'We Won!' – Battlefield 6 Fans Rejoice as EA Tones Down Bright Colors on 'Monster Energy' Skin

EA is taking steps to easiness tensions successful the Battlefield 6 community, arsenic the caller Season 1 update seems to person toned down the agleam greenish highlights of 1 arguable infantry skin.

Along with a caller map, caller weapons, gameplay tweaks, and the announcement of conflict royale with REDSEC, today’s Battlefield 6 Season 1 update brings darkened colors for the System Override cosmetic. The changes whitethorn spell unnoticed for galore of those who person played EA and Battlefield Studios’ latest since its October 10 launch, but for those campaigning against goofy skins online, it’s precisely what they wanted to see.

System Override isn't arsenic greenish successful Battlefield 6 Season 1. Image captured in-game by IGN.

Although immoderate person argued the outfit, which was made disposable arsenic portion of a collaboration with gaming tech institution Razer, wasn’t really updated with Battlefield 6 Season 1, planetary assemblage manager Kevin Johnson (ganslinger43 connected Discord) confirmed the adjustments successful a effect to a instrumentality connected Discord, citing “community feedback.”

"They're listening Reddit," 1 fashionable Reddit station says. "THEY'RE LISTENING!"

“System Override tegument has changed to a much realistic look and not the [Monster Energy drink] inspired garbage,” the aforesaid station adds. “We won!”

Although EA and BF Studios propped Battlefield 6 arsenic a gritty instrumentality to signifier for the bid successful the months starring to its release, it’s skins that person controlled treatment amongst players online. Conversation began agelong earlier launch, arsenic fans feared the anticipation that a caller Battlefield acquisition could instrumentality aft fashionable shooters similar Fortnite and Call of Duty by introducing goofy skins and different vibrant cosmetics. Outfits for Battlefield 6 vehicles and soldiers alike have, by and large, stuck to a realistic taxable truthful far, truthful erstwhile System Override was revealed, galore began to interest it could beryllium the opening of the end.

If it starts with 1 agleam greenish tegument oregon different pop-y bluish skin, what’s to halt EA from rolling retired progressively alien skins? This is the question plaguing the minds of galore online posters, with the extremity effect being Battlefield 6 multiplayer matches populated with much colors than 1 would ever spot successful a real-world firefight.

Good quality regarding the Season 01 update: The "Monster Energy" tegument (official "System Override") got buffed to a much realistic look.
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It's been particularly concerning for those who latched onto promises from BF Studios successful the past. Fans person been peculiarly funny to spot however comments shared by method manager Christian Buhl during an interrogation with IGN past period would play retired successful done the coming months.

"We are a gritty, grounded, realistic shooter," Buhl said astatine the time. "That's what we mean to be, and that's what the crippled is going to look similar for a while."

There’s nary telling what the aboriginal of holds, but today’s Season 1 update astatine slightest signals that EA and BF Studios are listening to feedback. It’s not rather capable to wholly termination the complaints revolving astir goofy skins successful Battlefield 6, but the somesthesia astir the assemblage already seems to beryllium coming down.

“That is truthful overmuch better,” 1 instrumentality said.

“I don’t caput that actually,” different added, “still looks similar a goober airsoft kit a spot but astatine slightest it COULD precise good conscionable beryllium seen arsenic unsocial portion markers benignant of worldly alternatively than neon greenish silliness. Let’s anticipation they support it up.”

"How americium I expected to enrage the kids who threatened to not revive anyone wearing it now?" different commenter jokes.

It’s presently unclear if Wicked Grin, the Assault tegument that caused a disturbance with its smiley look disguise and bluish colour past week, volition besides beryllium adjusted pursuing feedback. It’s said to yet beryllium disposable arsenic a “free store gift."

Battlefield 6 Season 1 – on with its conflict royale mode – is yet here. In summation to the caller multiplayer map, Blackwell Fields, the play volition yet bring much content, including the Eastwood representation and further weapons. For much portion we hold for updates from EA and BF Studios, you tin cheque retired spot notes for Season 1. You tin besides cheque successful connected Engineer players, who person spent the past fewer weeks perfecting their drafting skills.

Michael Cripe is simply a freelance writer with IGN. He's champion known for his enactment astatine sites similar The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be definite to springiness him a travel connected Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).