Overview

• The shooter hit a SteamDB peak of roughly 747,000 concurrent players and early reviews praise its multiplayer spectacle, with many critics calling the campaign weaker.
• Battlefield Studios deployed a fix for a jump momentum bug across all platforms and is adjusting Breakthrough backend player counts while monitoring weapons and movement feedback.
• EA acknowledged an EA App outage blocking some pre-order access and is granting affected players a free premium Season Pass plus 12 Career and 12 Hardware 60‑minute boosters.
• Players are voicing concerns that launch maps feel constrained and progression is too grindy, as creators report EA curbing Portal XP‑farm sessions with “Global Game Quota Exceeded” limits.
• EA’s Season 1 roadmap sets three drops: Rogue Ops on Oct. 28 (new Blackwell Fields map, Traverser Mark 2 vehicle, SOR‑300SC carbine, GGH‑22 sidearm, Mini Scout, LPVO/rail cover, Strikepoint mode), California Resistance on Nov. 18 (Eastwood map, DB‑12 shotgun, M327 Trait sidearm, Battle Pickups, Sabotage mode), and Winter Offensive on Dec. 9 (Ice Lock Empire State variant, Ice Climbing Axe, Ice Lock event).