Battlefield 6 Fans Unhappy With Leaked Skin, Urge Community Pushback

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As a dedicated Battlefield 6 gamer, I’m joining forces with fellow comrades to voice our concerns about the upcoming cosmetic items. We believe it’s crucial to maintain the game’s grounded theme, and one leaked skin seems to veer away from that. Though the skin itself isn’t a major problem, we fear accepting even minor “flashy” or “over-the-top” skins could lead to an influx of increasingly unrealistic cosmetics in our beloved shooter. Let’s stand together and encourage the developers to keep Battlefield 6 authentic!

As a gamer, it feels like I’ve been witnessing a power shift ever since Fortnite took over the throne of collaborations and cosmetic items. Titles like Call of Duty seem to be chasing its tail, trying to emulate Fortnite’s success as another way to boost their income streams. This tactic has paid off big time for Activision, raking in a staggering $2.38 billion in just 3 months back in 2023!

Now, I know some of that cash comes from video game sales, but a report from 2021 unveiled that they earned an additional $1.20 billion from in-game purchases within Call of Duty during Q3 2021 alone.

Battlefield 6 Fans Urge Others to “Push Back” Against Unrealistic Skins

As a passionate gaming enthusiast, it’s undeniable that in-game transactions can be a profitable avenue for developers. However, they frequently come at the expense of player satisfaction, as seen with the persistent store bundles, event passes, and more in popular games like Call of Duty. Recently, this discontent among fans led to Activision and Treyarch making significant changes. Now, to prevent Battlefield from mirroring Call of Duty’s path, players are rallying together, urging each other to resist any over-the-top cosmetic items. In a recent Reddit post, user SpiritualBacon shared a leaked skin with an eye-popping neon green color and called on the community to stand up against such extravagant skins.

It’s not surprising that adding skin modifications to a first-person shooter game like Battlefield 6 isn’t groundbreaking, but some players argue that this could pave the way for increasingly out-there and unrealistic cosmetic items. Reddit user Knight_baller uses Call of Duty as an illustration of how things might escalate, saying, “These types of cosmetics represent a slippery slope. Look at what’s transpired with CoD, from MW2019 to BO6 – they’ve grown progressively worse each year.” Meanwhile, Leon_Musks and others suggest that if players want to object to the skins, the most effective strategy is not buying them. Instead, they can demonstrate their dissatisfaction by not giving in to such purchases.

Following a four-year hiatus, it seems the Battlefield series has made its comeback at a particularly intriguing point in history. Since the launch of the last Battlefield game in 2021, Call of Duty has been facing growing criticism from players due to an escalating trend of unrealistic skins and cosmetic items. The recent release of Black Ops 6 took things a step further, with frequent collaborations and absurd skins, prompting fans to exclaim, “That’s enough!

After facing criticism, Treyarch Studios decided to reverse the contentious Carry Forward feature for Black Ops 7, an update that would have enabled players of Black Ops 6 to carry over all their previously owned cosmetic items to the new game. In a statement, the studio acknowledged they had strayed from what sets Call of Duty apart and promised that Black Ops 7 will deliver an authentic experience in line with the traditional values and setting of Call of Duty.

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2025-09-11 15:28