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I_CyberStorm_I's avatar
I_CyberStorm_I
Seasoned Vanguard
28 days ago

XP Limit in a FPS? BF - Think This Through Read Before Your Boss Does⚠️💸

Developers,
The community wants the best for Battlefield. This isn’t an attack; it’s a plea for logic.

We all know Battlefield was never meant to be a military simulator.
But it was never supposed to be just another generic FPS either.
What always made the series stand out was its unique ballistics, the learning curve behind every weapon, and the satisfaction of mastering real projectile behavior.

Now all of that has been replaced by a generic recoil system, the kind you’d find in some primitive shooter.
I don’t know if that came from laziness, lack of skill, or just a truly outdated idea of what “modern recoil” means.
Either way, the result is the same: no one who’s played previous Battlefield titles is enjoying this change.

If you’re capable of some self-reflection, please rethink it. Do what players actually expect from this franchise.

And about visibility issues… yeah, let’s not even go down that road right now.
Because the topic here is something else entirely, and it's almost comical how incoherent it is.

You decided to turn Battlefield into an XP-based progression system.
Everything revolves around XP now: unlocks, attachments, rewards.
It’s the core of the experience you built.
And then you decided to add…  a daily XP cap. 😂

👉Just stop for a second and think about that.
You made XP the heart of the game, then built a wall around it that basically tells players:

💣“You’ve played enough today. Time to leave.”

It’s honestly hard to tell what’s more absurd: valuing XP this much in a first-person shooter (where it never belonged in the first place), or limiting the very thing you chose to glorify.

The result? A system that punishes engagement.
It literally tells your most dedicated players:

💣“Thanks for loving Battlefield, now stop playing it.”


That’s not just incoherent; it’s self-sabotage.
And let’s be real, whoever signed your paycheck can’t be thrilled about it either. 🤑🤑🤑The goal of any online game is simple: keep as many players active for as long as possible.
But your design does the exact opposite; it pushes people away once they hit your arbitrary ceiling. 🙊😅


Congratulations, you’ve managed to create the first FPS that actually discourages people from playing.
And the saddest part? You did it in the name of an XP system that never should’ve been the focus of a Battlefield game to begin with.
This isn’t anger, it’s disbelief from someone who still believed Battlefield was being made by people who understood Battlefield.

9 Replies

  • ApacheVE's avatar
    ApacheVE
    Rising Veteran
    28 days ago

    I just want to know whose decision it was to go from "Play Your Way" to "Play My Way". And by "My", I mean which producer is responsible? Who at EA is trying to micro-manage my life? 

  • SysGr4v3's avatar
    SysGr4v3
    Rising Rookie
    28 days ago

    Dude, I read this and almost choked on my coffee.
    First of all, props to the geniuses who turned "Play Your Way" into "Play Until We Say Stop."

    Because yeah, who needs engaged players when you can have an XP counter with a daily ceiling, right?
    It’s like opening a steakhouse and saying, “You’ve eaten 300 grams? Cool, now get out, the cow’s empty.” 😂🥩

    Seriously, EA, you built a game where progression is EVERYTHING, then you throw a wall right in the middle of it.
    And the best part? You charge a Season Pass to jump over that same wall.
    That’s not game design, that’s HOA management. 

    And the real losers here are the veterans.
    We’re the ones who kept this franchise alive since 1942, who spent 10-hour sessions on Golmud Railway, who know every pixel of Metro by heart.
    Now the message is clear: “Thanks for your dedication, now go touch grass.” 

    So here’s the deal, Battlefield family:
    QUOTE this post if you also think this XP cap is the dumbest thing ever added to an FPS.

    Let’s flood this thread until the devs need a burner account just to breathe.
    Let’s show them the community still runs this thing.

    Who’s with me? 🔥

    #RemoveTheCap
    #BattlefieldNotKindergarten

  • PsaNeU's avatar
    PsaNeU
    New Traveler
    27 days ago

    XP cap is ridiculous joke, cant even be serious
    ordering players to stop play - me myself took vacations every monday and friday- every week till end of the year and i cant play the game,, because like today,, iam XP capped at 1-2pm and i cant play anymore so i am forced to pla y different games
    i have already bought another game to spend my vacation days on
    happy to spend 100$ on a game i cant play due to DEVELOPERS

  • It's honestly comical and it's a sign that some people may have slipped into roles they're not prepared for.

    I mean who's more likely to be a whale and buy all the MTX?

    A battledad with 2 kids and a wife who has 1-2 hours to play a day

    ORRRRR

    The nolifer who's dumped 14 hours a day into the game? I freaking wonder who's more invested...GEEE lol.

    This has been a fairly common theme in BF6 so far. Yes the game is good and deserves praise (not that there aren't improvements to be made like game mode/gunplay balance and map size) but it's been underpinned by constant "WHY WOULD YOU DO IT THIS WAY ARRRG" moments.

