Battlefield 6’s open beta returned today, August 14, for its second and final weekend of testing. One of the new additions for Weekend 2 was the classic Battlefield mode Rush–but not everyone is enjoying the setup in Battlefield 6.
It was immediately discovered that Rush mode in Battlefield 6 limits matches to 12v12, for a total of 24 players–at least in the beta. People on Reddit and elsewhere online are saying this is simply too small. The current iteration of Rush in the beta is also infantry-only, so there are no tanks or vehicles whatsoever.
The objective in Rush mode is for the attacking side to arm and destroy MCOM stations, with the defenders trying to stop them. The attackers have a limited number of respawn tickets. Matches get pretty chaotic as attackers… rush to the stations and defenders do anything to stop them. Some have theorized that upping the player count would dial up the chaos beyond what would be enjoyable.
Given Battlefield 6’s beta maps are smaller than what may be in the final game at launch, Rush matches already get pretty intense with everyone converging on the same areas at the same time, as opposed to a mode like Conquest where players are capturing different points spread across the map.
One of the better-known Battlefield streamers, Westie, said he would like to see Battlefield Studios totally remove the current version of Rush. He cited “insane balance problems” and other issues. Battlefield Studios has said the purpose of the beta is to gather feedback, and it remains to be seen what feedback about Rush might be incorporated when Battlefield 6 launches in October.
Battlefield 2042, for what it’s worth, had a 16v16 Rush mode, as did some earlier entries in the series.
Battlefield 6’s open beta runs until August 17, and it’s free and open to everyone on all platforms. The full game, meanwhile, launches on October 10. Battlefield Studios has already outlined some of the changes coming to the game at launch, and there are many.
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