Battlefield 6 BETA Feedback
Disclaimer : I'm french and this feedback is translated by Google Translation, so there might be few errors. Let's start by saying that we've come a long way, so I think my level of indulgence is ...
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I did a mistake and put the last part in french, so there you go in english :
Big downside: SBMM. I understand you confirmed SBMM; it's the worst thing that can happen in FPS games of this genre. I'll demonstrate it simply:
- Without SBMM: 3 types of games: You dominate the game and get loads of kills / You get dominated by the other team / You sweat like crazy in a ranked game because everyone is roughly the same skill level.
- With SBMM: Only 1 type of game: You sweat and sweat every game and only have one monotonous feeling of play.
What are the consequences of SBMM? It removes the essential effect of the balance between frustration and dopamine. What's better than playing a game where you strongly dominate after one or two games where you've been destroyed? If the frequency of close games is 100%, it very quickly takes away the interest in playing for the majority of players. It's often said that SBMM is there to help casuals, but that's not true. BF3 and Bad Company 2 didn't have SBMM, and they're recognized as the best BFs by casuals of the time or experienced players (at least the vast majority). SBMM isn't what's going to keep casuals. It's excellent gameplay in an excellent BF. Experienced players need casuals in a BF, and vice versa. And frustration is as essential as dopamine rushes. So please, reverse this SBMM decision, or given that the BF community is huge, add an option to classic BF modes (Conquest (which I hate, but hey, it's classic), Breakthrough, Rush) to disable SBMM. At least one category without SBMM would be greatly appreciated by a large number of players if you're so keen on SBMM, even though I've just demonstrated that it's a feature that does more harm than good.
Conclusion: This is my complete feedback from a BC2 and BF3 player who plays exclusively Breakthrough and Rush and who hadn't played a BF for a very long time. The CORE and the foundations are good but a lot of tweaks are needed as well as some improvements and please, at least one category without SBMM, it's really something I can't accept, I tested big games with SBMM and just never again, if I want to do ranked I go to ranked but in normal games let me get opened in two or roll on the others or sometimes have tight games but leave that to the RNG. Thank you for reading me.