  • SysGr4v3's avatar
    SysGr4v3
    Rising Rookie
    27 days ago

    DankHemplar​

    Brother, fellow battledad squeezing those 1-2 hours between kid/wife chaos; mad respect. ✊
    We're the MTX whales while nolifers get everything for free.

    Gotta push back a bit though  "the game is good"? Nah.
    BF6's chilling in the dumpster right next to 2042 and Hardline.
    Zero wins over BF1 or BF4 (destruction's the only flex).

    Ballistics? Dead. Generic spray replaced real drop mastery.
    Exhibit A: BF4 parabola perfection 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DVu78IdGdM

    BF6? Laser spam. Attachments? 90% placebo 💩 straight-up sucker bait. 😂

    FPS should reward skill, not grind like some RPG dragon farm. 🐉🧙‍♂️
    Old BF gave symbolic ranks and fun unlocks. Now it’s a grind circus that punishes vets.

    United against the XP cap. Quote if it hits. Flood 'em! 🔥
    Who's next? Tag a vet who's feeling the pain. 👊

    #RemoveTheCap #BFVeteransRise

  • AARP_Rep's avatar
    AARP_Rep
    Seasoned Rookie
    27 days ago

    Its all about making money. EA and Dice want you to by battlepass skips. By capping XP they are making sure you dont rush through the battlepass get mad and buy those skips. Its the same thing with bot lobbies. EA would rather wait until season 2 and add a catch up pack that unlocks all the weapons and attachments for a slick $79.99. They geared this game 100% toward micro transactions and we are just along for the ride. Want to play more sure but we have to cut the xp down so you progress at a "comfortable rate for the player base." 

  • SysGr4v3's avatar
    SysGr4v3
    Rising Rookie
    27 days ago

    Spot on. EA/DICE’s blueprint for squeezing paying players: XP caps that push Battle Pass skips, bot-filled lobbies stalling players for the inevitable $80 “catch-up” pack. A microtransaction prison, plain and simple.

    But the real gut punch? They screamed “Back to Battlefield’s DNA!” with massive marketing to lure us loyal veterans, then delivered a sloppy, recycled 2042 clone (or worse🤮🤮). That’s not false advertising, it’s a calculated, characterless betrayal.

    Twelve years after BF4 (2013) and nine after BF1 (2016), with source code in hand and far better tech, this team couldn’t even come close. Hacks flooded PC from day one, wallhacks everywhere despite the laughable “best anti-cheat ever.” 💩
    FOV and scaling feel like deliberate PC sabotage. Anything above 110 turns the game into a distorted blur. Don’t hide behind the “visibility” excuse; we’ve played every Battlefield at high FOV with no issue.

    The nostalgia bait failed because the work is amateur, directionless, and detached from the franchise’s soul. The result is a hollow imitation built on incompetence and arrogance.💩💩
    And those few still calling it “good”? Either nostalgia-blinded or parroting paid creators with no critical thought left.

  • I_CyberStorm_I's avatar
    I_CyberStorm_I
    Seasoned Vanguard
    27 days ago

    I think we’ve finally hit the truth:
    👉 This is Battlefield 2042 v2.0  just wearing a nostalgia mask.

    At least 2042 didn’t pretend to be something it wasn’t.
    They never screamed “We’re returning to the DNA of Battlefield!” while quietly removing every trace of what made Battlefield… Battlefield.

    If I had worked on this project, I’d be genuinely embarrassed.
    Imagine joining a legendary franchise, promising to restore its soul, and then failing to even match the FOV system from the game you were supposed to redeem. (#PeakEmbarrassment) 😧

    Say what you want about 2042, It was broken, yes... but it still had flickers of the old Battlefield spirit.
    The chaos, the sound design, the ballistics that actually meant something.
    It tried.

    BF6 doesn’t even try.
    It’s a hollow imitation.
    A nostalgia trap sold as a “rebirth.”
    And the saddest part? It was marketed directly to us; the veterans who kept this series alive for decades. That’s not passion. That’s manipulation wrapped in marketing gloss.

    Twelve years after BF4 (2013).
    Nine years after BF1 (2016).
    They’ve got better engines, better tools, better tech…
    and somehow produced less Battlefield than ever before.

    So, yeah,  the mask has slipped.
    This isn’t evolution.
    It’s regression, neatly packaged with cinematic trailers and fake “community energy.”

    Let’s stop sugarcoating it:
    🔥 BF6 = Battlefield 2042 Version 2.0. 🔥
    🔥 BF6 = Battlefield 2042 Version 2.0. 🔥
    🔥 BF6 = Battlefield 2042 Version 2.0. 🔥

    Only this time… with irony.

  • SysGr4v3's avatar
    SysGr4v3
    Rising Rookie
    25 days ago

    BF6 = Battlefield 2042 Version 2.0.  🤣😂

    oh man... sad but it's true!

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