Opposing Sides

Countries don't quite like being seen as the bad guy. China was very much not happy about portrayal in BF4 for example. You can also still tell a striking and provocative and interesting story without the same old cast of real world adversaries. Make it fun, make it interesting, lets explore ideas like a global protectorate PMC that amasses power to rival that of NATO that likely has ulterior and nefarious motives for its effective global domination. 

I'm playing battlefield to shoot guys, not consider the financial ramifications of sanctioning France for leaving NATO in this story or debating in the UN about what to do over Pax Armata. I'm gonna instead just go blow up a building while thinking of limp bizkit. 

Sometimes you gotta suspend disbelief and just go with the flow man.

I can agree, I’ve always been a fan of an interesting backstory, like in Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 4. Having an abstract enemy just feels off to me. I know it doesn’t matter much to most players, but personally I prefer not having vague or undefined enemies.

Really well said. I completely agree that the current setup — U.S. vs a generic PMC — feels uninspired and kind of hollow. It’s not that the idea can’t work, but without meaningful backstory or clear ideological contrast, it just doesn’t carry the weight that a modern Battlefield experience could (and should) have.

Using real-world blocs like NATO vs BRICS+ or a similar geopolitical divide would not only feel more grounded and relevant, but it also opens up the gameplay and narrative in interesting ways. Asymmetric warfare, different doctrines, proxy scenarios — it’s all incredibly timely and would set Battlefield apart from other shooters that just slap two generic factions together and call it a day.

I get that using real-world alliances can be risky from a legal and political standpoint, but even something lightly fictionalised based on those structures (like how Arma does it) could still create the depth and immersion you’re talking about.

Battlefield has always done best when it leans into realism with a sandbox twist — not when it tries to be a movie script or a COD copy. A grounded global conflict, with shades of grey and real strategic contrast, could really set BF6 apart and give the series the identity boost it needs.

Thanks for bringing this up — more players need to push for this kind of ambition from the devs.

PvtJohnTowle

I've been struggling to tell classes apart, which is a problem by itself but the pmc forces just look like specialists from 2042 no real coherent uniform or identity.