It’s been clear since the launch of Battlefield Redsec, the free-to-play component of Battlefield 6 that includes battle royale and Gauntlet, that there are players who only really care about one of the game’s two sides and not the other.
This isn’t necessarily surprising, but the in-game Challenge system caused tensions to come to a bit of a head, and it all has to do with how Challenges are created and distributed.
Battlefield 6 – and by extension Redsec, share the same group of Challenges. These limited-time events are usually fairly straightforward, and they offer precious career XP. The Weekly Challenges, however, instead offer battle pass points, which is currently the only way to rank up the pass.
The battle pass, much like the Challenge list itself, is shared between the two halves of the game. It doesn’t matter whether you own a copy of the premium game, or just jumped in for free when Redsec launched – everyone has to play the Challenges game in order to progress through the battle pass.
Problems arise, of course, when the game offers you Challenges for whichever side of the game you don’t care about. It’s even worse in the case of free-to-play Redsec players, who have no way of completing multiplayer Challenges, as they don’t own the full game.
With the launch of Season 1, Battlefield Studios introduced a new a new feature that allows players to reroll Challenges. Everyone gets access to that, but owners of the full game have more rerolls per day, and those who have the premium version of the battle pass (Battlefield Pro) get even more to use.
Unfortunately, the system was a bit of a troll, because even though you had the ability to reroll Challenges, sometimes the fresh Challenges you’d receive would still require playing a mode you either don’t own or don’t want to play.
Thankfully, Battlefield Studios has rolled out a few changes to make it so that you’re more likely to get a Challenge that aligns with the side of Battlefield 6 you own. So, if you own a full copy, you’re going to get multiplayer challenges, but if you only own Redsec, the Challenges will be more likely to be for battle royale or Gauntlet.
Separately, Battlefield 6 owners now have access to a new mode called Casual Breakthrough. This mode is designed to offer a more relaxed version of Breakthrough that includes fewer real players (16), and more AI bots (32).
Because of the inclusion of bots, however, you won’t entirely be earning full progression. You’ll be able to earn career XP, weapon XP, battle pass XP, and complete Challenges. Actions against real players will be awarded full XP, while those against bots will have reduced XP. Dogtags, Accolades, and career stats won’t be tracked in that mode.
For now, Casual Breakthrough is available on Siege of Cairo and Empire State. You can try it for yourself by locating it under the Multiplayer tab.
If you’re enjoying getting a feel for Redsec battle royale, we recommend having a look at our tips for Battlefield battle royale players of all skill levels.
