There’s been loads of anticipation for Battlefield 6’s model 1.1.3.0 patch. The patch kicks off the third and ultimate section of the sport’s first season, including some new holiday-themed content material. Extra the brand new content material itself, the replace’s largest additions are nearly fully gameplay-related.
Sadly, for as a lot because the modifications in 1.1.3.0 have been nicely acquired, the launch has been marred by a sequence of technical points, a few of that are a little bit uncommon.
Instantly after patch 1.1.3.0 went dwell, gamers on PC began reporting huge stutters that may happen each few seconds. The problem is very pronounced in Redsec Battle Royale, however a lot deadlier in conventional multiplayer.
Battlefield Studios rapidly acknowledged it, stating a workaround that seems to be working for gamers on Steam. In response to these gamers, going offline on Steam’s pals menu has fastened stuttering for them.
The problem stays for different gamers on PC, nonetheless, and the developer mentioned it’s engaged on a correct repair.
Maybe probably the most disrupting downside the patch has precipitated is one that stops gamers from with the ability to work together with the sport’s menu. Tiles grow to be unresponsive, or outright unselectable once you attempt to hover close to them.
Satirically, the highest set of tiles designed to make it straightforward for gamers to rapidly bounce into the brand new content material has been probably the most affected. Restarting the sport generally fixes the problem, and a few gamers report that it solely occurs upon first launch after putting in the replace.
However Battlefield Studios later clarified that, unsurprisingly, there’s an precise purpose behind the bug. As soon as once more, a repair is being investigated, and the developer will supply an replace as soon as some progress has been made.
Just a little additional down the checklist of significance is a matter that stops gamers from with the ability to skip tiers inside the new Winter Offensive bonus path within the sport’s battle go. BF Studios took out the characteristic fully whereas it really works on a repair, so when you can proceed making progress within the bonus path, you gained’t have the ability to skip tiers.
That is all a disgrace to see. Exterior of all the issues, the meat of the brand new replace has been nearly universally praised. The visibility enhancements, and netcode updates have been celebrated. Many gamers have been additionally blissful to see significant updates to footstep audio and general readability.
It’s additionally uncommon for a Battlefield 6 patch to run into so many points at launch. The sentiment round 1.1.3.0 to this point is that it’s the sport’s greatest and worst replace but. Hopefully these points can be fastened earlier than the event staff breaks for the vacations.
