The Battlefield 6 team at EA and Battlefield Studios is shrinking ticket sizes for their large-scale Conquest multiplayer game mode, but players aren’t sold that these changes will improve the pace of matches.
An update to the structure of Conquest matches arrived in an official post from the Battlefield Comms X/Twitter account. It details blanket changes across every Conquest map in Battlefield 6, as the developers aim to ensure matches “finish at a more natural pace.”
To achieve this, BF Studios says it has reduced ticket sizes from 1000 tickets to a unique ticket goal for each map. These range from 900 tickets on maps like Siege of Cairo and Empire State to 700 tickets on maps like Mirak Valley and Operation Firestorm. You can see the full breakdown below.
New Conquest Ticket Sizes in Battlefield 6
- Siege of Cairo from 1000 to 900
- Empire State from 1000 to 900
- Iberian Offensive from 1000 to 900
- Liberation Peak From 1000 to 800
- Manhattan Bridge From 1000 to 800
- Operation Firestorm From 1000 to 700
- New Sobek City from 1000 to 900
- Mirak Valley from 1000 to 700
"Previously, many rounds were hitting the time limit instead of ending when one team ran out of tickets," the post explains. "We'll keep monitoring feedback and data to make sure the flow of each match feels right."
BF Studios says its goal is to keep matches moving at a more natural pace, but players aren’t convinced that reduced ticket requirements are what Battlefield 6 needs. In fact, many now say they're happy to play out 1000-ticket matches and enjoy the stress of last-minute comebacks. What's really hampering the pace for many isn't large ticket requirement that result in the timer running out – it's the timer itself.
"The easier solution would just be to remove the time limits," content creator @MoiDawg replied. "Close games are incredible and this artifical time limit ruins comebacks. Just let us play Conquest. I'm not joining a Conquest game thinking it'll be over in 20 minutes. Huge L."
Other Battlefield 6 fans agree, with many already taking to the replies of the post to recommend simply increasing the timer or removing it altogether. Some are surprised to see any changes at all, explaining that they have yet to see a match reach the time limit even after dozens of hours of Conquest play time. There are some who report experiencing matches that run through the time limit, but even they believe slightly longer matches could remedy the problem altogether.
"Couldn’t just add 10 minutes to the timer?" one Reddit user suggests.
"God forbid a conquest match lasts more than 15 minutes," another X reply adds.
Meanwhile, BF Studios added in a separate tweet that the Out of Bounds timer for vehicles on Battlefield 6’s Manhattan Bridge map in Conquest and Escalation have been increased from five to 10 seconds.
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