🔗 Share this article

Recently, Battlefield Studios introduced a new playlist called Casual Breakthrough. In essence, this mode resembles the regular Breakthrough setup but features several key changes:

• Each team includes only 8 real players, with the rest made up of AI-controlled opponents.
• Activities done by human gamers award full XP, while bot actions offer lower rewards.
• Just a pair of locations can be played: Cairo Siege and Empire State map.
• Elements like Player tags, achievements, and stat tracking have been turned off.

So essentially, this mode lives up to its title: it offers a casual version of Breakthrough. On the surface, you might think there's nothing wrong, as it gives more options for players looking for different methods to enjoy the title. However, if video games have taught us anything, it is that you can't please everyone. Which is to say, a lot of BF6 fans are upset.

Community Responses: Anger to Praise

"Gamers prefer real players. Don't repeat the errors of your competitors," reads one reply to the mode reveal. "Absolutely shocking idea," comments another. Meanwhile, in community forums, a player remarks, "I have no idea where we are going with this title," while another lists all the issues they believe to be broken in Battlefield 6: "Fix bugs, address drone issues, correct rocket mechanics, fix [the] bloom after sprinting bug, improve hit detection. We do not require this AI-heavy playlist."

However, amid the criticism, some gamers sharing how much they're liking the recent addition. "It's enjoyable to practice, human participants keep it from being a complete grind but it's very relaxed," reads one Reddit comment. "The community fails to see that there are gamers who have lives and don't play this game 24/7. Let them strike a balance," states another. One reply via social media clarifies that as they're "a battledad with busy schedules, this is perfect for me," and another praises the mode for "not being overcompetitive."

Valid Concerns and Community Feedback

All that said, there are valid points to criticize Casual Breakthrough. Some users have highlighted that it could increase wait times more extended for different playlists due to the large amount of playlists in the game already. Similarly, certain regions often face mostly bots in the current modes. It also seems somewhat counterintuitive that the mode does not begin without a required amount of real players, even though it focuses mostly on combat against bots.

Finally, a major complaints is that a previous feature was promised to offer complete rewards, even against bots, but that got canned when they attempted to remove bot farms from the system. Thus Casual Breakthrough feels like the community compromising halfway, as per forum feedback. A different user labels this addition as the devs "dropping the ball significantly, I experienced so much fun in the initial release, what prompted them to adjust it?"

Future Prospects: Adjustments Be Made?

Should the development team has proven anything so far with the latest installment, it's that they're paying attention and acting on feedback. Assignments that were overly hard got fixed very quickly, just like the required Redsec challenges. Chances are that, if their data shows this new playlist is underperforming to their expectations, they won't be shy to make further modifications.