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The release of the highly anticipated Battlefield 6 received significant enthusiasm, notably for its premier multiplayer mode. On Steam alone, live player figures surged to nearly 750,000. Nevertheless, in spite of its success, a growing number of players are expressing frustration over some of the game's most difficult challenges, which are mandatory to obtain particular firearms.

Users have commenced turning to custom matches made via the custom game tool to complete them, highlighting just how grueling these missions have become.

Comprehending Battlefield 6 Objectives

Tasks represent Battlefield 6's ongoing multiplayer objectives, as opposed to the frequently updated daily and weekly challenges. It features four types of assignments, but where most merely grant cosmetics and some tools, completing the weapon assignments is the sole method of obtaining a dozen out of forty-one main guns available in the game.

A number of these locked weapons could shortly find their way on rankings for the finest arms in Battlefield 6.

Community Frustration via Reddit

Within Reddit, players are justifiably voicing their concerns about how challenging and repetitive some of these challenges are. A particular gamer emphasized one of the most outrageous examples, needed to obtain the KTS100 MK8 LMG:

• Suppress 300 enemies with LMGs
• Inflict 10,000 hipfire damage with LMGs

"This task is so terrible and entirely ill-conceived, I want to gouge my eyes out," is a statement that captures just how annoyingly hard 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 benefits in combat as it did in previous games. It only counts as suppression if you miss multiple shots in a row.

Additionally, firing an LMG without aiming is extremely unreliable and only works at extremely close range, which is not usually a position you want to be. The commenter also noted the contradiction in the SMG challenge, to unlock the SCW-10, which demands eliminations when scoped in, when that mission would be much better suited to hipfire kills, and conversely.

Another Extremely Difficult Challenge

One more community participant highlighted a further incredibly demanding challenge, this time in the marksman rifle class to obtain the PSR:

• Secure 150 precision takedowns beyond 200 meters with marksman guns

This is challenging enough on its own, but there's another important point to consider: most Battlefield 6 maps don't even support combat at those extended distances.

There exists a reasonable assortment of map sizes, but since there are only nine maps in the game right now, it means you're limited to playing New Sobek City, Mirak Valley, and possibly Operation Firestorm at a push if you want to snipe from over 200m away.

The Workaround

There is a workaround though: the custom game tool. The Battlefield Portal is a system that permits you to create personalized matches on whatever map you choose, including AI opponents. This allows you can bypass the intended method… but it doesn't exactly feel like the developer's vision.

But when completing the missions in a standard match seems counterproductive, since you are forced to participate in such an unconventional way that harms both you and your squad, who can blame someone for completing them in a personal session so allies are not impaired?

Future Adjustments

It is expected if a number of these missions are toned down in the next few updates, because should they remain unchanged, a portion of the user base simply are unlikely to obtain the gated weapons.

For now, the audience continues to share their thoughts on these challenging in-game tasks, hoping for a fairer gaming experience in future updates.