Are they for real?
Subject: Are you seriously asking us to pre-order Season 3 after all this? I am honestly speechless. How can you offer a Season 3 pre-order when the game is currently in such a broken state? Here is the reality of the player experience right now:Broken Promises: After the Season 2 launch disaster, where many of us (especially EA App users) waited 5-6 hours just to log in, we were promised compensation. I received nothing. Support simply claims it was "sent," which is a lazy way to dodge the issue. Game-Breaking Bugs: The chat bug has been active for two weeks. The game freezes completely, and the only way out is Alt+F4. How is this still not fixed?Netcode and Performance: I am playing at 180+ FPS, yet I’m still dying two meters behind cover. The netcode is fundamentally broken, making high-level play impossible.It feels incredibly disrespectful to ask for more money for future content when the current product is barely functional. We don't need more pre-orders; we need competent developers who can fix the core game. Fix your game before asking for more of our money.
Weekly Vehicle Debrief - AH - 6 Little Bird
Welcome, everyone, to the Weekly Vehicle Debrief Each week we will be rotating through each vehicle to discuss everything from Balancing, loadouts, tips and more, YOU drive the discussion. The vehicle we discussed last week was the Infantry Fighting Vehicle M3A3 Bradley. This week we're changing it up from ground to air. Let’s break it down: Quick take: The AH-6 feels good harassing squads in the open making fast attack runs, but with coordinated anti air it can go down fast. 🔧 Balance How does the Little Bird feel right now in actual matches? Is the Little Bird too hard to deal with? Is it too strong? ⚙️ Loadouts What’s your go-to setup and why? Any attachments or upgrades that feel mandatory or completely useless? 🧠 Playstyle & Tips What separates a good pilot from a great one with the AH-6? Best positioning or tactics that consistently work for you? ⚔️ Counterplay What’s the most effective way you’ve found to deal with this Scout Heli? Does it have any clear weaknesses that aren’t being used often enough? 🔥 Hot Take What’s ONE change this Scout Heli needs right now? Quick vote: Drop your thoughts, clips, and setups below - let’s see how everyone’s using it. The vehicle up for discussion next week will be the AH-64 Apache.
A Strategic Proposal to EA Leadership: Expanding BF6 to the Linux Ecosystem
To the EA Leadership Team, I am writing to you today not merely as a player, but as a dedicated advocate for the longevity and accessibility of the Battlefield franchise. I wish to formally propose that EA considers enabling Linux compatibility for Battlefield 6. The Shifting Landscape: The Great Windows Migration The PC gaming market is approaching a significant inflection point. With the final expiration of Windows 10 ESU in late 2026, we are observing a tangible shift in user sentiment. Both custom-build enthusiasts and prebuilt PC users are increasingly migrating to Linux-based environments or adopting dual-boot configurations. This is not a temporary trend; it is a fundamental shift in user philosophy. My personal transition away from Windows is driven by two critical observations: The Sustainability Crisis in Software: The current cycle of perpetual, reactive patching in legacy OS architectures feels increasingly like a stopgap measure rather than sustainable engineering. User-Centric Integrity: There is a growing demand for platforms that prioritize long-term stability and user agency over the bloated ecosystems of traditional OS providers. Battlefield as a Tool for "Active Longevity" On a personal note, Battlefield 6 has become more than just entertainment—it is a vital component of my physical health regimen. As I approach my 80th birthday, I remain an active long-distance cyclist, frequently covering 90 to 200 km in a single day. I initially turned to Battlefield 6 as a "cognitive gymnasium" to maintain the high-speed motion tracking and physical responsiveness necessary for safe road cycling. What began as a practical exercise has evolved into a deeply enriching part of my daily life. The thrill of the game provides a meaningful counterweight to the natural physical challenges of aging, proving that the Battlefield community knows no age limit. The Business Case for Linux Support For EA, Linux support (particularly via Proton/Steam Deck compatibility) represents a strategic opportunity: Future-Proofing: As the "Windows-only" player base gradually fluctuates, supporting Linux ensures that your most dedicated veterans—those who value technical autonomy—are not locked out of the ecosystem. Brand Legacy: Aligning Battlefield with a more sustainable, high-performance OS reflects a forward-thinking brand image that values engineering excellence. Market Expansion: The success of handheld Linux gaming devices proves that the "Linux gamer" is no longer a niche outlier, but a growing demographic of high-value consumers. I plan to conclude my use of Windows upon the ESU expiration. It would be a profound loss to have to leave the Battlefield universe behind simply because of a platform barrier. I respectfully ask you to view Linux compatibility not as a technical burden, but as a bold investment in the diverse and aging-inclusive future of gaming. Thank you for your time, your leadership, and for creating a world that keeps my reflexes sharp and my spirit engaged. Sincerely,
New Portal update 25th Feb 2026 4 player start
