Battlefield 6‘s producer Alexia Christofi has spoken about the game’s meta-progression overhaul, which needed a rework following player-feedback shortly after the game’s launch.
Speaking to Game Developer at DICE earlier this year, Christofi told the outlet about the team’s approach to making substantial changes to how players unlock weapons and other in-game items through challenges in Battlefield 6. Their initial approach faced criticism after many found the requirements too daunting or unrewarding.
Players didn’t like feeling they were forced into specific modes,” Christofi stated. “We took a step back, re-evaluated, and as we’re launching future seasons, we’ve changed our ethos a little bit to challenges and player progression in general.”
Following this shift in approach, meta-progression requirements were drastically reduced. Within a short period of time, what was once difficult became far easier, allowing players to unlock specific tools in a relatively short amount of time, without feeling the frustration of a long grind or arduous task. This, according to Christofi, has influenced other aspects of the game experienced today.
“There have been times when I’ve woken up in my morning, we’ve seen something, we’ve got some bugs we need to fix for the next patch, and we haven’t got around to fixing it by the evening… and then we’ve been able to hand it over to someone in LA to take that on and carry on working on that,” Christofi explained.
Fast forward to today, and Battlefield 6 players are entrenched in the game’s second season, which added a new map as well as various other activities to engage in. There’s also the game’s battle royale mode — RedSec — which was initial received with mixed reception from players and critics alike. This too, has undergone a suite of changes and tweaks in response to feedback.
If you’ve not had a chance to play Battlefield 6 yet, why not read Eurogamer’s review. In it, Rick Lane wrote: “Battlefield 6 delivers a thrilling multiplayer reset and a decent, if derivative single-player. But it still displays nagging doubts about what makes Battlefield special.”