Battlefield Labs has announced the next testing phase for Battlefield 6, where 100 players will participate in the franchise’s deadliest BR event yet. Don’t expect any mercy, as the developers have stated that the “the most dangerous ring in gaming to Battle Royale that instantly kills players upon contact,” is being introduced. Once the warnings have begun, the fire will approach, and players will be trapped in the shrinking ring, and there’s no way out as the fight to the finish begins.
“There’s no jumping in and out of it, no using it for cover, no walking through it – if you get caught in it, you are done. We’re excited to see how the ring affects the pace of the game and how it creates spontaneous showdowns.”
-Battlefield Labs
Key Elements for Battle Royale
- Map: Battlefield is no stranger to epic maps, and this all-new map has been built for the Battle Royale experience. It features a diverse array of tactical Points of Interest, each with distinct layouts and themes that offer unique gameplay opportunities.
- Vehicles: Players can find common transport vehicles around the map and even unlock powerful armored vehicles to turn the tide of battle. The intent is to offer more ways for players to traverse the map early on in a match and to create interesting combined arms action in the process.
- Tactical Destruction: Destruction will be everywhere in this mode. From creating pathways through walls to toppling buildings, we look forward to seeing players’ ingenuity with destruction and how they use it to defeat their opponents.
- Squadplay: For this test, each match will feature 100 players, organized into 25 four player squads, fighting to be the last one standing. Communicating with your squad through pings, text, or VOIP aims to boost the experience and enhance their tactical options.
- Second chances: Between the Support class revives and Mobile Redeploy options, there are multiple tools to keep your squad in the fight.
There will be four squads comprising twenty-five players each, and each squad can choose which classes are included for the BR event. Players will get to choose two class-based gadgets and can gain XP to level up by killing opponents or finishing missions, thus gaining the opportunity to enhance various traits. As matches progress, more weapons will become available. A five-tier system includes: “throwables (Ex. Frag Grenades), gadgets (Ex. RPGs), Strike Packages (Ex. Air Strike), armor, upgrade kits, and custom drops of favorited weapons”, along with attachments. Whether via looting crates, defeating opponents, obtaining class-based crates, or gaining access to armored vehicles, there are numerous ways to get weapons.
Squads will compete in missions to secure caches or deploy explosives to destroy mission-critical targets. Missions have been designed to encourage teamwork and precise, efficient execution of tasks. More information about this next Beta phase testing can be found here.