So EA have updated portal to have 4 players start now, with or without bots and modified XP for both. I see why they have made modified XP for verified server running with bots enabled to help stop XP farms, but why have we got modified XP for verified server that don't have any bots enabled. Only yesterday we had Full XP and Full Stats for none bot enabled verified servers and Full XP and no player stats for bot filled servers. What is EA doing, are they trying to kill Portal or are they not testing things before they go live with them. All I ask is shouldn't Verified none bot backfilled servers not running bots be Full XP and Full Stats as it is just actual players and no possible way to farm XP? Can we have this changed please. Or because there has been no official news posted on the change yet, are they still working on this and it's a bug till all sorted out? The only reason I know this is because I changed my map rotation and reloaded the server to see 4 player start and modified XP with bots on, so I shut it down and disabled bots reloaded server and 4 player start and still modified XP. I even made a new server without bots even that has modified XP. Please fix this issue to Full XP for Verified None Bot Backfilled Servers with 4 Player Start and let communities thrive.Weekly Vehicle Debrief - M3A3 Bradley
Welcome, everyone, to the Weekly Vehicle Debrief Each week we will be rotating through each vehicle to discuss everything from Balancing, loadouts, tips and more, YOU drive the discussion. The vehicle we discussed last week was the M1A2 SEPv3 Tank. This week we're shifting from MBT to Infantry Fighting Vehicle M3A3 Bradley. Let’s break it down: Quick take: The M3A3 feels good pushing with squads particularly with Engineer repair support, but can get punished hard if not supported properly. Balanced, too strong or not strong enough? 🔧 Balance How does the M3A3 Bradley feel right now in actual matches? Like with the M1A2 discussion does it feel too strong in open areas, or too vulnerable up close? ⚙️ Loadouts What’s your go-to setup and why? Any attachments or upgrades that feel mandatory or completely useless? 🧠 Playstyle & Tips What separates a good driver from a great one with the M3A3? Best positioning or tactics that consistently work for you? ⚔️ Counterplay What’s the most effective way you’ve found to deal with this IFV? Does it have any clear weaknesses that aren’t being used often enough? 🔥 Hot Take What’s ONE change this IFV needs right now? Quick vote: Drop your thoughts, clips, and setups below - let’s see how everyone’s using it. The vehicle up for discussion next week will be the AH-6 Little Bird
Identifying the Icons on Bottom Center Screen
I'm aware of the icon that shows up when you're near a supply crate to indicate you're refilling ammo, but what are the other icons that sometimes show up? There's one that is triangle shaped with a "heartbeat" line that I've seen (as best as I can tell) and possibly others that show up quickly that I miss. I can't find a good summary online of what all the various icons are.Battlefield 6 Medic Guide - Share your knowledge!
Introduction Hello everyone! Following on from the incredible guide from our EA Forums Hero ElliotLH I wanted to provide my own guide to help out with an area of the game I play every single day. Namely, the Medic class. Like Elliots guide this will be a quick-start guide with some tips I find useful in every single match I play. Some of you will be well used to the tips I give here while others might find it useful. I think we can all agree a good medic can make or break the push when the team is rallying to PTFO. Below are some things I do when playing medic that I find work well. For the seasoned support players out there, feel free to add your own advice and tips in the thread and they will be highlighted in this post also as well as any loadout screenshots you want to provide. The Role of a Medic It’s easy to fall into the habit of treating every downed teammate as an instant revive. That’s usually where things go wrong. When someone drops, the fight isn’t over, it’s still happening. If you run in without thinking, you’re just following them into the same mistake. A better way to frame it is this: your job isn’t to revive first, it’s to stabilise the situation. Sometimes that means fighting, sometimes creating space, and only then reviving. Best Practices Below we're going to go through some of the best practices you should implement when playing as a Medic. This list isn't exhaustive but these are base level things you should be doing to ensure maximum success when playing as a medic Awareness Many times you will be your squads only medic, in those situations you are the difference between your squad sitting on the respawn screen or getting back in the fight and restoring the momentum of your push. It's important that you take stock of your surroundings to help ensure not only your survival but that of your squads if and when you need to revive them. Getting that tap-revive with the Defib looks great for your stats but it's not going to help you if your squadmate gets mowed down again immediately. Prioritise between clearing the threat, providing cover for others to clear a threat or as the points below will show, breaking line of sight between the enemy and your squad so you can do what you need to do. You need to be thinking: What should I prioritise as a medic when my squad is down? Controlling the fight Clear the immediate threat. (If your squadmate was just dropped by a visible threat and you are able to engage, engage immediately and clear the threat) If you are unable to clear the threat break the enemy's line of sight. Smoke grenades are a medics best friend. They're versatile, fast and not only do they break the enemy's line of sight on your downed squadmate, but also helps reduce their line of sight for the rest of the engagement Reviving the right way Do you have hard cover available? If so then drag your squadmate to safety. They'll revive in a better state to fight and won't be in immediate danger the moment they're able to move. If you don't have hard cover? Determine if you can get a full defibrilator charge revive off. This will give your squadmate the fighting chance they need to get up and move, without comprimsing your momentum by reviving them with low