The Latest Relaxed Game Mode Sparks Intense Discussions Over AI Players, Experience Points, and Wait Times

Recently, Battlefield Studios introduced a fresh game mode called Relaxed Breakthrough. In essence, this option mirrors the standard Breakthrough setup but features a few notable changes:

• Each team has just 8 real players, with the remaining filled by 32 bots.
• Actions performed by human gamers award complete experience points, while bot actions provide reduced XP.
• Just a pair of locations can be played: Siege of Cairo and Empire State map.
• Elements like Player tags, achievements, and stat tracking are disabled.

In short, this mode delivers on its title: it's a casual version of Breakthrough. At face value, one could assume it's a good idea, since it provides more options for players seeking alternative methods to enjoy the game. However, gaming history have taught us anything, it is that you can't please everyone. In other words, many Battlefield 6 players are upset.

Community Reactions: Anger to Support

"Gamers prefer real players. Don't repeat the errors of your competitors," states one reply to the official announcement. "Absolutely shocking concept," comments another. Meanwhile, in community forums, one user remarks, "It's unclear where we are going with this game," and another details everything they believe to be broken in Battlefield 6: "Resolve glitches, fix drone glitch, fix IVF rockets, adjust aiming after sprinting, improve hit detection. We do not require this bot mode."

However, for every complaint, some gamers sharing how much they're enjoying the recent addition. "It's very fun to warm up, real players prevent it from being a total farmfest but it's very relaxed," says a forum post. "The community doesn't understand that there are gamers who have lives and can't play this game all the time. Let them find a middle ground," states a different comment. One reply on Twitter clarifies that as they're "a battledad with busy schedules, this is perfect for me," while someone else applauds the mode for "avoiding intense competition."

Valid Concerns and Player Feedback

All that said, players have constructive reasons to criticize the new mode. Some users have highlighted that it will make queue times even longer for other modes because of the sheer number of playlists currently available. Similarly, certain regions already encounter mostly bots in the current modes. Additionally, it appears somewhat counterintuitive that the mode won't start without a required amount of real players, even though it primarily centers on fighting AI opponents.

Lastly, one of the biggest complaints is that Battlefield Portal was meant to provide full XP, including AI matches, but that got canned when they attempted to remove bot farms from the mode. Thus Casual Breakthrough seems like the player base meeting them halfway, according to forum feedback. A different user labels this mode as the devs "making a mistake significantly, I had great enjoyment in the initial release, why did they feel the need to adjust it?"

Looking Ahead: Will Changes Occur?

If the development team has demonstrated something to date with Battlefield 6, it's that they're paying attention and responding to feedback. Assignments that were overly hard got fixed very quickly, as did the required Redsec challenges. It is likely that, should analytics indicates this new playlist isn't performing to their standards, they won't be shy to change it again.