2,028 Hours in Battlefield 6, and I’m Ready to Walk Away

Dear EA and DICE,

I am writing this as a deeply disappointed Battlefield player, not as someone who hates your game.

I have invested 2,028 hours in Battlefield 6 on PlayStation 5. I paid approximately CAD $120 for it, and despite its flaws, I kept playing because I genuinely love Battlefield.

I love the large-scale battles, the vehicles, the teamwork, the tactical gameplay, the satisfaction of capturing objectives, and those incredible moments that only Battlefield can deliver.

But today, I am seriously considering walking away and moving to Call of Duty.

And that genuinely makes me sad.

The game I love is becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy

My frustration is not about losing matches or facing skilled opponents. I accept competition. I enjoy challenging myself, improving my skills, and playing against experienced players.

My frustration is about the condition of the game itself.

Matchmaking and AI bots

I have repeatedly joined Conquest matches with only three or four human players, sometimes after long matchmaking waits.

In some matches, the AI soldiers barely participate or remain stuck near their headquarters. What should be a large-scale Battlefield experience becomes an almost empty map.

Other matches eventually fill with humans, but only after a significant amount of time.

How can this be considered an acceptable multiplayer experience?

Crossplay is not a meaningful choice on console

I play on PS5.

With crossplay enabled, I can often find populated matches, but I am forced into a mixed-platform environment that I do not always want.

With crossplay disabled, I frequently encounter nearly empty matches or excessive AI backfill.

I am not asking to be protected from better players. I am asking for a functional console experience and a genuine choice.

An option that technically exists but leaves players struggling to find proper matches is not a satisfactory solution.

Networking, hit registration, and inconsistent combat experiences

I have experienced packet loss, questionable engagements, and situations where combat feels inconsistent.

I understand that not every lost gunfight is caused by bad netcode. Players have different weapons, reaction times, positioning, and skill levels.

But network reliability and consistent gunplay are fundamental requirements for a competitive first-person shooter.

Players should not have to constantly wonder whether an engagement was decided by their own actions or by technical inconsistencies.

Controller aiming and gameplay changes

Since Season 5, aiming has felt noticeably different to me, particularly when making small horizontal adjustments.

I have spent time testing deadzones, response curves, acceleration presets, and sensitivity settings just to understand why a control setup I was previously comfortable with now feels less predictable.

I know that a personal change in aiming feel does not automatically prove a bug. However, when an update modifies controller behavior, players deserve clear explanations and reliable consistency.

I want to spend my time playing Battlefield, not repeatedly troubleshooting my controller settings.

Too many problems introduced or exposed by updates

Progression and XP issues, audio problems, vehicle-related bugs, broken mechanics, map-specific problems, and repeated hotfixes have become part of the ongoing Battlefield experience.

I appreciate developers acknowledging issues and working on fixes.

But acknowledging and fixing problems should not become a substitute for delivering stable, properly tested updates in the first place.

Every new season should make players excited to return, not worried about what might be broken next.

The part that hurts the most is personal

Tomorrow, I am giving my son César a new graphics card for his birthday.

One of the reasons I bought it was so that we could play Battlefield together.

I wanted to share with him the game that has given me thousands of hours of enjoyment.

Think about that for a moment.

I have spent over 2,000 hours playing your game. I love it enough to want to introduce my son to it. And yet, on the eve of giving him this gift, I am seriously considering leaving Battlefield for Call of Duty.

Not because I suddenly prefer Call of Duty.

Not because I stopped loving Battlefield.

But because I am exhausted by watching a game I love become increasingly frustrating to play.

What I am asking EA and DICE to do

I am asking for meaningful action, not another promotional statement.

Make matchmaking reliable and prioritize properly populated human matches.

Be transparent about player population, AI backfill, and how matchmaking actually works.

Make crossplay-off a genuinely viable option for console players.

Investigate and improve network consistency, packet loss, and hit registration.

Provide clear explanations when controller behavior or aiming mechanics change.

Improve quality assurance so that major updates do not repeatedly introduce disruptive problems.

Communicate openly about known issues, planned solutions, and realistic timelines.

I am not expecting perfection.

I am expecting a premium multiplayer game to deliver a dependable experience.

Please don’t lose the players who love Battlefield the most

I have stayed through the frustrations because I believed in this game.

I have celebrated my best matches, worked hard to improve, adapted my playstyle, and continued supporting Battlefield despite its problems.

But there comes a point when passion is no longer enough.

After 2,028 hours, I should be looking forward to my next Battlefield match — not wondering whether I will find a real lobby, whether the bots will function, or whether the next update will change how the game feels again.

I do not want to leave Battlefield.

I want you to give me a reason to stay.

And more importantly, I want to be proud to introduce my son to the Battlefield experience I fell in love with.

A deeply disappointed Battlefield player,

Solignac-1976

PlayStation 5 | Québec, Canada

2,028 hours played