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Over the weekend, Battlefield Studios launched a fresh playlist called Casual Breakthrough. To put it simply, this mode resembles the regular Breakthrough format but features a few notable adjustments:

• Every squad has only 8 real players, with the rest filled by AI-controlled opponents.
• Activities done by real players grant full XP, while AI activities offer reduced XP.
• Only two maps can be played: Siege of Cairo and Empire State map.
• Features like Player tags, achievements, and career stat updates have been turned off.

In short, this mode delivers on its title: it offers a casual take of Breakthrough. On the surface, you might think there's nothing wrong, as it gives additional choices for players seeking alternative methods to have fun with the game. However, gaming history has shown one thing, it is that you can't please everyone. Which is to say, a lot of Battlefield 6 players are mad.

Community Reactions: Anger to Support

"People want real players. Avoid making the mistakes of your competitors," reads one reply to the mode reveal. "Absolutely shocking concept," comments another. Meanwhile, in community forums, one user notes, "It's unclear where we are going with this game," and someone else details everything they consider to be broken in the game: "Resolve glitches, fix drone glitch, fix IVF rockets, adjust aiming after sprinting, improve hit detection. We do not require this AI-heavy playlist."

On the other hand, for every complaint, some gamers explaining how much they're liking the recent addition. "It's very fun to practice, human participants keep it from being a total farmfest but it's quite laid-back," says one Reddit comment. "This subreddit fails to see that there are gamers who have lives and can't play this title 24/7. Let them find a middle ground," adds a different comment. A response via social media clarifies that as they're "a battledad with busy schedules, this is great for me," and another praises the mode for "avoiding intense competition."

Constructive Criticisms and Community Feedback

All that said, there are constructive reasons to complain about the new mode. A few folks have pointed out that it could increase queue times more extended for different playlists due to the sheer number of playlists currently available. Similarly, certain regions already encounter mostly bots in the existing playlists. Additionally, it appears somewhat counterintuitive that the mode does not begin without a minimum number of human gamers, even though it primarily centers on fighting AI opponents.

Finally, a major grievances is that a previous feature was promised to offer complete rewards, even against bots, but that got canned when they tried to remove bot farms from the system. So Casual Breakthrough seems like the player base meeting them in the middle, as per a Reddit comment. Another describes this addition as the developers "making a mistake so hard, I experienced great enjoyment in the first couple of days, why did they feel the need to adjust it?"

Looking Ahead: Will Changes Be Made?

Should Battlefield Studios has proven anything to date with Battlefield 6, it's that they're paying attention and acting on player input. Tasks being too difficult were adjusted rapidly, as did the specific battle pass objectives. Chances are that, if their data indicates this recent mode isn't performing to their standards, they won't be shy to make further modifications.