health. Is there more than one squadmate downed in range? If you have multiple squadmates downed this is where the quickfire tap revives with the defribrilator can clutch things up for you. Yes, you're reviving your teammates with lower health, but you're increasing your numbers immediately while the enemies vision is obscured allowing you to increase your concentration of force straight away which when combined with the dropping of supplies can help sway the tide of the battle in your favour. Place out supplies - Get those supplies down, make sure everyones got ammo and full health regen as they're being revived. The fight isn't over yet and it's hard to change the outcome if your squad is low on health and ammo. Communication tips. Elliot spoke a bit about how important communication is when controlling a vehicle. Being a medic is a little different but communication is still important. If someone doesn't know a medic is coming to revive, they're going to release and respawn, which is a ticket lost and a fighter in this battle missing until they manage to get back to the front line. Heres what I find helpful, even if you're not able to talk over the mic. An important thing to remember, your communication doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be useful. Acknowledge revive requests! (This one's important.) I always try to acknowledge revive requests when moving into an area under fire where theres a lot of people needing revives. I can't get to everyone at once and believe me I get the impatience of wanting to get back into the fight so I understand that people skip if they think they're being ignored by the medic. Acknowledge those requests and make good on them as long as it's possible. People are more likely to hang on when they know theres a good medic nearby. Use the ping system if the revived person is in your squad to notify them of supplies or that you've smoked an area. Update them on the situation as best you can. Request cover fire. No matter how good you are as a medic, you can't help yourself if you're downed. We've all seen the heroic plays of the medic diving into oncoming fire to pull off the revive but if you've got no cover that heroic action isn't going to last long. So request that cover fire! Use text chat to coordinate cover for large engagements if you don't have a mic. Especially if you're one of only a few medics. When theres only a couple of you it can take some time to get everyone back to fighting shape. If the person is in your squad and you haven't cleared the area before the revive LET THEM KNOW. When you're outnumbered, reviving your squadmate isn't going to be much good if they don't know where the enemy is once they're back on their feet. Alright, next part. What loadout to run? This part is where it becomes a bit subjective. Yes Support class players have a bonus with the LMG's. If you like to provide fire support then thats the best way. You can lay down heavy fire for a prolonged period and with the right positioning, you can help hold the area against multiple enemies. Personally I always play more of a "combat medic" role, prioritising speed and close range fighting strength. On that note Here's some screenshots of what I personally tend to use. Here I opt for the PW5A3 SMG. It's perfect for close quarters. Accurate and has a solid rate of fire for quick run and gun engagements for when I'm darting in and out of cover popping off some revives. As part of that I opt to use the M320A1 SMK smoke grenade launcher along with throwable smoke grenades so that I have maximum capability for line of sight denial while reviving, particularly on the objective. For how I set up my PW5A3 you can view the screenshot below. This isn't something you have to replicate, it's just what I personally like running, the important part when building out a loadout is finding what works for you. What weapon are you comfortable with and what is your particular playstyle. For example, here is what ElliotLH tends to use: Common Mistakes Most issues come down to a few repeat habits: Reviving before dealing with the threat Using smoke too late or not at all Focusing on one teammate and losing awareness Forgetting to stabilise after revives (no supplies, poor positioning) Overcommitting to “hero” plays in bad situations Fixing these alone will noticeably improve your impact. Conclusion And there we have it, this guide is by no means exhaustive and there is absolutely some even more skilled medics in the community who may have different tips than I have laid out here. It's my hope that they will add their own tips within this thread and we will highlight what we can to help any burgeoning support players out there. I hope you find this guide useful and absolutely feel free to provide your own top key advice or share screenshots of your own loadouts that work best and we will highlight them here. If you've got any clips of a time you've made a clutch revive, or where your medic work turned the tide of a match feel free to include them here, we'd love to feature them in future posts. Have other discussion points for the Support class? Post them in the Weekly Class Debrief - Support See you on the Battlefield, PTFO.FIX THE AUDIO!
There are 3 things that have to be fixed before anything else is done. FIX THE AUDIO! I don't need to hear all the other stuff going on all I need to hear is enemy footsteps. I don't care if my gun doesn't make a sound when I pull the trigger I want to hear enemy footsteps. The second thing that needs to be fixed is hit registration/ dsync. The third thing that needs to be fixed is the matchmaking. There is no reason why i should have to play multiple games and lose by 800 plus points. One night I probably had seven to 10 games that we lost between 600 and a thousand points. There's no reason the matchmaking should be this bad. No one should be focusing on anything else but fixing these three things first!
