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The launch of the eagerly awaited Battlefield 6 was met with significant enthusiasm, particularly for its flagship multiplayer mode. Exclusively on Steam, live player figures reached a high of nearly 750,000. Yet, regardless of its fanfare, many players are voicing discontent with several of the title's most difficult challenges, which are required to unlock specific weapons.

Users have commenced using tailored sessions made via the custom game tool to complete them, underscoring just how arduous these challenges have become.

Understanding Battlefield 6 Assignments

Missions serve as Battlefield 6's ongoing multiplayer objectives, in contrast to the regularly refreshed day-to-day and weekly tasks. The game includes four categories of assignments, but although many simply offer skins and a few gadgets, achieving the firearm tasks is the only way of getting 12 of the 41 key firearms present in the game.

A number of these locked weapons might eventually make their appearance on lists of the top weapons in Battlefield 6.

Player Outcry on Reddit

On Reddit, players are reasonably expressing their worries about how difficult and grindy some of these challenges are. A particular gamer pointed out one of the most egregious examples, needed to obtain the KTS100 MK8 LMG:

• Subdue 300 opponents with LMGs
• Deal 10,000 close-range damage with LMGs

"This task is so atrocious and totally unreasonable, I want to scream in frustration," is a comment that illustrates just how excessively challenging these tasks are.

The suppression mechanic in Battlefield is less effective than in previous titles in the series, so it lacks nearly as many advantages in battle as it used to in previous games. It only registers as suppression if you miss multiple shots in a row.

Meanwhile, firing an LMG without aiming is extremely unreliable and functions solely at point-blank proximity, which is seldom the location you prefer to be. The commenter also pointed out the paradox in the SMG challenge, needed to obtain the SCW-10, which demands eliminations when scoped in, when that task would be considerably more fitting to hipfire kills, and vice versa.

Another Overly Demanding Challenge

Another Reddit user brought attention to a further incredibly demanding challenge, now in the sniper rifle category to unlock the PSR:

• Achieve 150 headshot eliminations from more than 200 meters away with long-range weapons

This is difficult enough on its own, but there's one more key thing to consider: the majority of Battlefield 6 maps don't even support combat at those extended distances.

There's a healthy variety of map sizes, but because there are just nine battlegrounds in the game at present, it implies you must stick to playing a specific urban map, another expansive area, and perhaps an additional option in a best-case scenario if you want to snipe from beyond 200 meters.

The Bypass

Nevertheless, a method exists: the portal. This portal feature is a system that permits you to make custom game modes on any map you prefer, complete with bots. This allows you can cheese the system… but it doesn't exactly feel like the intended gameplay experience.

However, when tackling the tasks in a proper game feels like anti-playing, since you have to play in such an unorthodox manner that harms both you and your squad, is it surprising for completing them in a personal session so squad members are not disadvantaged?

Potential Changes

It should not be shocking if several of these tasks are adjusted to be less difficult in the coming days or weeks, because should they remain unchanged, certain gamers simply are unlikely to obtain the gated weapons.

At the moment, the community continues to share their thoughts on these challenging in-game tasks, expecting a fairer gaming experience in subsequent patches.