🔥 Battlefield 6 BETA is Just 2042 in disguise. Veterans breakdown. (Revised)

RPG Balance & False Power Fantasy

I’m given 5 RPGs, which on paper sounds powerful — but when I fire into a group of 2–3 enemies, it barely does anything. Unless it’s a direct hit, the RPG only suppresses or lightly damages them, even at close range (within a foot of impact). That is not only unrealistic — it’s immersion-breaking. I shouldn’t have to treat an RPG like a sniper rifle just to get one kill. In reality, a single well-placed RPG in a tight group would devastate everyone in that radius.

This feels like an intentional balancing tactic to prevent multi-kills, but it’s the wrong solution. If RPGs are too powerful, limit the engineer to 2–3 rockets until they visit an ammo crate. Don’t gut the weapon’s lethality — respect what it represents on the battlefield.

Also, the audio-visual reaction to RPGs is lacking. There should be a distinct launch sound, travel whistle, and earth-shaking impact. Enemy soldiers nearby should be diving, flinching, or panicking when one goes off — not casually walking through the smoke. It’s not just about stats — it’s about psychological presence. RPGs should make people run for cover, not shrug and keep sprinting.

🎭 Character Design & Realism

Character models, particularly for non-American factions, lack realism and creativity. Many wear odd sci-fi-inspired masks, visors, and private-military fashion that looks like something from a future-themed shooter — not grounded warfare. These designs feel tacky and out of place for a Battlefield game that’s meant to reflect immersive, large-scale combat.

The American soldier models are the only ones that retain a believable look, blending real military design with just enough creative flair. They feel authentic. The other factions weaken the immersion, looking like they came from a rejected cosmetics bundle. Battlefield was always about boots-on-the-ground realism, not cosplay.

🧂 The Final Cherry on Top: Microtransactions & The Deception of Nostalgia

Let’s top this off with what might be the boldest insult of all — the creeping rumor (and likely reality) of microtransactions, battle passes, and cosmetic vending machines dressed up in nostalgia.

You’re trying to cosplay as the Golden Era of Battlefield — BF3, BF4, Bad Company — but you’re doing it in trash bags recycled from 2042.

In this day and age?

You’re building a system that’s so manipulative, so psychologically bold, that the average player doesn’t even realize they’re being sold salt — and they’re slugs.

Pay $70 for a game that may or may not be complete at launch.

Run it on 2042’s tired engine, recycled mechanics, and soulless design.

And then turn around and hit us with a monetization system that feels like getting pepper-sprayed with lavender and peppermint — just pleasant enough to numb the slap, but strong enough to make us hand over our wallets anyway.

You’re asking us to fund your laziness, to buy into a machine that serves half-baked cosmetics, half-interesting skins, and call it “content.”

Let’s call it what it is:

A digital garbage vending machine run by corporate sociopaths wearing legacy-era masks.

The trap is real.

The disrespect is louder than the gunfire.

And some of us aren’t falling for it anymore.

I’ve been with Battlefield since the original BF1942 on PC. I made the mistake of buying the $120 edition of Battlefield 2042, hoping it would live up to the legacy. It didn’t — and now, BF6 feels like a repackaged version of that failure.

This is not Battlefield. It died years ago. What we’re seeing now is just a franchise wearing its skin. If this is what you’re going forward with, then I’m out — permanently. No DLC, no Deluxe Edition. Just gone.

(BF3, BF4, BF1 & V) — They were Battlefield. This? This is cosplay.

– A Hardcore Lover and Longtime Fan

From the era of BF1942