Battlefield 6's XP multiplier issue angers players

The Battlefield 6 player community is in turmoil, with a growing wave of criticism directed at the developer and publisher over the new XP Booster system. A large segment of the player base has expressed its strong dissatisfaction with what it describes as an "unfair waste" of players' time, and the issue has become a hot topic on forums and social media platforms in recent days.

Controversial operating mechanism

The main problem that has sparked player outrage is that the experience multiplier timer starts decreasing immediately upon activation and continues to run even while players are on the main menu or loading screens, without having played any actual matches. According to technical reports and player discussions cited by TrueGaming, this system results in a significant loss of valuable multiplier time while searching for matches or waiting for the player pool to fill up, which the community considers a waste of hard-earned or paid-for resources.

Historical context and comparison with previous editions

To understand the reason for this anger, one must look at the long history of the Battlefield . Players in previous classic installments, such as Battlefield 4, were accustomed to fairer systems where experience multipliers were only counted during actual in-game time. The shift to a real-time system reflects a recent trend in the gaming industry toward "live service" models, which are sometimes intended to increase player engagement, but in this case, have backfired, negatively impacting the user experience and trust in developer decisions.

Types of complications and their impact on progress

The complications affected by this system include two main types:

• Career Boosters: Designed to enhance a player's personal account.
• Hardware Boosters: These contribute to speeding up the unlocking of weapon and vehicle add-ons.

The current system is becoming a major source of annoyance, especially for players who are looking to quickly upgrade their weapons to keep up with the fierce competition, or those who live in geographical areas that may suffer from long waiting times to find matches, meaning a large percentage of multipliers are lost on waiting screens through no fault of the player.

Player tricks and demands for updates

In an attempt to circumvent this system, some players resorted to a manual trick: activating the multiplier in the final moments of the match to guarantee double experience points when the final score was calculated. However, this method remains imperfect and risky, as the multiplier might expire before the final whistle, resulting in the complete loss of the reward.

In light of these facts, voices have risen demanding an urgent update that reconsiders the time calculation mechanism, limiting it to actual playtime, thus ensuring greater fairness and restoring balance to the Battlefield 6 , and enhancing community satisfaction, which is the backbone of the series' continued success.