Too many recons
When I first began playing Battlefield 6, both during the beta and after the full release, I was immediately drawn to the sniping experience. Compared to previous titles in the series, sniping feels ...
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Unfortunately I don't think the problem is with the equipment, it's with the operators. much harder to fix lol.
I think the point cost change could be warranted, it is a powerful attachment. I don't like the increased unlock time requirement. Feels like a "You must struggle this much to begin playing competitively" sort of a thing. If we assume everyone keeps playing the game, everyone has it eventually anyways.
They need to do something about the key-bind exploit where you can fire and range at the same time, my preference would be to add a short delay to the range adjustment, or, have it just display the range and you adjust manually.
The problem as I see it is that there are teams where 60% of players will keep sniping even though it means they will loose the game. They can really hold that one point, but they can't gain any ground.
I saw someone mention the K/D stat as a factor in another post and I completely agree. The CoD trend of K/D tracking and comparing is very pervasive and what I think is to blame. There is no Win/Loss Ratio on player profiles. Even if there was, as long as K/D is there, it's king. It's what your buddy's ask about. it's what the kids in chat will boast about. We've all been conditioned to some extent, I think it hurts the gameplay.
Will removing the K/D stat change anything? I don't know. It will surely make people mad. Everyone who's worked to keep their K/D high will feel their times been wasted. It would have been easier if as with previous titles it was never there. I don't think the core Battlefield player base would miss it terribly.
I can definitely see how removing the ability to track one’s own K/D ratio could influence how people approach the game and how it affects the way certain classes are played. While it might help reduce the number of recons per match, I’m not entirely sure it would have a significant impact overall. Most players naturally want to perform their best regardless of visible stats, but I do think it could encourage some classes—like support—to play more to their intended role without feeling punished for having a lower K/D. Recons, on the other hand, might not change much in their overall behavior.
As for the range finder, I don’t think increasing its level requirement would be a bad move. The new mini scout sniper, which has an ADS bolt built in, has its range finder unlock set at level 32 if I’m not mistaken. After using that sniper for a while, I’ve found it’s easy enough to get kills without the range finder, and it only really becomes useful beyond about 400 meters. Because of that, I think adjusting the requirement makes sense—it mainly benefits long-range, stationary sniping rather than active recons who push and defend objectives.
And regarding the ability to bind the range finder to specific buttons, I completely agree that it shouldn’t be allowed. Being able to bind it in certain ways can create an unintended advantage compared to how it was meant to be balanced.
