastly, one of the biggest complaints is that Battlefield Portal was promised to offer complete rewards, including AI matches, but that got canned when they tried to remove bot farms from the system. So this new playlist feels like the community compromising in the middle, as per forum feedback. A different user labels this mode as the devs "making a mistake so hard, I had so much fun in the first couple of days, what prompted them to change it?"

Looking Ahead: Adjustments Occur?

If the development team has demonstrated something so far with the latest installment, it is that they're listening and acting on player input. Assignments being too difficult were adjusted rapidly, as did the specific battle pass objectives. It is likely that, if their data shows this new playlist isn't performing to their standards, they will not hesitate to make further modifications.