Battlefield Studios has addressed the Battlefield 6 progression elephant in the room, explaining how it intends to patch out “XP farms” and improve player development in the long term. In a future update, players can look forward to a big boost to experience points gained from match completion–increasing from 10% to 40%–and Battlefield Studios added that the XP needed to unlock attachment ranks will also be significantly reduced.
These updates come at a time when players have begun reporting that servers were filled to maximum capacity, as players would join matches populated with bots so that they could farm for XP quickly and improve their stats by taking on opponents who don’t pose as much of a threat as your typical human player.
“We completely understand the motivation behind this–like faster progression and a way to test setups without pressure–but it’s led to some unintended side effects,” Battlefield Studios wrote in a social media post. “With so many servers focused on farming XP rather than active play, it’s become noticeably harder for players to create and find experiences to play with other people. Our goal moving forward here is to reinforce the player-driven experiences that bring people together, while still keeping room for custom setups, creativity, and new ideas.”
