The Battlefield 6 developers have changed how XP works in Portal mode to address issues caused by rampant XP bot farming. Farming XP by constantly fighting bots is probably one of the most controversial practices of Battlefield 6, and the developers are working hard to curb it.
Released on October 10, Battlefield 6 quickly became a huge hit. Not only did Battlefield 6 sell over 7 million copies in five days, but analysts estimate that the game’s initial sales may have given EA around $350 million in gross revenue. Despite the commercial success and positive reviews, many Battlefield 6 players believe that XP progression is too slow, and their constant use of XP bot farms has caught Battlefield Studios’ attention.
Battlefield Studios has recently made a major change to how XP bot farms work in Battlefield 6. The team has rolled out several backend updates to support healthier matchmaking and changed how bots work in Verified Experiences to improve the overall quality of these maps. To get Full Progression and XP from Verified Experiences, their creators have to unpublish them, disable “Bot Backfill” and then republish. After these changes, Custom Experiences will continue to earn less XP, regardless of whether...
