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The release of the much-awaited Battlefield 6 received significant enthusiasm, notably for its flagship multiplayer mode. On Steam alone, simultaneous player numbers surged to nearly 750,000. Nevertheless, despite its popularity, many players are protesting against some of the game's most difficult challenges, which are mandatory to unlock specific weapons.

Gamers have begun resorting to tailored sessions created through the Portal feature to achieve these objectives, highlighting just how grueling these assignments have become.

Comprehending Battlefield 6 Objectives

Assignments are Battlefield 6's permanent multiplayer tasks, in contrast to the frequently updated daily and weekly challenges. There are four types of assignments, but although many only reward cosmetics and some tools, achieving the firearm tasks is the exclusive means of acquiring 12 of the 41 key firearms available in the game.

Several of these gated guns may soon find their way on lists of the top weapons in Battlefield 6.

Player Outcry across Reddit

On Reddit, players are justifiably voicing their concerns about how hard and tedious a number of these challenges are. A particular gamer pointed out one of the most outrageous examples, needed to obtain the KTS100 MK8 LMG:

• Suppress 300 enemies with LMGs
• Cause 10,000 non-ADS damage with LMGs

"This mission is so atrocious and entirely ill-conceived, I want to tear my hair out," is a comment that illustrates just how frustratingly difficult these tasks are.

The suppression mechanic in Battlefield is weaker than it's ever been in the series, so it doesn't have anywhere near as many advantages in battle as it used to in previous games. It only counts as suppression if you fail to hit several consecutive shots.

At the same time, firing an LMG without aiming is highly imprecise and is effective only at extremely close range, which is seldom the location you prefer to be. The commenter also noted the contradiction in the SMG challenge, needed to obtain the SCW-10, which needs takedowns using ADS, when that task would be considerably more fitting to hipfire kills, and vice versa.

Another Ridiculously Tough Task

Another Reddit user pointed out an additional excessively hard challenge, this time in the sniper rifle category to unlock the PSR:

• Achieve 150 headshot eliminations beyond 200 meters with sniper rifles

This is difficult enough as it is, but there's another important point 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 given there are merely nine maps in the game at present, it implies you must stick to playing a specific urban map, a particular valley environment, and perhaps a classic map in a best-case scenario if you aim to take long-range shots from beyond 200 meters.

The Alternative Method

However, there is a solution: the custom game tool. The custom game creator is a tool that allows you to make custom game modes on whatever map you choose, featuring computer-controlled players. This implies you can exploit the mechanics… but it doesn't exactly feel like the developer's vision.

Yet, if completing the missions in a proper game seems counterproductive, since you are forced to participate in such an atypical style that offers no advantage to anyone, who can fault a player for finishing these in a personal session so teammates aren't hindered?

Potential Changes

It won't come as a surprise if some of these assignments are adjusted to be less difficult in the next few updates, because should they remain unchanged, some players simply are unlikely to obtain the locked firearms.

Currently, the community continues to share their thoughts on these challenging battlefield assignments, expecting a fairer player experience in coming revisions.