The Latest Casual Game Mode Ignites Intense Discussions Over AI Players, XP Rewards, and Wait Times

Recently, the game developers launched a new game mode called Relaxed Breakthrough. To put it simply, this option mirrors the regular Breakthrough format but includes a few notable adjustments:

• Each team has only 8 real players, with the remaining made up of AI-controlled opponents.
• Actions done by human gamers grant complete experience points, while AI activities offer lower rewards.
• Only two locations can be played: Cairo Siege and Empire State.
• Features like Player tags, accolades, and stat tracking have been turned off.

In short, the playlist delivers on its title: it's a laid-back version of Breakthrough. On the surface, you might think it's a good idea, as it gives additional choices for gamers looking for alternative methods to enjoy the game. However, gaming history have taught us anything, it is that not everyone will be happy. In other words, many Battlefield 6 fans are mad.

Player Reactions: Anger to Support

"People want real players. Avoid making the mistakes of your competitors," states one reply to the mode reveal. "Truly disappointing concept," says a different user. At the same time, on the Battlefield subreddit, a player remarks, "It's unclear where we are going with this game," and another details all the issues they believe to be broken in the game: "Fix bugs, fix drone glitch, fix IVF rockets, adjust aiming after sprinting, improve hit detection. We don't need this AI-heavy playlist."

However, for every complaint, there are players explaining how much they're liking the recent addition. "It's enjoyable to warm up, real players keep it from being a total farmfest but it's quite laid-back," says a forum post. "The community doesn't understand that there are players who have lives and don't play this title 24/7. Let them strike a balance," adds a different comment. One reply on Twitter clarifies that as they're "a battledad with limited time, this is great for me," while another praises the mode for "not being overcompetitive."

Constructive Criticisms and Community Feedback

All that said, there are valid points to complain about the new mode. A few folks have highlighted that it could increase wait times more extended for other modes due to the large amount of playlists in the game already. On a similar note, certain regions often face mostly bots in the current modes. Additionally, it appears somewhat counterintuitive that the mode won't start without a minimum number of human gamers, even though it focuses mostly on fighting AI opponents.

Finally, a major grievances is that a previous feature was promised to provide full XP, including AI matches, but that got canned when they attempted to eliminate XP farming from the mode. So Casual Breakthrough seems like the player base meeting them halfway, according to forum feedback. A different user describes this addition as the devs "making a mistake so hard, I had great enjoyment in the first couple of days, why did they feel the need to adjust it?"

Looking Ahead: Adjustments Be Made?

Should the development team has proven anything so far with the latest installment, it is that they're paying attention and acting on feedback. Tasks being too difficult were adjusted rapidly, as did the specific battle pass objectives. It is likely that, should analytics indicates this recent mode isn't performing to their standards, they won't be shy to make further modifications.