Yes, for many fans, Battlefield 6 is not (yet) quite the return to the glory days of the shooter series. Nevertheless, the game thrills me again in a way that only Battlefield can.
It looks like Battlefield 6 is a big success: critics are hailing the shooter series’ successful return, and player numbers are skyrocketing since its release. But die-hard fans in particular are also voicing a lot of criticism. They say there aren’t enough large maps, the challenges are torturous, and the weapons are too unreliable.
I agree with most of the suggestions for improvement: Battlefield 6 still has a long way to go. And yet, the shooter manages to do something that no other game in the genre can offer me.
Chaos with warning
Battlefield 6 has inherited a major strength from its predecessors. It is a chaotic shooter sandbox that not only allows creativity, but also encourages it. And rewards me with unique moments. What do I mean by that?
After just one week, there are countless clips of such Battlefield moments on Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube: a damaged helicopter crashes into a falling jet, a tank is crushed by a falling concrete pipe. Players blow up vehicles with a C4-equipped drone or surprise opponents by hammering a hole in the ground.
Pretty crazy sequence of events
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tank vs gigantic concrete pipe: who will win? #Battlefield pic.twitter.com/tmFPeI5I4y
— Flakfire (@Flakfire) October 13, 2025
I’m sure I’m not the first to figure this out but there is a fun new way to destroy tanks
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u/pattywagon95 in
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Coolest thing I’ve done yet in BF6
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u/skp3333 in
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I don’t experience this in any other shooter of this magnitude, for two reasons.
Firstly: In Battlefield, I can take my time to experiment and even mess around. No one will complain if I test the destruction or try to attach C4 to my drone. The large maps provide enough space and time to wreck my vehicle or blow myself up with explosives. In the worst case, it will result in a Reddit clip that fans can laugh at.
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Secondly: Battlefield naturally also gives me the right tools to try out crazy experiments. These include gadgets such as the sledgehammer and the drone, but also the environment and game mechanics: the interplay of infantry, air and ground vehicles, the open maps, and the destruction create an explosive mixture that is wonderfully unpredictable.
In Battlefield 6, the destructible maps often fall short of their potential, but there are exciting new mechanics: the fact that debris can also damage vehicles, and crashing helicopters can cause buildings to collapse, opens up new opportunities (such as concrete pipe vs. tank) and makes for impressive moments.
New gadgets such as sledgehammers and assault ladders also invite creative use, whether I’m smashing through the floor onto enemies on the floor below me, triggering a landmine on a tank, or attacking from an unexpected direction thanks to the ladder. When something like this works, it releases more happiness hormones in me than any killstreak in Call of Duty.
Battlefield 6 could easily become my new favorite shooter for the next few years if DICE really sticks with it and addresses the minor and major issues. The developers are already communicating very openly and promising many bug fixes. That’s a good sign, but of course, words must be followed by actions.
If Battlefield 6 comes out in a year with more weapons, maps, watercraft, and no serious bugs, then the shooter series will truly be back for me as well.
