Battlefield 6's XP-farm servers were inevitable, so why make progress so slow?

14 Oct 2025PCGamesN

While life stuff has got in the way of me grinding Battlefield 6 as much as I would've liked, I've still managed to sink half a dozen hours into it so far. What I've played has been excellent - it feels like a true return to form and one of the best FPS games I've played in ages - but Battlefield 6's slow progression rates are a sticking point. There's not a whole lot to show for my six hours, if I'm honest, and that's not solely because of my thumbs. Unlocking new guns, attachments, and gadgets is pretty sluggish, and while you never want progression to be cheap and easy, the health of Battlefield 6's Portal mode needs the base game to be a bit more generous. Why? Because XP farms, which were inevitably going to spring up, are now being rinsed by players.

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