We strongly request that Hardcore mode is included in Battlefield 6’s main menu. It is a core part of the Battlefield experience, bringing realism and true combat immersion. Players deserve direct and easy access to it .
Yes Hardcore mode must be in main menu to fast access
We demand that Hardcore mode be placed directly in Battlefield 6’s main menu. Hardcore is the heart of realism and true combat, and players need fast and easy access to it without extra steps.
To the developers: please take this seriously. The community wants Hardcore available up front, not hidden. Giving it a spot in the main menu shows that you respect the fans who want the most authentic Battlefield experience
Who is "we" and what percentage of the player base are we actually talking about?
As far as I can tell, they don't just randomly place game modes on the main menu. They look at which game modes are popular. So if you want your game mode to be shown on the main menu, you just have to make sure that people play it.
Who is we ? (Veterans) :)))))
I get that developers track popularity, but that’s exactly why Hardcore should be in the main menu. There are frequent discussions and threads about adding Hardcore to the main menu, yet it remains hidden. Keeping it buried artificially limits its player base. If the goal is to reflect what people play, make it accessible then it will naturally gain the numbers to justify its place :))))
ghostflux Actually, that’s not true at all. Just because the majority plays standard modes doesn’t mean Hardcore shouldn’t have visibility. There are plenty of players who want a challenge but never try it because it’s buried in submenus. Accessibility would increase its player base and satisfy the community asking for it!!
That would apply to every single game mode though. It's quite simple really, they already have a spotlight feature in Battlefield 2042 where game modes are shown on the main menu for a limited amount of time. If hardcore has enough players interested in it, it should be given a permanent spot.
Who is we ? (Veterans) :)))))
You can't really have a single thread without somebody arguing for something based on their "veteran" status. It's a vague concept that tells you nothing about actual numbers.
If the goal is to reflect what people play, make it accessible then it will naturally gain the numbers to justify its place
We agree. That's what limited-time events are for.
Hi everyone,
I have merged two threads about the same topic together.
ghostflux That’s exactly the problem though limited time spotlights aren’t enough. Hardcore isn’t just a temporary event, it’s a core way many players want to experience Battlefield. The fact that discussions about Hardcore keep coming up shows there’s consistent demand, not a passing trend. If it keeps getting buried under temporary rotations, it will never get the fair chance to grow its player base. A permanent slot in the main menu is the only way to truly measure its popularity ))
Let’s be real here: Hardcore deserves a permanent place in the main menu. Spotlight rotations are not enough they come and go, and then the mode disappears again like it doesn’t matter. That’s not how you treat a community that’s been asking for this for years.
It’s not about being a veteran or waving some vague status. It’s about the fact that Hardcore offers a completely different gameplay experience that many players specifically want. And hiding it in submenus or temporary rotations makes the player base look smaller than it really is.
If the devs truly want to measure popularity, the only fair way is to give Hardcore the same visibility as other core modes. Otherwise, it’s just artificially suppressing demand. I don’t care how many excuses are thrown around Hardcore has earned its spot in the main menu.
Spotlight rotations are not enough they come and go, and then the mode disappears again like it doesn’t matter. That’s not how you treat a community that’s been asking for this for years.
That's not what I've said. I've said that you can use spotlight rotations to gauge popularity to determine whether it deserves a permanent spot. If as you say, there's a sizeable community that's been asking for it, then like I've mentioned before, they should include it. I feel like I have to repeat this point a little bit too often, because everyone seems to ignore it.
And hiding it in submenus or temporary rotations makes the player base look smaller than it really is.
I've specifically mentioned multiple times in this thread that I'm against hiding it, it should be given proper visibility. If it's true temporary rotations draw less players, then you can still use it to gauge for popularity. You simply assign a proper weight per player to the measurement. Meaning that if only 20% of the players participates in temporary rotations, it means that you can expect that a permanent inclusion would draw 5x as many players.
If the devs truly want to measure popularity, the only fair way is to give Hardcore the same visibility as other core modes.
Yeah, we agree.
You keep repeating spotlight rotations as if that solves anything, but let’s be real: that’s exactly what has kept Hardcore from growing in the first place. Temporary rotations don’t gauge true popularity they artificially limit it. You can’t measure demand for a permanent feature by offering it as a part-time event. That’s like running Conquest once a month and then pretending the numbers prove it’s less important than other modes.
And about your weight per player argument that’s just theory. Real players don’t behave according to neat formulas. If Hardcore is hidden in a rotation, a huge part of the player base will never even notice it, much less play it. Visibility drives engagement, not statistical guesswork.
This is why I keep stressing the point: Hardcore won’t get fair numbers or fair support until it’s in the main menu, front and center. Only then can the studio see its real potential. Testing it in rotations first is nothing more than another excuse to sideline it the same cycle we’ve seen for years.
So no, the community doesn’t need more experiments. It needs Hardcore to finally be treated as a core mode. That means main menu, permanent placement, no half-measures. Anything less is just stalling.
It's going to get a bit confusing we end up responding to each other in multiple discussion chains. In our other discussion chain, we already made the distinction between the properly supported version and the poorly supported version. Remember, my response here is based whether the poorly supported version should be made permanent and not about the properly supported version. Since I've already mentioned that the properly supported version should be permanent.
