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bnajce1vknki
Rising Novice
2 months ago

The Challenge Nerf Has Made Titles Meaningless

The recent nerf to in-game challenges is one of the most deflating updates we’ve seen in a long time. What used to separate the grinders from the casuals has now been flattened into something anyone can achieve in a couple of minutes.

Take the “Crack Shot” title for example. Before the update, you had to pull off 150 headshots over 200 meters. A challenge that actually meant something. It was a badge of patience, precision, and skill. You had to learn bullet drop (unless you had the range finder), master positioning, and stay consistent across matches. Now it’s five headshots. Five.

That’s not a challenge. That’s a warm-up.

The same goes for several other titles that have been ultra nerfed into oblivion. What used to be a genuine mark of mastery has become a participation trophy. And the worst part isn’t just how easy they are now, it’s what this change does to everyone who put in the time before the nerf.

There absolutely should be compensation or at least recognition for players who completed the original pre-nerf versions of these challenges. Maybe a legacy badge, exclusive emblem, or color variant. Something to show that you did it when it was actually difficult.

Because right now it feels like the developers took hundreds of hours of dedication and reduced it to five lucky shots.

That’s not balance. That’s disrespect.

16 Replies

  • I feel as if these changes/decisions were made by "bosses" who haven't played BF6 at all.  They don't know how the players feel.  They are too busy doing their own sht that's unrelated and not sympathetic/helpful to the game's audience.  Welcome to selfish, brain-dead corporate life.  There is no empathy only cold silence.

  • enolckb's avatar
    enolckb
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Yeah  challenges I was working on suddenly appeared complete and actually would have been completed in a single game. 

  • 100%

    I get that they just didn't want to fight the battle, but the people moaning about having to play the game for the challenges are playing Arc Raiders now, they're not coming back, EA, they couldn't care less about how changes effect the future of BF 6 because they've moved onto the next game, you know this, right?

    You've caved to the streamers and ostracized the BF players with the miniature map sizes and Battle Royale obviously made to attract CoD players, BF players are generally playing solo, we don't live in Discord.

    There better be an AMAZING solo experience for the BR coming, or they've lost the plot and me, I'll go check out ARMA which has been a blast, and Arc Raiders since the solo is just amazing, thought out and deep.

    And since the casual playlist you've introduced messes with my K/D, you're now an arcade shooter, stats don't matter, challenges don't matter, skins for guns? Who cares...

    Where is the replay ability now, like this person said, you've removed a chunk of it without a middle ground. 

    Stop failing after such a great launch, and fix the absolutely broken missile that auto kills before you lose more players BTW... maybe between launching new store items...

    *Cough Greed.. *Cough

  • I was actually shocked by how much it was reduced.  In my opinion, the challenges to unlock core class features definitely needed to be reduced a lot, but the challenges for weapon unlocks and the like were brought down too much - to the point where its not even an accomplishment at this point.

  • BrutalSBK7777's avatar
    BrutalSBK7777
    Rising Adventurer
    2 months ago

    You as 99% others didn't get "Crack Shoot" from playing the game but u farmed bots , so what's the meaning of meaningless titles that no one pay attention to? 

    And why you ppls care so much about others completing their challenges one way or another ? It's for skins NO ONE CARES ! Let ppls enjoy their game and unlocking stuff, stop acting like a spoiled brats ! 

  • Minjay10's avatar
    Minjay10
    Seasoned Novice
    1 month ago

    IamSharkx​ like me and another guy said, reduce the challenges for gear/gadgets.  Titles are something to strive for.  Idc if youre busy to play, people like something to work towards.  That challenge was notoriously difficult, thats why it is a nice feeling to get it.  Challenge should have stayed...you said it yourself, people play over time, so they dont need to do it all at once.  Reducing it takes value out of the effort to get it.  Just because you work just means it takes a bit longer to get it.  Who cares, they can still get it just not as fast.  If I see a level 50 that has a title showing he did 150 headshot kills at 200m+, Im gonna be like wow yeah he's got us covered from a far and not gonna be just sitting back there missing shots entire game (obviously you have people botting it but there wouldnt be many people doing that just for a title like they would for the sniper unlock).

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