Summary
- Battlefield players want major changes to sliding and movement, such as longer recovery delays after sliding or the removal of the sliding mechanic.
- Some fans believe sliding takes away from Battlefield's strategic and militaristic gameplay elements, while others believe sliding makes gameplay more fluid.
- The developers may use player feedback gathered from the Battlefield Labs program to make changes that players want.
While development of the next Battlefield game continues, fans of the first-person shooter franchise have demanded major changes to movement and sliding for the new entry. The new Battlefield game, often referred to as Battlefield 6, is confirmed to have improved gunplay and movement, but fans want very specific changes that could make gameplay feel more authentic to other military-based shooters.
On March 7, EA and the developers at DICE revealed an extensive update to its community regarding major gameplay changes for the next new Battlefield game. Although the game is in its early development stage, the developers are already prioritizing optimizations to multiplayer systems and gameplay elements, including weapon recoil and movement animations. According to the developers, there will be unique and exclusive recoil patterns for weapons, revamped movement animations, improved gunplay with camera shakes and firing adjustments, indicators for movement options, and 60Hz-optimized servers. There will also be revamped and improved crouch sprint, combat dive, and landing roll movements, resulting in a Battlefield title that could feel drastically different from Battlefield 2042, the most recent game in the series. However, one area that the update did not touch on was the sliding mechanic, which has been a point of contention for Battlefield fans in recent years.
Battlefield 6 Has an Important Decision to Make With an Integral Franchise Feature
Battlefield 6 is trying to be a return to form for the series, which means there are some big decisions to be made regarding long-standing features.
Reddit user Weirdolx shared their opinion about the gameplay and movement features of the Battlefield franchise, believing that sliding mechanics ruins the experience of playing the game. Specifically, the player points out that the sliding mechanic makes the game feel more like Call of Duty or an arcade shooter instead of a strategic military-based shooter. Weirdolx wants the Battlefield developers to remove sliding entirely or tone it down so that players can't slide repeatedly in matches, and many players appear to be in agreement about gameplay changes.
Battlefield Players Want Major Changes to the Sliding Mechanic
Some players in the community point out that sliding doesn't have a realistic amount of inertia in Battlefield 2042, and others believe jump-canceling takes away from the realistic gameplay features that Battlefield games typically bring to the table. A few proposed gameplay changes include a shorter slide distance or a longer delay in recovery after sliding to ensure players do not rely on the mechanic during gunfights. However, some fans aren't as enthusiastic about the proposed changes, with a few believing that sliding makes gameplay in the long-running Battlefield series feel more fluid.
At the very least, it appears that the Battlefield developers could make gameplay changes and other adjustments based on feedback from players. EA uses the Battlefield Labs program to test new features for the upcoming Battlefield game, which is being developed by the largest team the franchise has ever had. The new Battlefield game is expected to launch within EA's 2026 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
