Battlefield 6’s battle royale mode is borrowing some of the worst aspects of Call of Duty： Warzone,

BattlefieldStudioshasofficiallyunveiledthefirstdetailsoftheBattlefield6battleroyalemode,whichwasfirstannouncedinAugustatthegame’smultiplayerrevealevent.Atthetime,thedeveloperdidn’tconfirmitsofficialname,orreallydiscussanyofitsaspects.

Itdidannounce,however,thatthemodewouldbecomingtoBattlefieldLabs,thecommunitytestingenvironmentthat’sbeenrunninginthebackgroundsinceFebruary.Thatmomenthasnowarrived.

Inablogpost,thedeveloperrevealedsomekey,top-levelgoalsforBattlefield6’sbattleroyalemode.Itstilldoesn’tofficiallyhaveaname,butthepostessentiallymakesitsoundlikeamodernversionofBattlefield5’sFirestormbattleroyalemode,withsomefeaturesfromCallofDuty:Warzone.

Destructionwillplayakeyroleinthemode,ofcourse,butyoucanalsoexpectmanyofthecoregame’sgadgetsandvehiclestobepresent-includingwaystoacquirearmoredvehiclesforlate-gamesituations.

AnyonewhoplayedgameslikePUBG,ApexLegends,orFortniteshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhowit’sgoingtoflow.Thepostconfirmsrespawnmechanics,forinstance.

Thatsaid,thisiterationcomeswithitsowninterestingtwistsonthebattleroyaleformula.Forone,classesfromthemultiplayersidewillbepresenthere,withoneexamplebeingtheSupport’sabilitytorevivedownedteammates.

Indeed,classesingeneralwillplayalargerrolethanyoumightexpect.Eachmemberofthesquadgetstochoosetheclassthey’regoingtoplayas,justliketraditionalmultiplayer.Thesechoicescannotbechangedafterthematchhasbegun.

Eachplayerstartsthematchwithtwogadgetsfromtheirclass,andthey’reabletolevelupduringthematchtounlocknewTraits(likefasterarmorplateequipspeed)forusewithinthesamematch.Throughoutthegame,there’llbewaystoearnXP,suchmissionswithavarietyofgoals.

Battlefield6’sBRmodewill,ofcourse,featureanever-encroachingringoffirethatgraduallymakestheplayableareasmallerandsmaller.UnlikemostBRgames,however,thisonewillinstantlykillanyonecaughtoutsideofit,eliminatinganyout-of-ringplay.

Groundlootispresent,splitacrossfivetiersofrarities.Attachmentsappeartobeseparatelootableitemsthistimearound,whichisaninterestingchange.Outsideofother,expecteditems,you’llalsocomeacrossStrikePackages,whichareeffectivelykillstreaks.

Unfortunately,themodewillalsoallowplayerstobringincustomweaponsfrommultiplayer,whichcanbecalledinusinganitemfoundinlootchestsandontheground.

Thisparticulartestwillfocusonlyonfour-playersquads,withamaximumof100playersineachmatch.It’snotclearhowhightheplayercountisgoingtobeinthefinalversion,but100iswithinexpectationsforBRmodes.

BattlefieldStudiospromisedtoreturnlatertosharemoreafterfeedbackhasbeencollected,andit’scertainlygoingtobeinterestingtoseehowplayersrespondtosomeofthat.