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Over the weekend, the game developers introduced a new game mode called Relaxed Breakthrough. To put it simply, this option resembles the regular Breakthrough setup but includes several notable changes:

• Every squad includes only eight human participants, with the remaining filled by AI-controlled opponents.
• Activities done by human gamers award complete experience points, while AI activities offer lower rewards.
• Only two maps can be played: Cairo Siege and Empire State map.
• Elements like Player tags, accolades, and stat tracking are disabled.

So essentially, this mode lives up to its title: it offers a laid-back take of Breakthrough. At face value, one could assume there's nothing wrong, as it provides additional choices for gamers looking for alternative ways to enjoy the game. However, if video games have taught us anything, it's that you can't please everyone. In other words, many BF6 players are upset.

Community Responses: From Fury to Praise

"People want real players. Don't repeat the errors of your rivals," reads a response to the mode reveal. "Truly disappointing concept," says a different user. At the same time, on the Battlefield subreddit, one user notes, "I have no idea where we are going with this game," while someone else details everything they consider to be broken in the game: "Fix bugs, fix drone glitch, correct rocket mechanics, fix [the] bloom after sprinting bug, improve hit detection. We don't need this AI-heavy playlist."

On the other hand, for every complaint, there are players explaining how much they're liking the recent addition. "It's enjoyable to warm up, human participants prevent it from being a complete grind but it's very relaxed," says one Reddit comment. "This subreddit doesn't understand that there are players who have lives and don't play this game all the time. Allow them to find a middle ground," adds a different comment. One reply via social media clarifies that as they're "a parent gamer with limited time, this is great for me," while someone else applauds the mode for "avoiding intense competition."

Valid Concerns and Community Feedback

All that said, there are constructive reasons to complain about the new mode. A few folks have highlighted that it will make queue times more extended for different playlists because of the sheer number of options currently available. Similarly, some areas often face mostly bots in the existing playlists. It also seems a little backwards that the mode does not begin without a minimum number of human gamers, even though it primarily centers on fighting AI opponents.

Lastly, one of the biggest grievances is that Battlefield Portal was promised to provide full XP, even against bots, but that got canned when they tried to eliminate XP farming from the mode. Thus this new playlist feels like the community meeting them in the middle, as per forum feedback. A different user labels this mode as the developers "dropping the ball significantly, I experienced so much fun in the initial release, what prompted them to change it?"

Looking Ahead: Adjustments Be Made?

Should the development team has proven anything to date with Battlefield 6, it is that they're listening and responding to player input. Tasks being too difficult were adjusted rapidly, as did the required Redsec challenges. Chances are that, should analytics shows this recent mode isn't performing to their expectations, they will not hesitate to make further modifications.