Battlefield 6: We Expect Better Than This!
Ever since the beta we have been giving clear feedback and almost nothing meaningful has changed. The game still feels nearly identical, with a bit of polish here and there, but the fundamental issue...
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I am using what players are widely talking about across the official forums, Steam discussions and Reddit right now.
The problem with using the experience of other people, is that it feeds confirmation bias. People on social media platforms are often objectively wrong. It's to the point where people believe the exact opposite of the truth. If you base your own opinion on theirs, chances are you end up believing falsehoods.
That actually proves my point: weapon balance is unstable.
You first claim that some weapons are pointless and now you're complaining that they are making changes to the weapon balance? If you want things to get fixed, changes are a necessity.
If you're talking about inconsistency in the gunplay, that had two major reasons, bugs related to spread and the way the netcode works. The bugs related to spread were fixed in the season 1 patch. Weapons are way more consistent now. Recoil and the overall TTK had nothing to do with it.
This is not a “maybe.” Players are consistently reporting hits not registering, especially up close.
That's because those reports are accurate and to some extent, it's just the way the game works. Simply put, there's always a delay between the client and the server. What you see on your screen is usually ahead of what the server knows about. So, if the server verifies that somebody killed you, the server invalidates any damage that you did after you were killed.
It takes a tiny bit of time before your client receives the information from the server. In practice this means that it may look like you're shooting an enemy, but the last few bullets don't register. One potential reason this happens up close, is because people use weapons with a higher fire rate, which means that there's more bullets shot for each server tick, so the amount of bullets that get invalidated is larger.
It's a complicated subject though and there may be other bugs at play. Having a low ping and a high server/client tickrate certainly helps though.
Sound and footsteps
It's certainly an issue, but it doesn't affect everyone in the same way. I've heard people complain they can't hear footsteps, while others complain that they are too loud. It could be how the game is designed as well, since there are specific perks that may make footstep sounds louder or more quiet.
PC players constantly report awkward input parity and inconsistent aim assist interactions.
I'm not seeing those reports all that often. I don't believe it's a large part of the community. I'm not seeing objective comparisons. What I am seeing is people describe how they feel about things. It doesn't tell me much. People could just be chasing a placebo.
When the core experience still needs work, pushing monetization first sends the wrong message.
This is such a weird statement to make. They already waited to monetize this game until after the season 1 patch. It seems completely impractical for them to wait until an arbitrary and subjective level of quality has been reached. The core experience always needs work. If they had to wait for that, they couldn't ever monetize the game.
I don't believe any of these issues are actually "critical". When you call flaws critical, it means that they render you unable to play. While they can certainly be frustrating, you can play just fine.
So you honestly believe that the game is fine as it is, no need to patch or update it, just pay full price for a game that plays like every other game despite the rise on price or doing the complete opposite of what they promised. If it needs fixing they will get to it when they get to it, thats your argument
Your entitled to your opinion but don't assume we all enjoy to settle. Battle royale has a better feel then the actual base game and that is frustrating. Not to mention you agree that there are issues but don't mind it cause it should be expected. How about we only pay for games if they meet our expectations, that is the biggest BS to give as a counter argument. You point flaws on a game to refine it, constructive criticism improves upon what is already there, what is the point in not pointing an issue that is there as downplaying it will make it seem like there is no issue at all. They tested the game and if they didn't fix it they are fine with it and we are paying for it.
I don't think I've ever said the things you said I did.
How about we only pay for games if they meet our expectations, that is the biggest BS to give as a counter argument.
You may think this is BS, but that's absolutely what you should be doing. It's simply not a good economic decision to buy a game that fails to meet your expectations to begin with. If you don't enjoy the game you're purchasing, you're just going to be frustrated while you wait for fixes that may or may not come. That doesn't exclude you from giving feedback to further improve the game though. You can absolutely do both.
Problem is I can't return it, and I can't say the game is good or bad until i actually try to play the game, understand the mechanics, and the overall balance of the game accounting what they advertise which usually takes a few days or more then 2 hours, Not to mention the game wasn't working at the beginning. So im stuck with it and since I paid for it I will hold them to what they promised for the base game. I don't mind waiting but when the choices they make lean towards COD, it feels like an empty promise
Oh and I mess up and placed a period instead of a coma. For better context
Not to mention you agree that there are issues but don't mind it cause it should be expected, how about we only pay for games if they meet our expectations, that is the biggest BS to give as a counter argument.
Ps economically speaking, the best way to support the game developers is to purchase the game at full price instead of waiting 3, 5, or more years to purchase it. From a gamer stand point it makes more sense to wait for the game to be on sale or has been battle test it for a few years before trying it. Guess what that'll lead to
