Details of Battlefield 6 multiplayer revealed

Millions of gamers around the world are waiting for the release of the sixth installment of the famous shooter series — the release, by the way, is set for October 10. But ahead of this event, employees of Electronic Arts shared information about the upcoming action game with the public. This time they talked about multiplayer: maps, guns, modes, content release frequency, and what many have been waiting for most of all — a return to the roots. Let’s briefly summarize what can be learned from the roadmap published by the developers.

Although the game is scheduled for release on the 10th, its first season will only start on the 28th. It will be divided into several stages. During the initial one, which will last until November 18, the map Blackwell Fields, the Strikepoint mode for battles between two squads of four players each, a four-seat APC designed specifically for such matches, and a set of weapons with dozens of modifications will be introduced. The second stage is narratively tied to the liberation of Southern California during a fictional war for the USA, so the locations here are quite spacious. Eastwood, meant for large-scale clashes with the use of armored vehicles and helicopters, serves as proof. During «Sabotage» you will have to operate in a team of eight characters and destroy enemy targets within a time limit.

December 9 marks the beginning of the third phase. Here users will fight for snow-covered New York amid scenery somewhat reminiscent of the original The Division by Ubisoft. We can expect a winter makeover of the Empire State area, matches with the «Cold» gameplay modifier, and an ice pick as a melee weapon. The shooter has already gone through a beta-testing phase, during which EA staff gathered feedback from gamers and decided to keep the «grounded and realistic tone» in the project, characteristic of the first entries in the series.